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Plan Ahead Before Bidding
You may avoid paying sales tax if you ship the car by common carrier to a non-sales-tax state "Legal Files” had a great time at the Scottsdale, AZ, kick-start to the 2011 auction season. Auctions are a popular place to buy your collector ca...
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from the April 2011 Issue written by John Draneas
Long-distance Car Deals Can Burn Money
Internet buyers think that when the car doesn’t meet their fantasy image they can return it for a full refund, just like sale pants at Nordstrom’s 1940 Ford Deluxe Convertible. Just redone by a well-known local shop. Beautifully restored wi...
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from the April 2011 Issue written by John Draneas
Who Pays When a Mechanic Crashes your Car?
It’s not a good day when your mechanic calls and says, “Uh, I’m not sure how to say this, but I had a little accident with your car.” It’s even worse when your car is a 2006 Ford GT Heritage that had been modified to a “Twin Turbo....
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from the December 2010 Issue written by John Draneas
When is a Bentley Speed Six Not a Speed Six?
The High Court in London has recently given judgment in the case of Brewer vs. Stanley Mann, Fortis Lease UK Limited and Stanley Mann Racing Limited. The judgment emphasizes the importance of accuracy when giving sale descriptions of collector c...
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from the December 2010 Issue written by Martin Emmison
A McLaren F1’s Rise from the Ashes
In many cases, insurance adjusters say that all they are required to do is fix the damaged parts, which can create a non-matching Frankenstein carPictures of a McLaren F1 that suffered an engine fire were all over the Internet last year. It was ...
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from the October 2010 Issue written by John Draneas
Stolen Property
The epic legal battles over a stolen 1954 Ferrari 375 Plus Grand Prix Karl Kleve was a Cincinnati real estate investor who amassed an impressive collection of over 400 cars. He also designed and built 24 Kleve Supercars. Among the Cadillacs, Rol...
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from the October 2010 Issue written by Auction News
The Legal Battle over John O’Quinn’s Million-Dollar Cars
He paid world-record prices for some of the world’s rarest automobiles, and he often bought several high-end cars in a single weekendHere’s a car story that has all the ingredients of a soap opera:  A billionaire dies in a car crash, an...
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from the October 2010 Issue written by John Draneas
The “Jay Leno Special Edition” that Wasn’t
Our sister publication, Corvette Market, reported the sale of a 2007 “Jay Leno Special Edition” Corvette at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction in April. The well-optioned, 1,873-mile Corvette was in show-car condition. Leno reportedly ...
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from the August 2010 Issue written by John Draneas
Who Gets the Car - or Boat?
Holding onto the certificate of title until you get paid is no legal protection. Once the buyer pays the broker, that certificate of title is worthlessThe Oregon Court of Appeals recently decided a case of interest to car collectors. The case i...
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from the July 2010 Issue written by John Draneas
A Car Guy Judge with a Sense of Humor
The judge started his opinion by pointing out that his "analysis will be swifter than Richard Petty's race-clinching pit stop at the 1981 Daytona 500"Here is an unlikely case of Car Guy v. Car Guy, brought, it just so happens, before a car guy j...
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from the June 2010 Issue written by John Draneas
 
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