Rob Sass

Contributing Editor

In retrospect, it seems as if Rob Sass was pre-ordained to accumulate strange collector cars. His first-ever car ride, on the way home from the hospital, was in the back seat of his dad's 1959 Hillman Minx. Later, he would be dropped off to school, hockey practice, and Cub Scouts in a 1972 Jaguar E-type V12.

A graduate of the University of Colorado with a marketing degree, and from St. Louis University School of Law, Sass was an Assistant Attorney General for the great state of Missouri, and then a partner in a St. Louis law firm before deciding that his billable hours requirement terminally interfered with his old car affliction.

In addition to writing the “Affordable Classics” column for Sports Car Market and Corvette Market, Rob has written for Business Week and the New York Times.

At various times, Rob's stable of affordable classics has included a TVR 280i, a Triumph TR250, a BMW 2800CS, an early Porsche 911S, a BMW 2002, and a Daimler SP250 (less-than-affectionately referred to by Editor Martin as "a plastic, mutant, angry catfish"). He currently owns a 1967 Jaguar E-type roadster and a 1967 Maserati Mistral coupe.

When not rescuing oddball sports cars, Rob, wife Michele, and daughter Rachel rescue retired racing Greyhounds. With a 0–30 mph time of two strides and a top speed of 45 mph, they are the Bugatti Veyron of the dog world.