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Ken Wickham
Ken Wickham (born William Kenneth Wickham; July 10, 1969) is an author of instructional non-fiction books and articles. His writings are focused on "how-to" type books within the automotive hobby.
==Early career==
Before authoring his first book, Wickham began his apprenticeship in 1990 at an automotive shop in Austin, Texas. This shop, owned and operated by Mike Domoracki, specialized in competitive (frame off restorations ) of 55-58 Chevrolets.〔Wickham, Ken,''Standard Guide to Building Street Rods and Custom Cars'', Kause Publications, WI, 2002, pp.6-7, ISBN 978-0-87349-441-0〕 This apprenticeship lasted approximately four years. Wickham commented that this training was crucial to both his writings and business. At any national Chevy event, dozens of 1957s would be entered into competition. The question quickly becomes how to differentiate winners from losers. Wickham said that it often came down to how much detail and accuracy went into the restoration. He learned at the Stainless Shoppe that every nut and bolt was important and had to be accurately accounted for in order to win. In 1994, Wickham left this shop to form an automotive restoration business of his own. In the same year, he restored a 1954 Pontiac convertible to show standards and used it to promote his business.〔Wickham, Ken,''Modern Techniques for Auto Restoration'', Kause Publications, WI, 1998, pp.5-6, ISBN 0-87341-571-X〕 It was during this year, where he joined the Pontiac Oakland Club International and became the club's restoration advisor. As the restoration advisor, Wickham published a series of articles in the club's publication ''Smoke Signals.'' The first set of articles were focused on his own restoration project, but the articles gradually drifted into an "ask and answer" format that resembled the ''Dear Abby'' columns that originated in the 1950s. During these years, members of the club would mail in questions with photographs and Wickham published the answers in upcoming issues of the magazine.〔Wickham, Ken,''Restoration Basics'', Smoke Signals, January 1995, pp.16-18〕 These articles also inspired related columns, not authored by Wickham, where members shared their restoration methods and ideas. The articles ran from 1994–1996, and terminated for unknown reasons. Wickham later recalled that these articles inspired his first book.〔
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