I also have a sweet spot for the old c207
You know, geeup, that you can get treatment for that problem.
Haven't flown some of the classics already mentioned, both old and new(ish), but so far for me the best was a BE55D. Better than the BE58 and lesser variants of the BE55. The kick in the back on takeoff was worth the cost of the flight alone (an IFR renewal a few years ago).