Did he used to drive it? If so he might be reluctant to let go of the memories of his lost youth and good times he had in the car. Keep working on him. Tell him how beautiful it will look when you restore it and that it will rot beyond repair if it is left like that. Offer to let him drive it whenever he wants, once you have it on the road. Tell him it is better if it goes to someone in the family who will love it as much as he does. Saying all this in the presence of his wife, (if he has one), might help too. She would probably be glad to see it gone.
The car originally belongs to late Grandpa, he bought new in 1965/1966. He passed away about 20 yrs ago when I was too young to know anything about saving old cars...
So the family decided to "give" the 2600 to my uncle (the current owner). Sadly he wasn't interested in saving her - just left her like that out in the open. (was UNDER THE TREE for 5 years before he put her under the "roof" now).
Now that I know how to restore and appreciate old cars, I offered him a sum of money but he said he will not sell. So I said why not I restore her for you but you pay for the bills, he said no either...
Perhaps looking at how strong the AUD$ to MY Ringgit is now, you guys could come over to Malaysia and offer him "something he can't refuse"... and ship her back home Aussieland...
