Anyone in Woodstock, Il. Area?

[SS427]

Todd, don't let one bad egg spoil your fun. There are many shops out there that would not treat you this way. Many of them including myself are on this site and are long standing members. I would trust them before anyone else. Get this issue resolved first and then see how you feel.
Rick

[Salvatore]

I am with Rick on the Shops that are out there. Lesson to be learned, NEVER have anybody do anything for you that is not in a reasonable driving distance from your home. No one can keep a better check on things better than the owner. Maybe you should go out there and have them brought back to your home or a safe place and determine what you are going to do from there. My opinion. Good luck and hope your dad is doing better!

[SS427]

I disagree with the distance thing Sam. I tell my customers that first and foremost, find a shop that is an expert in the type of car you own. How a shop can restore a VW in one corner, a Duesenberg in the next and a COPO in the third is beyond me. They can make them all pretty but I doubt they are all, if any one, concours correct. Also, if I were to walk into a shop that I wanted to have restore my 69 Camaro or 70 Chevelle as an example and they had several crash and burn insurance jobs on newer cars in the shop I would also turn tail and run unless this shop has two seperate businesses within the business as well as employees. In my 30 years of restoring cars, less then 10 have come from the same state I live/ed in and most were on one or the other coasts.

In order to be successful a shop needs to keep the client well informed, up to date with billing and photographs and continual progress. Make them a part of the restoration process. I have learned some valuable and hard learned lessons in that department recently but needless to say, communication is key. You can give your client their car back that they are 100% happy with but if you have not made the venture pleasurable for them getting there than you have ultimately lost in the end. In todays day and age it is not that hard to 'drop in' on a shop even if located far away especially with business people who are always traveling. Finding an expert on your type of car is more inportant than the convenience fact but that is just my opinion.

[Salvatore]

I am sure there are shops within 50-75 mile radius that could do his work don't you? NOW if he wants to send it to a SCW or your!! shop or Schonye's etc,etc. that everybody knows than that is different. If you are not going to one of those preferred places than do it pretty local to you where you can drop by and check it out on occasion. Again, JMO. If he sent it to the shops I just mentioned even though they are far from him, this thread would have never started.

[talwell]

I am going to chalk this up as one of those live and learn lessons. I have certainly learned alot of this experience and cannot wait for it to be over now.

If this shop does not do the right thing with assistance from some of the people that offered to help I will no longer use the discretion of not mentioning thier name here. As well, I will get alot more aggressive in getting my cars and my money.

[chevy427450]

I live in Genoa Ill, about 30 minutes away and would be happy to go there and pick up both cars for you. I have an enclosed trailer big enough for two cars so space is not a problem. Let me know.

Nick

[Salvatore]

There you go Todd. The Morocco family are great people, all of them.

[ORIGLS6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevy427450</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have an enclosed trailer big enough for two cars so space is not a problem.</div></div>

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Great gesture Nick. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

[AutoInsane]

I would take Nick up on his offer. Get the cars out of there and then figure out what to do with them. The sooner the better.

Perhaps call the local PD and let them know about the situation and that you have authorized someone to pick your cars up...

[L78biscayne]

I AM 20 MIN. AWAY IF I CAN HELP