Summers Car Company Classics

I was looking for a 1972 K10 for about 3 months and ran across one on autotrader classics listed by summer car company. I sent a txt to the listed number which is Jesse owners son and received a response back immediately. Jesse responded promptly to all of my emails, phone calls, texts and questions I had. Jesse arranged an inspection on the vehicle as I am located in California and unable to see the car. There were a couple paint dings and Jesse even went as far as repairing these at no cost. The process through their accounting department with Ann was very easy and she answered all my questions. Their customer service is Excellent! Tomorrow my 72 truck will be put on a truck with Dustin/​Sean transporting it to Sacramento. So far my experience with Jesse and his team at Summers Car Company has been 5 stars. I will be recommending them to my friends & family that are interested in purchasing Classics. Will continue the review once my 1972 truck arrives on Wed/​Thursday. Thanks Rob

This is the second vehicle my spouse purchased from Jesse. Our first purchase was a positive experience, the kind of treatment that made you trust Jesse and the company. It was a 1966 Twin-​I Beam truck, it operated well and was beautiful. Based on that purchase in 2008, He wanted to purchase a 1965 Ford Econoline pickup in December 2014. Jesse stated this Ford Econoline vehicle was nicer now than when it came from the factory. Based on the experience in 2008, I agreed to the purchase. Unfortunately, a lot of things change in seven years, my husband took Jesse at his word.
The carburetor and adapter did not fit, causing a terrible air leak, the motor continually cut out and engine stalled. That repair was a $ 400 fix.
I heard Jesse tell my husband he would talk to his dad and they could help out with the purchase of the proper carburetor, that was the last my husband heard from Jesse in March 2015.
A total of 41 miles have been placed on the vehicle since it was transported to California. Two days ago, we took the Econoline out to complete the registration process, followed by lunch to obtain the vehicle weight certificate. We never even obtained the weight certificate or lunch. I waited for a tow truck. When the mechanic looked at it, he said there is oil in the radiator.
He texted Jesse, who answered and contacted the previous owner who claimed it was a sealant the previous owner used.
Our mechanic states the radiator keeps overheating even after cooling. There may be a cracked cylinder head and/​or block. Now we are looking at magnafluxed (sp) to check for cracks, leakage. Since there is not coolant in the oil, there may be some bigger problems having to do with pressurized oil leaking???
I left a message for Jesse again since he now does not return telephone calls or text messages with my husband. I hope to update this review with positive results and not move to the BBB Oregon site, time will tell…

Great people! I mostly dealt with Jesse when I bought my vintage muscle car from Summers Car Company. It’s been around a month and I still am amazed how smooth the whole process went. The car was just beautiful and a bit better than expected. I felt I got a very fair deal. Any questions about shipping or title were answered promptly, and I must have called them a dozen times. Also, I would recommend the shipper Summers’ used to send me the car. I believe the shippers name is Iaccino and the guy driving the truck was Dustin. On time, professional, and the car was covered in a plastic sheet. Customer service is the American way and Jesse has it down to a science.
Thank you.

I have purchased about 20 cars/​trucks for myself/​friends/​family over the last almost 30 years. I recently purchased a used vehicle from Summers. It was the most pleasant used car transaction I can ever remember going through. They were low pressure, and easy to negotiate with. The service after the deal was also smooth and easy.
They should all be like this.