ISO Challenge-budget autocrosser

DD#1 is looking for a low-cost autocross car so she doesn't have to run the C-Max in HS.  Not really looking to enter the Challenge with it, but the budget is right, longshot though it may be.

• Manual trans strongly preferred
• RWD strongly preferred
• Street legal and running
• Reliability more important than performance
• Cosmetics way down on the list as long as it's a complete car that can be parked outside without becoming an aquarium
• Located within 1-day fly-n-drive distance of Philadelphia / Baltimore

I pointed her in the direction of the $1900 Neon, which would be ideal, except it's FWD of course and she was not intrigued.

Whattaya got?

In Haggerstown there is a rx7 and a miata setting just outside of town on the main road if your going towards Carlisle. The miata was nice and $2000 94 with 210K 

The blue bastard miata is for sale, I'd give you a great deal, but noisy motor and not street legal currently are probably deal breakers. 

In reply to Professor_Brap :

Nice '94 you say?   Hrrrrm.  It would be nice to permanently solve the 1996 Manic Miata's OBD-II compliance issues by rollerskate-swapping all the important bits into an older chassis.  Then I could cobble together a more-or-less stock rust-free 1996 for her.

Now all I need is a month and a lift.  Thanks!