How much does a restoration really cost?

[micky69396]

As I said before, every job is different, more rust, more cost involved to fix. What parts can be reused or restored, how much repro or NOS, whats missing, what are your realistic expectations and how much will you drive it? A experienced shop can give you a ballpark quote and normally be with 10%. I do this and after we strip the car I can tell if we need to revise or we our on estimate. I dont know of any shops that require more than 50% down, most are less unless its a partial job. Most good shop are also booked more than a year out also. Normal job times can run from 12-16 months or more, again depending on the situation. If your looking at having a car done, talk to people, talk to shops, look at cars that have been done so you can be comfortable on your investment into your vehicle.