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A past board member of the Horseless Carriage Club of America, Carnection Advisors founder Jim Kruse went on his first car hunting trip at the age of 12 and grew up driving in hundreds of rallies.

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

Carnection Advisors founder Jim Kruse was raised in a family that restored some of the rarest cars in the world.  A past board member of the Horseless Carriage Club of America, Jim went on his first car hunting trip at the age of 12 and grew up driving in hundreds of rallies.  Today, car collectors turn to Jim for classic car advice.

Carnection Advisors founder Jim Kruse in his 1938 Floyd Dreyer Sprint Race Car.  #22, built by racing legend Floyd "Pop" Dreyer, is currently on display at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum

What We Do

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

We provide confidential and objective classic car advice to our clients by assisting them in pre-planning the future of their collection.  It's an important part of an estate but frequently gets left to the surviving spouse at the worst possible time.  

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Over the last two decades, Carnection Advisors founder Jim Kruse traveled the world to be with cars and collectors at events like the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and the Paris Retromobile.

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In need of some classic car advice or want to learn more about Carnection Advisors?

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"Jim, I am delighted you are undertaking this much needed service in our collector car hobby.  For over 60 years I have been a car collector, restoring, showing and touring.  I've met numerous people who have asked for help in finding new "care takers" of cars in their collections.  Most need classic car advice that your experience can skillfully guide them through.  Knowing you Jim for decades, gives me the authority to recommend you based on character, integrity, knowledge, skill, loyalty, and the list goes on.  Thank you for providing this service." 


- Jack Miller, American car collector and real estate developer

"I have known Jim for 25 years and can attest to his knowledge, integrity, and honesty."


- Dr. Ted Olson, Past Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Judge and Packard collector

"I have known Jim for over 40 years, watched him grow his own car collection while advising others with their insurance needs.  It will be fun to see him take his wealth of knowledge of the collector car industry in a whole new direction.  Car collectors, myself included, can benefit from Jim's expertise of classic car values not found in a guidebook"


- Richard Staadt, American car collector and entrepreneur

Events

March 2-5

Amelia Island Concours

Amelia Island, FL

March 2-5

Amelia Island Concours

Amelia Island, FL

August 20

Pebble Beach Concours

Pebble Beach, CA

August 20

Pebble Beach Concours

Pebble Beach, CA

October 2-6

Hershey Swap Meet

Hershey, PA

October 2-6

Hershey Swap Meet

Hershey, PA

Jan. 31-Feb.4, 2024

Retromobile

Paris, France

Jan. 31-Feb.4, 2024

Retromobile

Paris, France

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