Sorry to hear about your car. There is a body guy named Ron Wheeler in
Forestville (Sonoma County) who works only on vintage British cars, even
has a vintage flat rate manual for MGs. He repaired the collision damage
to the front of my MGA (also an SUV...backed into me) and did a great
job. He also did a complete restoration for a friend's MGA. I know it
may be a bit far but I can recommend him without caveats. He is busy
however, and may not be able to get to it right away. I have his number
here somewhere if you want to give him a try.
Ron
58 MGA
Santa Rosa, Ca.
Justin Lehrer wrote:
>
> My '79 MGB was in an accident yesterday near San Francisco. My girlfriend
>had the car, and she rear-ended one of those god-forsaken Mercedes SUVs at
>about 10mph. Nobody got hurt. The passenger side has most of the
>damage--hood is bent a bit, front fender is bent down and digging into the
>tire. Axle looks like it might be bent also. Windsheild also cracked. I
>think my dogs head went into it (dog is fine--he's got a hard head!).
>Needless to say, I am devastated. The insurance adjuster hasn't come yet to
>appraise, but I fear the frame may be bent. The whole front quarter of the
>car is bent down towards the ground. I have some questions for the list:
>
> 1. Can anyone recommend a body shop that works on MG's in the SF Bay area?
>On the peninsula would be ideal, but I am open to all recommendations.
>
> 2. Does anyone have any advice for me with regard to the insurance appraisal?
> My concern is that since these cars are not all that common, and probably
>wont be in the computer systems for instant parts quotes, that the insurance
>guy will lowball me or declare it a total loss. Anyone have experiences with
>this they can share?
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