Re: Strategy to purchase a car that's "not for sale"
Hi ;Keep in touch with the owner. The LS-6 conv and the 2 L-89 converts took me Years to buy ,one took 12 years but that doesn't always work either. My Black 70 SS conv I went once a month for over 10 years to buy it and one night a guy showed up at My shop and told me he just bought an old black convert from the disgusted Mom of this guy that had run into to law problems, that one I did tell the Guy point Blank you can bend me over it doesn't matter what it costs finally got it. At the time it was way to much money today what a great buy. I have the funniest story on a 70 R/T Challenger 383 Orange 4spd air conv that sat outside for 20 years dissassembled . Everybody and their brother tried to get this car I met with the owner who had bought it new and was told Not For sale I'll get to it one day. I asked to see just what he had for the car just to see if I could get somewhere. He offered to show me everything he had removed in 76 and put in storage. After looking at the parts and discussing what it would really cost to put it back together he said whats its worth , I didn't offer I did say I would spend stupid money . This was 2 years ago he turned and asked Me if I thought it was worth 3000.00 I said as long as everthing I saw came with it and PAID him on the spot Then. We had it moved 3 trucks and a rollback within 2 hours. So not just wanting to buy it be prepared to leave money get a signed bill of sale and a witness to sign it as well, had a couple of those fall thru but genrally it stays together. Just be polite and make shure You tell him the Car will get restored and He will get pictures of it done and offer him the oppertunity to see it done. It works Good Luck !!! Jim
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