18 Thursday, Aug. 17, 3:30PM Dream cars are what inspire people to design, purchase, drive and create - but not all were built by Detroit. This forum explores the history, inspiration, valuation, validation and display of dream cars that headlined the industry and were built by individuals and small independent firms. Ken Gross - Host Ken Gross served as Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. His fourteen critically acclaimed automobile exhibitions have appeared at major Fine Art Museums across the United States. A 32-year Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Chief Class Judge and a member of the Selection Committee, Ken is a founding member of ICJAG, (The International Chief Judges’ Advisory Group), the Chief Judge for the Greenwich (Connecticut) Concours. He judges at many North American and European Concours. The author of twenty-five books, and countless magazine articles, Ken has received The Automotive Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Citation, The International Motor Press Association Ken W. Purdy Award, The Motor Press Guild Dean Bachelor Award, and the Lee Iacocca award. He lives with his wife, Trish Serratore, in Hamilton, Virginia. Leslie Kendall - Petersen Museum Leslie Kendall was born in San Diego, California and has had an insatiable, life-long interest in automobiles and automotive history. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Master’s College in 1981 and an MBA from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo in 1985. Kendall entered mortgage banking upon his graduation only to leave the lending profession in 1992 to volunteer full-time at the San Diego Automotive Museum where he was hired to be the full-time curator after only eight months. He was invited to join the team responsible for creating the Petersen Automotive Museum in April 1993 and in October 1995 was named curator, a role that enabled him to create from scratch more than 100 individual exhibitions. Currently Chief Historian of the Petersen Automotive Museum, Leslie is a regular contributor to automotive media outlets (print, digital, and broadcast) and frequently consults on automotive history-related, public- and private-sector projects. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Historians (former board member), National Association of Automotive Museums (former board member), Classic Car Club of America, Horseless Carriage Club of America, American Association of Museums, and other specialinterest automobile organizations. He is also a Concours d’Elegance judge at events around the country. His book Defying Detroit: Automobile Manufacturing in Southern California is due in November. Geoffrey Hacker - Undiscovered Classics Geoff Hacker has pursued rare and unusual cars since his teen years when he discovered an exotic, fiberglass-bodied, two-seater concept car in Clearwater, Florida – a car that he still owns today. He’s pursued this interest for more than 40 years and has built a team at his company Undiscovered Classics that researches the history of handcrafted American sports cars. The cars they find, the restorations they complete and the work that they do has been seen on Jay Leno’s Garage, Ray Evernham’s AmeriCarna on the Velocity channel, Discovery Channel, Hagerty TV’s “Barn Find Hunter” and more. Their research and writings have been shared in Hemmings Motor News, Old Cars Weekly, Autoweek, Classic & Sports Car (UK) and more
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