News

RPM Foundation in the News

Articles & Featurettes

Driven to Restoration. Preservation. Mentorship – Get Out N Drive Podcast

Nick Ellis talks with Mark Greene about the rewards of doing what you love – Cars Yeah 

RPM Foundation and the Future of Vintage Specialty Workshops – Bring a Trailer Podcast

INTERVIEW: Nick Ellis, Program Officer at the RPM Foundation – Classic Car Radio

Spotlight On RPM No Easy Task – Shift 

Spotlight On RPM Life’s a Stitch – Hagerty

Spotlight On RPM In the Footsteps of Her Father – Hagerty

Spotlight On RPM Man on a Mission – Hagerty

Spotlight On RPM Friends to an End – Hagerty

The Drive Home IV: Epilogue – Sacrificial Anodes – Hemmings Daily

Off to the Races! The RPM Foundation is mentoring the next wave of automotive preservationists – AutoWeek 

Ironstone Concours to feature century-old racing machines

From Gargoyles to Angels to Automobiles: The Preservation Progression of Dr. Tutt

Car-guy astronaut ponders life in space, and the automotive future on Earth – ClassicCars.com Journal

How This Guy’s Love Of Cars Sent Him To The International Space Station – Jalopnik

FHS Automotive Awarded RPM Foundation Grant for Career and Technical Education – AutobodyNews.com

Automotive Restoration Students Assisted by RPM Foundation – PCToday

RPM Foundation awards EVIT $20,000 for new auto restoration program – EVIT

CCCC Awarded Grant From RPM Foundation – The Daily Record

INDYCAR: Lyn St. James on Indy, Driving Again & Advice for Today’s Drivers – Sopwith Motorsports

LYN ST. JAMES On Indy, Driving Again & Advice For Today’s Drivers – Speedway Media

Lyn St. James: Racer, Author and Mentor! – Car Guy Chronicles

SVRA’s Spring Vintage Festival revs up Road America – ClassicCars.com

Lyons Township students share love of autos at car show – Chicago Tribune

Spring Vintage Festival Weekend at Road America – Sheboygan Press

Aftermarket News – RPM Foundation And BMW Northwest Shape Special Scholarships For Students Headed For An Automotive Career

[VIDEO] RPM with The Drive Home II in Indianapolis

[VIDEO] Off To The Races with RPM Foundation

Hagerty Classic Cars – Josh Voss

Hagerty Classic Cars – Alex Nunn

Arizona Driver – RPM & EVIT, Young People and Old Cars

K&N Press – Auto Restoration Project at Laguna Hills HS

HEP Local News Reprint

Hagerty Classic Cars – Ryan Levesque Story

Arizona Driver – Discussion Panel Q & A

Hagerty Classic Cars – Cal Poly Goes Electric

Hagerty Classic Cars – Jerry Smith Featurette

Hagerty Classic Cars – Vanessa Mathurin Featurette

AutoWeek – Jason Engelhardt Featurette

RPM Borelli Motor Sports Reprint

RPM in FOX News

John Truman Story – Restoring Auto Body Education

Events

Cars & Coffee with RPM Foundation Program Book

News Mentions

The Drive Home III: Epilogue – Driving the Future – Hemmings Motor News

The Drive Home III: Homecoming – Hemmings Motor News

The Drive Home III tour from Florida to Detroit ends with a bang – ClassicCars.com

Caravan of collector cars arrives at Detroit auto show after 12-day journey – Michigan Live

America’s Automotive Trust to open Detroit workplace – Kaplan Herald

America’s Automotive Trust to open Detroit office – The Detroit News

Drive Home road rally finishes in Detroit ahead of auto show – WXYZ Detroit

Autoline #2262 – Classic Car Road Trip, OEMs Pile-On Incentives to Sell EVs, Will Off-Lease Cars Harm Sales?

Autoline After Hours: #405 – How To Engineer A CUV

The Drive Home III: Day two – when problems arise – Hemmings Motor News

The Drive Home III: Day one – bomb cyclone – Hemmings Motor News

The Drive Home III: Home, on the road – Hemmings Motor News

‘The Drive Home III: Driving The Future’ 10-Day Vintage Vehicle Rally Stops At Ace Cafe Orlando Jan. 4-5 – City Surfing Orlando

‘The Drive Home’ to Detroit, the hard way – ClassicCars.com

From Miami to Detroit, road rally will celebrate America’s automotive heritage during a 10-day, 2,200-mile winter journey through nine states – FlaCarShows

Ruidoso High receives grant for mechanics program – Ruidoso News

New Scholarship Opportunity Announced for CPTC Automotive Students – The Suburban Times

RPM Foundation in SHIFT Magazine pg. 29

St. James, Rahal support RPM Foundation’s racing series – ClassicCars.com

Fifth graders enthused with their introduction to car collecting – ClassicCars.com

CBMM welcomes new shipwright and apprentices for Edna E. Lockwood restoration – The Chesapeake Log

Kids will meet classics at NextGen Autofest – ClassicCars.com

Job-Fair-on-Wheels for Automotive Restoration Students in Chicago – Tomorrow’s Technician

America’s Automotive Trust: The Future of America’s Automotive Heritage – Showcase Magazine

Auto Teacher Wins Award – Lyons Township High School

Grant helps keep maritime traditions alive at the Gig Harbor BoatShop – The News Tribune

Gig Harbor BoatShop awarded grant to fund Maritime Mentorship Program – The News Tribune

Could this be the start of the ultimate restoration project? – ClassicCars.com

Experts examine classic car hobby, generational changes – ClassicCars.com

Summit to Explore Automotive Restoration Curriculum in High Schools – The Shop Mag

R Class Sloop Pirate Turns 90 – The Center for Wooden Boats

Launching Careers in Automotive Restoration – Automotive News

Restoring Old Cars Is A Big New Business That Is Short Of New Blood – Forbes

America’s Car Museum spotlights Car Restoration Apprenticeship Program – Pocono Record

Former Indy Racers Join Educational Panel, “Young People and Old Cars: The Future of Restoration” – SEMA News

Wheel nice: Restoration students go for a spin at classic car college – Fox News

OpenRoad Magazine

OpenRoad – Winter 2018 – Volume 14 / Issue 1 

OpenRoad – Summer 2016 – Volume 12 / Issue 2

OpenRoad – Spring 2016 – Volume 12 / Issue 1

OpenRoad – Fall/Winter – Volume 11 / Issue 3

OpenRoad – Summer 2015 – Volume 11 / Issue 2

OpenRoad – Spring 2015 – Volume 11 / Issue 1

Open Road Fall 2014

Open Road Summer 2014

Open Road Spring 2014

Open Road Fall 2013

Open Road Summer 2013

Press Releases

2021

Longtime Car Culture Advocate to ‘Take the Wheel’ of America’s Automotive Trust

RPM Foundation Joins Forces with the Great Race

2020

America’s Automotive Trust Announces Saleen Sweepstakes

2018

America’s Automotive Trust and the North American International Auto Show Annual Vintage Car Rally Keeps on Truckin’

Adam Langsbard Departs America’s Automotive Trust – Paul E. Miller, Senior VP for Finance and Operations to Assume Interim Leadership

McPherson College Program Receives RPM Foundation Grant

‘The Drive Home III: Driving The Future’ to Include Retro-Inspired Motorcycle to Highlight Motoring Innovation Across the US

2017

America’s Automotive Trust Strengthens Leadership Team David Madeira appointed Vice Chairman of the Board – Adam Langsbard Named CEO

After a successful season, RPM Foundation ‘Off to the Races with RPM’ Program to Return for 2018

RPM Foundation and BMW Northwest Shape Special Scholarships for Car-Loving Students Headed for an Automotive Career

SHOP HOP Chicago: Job-Fair-on-Wheels for Automotive Restoration Students Returns for 2017

The RPM Foundation is Off to the Races With Legendary Drivers Lyn St. James and Bobby Rahal

2016

NextGen Autofest Aims to Invigorate Concours Scene

SHOP HOP Chicago 2016: A Job-Fair-on-Wheels for Automotive Restoration Students

America’s Automotive Trust: A Vision Becomes a Reality

RPM Foundation Revs Up with New President

2015

HEP Broadcast at Laguna Seca

HEP 2015 Grant Deadlines

Programs

Off To The Races with RPM: Watkins Glen – A Program for Automotive Restoration & Preservation Students – September 9, 2017

Off To The Races with RPM: Road America – A Program for Automotive Restoration and Preservation Students – May 20, 2017

Off to the Races with RPM: Racing to the Finishline with Legends Lyn. St. James and Bobby Rahal – February 5, 2017

SHOP HOP Chicago…Continued

SHOP HOP Chicago Program Flyer

Under the Hood Newsletters

RPM Under the Hood – 2020 In The Rearview

RPM Under the Hood – The Road Less Traveled

RPM Under the Hood – Good CARma!

RPM Under The Hood – Getting There

RPM Under the HOOD – Connecting the Dots

RPM Under the HOOD – Above & Beyond the Call of Duty

RPM Under the HOOD – On The Right Track

RPM Under the HOOD – Fueling the Future (Mini)

RPM Under the HOOD – Yes She Can! 

RPM Under the HOOD – Behind the Desk

RPM Under the HOOD – Fueling the Future 2017

RPM Under the HOOD – On the Road Again

RPM Under the HOOD – On the Road Again (Mini)

HEP Under the HOOD – Jumpstarting 2016

HEP Under the HOOD – Car Guy Season 2015

HEP Under the HOOD – Road Trip