Diminished value claims
First-party and third-party claims where post-repair market value is contested.
Areas of Expertise
The vehicles and matters we know best.
Decades of hands-on work with American classics and resto-mods — and the valuation disputes an automobile expert witness is retained to resolve.
Vehicle Focus
Cars Woody knows by touch.
- —Pre-war and post-war American classics
- —Muscle cars and pony cars (1960s–early 1970s)
- —Resto-mods and pro-touring builds
- —Numbers-matching and concours-level restorations
- —Vintage trucks and SUVs
- —Modern collectibles and exotics
- —Project cars and parts vehicles
- —Custom and one-off builds
Case Types
Matters an automobile expert witness is retained for.
Total loss disputes
Challenges to carrier ACV determinations, comparable selection, and condition adjustments.
Stated-value & agreed-value disputes
Coverage and valuation disagreements on collector policies.
Dealer fraud & misrepresentation
Undisclosed damage, odometer issues, title problems, and originality misrepresentations.
Repair quality & workmanship
Review of body, paint, mechanical, and restoration work product.
Lemon law support
Vehicle condition and value analysis for consumer protection matters.
Estate & divorce valuations
Defensible appraisals of single vehicles and entire collections.
Subrogation & salvage
Loss valuation, salvage value, and recovery analysis.
Considering retaining an expert?
Initial case consultations are confidential and complimentary.