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Colin Comer is the Founder of Colin's Classic Automobiles. His extensive range of automotive knowledge, and over 35 years of experience, has made him one of the foremost experts in the collector car hobby. As an author Colin's written numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning books, his most recent is titled Shelby American 60 Years of High Performance, published by Motorbooks and co-written...

Mike Spagnola is the CEO of the Specialty Equipment Market Association known as SEMA. In addition to running the SEMA Garage - Product Development Center in Diamond Bar, CA, Mike manages the SEMA Garage near Detroit, Michigan, where advanced testing for advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and emissions take place. Mike has also served for 6 years on the SEMA Board of Directors.

Simon Fisher grew up in Surrey, England, not far from Tilburstow Hill, scene of some of S.F. Edge's early competition success. His passion and ownership of elderly cars in England including two Napiers while his Alvis Firefly spent many years with him in Nairobi. Today Simon will share his book  S.F. Edge: Maker of Motoring History published by our friends at EVRO Publishing. It's a fascinating st...

Pandora Paúl is the Curator at America's Automotive Trust and LeMay America's Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Pandora was part of the team at the San Diego Automotive Museum, creating award-winning exhibits. She served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Automobile Museums. 

Bobbie DuMelle is the Executive Vice President of CTEK and has over 25 years in the automotive and battery industry. CTEK is the global leader in battery maintenance products for cars, trucks, power sports, and more. 

Bill Crawley is the founder and CEO of Lithium Auto Elixirs, a company that makes uniquely formulated detailing products. He took what he learned about 'formulating chemicals and starting brands' and proceeded to ruin every saucepan in his house, perfecting the products that would become Lithium Auto Elixirs. 

Fireball Tim is a true legend in the car design world, having designed vehicles, set, props, weapons, costumes, and more for over 400 of Hollywood's biggest films including Batman, Knight Rider, Jurassic Park, and Monster Garage. 

Joey Pomerenke is the Director of Consignments at CLASSIC.COM . He spent his early career in marketing leadership roles at venture-backed technology startups. Joey founded an agency that worked directly with over 100 technology startups on growth initiatives and after selling his last company, he combined his expertise in marketing and PR with his passion for automobiles -- founding a successful a...

Jim Ciardella  met Brian Burnett, owner of Ferrari of Los Gatos, and over the years learned about that iconic dealership via Brian's Stories. This led to Jim authoring a book titled The Dealer, the untold story of how one California dealership fueled the rise of Ferrari cars in America , published by Prometheus Books. It takes us back to 1975 and the no-fear attitude of an endless passion for clas...

Bill Reidy is the Vice President of Sales at Handwrytten, global leader in handwritten notes and creators of robotic writing machines that mimic actual handwriting helping auto dealerships to enhance customer experience through personalized notes for various occasions. 

Divya Sangameshwar is the insurance expert and spokesperson at ValuePenguin and has been sharing industry statistics about insurance since 2014. Today she'll share her State of Auto Insurance Report and more about the automotive insurance industry in the new year that will affect you. Divya is passionate about helping Americans understand their insurance and its impact on their finances.

Aileen Santiago is a 17 years old, high school Junior at Design and Architecture Senior High in Miami, Florida. Aileen is the Grand Prize winner of the RPM Foundation's Design Without Limits Competition sponsored by Prometheus. The competition took place at the Motorcar Cavalcade in Miami, where she presented her design to four established automotive design judges. The students were tasked to desi...

David Voxlin is Director of Behavior Change and Sustainability at SKIM, a global decision behavior research consultancy. Skim recently conducted research into consumer attitudes, emotions, and knowledge as to what may be holding back mass EV-adoption. Their results identified the gaps in people's understanding which are surprising to many in the industry. 

Crispian Besley is a first-time author with a lifelong interest in cars and passion for motor racing. He's done some racing himself and more recently enjoys historic single seat race cars including a Cooper F1, as well as Brabham, and Surtees F2 cars. Crispian's main focus has been racing Historic Formula Junior which he has raced all over Europe, in New Zealand and America in a variety of cars wh...

Shelby Edwards is the General Manager of Constellium's Automotive Structures business in North America. Shelby became the Plant Manager for the Automotive Structures facility in Van Buren, Michigan, as a Tier 1 supplier of machined and assembled extrusion components to automotive OEMs. 

Devon Pastor-Guzman is TechForce Foundation's Social Media Content Creator. He is a key contributor to TechForce's online platform keeping us up to date on how the Foundation is supporting the automotive industry. At only 19 years of age, Devon has a life-long passion for the automotive world with a focus on motorsports. 

Julio Saiz is the Founder of The Motor Chain, a better way to manage, preserve, share, and transfer the history of your classic vehicles throughout their lifetimes. He's conquered the documentation paradox: you own the car, but you don't own her information. 

Bill Tybur is part of Attesa, a company that is developing a motorsports and entertainment destination, featuring residential, commercial, and industrial districts, plus a hotel and convention center, a private air strip and more. The keystone project for Attesa is the Podium Club, a private membership complex that opened Dec. 2021.  It features a road racing track surrounded by race shops, casita...

Jon Saltinstall is an author who wrote the book "Niki Lauda: His Competition History," which was published by EVRO Publishing in 2019 and shortlisted for the RAC Motoring Book of the Year. Encouraged by the acclaim for his first book, he moved on to a similar project about another Ferrari star, Jacky Ickx, a driver with a truly eclectic and fascinating racing life. His new book titled Jacky Ickx:...

Gregg Blue is a collector with a passion for traveling, old cars, and finding more than unique automobiles to inspire his live. His  career has been one of discovering treasures from around the world.  He's lived all around the world but today he lives at the bottom of Crater Road on Maui where he can enjoy driving his collection from the sea to 10,000 feet above sea level. The cars he has today a...

Gonen Barkan is the Chief Radar Officer at Arbe, a global leader in Perception Radar Solutions.  There he oversees the technological strategy and leads product specifications and R&D execution to drive Arbe's innovative solution and the radar industry toward market success. 

Mike Wolfe has earned a reputation as one of the country's foremost foragers of American history. The creator and star of History Channel's American Pickers has made a life finding the beauty of forgotten objects and places—preserving them for the rest of us who love to collect. Mike's here to share his passions along with As Found Collection that he's consigned to the32nd  annual Mecum Las Vegas...

Johnny Böhmer is the Founder of JBR Proving Grounds, a company which provides guidelines, consulting, and testing in accordance with numerous testing facilities throughout the United States. Past Cars Yeah guest Richard Rawlings, of Gas Monkey garage fame, sponsored and partnered with Johnny on his "BADD GT' project and they cemented its place as the Fastest Street Legal car in the world. They rea...

Mercedes Thompson is a Junior at McPherson College and a recent recipient of the RPM Foundation Grant. She's pursuing a degree in automotive restoration design with the goal to open her own business that will have a focus on automotive design and marketing. 

Jill Amadio is an author of both fiction and non-fiction books. As a journalist she has covered auto racing for Gannett Newspapers, National Speed Sports News, the Los Angeles Daily News, and other publications. As a reporter for the Bangkok Post the first race she covered was an F3 event in Macau, Hong Kong. Jill was Communications Director for Skoal Bandit Racing on several circuits including In...