Rob Siegel

Rob Siegel has been writing the monthly column The Hack Mechanic™ for BMW CCA Roundel magazine for over 30 years. He is the author of seven books: Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic, The Hack Mechanic™ Guide to European Automotive Electrical Systems, and Mechanical Ignition Handbook: The Hack Mechanic™ Guide to Vintage Ignition Systems, all from Bentley Publishers, and Ran When Parked: How I Resurrected a Decade-Dead 1972 BMW 2002tii a Thousand Miles Back Home, and How You Can, Too, Just Needs a Recharge: The Hack Mechanic™ Guide to Vintage Air Conditioning, Resurrecting Bertha: Buying back our wedding car after 26 years in storage, and The Lotus Chronicles: One man's sordid tale of passion and madness resurrecting a 40-year-dead Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special, all from Hack Mechanic Press. Rob lives in West Newton Massachusetts with his saint-like wife Maire Anne Diamond, two black cats, one black dog, a roomful of his wife’s insects, and as many cars and guitars as he can get away with.