[bird72]

I might let the chosen body shop know I preferred to see the work a couple of times "in progress". One, you can have peace of mind as you see quality of work. Two, a polite way of putting them on notice you are a vintage car person and quality is part of it.

Man, you are all of our biggest fear, pride and joy hit. As said, drivers out there are whacky, some of them. I see your car as very, very fixable by a good shop. What I have wondered on is at what point one can say "it is too far hit for me to want it anymore". Regardless of fixing, it is not the structural virgin it once was, and "you can fix it and sell it, but I don't want it"..... that scene is what I would not want to be in.

Good luck and I have faith in Hagerty....