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Tim, it's a bit of a long story, but the car was on ebay for about 12 hours before I called. The ad was poorly written and many thought it was a fake. I called and spoke to Jerri and knew that the car was real. She gave me an asking price that was likely fair for such a significant car, but it was more than I could afford. I told her my maximum price based on what I could afford and said that she would probably get what she was asking. Much to my surprise she said that I could have it for my offer if I wanted. I sent her a $1,000 non-refundable deposit over night and then hired someone to look at the car for me. He reported back that they car was what she described and I called her to finalize the deal. That's when she told me her terrible story and I knew she needed the money. So, I told her that I could get her more money for the car, but couldn't afford to pay more myself. She insisted that I buy it or she was going to put it away again because she couldn't go through the pain of showing it to anyone else. I asked her to give me a few hours and I would see if I could find someone to buy it based on my word and some pics. I called Dave Miner because I knew he had a love of unrestored cars and he had the resources to buy the car. Also, he bought a car from me in the past based on my word and I felt he would trust me again. Dave agreed to buy the car for more than I could afford, but he still got a very fair deal on this amazing car. I called Jerri and told her about the deal and she must have thanked me 100 times! I took nothing from Jerri or Dave for setting the deal up except that Dave refunded the money I spent to have the car inspected and he got Jerri to refund my deposit. I was happy to have helped her and I know that Dave will do the car and Robert's memory the justice it deserves
As for the price, that's really only Dave's business now...
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Seems the family got to meet the antithesis of the jokers who ambushed the kid. Good one.