Andrew Antoniades
Andrew Antoniades is a Chartered Accountant and lifelong Steve McQueen fan and expert. He studied English Literature at Southampton University and edited Marshall Terrill's 2010 biography Steve McQueen: Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon. He has collected Steve McQueen memorabilia for over a decade and his collection includes original vintage film posters and several items personally owned by McQueen. Andrew lives in London.
David Cross
David Cross was born in 1938 and was educated at Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was a partner in private practice for many years until he retired in 2003. He has remained a director of Auto Suppliers Ltd., specialists in automotive replacement parts for classic and modern vehicles and a leading European supplier of repair kits for power steering racks, boxes and pumps.
Married with two daughters, he has a keen interest in the Great War 1914-1918 and has written an account of the involvement of his School and
David Bedford
David Bedford, author of Liddypool, is a life-long Beatles fan who grew up in the Dingle, Liverpool, at the bottom of the street where Ringo Starr was born; attended the same school as the famous drummer – though many years later – and has been involved as a parent and governor at Dovedale School, where John Lennon and George Harrison attended; he has lived by Penny Lane for 20 years. Bedford is also a feature writer for The British Beatles Fan Club since 2000. He has been interviewed on BBC Radio and several national British newspapers about his knowledge of the Beatles. He was chosen by Paul McCartney’s production team to lead and direct the film crew around McCartney’s childhood haunts for the pre-show film on his Back in the World tour, and acted as consultant for the Beatles exhibition at the new Museum of Liverpool.
Philippe Defechereux
Philippe Defechereux is a former automobile advertising executive, consultant, historian and author. His last book, focusing on James Dean’s racing career and Porsche in America, titled James Dean – From Passion for Speed to Immortality was successfully published by Dalton-Watson in 2005. His present book is Glen Watkins,The Street Years 1948-1952. Originally from Belgium, Defechereux has lived and worked in the USA since 1969. He earned a Master’s Degree in Business from Columbia University and rose to manage major car advertising accounts for Ogilvy & Mather and DDB Needham. For the past 15 years, he has also been a long-standing member of New York’s Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving & Chowder Society. He is also an accredited International Motor Press journalist with IMPA.
Ben Erickson
Born in 1975, Ben Erickson grew up in Minnesota, where he was doodling cars long before he could read and write. A special interest are American cars from the challenging years in the 1970s and 1980s when, as Ben says, “they did the best with what they had”. ISO, all things Maserati, especially the Biturbos and other cars by Alejandro DeTomaso hold a special place in his heart, as do Volvos and SAABs. Currently, an AC Cobra MK IV and a Maserati Shamal occupy the garage. He holds a Masters in linguistics and is fluent in four languages including Finnish. After having been an exchange student to Denmark, Ben Erickson moved from the USA in the mid 1990s, and has settled in Denmark after a brief stay in Finland. He has worked for a number of years in the IT industry. Spare time is devoted to music, cars and car shows both in Denmark and abroad.