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Welcome to Our New Manager of Development

The Piston Foundation is pleased to introduce Sperry Hutchinson II as our new Manager of Development. Sperry is an excellent fit for the role, bringing several decade’s worth of experience in non-profit leadership. His expertise in fundraising, community outreach, and of course, classic automobiles, makes him just the kind of car enthusiast Piston is looking for.

Meet Sperry Hutchinson II

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CONVERSATIONS AT THE CAR SHOW CLASSROOM

Early last month, The Piston Foundation unveiled a new program called the Car Show Classroom. This program is designed to combat the main issue keeping young people away from the skilled trades: a simple lack of awareness. The foundation aims to change this by giving youths the opportunity to learn first-hand what it’s like to work in vehicle restoration.

Visit the Car Show Classroom

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The Inaugural Class of Piston Fund Scholarship Recipients

The Piston Foundation is excited to announce the first ever group of Piston Fund Scholars. This is a great milestone for the Foundation as well as for the 10 young recipients who have impressed us with their dedication, passion, and drive for the skilled trades.

Meet Our Scholarship Recipients

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Welcome to Sperry Hutchinson II: Piston’s Manager of Development

Articles

Conversations at the Car Show Classroom

Piston Stories

Rise of the youngtimers; are young people set to save classic cars?

Piston Stories

Piston Foundation at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 40

Piston Stories

Piston Technician Award Presented at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival

Piston Stories

Pistons & Pizza Makes its Debut At PizzaCo Pizza Garage

Scholarships

The Inaugural Class of Piston Fund Scholarship Recipients

Piston Stories

The 2022 Founders Club Poster by Guy Allen

Piston Stories

Tom Truitt: Car Enthusiast and People Relations Expert

Piston Stories

Fabricating Brake Lines: An Unlikely Auto Restoration Favorite

Piston Stories

The Magazine for Vintage Car Enthusiasts

Piston Stories

Training the Next Generation of Automotive Restoration the MPI Way.

Piston Stories

Skilled Trade Conversations at the Memorial Day Classic

Piston Stories

The Piston Foundation Automotive Trades Scholarship Application is Now Open

Piston Stories

Celebrating National Skilled Trades Day 2022

Piston Stories

The Next Generation of Restoration Specialists at the Cavallino Classic

Piston Stories

Caffeine and Carburetors Supports the Car Community

Articles

How a Passion for Collector Cars Shapes a Career
The team at Speedsport Tuning offers advice to people who want to build skilled trade careers as collector car technicians.

Articles

Advice for Future Collector Car Technicians from Speedsport Tuning

News

The Spring Kickoff Draws Big Names and Big Donations
Professional panel beaters from The Panel Shop shared their skills in support of the Piston Foundation’s mission.

Articles

Panel Beating: Rare Skills at the Piston Foundation’s Spring Kickoff
Our mission to bring more young people into the collector car industry through skilled trade career opportunities is a cause supported by the Cavallino Classic as well.

Articles

The Cavallino Classic and Our Common Cause
Piston Ambassador John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun

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John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun
The Piston Foundation partners with Lime Rock Park to create automotive skilled trade career opportunities

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The Piston Foundation Partners with Lime Rock Park
Akash Cheeda, founder of Marc Brunel Recruitment, is helping the Piston Foundation help others into this industry.

Articles

Automotive Experience: The Gift that Akash Cheeda Can Keep on Giving
Ted Dellacamera talks about apprentices and his latest Crosley restoration.

Articles

The Importance of Apprenticeships in Automotive Restoration
Businesses can give back to the car enthusiast community by sponsoring the Piston Foundation.

News

Announcing the Piston Foundation Partner Program

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Appreciating the Craft of Automotive Restoration

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The Piston Foundation at the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic 2022
Educating Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

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Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

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Happy New Year from the Piston Foundation

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McPherson Automotive Restoration Student Shares His Experience

Articles

Ron “Mr. G” Grosinger Talks Skilled Trade Education
This Jaguar D-Type bonnet is was handmade by dozens of craftspeople.

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This Jaguar D-Type Bonnet will Help Future Generations

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One Year Later: Revisiting Philip Reinhardt
Restoring a Greyhound Bus

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Restoring a Greyhound Bus: A Love Story
The Aston Martin DB5 took third in class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

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An Apprentice’s View of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation Mission

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The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation
Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park

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Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park
Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water

Articles

Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water
Harvey Siegel has restored VIRginia International Raceway, created Camp Motorsports, and become a member of the Piston Foundation’s Founders Club.

Articles

Harvey Siegel: Restoring Motorsport’s Past and Future
The Piston Foundation Founders Club is like a racing team, no one gets to the finish line alone.

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Announcing the Piston Foundation Founders Club
Kira Mundhenk: Auto Restoration Apprentice

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Apprentice Restoration Specialist Kira Mundhenk
The start of La Carrera Panamericana in Oaxaca.

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La Carrera Panamericana and The Mzcalero
Chris Mason, El Jefe del Volvo, at La Carrera Panamericana.

Articles

Racing Mexico’s La Carrera Panamericana: A Family Affair
Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

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Checking in with the Wamogo Tractor Restoration Team
Jon Clerk of Steel Wings

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Jon Clerk of Steel Wings Talks Good Employees
Robert Selkowitz in his 2003 Mazda Miata Special Edition.

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A Man, his Miata, and his Rallies
Class at the Classic Car Academy in Belgium

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The Classic Car Academy in Belgium
1999 Mercedes SL500 project car on a shoestring budget.

Articles

Getting an Education from a 1999 Mercedes SL500
Jochen Rindt 1970 Formula 1 World Champion

Articles

Who Was Jochen Rindt?
It's driver's education at home for Chris Eschenberg's children.

Articles

Driver’s Education: The Next Generation
My company car in Germany a Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue.

Articles

The Chrysler New Yorker and the Autobahn
Aimee Shackleford Piston Ambassador

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Aimee Shackleford: Piston Ambassador
Mayo T Smith racing at Virginia International Raceway.

Articles

Connected to the Mission of The Piston Foundation
The 1973 Bentley T1 saloon outside Transcendental Audio in Buffalo, New York.

Articles

The Bentley T1, My Second English Saloon
A 1972 Toyota Corolla MAD that inspired a love of the Piston Foundation.

Articles

How the Piston Foundation Inspires Me
British land speed record holder Richard Noble.

Articles

An Interview with Richard Noble, author “Take Risk!”
Getting Restoration Specialists off the Endangered Species List

Articles

An End of Auto Restoration Specialists As Endangered Species
Ushering In the next generation of Classic car enthusiasts is our job.

Articles

Ushering In The Next Generation of Classic Car Enthusiasts
A 1976 Porsche 911S Targa for my dogs.

Articles

The 1976 Porsche 911S Targa Enters the Minnick Stable
Frank Buonanno at the beginning of his classic car restoration career.

Articles

Honoring Frank Buonanno in a Legacy Scholarship
The Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund will young people pursue careers in collector car restoration.

News

Announcing the Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund
The 1962 VW panel van that cause so many problems.

Articles

The 1962 VW Panel Van: Miles Already Gone
Automotive students at Gateway Community College.

Articles

Where Do Today’s Automotive Students Come From?
David E. Davis, editor of Car and Driver magazine.

Articles

David E. Davis: The Most Interesting Man in the Car World
Dan Fuller is teaching the next generation of automotive technicians.

Articles

Teaching the Next Generation of Automotive Technicians
The Bentley Bar Car was a 1956 Bentley S1 saloon.

Articles

The Bentley Bar Car
1976 Lancia Scorpion

Articles

Remembering the 1976 Lancia Scorpion
Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4

Articles

The Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Ken Bain chats with Robert Minnick about the Piston Academy

Articles

The Piston Academy: A Primer
A custom Cadillac toy car for Leo.

Articles

Leo and His Custom Cadillac Toy Car
A 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera to Carry A Blaupunkt Berlin 8000 stereo.

Articles

A Blaupunkt Stereo and a Porsche 930 to Carry It.
A Farmall tractor by the Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

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Wamogo Regional H.S. Tractor Restoration Team
1972 BMW 3.0 CS

Articles

A 1972 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe Plus One Good Friend
A winter beater 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser

Articles

Winter Beater-Ain’t No Snowdrift High Enough
The Piston Foundation Mission Book is lying on a mechanics bench

News

The Piston Foundation Mission Book
I hauled my wheelbarrow in my 1978 Porsche 928

Articles

Why Does Your Porsche Have a Wheelbarrow in the Back?
Looking to the future, the Piston Foundation in 2020

Articles

Turning an Idea Into Action: The Piston Foundation in 2020
A teacher works on a engine at the Heritage Skills Academy

Articles

The Heritage Skills Academy: A Model for Apprenticeships
Chris Eschenburg joins the Piston Foundation

News

Piston Foundation welcomes Chris Eschenburg
Piston Foundation CEO Robert Minnick with Automotive Restoration Academy founder Kent Bain.

News

Piston Partners with the Automotive Restoration Academy
Nick Balisteri and Steve Balisteri of DIYAuto.com

News

How-To Website DIYAuto.com Becomes a Piston Partner
Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts at McPherson College

Articles

Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts: Next Generation

Articles

The Future of Car Culture and How To Preserve It
Load More Posts

Articles

Conversations at the Car Show Classroom

Articles

How a Passion for Collector Cars Shapes a Career
The team at Speedsport Tuning offers advice to people who want to build skilled trade careers as collector car technicians.

Articles

Advice for Future Collector Car Technicians from Speedsport Tuning
Professional panel beaters from The Panel Shop shared their skills in support of the Piston Foundation’s mission.

Articles

Panel Beating: Rare Skills at the Piston Foundation’s Spring Kickoff
Our mission to bring more young people into the collector car industry through skilled trade career opportunities is a cause supported by the Cavallino Classic as well.

Articles

The Cavallino Classic and Our Common Cause
Piston Ambassador John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun

Articles

John Hinds on Why Cars Are Still Fun
Akash Cheeda, founder of Marc Brunel Recruitment, is helping the Piston Foundation help others into this industry.

Articles

Automotive Experience: The Gift that Akash Cheeda Can Keep on Giving
Ted Dellacamera talks about apprentices and his latest Crosley restoration.

Articles

The Importance of Apprenticeships in Automotive Restoration

Articles

Appreciating the Craft of Automotive Restoration
Educating Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

Articles

Future Ferrari Specialists and the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic

Articles

Happy New Year from the Piston Foundation

Articles

McPherson Automotive Restoration Student Shares His Experience

Articles

Ron “Mr. G” Grosinger Talks Skilled Trade Education
This Jaguar D-Type bonnet is was handmade by dozens of craftspeople.

Articles

This Jaguar D-Type Bonnet will Help Future Generations

Articles

One Year Later: Revisiting Philip Reinhardt
Restoring a Greyhound Bus

Articles

Restoring a Greyhound Bus: A Love Story
The Aston Martin DB5 took third in class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Articles

An Apprentice’s View of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation Mission

Articles

The Turtle Invitational and the Piston Foundation
Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park

Articles

Historic Festival 39 at Lime Rock Park
Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water

Articles

Hermes Speedster: A Porsche Tribute for the Water
Harvey Siegel has restored VIRginia International Raceway, created Camp Motorsports, and become a member of the Piston Foundation’s Founders Club.

Articles

Harvey Siegel: Restoring Motorsport’s Past and Future
Kira Mundhenk: Auto Restoration Apprentice

Articles

Apprentice Restoration Specialist Kira Mundhenk
The start of La Carrera Panamericana in Oaxaca.

Articles

La Carrera Panamericana and The Mzcalero
Chris Mason, El Jefe del Volvo, at La Carrera Panamericana.

Articles

Racing Mexico’s La Carrera Panamericana: A Family Affair
Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

Articles

Checking in with the Wamogo Tractor Restoration Team
Jon Clerk of Steel Wings

Articles

Jon Clerk of Steel Wings Talks Good Employees
Robert Selkowitz in his 2003 Mazda Miata Special Edition.

Articles

A Man, his Miata, and his Rallies
Class at the Classic Car Academy in Belgium

Articles

The Classic Car Academy in Belgium
1999 Mercedes SL500 project car on a shoestring budget.

Articles

Getting an Education from a 1999 Mercedes SL500
Jochen Rindt 1970 Formula 1 World Champion

Articles

Who Was Jochen Rindt?
It's driver's education at home for Chris Eschenberg's children.

Articles

Driver’s Education: The Next Generation
My company car in Germany a Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue.

Articles

The Chrysler New Yorker and the Autobahn
Aimee Shackleford Piston Ambassador

Articles

Aimee Shackleford: Piston Ambassador
Mayo T Smith racing at Virginia International Raceway.

Articles

Connected to the Mission of The Piston Foundation
The 1973 Bentley T1 saloon outside Transcendental Audio in Buffalo, New York.

Articles

The Bentley T1, My Second English Saloon
A 1972 Toyota Corolla MAD that inspired a love of the Piston Foundation.

Articles

How the Piston Foundation Inspires Me
British land speed record holder Richard Noble.

Articles

An Interview with Richard Noble, author “Take Risk!”
Getting Restoration Specialists off the Endangered Species List

Articles

An End of Auto Restoration Specialists As Endangered Species
Ushering In the next generation of Classic car enthusiasts is our job.

Articles

Ushering In The Next Generation of Classic Car Enthusiasts
A 1976 Porsche 911S Targa for my dogs.

Articles

The 1976 Porsche 911S Targa Enters the Minnick Stable
Frank Buonanno at the beginning of his classic car restoration career.

Articles

Honoring Frank Buonanno in a Legacy Scholarship
The 1962 VW panel van that cause so many problems.

Articles

The 1962 VW Panel Van: Miles Already Gone
Automotive students at Gateway Community College.

Articles

Where Do Today’s Automotive Students Come From?
David E. Davis, editor of Car and Driver magazine.

Articles

David E. Davis: The Most Interesting Man in the Car World
Dan Fuller is teaching the next generation of automotive technicians.

Articles

Teaching the Next Generation of Automotive Technicians
The Bentley Bar Car was a 1956 Bentley S1 saloon.

Articles

The Bentley Bar Car
1976 Lancia Scorpion

Articles

Remembering the 1976 Lancia Scorpion
Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4

Articles

The Red 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Ken Bain chats with Robert Minnick about the Piston Academy

Articles

The Piston Academy: A Primer
A custom Cadillac toy car for Leo.

Articles

Leo and His Custom Cadillac Toy Car
A 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera to Carry A Blaupunkt Berlin 8000 stereo.

Articles

A Blaupunkt Stereo and a Porsche 930 to Carry It.
A Farmall tractor by the Wamogo Regional High School FFA Tractor Restoration Team

Articles

Wamogo Regional H.S. Tractor Restoration Team
1972 BMW 3.0 CS

Articles

A 1972 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe Plus One Good Friend
A winter beater 1973 Toyota Land Cruiser

Articles

Winter Beater-Ain’t No Snowdrift High Enough
I hauled my wheelbarrow in my 1978 Porsche 928

Articles

Why Does Your Porsche Have a Wheelbarrow in the Back?
Looking to the future, the Piston Foundation in 2020

Articles

Turning an Idea Into Action: The Piston Foundation in 2020
A teacher works on a engine at the Heritage Skills Academy

Articles

The Heritage Skills Academy: A Model for Apprenticeships
Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts at McPherson College

Articles

Philip Reinhardt of Mechanical Arts: Next Generation

Articles

The Future of Car Culture and How To Preserve It
Load More Posts

News

Welcome to Sperry Hutchinson II: Piston’s Manager of Development

News

The Spring Kickoff Draws Big Names and Big Donations
The Piston Foundation partners with Lime Rock Park to create automotive skilled trade career opportunities

News

The Piston Foundation Partners with Lime Rock Park
Businesses can give back to the car enthusiast community by sponsoring the Piston Foundation.

News

Announcing the Piston Foundation Partner Program

News

The Piston Foundation at the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic 2022
The Piston Foundation Founders Club is like a racing team, no one gets to the finish line alone.

News

Announcing the Piston Foundation Founders Club
The Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund will young people pursue careers in collector car restoration.

News

Announcing the Frank Buonanno Scholarship Fund
The Piston Foundation Mission Book is lying on a mechanics bench

News

The Piston Foundation Mission Book
Chris Eschenburg joins the Piston Foundation

News

Piston Foundation welcomes Chris Eschenburg
Piston Foundation CEO Robert Minnick with Automotive Restoration Academy founder Kent Bain.

News

Piston Partners with the Automotive Restoration Academy
Nick Balisteri and Steve Balisteri of DIYAuto.com

News

How-To Website DIYAuto.com Becomes a Piston Partner
Load More Posts

Articles

Conversations at the Car Show Classroom

Piston Stories

Rise of the youngtimers; are young people set to save classic cars?

Piston Stories

Piston Foundation at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival 40

Piston Stories

Piston Technician Award Presented at the Lime Rock Park Historic Festival

Piston Stories

Pistons & Pizza Makes its Debut At PizzaCo Pizza Garage

Piston Stories

The 2022 Founders Club Poster by Guy Allen

Piston Stories

Tom Truitt: Car Enthusiast and People Relations Expert

Piston Stories

Fabricating Brake Lines: An Unlikely Auto Restoration Favorite

Piston Stories

The Magazine for Vintage Car Enthusiasts

Piston Stories

Training the Next Generation of Automotive Restoration the MPI Way.

Piston Stories

Skilled Trade Conversations at the Memorial Day Classic

Piston Stories

The Piston Foundation Automotive Trades Scholarship Application is Now Open

Piston Stories

Celebrating National Skilled Trades Day 2022

Piston Stories

The Next Generation of Restoration Specialists at the Cavallino Classic

Piston Stories

Caffeine and Carburetors Supports the Car Community
Load More Posts

Scholarships

The Inaugural Class of Piston Fund Scholarship Recipients
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