Each month, the American Hot Rod Foundation features a “Member of the Month” as a way for folks to get to know some of their fellow supporting AHRF Members (or for those of you who are not yet members, to learn more about our Member community!)
Joel Driskill: November 2021 Member of the Month
Congratulations to Richmond, Virginia’s Joel Driskill on being our October Member of the Month. At age 42, Joel is not only a serious and very hands-on car guy, he is also one of our favorite younger historians who has been locating and preserving early American…
Jim Jard: October 2021 Member of the Month
In more ways than one, we want to congratulate AHRF supporting member Jim Jard on being our Member of the Month.
Alex Xydias: September 2021 Member of the Month
We want to congratulate a very special AHRF Member this month with our Member of the Month award … Mr. Alex Xydias.
Augie Esposito: August 2021 Member of the Month
As our monthly Member of the Month picks go, this was an easy choice. Coming up at the end of this week ( July 10th ) Ed Iskenderian will turn 100 years old. Feel free to let that sink in for a bit. One hundred…
Ed “Isky” Iskenderian: July 2021 Member of the Month
As our monthly Member of the Month picks go, this was an easy choice. Coming up at the end of this week ( July 10th ) Ed Iskenderian will turn 100 years old. Feel free to let that sink in for a bit. One hundred…
Jon Fisher: June 2021 Member of the Month
We are pleased to congratulate American Hot Rod Foundation Member Jon Fisher on being our AHRF “Member of the Month!” Although many in our community can lay claim to having had an eye for the more traditional style of hot rod or custom car for…
David Fetherston: May 2021 Person of the Month
This month, we are featuring a “Person of the Month” for May 2021, as our late friend David Fetherston never got to sign up as a member of the AHRF but he certainly supported us in ways that we could never thank him enough for.
Kay Kimes: April 2021 Member of the Month
Kay Kimes, fiddling with the engine Congratulations to Kay Kimes on being our AHRF Member of the Month! Born in Clearwater, Nebraska on November 20th, 1928, Kay Kimes is yet another WWII-era hot rodder who got an early start and has an important story… a story,…
Jennifer Sparks Crow: March 2021 Member of the Month
We are pleased to announce that this month’s AHRF Member of the Month is Jennifer “Jenny” Sparks Crow. If some of you keen hot rod historians are thinking that her maiden name rings a bell, you would be correct… Jenny is the daughter of hot…
Zach Suhr: February 2021 Member of the Month
We want to congratulate our AHRF Member, Zach Suhr, on being chosen as our Member of the Month. Zach’s story is one that should give each and every one of us great hope in the future of this tradition that we love so much. Zach…
Ray Evernham: January 2021 Member of the Month
Congratulations to Ray Evernham on being our AHRF Member of the Month! We are pleased to have Ray Evernham on board as a supporting member of the American Hot Rod Foundation. As anyone familiar with Ray knows, he is as serious a car guy as…
Eli English: December 2020 Member of the Month
Congratulations to Eli English on being our AHRF Member of the Month for December 2020! Here’s his story, in his own words… Back in 2013, after working at several autobody and restoration shops, I decided to take my career in a different direction and into…
John Carlson: November 2020 Member of the Month
Congratulations to John Carlson of Belcarra, British Columbia on being our American Hot Rod Foundation “Member of the Month” for November 2020. Although it might seem like an overstatement, it is reasonable to say that John’s involvement in the old car world is nearly second…
Coco Shinomiya: October 2020 Member of the Month
We want to congratulate Coco Shinomiya on being this month’s AHRF Member of the Month! As an independent art director and graphic designer, Coco’s artistic gifts spread across many disciplines that include everything from record album cover art (she is a two time Grammy nominee),…
Jon Ruvio: September 2020 Member of the Month
Congratulations to Jon Ruvio of Port Washington, New York for being chosen as our American Hot Rod Foundation Member of the Month! Although each and every AHRF supporting Member is special to us, we think everyone and anyone reading this will appreciate just how extra-special…
Carsten Bech: July 2020 Member of the Month
We want to congratulate Carsten Bech on being this month’s AHRF Member of the Month! Carsten may hail from Virum, Denmark, but don’t let that fool you into thinking he isn’t as serious a traditional hot rodder as you will find. He is! Not only…
Richard French: June 2020 Member of the Month
Congratulations to Richard French on being our AHRF Member of the Month for June of ’20. Some of you keen hot rod historians will know Richard as “The Kid” who joined up with the original So-Cal Speed Shop Team and stowed away on their first trip to Bonneville…
Mike Williams: May 2020 Member of the Month
Starting this month, the American Hot Rod Foundation will be presenting a featured “Member of the Month” as a way for folks to get to know some of their fellow supporting AHRF Members (or for those of you who are not yet members, to learn more about…
