Timothy S. Durham Invests in Car Collector Magazine
January 25 2005 - 10:36AM
PR Newswire (US)
Timothy S. Durham Invests in Car Collector Magazine INDIANAPOLIS,
Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Timothy S. Durham, Chairman and
CEO of Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. (OTC:OBDE) (BULLETIN BOARD: OBDE)
, has invested in Car Collector magazine. Car Collector magazine, a
leading automotive authority in the collector car industry for over
a quarter of a century, has joined with Mr. Durham to launch a new
expanded publications group. "This is an exciting opportunity,"
says Jeffrey W. Broadus, Car Collector magazine's Publisher and
Chief Executive of Car Collector LLC. "I try to find ways to tie my
personal interests into a business setting, and one of my greatest
passions is the collection of classic cars," said Durham. "I've had
an ongoing relationship with Car Collector over the years through
one of my other investments, Speedster Motorcars. I know the
quality of the publication that is issued each month so it was a
perfect fit for me." Durham will also sit on the Car Collector LLC
board of directors. "Tim is an enthusiastic and experienced car
collector," notes Broadus. "He understands the hobby and the
interests of our core market, while at the same time bringing the
broad experience of a professional manager and investor to the
company." Durham's automobile collection currently stands at over
45 collector cars and growing. The collection includes a 1930 Model
J Duesenberg Transformable Cabriolet bodied in France by Hibbard
and Darrin for millionaire publisher William Randolph Hearst and
film star Marion Davies; a fully restored Tucker, perhaps the best
in the world; a 1929 Duesenberg with a LeBaron Convertible Berline
body built on the first 153-1/2 inch long wheelbase chassis; many
Auburns, including a 1929, and a 1935 Model 851 Boattail Speedster;
and assorted Packards, Jaguars and other collectible automobiles.
Car Collector magazine covers all aspects of the collector car
hobby, including antique and brass era cars, classics, postwar
American and European cars, muscle cars, celebrity collections,
future collector cars and value guide information on featured
marques. Related fields such as the economics of car collecting,
restoration, event and auction highlights are covered monthly by a
seasoned staff of automotive authorities led by award-winning
author and Editor-in-Chief Dennis Adler. In addition, Car
Collector's custom publishing division now publishes show programs
for most of America's foremost Concours d'Elegance along with its
recently-announced Web-delivered collector car auction reports, Car
Collector's Market Journal. Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. is a
publicly traded holding company headquartered in Indianapolis,
Indiana that invests in small and mid cap companies in basic
industries such as manufacturing and transportation. Car Collector
LLC is based in Titusville, Florida. Its primary business is
publishing Car Collector magazine and custom publishing event
programs and club magazines. Car Collector magazine is published
monthly and available by subscription as well as on select
newsstands. Additional information on Timothy S. Durham, Obsidian
Enterprises or its companies, can be found online at
http://www.obsidianenterprises.com/ . DATASOURCE: Obsidian
Enterprises, Inc. CONTACT: Timothy S. Durham, Chairman & C.E.O.
of Obsidian Enterprises, Inc., +1-317-237-4122, ; or Jeffrey W.
Broadus, Publisher of Car Collector Magazine, +1-800-523-6322, Web
site: http://www.obsidianenterprises.com/
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