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President of Coker Tire Company, a worldwide supplier of specialty collector vehicle tires with distributors in more than 30 countries. Coker Tire, which celebrates its 45th Anniversary in 2003, is the exclusive distributor of BFGoodrich, Firestone, and U.S. Royal vintage tires worldwide as well as the North American distributor for Michelin vintage products.
Coker, whose life-long nickname “Corky” comes from a character of the newspaper comic strip Gasoline Alley, served as President of the Tennessee Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association in 1992. He is a founding member and former chairman of the Automobile Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 1999. |
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| One of the founding fathers of the American vintage race movement, Steve Earle has given tirelessly to the sport, remaining in the background as he brought to life such renowned events as the Monterey Historics and the annual Wine Country Classic" says Barry Meguiar, President and CEO of Meguiar's Inc. "His pioneering efforts have crated world-class venues where collectors can relive the former glory of their historic race cars to the cheers of their fellow enthusiasts crossing several generations. |
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| Bill Warner's big heart and notorious affection for cars of all types and descriptions bonds everyone to him who shares his passion. Indeed, it is his passion that attracts car owners from across America to come to northeast Florida every March for the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, which he founded. In the lush setting and grand style of the Amelia Island Ritz Carlton, the mood for the concours is more reminiscent of a local car show and barbeque on a 4th of July weekend. At Bill's concours, you'll see every type of car imaginable from the classics to Model T's and hot rods to sports cars and tuners. Even with the black tie gala on the eve of the concours, Bill Warner's down home, genteel spirit permeates every aspect of this magnificent event. |
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To enrich our hobby, the late J.B. Nethercutt devoted much of his life and resources to the collection and impeccable restoration of the grand cars of our past...literally setting the world standard for restoration. To his credit, his cars have won Best of Show at the famed Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance an unprecedented six times.
Perhaps his greatest contribution to the hobby was the creation of his beloved Nethercutt Collection at San Sylmar. It is often credited as being the most breathtakingly beautiful automobile museum in the world. With free admission and an endowment which will fund the museum in perpetuity, San Sylmar will serve to showcase the great cars of the collector car hobby and inspire others to share our passion for generations to come. |
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| For over 50 years, Bob Petersen has stirred our passion, fought for the hobby, collected and restored cars, and built a legacy that will impact the future generations of car collectors. As the founder of Petersen Publishing, Bob launched magazines like Hot Rod, Motor Trend, Car Craft and many more. By the time Bob retired, he had built a publishing company with 77 periodicals and over 45 million readers. Bob and Margie Petersen also share their passion for the hobby with their prestigious Petersen Automotive Museum on the famous Miracle Mile in Los Angeles. |
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| Bruce has devoted much of his life to helping the collector car hobby. He has commissioned the restoration of many legendary vehicles including the Pierson Brothers' coupe, the So-Cal belly tank racer, the Agajanian Special and a Doane Spencer roadster that won Best Of Class at Pebble Beach. Without his passion to preserve and share these great treasures, many of them could have been lost. Bruce has helped fight potentially damaging legislation and he's been a major supporter of the Petersen Automotive Museum. |
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| Jules Heumann (left) and the late Lorin Tryon have been two of the most respected people in the collector car hobby for decades. Their remarkable vision, impeccable taste, widespread automotive expertise and unselfish dedication transformed what once was a regional California car event into the world famous Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It's still considered the premier collector car event in the world. Considering that Jules and Lorin were strictly volunteers, much can be said for their love of the hobby. |
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| Long before he became the famous host of the "Tonight Show." Jay Leno had a deep passion for cars. He has always been hands-on and still loves to get involved in restoring his cars and then driving them on the road. Jay's passion for the collector car hobby has inspired new people to become collectors and restorers. His personal collection includes several Duesenbergs (three won at Pebble Beach), a Bugatti, a Packard Caribbean Convertible, a Hispano-Suiza, a Delahaye, a pair of Stanley Steamers and several more cars and motorcycles capable of being driven, even today, at speeds over 100-mph. |
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| The Late Chip Miller and Bill Miller (not related), received the 1996 Meguiar's Award and are best known for their Carlisle collector car events and what they have done for over two decades to expand the hobby into post-war vehicles. The Millers were the ones that first introduced the term "Collector Car Hobby" to represent the broad spectrum of historic automobiles. |
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| Founder and Chairman of Krause Publications, Chester Lee "Chet" Krause, was the recipient of the 1995 Meguiar's Award. Chet founded Old Cars magazine in 1971 and has published scores of hobby periodicals, books and catalogs. He also founded the Iola Car Show and Swap Meet and has built an impressive collection of over 50 vintage automobiles and fire trucks. |
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