Hailing from Michigan City, Indiana, Stephen Charles Ahlgrim received his BA from Indiana State University in Industrial Arts. He taught high school auto shop and electronics in Indiana for three years before moving to Atlanta, Georgia. There, he worked for FAF Motorcars, Atlanta's then Ferrari dealer. Starting as lot boy, Steve eventually worked his way up to become General Manager and Vice President.

Steve’s been a car guy all his life; his father had him in a Quarter Midget at age 10. By 14, he was totally consumed by the perfume of gasoline. His first car was a metallic burgundy 1964 Nova SS convertible, followed by a 67 Mustang fastback, a Porsche 914 and then a Lotus Europa. In his adult years, Steve has been a self-proclaimed “one-trick pony,” coveting the Ferrari and Alfa marques (except for a brief affair with a BMW M5 that still lingers as a pleasant memory).

Steve now serves as General Manager of the T. Rutlands and Maranello Auto Parts Companies, Ferrari parts specialists in Tucker, GA.

Steve has participated in numerous Ferrari Club track events, and has vintage raced an Austin Healey 3000. He’s been involved in Concours judging for more than 20 years, still likes to buy and sell a few cars, and takes pride in doing his own repairs. The Ahlgrim’s are a Ferrari family. Chris, Steve’s “first and only wife,” is the Membership Services and Advertising Director for the Ferrari Club of America (call the FCA's 800 number, and it rings in the spare bedroom). Steve serves as Regalia Chairman and Membership Co-Chairman for the Club. The Ahlgrim’s 16-year-old son can be found most evenings on Alfa chat (Alfa Kid GTV6) or Ferrari chat (Ferrari Kid 308)and just got his first car, an Alfa GTV6.

Steve appreciates the many friends he’s made through the hobby for “making my job one I wouldn't trade with anyone.”

John Apen has restored, vintage-raced and shown collectible cars for many years. He is the original owner of a 1960 Corvette and has owned (and worked on) cars as varied as a 1937 Packard to a Mercedes 6.3. He was the factory authorized Ferrari and Maserati dealer for 17 years in Atlanta with a restoration shop that attracted work from all over the US. He has a collection of ten cars, extending from a restored 1966 Chevrolet pickup truck, to a 1971 Rolls Royce convertible. His collection also includes several Ferraris which have won “Best of Show” Concours trophies. Most recently, his Ferrari 275 GTS won major awards; “Best Unrestored Ferrari" at the Ferrari Club of America Annual Meet in Atlanta, a class award at the Amelia Island Concours, and Best of Show at Italian Car Day in Atlanta. As a Vintage racer for thirteen years, he has competed on practically every major American track. In 1994, he drove his 1957 Ferrari 250 TdF from Atlanta to Monterey for the 21st annual race, where he won Automobile magazine’s “The Way it Was Award” for best embodying the spirit of vintage racing. For SCM, he is the Italian Exotic specialist, and has been associated with SCM Magazine since 1996. He is also responsible for all data on the Manheimgold.com Web site. To monitor the market, he attends many auctions and concourses each year. He has appeared on PBS’s Motor Week program as their Collector Car Expert. He is the co-author of Ferrari Tuning Tips, reprinted by Velocity Press, and contributor to Keith Martin on Collecting Ferraris. He has degrees in Engineering and Operations Research from University of California-Berkeley, New York University & Johns Hopkins.

Carl is partial to Full Classics but cannot ignore a good European sports car, ’50s American classic, or well-built street rod. His vintage automobilia collection includes hundreds of porcelain signs, mascots, oil cans, and several display cases full of automotive memorabilia. Bomstead has judged at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for the last 13 years and served as Chief Judge at the Kirkland Concours d’Elegance for its first three years. His articles have appeared in every issue of SCM issue for the past nine years, and his regular “Motobilia” and “eWatch” columns appear this month on p. XX and XX, respectively. He splits his time between Redmond, Washington, and Palm Desert, California.

Jeff Brinkley, SCM Account Executive, has been surrounded by cars all his life in both work and hobby form. To this day, some of Jeff’s fondest memories are working in his parent’s service station back in high school, working on customer’s cars, his own cars, and his Dad’s hot rod. The service station was also where Jeff learned his customer service and sales skills at an early age. Over the years those sales skills have evolved and his involvement in the automotive industry has gone from enthusiast, business owner, and photographer, to working at SCM as the Account Executive. Jeff will be in the SCM booth at many events, stop by and say “Hi” he would love to meet you.