Re: Various CL Pickings

Posted by BryanMoran On 2015/7/9 8:35:59

Troy
Your comments gave me a smile. On the AACA forum - Buick Pre War - there is a discussion now about cost to rebuild properly a Buick 322 cid straight eight and the consensus was around $7000 to $9000.

I would imagine a post war Packard 8 either straight or V would cost $3000 in parts alone (pistons/bearings/camshaft lifters etc) then there are only a handful of qualified machine shops left to do the measurements and machining.

I had a 1990 Reatta convertible and was quoted about $7000 for a paint and body work on just a teeny convertible.

And we all know what it costs to do chrome. Lots of bumpers are approaching $1000 to $1500 and pitted pot metal sent to Paul's can run in the thousands.

Therefore, these "survivor" cars are quite popular.