SiriusXM's 'Auto Trends:' November's Guests And Conversations

Friday, November 3

Topic: The Automotive Hall Of Fame With Historian Bill Chapin

Guest: Bill Chapin, whose the president of the Automotive Hall of Fame, grandfather was one of the founders of Hudson Motor Company. Hudson Motor Company was absorbed by American Motor Company and then Chrysler.

Hudson's grandson takes our listeners on a fascinating journey, sharing his family connection to pioneering the automotive industry to identifying many of the trailblazers and inductees that have been honored by the Automotive Hall Of Fame, since its establishment in 1939. 

Chapin, who is an automotive historian, wraps up our conversation talking about the Michigan-based Automotive Hall Of Fame Museum, and its upcoming move to the heartbeat of the auto industry - downtown Detroit.

TBT: One Of America's First Black Car Dealers

Edward Davis, who secured a Studebaker franchise in the early 40s, became the first black inductee into the Automotive Hall of Fame.

Pioneering Car Designer Ed Welburn Inducted Into Prestigious Automotive Hall Of Fame

Recently, Edward Welburn was inducted into the Automotive Hall Of Fame. Being inducted into this prestigious club is like receiving a medal of honor from the President of the United States. Its truly the pinnacle of one's career. Welburn, who spent his 44-year career at GM, had to take a non traditional patch to becoming a car designer. Welburn, who was rejected by every design school in the 60s, according to an interview he conducted with Ebony Magazine, landed at Howard University, a Historically Black College and University.