Keith Martin has been involved with the collector car hobby for more than 40 years, and is the founder and publisher of this magazine. Keith has also written for the New York Times, Automobile, AutoWeek, Road & Track and other publications, has been an emcee for numerous concours, and had his own show, “What’s My Car Worth,” shown on Velocity. He has received many honors, including the Lee Iacocca Award, the Edward Herrmann Award, was inducted into the Concorso Italiano Hall of Fame, and more. He has served on the board of directors of The LeMay Museum and Oregon Ballet Theater, and was formerly the chair of the board of the Meguiar’s Award. Learn more about Keith here.
Most of us got into the collector-car hobby because of the cars. Vintage cars are shiny and fun and they can do some pretty neat things, from making you money to taking you back in time. But cars are just the hook. What really keeps us involved in the hobby are the people. Play around with old cars long enough and you’ll find you have developed many life-long friends. We don’t usually have so many people in the pages of Sports Car Market. Certainly not compared to the 150-plus auction cars we feature each month. This next issue is different. It’s […]
Most of us got into the collector-car hobby because of the cars. Vintage cars are shiny and fun and they can do some pretty neat things, from making you money to taking you back in time. But cars are just the hook.
What really keeps us involved in the hobby are the people.
Play around with old cars long enough and you’ll find you have developed many life-long friends.
We don’t usually have so many people in the pages of Sports Car Market. Certainly not compared to the 150-plus auction cars we feature each month.
This next issue is different. It’s our 2021 “40 Under 40” special. You will find more faces between the covers of the October SCM even than Ferraris. It’s at the printer right now, but you can expect to see it in your mailboxes or on the newsstand when you get home from Monterey.
We received hundreds of nominations from SCMers, most of them thoughtful and well presented. Thanks to all of you who participated. It was a challenge for our editorial team to pare down the list to just 40.
The result is an extraordinary group of honorees. These are professionals from a variety of backgrounds, such as auction specialists, businesspersons, collector car dealers, entrepreneurs, museum curators, restoration experts and technicians.
When I first scanned the list of names, I was surprised at how few of them I recognized. Then when I read about their individual accomplishments, I was more amazed.
When we first launched “40 Under 40” in 2017, our goal was, in part, to help dispel the notion that “young people” are not interested in cars. In identifying these 40 men and women we have not only shown this to be false, but also discovered how the next generation of enthusiasts are shaping the future of the hobby.
They are the ones influencing what cars will be collectible in the future. So yes, more modern cars will continue to rise in value and likely displace many older models from the ranks of popularity. They are evolving how we enjoy those cars. Because so many of them enjoy social media and sharing their cars digitally, we will keep using new technology to participate in the hobby.
The next generation is well on its way to becoming the stewards of our cars and our hobby. We are in good hands.
