WHERE WOULD WE be without the humble domestic garage, not just as units to keep our cars in, but as the launchpads for some of the biggest global enterprises? Jeff Bezos ran Amazon from one, Steve Jobs and Woz founded Apple in one, even Walt Disney operated out of one, and Rob Myers started his sprawling classic car empire from one. In fact Myers, principal of the RM group of companies, still runs his operations from the very town – Blenheim, pop 4500 – where that garage was so instrumental to him as a teenager.
The 67-year-old was born in the Chatham-Kent region of Ontario, Canada, slap bang in the middle of the Great Lakes (not the wet bits, obviously) and about an hour from the Detroit, Michigan, border directly across Lake St Claire or just a short burst down Highway 401.
He did not enjoy a wealthy upbringing, even though it was one focused on cars. His father worked at local Eaton Springs, a man for whom older cars were a hobby though an indulgence he couldn’t always afford. It all helped lay the foundations for Myers the younger’s career, though: ‘My father would buy junky
