Vintage Auto Appraisal will once again be at one of the biggest and best Truck Shows and Swap Meets on the Planet the 2026 Carlisle All Truck Nationals August 6th-August 9th, 2026. Offering on the Showfield, Car Corral and Swap Meet Appraisals. Appraisals for Insurance, value, pre-purchase or any reason. We are offering special reduced prices on all of our appraisals during the show. We will be on site at Space # D90 by the Famous Foodcourt. Offering Big Discounts on all of

After World War II the car and truck buying public was hungry for vehicles, any vehicles. For the first two year after WWII the Big 3 force fed the public warmed over pre war models with the same ole mechanics and sheet metal. Chevrolet and the style guru's in Harley Earl's studios had begun on an entire new truck line prior to WWII but the dark clouds of WWII forced design and production to cease due to the war effort. Introduced in June 1947 it was touted by Chevrolet as t

My Dad’s name was Jerry Baumann or as his friends called him “One Punch Jerry” He was 77 when he went to the other side. He spent the last years of his life in a nursing home stricken with Alzheimers. His body was healthy but his mind was gone.We all felt that was the worst of all..It was like being in limbo between heaven and earth. My Dad led an interesting life.He was a Dog Trainer by trade but a lover of big smelly cigars,anything to do with boxing and old cars.He had a

Considered by many post World War II Ford purist 1972 was one of the best in Ford’s history. Good looking with a muscular stance the Torino and Ranchero models were new from front to back. With it’s large mouth grille Car and Driver called it the “Sharkmouth” Ranchero. Only 1972 would have this stylish front end and grille. You could order your 72 Car-Pick Up Ranchero from mild to wild. Engines ranged from the Econo-Thrift 250 cubic inch inline six up to a whopping 460 V8.

Based on the Omni/O24 platform the Dodge Rampage and its cousin the Plymouth Scamp was Chrysler's answer to the popular VW Rabbit Pickup. Produced between 1982-1984 it was the USA’s first and last car based front wheel drive pickup. By the early 1980′s boosted by sales of the all new K- Car Lee Iaccoca and Chrysler were on a roll. Wanting to be the Anti-GM and a Rabbit Wanna-Be Chrysler brought out some very non mainstream vehicles at that time. Seeing a need for a light h

Despite the economic times or the price of fuel big American pickups sell. Sure small pickups from Toyota or Nissan have flooded our shores for decades but us made in the USA types love our full size “Pick-Em-Ups” Even though Ford has out sold rival Chevy in full size pickup sales since FDR was president the Bowtie people have sold millions of trucks through the years and have owners who cherrish them. With all those Heavy Chevy’s sold these trucks have a very loyal followin

If ever there is a vehicle that says Made in the USA it is the tried and true Willys-Jeep. Produced to be an agile, rugged and reliable war time transportation the Iconic Willy-Jeep was indeed one of the reasons we won World War II. Much to the dismay of Uncle Adolf and despite Uber German Ego the Axis powers were never able to produce anything that came even close to the Willys game changing simple but brilliant design. By the end of 1944 with WWII winding down Willys wa

Ok enough..Ahhh. Stop with the stupid Bigfoot stuff. Don't you think that after all these years they would of caught the King Of Back Hair. We can use GPS etc to find a pimple on my ear from Neptune but they can't locate an 9-foot tall Hair-A-Fied Beast. Did you ever notice that Bigfoot is never spotted walking across The Long Island Expressway or riding on Subway. Also why is every picture blurry? Oh sure no problem taking a crystal clear picture of a Drunk Girl at Spring

Despite your feelings on the Chrysler K-Car it was a milestone vehicle. Its saved Chrysler from almost certain bankruptcy. It also saved Lee Iacocca and aging Chysler from itself. By the late 1970′s all of Chryslers offerings were dinosaurs. When the K-Car came out in 1981 it was a fresh sheet of paper for sinking Chrysler. Small by standards of the day it offerd front wheel drive in tidy but roomy platform. The 1982 LeBaron Convertibles were also milestone cars due to the f

By the mid 1980′s Chrysler figured out once again speed sells. Gone were the days of Hemi Cuda’s and 340 Demon’s. The new Chrysler products were mostly based on small front wheel drive cars that were based on either the K-Car platform or the Omni platform. That speed was not done the old fashioned way with raw horsepower but with lightweight and turbo charging Chrysler’s workhorse engine the 2.2 liter four cylinder. Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca called on his Ole Texas buddy Carr

In the world of high dollar Muscle Cars it tough sometimes to get respect. When you are “getting no respect” AMC its hard to stand out in a world full of Cuda’s, Mustangs and Big Block Camaro’s. For much of its history AMC was considered an outside looking in compared to the Big Three. Despite being the Rodney Dangerfield of Muscle Cars AMC produced some the most potent tire burners money could buy. After the solid sales of the original 2 seater AMX the Go Fast Boys at AMC h

Driven by victories in NASCAR and the influx of stylish cars from Europe Chrysler wanted to boost its image America’s performance car brand. After World War II Chrysler was known for its engineering but was considered frumpy and old fashioned. For model year 1955 they introduced the C300. The “C” standing for “Coupe” and the “300″standing for its horsepower. Powered by a soon to be famous 5.4 liter “HEMI” it sported dual 4 barrel carbs and solid lifters. Style guru Vigil Exn