Terry Jackson has had a passion for cars from when he was a teenager in Baltimore, Md. He would go from showroom to showroom collecting all the information he could on the new models. That paid off years later when he became a syndicated automotive journalist. A former automotive editor of AMI Auto World and a columnist for McClatchy and Knight Ridder newspapers for more than 20 years, Terry has won several automotive writing awards. He's also an avid vintage racer in his 1965 Mustang and reviews as many as 50 new cars a year. He is men.com's automotive editor. Read More...
Industry Insider
by Tim Hartge
Since his early days of gluey fingers, AMT and Johann models, Tim Hartge has been fascinated with how cars work and go together. With a string of collector cars and hot rods, Hartge has rolled-up his sleeves and been diving under the hood of cars and into the art and mechanics of the automotive marketing. As a fixture in the Detroit automotive marketing community, Hartge has been working to dissect automotive marketers to figure out a better way to go to market. Hartge's credentials include over 25 years as a publisher, advertising and marketing executive. He has worked for such notable publishing companies as The Wall Street Journal, American Express and AutoWeek magazine. Hartge is well know in automotive circles for his work on prestigious concour events such as, Meadow Brook, Amelia Island and Bay Harbor Concours d' Elegance. He is also a former board member of several charities in the Detroit area and was named in September 2004, Volunteer of the Week by the Detroit Free Press newspaper. Fortified with a master degree from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Hartge also teaches Managerial Communications and Organizational Behavior in the School of Management at the University of Michigan, Dearborn Campus. Read More...
Classic Cars
by Don Sommer
Events evolve which we have little control over but have profound effects on our Destiny. My dad bought me a Model T when I was nine years old and this kindled a lifelong interest in cars. I was drafted five days after graduating from Michigan State University. Becasue I was a graduate engineer, the Army assigned me to the Von Braun rocket team in Huntsville Alabama where I spent two exciting years firing test rockets and rocket engines. I stayed in the areospace industry for almost 20 years. I worked in flight controls, many aircraft amd missle pumps, valves and control. American Arrow Corporation, which manufactures parts and accessories for classic era cars, started in my Basement in 1964, we incorporated in 1972 and became a full time business in 1974. American Arrow operates a plant in Clawson, Michigan. Don Summer Fine Art, Inc. was founded in 1995 to market some of the fine art products they manufacture. Read Don's blog here...
Style + Trends
by Marcus Amick
Marcus Amick has been covering the automotive scene as a journalist for more than six years providing insight on automotive trends in both the general and urban market. Amick's automotive coverage has included new vehicle reviews, lifestyle trends, aftermarket products and services, marketing strategies, suppliers, and dealer programs. He currently maintains a freelance byline with Automotive News and has served as special automotive correspondent for WJBK TV FOX 2 Detroit. Amick also is a contributing automotive writer for the Michigan Chronicle, a weekly Detroit-based newspaper. For the past three years, he has served as the ChronicleÕs chief automotive correspondent. Read Marcus' blog here...
