| I've been racking my brain once again on a subject | | | | done to fix the issue, after chatting with the owner |
| to write about this time, and you guys know that | | | | of the shop they come to the conclusion that the |
| my favorite two cars to talk about are the first | | | | car needs to issue needs to be fixed, this is where |
| generation camaro, and the second generation | | | | things go south on the owner of the car. |
| corvette, specifically the 1967 corvette, and it seems | | | | The owner of the shop, for whatever reason makes |
| that my brain has taken a leave of absence, will it | | | | his restoration techs redo the entire car, and at this |
| return, nobody knows. | | | | point charges the owner of the car again for the |
| You know that I spend a lot of time trying to help | | | | work on his car, and some how hides it in the |
| you guys, and girls not get ripped off on a classic car | | | | paperwork to make it seem right, this happened not |
| purchase, I hear about it all the time, and it disturbs | | | | once, or even twice, but four times, and every time |
| me to the point that I would like to go and meet the | | | | charging the owner of the car again, to the tune of |
| person who ripped you off so I can do an article | | | | $400,000 dollars, and the owner had no idea what |
| about them on all of our web sites, unfortunately | | | | was going on, one of my friends ran in to the owner |
| enough people get scammed all the time on classic | | | | of this car at a show, and was asking him about the |
| car purchases, and on the restoration of them. | | | | restoration. |
| I'm going to tell you a little story about a shop that | | | | The owner told him this while they were chatting |
| here in Salt Lake, all though I won't tell you their | | | | about the car, my buddy is the owner of another |
| name, I don't want to hear from any attorneys over | | | | restoration shop here in Salt Lake, and has had a lot |
| this article, so I can't say who it is, but it's a | | | | of his cars in shows, and has never done this to a |
| disturbing story, and the only reason that I'm going | | | | customer, it is a disturbing thing to hear, and I don't |
| to repeat ii is to possibly save one of our readers a | | | | enjoy hearing it, it makes our entire industry look like |
| bit of agony, I hope that it can help at least one | | | | scam artists and rip offs, I'm here to assure you this |
| person. | | | | is not the case. most shops are fair and honest with |
| The story begins with a doctor here in our city | | | | their customers, but like any industry we have our |
| taking his Plymouth valiant to be restored, and that | | | | bad apples, and if you find one, just pull you car from |
| things that happened to him during the ordeal, I | | | | their shop, and get your money back. |
| would hope that this is not a common thing, but I | | | | It's your right to make 100% sure that your getting |
| don't like to hear these things, so I will relay it it hops | | | | the best quality restoration work that is possible on |
| of saving one of our loyal readers from the same | | | | your car, it's the shop's job to disclose everything |
| type of thing, it's not pretty, so get ready. | | | | that is happening on the restoration of your car, it's |
| This old boy decides to take his baby to the shop | | | | their job to make sure that you get what you came |
| for a restoration, and he gets all of the details | | | | there for, and nothing less, their job is to produce a |
| worked out, and delivers it to the shop, if he's like | | | | quality restoration that is at least to factory specs, |
| most of us, the excitement of getting his car | | | | and it's the same for hot rod work, or customs, it |
| restored is surging through his body, he's feeling all | | | | just doesn't matter what they tell you, you should |
| giddy after finding just the right shop to restore his | | | | always get what you want, if you ask them for a |
| car, he has checked them out, and has heard good | | | | show car, then it should be show quality work, if you |
| things about them, he has worked out the time that | | | | ask them to build a driver, then that is what they |
| it will take to get the job done, and knows what he | | | | should do. |
| wants. | | | | A classic car restoration is about what you want, and |
| The work begins on the car, and at the first things | | | | nothing less, it's about you, and about your car, and |
| are going a long smooth, just as he expected them | | | | getting it restored, or customized just the way that |
| too, but somewhere during the process that owner | | | | you want it, it's about being proud to show off your |
| of the car sees something that he doesn't like | | | | new old car, it's about a love for your car, and about |
| happening with the restoration of the car, and he | | | | a quality job, and nothing less. |
| contacts the owner of the shop to see what can be | | | | |