Survivor Classic Car Services

Survivor Classic Car Services is a classic car consignment dealer with its Florida showroom in Palmetto, on the south side of Tampa Bay near Port Manatee. The company dates to 2017, according to its Better Business Bureau file, and it began as a vehicle inspection and appraisal service before it moved into selling cars. Today it markets its Palmetto building as its Tampa showroom and also runs showrooms near Chicago, in Homer Glen, Illinois, and near Atlanta, in Alpharetta, Georgia. This profile covers the Florida location.

From appraisals to consignment sales

The earliest version of the company's website, from 2018, offered pre-purchase inspections and certified appraisals rather than cars for sale. It introduced the owner as Brad Kline and gave his background in his own words: he grew up around his family's upholstery shop, worked in a Ford dealership service department, earned a degree in automotive technology, and spent ten years managing a classic car dealership before turning appraisals into a full-time business. By 2020 the site was selling and consigning cars from a building on South Dock Street in Palmetto, and the company has since moved a short way along the same street to its current address.

The company's site explains the name two ways. It sells genuine survivor cars when it can find them, though it notes there are not enough of them to build a business on. It also says it donates to local charities each month that help survivors of war, abuse, disease and homelessness.

How consignment works here

Consignment is the center of the business. The company advertises "always free" consignment, meaning no consignment or renewal fees. Instead, it earns a commission when the car sells, and its site mentions a tiered commission structure for higher-value vehicles. Sellers can choose between two options:

• Showroom consignment. The car is kept in a climate-controlled indoor showroom, cleaned, detailed and maintained, and shown to walk-in buyers and by appointment. The company says the owner keeps the title until the car has sold and payment has been made.
• Flex consignment. The car stays with its owner and the company comes to photograph and market it. Details are given by phone.

Each consigned car gets professional photos, a walkaround video and a written description, and the company lists it on its own site and on national marketplaces including Hemmings, ClassicCars.com, eBay, Cars.com and Classic.com. The company also says it pays consignors the same day it is paid. Ask for the commission schedule in writing, since the rate is not published. For a breakdown of how commissions and listing costs compare, see our guide to classic car consignment fees.

What is for sale in Palmetto

The company describes its stock as classic cars, muscle cars, restomods, exotics and custom vehicles, and its listings show which showroom each car is in. That matters, because a car on the Survivor site may be in Illinois or Georgia rather than Florida. In early October 2026 the Palmetto showroom had a mix of street rods, including 1932 Ford roadsters, a 1937 Ford cabriolet, a restored 1957 Chevrolet 3100 panel truck, a 1962 Chevrolet C10, a 1969 Corvette built as a Baldwin-Motion tribute, and a few newer collectibles such as a 1994 Camaro Z28 convertible and a 1995 Jeep Wrangler. Most Florida asking prices fell between about $12,000 and $60,000, while the company's priciest car at the time, a 1968 Shelby GT500KR convertible, was in its Illinois showroom.

Buying, inspections and appraisals

For buyers, the company offers financing for classics 20 years and older and exotics seven years and older, with terms of up to 144 months according to its finance page. It also accepts trade-ins, arranges shipping worldwide, can help with collector car insurance, and will try to locate a specific car on request.

Inspections remain a large part of the business. The company's pre-purchase inspection covers body, frame, drivetrain, interior and a test drive, includes VIN and trim tag decoding, and comes with a certified appraisal and more than 200 photos, with the report sent the same day. It also produces appraisals for agreed-value insurance, diminished value claims, loans, estates and donations. Notably, the company's own site recommends that remote buyers use a third-party inspection service, which is good advice for any car bought from a dealer that also inspects.

Reputation

Survivor Classic Car Services is not accredited by the Better Business Bureau. When we checked its BBB profile in October 2026, it held an A+ rating with one complaint closed in the previous three years. The company has operated under the same name since 2017 and sells through several of the largest classic car marketplaces. Its website describes it as the highest-rated classic car consignment dealership, which is the company's own claim, so compare independent reviews before you consign or buy.

Visiting the Palmetto showroom

The Florida showroom is at 2327 South Dock Street, Palmetto, FL 34221, just off US-41 about three miles north of the I-275 interchange. The company describes the building as nearly 12,000 square feet of indoor display space. Its site lists hours of Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with weekend visits by appointment only. The Palmetto line is (941) 845-4461. Before you drive over, confirm that the car you want is actually in Florida. To compare the inventory with other sellers, browse more classic cars in Florida.