I finally paid the extra $250 for enclosed shipping from Phoenix to Seattle and it saved my dad's 67 Impala
Back in 2018 I went with the cheap open carrier for my dad's 67 Impala and it showed up with a cracked windshield and road grime baked into the paint, cost me $900 to fix. So when I moved from Phoenix to Seattle three years back I paid $1,450 for enclosed instead of the $1,200 quote for open, and the car arrived spotless in 6 days. My neighbor told me I was throwing money away and he's probably right for a daily driver. But for something you care about, is open transport ever really worth the gamble?