Mike Humble : Site creator and Editor…

I’ve worked in and around the motor industry since 1988 and gained valuable experience in almost every dealers department. A former technician and vehicle salesperson, the strings to my bow include both LGV & PSV licenses. Never shy of getting dirty, you’ll often find me elbow deep under the bonnet of an old Rover or something similar.

I write for a number of car and commercial related titles including  the rather brilliant AROnline, Car Mechanics Magazine, Classic and Vintage Commercials, Classic Car Weekly and the used car specialist for Parkers Guide. I currently reside in leafy Sussex.

Barrie Wills : Special Contributor 

From Tamworth to Tehran and from three wheelers to eleven metre buses, Barrie has worked all over the world on countless automotive projects that started aged just fifteen as a Jaguar apprentice. Latterly famous for being a director of the De Lorean Motor Company, he’s rubbed shoulders with the high and mighty from numerous organisations in the wonderful industry we call automotive.

His long period working with Reliant found him working with Tom Karen OBE of OGLE Design through which they forged a strong friendship that’s lasting to this day… long after the companies did. A larger than life character, raconteur, author and all round good egg – Mr Wills promises to bring us some humorous experiences from his sharp end of the mad and sometimes surreal world of cars, vans, truck and buses. Barrie resides in Warwickshire.

Dr Ian Pogson : Special Contributor

Dr. Ian Pogson is a father three proper adults who are a credit to his wife, Sharon. He
managed 40 years in automotive manufacture and Engineering, travelling the world and
having exhaustive fun. He was responsible for lots of project money, people and cars at
various times, he owns a late MGTF and a Mk. 1 Freelander. He is perhaps most proud of
his “People Development Engineering” skills and track record training and mentoring others. He is a Trustee of the Lanchester Trust and will bore anyone within shouting distance about Dr Fred Lanchester at the drop of a clutch pedal.

His swansong project is the development and building of seven batter-electric driver training cars for 4-10-year-old kids for Young Driver Motorcars. Currently balding and decrepit, he aims to enjoy each day as if it were his last.

Dr Tom Karen OBE (1926 – 2022): Contributor

Tom Karen is one of the UK’s best known designers and stylists. Former Managing Director and Chief Designer of the World renown OGLE company, Tom and his team were responsible from designing things as small as children’s toys and bikes – notably the Raleigh Chopper, through to legendary cars such as the Reliant Scimitar GTE and the Bond Bug – working alongside Barrie Wills at Reliant.

His work has also been commissioned by Reliant, British Leyland, TripleX Glass, LDV and even Seddon Atkinson Trucks, but by far Toms biggest and most involving project ever was being asked to design a range of cabs for Leyland Vehicles / Motor Panels – the end result being the successful T45 range. Tom, who was awarded the OBE in 2018 is now semi-retired and lives in Cambridgeshire.