Well....I guess he is just not interested in selling.

As I said above, when we go home from our trip I hand wrote him a "thank you" note, as it was very nice of him to let us just barge into his garage and look at the car. I also followed up with me request to open discussion about selling the car.

He would have received it by mid last week. He has my email, address, and phone numbers. Not a single word from him.

I really got the impression his wife would like to see the car disapear. She wants him to finish some major remodeling on the house. He does not have the skills or tools to finish the car on his own, and I assume there would be a fight if he hauled it back down to the local body shop with a blank check. I think his wife wants any money spent, to be spent on the house.

What a rare opportunity it would be for him to sell it "as is" and basically get his money out of it. Any other person would not offer much for it as is...new parts or not.

The more he does to the car, the more I would have to undo as he is painting it blue.

Arghhh. It is killing me!

However, I will be calm, and just let it go for now, then follow up in six months or so.

I am really wondering however if his lack of response is because I have not come up with a number. So maybe if no word in six months, I will just get back with him and actually present a number.

The question is...what would I offer? I have no idea what he paid for it, or what he has put into the new quarter, trunk, cowl, and other body work...not to mention the "stacks" of new parts in boxes in their house. He said somebody offered him $3,500 for the car as is, and it offended him. That makes me wonder if he has actually had it for sale. I realize I am putting money on the table by asking him to just add up his receipts...but this is not about an "investment", as if I get the car back, I will never sell it.

A decent running driving basic 69 Camaro goes from $5K to $10K. A nice one goes for $10-$15K. I have to focus in these ranges, as the car was not a Z, SS, or RS. Heck...it even had/has drum brakes on the front. It was just a plain 307 basic model from the factorywith auto trans and a/c.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.