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Originally Posted by rusnak

These are almost two different paragraphs.

!. He wants the car for himself, so he can drive it "to and from work";
2. Paragraph 2 - he wants if for his grand kid.

To me, you agreed to #1, not #2.

I'd say forget it, he changed the deal.

So, I'm sorry but deal is off.

Yeah, that last line of the first paragraph does state that he wanted to drive it to/from work, and now he wants it for something different, so he changed the terms. I think you can back out comfortably.

Still, it could be that his plans changed because his situation has changed so radically. And you could still give the guy a lot of joy. So it's up to you what you want to do.

I agree, that the kid's probably going to thrash/wreck the car, and that's if he even wants it. Some kids would love a classic like that and some kids would hate it.

Years ago (~1990), my parents bought a 74 bug convertible that had been 90% restored, new top, new paint, new wheels, new interior, new stereo, etc... A guy had been fixing it up for his daughter. Turns out she didn't want old, she wanted something like a rabbit convertible, so the guy sold it.