Matthew Kilkenny holds degrees from San Jose State University and has a Deming Scholars MBA from Fordham University in New York. A Bay Area native, he has spent his career in engineering and management roles but grew up playing cops and robbers on his dad's Packard parts cars. He currently owns a 1934 Packard 1108 7-Passenger Sedan, which he and his dad restored together; he also has the pleasure of helping in the partial restoration of his father's 1934 Packard 1108 Convertible Sedan by Dietrich.
Kilkenny enjoys researching automotive history of the Classic Car Era and is the coauthor of American Elegance. He is a judge for the Packard Open Class at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and is a member of the Classic Car Club of America. The Packard Club, and the Society of Automotive Historians.
