About Us

We are all fans of the great automotive marques of Germany. Our varied experiences with cars, and our passion for the automobile, makes writing for this blog a natural fit. We all would hear about or see in person unique buying opportunities through our travels and connections. We would spend hours killing time cruising classified advertisements and online auction sites for our favorite makes, either for our own projects, or just to lust after. Instead of keeping our finds to ourselves, with germancarsforsaleblog.com, we are now able to do what we’d be doing anyway, but share our enthusiasm with the world in one place. This isn’t our day job, but something we take time to do for fun and for the interest of other German car fanatics.

Dan Crouch – Owner and Contributing Author

Dan’s first car was a 68 VW Beetle and keeping with the VW theme he also has owned a Scirocco, GTI, and track day Rabbit. During his college days his mechanical skills and a string of $300 Volvos kept hot the pizzas he delivered as well as his desire for a fine German automobile. His need was fed when he purchased one of Germany’s best a E36 M3. Dan also owns raresportbikesforsale.com and fittingly he currently rides a 1993 Ducati 750SS. From his perch in northwestern Oregon Dan also offers consulting via MotoringBlogs.com.

Evan Earle – Editor and Senior Author

Evan rebuilt his first engine, with the help of his father, at the age of 12 and was hooked from there. He bought his first car before he had a license and, in the German department, has since owned Mercedes and BMW cars. His passion for the Mercedes marque stems from him following his father and grandfather in Benz ownership. Evan can include a 1970 250C and mighty full Euro grey market 1979 450SEL 6.9 as vehicles he’s owned and restored. He also owns a very custom Land Rover Discovery that has a big engine swap he pulled off amongst other goodies. (He insists that there are some German made parts on it.) Evan has traveled the globe on automotive quests to indulge the German car habit, including powering a new Mercedes down the autobahn. At visits to F1 and vintage races, factories and shows, he always has his eye open for that next project or post. Evan can occasionally be seen at the birthplace of American road racing, Watkins Glen International race track, which is a short trip from his Ithaca, N.Y. home. Photos of some of Evan’s car resume can be found at his website, bahnstorm.com.

Ben Earle – Contributing Author

Ben got the car bug at an early age from his father who exposed him to several nice cars, the German ones included a Mercedes 300E and BMW 525i. He readily admits that when he gets bored while on the road, he tries to name the make and model of every car that passes by. (Incidentally he isn’t the only one on this page who does that.) His current ride isn’t German, but it is a nicely worked over Saab Turbo that shows his interest and skill in modification. Perhaps his first car, a toy that he drove while his pet husky did the pulling, was made in Germany. Ben hails from New England and keeps tabs on the motor scene in the Boston region.

Paul Henriques – Contributing Author

Paul has seen BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen vehicles come and go between himself and his father. The biggest range being with seven Benzs, including everything from a 1962 190C to his current ride a 2007 C230 Sport,  with a couple of 2 liter VW GTIs slipped into the mix. His father and uncle have appeared with their Merc fintails in a television commercial for Mercedes. Paul’s grasp of the German language gives us an edge when we need to translate advertisements from across the pond. His personal blog, paulhenriques.com, provides some car advice and information for things beyond the German border. Paul keeps a look out for fun vehicle finds from the D.C. area.

Aaron Kraljev – Contributing Author

Aaron, like Dan, represents our west coast contingent. His interest started off as a detailer at a Buick/VW dealership at 16. Since then he has seen a number of VWs and Porsches pass through his ownership. He has first hand knowledge of several iterations of the VW GTI as well as the mid-seventies Porsche. We previously featured a car he had restored on the blog.

Nate Rooks – Contributing Author

Nate had grandfathers who owned BMW 2002tiis and Porches so German cars are in his blood. He still gets a Road & Track subscription he first started at the age of nine. Joining Dan in the “VW was my first car” category, Nate’s first was a 1981 VW Rabbit pickup. The alphanumeric simplicity of German marques, particularly the combinations like M3, R32, RS4, and GTI, keep him excited. He has eyes and ears open for us in the San Francisco Bay Area.