Expert: Mike Potter - 4/24/2008

Question
I am in the process of restoring a 1965 Chevy Truck.  The bumpers, fenders, bed of the truck and the front bumper, headlights (the grill is still on the truck) were taken off.  I just need an estimate of how much it would cost to have these things put on the truck.  I just need an idea

Answer
Painted, not painted? Show quality? Sandblasting and body work? If I'm doing all that to a high quality, it will cost you ten to twenty thousand dollars. I charge my customers fifty dollars an hour to restore cars to show condition and they are standing in line. I turn down most of them, especially during golf season. Besides, I make a lot more working on newer vehicles and they are easier.