Bios

Nick Kurczewski

Nick Kurczewski is an automotive journalist based in New York City who has made freelance contributions to some of the most well-respected automotive publications around the world. After several years of successful freelance work in New York, Nick and his partner (Matthew) packed their bags for a move to Paris, France. While based in France, Nick continued his automotive writing and traveled throughout Europe and Asia, covering everything from the world's fastest sports cars to the tiniest micro-cars. Now back in the U.S. after nearly five years in Paris, Nick is thrilled to be home and begin contributing to Gaywheels on a regular basis. When he's not clambering into some exotic car, - or renewing his monthly Metrocard - Nick enjoys watching Formula One racing, cooking, travel, and attempting to keep up his (hard-earned) French language skills. You can read more from Nick on his True/Slant blog by clicking HERE

Joe Tralongo

Joe Tralongo came of age in the 70s, an era when the vinyl top was king and velour was considered the ultimate interior decadence. What young gay man wouldn’t be smitten?! Before old enough to drive, Joe would ride his bike from dealership to dealership to fill his backpack with as many new model brochures as he could carry. He tells us he would spread the colorful booklets across his bedroom floor and stare at them for hours, memorizing every detail, trim level and option. Today, Joe’s eye for detail remains firmly in place and is shared with his readers in the form of insightful observations conveyed through colorful commentary. Joe spent a number of years as Kelley Blue Book’s in-house automotive writer before leaving in 2003 to become a freelance journalist

Casey Williams

Casey Williams’ interest in cars started around 3, when he could identify the brand of almost every model. With a father and grandfather working at GM, cars were in the blood. The first car he ever “drove” was his parents’ Model T. Although he wanted to be a car designer, he ended up in engineering, then business, school at General Motors Institute, where he joined the newspaper staff and started writing auto stories. He always had a car magazine or two in his book bag – a habit that still gets him in trouble with his partner when he reads them over dinner at a fancy restaurant. Casey contributes to Metrosource Magazine, The Dallas Voice, and several mainstream publications. Earning an MBA and working as a lean manufacturing manager gives him a unique perspective of the auto industry. His personal wheels range from an ’89 Corvette to a ’95 Mercedes and ’09 Smart ForTwo.

Cocoa Efficient

Miss Cocoa Efficient spent her life surrounded by all things automotive. Her family owned the local Gas and Griddle, a full service station where her daddy would work on cars while her momma served up the best possum griddle cakes this side of the Mississippi. Cocoa cut her teeth here, rebuilding C6 transmissions by day and taking journalism classes at night. Graduating into the world of automotive writing, Cocoa tantalized hungry audiences throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia before returning home to the good old U.S. of A. Cocoa’s accomplished writing style is admired by many for its candor, insightfulness and rude but amusing commentary. Thanks to her extensive experience with wind buffeting, Cocoa also holds several super-strong hair spray patents. Sadly, due to carcinogenic and flammability issues, the FDA has recently banned their use in over-the-counter hair products.