PaddockGavin.
A feed cannot give a car person a real crowd to stand in, or a straight answer on an expensive decision. PaddockGavin runs car events people can walk into, sourcing and consignment through a licensed dealer, and a book on keeping a car looking right. The car side of the operation, from Nashville.
Days out built around cars.
We put on car events in Middle Tennessee, and one series in Scottsdale. Stand next to the cars, ask the owners about them, and go home.
Saturday, October 10, 2026The Piston Powered Ranch
A curated car show on a working cattle ranch in Unionville, Tennessee, about an hour south of Nashville. Three hundred collector cars, chosen one at a time, on fourteen acres. Free to attend, 9am to 3pm.
Go to the ranch site (opens in a new tab)
Scottsdale, 2023Tires & Timepieces™
Cars and watches in a Scottsdale jeweler’s parking lot, early on a Saturday, free to walk into. Two editions in 2023: 500+ people and 130 cars in May, then 1,500 people and 190+ cars in October.
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Collector mornings and private evenings
A monthly morning at an exotic and luxury dealership through August 2026, and private collector evenings on ranches and private properties around Middle Tennessee, for a collector group, a brand or a birthday.
Bring us a property
If you have a ranch, orchard, airfield or floor that can hold cars and people, tell us where it is. We handle the curation, ticketing, marshals and site plan.
How event production and sponsorship workThe Gloss Game.
Twelve chapters and 96 pages, first edition August 2025: the routine for keeping a car’s paint right, built on a driveway in Escondido in 1993. Wheels first, foam before the mitt.
Buying, selling or consigning? Tell us the car.
Buy, sell and consignment offers come in directly, and get brokered through the network, retail or wholesale. Every sale completes through a licensed dealer, and nothing is an offer until the selling dealer puts it in writing.
A broker fee, if any, is determined when we agree on the terms of the broker agreement.
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Three rules.
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Say who paid
Paid, gifted and affiliate content is labeled before you read it.
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Stay independent
If a deal asks for a good review, I turn it down.
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Answer everyone
Every inquiry gets a reply, one way or another.
The fastest way in is a message on Instagram. Say what you have in mind and I reply.
In short.
What is PaddockGavin?+
The car side of Gavin Brooks: events and brand partnerships, exotic car sourcing and consignment through a licensed dealer, and a detailing book. It runs from Nashville, Tennessee.
Is The Piston Powered Ranch free?+
Yes. Spectator admission is free, with no ticket and no charge. It is on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 9am to 3pm, on a working cattle ranch in Unionville, Tennessee.
How do I sell or consign an exotic car?+
Start the intake with the VIN or whatever you know about the car. Every sale completes through a licensed dealer, and a broker fee, if any, is determined when we agree on the terms of the broker agreement.
Who runs PaddockGavin?+
Gavin Brooks. What is published there is published personally, on that account.
Buying, selling or consigning?
Tell us the car.
Every sale completes through a licensed dealer, and nothing is an offer until the selling dealer puts it in writing. A broker fee, if any, is determined when we agree on the terms of the broker agreement.
Start the intake