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Tim Esterdahl is an award-winning, freelance automotive journalist who lives in Western Nebraska. He has published work in many major publications including the Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Truck Trend, Four Wheeler, Motor1, Pickuptrucks.com, and more. Tim’s focus is covering pickups and SUVs along with classic pickups. He also hosts the Pickup Truck + SUV Talk podcast and oversees the brand’s YouTube, website, and social media channels. In addition to covering the industry, he is currently writing a restoration book on 1960 through 1966 Chevy C10 pickups.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Bonanza • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Get busy living or get busy dying.
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
As a freelance journalist, I pitch 20-30 stories a week, and it is not unusual for me to be turned down 75-85 percent of the time. Many journalists take it personally when they’re turned down, and I tell them not to. I was on Facebook recently, and I came across a story I wrote on Victor Sheppard. It was one of my most successful stories, and I had previously been turned down 10 times before that story. I’ve learned to keep writing and pitching stories regardless of how many failures I receive.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
A 1962 Chevy C10 was my first special vehicle.
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
When you are diagnosing an automotive problem, think about how the part or system should work, and work backward from there.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Talk to you local parts guy for a good resource.
RECOMMENDED BOOK
Janesville, An American Story, by Amy Goldstein
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
No matter how many times you fail, you’ll always remember the successes. So keep failing to succeed. Don’t let failure stop you.
WHERE TO FIND TIM
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