Australian Collector Extraordinaire Astounded! That would be the best word to describe how I felt when Sydney, Australia-based classic car...
Philip Young heads the Endurance Rally Association (ERA) a motor club he founded just over 25 years ago that organizes...
Noted Duesenberg expert Randy Ema runs a successful restoration business in Orange, California. VR: I would imagine, like every consummate car guy, cars must have been a very early influence for you? RE: As a little kid, I played with Matchbox and AMT models. I only liked those because they...
President and COO of Black Horse Garage in Bridgeport, Connecticut Vintage Roadcar’s J. Michael Hemsley met John Buonanno at The...
While Vintage Roadcar was tracking down some interesting cars in New Mexico and Colorado, we had the opportunity to chat...
Swiss-born Bernard Juchli is the Higgins to Jay Leno’s Robin Masters and serves as the Major Domo for the Big Dog Garage where he is, at various times, mechanic, engineer, fabricator, manager and auto historian. Despite his full plate, he still looks forward to going to work. VR: So how...
Gary Dearn started work for British Rail and now is the Club Secretary for the Ferrari Owner’s Club of Great...
Michael Furman spoke with our J. Michael Hemsley about his life, his career and the cars that move him. Michael...
Panel Beater, Collector Discovers Artistry in Aluminium Paul Pennell has been entrenched in the world of motors from a very early age. He would watch and help his father work at the family business, Pennell’s Motor Repairs Ltd., during his formative years. Upon leaving school, his natural progression was to...
Oklahoma-Based Collector, Brass-Era Enthusiast VR: How did you develop your interest in automobiles and brass era cars in particular? Become...
Oosthoek’s first car was this ’50s Fiat 1100, which was so rusty, he covered the holes with decals! VR: How...
Mike Yager is the founder and owner of Mid America Motorworks.Photo: MID AMERICA MOTORWORKS VR: How did you first get started with cars? I assume it was probably at a young age. MY: The long story and the short story, all in one, is I’m the youngest of nine kids....
Michael Rich & Joanie Rich, Mark Lizewski VR: How did The Grand Ascent and The Elegance come about? MR: About...
Executive Director, Petersen Automotive Museum VR: Can you tell me a little bit about how you first came to cars...
From Humble Beginnings to an Enviable Collection of 30-Plus Cars J. Michael Hemsley had the honor of meeting African-American collecting pioneers James and Ella Collier at the First Atlanta Concours d’Elegance. They were sitting under a canopy, surrounded by four of their cars, all Chevrolets and all beautifully restored. The...
Ken Gross is an automotive journalist whose work has appeared in Playboy, and a number of street rod and hot...
Philip Young: Founder and GM of the Endurance Rally Association The second part of our interview with Philip Young, head of...
From an early age Robert Blakemore had a passion for pre-war racing cars, particularly Aston Martins. His father owned a MkII, and the young Blakemore would wile away hours just sitting in the driver’s seat imagining he was racing at some of the world’s famous circuits…being careful not to touch...
Owner, Grand Prix Classics VR: Can you tell me a little bit about how, or when, you were first bitten...
CEO, LeMay—America’s Car Museum VR: So, why don’t we start off at the very beginning. When and how were you...
Founder and Managing Director of KW Motorsports LTD Kieron Salter is the founder and Managing Director of KW Motorsport Ltd and KW Special Projects (KWSP) Ltd. KW Motorsport has provided design & engineering services to the motorsport industry since being founded in 2003. KW Special Projects was then set up...
Collector, Enthusiast, Racer & Founder of Radnor Hunt Concours VR: Why don’t we start from the beginning? I understand you got involved...
Ant Anstead: Host–Wheeler Dealer, Restorer Ant Anstead has had a passion for cars for most of his life. However, his...
Bruce Trenery founded his classic car dealership, Fantasy Junction, in 1976. VR: Why don’t we step all the way back to the early days, can you tell me a little bit about when you first became afflicted with the disease? BT: Well, basically, I grew up in Berkeley, California and...
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with professional race car driver, Max Hanratty. As part of the Fast MD...
Lory Lockwood, David Snyder and Dan Reed During The Elegance at Hershey, this past June, VR Contributor J. Michael Hemsley...
Event Director, Motorclassica Having just celebrated its sixth successful year, Australia’s Motorclassica has gone from strength to strength with preparations very much under way for its seventh staging in October 2016, once again in Melbourne’s iconic, heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building. It is the only such event held in Australia. Become...
Sports Car Market Co-Founder, Alfa Romeo Owners Club, President VR: Lets go back to the very beginning. When did you...
Daughter of famed coachbuilder Henri Chapron In the midst of celebrating the coachwork of Henri Chapron, at this year’s Pebble...
Chairman, Endurance Rally Association Fred Gallagher Fred Gallagher grew up in a part of Northern Ireland where those noted for a passion and love of pure motor sport lived. Paddy Hopkirk was a near neighbor, and the likes of John Watson and Eddie Irvine were raised just a handful of...
