Michael Furman spoke with our J. Michael Hemsley about his life, his career and the cars that move him. Michael...
Gary Dearn started work for British Rail and now is the Club Secretary for the Ferrari Owner’s Club of Great...
VR: So how did you first come to cars? I assume it was probably at a fairly young age? KB: It was at a fairly young age. Slot cars were the beginning of this, but I grew up in Manhattan so I envied kids in more suburban or rural environs...
VR: When did you first become interested in cars? RM: My earliest memory is being in front of my house,...
The picturesque village of Cropredy, Oxfordshire, home to approximately 700 souls, is little known to most, even to those living...
Philip Young heads the Endurance Rally Association (ERA) a motor club he founded just over 25 years ago that organizes some of today’s most inspiring classic rallies. While some events are held in one country or continent, many, like the Peking to Paris, are truly trans-continental rallies over several thousand...
Stephen Laing is curator of the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon. Stephen Laing is the current Curator of the Heritage...
Philip Young: Founder and GM of the Endurance Rally Association The second part of our interview with Philip Young, head of...
Rabin’s customers include such hobby notables as Ralph Lauren and Jay Leno, pictured here with a 1919 Rolls-Royce that Rabin created the wheel covers for. VR: Mike, how did first come to be bitten by the car bug? MR: When I was a baby maybe two years old, three years...
John Campion is a high energy guy and radiates that energy everywhere he goes. Perhaps it’s because he started his...
Paul Chenard, Automotive Artist/Illustrator VR: How did you first get involved with cars? Presumably it was at a young age,...
President and COO of Black Horse Garage in Bridgeport, Connecticut Vintage Roadcar’s J. Michael Hemsley met John Buonanno at The Elegance at Hershey. Buonanno is the President and COO of Black Horse Garage in Bridgeport, Connecticut. After chatting about the Alfa Romeo he had accompanied to the show, talk turned...
Brian Blain: President, Blain Farms Car Collector, Restorer VR: So when where you first bitten by the car bug? Become...
Lory Lockwood, David Snyder and Dan Reed During The Elegance at Hershey, this past June, VR Contributor J. Michael Hemsley...
Executive Director, Petersen Automotive Museum VR: Can you tell me a little bit about how you first came to cars and when you were first bitten by the bug? Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Owner, Grand Prix Classics VR: Can you tell me a little bit about how, or when, you were first bitten...
Event Director, Motorclassica Having just celebrated its sixth successful year, Australia’s Motorclassica has gone from strength to strength with preparations...
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...
Chairman, Endurance Rally Association Fred Gallagher Fred Gallagher grew up in a part of Northern Ireland where those noted for...
Sports Car Market Co-Founder, Alfa Romeo Owners Club, President VR: Lets go back to the very beginning. When did you first realize you were bitten by the car bug? Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Owner and Chief Executive Officer, White Post Restorations VR: How is it that a major automobile restoration facility was founded...
CEO, LeMay—America’s Car Museum VR: So, why don’t we start off at the very beginning. When and how were you...
Surgeon, Author, Avid Collector VR: Why don’t we start off at the very beginning? How old were you when you were first bitten by the bug? Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...
Tom Malloy: Vintage Racer, Collector VR: Let’s start off at the very beginning, can you tell me a little bit about...
Daughter of famed coachbuilder Henri Chapron In the midst of celebrating the coachwork of Henri Chapron, at this year’s Pebble...
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...
Australian Collector Extraordinaire Astounded! That would be the best word to describe how I felt when Sydney, Australia-based classic car...
Collector, Head of Brightwells’ Classic Car Department The well-established auction house Brightwells has expanded its Classic Car Department, opening an...
Racer, Rallymaster and Former Car and Driver Managing Editor VR: Let’s start right at the beginning. When were you infected by the car bug? Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership...