Strategy for buying car back from current owner

[BillD]

I called the current owner this evening. This is not going to happen. The current owner has watched too many car auctions on TV. He has wildly overestimated the value of the car and has torn the car apart and started a full restoration using repro parts to do it on a budget. I understand budgets but not when it comes to doing cars correctly. Oh well, it was worth a try. I officially give up.