Harry Kraemer’s automotive career began in the late 1970s working for a Chevrolet dealer in the parts department. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Harry worked for numerous new car dealerships advancing to an Assistant Parts Manager. In 1989 Harry was presented with the Nissan Parts & Service Managers’ Organization Recognition of Outstanding Dealership Parts Performance Award. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s Harry worked for a large automobile dealer (with over 40 franchises) where he gained experience buying/selling cars at auctions, appraising used cars, and working as a service advisor. Harry has over 20 years experience appraising vehicles and aircraft, completing thousands of appraisals on cars, motorcycles, and aircraft. Harry has been published in over 20 different publications (over 60 papers/articles). Harry has been a judge for the Antique Automobile Association of America at their annual fall meet in Hershey, PA. Harry has attended appraisal training courses for both vehicles and aircraft. Harry currently works as an appraiser and a broker buying/selling antique cars, motorcycles, and aircraft (of all years, large and small). Over the years he has owned and restored numerous vintage cars and motorcycles.
May 19, 1952: First flight of the Grumman XF10F-1 Jaguar, an experimental carrier-based jet fighter having a variable sweep wing. The Jaguar, a shoulder-wing monoplane powered by a Westinghouse J40-WE-8 turbojet with afterburner proves to have disappointing and unremarkable performance, is not placed in quantity production.