It took me 10 years of trying to get my '65 valiant. The gentleman who had it held it for me that long. Every time I would see him around town (I live in a small town. Very small) he would ask if I was ready to buy it. I always had to tell him "No. I just had a daughter. No, I just had a son, No I had to put a roof on our house. No My wife wanted a new kitchen". You get the idea. I was very fortunate that he held on to it that long (who does that)? He said all along. "No problem. I was a young man with a family at one time. It's not going anywhere".