COMET CENTRAL

30K is prohibitive and well beyond the value of a finished car. $30K would buy you a show winning Cali. There are plenty of super nice classic's in the 20's. They obviously don't want to do the car. And that rocker rot is ugly. I'd say prime the blasted part and see if you can sell it to someone th...

In the body shop business when you run across a job you don't really want to do you usually just price it high enough that a reasonable person wouldn't pay that amount. Maybe that's where this shop is after getting a good look at it. Rust repairs are no fun and there aren't a lot of shops that will...

Wow! Thanks for all of the comments everyone. It is GREATLY appreciated. So, I agree with everything said. I think I'm going to shop the repairs to at least one more outfit. If anyone has any recommendations I am happy to use it. I also found a couple of good looking cars for sale in the low $10,000...

Hey folks! I am new to the forum and hoping to get some direction from people that are better at this than I am. I've got a 1965 Mercury Comet Caliente convertible. I think it spent most of it's life in Iowa. Currently, have it at a resto shop in TX. I have no reason yet not to trust the owner. I've...