D. Brian Smith

D. Brian Smith was raised in an automotive enthusiast household. He has worked in sales management, marketing communications, public relations and marketing management in the computer hardware, software and internet arenas. He enjoyed being the Marketing Manager for Corporate Sponsorship for the Natural History Museum Family of Los Angeles County, which included the Petersen Automotive Museum. In fact, he earned a multi-year Sponsorship with American Honda that fully funded a traveling science and math curriculum to L.A. County intercity schools and benefited all four museums. He has freelanced for the following magazines: Cycle California!, european car, Street Rodder, Mustang & Fords, Rod & Custom and Super Chevy. His career on staff of Primedia/Source Interlink Media began with Custom Classic Trucks magazine as the Feature Editor and then the Acting Editor, before he was promoted to Editor of KIT CAR magazine. Brian recently wrote a book for CarTech Books, "How to Build Cobra Kit Cars + Buying Used", which will hit the bookstores just in time for the 50th Anniversary of the AC/Shelby Cobra 260, 289, 427 and Daytona Coupe originals that were manufactured from 1962 through 1967. He has also successfully launched an automotive enthusiast magazine on the internet called Redline Review (a dot com site), with his good friend and business partner, Ben Moment. For more information regarding Redline Review, where It's All About Speed, please visit the website. You'll be glad you did.