Wanted 70-76 duster project

Yeah it’s tough hearing about a built budget skyrocketing. Sometimes it’s the car owner not having/setting clear expectations with the shop and sometimes it the shop taking advantage of the car owner. And in the ugliest of scenarios, it’s both at the same time!

With inflation what it is over the past few years, everything is more expensive to now. I don’t even want to think of what the restoration on my Scamp would cost now compared to when I did it 17 years ago. The days of finding a decent A body for $1,000 are long gone as are the days of a quality $5k paint job.