The Society of Automotive Historians Authors’ Book Signing The Antique Automobile Club of America Flea Market Thursday, October 5, 2017 12:30 to 3:00 P.M. Orange Field BB 16 -19

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The Society of Automotive Historians

www.autohistory.org
Authors’ Book Signing
The Antique Automobile Club of America
Flea Market
Thursday, October 5, 2017
12:30 to 3:00 P.M.

Orange Field BB 16 -19

Complimentary refreshments

The Featured Authors include the following:

  New Authors: Robert Casey, Leon Dixon, Louis F. Fourie, Donald R. Hoke

 Returning Authors: Robert R. Ebert, Christopher Kit Foster,  John Heitmann

  Participating Publishers: CarTech Books Inc, Cicero Books LLC, Friesen Press, Goosepen Studio & Press, John Hopkins University Press, McFarland Publishing Company and Stanley Museum Inc.

 

Special Honored Guest: Bill Norris, Senior Editor of The Dispatcher

 

BILL NORRIS | SENIOR EDITOR

 

Bill Norris has had a fascination for anything mechanical for as long as he can remember. In fact, he began wrenching on automobiles with his dad when he was just four years old. Since that time has had a constant burning desire to disassemble everything within eye shot and then attempt to reassemble it. Sometimes there would be parts left over after reassembly but other times he was able to completely put it back together in working condition, much to his mother's joy.

As time went on, his mechanical abilities were focused more towards automobiles and particularly, Jeep vehicles — especially the earlier Willys models. When Bill was 14, his dad acquired their first Jeep: a 1948 CJ-2A. Later, the father and son team went on to perform a complete ground-up restoration on a 1947 CJ-2A, doing all but the body work themselves. Their restored Harvest Tan 2A has since been commissioned by marketing officials at Jeep for advertising in USA Today and on the internet. It was also used for a historical display at past annual Camp Jeep events. It has also been featured in three magazines including one where it commanded a cover story.

Along with his obsession for mechanical widgets, whirligigs and Jeeps, Bill is a history hound and a freelance writer. That combination of interests has led him to write numerous feature articles for Vintage Truck Magazine, Antique Power Magazine and the West Coast Willys newsletter, to name a few. Although he has written on numerous subjects, his primary focus has been on the history of Jeep vehicles. Bill has also been a featured speaker at various Jeep shows across the U.S. Additionally, he was interviewed by the Discovery Channel’s Ultimate Cars Series for their Ultimate 4-Wheel Drive segment.

Bill resides in Troy, MI with his wife, three children, three gold fish, Herman the turtle, a 1947 Jeep CJ-2A and, of course, boxes and boxes of disassembled toasters, vacuum cleaners, blenders, coffee makers, computers, fuel pumps, speedometers and differentials.

Edited October 2, 2017 by wrightfilms (see edit history)