Joe Petralia

Born in New York and grew up on suburban Long Island in the town of Massapequa, Joe Petralia's roots in the car business goes back to his childhood. Always a lover of classics, hot rods and muscle cars Joe has been involved in the industry of buying, selling and restoring them since his teenage years. The hobby grew into a business that has put him on top of the field. Being an enthusiast in the hobby make being in the classic car business not even like work which is what keeps the passion going. Over the last 30+yrs Joe has bought and sold an estimated 5000+ classic cars, has been involved in a few automobile related TV shows, has handled some sales and purchases of classic cars for many high profile clients and knows this business better then most. Now residing in Phoenix Arizona with his family and running a successful classic car dealership. He has recently been a regular on season one of Discovery Channels "Lords of the Car Hoards" as Joe The Hat a.k.a "The money guy".