Few have as varied and extensive background as Art. Born in Santa Barbara, he’s a veteran and holds a variety of degrees., He represented companies like MG Mitten in the fifties, published the “West Coast Sports Car Journal” and was the distributor for Devin cars. He raced an MG-TD, a succession of Jaguars and a Devin SS. Art also was assistant professor of photography at Orange Coast College and worked in communications for Paramount Studios as vice president of production. A prolific author, he has written numerous books about photography and motorsports.

During the eighties, Art not only competed in vintage races but also promoted the revived Palm Springs Road Races and other vintage racing events. Now retired, he concentrates on writing about the fabulous fifties for a number of vintage automotive publications and serves as secretary of the Fabulous Fifties Association.