Ed Gilbertson is the Chairman of the International Chief Judge Advisory Group (ICJAG). Ed is also the President of the Jury – Salon Prive’ Concour d’Elegance, a role that pulled him out of retirement to handle all the judging at this event that is held at the Blenheim Palace in the UK. Ed has been active in the car hobby for over 45 years. He is the Chief Judge Emeritus for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and continues to serve as a senior member of the Pebble Beach Selection Committee. He is also the Chief Judge Emeritus for the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic and the Ferrari Club of America. In addition, he was Chief Judge for the Legend of the Motorcycle International Concours and multiple shows across the country. 

Bryan Dagel is the owner and operator of Dagel Refinishing & Fabrication. He opened his shop in 1994 restoring and building muscle cars. He was part owner of Rat Rod Magazine from 2011 to 2016 and built rat rods for the magazine, competing in their first ever official Rat Rod magazine tour in 2011. Bryan built 4 rat rods in 6 years and completed 4 tours and 2 build-offs with the magazine. In 2016 they held a SEMA Rat Rod build off which included 3 builders, one of which was Sam Hard featuring his 1937 Rolls Royce Rat Rod. This was the birth of Bryan’s International RATical Rod Build-Off Drive Off.