Doug wrote: "Also, looking for a reputable body shop  - one capable of
demonstrating the kind of care required to do a restoration project rather
than just fix dents for insurance work."
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And of course, you are willing to pay the intensive labor costs associated
with the kind of care required to do a restoration project rather than just
fix dents for insurance work, right?  And, BTW, you do know that the
insurance companies effectively fix the labor rates for body shops in a given
market, right?

There is a reason why few body shops undertake restorations, and it's not
because they don't know how to do it.  It's because few people wish to pay
for the hours and hours and hours (and hours) it takes to do something like a
restoration correctly.

And I'm NOT a body man.  Just pointing out some facts.  It should be easy to
find a reputable restoration shop.  They're the ones who'll tell you
something like $6,000-$10,000 to restore a Northeast salt box, because they
know what's really involved.

Joe in CO
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