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I have never successfully bought a sitting car so I can't give direct advice.
I would say the letter writing campaigns are not working for you, so doing more of that is probably not going to help.
My best advice would be to watch the youtube series 'barn find hunter'. In it he doesn't actually buy anything but he does approach owners and try and get them to say they would sell it. I would watch each of the episodes in detail and make some notes about his approach.
Remember you think you're a buyer but you're actually a seller. You are trying to sell the idea of the cash being more useful to the owner than the car. Each person with a car has an idea of what they are going to do with it, somehow you need to replace that idea with one of what they can do with the money.
This is likely to only succeed if you can get the people to like you. Only in a deceased estate type scenario will someone just unload the car. Everyone else is keeping the car because either the plan or what it was means something to them. You need to develop a rapport with them before they will even listen to you.
If you're young than your enthusiasm is key - and that means not coming across as a flipper or dealer but your plans of keeping and getting the car back on the road and restored to former glory. Maybe if you can convince someone that you'll realise the dream of the car but for yourself instead of them, you might succeed.
Sometimes things can be bought for much less money than previous offers with the right approach and the right rapport. Happens for houses, cars, all sorts of things. Good luck and keep us posted.
Oh, and don't share any further details of these cars. People will work backwards and find out where they are and snatch them from under you.
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