Quote Originally Posted by JimCT View Post
but what do you think it would cost to get a 109 into that condition? And done at professional hourly rates , not at home?
Here in CT, you are looking at about $70/hour labor for a reputable restoration shop that is capable of performing real restoration-quality work. I put in 1000 hours on my Lightweight restoration/refurbishment. I would say that a professional shop would need about that number of hours for a 109 restoration. That's $70,000. Now depending upon the original condition of the vehicle, you are looking at somewhere between $10k and $40k in parts & materials ($10k assuming you could restore & re-use most parts). So, I'm thinking $80k to $110K if you simply brought a 109 to a professional shop for a turn-key restoration. In other parts of the country, the labor would cost half as much, so figure $45k to $75k.