I know, Campbell Automotive was an expensive machine shop then, and probably still is today. However, they were known as a reputable shop that knew their stuff when it came to building engines for racers (not that I was one by any means), and you pay for that kind of knowledge and expertise. Sure, lots of shops might've done it for a lot less, but unless you "knew a guy you could trust"--and I didn't--it's a risky venture. Also this was a price for driving the car to the shop and leaving it, it wasn't a motor already pulled. No doubt pulling the motor is a big factor in the labor cost.
