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Old 04-30-2009, 11:37 AM
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Generally, a restoration or ProTouring car takes roughly 1 year to build. That is a pretty generic statement though.....How far off the deep end is the car? Are we talking full show car w/ all the bells and whistles? Then it's longer. If it's a regular pro-touring driver car of highest quality, the add-ons will likely not be as extensive.

We perform ALL of the required services that make up a build. As such, we can schedule much of the work to happen at the same time. PLUS, if we know what we're building, and how then we can order EVERYTHING in advance- as long as money isn't a limiting factor. This allows cars to fly together. Didia 1968 RS/SS conv't w/ candy paint and EVERY add-on in 6 mos.

It is important to understand that a car must be assembled, disassembled, reassembled at a minimum to get a good build. Paint & body needs time to cure and outgas, that cannot be rushed.

Unfortunately, we live in the real world, and most people are scraping up the money to build these projects. It is very seldom that a guy walks in and signs over a check for $100-300k to build his car quickly. As long as parts and funds are there, building a car is pretty straight-forward.

Last note: Remember this......develop a build plan & try to stick with it!!! Otherwise, throw timeliness out the window!! It is cheapest & fastest to stick to a build plan
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