Giles Chapman is a leading international authority on the automobile, its industry, its culture and its history. He’s widely regarded as a guru in his subject, and a born communicator.
He is London-based.
You can contact him at… giles@gileschapman.com
…or on: 07721 650766
CAREER - Began in 1984 in the automotive industry as a gopher, moving into magazine publishing in 1985 as a fetcher of tea and general lackey.
- By 1991, was editor of Classic & Sports Car, the world’s best-selling classic car magazine. Founded Your Classic magazine too, and also had a stint on Autocar.
- Since 1994, he’s worked as a writer and consultant across all manner of media, and today contributes to famous national newspapers (The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Sunday Times), top-notch magazines (Condé Nast Traveller, Management Today), and copious motoring publications (Auto Express, Octane).
- Has very wide experience of on-line, merchandising and client publishing experience. Seems to have an uncanny way with pitch, tone and angle.
- Has lectured on car design at the Royal College of Art, and appears frequently on BBC radio; listeners can’t get enough, apparently.
- Wordsmith for marketing companies and ‘manuscript doctor’ for stricken publishers. Highly expensive, but worth it.
- Has written 12 books – My Dad Had One Of Those, written with Top Gear script editor Richard Porter, was a non-fiction best-seller in 2007. The latest is called Chapman’s Car Compendium. It is, obviously, brilliant!
- Owns a unique car image library, bursting with pictorial gems, that’s extremely well organised.
- Awards: Jet Media Excellence (twice) in 1990s, Jeep Consumer Journalist Of The Year 2005. Certificates are NOT displayed on the office wall.
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