SHUNPIKER PRODUCTIONS, LLC

Steve Purdy

Shunpiker; (n) one who shuns the turnpike, taking the back roads

instead of the highway, in the spirit of Charles Kurault, Jack Kerouac,

and William Least Heat-Moon.

Shunpiker Productions, LLC is the business entity encompassing the projects of Steve Purdy, mid-Michigan based writer, photographer and producer. Most projects revolve around automobiles including product reviews, travel stories, automobile fine art, interviews, motorist issues and enthusiasm for automobiles old and new.

AUTO HERITAGE AWARDS

For the past five years we have produced the Automotive Heritage Awards in partnership with the Concours d’Elgance of America at St. John’s, Brembo, The National Automotive History Collection, the Automotive Hall of fame, auto supplier Kiekert, the Automotive Women’s Alliance Foundation, and M1 Concours. While the awards project is on temporary hiatus while we seek sponsorship, the Automotive Heritage Foundation (created to support the awards) continues to develop other projects.

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PROJECTS FOR THOSE TO WHOM AN AUTOMOBILE IS MORE THAN
TRANSPORTATIoN

Writing and Photography

As a contributor to The Auto Channel, ClassicCars.com, and a variety of print and web publications, I have close to 40 years experience producing words and images, the majority being about automobiles old and new. My photographs have been in galleries around the state including the Automotive Hall of Fame, the East Lansing Public Art Gallery, and the Automotive Fine Art Show at the Concours d’Elegance of America, and I’ve competed in Art Prize.

Video and Audio Production

Beginning with being an occasional radio correspondent for WJR Radio from the epic One Lap of America rallies and the North American International Auto Show in the 1980s, I’ve developed and participated in a variety of projects with different partners including an ongoing automotive radio program on the Michigan Business Network and a motion picture called Sirens of Chrome.

Project Creation and Management

Charity road rallies, journalism awards competitions, social events, automobile art exhibits, a TV show concept and classic car shows are among the projects I’ve either created or managed or both.

Public Relations • Government Relations • Media Relations

After cofounding an association of independent practitioners in the field of business communications called the Individual Communicators Network I’ve been involved in a variety of PR and media projects including the resurrection of the old Detroit Press Club. Having spent an earlier career in state service and having represented a national motorist rights organization I’ve had an opportunity to work with the legislature and the bureaucracy.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Projects currently active and under development include: The Automotive Heritage Awards and the Foundation that supports them; an existing radio program and another under development; a motion picture, an automotive art competition; lectures and seminars; an Art Prize entry; and others.