Michael Puma

Experience

1. Automotive Historian & Media Manager

   Undiscovered Classics

   Jun 2020 — Present

   At Undiscovered Classics I work alongside Geoff Hacker, Ph.D, who is the premier researcher, archivist, and author of the history of handcrafted American sports cars. Undiscovered Classics researches, uncovers, and restores these rare cars of the postwar era, many of which are unique designs executed in the wonder material of the day, fiberglass. Through our avid research and publications, we contextualize the importance of these cars and the hand-built movement of the 1950s and early 60s within the larger classic car hobby, what we call the greatest American car story never told. This work has led to multiple and continued showings at prestigious concours events including Pebble Beach and Amelia Island as well as television appearance including Jay Leno’s Garage, AmeriCarna, and the Barn Find Hunter. Our work has also been published extensively in both print and electronic media in addition to our own publications.

Skills

• Historic Preservation
• Redevelopment
• Sketching
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Economic Development
• Historical Research
• Adaptive Reuse
• Submittals
• Drawing
• Land Use
• Sketchup
• Site Plans
• Renovation
• Urbanism
• Zoning
• Architectural Design
• Urban Design
• Space Planning
• Real Estate Development
• Land Development
• Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits
• Mixed-Use
• Urban
• Arcgis
• Urban Planning
• Architectural History
• Environmental Planning
• Sustainable Design