By now you've been to the hamfest and back. I always wanted to get into it then one day a guy a church needed money and sold me a trunk full of old gear for $10. Not wanting to waste money I learned the 5 WPM and got on 80 meters and drank coffee into the wee hours and went to work in the morning while the initial adrenaline rush lasted.
This was my rig, the EICO 720 (not my pic):
Later on I got modern and fast with a Ten-Tec Omni V on the international 20 WPM DX bands but nothing beats that first rush you get when you first get on the air. Because you're into antique radios you might enjoy finding an old tube rig and using it.