Andrew Noakes has been writing about cars for more than 20 years. He was trained as an automotive engineer but decided to go into motoring journalism, working for Fast Car magazine before launching the classic car title Classics. He has been freelance since 2002, writing on cars for a wide range of magazines and websites, and since 2006 has also taught motoring journalism at Coventry University. He is the chairman of the Guild of Motoring Writers in 2016-18. Andrew is the author of more than a dozen motoring books including The Ultimate History of Aston Martin, Ford Cosworth DFV: The Inside Story of F1’ s Greatest Engine, which was awarded the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Timo Makinen Trophy in 2007, and Aston Martin DB – 70 Years which was shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Beau Livre at Festival Automobile International in 2018. . He lives in Warwickshire.
