Undiscovered Classics: Personality Profiles
These are Personality Profiles of some of the Undiscovered Classics Team – participants, contributors and more. This list continues to grow so check back for additions. We’re happy to have a large and expanding “tent” that can welcome everyone interested. Click on the names / links below to learn more about each person.
2012 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. From Left to Right: Robert Cumberford, Stan Mott, Geoff Hacker and Rick D’Louhy
Principals
Geoffrey R. Hacker, Ph.D.
Founder of Undiscovered Classics / Forgotten Fiberglass
Mike Puma
Automotive Historian / Media Manager
Concours Founders and Judges, Museum Curators
Bill Warner
Founder of Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Paul Sable, Ph.D.
Historian, Author, Enthusiast, Chief Judge
Ken Gross
Author, Historian, Curator and Concours Judge
Leslie Kendall
Curator Petersen Automotive Museum
Martin Godbey
Owner and Curator: Sarasota Classic Car Museum
Proprietor: Vintage Motors of Sarasota
TV Personalities
Tom Cotter
Barn Find Author, Collector, TV Personality
Ray Evernham
NASCAR Legend’s Insight on Historic Cars And TV
George Barris
Custom Car Builder and Designer
Mark Green
TV, Podcast and Automotive Inspirer
Strategists
Rollie Langston
Started Building His Byers SR100 in 1957 at 14 Years Old
Guy Dirkin
Saved a Famous Victress, Built a Byers Race Car, Owns A Sport Custom
Phil Fleming
Sports Car Historian, Devin Restorer/Owner, Byers Owner, Kurtis-Omohundro Celebrant
Rick D’Louhy, Ph.D.
Forgotten Fiberglass, Daytona Beach Dream Cruise
Harold Pace
Author, Researcher, Builder, Photographer
Sports Car Designers, Historians
Robert Cumberford
Stan Mott
Wayne Kady
Jim Simpson
Historian, Designer and Coachbuilder – One of Just a Few
Raffi Minasian
Author, Historian, Restorer Collector and Designer
Founders and Families
Merrill Powell
Co-Founder of Victress Manufacturing (founded 1952)
Designer of Victress C2 and C3 Coupe
America’s First Fiberglass GT Coupe of Sports Car of Original Design
Joan Dawes
Owned LaDawri Coachcraft With Her Husband Les Dawes
Dennis Gerdes
Dennis’ Father, Warren Gerdes, Was Foreman of Glasspar
Matt and Greg Tritt
Sons of Bill Tritt, Founder of Glasspar
Phil Cox
Employee of Woodill Wildfire and Friend to Woodill & Howard Miller
Pat Amendolia
Created TDX Sports Car in 1966 & Friend and Expert on 50s Rockefeller Yankee
Clark Mitchell
Almquist Sabre Designer and Friend of Ed Almquist and Harry Heims
Ed Almquist
Founder of Almquist Engineering – One of America’s First Speed Shops
Car Marque Historian Emeritus
Jon Greuel
Historian Emeritus For LaDawri Coachcraft
John Gulow
Historian Emeritus For LaDawri Coachcraft
Jean Poirier
Historian Emeritus For Glasspar G2
Bill and Pat Hoover
Historian Emeritus For Glasspar G2
Frank Cornell
Historian Emeritus For Woodill Wildfire
Automotive Journalists
Dan Strohl
Hemmings Motor News
Graham Kozak
Autoweek Magazine
Automotive Historians, Authors and Literature Collectors
George Dammann
Crestline Books Founder and Publisher
Perry Zavitz
Author, Historian: One of First To Chronicle Postwar Independent Manufacturers
Alden Jewell
Historian and Automobile Literature Collector
Bob and Cathy Cunningham
Historians, Collectors and Automobile Literature Experts
Steve Cowdin
Historian and Automobile Literature Collector, Collector, Restorer
Walter Miller
Owner of Autolit in Syracuse, New York
Historian and Automobile Literature Expert
John Wheelock Freeman
Author and Consultant to 1951 MOMA “8 Automobiles” Exhibit
Mark Brinker
Author, Racer, Restorer and Historian
Rob and Sharon McLellan
McLellans Automotive Literature
Rick Lenz
Automobile Literature Collector
J.L. Elbert
Automobile Literature Collector
Walt Woron
Motor Trend’s Founding Editor
Collectors and Restorers
Fred Roth
American Sports Cars
Dave Perry
Old School Restorations
Erich Schultz
Car Designer, Collector, Restorer
Pete and Nick Bujnowski
Woodill Wildfire and Kaiser Darrin Sports Cars
Brian Ford
New Zealand Historian and Restorer – Created New Car Based on Mistral Body
Paul Terhorst
My First Car Mentor, Packard Collector and Enthusiast
DeWayne Ashmead
His Cars Stand Out Like Clydesdales at a Quarter-Horse Convention
Undiscovered Team
Craig Johnson
Founder Piranha Boats; Stylist, Industrial Sculptor and Fiberglass Expert
Dennis Kazmerowski
Builder, Restorer, Collector
Kyle Feller
Micro Cars, Sports Cars, Electric Cars, Collector, Restorer
Nate Bowne
Custom Cars, Hot Rods, Collector, Restorer
Joel Driskill
Chuck Manning Expert, Builder, Fabricator, Engineer
Marshall Foxworthy
Artist, Designer, US Mark II Expert
Tim Masters
Custom Cars, Hot Rods, Collector, Restorer
Rob Hernandez
Custom Cars, Hot Rods, Collector, Restorer
Ray Hansil
Custom Cars, Hot Rods, Collector, Restorer
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