This page is for the purpose of showing Peter Briggs the legal document that shows his felony fraud actions after agreeing to repair Kurt Shafer’s antique Meyers Manx dune buggy.

Here is the entire complaint written by Kurt’s lawyer

Dated 4-17-25
To Peter Briggs

Dear Mr. Briggs:
We write on behalf of Mr. Kurt Shafer, the owner of a 1973 Meyers Manx dune buggy (“Manx”).

Mr. Shafer informs us that on January 15, 2024 you and he entered into a verbal agreement under which you would perform repairs to the Manx’s crankshaft and Mr. Shafer would compensate you with proceeds of the eventual sale of the Manx.

Mr. Shafer further informs us that you were to document your work on the Manx to ensure that it could be sold as a restored vehicle, true to the original vehicle specifications. In addition you were aware that Mr. Shafer intended to sell the Manx after your repair and you were aware that Mr. Shafer’s expectation was to get the Manx back in weeks, not months. We understand that the landlord for your shop cancelled your lease. You informed Mr. Shafer of your need to move and you estimated it would take over a month. That was in February. Then later Mr. Shafer paid you $3500 to assist you in your work.

However, instead of commencing the repairs after your move, you let the Manx sit at your shop for months. In May Mr. Shafer presented you with an agreement for you to sign that stated that you would complete all work in June of 2024. You signed that document but failed to perform.

By July of 2024, Mr. Shafer found that there had been no noticeable progress on the Manx’s crankshaft, at which point he met with you to discuss the work. Mr. Shafer particularly noted that you had rebuilt the Manx’s dashboard and had repainted its body, but you had failed to produce or provide documentation of the work you had performed.

Mr. Shafer advises that you refused to comply with his repeated requests for documentation of your work.

Mr. Shafer became particularly concerned because you said you had built an engine for the Manx, but had sold the engine to a third party. You later said the engine had no parts from the original engine left with you.

In December of 2024, when you let Mr. Shafer take possession of the Manx, you failed to tell him that you had not installed his original engine but instead let him think the engine was the original. He found that the engine in the Manx when you gave it back to him was not the engine which he had given to you for repair. To confirm that the engine was different, Mr. Shafer dismantled one of the engine cylinders and found that the piston size was entirely different than it had been before he had left the Manx with you.

Please understand that swapping the Manx’s engine without authorization likely constitutes felony conversion under Arizona law.

Mr. Shafer acknowledges the work you performed with regard to the dashboard and the body paint, though such work was not properly documented per the agreement. Still, Mr. Shafer is willing to value the aforementioned work at $1,000.00.

With the remainder of the work being undone and the original engine now missing, Mr. Shafer estimates his losses to be $2,500.00 for unperformed labor and $7,000.00 for the missing engine.

On behalf of Mr. Shafer, we demand that you compensate him in the amount of $9,500.00. Should you fail to do so Mr. Shafer is prepared to sue you in court. It is our understanding that you have informed other victims of your fraudulent thefts that you will not come to a court if you are sued. We requested earlier that you reply to this letter with your intentions by contacting Mr. Shafer directly within ten (10) days of your receipt of this letter. You failed to do so.

If you engage legal counsel to assist you, your attorney is authorized, pursuant to ER 1.2(c) and 4.2
of the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, to contact Mr. Shafer directly. Mr. Shafer will contact us as
necessary.