Classic & collector car appraisals
Certified appraisers
Accepted in all 50 states and DC
Same-day available
Pricing guides were built for three-year-old sedans, not a numbers-matching '69 Camaro or a barn-find Studebaker. Collector value lives in condition, originality, rarity, and what buyers actually paid at recent sales. $250 flat, 24-48 hours.
A car with no book value still needs a number
Agreed-value insurance is the most common reason collectors order one: insure the car for what it's truly worth and prove that value before a claim, not after a loss. But the same report does the work in a sale negotiation, in a total-loss dispute where the carrier's software badly mispriced the car, and in an estate, divorce, or charitable donation where the IRS or a judge wants a defensible figure.
Every collector appraisal weighs condition class (concours down to driver), originality and matching numbers, restoration quality and documentation, production rarity and desirability, and real market evidence: auction results, dealer sales, and private comps for your specific make and model.
WHAT'S INCLUDED: $250 FLAT
- Certified fair market valuation with stated methodology
- Condition class assessment (concours to driver)
- Originality, matching-numbers, and restoration documentation
- Comparable sales from the collector market
- Agreed-value support for collector insurance policies
- In-person inspection in Texas, 100% online everywhere else
- Prepared for insurers, courts, and tax authorities
No "appraiser near me" roulette
Send the car's story
Photos, restoration records, history documentation, and what the appraisal is for. Flat $250 quoted on the call.
We come to it, or you send photos
In Texas, a certified appraiser sees the car in person. Everywhere else, a thorough photo set (exterior, interior, engine bay, undercarriage, VIN and trim tags) plus records does the job.
Collector-market comps, not book value
A certified appraiser researches your specific make and model against auction and dealer results, and the report arrives by email within 24-48 hours.
Every classic car appraisal: $250, flat
$250 flat, whether we see the car in Texas or work from your photo set and records. No percentage of value, no hourly meter. Collector totaled or damaged? That's a total loss appraisal at $300 flat instead.
From $200
Collector appraisals by state
Qualified classic car appraisers are thin on the ground in most of the country, which is why our process works from anywhere.
Collector car questions
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- Can you really appraise a classic car from photos?
- Does an appraisal raise my insurance cost?
- How current does the value stay?
- What about a vintage motorcycle or collector boat?
- Yes. With a thorough photo set (exterior, interior, engine bay, undercarriage, VIN and trim tags) plus restoration records, a certified appraiser can document condition and value to professional standards. In Texas we can come see it. Anywhere else, we'll tell you honestly if your vehicle genuinely needs an in-person inspection.
- It helps your agreed-value policy match reality. A slightly higher premium on a correct value beats a shortfall after a loss. Your carrier sets the premium, so confirm the effect with them.
- Collector markets move. Most insurers and buyers want an appraisal dated within the last 12-24 months.
- Same work, different market data. See specialty vehicle appraisals, also $250 flat.
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Do bankruptcy courts require a professional appraisal?
Often filed together
Specialty vehicle appraisal
Boats, RVs, motorcycles and trailers, valued by people who know a ranch rig from a rental. $250 flat.
Insurance total loss
Storm season totals thousands of cars a year, so bring your own ACV number to the claim.
Estate & probate
Certified vehicle values for probate filings, including date-of-death valuations. $250 flat.
Do bankruptcy courts require a professional appraisal?
Tell us what you're solving.
Lost title, lowball offer, tax bill that doesn't match the truck. We've filed a thousand of each. 281-709-3436, or send the form.
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