Found my dads original 1971 duster!
I would not beat your self up, hind sight is 20/20. The guy promised he would do top notch job, then decided to be a scum bag lying piece of **** and screw you over. I am so sad and so mad at the same time that pieces of **** can take other ppls money knowing they are gonna **** em over in the end. Low life dirt bag lying piece of ****.
Most lawyers will take a phone call for free. They can tell you fairly quickly if there is a legal path here.