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Post by Volktales on Feb 4, 2018 22:59:54 GMT -8
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Post by PICTUP on Feb 5, 2018 22:49:13 GMT -8
What an immense amount of skill and patience. His attention to detail is staggering. I can see why he had to "put his life on hold for a year".... or longer...
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Post by CrazyBrit on Mar 1, 2018 21:04:13 GMT -8
I just took the time to read this. The work this guy does is in another league. His floorpan is shinier than my car😟
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Post by magikbus on Mar 3, 2018 17:26:37 GMT -8
$kill and patience Don? Huh? You forgot to mention one very important ingredient. There are several mentions of the third party high end mechanic$ that had a hand in thi$ car.
Just like the food you buy, these car$ should have the ingredient$ listed in order of how much they co$t. I'd like to know how much money was thrown at thi$ car. On second thought I'd like to HAVE the amount of money that was thrown at this car. I'd buy a nice big house on English bay with it.
Stan
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Post by Volktales on Mar 3, 2018 20:06:57 GMT -8
Pretty sure the owner has done all his own metalwork and welding. Most of us can't do that, and few can to the level that he is attaining...
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Post by magikbus on Mar 3, 2018 20:55:37 GMT -8
I'm not disputing his skills Russ, but every time I see someone throwing money at a car like this I think of Jay Leno. He's got arguably the most fantastic car collection in the world. Does that make him a great car collector or does that just make him very very rich. Consider his estimated base salary as a talk show host was $20 million per year and he worked for 17 years.
Stan
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Post by Volktales on Mar 3, 2018 21:17:33 GMT -8
If the owner had to pay someone to do that caliber of work it would cost a fortune. I am sure he spent some decent $ on a quality welder and other bodywork tools, but that would still pale in comparison to what it would cost to get that work done for him. If you have enough skills, it is possible to do a decent restoration without spending stupid amounts of dough. To give you an idea on this, the total costs of several of my restorations were around $10,000 each including initial purchase price, spread over several years. These vehicles included my '66 Beetle (around $6,500), '72 Dorper ($10,000), '74 Restfalia ($11,000), and the 1967 Cougar which was my most extreme resto at $12,000. All these cars were restored by myself, my Dad who did all the bodywork and paint, and friends such as Don and Brian who did interior work for me. This is $40,000, but spread over decades, and I never once have had car payments... You don't have to necessarily be rich to do this...
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