Cars Yeah With Mark Greene

Nicole Cancelier is an automotive artist who lives in Belgium and was born in to a family of artistic parents. When he was very young a neighbor who was a mechanic took Nicolas to the races at Zolder in Belgium where he watched his first F1 race. That started a lifetime of drawing and painting motorsports with a special passion for cars of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. He’s designed and painted racing helmets and he began to focus on painting motor sports. His first exhibition was at Goodwood. He enjoys using a variety of mediums for his art including oil, watercolor, pastels, and pencil.

Jim Glickenhaus is General Partner and Managing Director of Glickenhaus & Co. He’s a writer, director, and producer of a number of major motion picture films. Jim’s an enthusiastic collector of historic cars, mostly racing cars, and he’s the Managing Director of Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus where his focus is on building bespoke endurance race cars. He and his team design and build significant sports racing cars that compete in endurance races around the world. His passion for special project cars brought Pininfarina to Jim where they created one-offs including the acclaimed Ferrari P 4/5. That car led to the P4/5 Competizione, a spectacular endurance racer that won the FIA World Championship for hybrid GT cars after winning its class at the 2012, 24 Hours of Nürburging. Next was the SCG003S, an equally unique and special racer powered by a 3.5 liter twin-turbo V-6.

Mathias Doutreleau is the Founder and Chairman of the Concours d’Elegance Suisse that takes place at the Château de Coppet in Switzerland on June 23 to 25, 2017. Mathias began his career in marketing and automobiles in 1996 by creating unique events for high net-worth automobile collectors. He developed private rallies in Europe and various motorsports and lifestyle events. He worked for Hong Kong & Shanghi Hotels where he developed special events, one of which is The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering which takes place during Car Week in Carmel Valley, California. Mathias founded Project Automobile Consultants in 2009, specializing in classic car events with a focus on supporting the preservation of automobile heritage. The concours d’Elegance Suisse is one of only three European concours to adopt the rigorous judging standards established by the International Chief Judge Advisory Group founded by past Cars Yeah guest Ed Gilbertson.

Bryan Joslin is the Publisher at Alloy and Grit magazine. Alloy and Grit is North America’s independent Land Rover Magazine. The publication was born out of the passion that Land Rover has delivered for decades to their owners and enthusiasts. The mission is simple: to produce the finest stories and most complete resource for Land Rover owners across North America. And they do it with a distinctly American perspective. Bryan’s career spans working for import car dealers, as a journalist, and then as a publisher launching Gran Turismo magazine and then Alloy and Grit with his business partner Steve Hoare. Christopher Holewski the art director is a past Cars Yeah guest.

David Bell is the CEO and co-Founder at Actev Motors in Mountain View, California where they design and build high-tech electric vehicles including their new Arrow Smart-Kart. It’s the first smart, electric go-kart that partners performance and safety and allows parents to supervise their children’s driving experience on their iOS or Android device using the Arrow app. The Arrow features the same technology found on today’s most advanced automobiles. The vehicle is a rolling test lab that uses STEM education to a new generation. David is a long time automotive and racing enthusiast with considerable senior management, operating and strategic experience with a 35-year career with Silicon Valley-based firms and serves on the boards of several high-tech companies as well.

Jim Daley is the Founder at Extreme Vehicle Builders located in Danbury, Connecticut where he started the business in 1991. He pioneered the vehicle customization market in the Tri-State area by satisfying customers and turning their muscle cars, Jeeps, SUV’s, and off road vehicles in to high performance machines. He and his talented team build dream rides and provide a full line of trail-tested performance and off-road products from minor modification to full builds. They work with local dealerships and offer customers turn-key vehicles that are ready to go.

Robert Kibbe is the producer and host of The MuscleCar Place podcast network that he founded in 2009. He is also the host of the Kibbe and Finnegan Show with Mike Finnegan from Roadkill and the show OPTIMA Search for the Ultimate Street Car. Robert and Mike’s show is a comedy podcast where they talk cars, tell jokes, and review the best TV show made since the existence of mankind – The Dukes of Hazzard. Self described as hitting the automotive lottery twice and thanks to his listeners Robert has the car of his dreams, a ’64 Chevelle. Some say he looks like a slightly more balding Matt Damon!

Harley Cluxton the III is the Founder of Grand Touring Cars in Phoenix, Arizona. Back in 1972, Harley incorporated his business and became the youngest owner of a Ferrari authorized dealer at the age of 26. Then in 1973 he was awarded the Lamborghini dealer for the Western United States. In 1976 he purchased the Mirage racing team from Gulf Oil and he went on to manufacture, develop, and race the Mirage at tracks around the world including the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The company went on to restore, race prepare, and sell significantly important race cars with serious historical provenance. Through the years his reputation grew and he expanded to consulting. Today he and his team continue to provide discreet, personal attention to his customers through sales, acquisitions, comprehensive restorations, and expert valuations.

Jeremy Porter is the CEO at the Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville, Georgia. He’s the leading protagonist at the Park and his vision of building a ground breaking, eco-sustainable race track featuring some of the most exciting elevation changes in the world first took place in 2008. Three years later the Park opened its doors. Today it is ranked one of the top tracks in North America and its Formula One designed main circuit plays host to some of the leading car manufacturers and racing teams. There is also an innovative kart track on the property. Formerly a partner at WMI Jeremy specialized in business strategy, organizational development, and human capital. Before that he was VP of Operations for The Corban Group. He’s a racer as well who enjoys plenty of track time.

Hugo Prado is an automotive artist who grew up in Miraflores, a west coast surfing suburb of Lima-Peru in South America. After working as an illustrator in advertising he decided in 1989 to pursue his passion for cars and became a full-time automotive artist and founded Automotive Fine Art. He works in acrylic and water colors sprayed through the airbrush and then uses technical pens to enhance the details. You’ll see his art in major automotive magazine and he’s been featured on Motorweek TV, a automotive auctions, and QVC. His in house publishing operation allows him to create limited edition Giclees in an 8-color process. Hugo is available for private and corporate commissions.

Ted Gushue is the Editorial Director at Petrolicious where he and his talented team create beautiful and original videos and articles for classic car enthusiasts. They celebrate the inventions, the personalities, and the aesthetics that ignite our collective lust for great machines. At Petrolicious you are invited to take a ride, entertain your passion and drive tastefully. Before Petrolicious Ted was a reporter for The New York Observer, he launched a publication for a hotel chain, and started the website Supercompressor. The founder of Petrolicious, Afshin Behnia is a past guest here on Cars Yeah along with several of their featured video guests.

Adam Hosey is a professional motorsports photographer from Bonney Lake, Washington. He discovered his passion for the camera in high school when a friend’s father offered the use of his dark room. Back then he shot aircraft at Paine field, the Unlimited Hydroplane Races, and then he discovered the ProFormance Racing School at Pacific Raceway where past Cars Yeah guest Don Kitch runs an on-track school. Since then Adam has traveled with Team Seattle to the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona to photograph the race. Adam also shoots at the local SCCA and vintage races, for clients on consignment, and he sells gallery-quality prints of his work with matting and framing.

Bill Pack is an automotive photographer in Atlanta, Georgia who studied at the iconic Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. His photography is influences by art and the strong graphic lines of automobiles with a focus on lighting, texture, and design. His move to shooting mostly classic cars started about a decade ago after years of shooting a wide range of subjects commercially. He approaches his subjects with a belief that every car has a story and in every story there is a narrative and a visual. Collectors and enthusiasts around the world know Bill’s images for their elegant looks, strong graphic lines, and his ability to create art through his images.

Randy Fisher is the Vice President of Marketing at Prestone. He has over 20 years of industry experience and oversees the brand’s marketing strategy as Prestone plans for its 90th anniversary this year. Responsible for the ever-growing brand awareness, channel marketing, and consumer engagement initiatives he manages strategic partnerships, public relations, digital content and more. Since 1927, Prestone has protected drivers and their vehicles with cutting-edge products and their iconic yellow jug of antifreeze/coolant has been a trusted source among consumers for decades. Prestone remains the number one choice among today’s automotive enthusiasts. Prior to joining Prestone Randy was the Marketing Director for Royal Purple lubricants.

Claude Dagenais is the CEO and Founder of Auto-Chem in Montreal, Québec Canada. They offer a full line of surface care products that are designed for use on automobiles, watercraft, and aircraft. They develop and manufacture their cleaning, polishing, and waxing solutions for both interior and exterior surfaces and they provide consulting plus research, development, and manufacture for private branding as well. Claude has 28+ years in the automotive chemicals business and founded Auto-Chem when he was 50 years old. Before that he worked for Dupont Canada as their sales and marketing manager and then in their fabric and finishes division in France and then for Wurth prior to founding Auto-Chem. You’ll find Auto-Chem products in all the major automotive stores in Canada.

Mark Smith is the Founder of Smyth Performance, his third automotive company since starting Factory Five Racing back in 1992. Factory Five Racing became the largest component car company in the world. Before selling the company to his brother Dave his signature “aluminum under glass” Cobra and Daytona Coupe race car designs sold over 10,000 unites. In 2007 he teamed with Jay Rogers to create Local Motors that has a worldwide network of vehicle micro-factories where they produce vehicles as outrageous as the “Tansformers” featured Rally Fighter and the world’s first 3D printed cars. Mark continued to build wild machines ranging from a 1500 hp 50 foot bio-diesel speedboat, to a drag bike, and today at Smyth Performance builds the Jetta/Golf 4, a mini pick-up conversion based on the VW Jetta.

Judy Stropus is the Owner of JVS Enterprises Public Relations in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Author and scriptwriter Brock Yates once described Judy as a “racing personality” since her career in motorsports has covered a gamut of disciplines. She is a driver, racer, author, professional timer/scorer, and award winning public relations expert. She’s worked with top teams including Penske Racing, Brumos Racing, Bud Moore Racing, and Al Holbert’s Porsche IndyCar Team just to name a few. She has served as a judge at the finest concours events, competed in vintage races, rallies, and received numerous awards including the RRDC Bob Akin award. Judy competed in the notorious Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash in 1972 with actress Adrienne Barbeau playing her character loosely based on Judy in the movie, “Cannonball Run”. Judy was one of the original "Outlaws" from the Cannonball Run.

Michael DiPleco is an automotive photographer who attended his first motorsports event in 1971 at Watkins Glenn. Francois Cevert won his first GP race that day by passing Jackie Stewart in the closing laps. Since then Michael has been capturing moments with his camera in all areas but after 30 years as a professional photographer chose to focus on motorsports exclusively. He’s chased the American LeMans Series and IndyCar and has settled nicely in to the world do fine motorcars, and vintage racing. He travels to cover events for automotive publications and auctions houses and you can regularly see his photographs in print and on the web in: Sports Car Digest, Vintage Race Car/Vintage Road Car, Vintage Motor Sport, Racer Classic Cars, Octane, BestCAR, and Goodwood Road Racing are a few of the places you can enjoy Michael’s work.

Caractacus Pott was a failed widower and eccentric inventor whose ideas were ahead of his time. He was down on his luck and unable to afford a family car. His efforts to invent a candy he called "Toot Sweets" that can be played like a flute, end in disaster. His children, who are often truant from school, uncovered a crashed Grand Prix racer in the local junk yard and convinced their father to buy her and restore the car. In a truly bizarre accident he meet the daughter of a local factory owner and begins a journey unlike any other. Using an old boat hull he restores the car to her former fame and glory and takes the family for the ride of their life. They travel to Vulgaria and meet up with the Baron and Baroness Bomburst where the car is stolen, his children are kidnapped, and, well the rest as they say, is an amazing adventure.

Titan Gilroy is the CEO of Titan America manufacturing, an elite aerospace CNC machine shop in Northern California. You’ll recognize him as the Executive Producer and Star of the television series, Titans of CNC. The show is a platform to engage a new generation of machinists, inventors, and builders. Titan pioneered the largest free CNC educational platform, dedicated to training and inspiring students, educators, and shop owners from around the world. Titan’s background is one of challenge and despair, growing up in a broken home filled with violence he landed in prison. Fighting his way back through the sport of boxing he became a skilled boxer and then eventually landing in the CNC machine business where today Titan is an inspiration to thousands.