Tom McIntyre is a vintage racer who has enjoyed lapping tracks since 1961. However, he’s really more a conservator. Tom carries other titles including “successful businessman”, who was an entrepreneur in every sense of the word before the noun became a commonplace moniker. But, in the automotive realm, even though his business acumen is primarily auto-bound, he is a caretaker entrusted with protecting, preserving, and, more importantly, enjoying some of the finest racing machines that world’s cr...
Aug 14, 2023•37 min
Evan Ide is an automotive historian, author and restorer specializing in automobiles built prior to WWII. He is a Vice President, Senior Specialist with Bonhams Cars auction house and is the founder and principal of Historic Vehicle Services restoration shop. Evan is on the Selection Committee for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. An avid collector himself with a largely pre-war collection.
Aug 10, 2023•32 min
Egon Zweimüller is the owner of Egon Zweimüller Automobile & Restauration. Since 1964 the company has been passionate about classic, vintage, and competition automobiles. Their profound knowledge, practical experience, trust, and a true passion for cars has made for lasting relationships with their partners and clients. This summer Egon will bring a very special McLaren M1A to the lawn at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Created by Bruce McLaren and McLaren Racing while Bruce was still ...
Aug 09, 2023•44 min
Dr. Mark Brinker is a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon with a lifelong passion for helping others and the automobile. Mark is an automotive enthusiast, collector, vintage racer, historian, and journalist. Mark’s current car collection includes 35 carefully curated postwar sports cars primarily from Italy, the U.S., and Japan. He will have two cars on the lawn this summer at Pebble Beach.
Aug 08, 2023•38 min
Amanda Stretton is the new Master of Ceremonies at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Amanda is the UK’s leading female motorsport, classic car, and automotive TV broadcaster. She is renowned for her passion and knowledge of contemporary and classic racing and her understanding of the international car industry. But Amanda is more than a presenter, unlike her peers she has raced competitively in historic GT and Le Mans prototypes on the world’s most famous racetracks and is still the onl...
Aug 07, 2023•40 min
John Hennessey, founder, and CEO of Hennessey Special Vehicles, Hennessey Performance, Tuner School, and Lonestar Motorsports Park, has been making fast cars faster for more than 32 years. Hennessey is well known for building powerful cars and trucks that deliver astonishing horsepower and neck-snapping acceleration. Constantly pushing the performance envelope, John Hennessey's most recent debut is the $3 million Venom F5 – the world’s most powerful pure-combustion hypercar with 1,817 horsepower...
Aug 03, 2023•40 min
Alois Ruf is a legend in the world of unique, tuned Porsche automobiles. The name Ruf has stood for competence in the automotive world for more than 80 years. Ruf Automobile is a family-run automobile manufacturer based in the heart of Bavaria, Germany. Ruf is not only the family name of the company's founder, Alois Ruf Sr., who brought the company to life in 1939, but also a name that stands for technical excellence, authenticity, passion and driving pleasure. The family business is characteriz...
Aug 02, 2023•32 min
Dave Amantea is the Chief Design Officer at Automobili Pininfarina where for almost 90 years, this iconic design house has shaped the automotive world giving countless luxury and sport vehicles a distinctive shape. They have been the pioneers of a world of purity and innovation. Dave’s career includes being a professor at the IAAD University of Design, A Senior Exterior Designer and Team Leader at Jaguar Land Rover, and Senior Exterior Lead Designer at NIO. In 2018 he returned to Italy to join P...
Aug 01, 2023•52 min
Jeff Jennings is the Director of Marketing and Customer Service at Velocity Restorations where they build classic vehicles for the modern driver. Integrating contemporary parts and components with vintage design. Get the vehicle of your dreams with a guaranteed production timeline– that’s the Velocity pledge.
Jul 31, 2023•38 min
Patrick Kelley is an author with a fascination for all things automotive. Years ago he expanded this passion and started collecting original automobile concept art. Today he shares his new book, Imagine Too! Towards the Future, published by Dalton Watson Fine Books. It takes the reader back to a time when the sky was the limit, dreams and visions were encouraged and restrictions were few with over 600 never-before-seen automobile concept images and over 130 artists. This is a wonderful companion...
Jul 27, 2023•36 min
Bob Barber is an automotive painter who has been laying down color for decades. He started at Molin Body where he stayed for 27 years. There he painted Ferraris, Aston Martins, and exotics learning his trade along the way. They also painted Penske race cars including 2 Indy winners. In 1998 Bob started his own business, working on high end cars, race cars, and more. Today he works with his son, laying down paint, improving their work, and making vehicles look fantastic.
Jul 26, 2023•36 min
Ronald Ahrens is a freelance writer who contributes to Hour Detroit, DBusiness, Detroit’s Premier Business Journal, and Palm Springs Life. A centerpiece of his career is having written for the late and much-lamented Automobile magazine, lead by the late David E. Davis, over a 33-year period. The June issue of Palm Springs Life will feature Ronald’s words covering IndyCar, Hour Detroit, and others.
Jul 25, 2023•39 min
Mitch Scher is a dentist who is also an automotive enthusiast and the Co-Founder of Drivedowncars.com. It’s a boutique website for enthusiasts aiming at simplifying the car buying process. Instead of the usual ‘wait till the last minute’ buying frenzy Mitch and his Co-Founder Taylor Davis have come up with a unique and easier process.
Jul 24, 2023•33 min
Alan Galbraith is the Founder of Concours d’Lemons where they celebrate the oddball, mundane, and truly awful of the entire automotive world. You’ll find his events embedded around well-known concours nationwide including Amelia Island, Monterey Car Week, and other more formal automotive gatherings. Concours d’Lemons was born highlighting a worldwide series of car shows that highlights the worst of the automotive world in a fun and humorous way.
Jul 20, 2023•38 min
‘Nitro’ Joe Morrison is a drag racer who has been on the track for over 15 years. In 2011 he was the North-East Timing Organization Comp Eliminator Season Champion. After 3 seasons of racing part time in Top Fuel, Joe is making the change to Nitro Funny Car this season and plans to make his debut in his second NHRA pro class later this year. Mike made it his mission to honor his friend’s legacy along with inspiration to his father Chuck who was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseas...
Jul 19, 2023•37 min
Paul Ward has been a professional photographer for over 30 years and recently won his category at the British Photography 2020 Awards. He works closely with Limited 100 and Paddock Speedshop where you can enjoy his images. Over the years his photography has been published in many books and magazines both in the UK and internationally and his architectural images currently adorn the walls aboard Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2.
Jul 18, 2023•40 min
Mark Hutchison is an automotive enthusiast with a love for station wagons. His on-the-road career in the athletic footwear industry has including time at Adida and Fila plus Foot Locker, Coleman Sporting Goods, and Athletic Attic. This combined with having a family, four boys, dogs, and a need for a ‘family’ style car, has put vehicles like minivans, Jeeps, and Suburbans in his driveway. His latest ride has elevated the fun of his time on the road. Mark has a Mercedes-Benz, AMG E63 wagon so he’s...
Jul 17, 2023•48 min
South African-born Glen Smale is a professional motor journalism and photographer. He’s authored eighteen books covering sports cars and motor racing, and founded the photo agency Virtual Motorpix, specializing in sports cars and motorsports racing. His newest book is titled Le Mans: 100 Years: A Century at the World’s Greatest Race published by Motorbooks. It is a compilation of the history of Le Mans packed with photography, narrative, and much, much more. Glen has been a member of the Guild o...
Jul 13, 2023•44 min
Brandt Fuqua owns Graphic Disorder, a screen print, embroidery, and design business. He has 14 employees and largely serve the automotive community with designs and apparel. Brandt’s passions are in the realm of customs and the lowrider community. He had a 1994 Toyota pickup on hydraulics when he was 18 and later moved on to the more custom truck scene with air bagged and body dropped custom trucks and cars. Today he drives a 2019 Ram 3500 that lays frame on 26's. Brandt is also into supercars. ...
Jul 12, 2023•35 min
Mitch Williams is the President of Rigid Industries, the leader in off-road performance lighting, specializing in LED technology. His career has included being on a race team pit crew, he raced in SCCA and IMSA and ran the Baja 1000. He worked for four of the leading lighting brands including Cibie, Marchal, Hella, and now Rigid. He was the CEO of APR and Dinan Engineering - the premier tuners of Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and BMW vehicles. Mitch served six terms on the SEMA Board of Directors, ...
Jul 11, 2023•43 min
Kennan Rolsen is the Managing Editor of Cars & Bids, an online auction platform where people can buy or sell unique, enthusiast-focused vehicles. Kennan has overseen over 13,000 listings for Cars & Bids, having been with the company since its inception, and he has previously worked as a content and marketing consultant for other automotive brands.
Jul 10, 2023•49 min
Thatcher Keast is the Consignment Department Manager and Auction Coordinator at RM Sotheby’s where he oversees consignments and the logistics of making an auction come to life. He began working in the automotive industry at just 14 years old when he started his own automotive detailing business in Salina, Kansas. He is now a licensed auctioneer, a great addition to the RM Sotheby’s roster.
Jul 06, 2023•41 min
Jamie Little is a veteran Motorsports Reporter with more than 20 years in the industry and she is one of the most recognizable people in motorsports television. In 2023, she added to her play-by-play duties with the addition of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series, becoming the first woman lead announcer for NASCAR. Jamie has joined Lucas Oil as its newest brand ambassador and she is part of an exclusive group of brand ambassadors and key partnerships across several different sports including NFL, ...
Jul 05, 2023•36 min
Stuart Rowlands has worked in the PR business for over 35 years managing public relations and publicity for a wide range of companies and individuals. His focus included creative thinking, strong personal relationships, and relying on his vast experience in the automotive industry. He’s worked with many major players in the field including: Bridgestone Tires, Honda Motorcycles, Lucas Oil, MAVTV, Colgate Palmolive, Chevrolet, Suzuki, and many other notable companies.
Jul 04, 2023•37 min
Gord Duff is Global Head of Auctions for RM Sotheby’s, the world’s premier automotive auction house. He and his team conduct auctions around the world and this summer they return to Monterey for the 26th time with an amazing selection of vehicles including the iconic Steve McQueen Ferrari 275 GTB/4, and a significant private collection of rare European-designed cars. Plus RM Sotheby's unveils a once in a generation collection of "barn find" Ferraris, aptly named The Lost & Found Collection. ...
Jul 03, 2023•35 min
Michael Ledwitz is an automotive artist and car collector whose professional career in automotive art began after he was involved in a near fatal car accident in 2005. Creating art was a therapeutic way to recover and relax and his talents progressed as people began commissioning his paintings.
Jun 29, 2023•39 min
Simon Wright is the Founder of Limited100, an online store that specializes in exclusive handcrafted automotive wall art. Being an automotive enthusiast from a very young age, Simon was inspired to start Limited100 because he felt that there was a gap in the market for the world's car enthusiasts who have a love for imagery. Limited 100 grew from one artist (Paul Ward) to six artists including Tim Wallace, who was at one point McLaren's official photographer. More recently Johan Wedenström who w...
Jun 28, 2023•37 min
Jason Hart is a race car driver running in SRO GT4 America with NOLASPORT. Jason was the 2022 GT4 America Pro-Am Cup Champion and the 2021 SRO GT4 America Champion. Jason has years of experience with IMSA GTD, IMSA ST/GS, World-Challenge GT/GTS, SRO GT4, TransAm TA2, and various other sports car racing series.
Jun 27, 2023•42 min
Michael Good is the President of Dynamat. The company manufactures and markets acoustic environmental solutions for a broad range of industries including automotive and home acoustics. The brand is represented in over 50 countries and is found in over 3,000 storefronts in the US alone. In the automotive world the Dynamat brand is recognized as quality products for solutions for unwanted noises and vibrations.
Jun 26, 2023•39 min
Actor Luis Da Silva Jr. is best known for his memorable roles in the blockbuster films, "Fast Five" and "Fast X". He will be the Grand Marshal of the Sixth Annual Philadelphia Concours D'Elegance on June 23-24, at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. Luis drives a bright, lizard green Porsche 911 GT3 (997) street racer in "Fast X," the most recent film in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, now playing in theaters and streaming on Amazon Prime.
Jun 22, 2023•42 min
