When I repaint a rustfree and straight car (just needing dings and little dents straightened) it costs me between $12-25k for labor and paint and supplies. The going rate here is about $50 an hour. The low end is for a car that doesn't need the jams repainted and the higher end is for a car that the front clip comes apart to detail things like all the jams, front tubs, rad support etc.
Now this is at a body shop (a very good one) not a full resto shop. They don't have the expertise or the space to do full resto's. They do very nice work but I deliver them a car with all the trim removed and I do my own re-install of the emblems, chrome trim, interior, weatherstrip etc.
I agree with the comments on shopping around, big cities, especially in California where the government has made doing business brutally expensive is not the place to go.
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My Break Away Squad
1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s)
1969 Custom S 2dr ht
1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 LeMans Safari wagon
1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht)
1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht)
1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat
1969 Exec 4dr post
1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons
1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s
1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian)
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