About Us
Laughlin Auto
Services helps individuals buy and sell classic, muscle and high performance
cars. Many of our clients are new to the hobby and are unsure of how to
start the process, how to determine the right price to either buy and sell a
classic or are not mechanically inclined to determine the good from the
bad.
We are affiliated
with a licensed Michigan car dealer, where we locate late model used
vehicles for individuals and save them thousands of dollars by our ability
to buy wholesale
How we got started
Laughlin Auto
Services got its start in 2003, but had its origin back in the 60’s when
founder Tony Laughlin worked as a junior mechanic and also operated a small
mail order speed equipment business while attending college.
A car enthusiast all
his life, Tony graduated from college and had a distinguished thirty-five
year career in the hospitality business, opening and managing hotels in New
York, Colorado, California and Michigan.
While the hotel business was a great career, cars were Tony’s passion and he
accumulated a great deal of automotive related experience.
Tony’s automotive resume includes:
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Junior Mechanic at an auto repair
facility during High School and College |
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Raced and maintained
a car for 5 seasons on the NHRA Super Stock Drag Racing Series |
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Thirty-five years
experience collecting and restoring classic muscle cars |
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Operated a mail order
speed equipment business for 4 years |
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High Performance and
Road Test Editor of Motor West Magazine, Orange California 1974 to 1980 |
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Thirty two years of
experience buying and selling classic muscle cars |
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Director of Valet
Auto Service – four years – locating and buying all vehicles for a
licensed Michigan Used Car Dealer |
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Seventeen years of
classic car show judging experience |
All of this related
background helps me evaluate vehicles. I have the “background and the eye”
to properly evaluate which is the best available vehicle when representing
my clients.
What our clients
are saying:
“Tony helped me
engineer a great trade of a 1969 Corvette for a turnkey, totally restored,
show winning 1967 Camaro. What great knowledge and advice from a guy who is
really down to earth with everyone.”
D.P., Sales Director
Cincinnati, Ohio
“Tony was extremely
thorough and knowledgeable in all aspects of selling my 1963 Corvette and a
locating a 2002 Corvette. His professionalism, honesty and expertise made
me feel very comfortable and I am most pleased with the car he located for
me.”
R.B., Medical Sales Representative
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
“Tony has recently
helped me buy two cars, a beautiful 1970 Nova SS and a one year old crew cab
pickup. Tony accompanied me and helped me evaluate a 1970 Nova that he
located. I know a little bit about cars, but Tony’s vast knowledge and
negotiating skills helped me buy a great car – priced well under its value
at the time. He also found me a seven-month-old crew cab truck that had
been a Chevrolet Zone Office vehicle. It had 2,400 miles on it and was in
immaculate condition. I saved just under $3,000 from what dealers were
asking for comparable vehicles with more miles. What a deal!”
V.Y., Hotel General Manager
Cincinnati, Ohio
Contact Us
Call us at (989)
400-1413 if you have any questions.
We look forward to serving you!
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