'A Shunpiker's Journal's Steve Purdy recently encountered an interesting fellow from New Zealand who is not only an avid race car driver in an Asian spec-series for Ferraris but he also builds race cars for other adrenaline junkies like himself. What a cool niche, eh? His name is David Dicker and his company is Rodin Cars. We talked to him at the recent TechCrawl event hosted by our friends at AutoCom Associates in Bloomfield Hills. It's segment 6 for the latest episode.

In order to support the Automotive Heritage Awards, Steve Purdy and his accomplices created the Automotive Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization with a mission of preserving, promoting an promulgating automotive heritage, that is, automotive history, culture and aesthetics. Southeast Michigan and the Midwest are rich with collections, archives, people and events that celebrate this important heritage. The AHF is the fiduciary for the Automotive Heritage Awards and is actively creating and promoting related projects including two focused on the 2020 summer version of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Steve shares these details and more in this 'Segment 5' of A Shunpiker's Journal.

In order to support the Automotive Heritage Awards, Steve Purdy and his accomplices created the Automotive Heritage Foundation, a 501(c)3 charitable organization with a mission of preserving, promoting an promulgating automotive heritage, that is, automotive history, culture and aesthetics. Southeast Michigan and the Midwest are rich with collections, archives, people and events that celebrate this important heritage. The AHF is the fiduciary for the Automotive Heritage Awards and is actively creating and promoting related projects including two focused on the 2020 summer version of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Steve shares these details and more in this 'Segment 5' of A Shunpiker's Journal.

One of the special elements of Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s is our Automotive Heritage Awards presented in the Brembo Media Hospitality Tent on the show field at 10AM Sunday, show day, just as they are opening to the public. Your host here on 'A Shunpiker’s Journal', Steve Purdy, is the creator and producer of the project and spends this segment previewing the event. We present four distinct award programs: The Automotive Heritage Concept Vehicle of the Year juried by members of the Society of Automotive Historians; the National Automotive History Collection’s Future Collectible Vehicle of the Year; the Automotive Heritage Journalism Competition with 10 categories judged by A-list journalists from around the country; and, the most important, we think, is the Automotive Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award. Trophies for the awards are created by Alex Buchan, one of the most accomplished automotive fine are sculptors in the country. The Lifetime Achievement permanent trophy is a bust of Louis Chevrolet on a large walnut base with all the previous winner’s names engraved thereon and is being inducted into the LeMay - America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, WA.

One of the special elements of Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s is our Automotive Heritage Awards presented in the Brembo Media Hospitality Tent on the show field at 10AM Sunday, show day, just as they are opening to the public. Your host here on 'A Shunpiker’s Journal', Steve Purdy, is the creator and producer of the project and spends this segment previewing the event. We present four distinct award programs: The Automotive Heritage Concept Vehicle of the Year juried by members of the Society of Automotive Historians; the National Automotive History Collection’s Future Collectible Vehicle of the Year; the Automotive Heritage Journalism Competition with 10 categories judged by A-list journalists from around the country; and, the most important, we think, is the Automotive Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award. Trophies for the awards are created by Alex Buchan, one of the most accomplished automotive fine are sculptors in the country. The Lifetime Achievement permanent trophy is a bust of Louis Chevrolet on a large walnut base with all the previous winner’s names engraved thereon and is being inducted into the LeMay - America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, WA.

For these three segments Steve Purdy has a lengthy chat with Larry Moss, long-time chairman of the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s, one of the three most prestigious car shows in the U.S. I asked Larry how a respectful investment guy like he got up to his neck in the classic and collector car world. We are privileged to have such an important and expansive celebration of automotive history and culture. The weekend of Concours events is Friday to Sunday, June 26 to 28 at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, MI. The Concours weekend has a tour to historic sites and GM’s Factory One in Flint, a Cars and Coffee event, two elegant dinners, a special car show for “lemons” (eclectic, indeed!), seminars on auto heritage and collecting, and plenty more. But the highlight of the weekend is the Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, July 28 with gates opening at 10AM. Tickets at the event are $45 but you can get them early online for $35. You’ll find the schedule of events, logistical details and everything else you need to know on the website: www.concoursusa.org.

For these three segments Steve Purdy has a lengthy chat with Larry Moss, long-time chairman of the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s, one of the three most prestigious car shows in the U.S. I asked Larry how a respectful investment guy like he got up to his neck in the classic and collector car world. We are privileged to have such an important and expansive celebration of automotive history and culture. The weekend of Concours events is Friday to Sunday, June 26 to 28 at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, MI. The Concours weekend has a tour to historic sites and GM’s Factory One in Flint, a Cars and Coffee event, two elegant dinners, a special car show for “lemons” (eclectic, indeed!), seminars on auto heritage and collecting, and plenty more. But the highlight of the weekend is the Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, July 28 with gates opening at 10AM. Tickets at the event are $45 but you can get them early online for $35. You’ll find the schedule of events, logistical details and everything else you need to know on the website: www.concoursusa.org.

For these three segments Steve Purdy has a lengthy chat with Larry Moss, long-time chairman of the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s, one of the three most prestigious car shows in the U.S. I asked Larry how a respectful investment guy like he got up to his neck in the classic and collector car world. We are privileged to have such an important and expansive celebration of automotive history and culture. The weekend of Concours events is Friday to Sunday, June 26 to 28 at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, MI. The Concours weekend has a tour to historic sites and GM’s Factory One in Flint, a Cars and Coffee event, two elegant dinners, a special car show for “lemons” (eclectic, indeed!), seminars on auto heritage and collecting, and plenty more. But the highlight of the weekend is the Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, July 28 with gates opening at 10AM. Tickets at the event are $45 but you can get them early online for $35. You’ll find the schedule of events, logistical details and everything else you need to know on the website: www.concoursusa.org.

For these three segments Steve Purdy has a lengthy chat with Larry Moss, long-time chairman of the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s, one of the three most prestigious car shows in the U.S. I asked Larry how a respectful investment guy like he got up to his neck in the classic and collector car world. We are privileged to have such an important and expansive celebration of automotive history and culture. The weekend of Concours events is Friday to Sunday, June 26 to 28 at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, MI. The Concours weekend has a tour to historic sites and GM’s Factory One in Flint, a Cars and Coffee event, two elegant dinners, a special car show for “lemons” (eclectic, indeed!), seminars on auto heritage and collecting, and plenty more. But the highlight of the weekend is the Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, July 28 with gates opening at 10AM. Tickets at the event are $45 but you can get them early online for $35. You’ll find the schedule of events, logistical details and everything else you need to know on the website: www.concoursusa.org.

For these three segments Steve Purdy has a lengthy chat with Larry Moss, long-time chairman of the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s, one of the three most prestigious car shows in the U.S. I asked Larry how a respectful investment guy like he got up to his neck in the classic and collector car world. We are privileged to have such an important and expansive celebration of automotive history and culture. The weekend of Concours events is Friday to Sunday, June 26 to 28 at the Inn at St. John’s, Plymouth, MI. The Concours weekend has a tour to historic sites and GM’s Factory One in Flint, a Cars and Coffee event, two elegant dinners, a special car show for “lemons” (eclectic, indeed!), seminars on auto heritage and collecting, and plenty more. But the highlight of the weekend is the Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, July 28 with gates opening at 10AM. Tickets at the event are $45 but you can get them early online for $35. You’ll find the schedule of events, logistical details and everything else you need to know on the website: www.concoursusa.org.