General bodyshop or specialist?

[status]

My '94 convertible got bitten by a handle sticking out of the side of a lorry when lanes narrowed in tight traffic and has an 8" rip just above the front passenger wheel. Anyone have advice on whether I should trust to the insurer's recommended bodyshop (it looked a bit chaotic to me) or look for someone who knows Mustangs (I'm in the Reading area)? I suspect it'll need a new wing but the inner wheelarch cover looks ok.

thanks for any suggestions
Nick

Edited by status on Tuesday 19th August 16:10

[Twin Turbo]

Ouch! Looks nasty.

Give Roy a call at the Mustang Workshop. Not too far from you, in Hook, Hampshire.

http://www.mustangworkshop.co.uk/

[Sushi]

I can reccomend Surrey Mustang http://surreymustang.com/ not to far out of reading either.

[status]

Thanks guys

I appreciate both the suggestions. I'll give them a shout and see how long their respective work queue's are.

cheers
Nick

[Twin Turbo]

Good point about Surrey Mustang......been there and I can recommend them

[Sushi]

They fixed my pace car up good See y'all at brooklands on Sunday!

[Roo.]

Sushi said:

They fixed my pace car up good See y'all at brooklands on Sunday!

I saw that in there when I went to see them a couple of weeks ago. I didn't realise it was yours until TT put some pictures up.

[providence1]

I can recommend Surreymustang too.

[status]

Thanks everyine for all the recommendations. I popped down to see Surrey Mustangs a couple of weekends back, and am now waiting for insurance assessors to quit mucking me about so we can proceed.

I'll post a pic of the repair when it's done

cheers
Nick