His looks, easy laugh and smile and his unpretentious “good old boy” guise, coupled with his racecar driver-builder fame made him welcome in throne rooms, board rooms, bedrooms and with his eponymous brand of chili seasonings and corn bread mix, even the kitchen. It might have included the bathroom if his Carroll Shelby Pit Stop deodorant had sold.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Across the Finish Line
In Remembrance: Geist, Dolson, Paternie, Mann, Chen
Laura Clark Geist – An Automotive News staffer for five years, an industry freelancer for 19 years and author of two books: Praying Through Cancer and Free From Fear. Gary Dolson – Popular Goodyear Canada PR man. A lengthy, light tribute to him is in Norris McDonald’s Auto Racing column for Wheels, Ca on Feb.… Continue Reading
Across The Finish Line: Steve Gehrlein
Steven Gehrlein, the automotive answer man at KTSA radio station in San Antonio for 17 years.… Continue Reading
Across the Finish Line: March 2011
David E. Davis, Jr., Auto Journalist Extraordinaire.… Continue Reading
Keane, Ritzler, Jordan, Mercury
Tom Keane – Founder of Motor Matters and passionate author of the “Keane on Wheels” column. Karl Ritzler – Retired Atlanta Journal–Constitution auto editor and founding member of the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA). Chuck Jordan – Retired GM design chief whose work inspired a generation of vehicle designers. Mercury – A car line… Continue Reading
Across The Finish Line: Laidlaw, Hunter, Pontiac, 0-60
Christine Laidlaw the first editor of IMPACT (originally the IMPA IMP) and wife of Angus, a founding member and former officer of IMPA. A memorial service will be held 2-5 p.m. Saturday, December 11, at the Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union Street, Montclair, NJ. Click here to send a note to the family. Jim Hunter… Continue Reading
Across The Finish Line
Stanley Drall: A member of Ford’s first PR department, he retired after 53 year’s with the company and then volunteered tirelessly at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn. Jerry Flint: Noted for his insights and acerbic punditry, he covered the auto industry for more than 50 years, first for The Wall Street Journal, followed… Continue Reading
July 2010 Across the Finish Line
Les Richter Former NFL star, visionary general manager of Riverside Raceway and NASCAR executive.… Continue Reading