Woohoo! After weeks and weeks of looking around he's bought this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251107467735? ... 97.c0.m619
We went to see it last night, it drives brilliantly, looks immaculate and is a credit to it's owner. The two previous owners were his neighbour and a friend of his dad's! It has all original paperwork, all dealer invoices, all receipts, a fully stamped service book and every MOT.
We spent an hour or so poking round and kicking the tyres and took it out for a run, and after a brief haggle my mate is the proud owner of a lovely classic and can join the Scooby club!
Really nice car, still has the original exhaust on after 13 years. There's something about a classic...