I performed a pre purchase inspection on this 2001 Ferrari 550 Barchetta Pininfarina at the Mecum Auction in Glendale, Arizona. Mecum Auctions offered several Ferrari's from the Steve Todhunter Collection, featuring low mileage significant examples. Ferrari produced only 448 550 Barchetta's, this example with only 1,507 original miles, therefore, a … [Read more...]
Our Recent Work
This is a partial list of some of the work we've recently preformed. Our specialty is the Appraisal and Pre Purchase Inspection of significant automobiles and motorcycles. Here's just a few examples from recent weeks. They include Corvettes, Ferrari's, Muscle Cars, Porsche, Shelby, and many others.
1989 Ferrari F40
I performed an inspection on this 1989 Ferrari F40 at the RM Sotheby's auction at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles. This is one of the earliest versions of the F40 that featured Lexan sliding door windows, Classiche Certified by Ferrari. Due to specification, these are the lightest examples featuring Lexan sliding door windows, lightweight doors, … [Read more...]
1967 Shelby GT500
With Mecum Auctions Harrisburg event coming, I took a moment to look back on past auctions which I performed several inspections at. This 1967 Shelby GT500 inspection was one of several inspections that I performed at Mecum Harrisburg. This 1967 Shelby GT500 inspection quickly determined this to be a very good example. The car had just … [Read more...]
1987 Porsche 959 Komfort
Every January, Expert Auto Appraisals participates in the various auctions that run together in Scottsdale. The Scottsdale Auctions always bring some great cars to the market. I have had the good fortune of performing Pre Purchase Inspections on some of those cars at RM Sotheby's, Gooding & Co., Bonhams, Russo & Steele, Leake, and … [Read more...]
1970 Plymouth Superbird V-Code
With Mecum Kissimmee 2018 just a week away, I had a chance to think of a few great cars that I performed inspection and bid on at last years event. One was this 1970 Plymouth Superbird. The car was quite a rare car, a 1970 Plymouth Superbird V-Code 440 Six Pack with a 4 Speed and finished in Petty Blue. Plymouth built 308 V Code 1970 Plymouth … [Read more...]
1969 De Tomaso Mangusta
Expert Auto Appraisals performed a pre purchase inspection on this 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta in Tampa, FL. This was the subject of an older restoration and now showing some age. Overall, I found the example to be a sound car with original engine and transaxle that ran and drove well. However, my clients end game was to return the car to original … [Read more...]
1968 Ferrari 206GT Dino
I performed a Ferrari Auction inspection in Scottsdale on this 1968 Ferrari 206GT. Gooding & Co. offered at the car at their Scottsdale Arizona Auction Week in 2015. This was an unrestored car, perhaps to fault, that was a great candidate for a restoration. These are alloy bodied cars, and are as expensive as anything to restore. The car was … [Read more...]
1957 Ford Fairlane 500 F Code
I recently inspected this very rare 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 F Code for appraisal. This was in a collection of cars in Punta Gorda, Florida that I appraised for an estate. This 1957 Ford Fairlane F Code was 312 V8 with a four barrel carb and a McCulloch-Paxton Supercharger rated at 300 HP. This was the most powerful engine that Ford had available at … [Read more...]
1965 Shelby GT350
I made a trip to Iowa with a client to perform an inspection and appraisal on a small collection. The collection included this fantastic 1965 Shelby GT350. The 1965 Shelby GT350 inspection proved this car to be a very good example. My client ultimately purchased the collection in whole. I made a second trip to Iowa to perform an in-depth inspection … [Read more...]
1983 Lamborghini LP500S Countach
I traveled up to Michigan to perform an inspection and appraisal on this fantastic 1983 Lamborghini LP500S Countach. This Lamborghini was in the long time care of a owner who bought the car only a couple of years old. Overall, an excellent original example has covered only 10,000km from new. The Lamborghini Countach is an iconic European … [Read more...]