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Amanda Beyer is the owner of Manda Marie Upholstery where your project becomes her passion. Amanda has been upholstering some of the world’s most luxurious modes of transportation for over 15 years. From Gulfstream jets to Vintage Concours show cars including Porsche, Maserati, Ferrari, and numerous other marques. 

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Kyle LeDuc is a six-time Pro4 Lucas Oil Off-Road racing Champion.  With 102 victories to date, no doubt there’s more championships to come. He’s a hands-on driver who loves being elbow deep in dirt and grease. Kyle is an ambassador for the WD40 brand he’s an avid user of their products on his racing trucks and in his shop.

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Tom Maxwell is the Managing Partner and CEO of Twisted Automotive North America. Twisted creates all-new vehicles born from the timeless Land Rover® Defender – featuring an LT1/LT2 V8 or an all-electric motor. Their builds include contemporary technology, luxurious features, exclusive powertrain elements and numerous other painstakingly created details. Twisted North America plans on building a limited run of 200 hand-built ICE and 30 electric vehicles to start. 

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Andy Bizub is the owner of Midwest Performance Cars. He and his team specialize in German vehicle repair, maintenance, and upgrades with a heavy emphasis on the Porsche marque. He’s a life-long car guy who loves the smell of gas, oil, wood, and vinyl. 

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Randy Nonnenberg is the Co-founder and President of Bring a Trailer, an online auction marketplace for collectible vehicles and more. BaT, as we regulars call it, brings automotive enthusiasts a daily dose of automobiles that are available for sale from around the world. Your daily dose of BaT is like having your own personal assistant who scouts out all the cool cars, trucks, and motorcycles for sale.

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Pete Lyons is an international motorsports reporter, photographer, and award-winning book author. He shares his book:  Shadow, The Magnificent Machines Of A Man Of Mystery. Pete’s honors include two Dean Batchelor Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the Ken Purdy Award, The award of Appreciation from the Road Racing Drivers Club, and the International Automotive Media Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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Jeff Lane is the founder and Director of Lane Motor Museum, which opened in 2003. It is one of the few museums in the U.S. to specialize in European cars. The Lane is a working museum with the goal of maintaining and keeping all its vehicles in running order. The mission of Lane Motor Museum is to collect, preserve, document, and interpret an eclectic and technically interesting collection of cars for the purposes of educating the public about the history of transportation.

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Jim and Mike Ring, co-founders of Ringbrothers, were born with a passion for creating cars more exciting than anything else on the road. Today, Jim and Mike build their iconic street machines, design and produce aftermarket parts, and work on local cars in their auto body shop. Today their builds have more power and are desired the world over.

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Sydni Gwynn is the owner of iWash Auto Detailing. She started detailing over 7 years ago after leaving the dental field. Her goal was to create a lifestyle job where she could stay home with her children while building a boutique-style auto spa out of her garage. 

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Tim Suddard is the Publisher of Grassroots Motorsports, a magazine geared towards regular people who enjoyed fixing up and playing with common, readily available sports cars. His success lead to the formation of a second publication; Classic Motorsports, which has become America’s largest publication catering to classic sports car enthusiasts. 

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William E. (Chip) Connor is an avid vintage automobile enthusiast and one of the world’s leading car collectors.   He is a long-time competitor in both modern and vintage racing and is a regular exhibitor and judge at Concours d’Elegance’ around the world.  His cars have won over 100 awards over the years, including many Best of Show awards. He is Chairman and CEO of William E. Connor & Associates Ltd. one of the world’s largest merchandise sourcing companies, headquartered in Hong Kong, with operations across Asia and Europe. 

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Quinn Osha is the Founder of Topmarq, a new community for automotive enthusiasts where he brings together the best of the traditional car forum, virtual car shows, and social media, building an automotive community like no other. He is focused on filling the gap of cancelled car events with a virtual car show platform for now and beyond by spicing up traditional car meets with technology. 

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Lionel Selwood is the President of Romeo Power, a company that leads the way in e-mobility with lightweight and efficient batteries. Lionel is an accomplished Product Management Leader with expertise in Operations Management, Financial Management, Lean Six Sigma, Supplier Development, Strategic Sourcing and Product Quality Management. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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.  

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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John Kruse is the Co-Owner of World Wide Auctioneers. He grew up in the auction industry, refining his skills at some of the biggest auction companies in the country. As a buyer, seller, consultant, and auctioneer, he has been actively involved with vintage motorcars and collection management for his entire life, combining an exhaustive knowledge of the market with unyielding integrity and a hands-on commitment to delivering the best result. Expert and accessible, he is a passionate car enthusiast who is a familiar face at Concours, club events, and shows across the country.

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Rod Egan is the Co-Owner of World Wide Auctioneers.  He has managed some of the largest auctions and collections in North America and held senior positions at a number of the world's leading auction houses. Having sold over $3 billion of assets over the past 25 years, both privately and at auction, he is among an elite group of auctioneers to have overseen major asset transfers at that level. Rod specializes in the valuation of fine automobiles and is always accessible to collectors, also overseeing Worldwide's private sales division. 

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Dr. Ken Yohn has been teaching in colleges and universities in Japan, France, Germany, Poland, and the United States for over 30 years. Ken is currently a professor and the chair of the department of history and politics at McPherson College in Kansas, and just completed his 21st year at that school. At McPherson, Ken teaching a course on the history of the automobile and the role of technology as an agent of social change. His current project for the college is a 6-part summer school webinar about how the automobile has transformed the world titled “Wheels of Change: How the Automobile Shaped our Lives.”   

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Rob Ferriol is a racer who owns and runs Team Hardpoint in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He is a team owner and driver in the IMSA Micheline Pilot Challenge series driving the #31 Team Hardpoint Audi R8 LMS GT4. His brand encompasses both his race team and a startup that helps other funded, gentleman divers, to extract more value from their racing passion through branding and activation of Hardpoint Outfitters. 

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Hugh Barter is a racer with a very clear goal. To win the Formula 1 Championship. He was born in Japan and lives in Melbourne, Australia where he has raced since the age of 7 in Australia as a Cadet and can’t wait for race weekends when he can compete. Hugh runs in the KA Class in karting, Junior Max, Ka4 and KA3. He has multiple wins and podium finishes and his talent, enthusiasm, persistence, and discipline has set his course as a racer. Did I forget to mention, Hugh’s only 14 years old?

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Kelley Earnhardt Miller is part owner and general manager of JR Motorsports and is considered one of the most prominent businesswomen in NASCAR today. She oversees the company’s race team, management team, and business ventures for her brother, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The daughter of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt, Kelley has a new book Drive.

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Jason Wenig is the Founder and Owner of The Creative Workshop, one of the top restorers of classic cars and builders of coach-built specials. His business is known for and regularly entrusted with rare, exotic, and prototype vehicles. He and his team have built several bespoke cars and completely re-bodied cars as well. His company has garnered multiple awards and been featured in print, radio, and television and he is the member of numerous automotive associations, clubs, and groups. 

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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. 

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Wendy Cappola is the President of She Racing, a company created to help more women get involved and be successful in the automotive sport. She provides a platform for female motorsports drivers and enthusiasts to promote and support females in the sport of high performance driving where women racers can collectively have a voice and start changing the industry. 

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Jean Pierre Kathoefer, or JP as his friends call him, is the Founder of Johnnypuetz Productions. He’s a thirty-something German, living in New York City, who has an obsession with motorcycles and film making. His latest creation is a short documentary titled The Distinguished Gentleman that was selected by several Film Festivals and is now available on Amazon.  He and fellow Cars Yeah guest Lou Barletta recently collaborated to produce the music video Ghost Ride and JP also produced the short film Big Apple Outlaw with Magnus Walker.

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Lou Barletta is a filmmaker whose been a Porsche car enthusiast since the early 80's. Film has inspired his love for cars.  Movies including the Graduate with Al Pacino inspired him to purchase a 1986 Red Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate as his very first car. He created Ghost Ride with Big Apple Outlaws creator, J.P., which is a soon to be released music video style passion project showcasing Lou’s 1979 Porsche 911 SC. 

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Spencer Pumpelly is an American race car driver currently racing with The Racers Group known as TRG. He also runs in the Michelin Pilot Challenge Series in a GS Audi R8 driving with Rob Ferriol for Hardpoint Motorsports as well as contesting the NAEC in IMSA Weathertech in a Grasser Magnus Lamborghini in GTD. He’s competed at the top levels of sports car for over two decades.

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Brian Bossone is the producer of All Out live, a live show that takes parts of his involvement on the TV shows Pinks All Out and Pass Time and has allowed him to create the first interactive Live drag racing TV show. His show is going into their third season and it currently airs on MAVTV, Rev’n TV, and Amazon. 

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John Draneas is a true car guy.  He collects, he races, and he cleans them and tries a little maintenance every now and then. His law practice focuses on business and tax planning, primarily for closely-held businesses and their owners with an emphasis in all areas of income taxation, estate planning, tax controversies, and he represents car collectors as an important part of his practice. Automotive enthusiasts will recognize John from his writing in Sports Car Market magazine’s Legal Files where he has contributed for over 10 years. 

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Elizabeth Puckett is the Editor-in-Chief for Motorious.com, an online publication that caters to the collector and enthusiast crowd with a focus on American Muscle cars.  She transitioned to online publications focusing on news and features as an editor. Her father was a big influence on her path toward automotive obsession as he drove top fuel funny cars. She has drag races herself and done some road racing as well.

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Rob Krider is a National Champion racing driver competing in the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) Honda Challenge Series. Rob has raced numerous forms of motorsports including drag racing, autocross, hill climbs, rally cross and even demolition derby. He’s also a champion endurance racing driver. He is a contributing editor for SpeedNews magazine and writes the Toolshed Engineer column that provides tips for club racers. When not on the track Rob is a California Highway Patrol officer.

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Peter Macalpine joined Girardo & Co where he and his talented team offer the most up-to-date and accurate market knowledge relating to the sourcing, selling and valuation of classic cars. Working one-on-one with a growing list of loyal clients, they help automotive enthusiasts and collectors source and sell vehicles, always matching the right car with the right enthusiast. Peter works towards uncovering the unknown history of individual cars and to build history files that help paint the full picture of a car for its new owner.

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John Esposito is the Founder of Espo Restoration, a company that has been caring for Porsches since 2009. Motivated by his dedication to perfection and the desire to provide people with cars they can drive and be proud of owning he and his Team cover a wide variety of services. Under their 32,000 square foot facility they feature a frame room complete with a Porsche Certified Celette Bench, body work, fabrication, repair, paint work in a stand-alone paint booth, mechanical work, and everything from service to full restorations. 

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Sean Pour is the Co-Founder of SellMax, a nationwide car buying service. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science from San Diego State University and earned his degree while running the company. Sean got his start in entrepreneurship at the age of 14 during the 2008 economic crisis however that didn’t deter him and he hasn’t looked back since. It hasn't always been easy, but he has certainly learned a lot throughout his journey.

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Jon Shirley is long time and enthusiastic classic car collector. He was an active vintage racer for 20 years, has driven in rallies around the world, and has won a multitude of concours awards in both the USA and Europe including Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Jon worked with Tandy Corporation for 25 years and left to join Microsoft Corporation in 1983 where he became President, Chief Operating Officer and a director. He retired from Microsoft in 1990 and from their board of directors in 2008. Jon is also an avid fine art collector and philanthropist in the art world.

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Don Taylor is the Director of the Stand 21 Safety Foundation, which educates racers on keeping themselves safer, He also serves as the UK Motorsport Industry Association’s Development Director for US West Coast and Southeast Regions. Don also continues to be a consultant in the racing industry. 

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Brett Sloan owns and operates Sloan Motors, a place where he lives his lifelong passion for Porsche. It is a company that his late father, Richard, founded and developed one of the most recognized Porsche specialty dealers in the world selling approximately 5,000 Porsches over the span of almost four decades. Brett learned from his father how to manage and operate a premier specialty dealership and the intricacies of the marque – their strengths and weaknesses, construction methods, rarity and effective marketing approaches. Sloan Motors to help unite enthusiasts and collectors with the highest quality Porsches available.

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Elana Scherr didn’t grow up in a car family, but she has made up for lost time. She was a staff editor at HOT ROD Magazine, Editor in Chief of Roadkill Magazine, and currently reviews new cars for Edmunds and Car and Driver while also covering classics and car culture for American Car Collector, Sports Car Market, and other enthusiast titles. Elana and her husband Tom share their collection on the Challengeher YouTube channel. 

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Niels van Roij runs an award-winning automotive design studio. He and his team provide automotive design and research projects for a variety of automotive customers.  Niels and his team work on coach built, fully handmade, high-end vehicles. Niels also writes articles for trade press and publishes on strategic automotive design and is recognized as an inspiring and motivating speaker. 

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Henry Atwell May is the author of the book First Black Autos, a story of passion, perseverance, and achievement. It is a non-fiction story that some of the most knowledgeable automotive enthusiasts know nothing about. The story is about the Charles Richard “C.R.” Patterson & Sons Company, an African-American Automobile manufacturer. Patterson-Greenfield buggies, Motor Cars, Buses and Trucks were manufactured from early 1900s to 1937. 

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McKeel Hagerty is the CEO and driving force behind Hagerty, the world’s largest membership, insurance and media organization for enthusiast vehicle owners. He is an in-demand speaker on leadership and business success, and a trusted automotive voice for major print and broadcast media. McKeel is the former Board Chairman for YPO, a global leadership community of 28,000 chief executives around the world who are driven by the belief that the world needs better leaders and that business can be a force for good.

 

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Ryan Carignan is the Business Manager for the Porsche Club of America (PCA) Racing Program. In his role he is responsible for the relationships with all of their corporate partners, as well as the logistical requirements of the series. He works directly with the Club Race Chair, West Dillard, to manage the operations of Club Racing including their championships within the series, and their Clubsport Series sponsored by Pirelli. They have over 1,800 licensed racers and run 25 to 30 races annually in North America. Ryan also writes for the PCA magazine Panorama. Ryan is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with four Air Medals, multiple decorations, and he flew six combat deployments in the B-1 shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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Dan Karr is Founder and CEO of ValChoice. After being struck by a car while riding his bicycle, Dan, a former Silicon Valley executive, was hit with nearly $100,000 in medical bills that neither his auto nor health insurance companies would pay. The experience left Dan determined to change the way consumers buy their auto insurance so that no one else would have to go through the same ordeal. That’s when Dan founded Valchoice, an online service that provides consumers, agents and advisors with information on which home and auto insurance companies offer the best value in price, protection, claims handling, and services.

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Stacey Mack is the President and CEO of Advantage Lifts, a company he has owned for five years.  Based in Hanover, PA, the company is a direct-to-consumer sales and marketing company that sells, services, and installs branded private labeled lifts. They offer car lifts from the biggest names in auto lift manufacturing including:  Advantage, BendPak, Challenger, Launch, Nussbaum, Rotary and More. 

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Greg Prince owns and operates Prestige Collector Car Appraisal, located in Green Banks, Washington. He grew up around cars, raced his Chevelle SS in his wilder youth days and attended numerous Indy 500 races with his father in the late 60s and 70s. Greg has restored countless cars, been a national marque judge, written a nationally acclaimed authenticity manual for the Studebaker Avanti, and today helps owners appraise their collector cars, provides collection assistance, and helps find and source classic collector cars for his clients.

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Pete Doriguzzi was born and raised just outside of Denver Colorado where riding motocross and working on cars and trucks was an integral part of his early life.  Just over 10 years ago, Pete moved to Florida to work with Heacock Classic Collector Car insurance and has served as underwriting manager, risk advisor, value guru, and experiential marketing ambassador.  He’s worked alongside Ford Heacock and the Lake Mirror Classic concours, is a member of the Shelby American Automobile Club, and when he’s not attending events for Heacock Classic, you can find him at the track polishing his skills behind the wheel.

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Max Girardo is the founder of Girardo & Co where he and his talented team offer the most up-to-date and accurate market knowledge relating to the sourcing, selling and valuation of classic cars. Working one-on-one with a growing list of loyal clients, they help automotive enthusiasts and collectors source and sell vehicles, always matching the right car with the right enthusiast. As a market leader, Girardo & Co offers a unique insight into the collector car industry and into an array of resources that enables them to build trust with new clients whilst also extending our long-term relationships with ambitious collectors.

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Charles Freeborn is an automotive enthusiast who loves to work with his hands and discover how things work including a lot of wrenching on his automobiles. He is a master woodworker who builds fine furniture, guitars, and a number of automotive inspired wooden boxes. Charles is a Board member and Driving Instructor to the Cascade Sports Cars Club and HOD. He drives a 1974 911S Targa and a 914 Race Car in which he plans to compete at ICSCC and Vintage race groups.

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Alex Grappo is the Founder at Drive Coffee. He and his team approach coffee like racing; the details matter and they take a relentless approach to improvement. Their focus is from the ground up, including the soil, to the plant, to the bean, the perfect roast, and into your cup. He is a lifelong car enthusiast who has traveled to over 40 countries and lived in 5 including Nicaragua, Portugal, Jordan, Oman and the USA. His career includes over a decade of experience working in tech, automotive plus the food and beverage industries. At Drive Coffee their devotion is to perfecting the fuel for your drive.

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Derek DeBoer is a race car driver who currently drives for The Racers Group (TRG) in a Porsche, Caymen GT4 Club Sport MR/Evo. Derek has won at the Le Mans Aston Martin Festival, has had a top 10 finish at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, run multiple times at the 25 hours at Thunderhill with 2 podiums there, and is now entering his 7th season with TRG having brought home 27 podium finishes along the way. The journey has all been documented by his wife Brooke and can be found via www.fastlife.tv with episodes streaming on AmazonPrime, TubiTV and the most current content on YouTube.

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Seneca Giese is Co-Founder of Current Automotive, the nation’s first online pre-owned electric vehicle retailer. Seneca spent nearly nine years at Tesla and was one of the first two hundred employees to join the company in 2009. He was the top sales representative in North America for 2010/2011 and went on to lead a team responsible for the first deliveries of the Model S sedan across 37 states. Current Automotive educates consumers on electric vehicle ownership and sells low mileage, late-model pre-owned electric vehicles with a focus on Tesla.

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Wade Kawasaki is the President and CEO of Legendary Companies. In his role, Wade oversees the twelve Legendary Companies brands and six operating companies. He is based out of the Coker Group’s corporate headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2017 he was sworn in as Chairman of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, known as SEMA Board of Directors. In today's show Wade shares his thoughts about if the SEMA show will happen this year with the pandemic we are all facing.

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Steve Ahlgrim has been buying and selling collectible automobiles for nearly 40 years. Along the way, he put his experience to good use judging several Concours a year. While his expertise is the Ferrari marque, his assignments have ranged from brass era Buicks to the most modern exotics. Steve is a board member of the IAC/PFA, a Ferrari judging council. He also has helped in the planning of several shows and serves as the Chief Judge of the Celebration Florida Exotic Car Festival.  Motorcar Gallery is a company he works with today.

 

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George Patrick is a lifelong automotive enthusiast, whose company Automotive Performance Group (APG) is a custom vehicle manufacturer with years of expertise and experience. The APG flagship vehicle is the Ranger PRORUNNER conversion package that brings real off-road performance and styling to the Ford Ranger with a combination of aesthetic and performance upgrades. A true carbon fiber wide body made of 100% aerospace grade carbon fiber adds 10-inches of width to the truck and allows for fitment of up to 35-inch tires and up to 12.5-inches of suspension travel. 

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Brian Nash is the Founder and CEO of TunersCare.com. He has been the founder and leader of multiple car clubs, he’s an amateur car photographer (including shooting at the London, Sydney, & LA auto shows), has retailed and prototyped auto parts, and has been a SEMA member since 2014. Brian is determined to pass the legacy of car culture onto the next generation and publishes children’s books about motorsports. 

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Brian Baker is the Information Technology Manager for Keith Martin’s Sports Car Market Magazine. He is a fourth-generation automotive enthusiast whose interest is heavily focused on Japanese cars from the 1970s through the 1990s and he has a deep interest for the Japanese subculture. Brian writes for the Rising Sun column in Sports Car Market magazine, a column about the Japanese car market and trends. His passion is wrenching on his project vehicles which include:  a 1977 Datsun 280 Z, 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback, two Honda Aero 50s scooters and two 1987 Honda Elite 50s scooter.

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Kevin Buckler is the founder and CEO of Adobe Road Winery and The Racers Group (TRG). He is a professional race car driver and team owner. Adobe Road has become one of the darling boutique producers coming out of Sonoma and Napa counties and has received over 30+ scores from the Wine Spectator and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. The Racing Series are 4 amazing California blend wines, from Napa and Sonoma that feature cutting-edge packaging technology and all around a motorsports theme.

If you missed my talk with Kevin yesterday be sure to listen and learn about his racing career. 

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Kevin Buckler is the founder and CEO of The Racers Group (TRG) and Adobe Road Winery. He is a professional race car driver and team owner running the single winningest privateer team in North American sports car history with over 100 victories in multiple professional classes.  Today he has four victories and 13 podiums at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, GT class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 7 series championships in IMSA, Grand-AM, and Pirelli World Challenge. TRG ran a multi-car effort at Daytona for 22 straight years and is the only team to have ever run a 5-car Porsche team successfully for 8 straight years. 

This is part one of a two part show with Kevin. Be sure to listen to show #1553 as well.

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Gordon McCall is the President and CEO of McCall Events and Director of Motorsports at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California. He is the co-founder of The Quail- A Motorsports Gathering and Quail Motorcycle Gathering. His company produces exclusive VIP events, one of the best-known being “Gordon McCall’s Motorworks Revival” at the Monterey Jet Center, the “Kick-Off” party for the iconic August automotive week in Monterey, California, now in its 29th year. Gordon has served as a Class Judge at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Field Coordinator for more than 25 years. Gordon will be hosting the upcoming TV series “The Road to Provenance”, airing on MotorTrend TV this year.

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Louis Lee is the Producer and host of the Playing N Traffic show, a venture he started in 2016. He’s been in the automotive game for over 30 years and has owned and operated one of the top auto transport companies in the USA. He transports cars for some of the hottest entertainers and top car builders in the industry. He is an automotive enthusiast whose passion for cars lead him to create a unique website and mobile based magazine titled All Ends Magazine covering many aspects of the automotive industry. 

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Andy Reid is a Certified sports car fanatic who travels the world to see what’s crossing the auction blocks. He is an automotive writer, analyst, auction expert, concours judge, and collector car specialist at Haydenwood Insurance. During this pandemic Andy has created something wonderful. The Facebook page titled: The Isolation Island Concours d’Elegance.

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Noel Carroll is the Chief Executive Officer of Biofriendly Corporation. Their focus is on the environmental space and Noel has been part of the company since 2002. Their goal is to tackle issues to improve our planet by creating solutions that solve problems and make a real difference. Passionate about the environment, Noel is widening the company’s focus, from their flagship product, Green Plus, a fuel enhancer, to a broader reach that educates, invests in, and promotes a healthier planet.

 

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Bob Sellers is the Vice President and COO at Reliable Carriers. Reliable is a proud member of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Licensing and Insurance System where safety and care of your vehicles is their number one priority. Their fleet of over 403 trucks are piloted by a trained and talented team who take a personalized approach to caring for your special vehicles. Bob has been part of the Reliable Team for over 11 years and in the automotive transportation business for over 25 years.

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Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand and studied engineering and music at Victoria University in Wellington. After a motorcycle accident brought an end to his career as a symphony orchestra oboist, he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines. His first book, The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three languages. That success lead to a series of Ducati books and histories of Honda, BMW, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta, and numerous other motorcycle marques. Ian’s newest book is titled The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles, Every Model Since 1923, published by The Quarto Group.

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Tom Cotter has been a car-crazy guy his entire life. After selling his company in 2001 he bought himself a 289 Cobra and drove across the United States with his pal Peter Egan. Yes, that Peter Egan. He wrote his first book, Homan-Moody, The Legendary Team and then wrote a series of six books on barn finds including The Cobra in The BarnThe Hemi, The Vincent, The Corvette, The Harley in The Barn, and 50 Shades of Rust, Cuba’s Car Culture along with Bill Warner, and Motor City Barn Finds with Michael Alan Ross. His most recent book is titled Ford Model T Coast to Coast, A Slow Drive Across a Fast Country. He is the host of Hagerty’s Barn Find Hunter on YouTube and is currently restoring a Lotus Elan Series 1.

 

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Ted Wentz III is CEO of Quadratec, one of the largest and most well-known off-road parts and accessories retailers/distributors. Quadratec is a family owned business, started in 1990 by Ted’s father. They are celebrating their 30th Anniversary in 2020. 

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Austin Paruch is the Owner of Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship in Appleton, Wisconsin. He and his team are specialists in automotive metal restoration and fabrication. Before starting his own company Austin honed his craft working on concours level restorations including some of the most beautiful collector cars in the world; Ferraris, Maseratis, Rolls Royces, and many others. His true passion lies in Italian marques that are coach build, specifically from the 50s. Today he is building a one-off vehicle inspired by the designs of that era, an alloy bodied Barchetta he has nicknamed “Strada Americana.”

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Kris Clewell is a published author, photographer, filmmaker, road trip explorer, and prolific mistake maker.  Kris has owned over 50 cars in the last 20 years including everything from 10 or more VW Rabbits, a Yugo GV, a 200,000 mile Porsche 996 911, a BMW e30 Touring, and a Mercedes C43 AMG.  Kris is also a host of the Overcrest Podcast, one of the fastest-growing automotive podcasts in the nation. 

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Michael Bodell, is the Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer of the Petersen Automotive Museum, amateur car collector, motorcycle racer, and product developer. He joined the Petersen in 2014 just before their massive $90M renovation and oversees all of its operations and marketing. In addition to growing the Petersen brand, Michael is a Lotus enthusiast and collector. Having previously worked for start-ups, museums, and retail organizations, Michael holds experience across a spectrum of disciplines. He has designed and created two proprietary softwares and executed numerous strategic plans at the Petersen and other companies.

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Terry Karges has served as Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum for the past 8 years, being instrumental in its transformation into the world’s finest automotive museum. Terry has extensive experience in the automotive, sports and entertainment industry. He has held key leadership roles at Venchurs Vehicle Systems, Roush Performance, Cord Automotive, Oakland Stompers/NASL Soccer Team, Sea World, San Diego Wild Animal Park, and Disneyland. He is also a founding partner in MotoAmerica, North America’s premiere motorcycle road racing series.

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Craig Jackson is the Chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. Over the decades, Craig 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. This past January, Barrett-Jackson celebrated its most successful auction ever in Scottsdale, Arizona during their annual event. Craig and his team will be celebrating Barrett-Jackson’s 50th anniversary in 2021, which no doubt will be another banner year for the company and its customers.

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Harry Clark is the Founder of Classic Promenade a collector car dealership in Phoenix, Arizona. He has a special affinity to CCCA Classics and has collected and enjoyed marques including Packard, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, Pierce Arrow and Cadillac. He has served for two terms on the National Board of Directors of the Classic Car Club of America and The LeMay Museum. Harry is a CCCA Master Judge and has participated in numerous Concours events including Pebble Beach, Amelia Island and many others. Harry is presently Field Marshal of the La Jolla Concours. 

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Marcus Anghel is the Owner of Anghel Restorations where he and his team produce concours level creations. They have restored cars for clients from around the world and the cars they produce have been included as part of the best judged vehicles at events including Shelby’s, Boss Mustangs, and Cobra Jets. In addition to restoring cars Marcus is the head national judge for the Shelby Club of America. He writes articles for Mustang Monthly and Mustang Times.

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Brady Wright is a lifelong motor enthusiasts and builder of all kinds of vehicles from motorcycles to hot rods. But that’s not all. He crafts canes and walking sticks, guitars, and other musical instruments, audio gear and more. To say he is a hands-on creator is an understatement. With over 25 years as a broadcaster and trainer, today he hosts the automotive podcast called Horsepower Chrome and Rust. Brady also produces car shows throughout the northwest.

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Sam Schwartz is CEO of Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants, a firm that specializes in transportation planning and engineering. He also writes a column on traffic for The New York Daily News. Previously Sam was New York City’s Traffic Commissioner and was the Chief Engineer of the NYC Department of Transportation. He started his transportation career in the late 1960’s as a NYC cabbie and joined the Traffic Department, as a junior engineer, in 1971. Sam has authored the books titled:  No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future (2018) and Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and The Fall of Cars (2015) that lay out a recipe for cities faced with rapid changes in modes, automation, demographic shifts and travelers’ preferences. 

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Lawrence Baxter is the Proprietor of Bespoke British Sports Cars, an importer of custom-built, very exclusive recreations of Jaguars and classics by Lynx and Proteus. These automobiles include the Lynx XKSS and McQueen tribute Porsche 911, and the Proteus C-type. He is also a member of a race experience company that operates Kaizen Motorsports & Formula Experiences. Lawrence is a co-owner of one of the first Corvette C8s that will be put on the track later this year. Lawrence is also the David T. Zhang Professor of the Practice of Law at Duke Law School. He was the executive vice president and Chief eCommerce Officer at Wachovia Corporation and has helped a number of startups in the Charlotte area.

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