As the founder of the Automotive Appraisal and Collection Management company – Veloce Valuations, LLC – Steven Kittrell always has his eyes on the market and a finger on the pulse.

for exclusive collector automobiles originally stems from a grocery store parking lot encounter when he was a child with one of Americas most beautiful automotive offerings of all time: a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe. It’s been a motorsports love affair for Steven since. Originally a collegiate baseball standout, Steven’s entry into the realm of the world’s most exclusive automobile industry first started with a chance encounter at Monterey’s legendary Car Week.

While a student of broadcasting at Menlo College, Steven was providing on-air commentary during the event when he met Ferrari parts and restoration mogul, Ted Rutland. The two formed a fast friendship and a few short months later, Steven was sitting atop T. Rutlands West’s parts distribution empire as the company’s Operations Manager; a position he maintained for over four years. While being an International advertising account executive for Keith Martin’s Sports Car Market Magazine , the collector car world broadened Steven’s expertise, knowledge and experience.