Michael Furman has worked with countless collections, museums, manufacturers and events to amass one of the finest visual automobile archives in the world. His studio photography led in 2005 to the founding of Coachbuilt Press, through which he has published of many landmark titles. Michael’s work has appeared in museum exhibitions at The Louvre, MFA Boston, The High Museum, Phoenix Art Museum and the Beijing Automotive Museum. Michael’s immersion in the collector car world is evidenced by his presence at many major concours as featured artist, author, judge and sponsor.
 

Ken Gross serves as a member of the Selection Committee and a Chief Class Judge for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. An automotive writer for 44 years, Ken has received the Washington Auto Press Golden Quill Award, the Society of Automotive Historians’ Cugnot Award, and the James Valentine Memorial Award for excellence in automotive historical research.

John Tucker Jr. is the grandson of Preston Tucker. John was only three years old when Preston died, but he has made a mission of learning about him through family and extensive research. He is the past President of the Tucker Automobile Club of America, and serves as a historian for the AACA Museum's extensive Cammack Collection on Tucker. He is also on the Swigart Automobile Museum Board of Directors.

Steve Tremulis is a biomedical engineer and the inventor of over 50 United States patents. He is also the nephew of Alex Tremulis, Preston Tucker’s Chief Stylist for the Tucker 48, and he is the curator of his uncle’s incredible archive of photographs, drawings, letters, speeches, and models from over a half-century of automobile design. Steve is an award-winning author on automotive history and a frequent guest speaker at various auto clubs and museums. Steve has served on the Board of Directors for the Tucker Automobile Club of America, and he currently serves on the Tucker Archives Committee for the AACA Museum, the new home of the Tucker Club.

A specialist in automobile styling, industrial design historian Hampton C. Wayt has been as a researcher, writer, lecturer, exhibitions curator, and collections consultant for numerous private collectors and public institutions, including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. He has recovered the archives of dozens of car designers whose work would have otherwise vanished, including Tucker chief stylists George S. Lawson and Hal Bergstrom. As the preeminent expert on the Tucker 48’s styling, he is presently preparing a book on the car’s aesthetic evolution, and it dispels many of the myths that have plagued the car for decades.

Mark Lieberman is the president of Nostalgic Motoring, which deals in classic and collectable automobiles, and he has seven patents to his credit. In 1991, he purchased the first of the five Tucker automobiles he has owned, and he remains actively involved in the restoration and preservation of Tucker automobiles. Mark continues to serve the Tucker Automobile Club of America as their Technical Adviser and Historian, and he also serves on the AACA Museum's Board of Directors.

For three generations Rob Ida's family has been in the automotive business, with a strong emphasis on Tucker Cars. His grandfather Joe Ida owned a Tucker Dealership in New York. Today, at Ida Automotive in Morganville, New Jersey, Rob and his father Bob work hard to keep the Tucker car popular and loved. With the friendship and support of the Tucker and Tremulis families, they have been able to not only restore Tuckers, but to create a new breed of New Tucker Cars. 

As a member of Husch Blackwell’s Financial Services & Capital Markets industry group, Eric Ess concentrates his practice on estate and tax planning, probate and trust administration, business succession planning, and lifetime gift planning for high-net worth individuals and families. Eric designs and implements estate plans through the preparation of wills, revocable trusts, complex irrevocable trusts and business transfer documents. Eric works to maximize the tax benefits available to individuals and their families and to preserve family wealth passing to future generations. As part of his practice, Eric focuses on the unique considerations common to high-net worth families that are unrelated to tax concerns. Eric serves as the chairperson of the firm’s Private Wealth Advisory Group.

Entertainment icon Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy career took off after his first appearance as a stand-up comedian on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1981. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television: Seinfeld. His latest project is the critically acclaimed Web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, was recently launched on Netflix. Jerry’s preferred bio: A comedian who lives in New York City.

Spike Feresten, host of the hit car-buying show Car Matchmaker, is renowned as a writer/producer for TV shows such as Seinfeld and Late Show with David Letterman and as the star of FOX’s Talkshow with Spike Feresten. During his time on Seinfeld, he earned three Emmy nominations, including one for his well-known “Soup Nazi” episode. Spike’s two decades of automotive experience and expertise come from collecting his own cars as well as helping friends and family. His roster of clients ranges from well-known celebrities to his wife’s hairdresser. Now Spike is the guy to go to when you need a new set of wheels. 

For more than three decades, Tim Considine has written about motor racing. He has been a contributing editor for Road & Track, as well as many other automotive publications, and authored the award-winning book, American Grand Prix Racing: A Century of Drivers & Cars. Most recently, he published Twice Around the Clock: The Yanks at Le Mans, a boxed set of three volumes on the participation of Americans in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Considine regularly hosts seminars on motor racing history at events and museums around the country. At the age of 17, he purchased a 1500cc OSCA MT4 that will be shown at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance—and he remains a great fan of the marque.  
 

At age 14, Robert T. Devlin attended the second running of the Pebble Beach Road Races and Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Bob later competed in Sports Car and Formula Junior race cars for six years, from 1957 to 1962. He took to Concours judging some forty years ago and has served for 33 years as a Class, Chief Class and now Honorary Judge at Pebble Beach. Bob has authored two books: Pebble Beach: A Matter of Style in 1980 and Pebble Beach: The Art of the Poster in 2003, and he has authored or co-authored more than 135 articles for various automotive and travel magazines as well as event-related programs. He has also taught for three years at The Academy of Art University, focusing on the history of automotive design.

Michael T. Lynch is a consultant, author, historian, researcher and photographer. He is a member of both the Motor Press Guild and the American Automobile Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association. He consults with clients on diverse matters, such as event planning, editorial services, research, provenance assurance, expert commentary on radio and TV, and event announcing. His clients include collectors, events, museums and universities. Lynch is a researcher with The Revs Program at Stanford University and a member of the Racing Car Certification Committee of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

Alfieri Maserati is a master mechanical engineer and the son of Ernesto Maserati who, along with his three brothers, founded Maserati of Modena and later OSCA–Fratelli Maserati. Ernesto designed all Maseratis from 1932 to 1947 and all OSCAs from 1948 onward. Alfieri worked for six years in nuclear research and then founded his own company producing limited slip differentials and special ring gear and pinions, distributed mainly to markets in the United States and Southeast Asia. He recently assisted in the creation of a permanent exhibition devoted to the Maserati Brothers at the Museum of Industrial Heritage in Bologna, an exhibit that was installed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of OSCA. Alfieri lectures in many countries, and has written articles and books about Maserati and OSCA.

A historian of Italian motorsport, a noted collector car expert and a staunch advocate of preservation, Adolfo Orsi has coordinated and overseen the restorations of some of the most significant cars produced in Italy. He has curated numerous historical exhibitions, co-authored the Classic Car Auction Yearbook for the past 23 years, is an ICJAG Central Council member, and serves as Chief Class Judge for the FIVA Award at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 

Jerry Lettieri has been involved with collector cars for the past fifty years. He started collecting automobilia at an early age and then became interested in hot rods, antiques, sports and racing cars. He has owned, bought and sold hundreds of collector automobiles from Fords to Ferraris. Twenty-five years ago Jerry established Automobilia Auctions, specializing in automobilia and literature.

Rory Brinkman is a nationally recognized expert in the field of automotive-related memorabilia and Americana. He is a second generation collector who was tutored on the benefits of buying condition and rarity, and began his own collection at the age of 12. After graduating from college he decided to pass on law school to pursue turning his hobby into a profession. Today, with more than 35 years of experience to his name, Brinkman’s reputation for appraising and selling valuable collectibles from the past is unparalleled. He has been a consultant to and has procured items for some of the finest collections in America. He is also in his 17th year as Automobilia Director for Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, where he has overseen some of the largest and most successful automobilia auctions in the history of collecting.

David Kayser grew up during the 1960s in a college town just 10 miles from New York, where a great variety of “foreign cars” were regularly seen parked on local streets. He had an early fascination with these Jaguars XKs and E-Types, Alfa Romeo Giulias, Porsche 356s and 911s Lotus Elans — and even a locally owned and regularly driven Amphicar. At the age of 9 he was inspired to write to their respective importers and politely ask for a catalog — and a passion for automobile-related advertising graphics was formed! In 1992 David founded Chelsea Motoring Literature, specializing in original automobile sales literature from the 1950s through the '70s, as well as difficult to source factory service documents and obscure period ephemera. 

As a lifelong British car enthusiast Jerry LaBant would often accompany his brother on a high-speed dash to dry off his 1967 MGB. Fifty years later, Jerry now focuses his love of British cars on period automobilia. His business, Liverpool Motorworks, specializes in original tools, literature and accessories for British marques.

From the age of four Jacques Vaucher was the unofficial test driver of pedal and motorized cars for Eureka, a French toy manufacturer by his godfather. His schooling at Winfield, France’s famous racing school, led Jacques to touring car endurance racing in the United States, and he produced winning results at Limerock and Watkins Glen. Concurrently, he sold Maseratis for the importer Bob Grossman and later managed the New York showroom of Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti. Jacques turned the showroom into a gallery, covering the walls with automotive art to complement the moving sculptures displayed on the floor. This gallery evolved into L'art et I'automobile, owned by Jacques and his wife Karen.

Ed Loh has more than 17 years of experience in automotive journalism and has held leadership positions as editor-in-chief of Import Racer! Magazine (2003), managing editor of Road & Track Speed magazine (2005), and editor-in-chief of Sport Compact Car (2006). Loh moved to Motor Trend in 2007 and became editor-in-chief in 2011. In his time with Motor Trend, the brand has become more than just the leading automotive enthusiast magazine and is now the industry leader across the web, social media, and video. In 2016, Loh was promoted to senior vice president, in-market content for Motor Trend Group, overseeing the editorial direction of Motor Trend and Automobile magazines, and this April his role was expanded to include automotive content for all of the Motor Trend Group. In his spare time Loh enjoys surfing, cooking, and driving his Porsche 930.

Tom Matano has thirty years of experience in the automotive design industry. Prior to joining the faculty at the Academy of Art University, he held design positions at General Motors Design in Michigan, GM Holden’s in Australia, and BMW in Germany. In 1983, he became the Chief Designer at Mazda North America, and he went on to become VP of Design and EVP of the Western R & D operations. From 1999 to 2002, he was an Executive Designer at Mazda Headquarters in Japan. Matano currently serves as the Executive Director of the School of Industrial Design at the Academy of Art University,

Randy Nonnenberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bring a Trailer, the leading online auction venue and community dedicated to historic, special interest vehicles. BaT Auctions has handled the sales of hundreds of collectible Japanese cars and trucks, ranging from a Toyota 2000GT to a preserved Honda CRX and everything in between. Randy is a noted expert on their values and appeal, as well as trends in the marketplace. 

Eric Bizek is the host of Motor Trend’s hit series, JDM Legends. Born of a passion for classic Japanese vehicles, Eric founded his Salt Lake City shop, JDM Legends, almost 10 years ago, in 2009. Bizek now serves as one of the only restorers of imported Japanese domestic market cars in the United States. With 20 years of restoration experience under his belt, Eric alongside his skillful team, build, create, customize and sell classic Japanese automobiles including Hakosuka, Kenmeri, Celica, Skyline, Fairlady, Bluebird, Trueno and Cosmo.

As a former editor at Super Street magazine, RJ de Vera became well immersed in the automotive industry. De Vera was a consultant and actor in the first Fast and Furious film, helping to launch one of Universal Studios’ most successful movie franchises. Over the last decade, de Vera has consulted on numerous projects within the automotive aftermarket community and has served as a spokesperson for major brands such as PepsiCo, Xbox, Valvoline and various OEMs. De Vera has served as an automotive stylist for more than 30 high profile vehicles and remains active within the car hobby. He currently holds a position as a Marketing Leader at Meguiar’s, leading Global Communications and Digital Marketing efforts.

Alfonso Albaisa is Senior Vice President for Global Design for Nissan Motor Co., leading global design teams to reinforce a common essence across all models within the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands and deliver inspiring and exciting designs for customers. Albaisa is a Cuban-American who takes a multicultural approach to design. He has spent his entire career, since 1988, at Nissan, where he has risen to become one of the leading automotive designers in the industry. Prior to becoming NML’s head of global design, Albaisa served as Executive Design of Director at Infiniti, leading that premium brand’s new design language. 

Acclaimed late-night TV show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, lovable TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist . . . It’s no wonder that Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest-working man in show business.”

Donald W. Osborne, ASA, has shared his considerable knowledge and experience of collector car values and trends with millions of television viewers during his regular feature “Assess & Caress with Donald Osborne” on the popular CNBC Primetime show Jay Leno’s Garage. He is a monthly columnist for Sports Car Market magazine and has been published in The New York Times, Art & Antiques, The Wall Street Journal Online and other publications.

Paul J. Ingrassia is editor at The Revs Institute, an automotive history and research center in Naples, Florida. Previously the managing editor of Reuters and before that the Detroit bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, he is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author who has written extensively about the auto industry for more than 30 years. His most recent book is Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars.

Miles C. Collier, a retired business executive, is a practicing artist, investor, philanthropist, and a noted authority on vintage automobiles. He is the founder of the Revs Institute for Automotive Research in Naples, Florida. For the last fifteen years, Mr. Collier has conducted a biennial symposium on Connoisseurship and the Collectible Automobile, bringing together automobile collectors and faculty from around the world to discuss critical issues in collecting and preserving important historic automobiles.

Sergio Marchionne is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari N.V. Under his leadership, Ferrari’s spinoff from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) took place with listings on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2015 and the Milan stock exchange in January 2016. Marchionne also serves as the CEO of FCA and the Chairman of CNH Industrial N.V. He is currently non-executive Vice Chairman on the board of Exor N.V. and serves on the boards of Philip Morris International and the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He also is the Chairman of the Council for the United States and Italy and a member of the J.P. Morgan International Council.

Two-time Emmy winner and Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan currently co-hosts ABC’s Good Morning America, is an analyst for Fox NFL Sunday, and hosts ABC’s primetime game show favorite $100,000 Pyramid. Michael is the co-founder of SMAC Entertainment, a multi-dimensional talent management, music, branding and production company, which has created a major presence in the sports and entertainment arena. For four years, Strahan co-hosted the hit talk show LIVE with Kelly and Michael, and prior to joining the ranks of the top sports broadcasters in the country, Strahan had a spectacular NFL career that resulted in him being named to the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. In 2015 Strahan introduced COLLECTION by MICHAEL STRAHAN, a men’s clothing and accessories line. Michael is a true car guy who drives his cars regularly and chooses the cars for his collection based on the joy they bring him.

Spike Feresten, host of the hit car-buying show Car Matchmaker, is renowned as a writer/producer for TV shows such as Seinfeld and Late Show with David Letterman and as the star of FOX’s Talkshow with Spike Feresten. During his time on Seinfeld, he earned three Emmy nominations, including one for his well-known “Soup Nazi” episode. Spike’s two decades of automotive experience and expertise come from collecting his own cars to helping friends and family. His clientele roster ranges from well-known celebrities to his wife’s hairdresser. Now Spike is the guy to go to when you need a new set of wheels. 

Wayne Carini is the host of Chasing Classic Cars on the Velocity channel, currently in its tenth season, and the proprietor of F40 Motorsports sales and restoration services. He is a noted collector and a recognized collector car authority.

As Creative Director for the Cars franchise at Pixar Animation Studios, Jay Ward was the automotive and later franchise creative consultant on all three CARS films, the Cars Toons, and Cars Land at Disney’s California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California. Prior to joining Pixar, Jay co-created and ran the traditional hot rod & custom show Billetproof from it’s inception in 1997 until 2002 and the Asphalt Invitational from 2004 to 2009, after which he branched into other automotive endeavors, including being the Managing Editor for Hop Up magazine. Ward now runs the Pixar campus classic car show, the Pixar Motorama, hosting vehicles from Jay Leno, Chip Foose, and many others.

Mike Brewer discovered his passion for motoring as a teenager and knew this would be his career. He quickly built a reputation for being sharp and honest, and soon had the largest 4×4 dealership in the south of England. Mike was hired for the first series of Deals On Wheels and later earned the presenter’s position on Driven for Channel 4, followed by Auto Trader, Pulling Power, Wrecks to Riches, and Revved-up as well as several other non-motoring programs for Discovery Channel and ITV. It was Discovery’s Wheeler Dealers that struck the heart and the toolbox of petrolheads all over the world. Most recently Mike created Wheeler Dealer Trading Up, a series that showcases his motoring knowledge and his selling skills as he trades cars around the world. He has recently opened two Mike Brewer Motors dealerships and has launched the only annual awards for used car dealers in the UK. Mike has won many awards, including the Royal Television Society’s Best InVision Personality and UK’s Broadcast Journalist of the Year two-years running.

Robert S. Scanlon is President of Velocity and Video Content at Motor Trend Group, a consolidated joint venture with Discovery, Inc. that combines Velocity with the entire automotive digital, direct-to-consumer, social and live event portfolio of Motor Trend. He oversees programming, development, production, marketing and communications. Since Scanlon launched Velocity in 2011, the network has grown larger and faster than any other ad-supported cable network. He has led the production of many successful programs including Bitchin’ Rides, Texas Metal, Iron Resurrection, Barrett-Jackson Live, Chasing Classic Cars, Wheeler Dealers and more. Previously, he was vice president of programming and production for Military Channel and HD Theater. A veteran of media for 35+ years, Scanlon helped manage the creation of the NFL Network, was a founder of Speedvision Network and Outdoor Life Network, and was one of the first 35 employees at upstart network ESPN.

Ray Evernham is a consultant for Hendrick Companies, formerly an auto racing crew chief for Bill Davis Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, owner of his own team Evernham Motorsports from 2001 to 2010, and analyst for ESPN's NASCAR coverage. A three-time Winston Cup Series Champion with driver Jeff Gordon, in 1999, Evernham won the NASCAR Winston Cup Illustrated “Person of the Year.” Evernham was inducted to the NASCAR Hall of Fame with the Class of 2018.