Vintage and modern cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles and more

Photo Album

Below are some of the vehicles that I've verified so far and there may be others that I will also post as time permits. All photographs were taken by Richard Nichols and are copyrighted © under federal and international copyright laws. They are posted here only with permission of the vehicle owner and may be used only with express written permission of the vehicle owner and copyright holder.

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Photo of 1964 Alfa Romeo Spider 2600
1964 Alfa Romeo Spider 2600

The restoration of this beautiful 1964 Alfa Spider 2600 in Salinas was nearly completed for this summer's shows.
Photo of 2014 Volkswagen Touareg
2014 Volkswagen Touareg

From another state, this 2014 Volkswagen Touareg Lux was verified for its Santa Clara owner.
Photo of 2012 Harley-Davidson DYNA, MC
2012 Harley-Davidson DYNA, MC

This nice 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was verified for its new owner in Soquel after being purchased through a Harley broker in Missouri while the motorcycle itself came from Washington State.
Photo of 2018 Range Rover Sport
2018 Range Rover Sport

Like new 2018 Range Rover Sport was just purchased from an out of state dealer by the new Palo Alto owner.
Photo of 2018 Kenworth T440 6x4
2018 Kenworth T440 6x4

This 2018 Kenworth T440 6x4 water tanker was already in use at a large job in Salinas where we verified it for its Santa Clara owner.
Photo of 1989 Honda Pacific Coast Cruiser
1989 Honda Pacific Coast Cruiser

This beautifully styled 1989 Honda Pacific Coast Cruiser hasn't been driven or registered for years and the owner failed to get a non-operational certificate so, to get it back into the DMV's system, a verification was needed which was done at the shop doing the work to make it roadworthy once again.
Photo of 2008 Peterson Ind. Excel
2008 Peterson Ind. Excel

Just relocating from Florida is this 2008 Peterson Industries Excel 5th wheel trailer with spacious pullouts on both sides, the owners spent the last couple years traveling using it as their primary residence but have now settled in the Santa Cruz area.
Photo of 2018 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailers (2)
2018 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailers (2)

Two 2018 NJF trailers with tanker conversions were verified at the owner's San Jose location. Due to the proprietary nature of the tanker conversion, only the wheel is being shown here.
Photo of 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 4-Door Sedan
1963 Ford Galaxie 500 4-Door Sedan

1963 Ford Galaxie 500 4-Door sedan was in the family for many years and has sat in the Santa Cruz Mountains for the last couple decades.
Photo of 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser
1973 Toyota Land Cruiser

This 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser from Ecuador and now in Morgan Hill posed an interesting problem as, according to the DMV, I am not able to verify vehicles from out of the country but according to the VIN Verifier handbook, that applies only to motorcycles even though I've successfully done so. Also, the verification form was updated and the new one makes emissions demands for all 1966 and newer gasoline vehicles that are impossible so it's not clear what the outcome will be on this one!
Photo of 1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe Sedan
1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe Sedan

This 1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe Sedan with an out of state title and verified for the San Jose owner in order to get a non-op prior to selling it.
Photo of 2015 Freightliner Recycling Trucks (Three)
2015 Freightliner Recycling Trucks (Three)

These three new Freightliner trucks were just purchased by a San Jose recycling company to add to their already large fleet and put into immediate service with a temporary permit but needed to be verified in order to finalize their registration. Originally all three were to be done together but unfortunately two were out and in use so it required two trips to their site to do all of them but it was only a short distance so it worked out.
Photo of 2015 Freightliner Recycling Truck
2015 Freightliner Recycling Truck

This Freightliner truck has been in use for about a year by a San Jose recycling company as part of their large fleet but when they went to renew the registration, the company was informed that it had to be verified since apparently it never had been done.
Photo of 1972 Corvette Convertible
1972 Corvette Convertible

This 1972 Chevrolet Corvette in Morgan Hill was just purchased from another California owner but had a mistake on the title so needed to be verified in order to correct it.
Photo of 1986 Kawasaki VN750A Vulcan
1986 Kawasaki VN750A Vulcan

Recently imported from Canada, this motorcycle needed to be verified before being registered in California.
Photo of 2018 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailers (2)
2018 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailers (2)

Two 2018 NJF trailers with tanker conversions were verified at the owner's San Jose location. Due to the proprietary nature of the tanker conversion, only the pair of wheels is being shown here.
Photo of 1953 Chevrolet BelAir
1953 Chevrolet BelAir

This 1953 Chevrolet BelAir 2-door sedan had changed owners several times but was never registered so its new San Jose owner wishes so do so, requiring a verification.
Photo of 1959 Corvette Convertible
1959 Corvette Convertible

This nice fuel injected 1959 Chevrolet Corvette convertible with removable hard top was verified in San Jose at a shop specializing in the make of car where it was undergoing some adjustments and minor repairs after having been recently purchased in Texas.
Photo of 1992 Nissan Skyline GTS Type S. 2dr Coupe
1992 Nissan Skyline GTS Type S. 2dr Coupe

Beautiful right-hand drive 1992 Nissan Skyline GTS Type S 2dr Coupe in Santa Clara made for the Japanese market was being verified for use in another state where I am allowed to do the verification here.
Photo of 2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC43 AMG 2DR Retractable Coupe
2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC43 AMG 2DR Retractable Coupe

Absolutely spotless 2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC43 AMG 2DR Retractable Coupe was just brought by the owner to Los Altos as part of a relocation.