Tom Benford

Tom Benford (b. 1949-10-05) is a prolific American author, writer, songwriter, musician, photographer, videographer and editor with over 1,000 published magazine articles and authored more than 10 books. He has written on myriad subjects ranging from computer science to music to automotive topics and photography and videography. A New Jersey native, he has resided in the Garden State all his life and currently lives with his wife of 30 years, Liz, and their German Shepherd dog on a 4+ acre estate on the New Jersey shore in Ocean County.

An avid collector car enthusiast, he has authored several books on the subject, and he and his wife currently own a stable of six Corvettes and a 1933 Dodge street rod. Benford is also an ASCAPlus award-winning songwriter, having been honored with ASCAPlus awards for more than ten consecutive years. He currently has an instrumental CD of his original songs, "Some Things I've Done", available through digital distribution venues. His album is on the Kildrummy Records label.

His books include:
*"Corvette Illustrated Encyclopedia" (Bentley Publishers), ISBN 0-8376-0928-3
*"Corvette Performance Projects 1968-1982" (Motorbooks International), ISBN 0-7603-1754-2
*"Corvette: Five Decades of Sports Car Speed" (Motorbooks’ Crestline imprint), with photography by Randy Leffingwell, ISBN 0-7603-1730-5
*"Corvette: 50 Years America’s Favorite Sports Car" (Motorbooks’ Crestline imprint), with photography by Randy Leffingwell, ISBN 0-7603-1768-2
*"The Street Rod" (Motorbooks International), ISBN 0-7603-1793-3
*"The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Restoring Collector Cars" (Alpha/Penguin), ISBN 2-59257-234-0
*"The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Customizing Your Ride" (Alpha/Penguin), ISBN 978-1-59257-654-8
*"Corvette Gallery" (Motorbooks), with photography by James Mann, ISBN 978-0-7603-2987-0
*"Garage and Workshop Gear Guide" (Motorbooks), ISBN 0-7603-2312-7
*"Hot Rods" (Barnes & Noble/Motorbooks – a 4-book compendium) ISBN 0-7607-8170-2
*"The All-American Hot Rod" (Voyageur Press – a multi-author compendium) ISBN 0-89658-654-5
*"Introducing Desktop Video" (MIS:Press, a division of Henry Holt & Company), ISBN 1-55828-415-X
*"Welcome To…PC Sound, Music & MIDI" (MIS:Press, a division of Henry Holt & Company), ISBN 1-55828-316-1
*"Welcome To…CD-ROM" (MIS:Press, a division of Henry Holt & Company), ISBN 1-55828-265-3

External links

* [http://www.tombenford.com Tom and Liz Benford's website] .