Donald Peterson

I met Don and some of his family in about 2001 when I was sent to Atlanta from New Zealand for a course for my work. I bought an Auto Trader magazine, found a Cadillac for sale and rang the number. That gentleman gave me Don´s number and I ended up meeting him and his wife Eddie and Ryan. I got to see his cars and travel in the Packard to his brother Jerry´s house where members of the Cadillac Club (including another of Don´s sons) put on a brunch for me. It was a wonderful day, with...

My deepest sympathy to Don's family. He was a true antique auto mentor to many. Enjoyed his company on many CCCA Caravans.

Dear Edie, Although it's been many years since we've seen you and Don, we fondly remember our travels with you and the adventures we shared. Please accept our sincere condolences for your loss. Sorry we can't be with you today.

Don will always be an unseen presence in every CARavan or CCCA event we attend! We will miss him. Prayers for the family. God Bless y'all !!

I had the great pleasure to meet Donald Peterson when he appraised my client's 280 SL. I remember him going over the car with a magnet which fell off constantly because it was hitting bondo all over the place. Ultimately my client got all of his invested money back plus his legal fees and the cost of Donald Peterson. I later recommended him to appraise a Porsche 914 in a divorce case and the value he established controlled the subject. He was a lovely man, a precise and detail-oriented...

Dear Eddy, Donald was such a dear friend. I called him the Pope of the antique auto biz. He enabled me to get involved in the show circuit by finding a way to get me into the Greenwich Concours. I showed Volvos there for years. Volvos were dear to Donald's heart but never very popular with the shows. They were too practical a car. I remember Don sloshing through the mud in a torrential downpour at Greenwich with that same great attitude he always portrayed. "It's just a little rain, no...