recommend C1 body repair in Los Angeles area

[1958]

Ouch. %&$@%^$! Today a woman hit my '58 (early, #378) in the right rear exhaust/bumper, mangled the fibreglass back there and bent the bumper and its' supports. Pushed the bumper up and forward, looks mildly twisted. Possibly damaged exhaust and/or muffler - need to get it on a rack to tell.

My insurance is with Hagerty. :confused Do you folks have recommendations for a good C1-aware body-work shop (glass, paint, bumper chrome, brackets) in the Los Angeles (southwest - I'm in Rancho Palos Verdes) area? I want to maintain originality and not lose judging points due to this mishap.

Thanks, ... Al 1958 :cry

 

[Ken]

Is The Fiberglass Body in Hawthorne close enough for you? The owner, Scott Kenning, is a friend of mine and has been in business for over twenty-eight years. His shop has been featured in a few magazines.

He does good work, and is well versed when it comes to dealing with insurance claims. Check him out.

 

[WayneC]

Can't vouch directly for them, but here are some possibilities:

Corvette Shop 16152 Valerio, Van Nuys 818-901-8388

Fiberglass Body, 4527 W. Rosecrans Ave #A, Hawthorne 310-332-8745

J&D Corvette, 9833 Alondra, Bellflower 800-838-8353

L.A. Corvette Works 1062 W. Martin Luther King Blvd, 213-234-0345

 

[Neal]

Hagerty

Ouch. %&$@%^$! Today a woman hit my '58 (early, #378) in the right rear exhaust/bumper, mangled the fibreglass back there and bent the bumper and its' supports. Pushed the bumper up and forward, looks mildly twisted. Possibly damaged exhaust and/or muffler - need to get it on a rack to tell.

My insurance is with Hagerty. :confused Do you folks have recommendations for a good C1-aware body-work shop (glass, paint, bumper chrome, brackets) in the Los Angeles (southwest - I'm in Rancho Palos Verdes) area? I want to maintain originality and not lose judging points due to this mishap.

Thanks, ... Al 1958 :cry

Could you please do me (and possibly others) a favor and once the paperwork on your "tragedy" is done, give your opinion of how helpful (if involved) the Hagerty company was? I too have them for my '58 and while I haven't had the misfortune of needing them, it would be nice to know how good/bad they are. Thanks, and good luck with the repairs......

 

[Toy4Hal]

Al, I don't know if you decided on a shop as yet, but I will echo Ken's comment about the The Fiberglass Body. I have not had any work done there yet, but I was next door getting some mechanical stuff done. I had an opporuntity to ask Scott a question about some clips on my 62 'Vette. He looked, knew exactly what I needed, as well, told me what had been done to my car historically! The man's amazing! He knows it all.

I also live in RPV. If I can help you with a ride down there, let me know. harold@vatcher.com

Hal.