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Stacy Puckett Taylor is the Director of Car Culture at ShiftGate, a modern approach to classic car online auctions that launched on July 21, 2021. ShiftGate was built for every car collector, enthusiast, and dreamer. She graduated with a degree in Automotive Restoration from McPherson College and has over 17 years of experience in the classic car industry including a mechanic apprenticeship with Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Germany. Stacy especially enjoys historic research, sourcing, and production of rare parts. She’s judged at concours events, has worked with the best in automotive restoration and preservation and, as a woman in the automotive world, is forging a path for other women to find their careers around old automobiles.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Techforce • American Collectors Insurance • Linkage Magazine
INSPIRATION
Paul Russell was a key mentor in Stacy’s life and Diane Fitzgerald*, past head of the RPM Foundation.
CHALLENGE
There is still a barrier to entry when it comes to being a woman in the automotive industry.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILES
1965 Ford Fairlane 500 (her name was Pearl)
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Riding Man by Mark Gardner
Speed Was My Life by Alfred Neubauer
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Live with no regrets and never settle.
WHERE TO FIND STACY
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.