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. 

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.