Shine it up and send it in to win!

Send us pictures of your cars! Every month we will collect reader’s cool car pictures and publish them. We have a panel of auto industry notables that will review and select winners from the various categories. Winners will be notified and their cars will be featured in a follow-up issue of Drive.

Send in one photo from each “Best Of” categories:

– Paint
– Interior
– Engine
– Overall

And one more category just for those cars that don’t quite qualify for the “Best Of” categories. A select category just for the cool but not perfect cars. We’ll call that category…

Drive Magazine Editor’s Choice

Reader’s rides have a time to shine

Here’s some tips!

Deadline is the first of each month. If you send stuff in later, it goes into a following issue.

Show the car with the doors and hood closed. Interior pictures should be free of clutter and your Starbucks cups.

Don’t crop your photos. Let our Drive staff do their job.

Any inappropriate images will automatically be excluded from the competition.

Drive’s Editor will reply to your email confirming he has received your images. If you are included in the Drive issue you will be notified of what issue your car is appearing.

Rules for “Best Of” entries

1973 AND BEFORE

We all know that “Classics” are technically 25 years and older, but we like the true classics.

COLOR, HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS ONLY

High-resolution is defined as print size at 300 DPI or higher. Good photography is recommended but your cell phone is fine but might not be the best.

The larger, the better.

BEST-OF  PHOTOS FOR EACH CATEGORY

Paint
Interior
Engine
Overall

Entries will not be considered for “Best Of” category if all photos requested are not submitted. Show the entire car. Try to keep the vehicle clear of obstacles and clutter.

SHOW US YOUR GOOD SIDE

Let us see what you see in your classic. Take some good shots.

TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT IT

Was it your grandpa’s car? Did you grow up with it and ended up restoring it? Barn find? Auction? Have you ever raced it? Wrecked it? Restored it?

MOST IMPORTANT: HAVE FUN!

We want to print a bunch of cars to share. Not everyone will be a winner, but everyone with a cool car will get published. Now’s your chance!

Rules for Editor’s Choice

SUBMIT YOUR BEST PHOTOS

Include up to 5 images from various angles and elevations. Show the entire car. Try to keep the vehicle clear of obstacles and clutter.

Enter to win – send ‘em in!

SEND ‘EM IN!

michaele@engaged.media

Let’s meet the judges

DAVID NEEL

David Neel is the Executive Director of the Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard, California.

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GREG GILL

Private auto broker Greg Gill had an earlier Public Relations career – invaluable in establishing him as a trusted service provider in Los Angeles for all things car related.

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KEN VELA

Known as “The Voice of Car Culture”, Ken is currently restoring vintage cars, announcing and teaching voice lessons. Recently Ken started a promotional company and is also producing The Fountain Valley Classic Car Show.

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WES NIELSEN

Wes Nielsen is founder of The Daily Driver Project. The Daily Driver Project covers car shows all over the Southern California area.

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FIREBALL

Design Director for the world famous Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard, California. Fireball Tim Lawrence has built an extensive and unique career in the film and automotive industry.

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