err isn't that what the "Reserve Price" is for? Hm, I will be interested to see if he'll let you look at it.

My gut feeling is that the car is still in Japan, and has not actually been shipped to the USA yet. I could be wrong, but that's a strong possibility considering the situation regarding viewing - and the photos ( no in-USA photos - why not? ).

I can sympathise with the seller to some extent. Having sold more than a few cars in my time, I know what it's like having to deal with time-wasters, dreamers and test pilots. However, if you want to sell something as specialised as this particular car, you need to have LOTS of good accurate and recent pics, have all the back-up data and information at hand for answering every possible question, and be able to prove that its in-country too.