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Shawn started in the car industry professionally at the age of 18 way back in 1993 but his affinity for classic automobiles started in 1979 with a junkyard 1968 Camaro that his dad literally drug home. It had no doghouse, no front suspension and no window glass, so basically a frame and shell with a rear end. He and his father worked on it for several years, trading for parts, using a tree as a cherry picker to install the motor and scourging local junkyards for parts to get it running to its former glory again. Remember, there wasn't eBay or Amazon back then!

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As with anything in the 1970's and 1980's the coal business was very volatile, basically feast or famine. His dad (Richard) sold the car for $900 to be able to pay the bills when he was laid off for an extended period of time to feed his family until the mines opened again. 

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Shawn spent years after he was finally able to purchase a classic searching for the car. That search ended in 1999 when it was finally found, only to have been wrapped around a tree in Tennessee the month before. 

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​Fast forward to 2014 and Shawn met Ms. Cyndi. After spending a year talking her into marrying him they traveled the south managing dealerships and setting up shop in Bowling Green KY, home of the Corvette. Cyndi provides the day-to-day support with billing, scheduling appointments and just trying to keep Shawn in line generally. ​​

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The hunt for the car invigorated Shawn. He's owned well over 400 classics over the years. He's bought and sold at Mecum, Barrett Jackson, GAA Classic Car Auctions as many local and regional sales. He's been a used car director, used car manager, General Manager and General Sales Manager as well as business owner for well over 35 years now. 

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After hearing the many horror stories from friends of friends being scammed out of deposits or even complete payments for vehicles that have never existed, he decided to launch ACA Appraisals, not only does this company do insurance appraisals and virtual inspection reports, but we also provide physical inspections for potential buyers across the country to provide a solution to the modern-day scams. It's well worth spending a few hundred dollars to potentially save thousands of dollars on a vehicle that doesn't even belong to the person "selling" it. 

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