Michael T. Lynch

Michael Thomas Lynch
Born	October 25, 1938 (1938-10-25) Cleveland, Ohio
Occupation	author, journalist, historian, consultant
Nationality	American
Period	1968 - present
Genres	race car, automotive, Ferrari

Michael T. Lynch (born October 25, 1938) is an internationally known American author, journalist, and automotive historian, specializing in auto racing and high-end special interest automobiles.

Lynch became known in the 1970s for his work on the history of Ferrari racecars. One of his earliest peer honors came when he won the Ferrari Club of America's Warren Fitzgerald "Article of the Year" Award for a piece published in Prancing Horse. While he remains a Contributing Editor to Cavallino, The Journal of Ferrari History and a regular contributor to Forza, another Ferrari-specific publication, his field of knowledge encompasses the entire of narrative of motor racing as well as high performance marques throughout history. In 1998, he co-authored the book, American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s, with William Edgar and Ron Parravano, which is the definitive work on the era. The book, with a Forward written by car designer, Carroll Shelby, has won numerous awards including the Dean Batchelor Award from the Motor Press Guild, a professional organization of automotive writers, photographers, artists, and broadcasters. The book also received a History/Cultural Book award at the International Automotive Media Conference in Las Vegas. Lynch's periodical work has received recognition including the Society of Automotive Historians' James Valentine Award for Excellence in Historical Research.

Lynch's byline has appeared in American periodicals including Road & Track, Automobile Magazine, Sports Car International, Cavallino Magazine, Forza, Vintage Motorsport and many others. His articles have enhanced programs for such prestigious events as the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue, the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance, the Monterey Historic Automobile Races, the Palo Alto Concours d"Elegance, The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, The Rolex Vintage Festival at Lime Rock Park, The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, The Quail Motorcycle Gathering and The Quail - A Motorsports Gathering. Foreign publications using his work include Auto Classique (France), Das Auto (Germany), and Car Graphic (Japan). Lynch has also provided commentary for the Behind the Headlights series on Speed Channel TV. He has also acted as an announcer at the Avila Beach Concours d'Elegance, the Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue, the Desert Classic Concours, the Marin Sonoma Concours, the Porsche Race Car Classic, Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV and The Quail Motorcycle Gathering. Online, his work is often seen on VeloceToday.com, a site specializing in Italian and French collector cars.

Lynch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities and an M.B.A. degree in Finance and Marketing from Harvard University. He also has a Masters in Electronic Commerce from National University.

Michael T. Lynch lives in San Francisco, California. In addition to his writing and research, Mr. Lynch consults to automotive events and collectors on subjects as diverise as event planning and vehicle provenance verification.

Selected periodical publications

• Lynch, Michael T. Lynch on the First GTO. Retrieved Oct 4, 2011
• Lynch, Michael T. Lynch on the Collier Collection and Revs Institute. Retrieved Oct 4, 2011.
• Lynch, Michael T. Rolex Reunion features XK-Es and GTOs on Track. Retrieved Oct 4, 2011.
• Lynch, Michael T. An Affair (by which) to Remember. Retrieved Aug 8. 2011.
• Lynch, Michael T. Lynch at Lockbourne, 1953. Retrieved Aug 8, 2011.
• Lynch, Michael T. Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance Continues to Impress. Retrieved Aug 8. 2011.
• Lynch, Michael T. Desert Classic celebrates Indianapolis 500 Centenary. Retrieved Aug 8, 2011.
• Lynch, Michael T. Lynch Wraps Up Holy Week. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Lynch Assesses Holy Week. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Bugatti Atlantic Update. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. History Detectives Caption Rare Photos. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. T57S Bugatti Reappears at Pebble Beach. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Second Quail Motorcycle Gathering as Success. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Desert Classic has a New Home. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Gil de Ferran honors Jim Hall at Laguna Seca ALMS. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010
• Lynch, Michael T. NART Reunion at Saratoga Wine and Food Festival. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Three Sisters - Carmel, The Quail and Pebble Beach. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Italian Cars on the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. French Cars on the Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Carmel, Pebble Beach and Quail Winners. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Steve Earle Moves On. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. California Mille 2009. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Marin Sonoma Concours Preview. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. The Quail Motorcycle Gathering. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. The Palm Springs Desert Classic. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Riverside Raceway History. Retrieved Sep 7, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. The Quail 2008. Retrieved Aug 2, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Carmel Concours 2008. Retrieved Aug 2, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Monterey MotoGP Week. Retrieved Aug 2, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Legend of the Motorcycle 2008. Retrieved Aug 2, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Pebble Beach 2007. Retrieved Aug 2, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Monterey Historics 2007. Retrieved Aug 2, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Pebble Beach Tour 2007. Retrieved Sept 20, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. The Quail 2007. Retrieved Sept 20, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. First Carmel Concours. Retrieved Sept 20, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. United States MotoGP 2007. Retrieved Sept 20, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. Ducati Takes Lead in MotoGP. Retrieved Sept 20, 2010.
• Lynch, Michael T. ALMS at Laguna Seca. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Carmel-by-the Sea Concours Scheduled for 2007. Retrieved Apr. 23, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Vintage Cars, Vintage Food - Dining Around the Monterey Peninsula. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Walt Hansgen Biography Review. Retrieved Apr. 26, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Legend of the Motorcycle. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Otis Chandler. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Half Moon Bay to host Legend of the Motorcycle Show. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Motorcycle Events look toward the Future. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Monterey 2005 in Captions. Retrieved Apr 23, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Tony Singer, The Man behind Automobilia Monterey. Retrieved Apr. 23, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Lynch on Film. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Winston Goodfellow: America's Link to Italy. Retrieved Apr. 23, 2007
• Lynch, Michael T. Monterey 2004 Preview - A Ferrari Year. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. The Race at The Base - Coronado Island Vintage Race. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. A Week of Cars - Monterey 2003. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Unseen Monterey, Part 1. Retrieved Apr. 20, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Unseen Monterey, Part 2. Retrieved Apr. 20, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Unseen Monterey, Part 3. Retrieved Apr. 20, 2007.
• Vack, Pete. Michael T. Lynch, California USA Veloce Today Correspondent. Retrieved Apr. 23, 2007
• Lynch, Michael T. FCA National and RM Auction. Retrieved Apr. 20, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Italian Cars and Parts Auction. Retrieved Apr. 20, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Red Arrows, A Review. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Bob Said 1932-2002. Retrieved Apr. 23, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. Ducati World Weekend and Guggenheim Museum, Las Vegas. Retrieved Apr. 24, 2007.
• Lynch, Michael T. 3765 SA - A Ferrari Experiment!. Retrieved Oct. 23, 2005.
• Lynch, Michael T. Jack McAfee An Early Builder of the Porsche Legend. Retrieved Oct. 23, 2005.