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Private Automotive Advisory

The Right Vehicle.Sourced Without Compromise.

Private vehicle sourcing, acquisition and brokerage for clients who value access, discretion and time.

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Serving clients nationwide

01The First Question

How may weassist you?

Three ways in. Each one begins with a conversation rather than a form.

Acquisition

01

Source a Vehicle

You describe the car. We find it, inspect it, negotiate it and deliver it.

  • A defined search brief, agreed before anything begins
  • Access to consignment, trade and private-owner inventory
  • Independent inspection before any money moves
  • Negotiation handled at arm's length, on your behalf
Begin a private search

Disposal

02

Sell or Trade

Private evaluation, considered placement, and none of the weekend traffic through your driveway.

  • Private evaluation against current comparable activity
  • Placement through the channel that suits the car
  • Trade and replacement coordinated as one transaction
  • Paperwork, payoff and transport managed end to end
Submit for evaluation

Advisory

03

Private Client Advisory

Ongoing representation for owners with more than one car and less than enough time.

  • Collection review and annual valuation
  • Priority access to vehicles before they are listed
  • Storage, transport and maintenance coordination
  • A single point of contact for anything with wheels
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02The Showcase

Examined the waya catalogue examines.

Take hold of it. Drag to turn the car, or use the arrow keys. The notes beside it are the ones that would be made in person, standing next to it.

The dark green grand touring coupe on a studio turntable, rotating through a full revolution
Drag to rotate

Exterior · 12frames · one drag is one full turn000°

On the stand

2021 Aston Martin DB11 V8 Coupe

Mileage
14,200 miles
Specification
4.0L twin-turbo V8 · 528 hp · 8-speed automatic
Exterior
Buckinghamshire Green
Interior
Chestnut Tan with Obsidian Black stitching
Location
Connecticut

Shoulder line

A single unbroken crease from the front wing to the tail. It is the reason a hard light source is the only honest way to photograph this car.

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03The Register

Current Opportunities

A short list, kept short on purpose. Some of what we hold is shown here. Rather more of it is not.

6 vehicles
Silver Jaguar E-Type Series 1 coupe in profile on a dark studio cycloramaCollector

1966 Jaguar E-TypeSeries 1 4.2 Fixed Head Coupe

Available
Mileage
61,400 miles
Price
On application
Key specification
4.2L inline-six · 265 hp · 4-speed synchromesh
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Black Rolls-Royce Phantom extended wheelbase beneath the stone entrance arch of a private club at duskLuxury

2016 Rolls-Royce PhantomExtended Wheelbase, Series II

Available
Mileage
31,800 miles
Price
On application
Key specification
6.75L V12 · Extended wheelbase · Rear lounge seating
View details

Vehicles held privately are not listed. Ask, and we will tell you what is available.

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04The Process

Every search is personallymanaged, end to end.

Five stages, in the same order every time. What changes is the car and the conversation, never the standard.

  1. Stage 01

    Define the Search

    We start with a conversation, not a form. What the car is for matters as much as what it is. By the end we have a written brief: specification, tolerances, budget, timing, and what you are willing to compromise on — which is usually the part that decides whether a search succeeds.

    You stop scrolling listings at eleven at night.

  2. Stage 02

    Access the Network

    The public market is only part of the market. Dealer consignment, trade inventory, collection disposals and owners who have not yet decided to sell all sit outside it. Those conversations happen quietly and they happen on the phone.

    You see cars that were never advertised.

  3. Stage 03

    Inspect and Evaluate

    Every candidate is inspected by an independent specialist before it is taken seriously — paint depth, undertray, service continuity, accident history, options against the build sheet. Findings come to you in full, including the ones that end the conversation.

    You never buy a car nobody has looked under.

  4. Stage 04

    Negotiate and Secure

    Negotiation is handled at arm's length, which is worth more than any technique. The seller does not know how much you want it. Terms, deposit, contract and title are agreed before anything is committed.

    You are not the one on the phone arguing about a number.

  5. Stage 05

    Deliver with Precision

    Enclosed transport as standard, insured, with a named driver and a delivery window that suits you. The car arrives washed, fuelled and with its documents in order — at home, at the office, or at the airport.

    You take delivery once, properly.

05The Record

Recently Sourced

What a search actually involves, described without the parts that are nobody else’s business.

Rear three-quarter studio view of a dark green grand touring coupe on a charcoal cyclorama
01

Recently completed

Modern turbocharged coupe, rare configuration

A specific colour and interior combination, manual-adjacent specification, and a hard limit on mileage. The client had been looking for seven months.

  • Configuration located through a dealer consignment relationship, before listing
  • One-owner example with unbroken franchised service history
  • Independent pre-purchase inspection completed prior to any deposit
  • Negotiated and secured at arm's length over four days
  • Enclosed nationwide delivery to the client's residence

The car was identified, inspected and secured inside two weeks of the brief being agreed. The client saw it for the first time in his own driveway.

A dark green grand touring coupe lit from above in a concrete private showroom
02

Recently completed

Front-engined V12, specified to the client's brief

A low-mileage example in a specific exterior and interior combination. The client was willing to wait for the right specification and unwilling to compromise on it.

  • Search held open across three months rather than closed early
  • Two candidates rejected at inspection stage and reported in full
  • Third car located through a private network contact, never advertised
  • Options verified line by line against the original build sheet
  • Transaction and transport coordinated as a single process

The specification was met without compromise. Two earlier candidates were declined on inspection findings, which is the part of the process that matters most.

A dark saloon on the raked gravel forecourt of a stone estate under overcast light
03

Recently completed

Full-size luxury SUV, trade and purchase together

A replacement needed inside a fixed timeline, with an existing vehicle to move and a loan payoff to settle at the same time.

  • Outgoing vehicle evaluated privately rather than taken to auction
  • Replacement located within the client's stated timeline
  • Loan payoff calculated and settled as part of one transaction
  • Both movements scheduled on the same day
  • Documentation handled end to end

One vehicle left and another arrived on the same afternoon, with the payoff settled and the paperwork closed before either car moved.

Client names, vehicles and terms are published only where consent has been given. Most of what we place is never written up at all.

The full record
06The Advisor
A walnut desk at dusk with a leather portfolio, fountain pen, reading glasses and a single brass key

Brandon Mayfield

Principal

Representationmatters.

Brandon Mayfield provides personal automotive representation for clients seeking a more thoughtful way to acquire, sell and manage exceptional vehicles.

Representation, not sales

We are paid to find you the right car, not to move a particular one. If the best answer is that you should keep what you have, that is the advice you will get.

Discretion by default

Client names, vehicles and transaction terms are not published, discussed or used as marketing. Testimonials appear only with written consent.

Direct communication

One number, one advisor, and a straight answer about what a car actually is.

Nationwide capability

Searches, inspections and delivery run across the country. Distance changes logistics, not the standard.

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Macro detail of contrast stitching on tan leather
Forged wheel and ceramic brake disc under a raking highlight
Twill-weave carbon fibre meeting dark green paintwork
07The View

The public market isonly part of the market.

Where segments are moving, and what that means for a search this quarter.

Air-cooled Porsche 911

Steady

Modern grand tourers

Softening

Manual-transmission supercars

Firming

Full-size luxury SUVs

Softening

How to read this

Directional commentary, drawn from what we see placing cars. It is not a valuation, an appraisal or a forecast, and no vehicle on this site is offered as an investment.

Full market intelligence
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By request

Private ClientAccess

For owners with more than one car and less than enough time. Private client access is extended by invitation or request, and it is limited on purpose.

Priority sourcing

Active searches take precedence, and briefs are held open rather than closed when nothing suitable appears this month.

Early access

Off-market vehicles are shown to private clients before they reach any listing, if they reach one at all.

Collection advisory

A considered view on what to keep, what to move, and what a collection is missing.

Annual valuation

Each vehicle reviewed once a year against comparable activity, documented for insurance and estate purposes.

Sale and trade coordination

Disposal and replacement handled as a single transaction rather than two unrelated ones.

Transportation management

Enclosed movement between residences, storage and events, arranged and supervised.

Private events

Occasional invitations to viewings, auctions and gatherings that are not open to the public.

Direct access

A number that reaches Brandon rather than a queue.

Requests are reviewed personally. There is no fee to ask, and no mailing list attached to it.

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08The Standard

Access matters.Representation matters more.

How the firm operates

Independent representation
No dealership floor, no manufacturer quota, no vehicle we are obliged to sell you.
Nationwide service
Searches run across the country and vehicles are delivered to any US address.
Private network
Consignment, trade and private-owner relationships built one transaction at a time.
Independent inspection
Every vehicle inspected by a specialist who does not work for the seller.
Secure documentation
Title, contract and funds handled through established channels with written records.
Personally managed
One advisor from the first conversation to the delivery, without handoffs.
A dark green grand touring coupe travelling a coastal road beneath overcast silver light

Your next vehicle beginswith a conversation.

Tell us what you are looking for. We will handle the search, evaluation, negotiation and delivery.

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