Hi All-
I'm brand new to this forum, so please excuse my ignorance...

I have owned a P1800E for approximately 5 years -- it has not been well taken care of. I was young when I bought it and am only now appreciating it in the way I should.

It did run once, does not anymore -- last time I checked it needed a fuel pump, but this was probably 4 years ago. Since then it has sat in my back yard on a concrete slab -- but not up on blocks :(

I'm looking to have someone restore this in Connecticut, I'm not looking for an original restoration, but I do want to improve on what is already a great car. I'm not sure if the engine will need replacing at this point although I am willing to do that. The car also needs to have its frame rails replaced and possibly some of the floorboards -- otherwise, the body is in decent shape, with only the usual quarter panel rot (it will need to be stripped down, repaired and sanded/painted eventually).

I do want some suspension work done, and also perhaps some minor engine work, I was considering installing a bigger engine, but most here recommend against that, so I will stick with stock for now. The car only has 59,000 miles as best i remember.

My question is -- do any of you know where a good place to have this done would be? If possible, i would like to ballpark cost too, but i know this has about 15,000 variables ;) I'm not so concerned about resale value or anything like that (ie, im willing to pay more to restore it than i could sell it for within reason) -- i am basically interested in having a unique car that i can keep and enjoy for a long time and i want it to look nice, drive well and be fun.

Thanks for any help or guidance! Please let me know if I'm stupid for wanting to do this -- but rest assured that I realise how dumb i was to let such a fine automobile be neglected for so long.