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The Road Ahead

We have all been living through extraordinary times. As written in my recent column for Sports Ca...

July 28, 2020

A Reflective Look at the ‘Monterey Week’ 2019

I’m not the first to observe that time passes more quickly as you get older. I didn’t realize unt...

September 6, 2019

A Milestone, A New Website and a Busy Fall/Winter Ahead

Welcome to the new website of Donald W Osborne, LLC / Automotive Valuation Services! It’s been a...

August 12, 2019

As I continually study automobiles in an unending

As I continually study automobiles in an unending quest to augment my connoisseurship, sometimes a chance encounter makes the theoretical quite obvious. Here, side by side, are an early Fiat Balilla with the factory two-door sedan body next to my custom-bodied example, designed by the legendary Mario Revelli di Beaumont for carrozzeria Bertone. Revelli transforms the stance, lower and with a flowing line difficult to achieve in a small car. Fantastic. #ifyouloveclassiccarsthendonaldlovesyou #assessandcaresswithdonaldosborne #asaappraisers #fiatbalilla #italianstyle #vintagefiat #bertone #mariorevellidibeaumont

This post was sent to me by a friend and associate

This post was sent to me by a friend and associate- It’s so vital that people, no matter how well meaning, understand that the appraisal of all personal property, not least of which are automobiles, is a profession- not a hobby, sideline or casual effort. Would you trust your health, electrical work or plumbing to an enthusiastic friend? Perhaps it might be a bit more effective and prudent to employ an accredited professional appraiser for this work… try one of us- it will be worth the effort! #asaappraisers #ifyouloveclassiccarsthendonaldlovesyou #assessandcaresswithdonaldosborne #jaylenosgarage #shelby #classicmustang

Only in Italy- we come to the city of Lodi for the

Only in Italy- we come to the city of Lodi for the antiques market and discover a car show! Fantastic. The sheer range of the entry is great- much like a Cars & Coffee in the USA. #ifyouloveclassiccarsthendonaldlovesyou #assessandcaresswithdonaldosborne #jaylenosgarage #italianstyle #asaappraisers #citroensm #lanciaclassiche #lanciafulvia #lanciaaugusta #citroen2cv #fiat126 #1958oldsmobile #audraincarsandcoffee

A wonderful - if slightly scary- opportunity to be

A wonderful - if slightly scary- opportunity to be interviewed- in Italian- by my friend David Guidici of l’automobile classica magazine at Auto e Moto d’Epoca in Bologna, Italy last week. Great to share a view of the American classic car scene at the largest Italian event of its kind! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/DJEpNvsuWhYZt6mH/? #assessandcaresswithdonaldosborne #ifyouloveclassiccarsthendonaldlovesyou #asaappraisers #audrainautomobilemuseum #jaylenosgarage #audrainmuseumnetwork #automotivevaluationservices #driveitdontparkit #italianstyle #autoemotodepoca

More from Bologna at Auto e Moto d’Epoca. Terrif

More from Bologna at Auto e Moto d’Epoca. Terrific cars and people- and I moderated a panel of auction house specialists during the Classic Car Auction Yearbook of Adolfo Orsi at its 2024 launch event. #assessandcaresswithdonaldosborne #ifyouloveclassiccarsthendonaldlovesyou #classiccarauctionyearbook #lancia #lanciastratos #lanciaaprilia #suzukigo #marcellogandini #pininfarina #classiccars #autoemotodepoca #fiatturbina #asaappraisers

A very random sampling of sights seen at Auto e Mo

A very random sampling of sights seen at Auto e Moto d’Epoca in Bologna- the move from Padova has resulted in a much larger event- it has been really great to connect with so many good friends from across Europe here and to further my connoisseurship by inspecting some historic and important cars. #assessandcaresswithdonaldosborne #asaappraisers #ifyouloveclassiccarsthendonaldlovesyou #driveitdontparkit #italianstyle #classiccars #italianlegends #autoemotodepoca #classiccaryearbook

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