Sun, 29 June 2014
021: McKeel Hagerty President and CEO of Hagerty Insurance talks about building a premier collector car insurance company and changing the industry for the better.
McKeel Hagerty is President and CEO of Hagerty Insurance Agency a premier classic car and vintage boat insurance company. They protect over 700,000 vehicles, 10,000 boats and 25,000 motorcycles. Hagerty Insurance gives back by donating 10% of their net revenue to programs and organizations devoted to preserving the hobby. McKeel is a hands-on leader who truly cares about cars, collectors and his employees. Cars and wooden boats have always been a part of his life. At 13 he and his father restored a rusty 1967 Porsche 911S which he still owns today. A leader in his industry and a true enthusiast of the hobby McKeel is a car guy through and through. |
Thu, 26 June 2014
020 Michael T. Lynch is involved in many aspects of the automotive world from writing to events and has won numerous journalistic awards.
Michael T. Lynch is a consultant, an author, historian, researcher and photographer. He is a full journalist member of both the Motor Press Guild and the American Automobile Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association. His writing has appeared in journals worldwide and if you’re a reader of any automobile magazine you’ve probably read one of Michael’s articles. He is also noted for writing some of the world’s most prestigious concours d’elegance programs. The list of awards for his writing skills is long and prestigious. His clients include collectors, special events, museums and universities. And Michael is the Vice-Chairman of the Art of the Car Concours, a researcher at the Revs Program at Stanford University and a member of the Racing Car Certifications Committee of the Antique Car Club of America. |
Wed, 25 June 2014
019 David Madeira President and CEO of the LeMay-America's Car Museum talks about motorcycles rides to Nepal and overcoming unsurmountable challenges.
David Madeira is not your typical sit-behind-the-desk CEO. He has served as President and CEO of LeMay-America’s Car Museum since 2002. David has been on some amazing adventures having ridden his motorcycle across 25 countries from Spain to Nepal. His career as a fundraiser in the educational field is long and impressive. After learning that the owners of the world’s largest car collection were trying to create a museum around their automobile treasures, David jumped in to action and spent years helping develop what has become a spectacular car museum located in Tacoma Washington. It is a legacy to the late Harold LeMay who with his wife Nancy, collected their incredible collection. The museum opened in 2012 with David at the helm leading a dedicated team who cares for the collection. That is when he’s not riding his motorcycles through Brazil or Peru! |
Tue, 24 June 2014
018: Marshall Buck of CMA Models is a master model maker who's works of art are the finest in the world.
Marshall Buck has been an automotive enthusiast since childhood. At the young age of 15 he designed an electric slot car racetrack set, presented it to the R&D group at Aurora Toys, and started doing freelance work for them. In 1982, after a well-healed client convinced Marshall to go full bore in to model making he has never looked back. His models have garnered much publicity and praise world-wide. Marshall’s client list is a virtual who’s who of some of the “movers and shakers” in our world. Marshall’s models are truly works of art. |
Mon, 23 June 2014
017 Warren Tracy of The Busted Knuckle Garage shares his story that started at the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Warren woke up one morning and his wife asked him what he had been doing at 3:00 in the middle of the night. He didn’t remember being up. She said he was at his desk writing something. When he looked at the pad he saw a sketch with the words Busted Knuckle Garage and an idea was born. That was 17 years ago. Today the Busted Knuckle brand can be found in all sorts of automotive venues with over 250 different products that you can find at Warren’s website, The Busted Knuckle Garage and at many other retail and on line venues. Always a car guy Warren is an entrepreneur at heart. |
Sun, 22 June 2014
Jonathan A. Stein is the executive editor and associate publisher of Hagerty Classic Cars, although he may be best known for his 12-year stint atAutomobile Quarterly. A full-time automobile historian and editor for over 26 years, Jonathan has been involved with the old car hobby for 40 years. He is the author of three books, he has edited or published another dozen and has written hundreds of articles for major magazines in the United States and England. He has consulted for museums, restoration shops, auction houses and for Smithsonian Journeys, for which he is a frequent study leader for European tours to automotive points of interest. A long-time denizen of the concours circuit, he is a judge at Pebble Beach, Amelia Island, Concours of America and many other major automotive events. On his own time, Jonathan has been spotted driving the MGA coupe he's owned for 37 years. |
Sat, 21 June 2014
015: Diane Brandon. Rolls Royce and Bentley expert who writes for RM Auctions, Gooding Auctions and Sports Car Market Magazine. Enjoy Diane's amazing journey from a 1947 Pink Willy's Jeep to a 3,700 mile journey in a 1957 Bentley S.
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Fri, 20 June 2014
014: Perry Stern, editor at MSN Auto.com. A guy who found a way to play with cars and get paid to do it.
Perry started his automotive career over 25 years ago as an advisor at a vehicle consulting firm, helping customer to decide on which vehicles they wanted and then helping them through the purchase process. He has always been a car nut, but that was his first exposure to the inner workings of the auto industry. He left in 1995 to become one of the original staff members of CarPoint, Microsoft's automotive Web site that launched in late 1995. Perry has worn a number of different hats and in 2002 I became editor of the site that is now known as MSN Autos. Over the years Perry helped in planning as well as contributing to various MSN properties in Canada, Japan and throughout Europe. |
Thu, 19 June 2014
013: Steve Kelley is a political cartoonist and creator of the popular cartoon Dustin. Steve is also a certified car nut and loves the Pagoda style Mercedes Benz 280SL.
For more than three decades, editorial cartoonist Steve Kelley has devoted his attention to public officials the way the radiator grille of a tractor-trailer might devote its attention to June bugs. He has delighted readers by consistently consigning office-holders to the single fate they fear most – that of not being taken seriously. Steve’s editorial cartoons have appeared in Time, Newsweek, US News & World Report, Forbes, Playboy, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post among others. His work is a regular feature on many news websites, including Townhall and National Public Radio. An honors graduate of Dartmouth College, Steve began his career in 1981 at The San Diego Union-Tribune. Steve’s work has won many awards including six first-place honors from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Along with fellow cartoonist Jeff Parker, Steve created and writes the popular daily comic strip Dustin, distributed to 330 newspaper clients by King Features Syndicate. Not one to sit still, Steve began writing and performing stand-up comedy in 1985. He’s appeared at Harrah’s, The Desert Inn and The Riviera in Las Vegas, Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, and Carnegie Hall in New York City. And Steve is a veteran of seven appearances on The Tonight Show. |
Thu, 19 June 2014
012: Tim Suddard is the publisher of Grassroots Motorsports and Classic Motorsports magazines. Tim also runs the Orange Blossom Tour. He has restored over 40 cars and in August of 2014 Tim will celebrate his 30th year as a publisher of great automotive m
Tim Suddard grew up the son and grandson of a Ford dealer. He began restoring cars at the age of 14 and still has the first car he restored, a 1929 Ford that his grandfather had sold brand new. Shortly after graduating from Stetson University he decided that America’s car magazines focused too much on the wealthiest few, so he started Grassroots Motorsports, a magazine geared towards regular people who enjoyed fixing up and playing with common, readily available sports cars. This success lead to the formation of a second publication; Classic Motorsports, which has become America’s largest publication catering to classic sports car enthusiasts. These publications led to an events business, that includes hosting the Classic Motorsports Mitty, one of the oldest and largest vintage races in America, the Ultimate Track Car Challenge and the $201X Challenge series of low cost events; that have run for the last ten years. Tim does a variety of contract publishing work that includes publication of the Amelia Island Concours program, the World Challenge fan guide and other concours and race event programs. He maintains, rallies and races a collection of about fifteen eclectic, mostly British, sports cars and has restored over 40 cars since that first Model A. |