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Earlier this year, I was hired by my client to appraise her 1967 Sunbeam Tiger Mark IA convertible. Based on the British Rootes Group’s Alpine model, which was equipped with a four-cylinder engine, the Tiger instead used Ford’s 260 cubic inch V8 along with a more robust Ford four-speed manual transmission and a Dana 44 rear axle and differential. The…

My client recently engaged me to appraise his 2003 Audi RS 6 four-door sedan, which was special ordered by his father. This fully-loaded, limited production high-performance sedan was virtually hand-built by Quattro GmbH, the performance division of Audi. It featured a 4.2 liter, 450 horsepower twin turbocharged and intercooled double overhead camshaft aluminum V8 engine with a Bosch Motronic engine…

Earlier this summer, I appraised a large collection of vintage vehicles that included this 1930 Packard Model 733 Standard Eight four-door sedan. An older restoration that was going through a limited refurbishment, the vehicle featured Packard’s smooth 320 cubic inch straight eight engine, a four-speed non-synchronized standard transmission, a Bijur suspension lubrication system, four-wheel mechanical drum brakes, a hot water…

I was recently engaged by my client to appraise his 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo coupe, which received extensive GT2 “tribute” modifications approximately five years ago by a Porsche performance specialist in California. The Porsche GT2 was a very limited production, homologation special with less than 60 examples built in order to qualify it for racing. Besides increased horsepower from its…

Recently, my out-of-state client engaged me to complete a full pre-purchase appraisal and examination of this 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396 sport coupe. The vehicle was equipped with its original 402 cubic inch “big block” V8 engine, Turbohydramatic 400 three-speed automatic transmission, 12 bolt “open” rear axle and differential assembly, power steering, power front disc and rear drum brakes, cowl induction…

My client recently hired me to appraise her father’s 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray convertible, which he purchased new. Approximately seven years ago, the vehicle was treated to full exterior restoration, a rebuild of the original 327 cubic inch 300 horsepower V8 engine, and other mechanical improvements and upgrades. At some previous point, much of the interior was restored as…

In December 2023, my out-of-state clients engaged me to conduct a pre-purchase inspection and appraisal of this 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, which was partially “recreated” as a Z28 model. The vehicle featured a built 350 cubic inch V8 engine, a Turbohydramatic 350 three-speed automatic transmission, a 12 bolt Positraction rear axle and differential assembly, power steering, power four-wheel disc brakes, an…

Recently, I appraised his 1967 Shelby GT500 two-door convertible, which was custom-built under license to Shelby American, Inc. as a “continuation” car and featured a certificate of authenticity signed by Carroll Shelby himself. Starting with a stock 1967 Ford Mustang convertible, the authorized builder completed a comprehensive, ground-up rotisserie restoration to “create” this vehicle as a `67 Shelby GT500 convertible,…

I was recently engaged to appraise this very rare 1922 Mercer Raceabout. The vehicle has been owned by the same family for over 70 years, but it has sat unused in a barn since 1975. Period photographs suggest that the vehicle was “restored” in the late 1940s. It was also driven on the “Glidden Tour” in the early 1950s, which…

My out-of-state client recently engaged me to perform a pre-purchase appraisal of this 1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible. An older restoration, the vehicle was equipped with a modified 400 cubic inch V8 engine, a Turbohydramatic 400 three-speed automatic transmission with a shift kit, a Safe-T-Track limited slip differential, and 14-inch Pontiac Rally II five-spoke steel wheels. It also had custom pearlescent…