Our 2025 year end summary means it’s now been 2 years since we started OTS. Our top sales of the year were varied but reflect the enthusiasm and great taste of our clients, to whom we are immensely grateful for their support as we get our feet under us. Likewise, we are immensely grateful to our industry contacts, photographers, and fans for joining us for this journey.
In addition to lots of great cars, we also hired our first employee, started a dry ice business, and launched a merchandise line.
More details about our top sales are available via the link in our bio. Onwards to more great cars in 2026 and happy new year!
We’re excited to announce the addition of dry ice detailing at OTS. Employing a combination of compressed air and dry ice, the process is non-invasive and with the right equipment, highly tunable based on the surface being cleaned.
The transformative effect is remarkable, and one of the first jobs we performed was an undercarriage detail on a Ferrari 330 GTC displayed in the Late Preservation Class at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
If you’d like to book an appointment or consultation, please reach out.
OTS-eye view of Monterey Car Week. It was an absolute whirlwind but highlights included bringing the Toyota 2000GT and Ferrari Conciso to The Quail, driving and showing the Ferrari 275 GTB in the preservation class at Pebble, seeing the launch of the GMA Le Mans and S1 LM, driving the RUF Tribute with Alois Ruf, and of course seeing lots of fantastic cars and car people.
Thank you especially @gianluca__cimini
Car week already! Here are some of the cars @otsandco is bringing this year. If you see us out and about in any of them, come say hi. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
1) Toyota 2000 GT, on display at The Quail
2) Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta from @thestraylightcollection . 14 louvre Tour de France bodywork, which is very enthusiastically exercised and will also be displayed at The Quail
3) 1993 Ferrari Conciso a striking one-off barchetta which was displayed at the 1993 Frankfurt Motor Show and the 1994 Geneva Motor Show. And an absolute riot to drive, also on display at The Quail
4) 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce. @tottisracing general Car Week transport and company event car
5) 1957 Jaguar Mark 1 3.4 @dtamscott general Car Week transport
6) 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300TE Service Wagon homage. 7 seats and three rows for the whole team!
See you there!
Manual Black Series Episode 2: Which Is Faster on Track?
In this, the second of two episodes about the manual-swapped Mercedes-Benz CLK63 Black Series AMG converted by @kwiekclassics , @randypobst and OTS and Co founder Tazio Ottis set back to back lap times at Atlanta Motorsports Park to determine whether the Black Series is faster as a manual or as an automatic.
Matt Kwiek brought down an already manual swapped silver CLK 63 Black Series to compare against the black car before its automatic transmission was removed. In episode one, the OTS team, including Derek Tam-Scott and Robert Eppley, picked up their recently purchased CLK 63 Black Series in Florida and road tripped it to Nashville, where it will receive its transmission swap.
#blackseries #blackseriesmanual
CLK63 AMG Black Series Manual Swap Episode 1 - Full YouTube Link in Bio
Let down by its sometimes dim-witted automatic transmission, the Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series is an otherwise sensational car. It was comprehensively upgraded with a host of serious performance enhancements and wowed journalists in period. It’s a car with the right engine, the right bodywork, the right chassis improvements, the right wheels and brakes. But the wrong transmission, and that is the thing that holds the car back.
Until now.
We found out that @kwiekclassics classics had figured out how to swap the CLK63 Black Series to a 6-speed manual transmission. This video tells the story of our trip to Florida to buy a Black Series and road trip it to Matt’s shop in Nashville for its transformation. Along the way we meet up with @randypobst to lap an automatic and manual car at @atlantamotorsportspark to see which is faster. #mercedes #blackseries #amg
Top OTS sales of 2024
These cars are not necessarily the most expensive ones we transacted but are among the most interesting. They tell only a part of the OTS story but serve as visible, incontrovertible evidence of why we are proud of what we have been able to achieve during these, our first 12 months of operation. We started this business with a $10,000 loan and agreed to take no pay for the first 12 months so that we could make it a reality to work for ourselves in this space, which is both our passion and our profession. We especially want to acknowledge our friends (s/o @kevthephotographer , @calvin_11_ , @gianluca__cimini , @r32.jake , @car.tales ), clients, supporters, silent and not so silent fans for following along, pitching in, and trusting us. It has been a ton of work, a real pleasure, and hugely rewarding. Thank you.
Anyway, back to the cars. Link in bio to read more about each of the cars we selected as our favorite sales of the year. Of the 14 cars we chose, six found their new homes via @bringatrailer , and of those, four set all time BaT records for the model.
More detail about each car via link in bio.
📷: @kevthephotographer@remi.dargegen
Shop Friends: @drivewithrobert
Robert Eppley is a Bay Area-based photographer, car enthusiast, and one of the co-founders of @otsandco . Merging his lifelong passions for cars, travel, and photography, Robert has carved out a unique path in the automotive industry over the past several years.
He currently manages OTS’ sales and daily operations, and can often be found photographing their latest collector’s cars with his ILE Photo Bag Prime in tow.
We joined Robert on a recent afternoon to learn more about his journey and see his Photo Bag in action as he documented a beautiful 1981 Citroën CX. Full feature and interview available online!
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@otsandco is cramming it in for our first Car Week! Here’s all the cars we’re bringing down to Monterey. If you see us, come say hi!
1) Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 Croisette: this one-off shooting brake conversion was designed by Michelotti and built by Panther Westwinds. It’ll be at the @thequailevents Motorsports Gathering.
2) Ferrari 250 Europa by Vignale: one of 22 Europas built and the only one with this Vignale body, it will also be at the Quail.
3) Miura: on display as part of the Gandini retrospective at Motorlux
4) Spice GTP: this car hasn’t turned a wheel under its own power for about 20 years but @tottisracing has spent the last few months resuscitating it and will be racing it at the Historics, excuse me, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
5) Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint: @tottisracing Car Week transport that didn’t run in IMSA.
6) Mercedes W124 M104 service wagon to pick up all the pieces of the above.
See you there!
📷: @drivewithrobert
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