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Nigel Matthews is a Chief Judge at numerous concours events throughout the world. Originally from Oxfordshire, England, Nigel has lived in Vancouver, British Columbia for over 43 years where he worked as a red seal designated licensed automotive technician and member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen, repairing and restoring Rolls-Royce and Ferrari automobiles. The past 23 years Nigel has been in the classic and exotic car insurance industry and currently serves as Global Director of Private Client Services for Hagerty Insurance. He was the first Hagerty employee in Canada. Since 2005 Nigel has judged most of the major concours events around the globe and he has written classic car columns in the Canadian press and numerous automotive magazines. You’ll see Nigel at concours events including: Pinehurst, Pebble Beach, The Cartier Concours, Hershey, and in New Delhi, Germany, Florence, England, and of course the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
“Go and do thou likewise.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Two of the best career moves in my life were due to things unexpected. The first happened when I was laid off by the airline industry, which allowed me to pursue my passion of becoming an auto body technician. The second was when I was approaching 55 years of age, and I sensed I was about to be let go from my nice corporate job so they would not have to pay my pension benefits. I outsmarted them, though. I was then able to become the first employee for Hagerty. I also learned an important lesson that would apply to those in similar situations. You have to sell yourself.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
The first car I could legally insure, a 1961 Renault 4.
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Don’t buy a car as an investment. Buy it to drive, enjoy and have fun in. If you make a few dollars when you sell it, consider that a bonus.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
A Different Kind of Life by Virginia Williams and Pamela Cockerill
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
A man who thinks he knows everything is a fool.
Live every day as if it were your last, and cherish your family.
Back up all your stuff on your computer and your phone.
WHERE TO FIND NIGEL
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I dealt with Nigel re: insurance on my 2016 Intermeccanica, and I could not be happier for the service he provided. We were strangers, but it was like talking to an old friend.