About Brian Manning
Brian Manning has been involved in the auto industry for over 20 years. During this time Mr. Manning has gained an immense amount of information and experience from the time that he has spent in different areas of the automotive market.
Brian Manning began his automotive career as a service station attendant at a prominent station in New Jersey. While working for this station, Mr. Manning was trained on several different methods of vehicle maintenance as well as many facets of mechanical repair.
Mr. Manning’s next automotive venture was at a Lincoln-Mercury dealership. Brian was responsible for detailing new vehicles for delivery, as well as performing maintenance on the high line pre-owned inventory.
After completion of his college degree, Mr. Manning pursued a career with a major rental car agency. As he advanced through the company through various promotions, Mr. Manning moved into the vehicle remarketing department. Brian was involved in the wholesale vehicle market for over 14 years and has appraised thousands of cars each year. Throughout his time in this arena, Mr. Manning trained many different employees on appraisal methods and techniques.
In addition, Mr. Manning has extensive vehicle auction experience which includes both purchasing and selling large volumes of vehicles. Mr. Manning also has a vast knowledge of damaged and salvage vehicles and has sold and reviewed estimates of numerous vehicles throughout the past 14 years.
Brian Manning is a certified appraiser in the state of North Carolina through the North Carolina Department of Insurance.
Due to his knowledge and passion for the custom and classic vehicle industry, Mr. Manning continued to increase his automotive knowledge. Brian Manning was trained to appraise classic and custom vehicles by Classic Auto Appraiser’s founder, Jeff Hyman.
Brian became the founder and appraiser for NC Auto Appraisal. After a long working relationship, Brian and Jeff joined forces at Classic Auto Appraiser.
Mr. Manning has also been trained by and is a member of the International Automotive Appraisers Association.
Brian also is a member of the N.A.D.A. advisory board and is utilized for input and information for use in their guidebooks. In addition, Brian is a member of the National Corvette Restorer’s Society (NCRS).
Brian has experience as a car show judge and is often sought after to perform these duties for a number of different vehicle events.
Vehicles have been Brian’s passion throughout his entire life. From a very young age, cars have been an integral part of his life and the enthusiasm for all things automotive still continues today. Due to the strong interest that Mr. Manning has had for this hobby and business, he has collected and restored many different classic vehicles.
