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Dan,
You have a distinct advantage in that you can do the work. Many such as this owner can't do the work for various reasons. Jean and I have done 5 Sunbeam restorations in the last twenty years and we use two shops when it comes to the body work. They're no different than the upholstery shop that we use. They'll tell you that they can't give you a firm set cost of the work because of unknowns that will show up. Restorations are nothing like getting an estimate of repairs after an instance like the young lady that totaled two cars and thousands of dollars in repairable crash damage to three other cars including two of our cars on our street last fall. It sounds like the shop he talked to has enough knowledge to understand this and the 800 to 1000 hours will cover those unknowns. I currently have one project in the shop and it's rust free with only one dent that is obvious but who knows what may be found when the paint comes off. We'll know the cost when the paint is finished. Having a shop to do a restoration all boils down to what you are able to invest in the work .
You have a distinct advantage in that you can do the work. Many such as this owner can't do the work for various reasons. Jean and I have done 5 Sunbeam restorations in the last twenty years and we use two shops when it comes to the body work. They're no different than the upholstery shop that we use. They'll tell you that they can't give you a firm set cost of the work because of unknowns that will show up. Restorations are nothing like getting an estimate of repairs after an instance like the young lady that totaled two cars and thousands of dollars in repairable crash damage to three other cars including two of our cars on our street last fall. It sounds like the shop he talked to has enough knowledge to understand this and the 800 to 1000 hours will cover those unknowns. I currently have one project in the shop and it's rust free with only one dent that is obvious but who knows what may be found when the paint comes off. We'll know the cost when the paint is finished. Having a shop to do a restoration all boils down to what you are able to invest in the work .