Hi Paul,  several conflicting signals in that bid tab,  The outlayer lowball number, the close spacing of all the other bids and the lack of knowledge of any of the specific vendors.  When I was project engineering we had enough of a data base of vendors and we could write detailed specifications so that we had a good idea of who could deliver the goods.  In this case the spec is simply to get the car to me which doesn't allow for much interpretation. The lack of vendor info is what I am trying to remedy by asking on this site but there are no specific recommendations.  So I don't currently know enough to throw out the low vendor and if I did throw him out I have no criteria to pick a higher priced vendor. All in All a bit of a puzzle.

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

Doug,

      BBB, I'd check with one or two of the Classic Auto Clubs, CTCI, or the Ford vickie group to see if they can help. By the way, I'm out of the picture for now.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart)