I am writing this as a friend who has watched this situation unfold for nearly three years. I have seen the photos, the damage, the condition of the car, and the stress this experience has caused my friend.
What was originally expected to be roughly a seven-month restoration has dragged on for almost three years. During that time, I have watched her deal with ongoing delays, poor communication, damaged parts and paint, missing parts, additional towing expenses, and a vehicle that is now in worse and less reliable condition than anyone should expect after paying a professional restoration shop tens of thousands of dollars.
What concerns me most is that my friend is a widow who trusted Copperstate Classic Cars with a vehicle that has tremendous sentimental value because it was connected to her late husband. From what I have personally witnessed and from the photographs and documentation she has shared with me, I believe she was treated very poorly and taken advantage of during an extremely vulnerable situation.
A professional restoration shop should communicate clearly, protect a customer's property, keep track of parts, provide accurate information about costs and timelines, and return a vehicle in a safe and professionally completed condition. After nearly three years, the amount of unfinished work and visible damage is extremely troubling.
I have watched my friend repeatedly try to resolve these problems, and instead of what should have been an exciting and meaningful restoration, this has become an exhausting and heartbreaking experience.
Based on what I have personally seen, I would absolutely not recommend Copperstate Classic Cars. Should NOT read more