Hey, thanks for all the input on this. I offered 13,000 and he said he’d keep it. He did not want to negotiate and I respect that. The car is really nice and very original but at this time I just don’t think is at the 15 grand mark. He did say that his plan is to hang on to it until he can get back what he has in it. So, he knows that is not quite there yet...
I suspect my offer was on par with an offer he had last fall.
Since I was not specifically looking to buy another car, I would have only bought if I could make back my investment or a little more and that is exactly what he is doing.
If anyone is interested I can pass on his contact info, location and all the pictures I have. He wont sell for anything less than $15,000!