Dodge Coronet Forum : “Cost of repairing a 1949 Coronet”

Cost of repairing a 1949 Coronet

Have a 1949 Dodge Coronet.  One family owner.  All original except tires and exhaust.  How can you find out if an estimate is an honest estimate, like getting the car running for instance?  How do you know you are being taken "for a ride?"