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Kevin Clemens, engineer, journalist, author, and adventurer, has driven north of the Arctic Circle in the dead of winter, across the searing deserts of China in the heat of summer, through the perils of the republics of the former Soviet Union, over treacherous roads in the Andes Mountains, in fifty-four countries and fifty states. He is a magazine editor, publisher, the author of seven books, and a member of the Society of Automotive Historians.

Frank Barrett has read and collected automotive books since he was six years old, and they have formed a major part of his life. Frank edited and published The Star, the award-winning national magazine of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America for 25 years. His writing and photography have also appeared in numerous publications and he’s authored two books. Frank has run Toad Hall Motorbooks, selling new and old books on Porsche and Mercedes-Benz since 1978 and he’s a longtime member of the Society of Automotive Historians.

Sabu Advani has been a voracious reader for as long as he can remember. Having his first article accepted by a magazine at the ripe old age of 12 gave Sabu a taste for rubbing words together himself. As they happened, his various professional activities seemed random and arbitrary but in hindsight a common denominator is manifest: consuming words, creating words to build the house of knowledge. From reader to writer to educator, to bookbinder and papermaker, to bookstore owner to a professional life in publishing, Sabu's life revolves around books. His automotive and aviation interests are wide-ranging too, with perhaps a bit more emphasis on British and European. Good thing too as he has been Editor in Chief of The Flying Lady, the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club's award-winning magazine, since 1998.

David M Woodhouse admits to sixty years of fascination with automotive and aviation history, with a particular interest in the years between the World Wars. He has contributed to many books, periodicals, and club publications in the motorsports field. An active parachutist and pilot in his younger days, he now finds excitement through the printed page and the occasional spirited drive in a vintage automobile. David currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Automotive Historians.