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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 2017 Freightliner M2106
2017 Freightliner M2106

Latest vehicle for a San Jose recycling fleet, this 2017 Freightliner just arrived today and needed to be immediately verified for a registration appointment tomorrow.
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 2015 Honda Odyssey Minivan
2015 Honda Odyssey Minivan

This 2015 Honda Odyssey minivan was just purchased by the San Jose owner from a dealer in Texas but an interesting conundrum occurred. California requires supporting documents to be available for the verification but the Texas dealer would not send them until it was verified!
Photo of 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante
2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante

Gorgeous 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante Coupe from a Florida dealer was just verified at my San Jose location by the Morgan Hill owner. What a gorgeous car that slinked rather than drove away!
Photo of 1960 Bentley S2
1960 Bentley S2

Just brought in from out of state to the Watsonville area, this very nice 1960 Bentley S2 sports a fresh two-tone green paint job in the original colors which compliment the dark green leather seats.
Photo of 2009 Nissan GT-R, 2DR Coupe
2009 Nissan GT-R, 2DR Coupe

Beautiful and extremely low mileage 2009 Nissan GT-R 2DR Coupe was verified for the Los Altos owner who is relocating from Arizona.
Photo of 2017 Ford F150 Raptor
2017 Ford F150 Raptor

This custom wrapped flat-black 2017 Ford F150 Raptor in Santa Cruz was recently purchased from a Texas dealer but, as is typical of Texas dealers, they did not supply the proper supporting documentation. Still, I verified it with the supporting document section checked as None which is all I can do in these situations.
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 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 1989 Dodge Raider SUV
1989 Dodge Raider SUV

Made by Mitsubishi, this 1989 Dodge Raider SUV was recently purchased and is now located in Santa Cruz where we verified it.
Photo of 2014 Airstream Classic
2014 Airstream Classic

Virtually new 2014 Airstream Classic 30' bought out of state and now in a very mountainous area in the town of Boulder Creek.
Photo of 2016 Porsche Cayman GTS
2016 Porsche Cayman GTS

This stunning 2016 Porsche Cayman GTS was just leased from a Utah dealer by the new San Francisco, CA owner who needed to have it verified and emission tested for registration in California. The owner discovered a very short time before California's grace period was over the need to have it verified so he brought it to me at my location for faster service.
Photo of 2017 Dodge RAM 5500 (three)
2017 Dodge RAM 5500 (three)

Three 2017 Dodge RAM 5500s with tanker conversions were verified at the owner's San Jose location. Due to the proprietary nature of the tanker conversion, only the fender emblem is being shown here.
Photo of 2017 Freightliner M2112
2017 Freightliner M2112

This new 2017 Freightliner recycling truck was specially ordered for a San Jose recycling company as part of their large fleet for its low height for use in a rural neighborhood that has low trees over the streets.
Photo of 1983 Harley-Davidson
1983 Harley-Davidson

Motorcycle purchased out of state and now in Milpitas so required verification to be able to register in California.
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 1970 Volkswagen Manx
1970 Volkswagen Manx

This 1970 Volkswagen Manx dune buggy was originally sold as a kit for use on a shortened VW platform and later models such as this were street-legal so needed to be verified for its new Mountain View owner.
Photo of 1967 Dodge Polara 4-Door Sedan
1967 Dodge Polara 4-Door Sedan

1967 Dodge Polara 4-Door Sedan in San Jose was verified after dark as we were just on our way to our Santa Cruz location.
Photo of 1959 Porsche Convertible D
1959 Porsche Convertible D

This nice and ready for restoration 1959 Porsche Convertible D roadster has been in the same San Jose family's care for decades but has fallen from the DMV records so needed to be verified so that it can be given a new home.
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.