Fri, 31 July 2020
Mike Patterson is the Founder and CEO of Romeo Power, a company that leads the way in e-mobility with lightweight and efficient batteries. In 2015, Mike along with leading innovators from Tesla, SpaceX, Amazon, and Samsung, started Romeo Power. Their space-saving pack designs, proprietary thermal management, and smart, built-in Gen2 distributed management systems provides next-level range, performance, and durability. |
Thu, 30 July 2020
Gabriel Mountjoy is a graduate of the Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Department in San Luis Obispo, CA. He and his wife, Ann, founded Common Fibers in 2013 after the invention of a carbon fiber hinge. For the past six years they have developed composite products for the automotive, aerospace, medical, construction, and consumer goods industries. Recent projects include a full carbon fiber body for a 1969 Charger, multiple components of a soon to launch supercar (aiming to break the world record), and multiple parts for the original Tesla Roadster. |
Wed, 29 July 2020
Troy Blackwell is Chief Operating Officer for NuVinAir Global, where they just announced an EPA-approved, eco-friendly disinfectant that kills 99.9% of germs, bacteria, and viruses without compromising a vehicle’s interior or the safety of those applying it. |
Tue, 28 July 2020
Christian Philippsen is an international consultant specializing in classic cars and automotive design. He is regularly invited to judge at concours around the world including Pebble Beach. He is a Founding Member of The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Awards, a charter member of the International Chief Judge Advisory Group and has for many years chaired the juries for the Louis Vuitton Classic Awards and for Michelin’s Challenge Bibendum Design Awards. Christian has just launched leBolide, an online auction website in Europe. |
Tue, 28 July 2020
Rick Schmidt is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at National Parts Depot. NPD stands as one of the largest restoration parts suppliers in the world. They specialize in classic Ford and GM vehicles and have four locations nationwide offering 12 different retail parts catalogs with thousands of parts for your collector and classic cars. |
Mon, 27 July 2020
Angelo Kafantaris is the Founder and CEO of Hyperion Motors, a division of Hyperion Companies founded in 2011. He manages its consumer-product division including Hyperion Motors, Hyperion Aerospace, and Hyperion Energy. He is responsible for developing the brand and launching their Motors division’s new XP-1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered supercar or hypercar. Angelo is a champion of Hydrogen technology and he is a passionate specialist in automotive engineering and design. |
Fri, 24 July 2020
Matt Moore is the Creator and Co-owner of CarDog, one of the automotive markets latest and most innovative Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms. He is also the CEO at DealerPeak. As the latest brand to join the DealerPeak family CarDog is likely one of the most unique software packages specifically geared toward an audience that typically gets overlooked in car dealers. |
Thu, 23 July 2020
Andrew Kurland is reporter and content partner for NASCAR. For the past six years Andrew has been working alongside NASCAR, providing content for Acceleration Nation and the Kids Drive NASCAR initiative and has participated on various NASCAR on NBC broadcasts including the NASCAR America Pre-Race Show. Andrew is a sophomore at Arizona State pursuing a degree in broadcast journalism. |
Wed, 22 July 2020
Matt Myrick is the president of Busted Knuckle Films that he started in 2006. He and his team create off-road motorsports videos and share them on their YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels. Today his YouTube channel has over 316 million views, his Facebook page has over 2.6 million fans. He also owns and operates Busted Knuckle Offroad where they build custom off road vehicles and parts. |
Tue, 21 July 2020
David Gooding is the President and Founder of California-based Gooding & Company, the auction house acclaimed for selling the world’s most significant and valuable collector cars. The official auction house of the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Gooding & Company has hosted over a decade of world record-setting auctions at its three esteemed venues. David and his Team also offer a wide range of services, including private and estate sales, appraisals, and collection management. |
Tue, 21 July 2020
Jeff Brekke is the Founder of Lloyds Auto Restorations, a family owned business that provides personal service for your automotive restorations. They offer complete restorations, fabrication, body work, paint, upholster, engine and mechanical service and maintenance. |
Mon, 20 July 2020
Robin Baloochi is the Sports Marketing Manager at WD-40 Company and has been with the iconic brand since 2014. He is a product knowledge expert and helped establish a sports marketing strategy to build the credibility of the new WD-40 products by proving their efficacy and performance in cannot fail situations. WD-40 currently has partnerships in Cycling, Motocross, Supercross, Off-road Trucks, Rally and MotoGP where various WD-40 products are used to compete and win at the highest level. |
Fri, 17 July 2020
Chris Woolman owns and operates Octane Detailing where he takes his enthusiasm for automobiles and turns his customers cars back to their original shine. He joined professional detailer and trainer Renny Doyle, a past Cars Yeah guest, and became a member of Renny’s Detail Mafia. There he and the team detail Airforce One at the Seattle Museum of Flight and more. |
Thu, 16 July 2020
Jack Chisenhall is the President of Vintage Air. Known as the “World’s fastest air conditioning company” their goal is to provide owners of street rods, sport trucks, and performance cars with the finest air conditioning components available. During Vintage Air’s 44 years in business, Jack has earned multiple awards and recognitions for his vital role in the automotive specialty-equipment industry. |
Wed, 15 July 2020
Craig Jackson is the Chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. Over decades he has earned the reputation as one of the world’s most respected automotive collectors and restoration experts. In addition to the numerous Barrett-Jackson Auctions, that take place across the country, Craig is an avid automotive collector and enthusiast. Craig and his team will be celebrating Barrett-Jackson’s 50th anniversary in 2021 which no doubt will be another banner year for their company and their customers. |
Tue, 14 July 2020
Carl Bomstead is a Contributing Editor to Sports Car Market and their automobilia specialist. He has judged at numerous events including Amelia Island, Keels and Wheels, Boca Raton, and Audrain. He has been a judge at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for the past 24 years. Carl is also a Classic Car Club of America Master Judge and served on the CCCA National Board for five years. |
Tue, 14 July 2020
Winston Goodfellow lives by this credo: "If you love what you do, how can it be considered work?" Over the past three decades his words and photos have appeared in more than 60 publications on several continents, and he has authored 15 books and private commission monographs. His last treatise, the critically acclaimed "Ferrari Hypercars," was voted "Book of the Year" in the annual International Automotive Media Competition, and over the decades he has interviewed many race car designers, engineers, and drivers, and he has bought and sold and consulted for a number of collections.
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Mon, 13 July 2020
Derek E. Moore is the Director of Collections & Curator of the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. As a lifelong automotive enthusiast Derek has turned his passion into his career. Past roles have included the Crawford Curator of Transportation History at the Western Reserve Historical Society and Conservation Specialist for Transportation Collections at The Henry Ford. |
Fri, 10 July 2020
Jim Kruse is the Owner of Carnection Advisors, a new concept that provides confidential and objective classic car advice to their clients by assisting them in pre-planning the future of their collection. Their four-step process helps you map out your car collecting plans and future. |
Thu, 9 July 2020
Megan Meyer is no stranger to a life in the fast lane. She grew up around the sport of drag racing and at the age of 10 climbed behind the wheel of a Junior Dragster. Today she's 27 years old and continues to race and win in her Top Alcohol Dragster running with her sister under her father's team Randy Meyer Racing.
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Wed, 8 July 2020
Randy Wyner is a SoCal automotive enthusiast and the Founder and Director of Sales at Chronic Tacos, the Southern California chain of fast-casual Mexican food restaurants. As the Director of Sales, Randy develops relationships with all of the franchisees working to continually grow the brand. Born and raised in Orange County, Randy grew up on authentic Mexican food and signature SoCal taquerias. |
Tue, 7 July 2020
Carly Connors is the Executive Director at the Saratoga Automobile Museum. The Museum’s mission is to preserve, interpret and exhibit automobiles and automotive artifacts. They celebrate the automobile and educate the general public, students and enthusiasts regarding the role of the automobile in New York State and in the wider world. In addition to technical and design aspects, our educational focus is on the past, present and future social and economic impact of the automobile. |
Mon, 6 July 2020
Frank Mecum is the Consignment Director at Mecum Auctions. He also manages their consignment of over 15,000 automobiles annually. His father Dana Mecum established Mecum Auctions when Frank was just 6 years. By the time he graduated from high school Mecum was in full swing and Frank worked in the bidder registration department and by 2003 he was on the auction floor selling vehicles. Their father-son team along with their many talented associates strive to get deals done while ensuring both the buyer and seller always walks away satisfied. |
Fri, 3 July 2020
Kevin Davis is the Founder of The Helper Brands, a branded line of cleaning and detailing product he and his wife Michelle developed that make numerous jobs much easier to accomplish. He was a professional high-end detailer who became a serial entrepreneur that discovered something was missing from the car care world so he created it. Kevin also runs a consulting business in which he supports other automotive related businesses, helping them expand through marketing and promotions. |
Thu, 2 July 2020
David Lillywhite is the Editorial Director at Hothouse Media. David ran away from an engineering career to join the UK automotive publishing circus in 1992, and has been involved with classic car publications ever since. In 2003 he was co-founder of Octane magazine, which he edited until leaving in 2017. After a year practicing the dark arts of digital publishing, he returned to print, to co-found the new quarterly magazine Magneto. |
Wed, 1 July 2020
Marc Methot is the Editor in Chief of CARtoons magazine, a title that began in 1959 as an American publication that focused on automotive humor and the hot rod world. It was published by Robert E. Peterson starting in 1960. In the mid 1990s the publication was closed but in 2015 Marc purchased the title and has resurrected the classic to today’s generation to entertain and inspire hot rod enthusiasts in the hobby. |