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Myles Kornblatt has a lifelong passion for automobiles and that has led him to hit the road searching for interesting cars. His work has appeared in publications such as Top Gear, Classic Cars, Classic Car Weekly, Hemmings Daily, and Octane. He started his career in radio news, is the former Curator of the Miami Auto Museum, and usually keeps classic automobiles that are a bit odder but fun to him. His new book is titeld Max Hoffman: Million Dollar Middleman that charts the career of Hoffman, a U.S. dealer who represented Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Fit, Lancia, BMW, and many other European car brands during the decades following WWII. Sometimes the hero, sometimes the villain, Max Hoffman was the unseen puppet master behind many of today’s best classics.
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Classic.com • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
The idea that Max seemed to be everywhere as a footnote in so many imported cars that became classics here in the USA. The man who was a myth became a real person.
CHALLENGES
The BMW 507 proved to be a challenge for Max, so much so that he pushed BMW to make design changes.
SPECIAL VEHICLE
A 1977 Volvo 262C Bertone coupe running a Chevy 350 engine (basically a Swedish pimpmobile).
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Max Hoffman by Myles Kornblatt*
Books at Veloce Press
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Work smart, work happy and the money will come.
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SHARE THE INSPIRATION
If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and help others to be inspired by Cars Yeah. * indicates a past Cars Yeah guest.