EREF Engine Giveaway 2023

Congratulations to Amy Belkey, winner of the 565 CID Big Block Chevy built by Jeff Baldwin, owner of Baldwin Racing Engines in Friedheim, MO. The EREF Engine Giveaway at the PRI Show is a direct fundraiser to benefit EREF. All proceeds…

AERA welcomes Francisco Aristizabal

Meet AERA’s Spanish-speaking tech specialist, Francisco Aristizabal. With the retirement of Fernando Curello, AERA has contracted with Francisco to aid Spanish-speaking members with their technical questions. Communicating to the Spanish-speaking market in Spanish is very important to our association and…

EREF Engine Giveaway 2022

Our 2022 build commemorated AERA’s 100th Anniversary! The AERA Flathead Ford was built by Mike Mavrigian and given away at PRI 2022 to lucky winner Steve Feinstein of Edinburgh, Indiana. The EREF Engine Giveaway is a direct fundraiser to benefit…

Cleaner isn’t Greener

A view from AERA President Jim Rickoff Those of you who know me, know that I’m an outdoorsman with a great respect and love of nature’s beauty. In fact, I consider myself a conservationist and would like nothing more than…

EREF Engine Giveaway 2021

On Saturday, December 11, at the PRI Show in Indianapolis, the Engine Rebuilders Education Foundation (EREF) gave away a 540 CID Big Block Chevy engine. With thousands of tickets being sold pre-show and almost the same amount sold during the…

AERA welcomes Brian Roberts

AERA is pleased to announce the addition of Brian Roberts to our team of Technical Specialists. Brian comes to us with over 20 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket. In his roll at AERA, Brian will respond to technical…

AERA announces purchase of new building

We are excited to announce that AERA headquarters are now located at 875 Feinberg Court, Suite 106, Cary, IL 60013. Our phone and fax numbers will remain the same. This new building at 3600 sq/ft is sized to fit our…

AERA welcomes Chuck Lynch

AERA is very excited to announce the addition of Tech Specialist Chuck Lynch to our staff. He is filling the position vacated by Mike Caruso’s retirement. Chuck is well known in our rebuilding community and comes to us with vast…

AERA welcomes Rob Munro

AERA welcomes Rob Munro to the position of Membership and Technical Development. This new position will help develop and implement programs for new membership, membership retention, PROSIS PRO development and more. Rob has 31 years of industry experience and is…

AERA welcomes Amanda Potter

Amanda Potter has joined AERA staff as circulation and communication specialist. Amanda comes to AERA from Mediascope Inc., a direct marketing solutions company located in Winona, MN. Amanda had been AERA’s direct CSR and has worked very closely with AERA…