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Hometown

Champaign, Illinois

Places I've been

Boston, Mass, Cape Cod, Baltimore, MD, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Port Richey, Clearwater, Naples, Boca Grand, Florida, Chicago, Syracuse NY, New York City, Pittsburgh , Denver, Pikes Peak, Palestine, Illinois, Champaign-Urbana,Atlanta, Toronto, ON, Niagra Falls, Bowling Green, Lexington, Evansville, Dayton, Cincinnati, Sharonville, Eaton

Education

• Centennial High School, Business - 1970 to 1971

Work

• AMTRAK, Ticket Agent - 1973 to 1997
• Mid Amercia Designs, Merchandising Manager/Museum Curator - 1997 to 2001
• Tango Classic Autos, Restoration Specialist - 2001 to 2002
• Mid America Motorworks, Restoration Specialist/Museum Curator - 2002 to 2008
• University Of Illinois, Police - 2008 to 2008
• AMTRAK, Ticket Agent - 2009 to 2009

More about me

I am a Restoration Specialist and Antique Auto Museum Curator, I have had the privilege of meeting and working for the Eons founder Jeff Taylor; what a great guy! I have a wonderful wife of 35 years, Paula and one daughter Christen. I have been on Television and filmed 13 episodes of the Speed Channels "Dream Car Garage", I am also listed in the credits of a one hour special "Victory by Design, Corvette" also airing on Speed Channel. I have restored eveything from Zora Duntov's CERV 1 to the Corvette Prototype XP-819.  I am a noted Automotive Historian and invite you to drop me a note with any questions you might have, I will be glad to help.

Activities

Fly Fishing for Trout, collecting and restoring Antique Lionel Trains.

Favorite Charities

MDA, Scouts, Church

Favorite Music

Irish, Moody Blues, Kenny G, Classic Rock and Blues. REO Speedwagon

Favorite TV Shows

Speed Channel, WWE, History Channel, Discovery Channel, PBS in General, Food Network.

Favorite Movies

Gone with The Wind, Full Metal Jacket, The God Father, 1, 2, 3, The Good, The bad & The Ugly, The quite Man.

Favorite Books

Board Track, Guts & Glory, FORD The life of Henry Ford, Ole Yeller,

Favorite Quotes

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. Gen George S. Patton

Favorite People

Favorite Places

Naples, Florida..Sanabel Island, FL...Cape Cod Mass

Favorite Animals

Mittens, Seymour, Angle Kitty, Little Girl, Fluffy, Spot, Tork, Red, Chula & Susie Wong, Fred the Turtle

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