{"id":18581,"date":"2022-09-26T06:34:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T06:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/?p=18581"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:20:53","slug":"ten-questions-paul-cowland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/ten-questions-paul-cowland\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Questions &#8211; Paul Cowland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Cowland is one of us. By that we mean he&#8217;s a bona fide petrolhead and lifelong lover of aged automotive apparatus who has been in the classic car game for as long as either of us can remember, and that&#8217;s a long time. If this wonderful world of classic cars was a bakery well then Paul would have his fingers buried up to the knuckle in the mince, pork, apple and shepherd&#8217;s pies. From building and modifying cars, to selling them, writing about them and photographing them he&#8217;s done it all, and continues to feed his passion to this day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18588 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TP_Ep105_DSC_0028-small-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Cowland, Car and classic, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Motor Pickers, classic car people, Paul Cowland interview, motoring, automotive, Landspeed, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TP_Ep105_DSC_0028-small-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TP_Ep105_DSC_0028-small-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TP_Ep105_DSC_0028-small-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TP_Ep105_DSC_0028-small-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/TP_Ep105_DSC_0028-small.jpg 1383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many of you may know him as the face of such beloved car related TV shows as Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars and Motor Pickers but he is more than just a media mouthpiece. So much more. Paul also owns and runs his own classic, retro and performance car workshop \u2013 Landspeed, and most definitely practices what he preaches when it comes to the classic car industry. The sheer volume of cars he owns and spanners with is testament to that fact. So join us as we chat all things retro with Paul Cowland.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">1) Having recently spent some time in your company your passion for the industry is infectious but where did this love for classic cars begin?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It all started from birth, really! I grew up in a car obsessed household with a Dad that would spend every Sunday out on the driveway, fitting accessories, washing and detailing, or fixing and fettling. Added to that, there were always copies of CCC, Custom Car and Street Machine lying around, so it happened by osmosis. I\u2019d read everything and that began my passion. According to my Mum, my second word was \u2018car\u2019 \u2013 which says it all really\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18589 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Cowland, Car and classic, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Motor Pickers, classic car people, Paul Cowland interview, motoring, automotive, Landspeed, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowland-1800x1200.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">2) With Turbo Pickers, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars and now Motor Pickers under your belt you&#8217;ve become something of a television personality daaarling but how did you get into presenting and what would be your ideal gig, TV wise?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I think I\u2019m lucky enough to have it already. In both cases, I\u2019m spending a day mucking about with cars with genuine mates and a really cool crew. It may not be as glamorous as say, Top Gear, but I wouldn\u2019t swap it. Maybe the only upgrade from here is some kind of on-screen classic adventure with you guys!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18590 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Salvage_Hunters-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Cowland, Car and classic, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Motor Pickers, classic car people, Paul Cowland interview, motoring, automotive, Landspeed, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Salvage_Hunters-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Salvage_Hunters-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Salvage_Hunters-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Salvage_Hunters-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Salvage_Hunters.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As for how I got into all this, it was very much a happy accident. I helped a TV producer mate out with some shows for Santa Pod, did a few links, posted them on YouTube \u2013 and luckily got spotted by a development producer at Discovery. The rest is just proof of how a little talent can go a long way.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">3) Salvage Hunters seems to be much more rooted in reality than a lot of other, more contrived shows. We recently spoke to Richard Brunning of Bad Obsession Motorsport about the timescales involved but what are your thoughts on the subject and do you have any favourites that you habitually watch? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CarClassicTV\">Car &amp; Classic YouTube channel<\/a> is a given of course&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>BOM is a great channel, for sure. Anything that\u2019s based in reality is good for me. Love the Late Brake Show, love HubNut and I\u2019m a huge fan of Wheeler Dealers. Without that show, where would we all be, eh? It laid the foundations for all of us! I still think that Clarkson, Hammond and May are an unbeatable combination of chemistry. For me, that will always be the high watermark of car telly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18593 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Cowland, Car and classic, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Motor Pickers, classic car people, Paul Cowland interview, motoring, automotive, Landspeed, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandJamesWood.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The filming thing evolved from being frustrated by the TV shows that gloss over the interesting stuff and cut straight to the finished article. We thought it might be fun to show the process more fully. We had no idea what we were doing\u2026<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">4) Tell us a bit about Landspeed. How did that come about and how hands on are you still with the day to day business?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18591 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Landspeed-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Cowland, Car and classic, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Motor Pickers, classic car people, Paul Cowland interview, motoring, automotive, Landspeed, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Landspeed-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Landspeed-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Landspeed-765x509.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Landspeed.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landspeed.net\/\">Landspeed<\/a> is really all about special projects these days. With the TV being so busy, it doesn\u2019t run as a full open-to-public set-up any more, simply a consultancy for within the trade to allow brands to engineer projects with other brands and technical partners. It\u2019s great fun as it allows me to really cherry pick great projects that I\u2019d really like to work on and I\u2019m very lucky to have some incredible names to work with after nearly 30 years in the trade. You\u2019re only ever as good as the boffins and engineers around you, and the team I have around me definitely know more than I do!<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">5) You have many strings to your bow when it comes to your involvement with all things automotive but if you were forced to pick only one area to continue to work in which would it be and why?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve been directing a lot of corporate film and video work for automotive brands over the last few years, and I find that an incredibly exciting area to work within. Not only do you get to be on the other side of the camera, which is always fun, but it\u2019s the chance to collaborate with other filmmakers and photographers to create some really magical content. Chris Wallbank and I create a lot together, in both stills and video, and I love the chance to work with video and film crews from other companies. You always learn so much from each other and it makes each shoot so different and engaging. Plus you never know what the next job is going to be!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18592 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Cowland, Car and classic, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Motor Pickers, classic car people, Paul Cowland interview, motoring, automotive, Landspeed, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandatFOTU2021_creditMattHowell.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">6) Being a self-proclaimed hoarder you have quite the fleet when it comes to classic motors. What&#8217;s the latest count, what would be your top three and what&#8217;s your current daily?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Errrrr, we\u2019re currently up to 68 I think, which I will admit is getting a little out of hand. The top three changes on an almost daily basis, but today it\u2019s my custom Barndoor, hydraulic Splitscreen, my tweaked BRZ and my Flatnose 911. Ask me again tomorrow and it will be different again\u2026 it\u2019s why I hoard! I just can\u2019t focus on one car. As for daily driver duties, I\u2019m enjoying piling the miles on the Steeda tuned Mustang at the moment. They\u2019re such a great car, and I think we should all enjoy V8 manuals while we can.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18584 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-2000x1330.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-2048x1362.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-765x509.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC_3065-1800x1197.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">7) Have there been some notably memorable moments when it comes to restorations or builds over the years, or perhaps just a particularly unusual car? We know you love an oddball and we&#8217;re always on the lookout for obscure rides for our Have You Ever Heard Of series.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I think my weirdest ever find was the Pontiac Tojan; a GM prototype that hat-tipped a ton of hot 80s cars including the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini, as well as lesser confections like the 300ZX. It\u2019s a crazy looking thing and super rare, but what makes it special is the fact that they wanted to build a car in 1984 that could top 200mph, so they simply stuffed a Banks Marine twin turbo small block power boat motor into it, which ran 900bhp on race fuel in period, and 800 on pump gas. I\u2019m reliably informed it hit 206mph on a very long road in Nebraska. If you can wait the three weeks for the dustbin sized turbos to spool up, I can well believe it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18586 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tojan-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tojan-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tojan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tojan-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tojan-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Tojan.jpg 1236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">8) You have great on-screen chemistry with Dave Southall (Turbo Pickers), Drew Pritchard (Salvage Hunters) and Helen Stanley (Motor Pickers) but have you ever fallen out\/butted heads over a particular car or decision or is it all sunshine and rainbows?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Very rarely, I\u2019m pleased to say. Drew and I often differ, and the bickering you see on telly is all very real, but it\u2019s only ever that genuine banter that car guys have with each other. Nothing is so important that it\u2019s worth falling out over, and sometimes he has his way \u2013 and sometimes I have mine. Ultimately it\u2019s all about building the best car we can. That said, I still haven\u2019t forgiven him for sticking a Union Flag on the back of the Mini pickup, so forget what I said, he\u2019s a massive div!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18585 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Cowland, Car and classic, Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, Motor Pickers, classic car people, Paul Cowland interview, motoring, automotive, Landspeed, classic car, retro car, motoring, automotive, carandclassic.co.uk\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PaulCowlandandDrewPritchard-1800x1200.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">9) What does the future hold for Paul Cowland? What projects do you currently have in the pipeline and are there any particular cars that you are itching to own but haven&#8217;t quite got round to scratching yet?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With television, you really never can tell, but I\u2019m lucky enough to have plenty of \u2018proper\u2019 car based japery on offer for the next couple of years to keep me out of mischief, and there are a couple of top secret projects bubbling away that I sadly can\u2019t share. Rest assured though, I will continue to buy, restore and collect generally rubbish and unsuitable cars, as well as a couple of decent ones, for the foreseeable! Funnily enough, I\u2019ve just bought another weirdo that I\u2019ve long coveted; the Peter Walker designed Dax Kamala. Check it out, it\u2019s true Marmite, but a genius piece of chassis design and uniquely styled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/car\/C1492067\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18587 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dax_Kamala-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dax_Kamala-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dax_Kamala-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dax_Kamala-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dax_Kamala-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dax_Kamala-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dax_Kamala.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Dax Kamala, and yes, at the time of writing there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/car\/C1492067\">one for sale<\/a> via our classifieds.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #036300;\">10) Last but not least what are your predictions for the classic vehicle industry in general and how do you see yourself, and indeed Landspeed adapting to whatever the future has in store?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I think we\u2019re in a good place. I\u2019ve just returned from Goodwood Revival, and it\u2019s clear to see that the size, scale and health of the industry are in fine fettle. When the car replaced the horse, people didn\u2019t stop riding horses, it simply became this other industry based around the hobby itself, racing and ownership. Classic cars will be the very same. It\u2019s important that we respect our crafts and skills though, and wonderful organisations like the AOHE and PAAA are helping to ensure that the skills, tools and parts of yesterday will be passed on to the talent of tomorrow, and as long as owner\u2019s clubs stay relevant, look to work together and unite to attract new members, we\u2019ll be just fine. As an industry we\u2019re very much a net contributor to the economy, so if we\u2019re doing more good than harm, our hobby and passion will just continue to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Cowland is one of us. 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