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119 Authors and Historians Tom Cotter: What Geoff and Rick do is highlight and document a forgotten, yet significant, slice of automotive history: backyard carrozzeria. Americans of modest means designed, built and sometimes raced home - built sports cars, comprised mostly of junkyard parts and covered with sleek fiberglass bodies. To have witnessed these Specials competing against and occasionally beating "proper" European machines from Jaguar, Aston Martin and Ferrari would have been a priceless experience. The hard work and research these two enthusiasts accomplish deserves nothing less than the automotive equivalent of an Academy Award. Tom Cotter is a regular contributor to Road & Track and the New York Times, the author of several best - selling automotive - rescue books, The Cobra in the Barn, The Hemi in the Barn, The Vincent in the Barn and the Corvette in the Barn. He has also authored two biographies – Dean Jeffries, 50 Fabulous Years in Hot Rods, Racing and Film; and TV Tommy Ivo, Drag Racing ’ s Master Showman. He also co - authored an award - winning history of the legendary race team Holman - Moody. Before focusing on writing, Cotter built one of the most successful PR and marketing agencies in motorsports, with a client list that included NASCAR, Mercedes - Benz, Ford, Dodge, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, SPEED Channel, Lowe ’ s, McDonald ’ s, Sears, General Foods and dozens of others. Cotter teaches at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, runs marathons, races vintage sports cars and lives in Davidson, N.C. with his wife, Pat, and son, Brian. In 2018 we appeared on the Hagerty TV show “ Barn Find Hunter ” starring good friend Tom Cotter. We filmed two episodes of the program in Spring of 2018 at both my house and Fiberglass Farms. In addition, we showcased both our 1959 Cheetah “ Moon ” Transporter and our 1949 Packard Monte Carlo Show Car—the oldest Packard Show Car in the world. In the photo to the right is Tom Cotter and Carolyn Greenman—Manager of Content for Hagerty TV. The combined episodes we appeared in resulted in over half a million views when the episodes debuted in late 2018.