Jim Schild is the publisher of The Auto Review and is the author of several books in the Collector's Originality Guide series, including Challenger and Barracuda 1970-1974, Chevrolet Camaro 1970-1981, and Ford Model A. He has also written two acclaimed histories of Chrysler's racing efforts, Proving Ground: A History of Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler Racing, and Maximum Performance: Mopar Super Stock Drag Racing 1962-1969. Schild lives in Columbia, Illinois, and is a member of 15 local and national collector car organizations, including the Society of Automotive Historians.