Cars Yeah With Mark Greene

Kris Clewell is a published author, photographer, filmmaker, road trip explorer, and prolific mistake maker.  Kris has owned over 50 cars in the last 20 years including everything from 10 or more VW Rabbits, a Yugo GV, a 200,000 mile Porsche 996 911, a BMW e30 Touring, and a Mercedes C43 AMG.  Kris is also a host of the Overcrest Podcast, one of the fastest-growing automotive podcasts in the nation. 

Michael Bodell, is the Deputy Director/Chief Operating Officer of the Petersen Automotive Museum, amateur car collector, motorcycle racer, and product developer. He joined the Petersen in 2014 just before their massive $90M renovation and oversees all of its operations and marketing. In addition to growing the Petersen brand, Michael is a Lotus enthusiast and collector. Having previously worked for start-ups, museums, and retail organizations, Michael holds experience across a spectrum of disciplines. He has designed and created two proprietary softwares and executed numerous strategic plans at the Petersen and other companies.

Terry Karges has served as Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum for the past 8 years, being instrumental in its transformation into the world’s finest automotive museum. Terry has extensive experience in the automotive, sports and entertainment industry. He has held key leadership roles at Venchurs Vehicle Systems, Roush Performance, Cord Automotive, Oakland Stompers/NASL Soccer Team, Sea World, San Diego Wild Animal Park, and Disneyland. He is also a founding partner in MotoAmerica, North America’s premiere motorcycle road racing series.

Craig Jackson is the Chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. Over the decades, Craig has earned the reputation as one of the world’s most respected automotive collectors and restoration experts. In addition to the numerous Barrett-Jackson Auctions that take place across the country, Craig is an avid automotive collector and enthusiast. This past January, Barrett-Jackson celebrated its most successful auction ever in Scottsdale, Arizona during their annual event. Craig and his team will be celebrating Barrett-Jackson’s 50th anniversary in 2021, which no doubt will be another banner year for the company and its customers.

Harry Clark is the Founder of Classic Promenade a collector car dealership in Phoenix, Arizona. He has a special affinity to CCCA Classics and has collected and enjoyed marques including Packard, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Bugatti, Pierce Arrow and Cadillac. He has served for two terms on the National Board of Directors of the Classic Car Club of America and The LeMay Museum. Harry is a CCCA Master Judge and has participated in numerous Concours events including Pebble Beach, Amelia Island and many others. Harry is presently Field Marshal of the La Jolla Concours. 

Marcus Anghel is the Owner of Anghel Restorations where he and his team produce concours level creations. They have restored cars for clients from around the world and the cars they produce have been included as part of the best judged vehicles at events including Shelby’s, Boss Mustangs, and Cobra Jets. In addition to restoring cars Marcus is the head national judge for the Shelby Club of America. He writes articles for Mustang Monthly and Mustang Times.

Brady Wright is a lifelong motor enthusiasts and builder of all kinds of vehicles from motorcycles to hot rods. But that’s not all. He crafts canes and walking sticks, guitars, and other musical instruments, audio gear and more. To say he is a hands-on creator is an understatement. With over 25 years as a broadcaster and trainer, today he hosts the automotive podcast called Horsepower Chrome and Rust. Brady also produces car shows throughout the northwest.

Sam Schwartz is CEO of Sam Schwartz Transportation Consultants, a firm that specializes in transportation planning and engineering. He also writes a column on traffic for The New York Daily News. Previously Sam was New York City’s Traffic Commissioner and was the Chief Engineer of the NYC Department of Transportation. He started his transportation career in the late 1960’s as a NYC cabbie and joined the Traffic Department, as a junior engineer, in 1971. Sam has authored the books titled:  No One at the Wheel: Driverless Cars and the Road of the Future (2018) and Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and The Fall of Cars (2015) that lay out a recipe for cities faced with rapid changes in modes, automation, demographic shifts and travelers’ preferences. 

Lawrence Baxter is the Proprietor of Bespoke British Sports Cars, an importer of custom-built, very exclusive recreations of Jaguars and classics by Lynx and Proteus. These automobiles include the Lynx XKSS and McQueen tribute Porsche 911, and the Proteus C-type. He is also a member of a race experience company that operates Kaizen Motorsports & Formula Experiences. Lawrence is a co-owner of one of the first Corvette C8s that will be put on the track later this year. Lawrence is also the David T. Zhang Professor of the Practice of Law at Duke Law School. He was the executive vice president and Chief eCommerce Officer at Wachovia Corporation and has helped a number of startups in the Charlotte area.

Ed Gilbertson is the Chairman of the International Chief Judge Advisory Group (ICJAG). Ed is also the President of the Jury – Salon Prive’ Concour d’Elegance, a role that pulled him out of retirement to handle all the judging at this event that is held at the Blenheim Palace in the UK. Ed has been active in the car hobby for over 45 years. He is the Chief Judge Emeritus for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and continues to serve as a senior member of the Pebble Beach Selection Committee. He is also the Chief Judge Emeritus for the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic and the Ferrari Club of America. In addition, he was Chief Judge for the Legend of the Motorcycle International Concours and multiple shows across the country. 

Bryan Dagel is the owner and operator of Dagel Refinishing & Fabrication. He opened his shop in 1994 restoring and building muscle cars. He was part owner of Rat Rod Magazine from 2011 to 2016 and built rat rods for the magazine, competing in their first ever official Rat Rod magazine tour in 2011. Bryan built 4 rat rods in 6 years and completed 4 tours and 2 build-offs with the magazine. In 2016 they held a SEMA Rat Rod build off which included 3 builders, one of which was Sam Hard featuring his 1937 Rolls Royce Rat Rod. This was the birth of Bryan’s International RATical Rod Build-Off Drive Off.

Roger Falcione is the founder of ClassicCars.com. He was one of the first to understand the importance of online classifieds in relation to the classic car market. He created a ground-breaking online marketplace built on the love of technology and classic cars. Ten years later the company has seen tremendous growth and in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 was recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States as part of the Inc. 5000.  In 2020 ClassicCars.com attracts over 3 million visits a month, has 35,000 vehicles for sale, supports the largest online network of classic car dealers and auction houses, and delivers daily industry-leading news coverage through its award-winning Journal that has over 350,000 monthly readers. ClassicCars.com has become the trusted home of the collector car enthusiast.

Jeff Thisted has worked in the car industry for decades. He was part of AutoTracer.com and Wheels-TV. He’s hosted on stage at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Chicago Auto Show, the New York International Auto Show and many others across America. He’s been the live-events host on the Hot Rod Power Tour, Car Craft Summer Nationals, the F-Body Nationals, and the C-10 Nationals. He holds an SCCA racing license and is a member of the Motor Press Guild.  You can find his adventures and exploits in this ’55 Chevy at idrivea55.com. His past includes working on The Price is Right with Bob Barker and he was the only male host of GSN’s Playmania Block of programming where he hosted both Quiznation and 100 Winners.  

Mike Linner is the Founder of Car Show Nationals, an online car show he started in 2001. It is a platform for advertising events and letting the world know about all the fantastic car shows taking place. At Car Show Nationals.com you’ll find an enormous listing of events, videos, photos, and automotive products you can purchase. Mike is an automotive photographer and has a video podcast titled Let’s Roll.

Nelson Gill is the owner of ACC Performance where they design, engineer, and manufacture the Original BOSS HOG Torque Converters. The company was founded over 50 years ago in 1970. Nelson purchased the company in 2005 and he took it from a business shipping into just 5 states to today where they ship across the United States and beyond. Today you’ll find BOSS HOG Torque Converters in cars and trucks in over 14 countries, all originating in Muscle Shoals, Alabama here in the United States of America.

Mark Hyman is the founder of Hyman Ltd, one of the largest and most respected collector vehicle dealers in the world Based in St. Louis, Missouri, Hyman Ltd’s 70,000-square foot facility is filled with a diverse inventory of nearly 200 of the world’s finest automobiles, covering virtually every era and genre imaginable –from horseless carriages to modern-era supercars and virtually everything in between. After more than 30 years in operation, Mark and his expert staff of fifteen serve a global clientele through sales, procurement, and a highly successful consignment program. When not in the office, Mark can be found meeting friends, old and new, at Concours events, tours, rallies, and automotive gatherings around the world.

Tom Clark is a Minority Partner at Motorcar Gallery where they have over 200 years of combined in-house exotic, vintage, and collector car experience. From the common to the obscure, the team helps navigate your collector car journey through values, inspections, finance, transportation, storage, and the maintenance of your vintage automobiles. Born into a collector car family his father was a car collector and SCCA National Champion in Formula C. Tom has raced with SCCA since the early 80s, was their Rookie of the year in the Florida Region in 1985 and competed in Formula Renault. In 2005 he began competitive driving instruction and coaching. He’s been involved in the automotive industry since the early 70s buying and selling Ferraris and many other marques.

Terry Wilson, a.k.a Coverman66, is a YouTuber whose passion and enthusiasm knows no bounds. At age 10 he was driving his uncle’s muscle cars on the back roads of South Carolina. Through high school and beyond, he worked on and built impressive muscle cars. In 1998, he test-drove a new Camaro and fell in love with the iconic LS1engine and that’s where things heated up. He started documenting his builds using video. After he accidentally posted a video on YouTube making it public, well, the rest is history!

Steve Ahlgrim works at Motorcar Gallery where they have over 200 years of combined in-house exotic, vintage, and collector car experience. From the common to the obscure, the team helps navigate your collector car journey through values, inspections, finance, transportation, storage, and the maintenance of your vintage automobiles. Steve has been buying and selling collectible automobiles for nearly 40 years. While his area of expertise is the Ferrari marque, his assignments have ranged from brass era Buicks to the most modern exotics. Steve is a board member of the IAC/PFA, a Ferrari judging council. He also has helped in the planning of several shows and serves as the Chief Judge of the Celebration Florida Exotic Car Festival.

Rob Conrad is the host at iHeart Radio Birmingham on Magic 96.5, the Magic Morning Show with Rob & Hilary, where he’s been entertaining listeners since 1992. Rob also produces a podcast titled Collecting Cars with Rob Conrad and he owns and operates Rob Conrad’s Classic Cars. The business started as a simple idea and has bloomed into a wonderful operation chauffeuring lovebirds to and from special occasions including weddings, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and other meaningful adventures. Rob is an active automotive enthusiast and belongs to several Packard Clubs. His 1956 Caribbean has a fascinating backstory and his 1951 Packard 250 Sporting Convertible named ‘Ruby’ is the star of his business making memories for couples never to be forgotten.