from bare metal up "material cost"

My brother just got a quote to strip, do all body work and paint a 55 Nash 4 door for $4500, so it sounds like you're getting a decent deal. Make sure his work is reputable and you could ask for references too. I have a friend who owns a body shop that told me he would paint my Duster but did not want to do any of the bodywork because he would lose his butt in labor! You need to find someone who enjoys the old cars and is willing to put the time into to make it nice again. I had another friend just pay $8,000 to have his 68 Camaro done and it was pretty straight to begin with! But, it is laser straight and beautiful, almost too nice to drive now, from what he told me!