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Scott George is the Executive Vice President of CH Motorcars and Curator of Collections for Revs Institute® in Naples, Florida. Widely regarded as one of the top automotive museums in the world, Revs Institute is dedicated to the study of the automobile and offers visitors an exceptional opportunity to view over 100 of the most influential automobiles of our time. Scott takes overall care of the automobiles, managing the in-house restoration workshop, and ensuring the vehicles participate at international events. Scott is a member of the National Advisory Board for the Automotive Restoration Program at McPherson College in Kansas, and he is on the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Advisory Council. He is a member of the Collections Committee for the IMS Museum and judges regularly at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in addition to other international concours including Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille in France.
SHOW SPONSORS
CAPitalize Your Finances Online Course • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation • Cars Yeah TV
INSPIRATION
Scott got into the car world at a young age and had many mentors including his father and grandfather. Miles Collier has been a great provider of wonderful opportunities at Revs Institute and CH Motorcars.
CHALLENGE
While growing up, Scott became an engine builder and when you do that you learn that everything is great until it isn’t. Learning how to react to failure is the key to overcoming challenges.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILES
A 1973 Porsche 914 that Scott got from his late father.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Archaeological Automobile: Understanding and Living with Historical Automobiles by Miles C. Collier*
Shop Class is Soul Craft by Matthew Crawford
Restoring Museum Aircraft by Robert Mikesh
Inside Track by Phil Hill
Excellence Was Expected by Karl Ludvignson
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Put your foot in the door and sell yourself. Do the right thing, always. Listen.
Revs Institute’s mission is to “preserve the future of the automotive past.”
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Loved Scott’s interview. Scott is a wonderful guy and such an amazing asset to the Rev’s Institute which is truly one of best Automotive Museums you can visit.