
A bit of drama, as my insurance company declared the car a “total loss” despite the damage being very minor (grille, hood, and radiator and it’s bracket being the extent of the damage.) This meant that the body shop the insurance company chose could not fix the car. They paid me about 75% of what I had paid for the car just a few months before, and I brought my flatbed trailer and took the car to an independent shop.
That shop was willing to work with used parts, the most expensive and majority of the repair being the hood. He found one from the same color car, with a similar patina. I think it looks great.
Since it is my ski car it will likely spend the summer just being a dog hauler.