Body work is like lowest on my list of skills... but I can tell you this much... we had a 96 Honda that was an a**hole magnet and got whacked, broken into, etc constantly. We bought it new and kept it shiny (sold last year). For those light, modern cars, with super thin outer skins of some hard metal, dealers like to pop off skins and crimp on a new one. Maybe that makes sense for a "new" car that's probably designed for that sort of repair. If a shop proposes handling a 1970 AMX that way, it tells me they only know new cars. Being young has it's advantages but skills isn't one of them -- they probably simply don't have the experience to know NOT ALL CARS ARE MADE THE SAME! If they were good, they'd say "I don't do that sort of work, go see Schmoo down the street". Find another shop with a grouchy old person who has a clue. They're grouchy because they have to deal with all snap-together products called cars today. _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list