Andrew Noakes is an Associate Senior Lecturer in Journalism

Journalism

Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...

, specialising in Automotive Journalism, at the Coventry University Department of Media and Communication

Coventry University Department of Media and Communication

The Department of Media and Communication is part of Coventry School of Art and Design in Coventry University. It is located within the Ellen Terry Building, which is a £7 million refurbished 1930s cinema in the centre of Coventry, UK....

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Early Career

Andrew, an award-winning motoring journalist, author and photographer, originally trained as an engineer at Loughborough University

Loughborough University

Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...

. After two years of working as a freelance motoring journalist he joined Fast Car, where he concentrated on technical articles and in-depth product tests. He quickly rose to the position of Deputy Editor.

In 1996 Andrew became Editor of Retro, a magazine for modified classic cars, re-launching the magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 a year later as Classics, now Classics Monthly. He became Editor-in-Chief in 2000 overseeing Classics and the launch of a new internet magazine.

Freelance Motoring Journalism

He returned to freelance writing in 2002 and has written for numerous car magazines including CAR, Auto Express

Auto Express

Auto Express is a weekly motoring magazine sold in the United Kingdom published by Dennis Publishing. The Editor-in-Chief is Steve Fowler.Launched in September 1988, its 1000th issue was published on 20 February 2008. It's only weekly competitor in Britain is the long established Autocar...

, Classic & Sports Car

Classic & Sports Car

Classic & Sports Car is the market-leading magazine for enthusiasts buying, maintaining, restoring or dreaming about classic cars.Launched in 1982 Classic and Sports Car is a British monthly magazine published by Haymarket Magazines providing coverage of all types of classic cars, from mainstream...

, Classic Cars, Classic Car Weekly, Redline, Total Impreza, Total Evolution, V Magazine, BMW Magazine and European Automotive Design

European Automotive Design

European Automotive Design is a magazine targeting as its readership those involved in the final design of automobiles manufactured in Europe....

. He has contributed to automotive websites CAR Online and PistonHeads.com and runs his own website, andrewnoakes.com.
He has written or contributed to a dozen books on motoring and motorsport. His latest, Ford Cosworth DVF: The Inside Story of F1s Greatest Engine, was awarded the Guild of Motoring Writers Timo Makinen Trophy in 2007.

In 2011, he launched the online automotive technology magazine CarTechnical.co.uk. He also has a Twitter account.