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Tracy Powell is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years’ worth of writing, editing and project management in a variety of industries, including automotive, with more than 500 articles published. These days he operates his own publishing business, Powell House Creative Services, that involves ghostwriting and book production. One of his current projects is writing a book on Chuck Jordan, GM’s fourth vice president of design. He was managing editor at Automobile Quarterly for nearly 12 years and author of two books in the field. He contributed to and oversaw the production of a number of books while at AQ, including Cadillac at 100: Legacy of Leadership; The Buick: A Complete History; GTO: The Legend Returns; and AFAS: A Celebration of Automotive Art.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Techforce • American Collectors Insurance • Barrett-Jackson • Linkage Magazine
INSPRIATION
Beverly Rae Kimes who was the managing editor for Automobile Quarterly and his high school journalism teacher Ruth Uyesugi Hall of fame journalist in Indiana.
CHALLENGE
AQ magazine being sold he had to reinvent himself and he became a technical writer.
SPECIAL VEHICLES
First Gen Taurus SHO
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Errett Lobban Cord: His Empire, His Motor Cars by Griffith Borgeson
Packard: A History of the Motorcar by Beverly Kimes
Getting Your Slice of the Pie by Tracy Powell*
RESOURCES
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Vincint Omnia Veritas – Truth Overcomes All
“Even if you don’t know what the right thing is, don’t do the wrong thing.” – Jordan Peterson
WHERE TO FIND TRACY
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Absolutely loved listening to both Tracy and Mark and the process of writing, the history and details of automobiles, authors, racers, books and more. This podcast was “packed” with so much information. Looking forward to a book on Chuck Jordan and a book on Mark Greene’s experiences.