About the Author

Sue Elliott has been a writer and editor for automotive magazines and websites for 23 years now, covering the full range of the hobby, from hot rods to new cars and from restored cars to race cars.

Sue was the first female editor of a hands-on, how-to car magazine (High Performance Pontiac, back in 1990-92). She helped launch Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, Bracket Racing USA and Street Performance Compact magazines.

Since then, she has been the editor and editorial director of such publications as The Barrett-Jackson Experience (about collector car auctions), Overhaulin’: The Magazine (based on the popular Discovery Channel TV show) and CollectorCarNet.com.

Sue also served as Product Information Specialist for SEMA (the Specialty Equipment Market Association) and as editorial director of SEMA’s consumer website, EnjoyTheDrive.com.

In other words, Sue knows a little bit about cars and their parts.

And while she has a serious appreciation for restored vehicles, Sue’s true passion is for customized cars and trucks. She loves seeing how people express their creativity and their personality through their vehicles. As she says, “They become rolling works of automotive art!”

Sue is originally from Los Angeles, and she grew up cruising Van Nuys Blvd. Today, she lives and works in the Napa Valley, where the roads are just as spectacular as the food and wine.