My mom had a 1961 Ford Falcon that she has been restoring for the last 15 years. Before my dad died, he had gotten the interior redone and got the motor running. She used it as her daily driver for 10 years. In 2016, she finally decided to have body work done and the car painted to complete the restoration. Unfortunately, she trusted Ken the Car Doctor with that task. Ken initially quoted her $7,000 to do all the work and told her it would take “some time” to complete, but that he would make it look great. She trusted him and paid him the $7,000 up front to start the work. At first, he would give her regular updates on his progress, but after a few months she stopped hearing from him. Anytime she tried to call, he was vague, wouldn’t send any pictures, and would just say he was almost done with it. She knew the work would take time, however, after 3 years she still had no end date for the work. Only after getting a lawyer 4 months ago to get a court order to get her car back, Ken tried to claim that he had actually put $20,000 worth of work into the car, and he needed more time to finish it. However, he could not provide any pictures or receipts for all the work he claimed he did, so a judge order him to return her car and the money she paid him. If I could post the pictures of what he did to the care I would.

After 3 years, the new interior is completely destroyed. None of the seats, hoods, doors, or panels were reinstalled. The front windshield was broken and put in a box in pieces. He removed her back two tires (that were new), and replaced them with older, different ones. He removed her carburetor and other motor parts, so the car no longer runs. Keep in mind, all he had to do was body work and paint, not any engine work. This car was a gift to her from my father (who is now deceased) because it was her dream car. It is now completely ruined. Because she doesn’t know when or if she will ever receive the money back that she paid him, she now has no way of fixing all the damage done or restoring this car. DO NOT trust Ken Greenman (Ken the Car Doctor) with your car!