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 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 1958 Norton Manx Triton
1958 Norton Manx Triton

Interesting custom 1958 Norton Manx Triton motorcycle in Santa Cruz was built on a Norton frame using a Triumph engine and was one of several built cafe-racers made by prominent designer. It's possible it will need to be re-verified by the CHP due to its odd origin but the owner thought it worth a try for me to do it.
Photo of 2009 Factory-Five GTM
2009 Factory-Five GTM

This 2009 Factory Five GTM kit car was sufficiently assembled to be able to verify it and these particular kit cars are already stamped with a serial number. Just relocated from Colorado and carried inside a Featherlite trailer, the car is now located in Cupertino.
Photo of 1969 AMC AMX
1969 AMC AMX

This beautiful 1969 American Motors AMX was just purchased out of state in partially restored condition so needed to be verified in order to transfer title to the new Salinas, CA owner.
Photo of 1951 Bentley Mark VI
1951 Bentley Mark VI

This 1951 Bentley Mark VI with coachwork by HJ Mulliner has been in the same family for many decades and was verified in the Royal Oaks area. Custom made for royalty, it features dual sidemount spares and full wheel skirts but the latter is not shown in this photo.
Photo of 1955 Chevrolet BelAir 4-Door Sedan
1955 Chevrolet BelAir 4-Door Sedan

1955 Chevrolet BelAir 4-Door Sedan has been parked for many decades but was recently purchased by the new Mountain View owner whose shop has gotten its 6-cylinder engine running once again.
Photo of 1969 Corvette T-Top
1969 Corvette T-Top

Corvette T-top ripe for restoration had been parked for decades, falling out of the DMV database in the process which prompted the need for the verification.
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 2016 Corvette
2016 Corvette

Beautiful new Corvette was just purchased from a dealer in another state and brought to San Jose by its new owner.
Photo of 1967 Corvette Convertible
1967 Corvette Convertible

Not driven for some years and transferred to the new owner by his daughter who owned it for several decades, needed verification to put it back into the DMV's database and to register it.
Photo of 2008 T@DA Trailer
2008 T@DA Trailer

This 2008 T@DA trailer with the interesting name was purchased out of state and now resides in Santa Cruz. It was built in Indiana by Dutchmen Manufacturing.
Photo of 1982 GMC Pickup
1982 GMC Pickup

Originally a California vehicle, this diesel 4-wheel drive 1982 GMC pickup spent at least part of its life out of state but was brought back recently to California by the current owner for restoration and possible updates.
Photo of 2019 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailer
2019 NJF Mfg Fuel Pro 950S Trailer

2019 NJF trailer with tanker conversion was verified at the owner's San Jose location. Due to the proprietary nature of the tanker conversion, only the wheels are being shown here.
Photo of 2010 Buick Enclave
2010 Buick Enclave

At the last minute just hours from a DMV appointment, the Santa Cruz owner of this 2010 Buick Enclave discovered that his three Massachusetts vehicles needed to be verified before they could be registered so I was able to do it even though I was at my San Jose location that day, billing for the extra mileage.
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 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline 2-Door Sedan
1946 Chevrolet Fleetline 2-Door Sedan

This mostly complete, solid and ready for restoration 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline 2-door sedan in the great postwar fastback style in Soquel has been in the same family for many decades but hasn't been registered since the 1970s so a verification was needed. In the process, a typo was discovered on the title and the year, which was 1947 on the title, should actually be 1946 according to the identification number. The verification should help correct these issues.
Photo of 1956 Studebaker President RHD
1956 Studebaker President RHD

This local 1956 right hand drive Studebaker President 4-door sedan needed to be verified for it's current owner. Adding to the good styling are larger, wider wheels from a 1972 Plymouth Fury.
Photo of 1954 Packard Patrician (Blue)
1954 Packard Patrician (Blue)

This two-tone blue 1954 Packard Patrician had a California title in the current owner's name but had fallen from the DMV's database. The only way to regain non-op (non-operational) status was to verify it and, as it is currently inside a restoration shop in another state, some travel was needed to do the verification.
Photo of 2009 Toyota Matrix Hatchback
2009 Toyota Matrix Hatchback

This nice 2009 Toyota Matrix Hatchback from Massachusetts was verified for its Santa Cruz owner at my San Jose location which worked out better for him due to his work schedule.
Photo of 1958 Chevrolet Impala 2-Door Hardtop
1958 Chevrolet Impala 2-Door Hardtop

Very nice red 1958 Chevrolet Impala 2-door hardtop from Oregon was recently brought to San Jose, California by new owners so needed to be verified before it could be registered.