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Ben Tarlow is the Owner of Mid-Century Motoring located an hour outside of New York City in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. They are a fully licensed, bonded, and insured classic car dealer and brokerage firm accepting consignment, sourcing cars for clients, and providing auction consulting. Each classic automobile is treated as a personal automobile while in Ben’s care. Ben originally worked in the auction industry and soon embarked on purchasing unique cars out of Europe and that lead to an import business. He is also an avid vintage racer who campaigns an old Mini and a ’59 Bugeye Sprite. Today Ben is embarking on a large expansion of the business and starting with a new facility in the very near future.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Edelbrock • Christopher Kimball Financial Services • Pebble Beach Concours • Cars Yeah TV
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Ben shares about the challenge of working with the direction the classic car market is taking.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
’58 Alfa Sprint Veloce
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Have a fire extinguisher in the trunk.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Dominick’s European Car Repair in White Plains, NY
Briarcliff Classic and Imported (Bob Millstein)
RECOMMENDED BOOK
Motor Cars of the World – out of print
Pre-War Parts Manual – out of print
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Involve young people in the auto industry or motorsports.
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