Re: Larry's 1951 Club Sedan Project

Posted by Larry51 On 2014/7/15 19:45:31

Thanks Howard for comments. Let's hope my fabric behaves itself for many years to come! I'm a bit of a Scrooge, always looking for the best deal, but since starting on the '51 I've had to just grin and accept that cost blowouts are the norm.

I consider whether to get a quote, or just let work proceed and foot the bill. I worry about quotes for labour-intensive jobs like upholstery. Seems to me if the company is determined to make a profit they could hurry the work / take shortcuts and you get a poor quality result. Especially with a job on a car that is different, like ours.

Anyway, you would rarely restore a Packard expecting to eventually make money! (Unless of course it was a rare one).