Doug Nye
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Doug Nye born October 1945 is an English motoring journalist and author. He lives in Farnham
, Surrey
, England.
He is generally recognized as a world authority on competition cars of any period from 1887, and is a consultant to the Bonhams auction house, the Collier Collection (in the USA) and sits on the Advisory Council of the British National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. He has also consulted for The Dutch National Motor Museum, the Brooklands Museum in England, McLaren International and McLaren Cars Limited. He was a founding consultant to the SpeedVision TV network in the USA and to the Donington Collection
of single-seater racing cars, and is Historical Consultant (founding) to Goodwood Motorsport - creators of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival Meeting.
At the age of 18 he went straight from grammar school to the staff of Motor Racing magazine based at Brands Hatch
. Since then he has written more than 70 motor racing books.
He has presented assorted TV programmes covering motor racing and collectors' cars, and since 2004 - with colleague David Weguelin has produced the Motorfilms Quarterly series of 90-minute archival movie DVDs/video tapes.
He also is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and Motor Sport
.
Farnham
Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. The town is situated some 42 miles southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England.
He is generally recognized as a world authority on competition cars of any period from 1887, and is a consultant to the Bonhams auction house, the Collier Collection (in the USA) and sits on the Advisory Council of the British National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. He has also consulted for The Dutch National Motor Museum, the Brooklands Museum in England, McLaren International and McLaren Cars Limited. He was a founding consultant to the SpeedVision TV network in the USA and to the Donington Collection
Donington Grand Prix Collection
The Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, formerly known as the Donington Grand Prix Collection, is a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England.- Overview :...
of single-seater racing cars, and is Historical Consultant (founding) to Goodwood Motorsport - creators of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival Meeting.
At the age of 18 he went straight from grammar school to the staff of Motor Racing magazine based at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
. Since then he has written more than 70 motor racing books.
He has presented assorted TV programmes covering motor racing and collectors' cars, and since 2004 - with colleague David Weguelin has produced the Motorfilms Quarterly series of 90-minute archival movie DVDs/video tapes.
He also is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and Motor Sport
Motor Sport (magazine)
Motor Sport was founded in the UK in 1924 as the Brooklands Gazette, the first edition appearing in July of that year. In August 1925 the title was changed to the all-encompassing "Motor Sport". For most of its history , the editor of the magazine was Bill Boddy.The monthly magazine underwent a...
.
External links
- http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Doug_Nye.html Books by D Nye.
- http://www.books.co.uk/authors/doug_nye/