I keep coming back to this one, even though at $1500 is over op stated budget
classic italian, with 9 speed modern shifting, fun paint, a special kind of bike
at 59 think the is a good chance of fit for OP
'93 Colnago Olympic Master X - $1,500 (Coquitlam)
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml/bik/d/coquitlam-93-colnago-olympic-master/7255982700.html