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This fall, I had the opportunity to appraise this 1972 Chevrolet Camaro RS two-door coupe for my client who had just purchased it from the original owner’s family. With only 16,914 miles on its odometer, and with the exception of a battery and other normal maintenance items, the vehicle was totally original and remarkably well preserved including its paint. Having…

Earlier this year, my client engaged me to appraise her late husband’s 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220SE two-door convertible. The vehicle was equipped with a 2.2 liter 134 horsepower inline six cylinder engine with a single overhead camshaft and Bosch mechanical fuel injection, a column-shifted four-speed manual transmission, an independent rear suspension, and four-wheel drum brakes. Restored over 20 years ago, the…

In August, I had the opportunity to appraise this 1941 Packard One-Ten station wagon with a wooden body produced by the Hercules Body Company of Evansville, Indiana. All Packard One-Ten models were powered by a 245 cubic inch 100 horsepower flathead inline six cylinder engine backed by a three-speed manual transmission. This vehicle is one of only 358 Packard One-Ten…

Earlier this year, my client engaged me to appraise and authenticate his 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray two-door convertible. The vehicle featured a 427 cubic inch 425 horsepower “big block” V8 engine, a Muncie M-21 close ratio four-speed manual transmission, a Positraction rear differential with a 3.70:1 gear set/final drive ratio, side exhaust, reproduction knock-off aluminum wheels, power steering, power…

On Monday, May 26th, I had the privilege of driving this 1942 Ford GPW jeep in the annual Memorial Day parade in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. During World War II, Ford built its version of the Willys Overland MB jeep under a license issued by the War Department. This particular vehicle is known as a “Follow Me Jeep” and has radio equipment…

Last fall, my client hired me to appraise his recently restored 1973 Volkswagen Type 181, better known as “The Thing.” The Type 181 was developed for use by the West German military in 1969 and was partly based on the World War II era Type 182 “Kubelwagen.” In the United States, The Thing was available during the 1973 and 1974…

My client recently engaged me to conduct a full pre-purchase examination and appraisal of this 2004 Chevrolet SSR two-door, two-person convertible pickup. A “halo car”, it was a limited-production, high-performance model intended to showcase Chevrolet’s engineering and innovation, and attract attention to the brand. The vehicle was fully loaded and equipped with a 5.3 liter 300 horsepower aluminum alloy V8…

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…