1st off, why do you want the car? If it is to restore and drive it as well as continue to own it that may be a good enough reason to try to persude the owner that the memory of his son may be best served if the car was restored and driven rather than sit and rust and rot. This could however become a very emotional issue for him.
2nd If you truely want this car because it is a Mustang II and in this case a King Cobra, take a little time to learn something about the car. Restoring a Mustang II and especially a King Cobra can become very costly and require some long nights searching the web for parts. Not a project for the beginner. You say it is other than being dirty the car is perfect but has been sitting for 15 years? Perfect? I think not, I would imagine that after this long there is quite a bit of work to be done to get it running properly. All rubber including the tires (with tread) will probably have to be replaced, fuel system removed and cleaned, engine torn down and rebuilt. The interior if the car is sitting outside will have become brittle and faded and depending on what state you are in rust has probably attacked the car and began eating it from the inside out if it's not visible from a glance in the yard next door, a closer inspection should reveal this. Again this will not be a simple restore by any means unless the car has been garaged, started and driven occasionally for the last 15 years.
3rd If this is truely a 78 King Cobra your lack of knowledge of this car is very evident in the fact that you referred to the hood decal as a Spider. That decal my friend is of a
KING COBRA. and was only produced for the one year 78 model year.
4th If you do get this car stay true to whatever promise you do make to your neighbor, again this is obviously a very important and emotional part of his past and you are his neighbor.
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