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Paint and Panel: The Edge


Nov 11, 2024

This podcast is in the industry legends series with a former friendly rival David Newton-Ross, founder of National Collision Repairer magazine.
 
Have you ever wondered how there came to be three magazines for the collision repair industry, or about how I-CAR got started in Australia? Find out and much more in this great episode with industry legend David Newton-Ross. His industry stories are an international who's who spanning decades. Did someone say, General Norman Schwarzkopf? Elvis? George Barris? Yes, that would be just some of the people David reminisces about looking back over a long and satisfying career.
 
In this episode find out
 
How David got started in the collision repair industry
 
How working for SAPE had him spending years in the US
 
How a kangaroo helped to sell Autorobots
 
How I-CAR came to Australia
 
How there came to be three industry magazines
 
How George Barris drove to Vegas with Elvis
 
Useful links
 
Find out more about I-CAR: https://i-car.com.au/
Book your tickets for the Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards: https://bodyshopawards.com.au/
Want to suggest more legends for the podcast? Email: samstreet@yaffa.com.au