A friend of mine recently passed away. He was an older gentleman in his 70's. He was kind of like a Dad to me when I was in college. He owned an auto repair shop in Raleigh, NC and helped me keep my '78 MGB running back then. We ended up restoring a '67 MGB roadster together around 1992-1993, which we both drove and had some fun with.
Around the late 90's, he closed his shop and took the car out to his farm, which is about 100 miles away from Raleigh. We very rarely talked or saw each other after that. Since he has now passed, I feel a lot of sentimental value tied to the '67 MGB, which he still had. I never really knew his wife or other family very well, so I'm not sure how to go about asking what their plans are with the car. I did go to his visitation at the funeral home this past Sunday to pay my respect. His wife did remember me and said that my friend Don always looked forward to my Christmas cards every year.
I would appreciate any advice on how to proceed. Obviously, I would pay a fair value for the car, I wouldn't expect to get it for free. Unfortunately, when I saw it this past weekend, it appeared as if it had not been driven in more than 5 years. At least it was stored under a shelter, but it has deteriorated somewhat.
I did find a pic of the car, taken in 1993... boy was I a young'in back then!
http://www.early-mustang.com/charles/67_mgb.jpg
Thanks for any help!
Around the late 90's, he closed his shop and took the car out to his farm, which is about 100 miles away from Raleigh. We very rarely talked or saw each other after that. Since he has now passed, I feel a lot of sentimental value tied to the '67 MGB, which he still had. I never really knew his wife or other family very well, so I'm not sure how to go about asking what their plans are with the car. I did go to his visitation at the funeral home this past Sunday to pay my respect. His wife did remember me and said that my friend Don always looked forward to my Christmas cards every year.
I would appreciate any advice on how to proceed. Obviously, I would pay a fair value for the car, I wouldn't expect to get it for free. Unfortunately, when I saw it this past weekend, it appeared as if it had not been driven in more than 5 years. At least it was stored under a shelter, but it has deteriorated somewhat.
I did find a pic of the car, taken in 1993... boy was I a young'in back then!
http://www.early-mustang.com/charles/67_mgb.jpg
Thanks for any help!