E. Roger Williams is the principal of a video production company, Roger Wilco Productions, and the producer of What’s My Car Worth? starring SCM Publisher Keith Martin.
Roger co-founded the Speedvision TV channel in 1995, which was acquired by News Corporation in 2001, when it became Speed Channel. He has worked at various media companies including Warner Communications, Turner Broadcasting, ESPN, Travel Channel, and Outdoor Life Network.
Roger is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Connecticut Public Television, and has served the town of New Canaan, CT as Constable, Councilman, and Fire Commissioner.
His garage has included a 1963 289 Cobra and a 1966 Shelby GT350 H.
Articles in Sports Car Market
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‘Bird Is the Word – Photo courtesy Bring a Trailer BUY: 1955–57 Ford Thunderbird It is hard to find a car as symbolic of Americana as an early T-Bird. We saw the market for these cars reach well over $200k for perfectly restored E-code and F-code variants. As those cars shot up, the regular versions with the normal 312-ci V8… Read more
That’s Show Business – In early August, Barrett-Jackson announced that IMG had acquired a 55% interest in the collector-car auction company. The sale price of $261,250,000 gives Barrett-Jackson a total valuation of $475m. However, what makes this story about more than money is the strategic fit between IMG and Barrett-Jackson and how that will benefit bidders and consignors at… Read more
1965 Shelby Cobra 427 – One of the crown jewels of Carroll Shelby’s personal collection, this 1965 Shelby Cobra 427, CSX3178, was owned by him from the day it was assembled in March 1966 until his passing in May 2012. One of just five 427 Cobras finished in gorgeous Charcoal Gray, the car arrived at Shelby’s LAX facility with a… Read more