I am nearing a similar stage with a Model A roadster and I have shopped at two places where I have seen excellent work. The hitch is that one shop charges $70/hour and the other $50/hour making the total open-ended. I already have a velour seat from a Dodge van ($15) that looks really good so that should should save on the total and solve the "hot seat" problem. I am putting $2000 in a savings account for the day I actually get the car wired and maybe accumulating 3% interest in the meantime. The $50/hour shop recently finished a restorers 1934 Dodge roadster for about $2800 including covering the seat and making a top. Assuming I use my velour seat as is and keep the rest simple I may be able to do the job including the top for the $2000 but who knows what the actual total will be? I favor the $50/hour shop because although both shops do beautiful work I am approaching my budget limit so basically I will try to get what I can in the 40 hour range.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder