Your Welcome.
I did see your post, and as I told Eric today, my wife is trying to give me a bit of a reality check. All hope is not lost though. I know the owner fairly well, he would really like to keep the car and is not trying to sell it. He did tell me that he would not be able to touch it himself for another 7 - 8 years. He can be persuaded if I came in with a decent offer which may take more time than I wanted.