Community Partners
These Organizations are Supporting Skilled Trade Education in the Car Community
Our community partners are helping us bring more young people into the collector car industry and helping today’s craftspeople transfer their skills to a new generation. Together we’re building a career path into the trades of auto restoration and serving the grassroots needs of the car enthusiast community.
Partners
Blipshift
Blipshift makes high quality, limited edition auto-enthusiast focused t-shirts. Each shirt is available for only a few days before it is towed off to the crusher, never to be printed again. Designs are created by Blipshift artists and a global network of contributing automotive and shirt designers. Blipshift’s founders are avid auto enthusiasts who truly believe that life is better when you Apex Everything™.
Premier Financial Services
Premier Financial Services is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of excellence in exotic and vintage vehicle financing. We achieve this by sharing our passion for cars and working collaboratively to exceed your expectations, while maintaining our reputation for transparency, honesty, and superior concierge service. Since 1997, Premier has been recognized within the automotive industry to be a company that truly makes a difference to both our dealers and our clients.
Hearst Autos
As the leading automotive media organization in the world, Hearst Autos connects car buyers, owners and enthusiasts to the information they need, the experiences they crave and the stories they love—while connecting automotive marketers to this audience of unrivaled breadth and diversity. The brands at Hearst Autos include Autoweek, Bring a Trailer, Car and Driver, and Road & Track.
Bring a Trailer
Bring a Trailer is a digital auction platform and enthusiast community founded in 2007 to connect buyers and sellers of classic, collector and enthusiast vehicles. BaT’s knowledgeable community of nearly 1.2 million registered users vet each listing so potential buyers can bid with confidence.
Petrolicious
Based in Miami, Florida, Petrolicious creates quality, original videos. and articles for classic car enthusiasts. It celebrates the inventions, the personalities, and the aesthetics that ignite its collective lust for great machines. The Petrolicious teams includes fans and fanatics, collectors and racers. Petrolicious was acquired by duPont Registry Group in 2024.
Lime Rock Park
Opened in 1957, Lime Rock Park is a legendary American race track and a centerpiece of the automotive community. Regular events held feature car shows, racing, festivals, and more.
Veloce Valuations
Veloce Valuations is an automotive consulting firm specializing in strategic media relations and full-service appraisals. Veloce works with clients across the country and around the world to develop a tactical scope of services that best meets their unique needs, the needs of their collections and overall business objectives.
Automodello
Automodello offers hand-crafted limited edition resin-cast scale models in a variety of precision scales. They have designed and developed some of the most sought after and historically significant vehicles of the 20th century. They are a licensed partner with General Motors as well as licensed motorsports partners. Limited Edition models are available directly from Automodello, select dealers, private label series production, custom builds, and singular centerpieces for collector clientele.
Classic Auto Mall
Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom. The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania.
WheelPrice
WheelPrice is a leading online marketplace transforming the way people buy and sell automotive parts. We connect enthusiasts, professionals, and suppliers to create a seamless and transparent experience.
Be a Piston Partner
Support Our Programs, Engage Your Customers and Your Community
The collector car industry needs more young technicians who can carry-on the trades of today’s rapidly retiring workforce. The Piston Foundation offers a unique opportunity for mission-aligned businesses and private foundations to support the education and training of aspiring technicians and serve the grassroots needs of their customers and communities.
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