The discussion thread regarding Mean Streets mentioned well-known individuals from the history of Car Wars, therefore I am writing this post. Feel free to add names to this list.
Former ADQ Editor Charles A. Oines is currently a Production Artist for computer games and lives near me in Redmond, WA. I have not met Charles, however.
Irrational Designs
http://www.irrationaldesigns.com
Leslie Fish has been a long-time musician and author.
Leslie Fish
http://www.lesliefish.com
Mean Streets author W.G. Armintrout operates The Miniatures Page (TMP), a valuable Web site for tabletop gaming with highly-recommended discussion forums. A few years ago, a Post-Apocalyptic Discussion Message Board was created on TMP. This message board forum regularly discusses Car Wars, Gaslands, and other car combat games.
The Miniatures Page
http://theminiaturespage.com
The Miniatures Page - Post-Apocalypse Discussion Message Board
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/topics.mv?id=309
David "Kong" Heiligmann, the Car Wars player shown on the back of Ziplock Bag Car Wars and Pocket Box Car Wars, can be found on BoardGameGeek and Twitter.
BoardGameGeek - User Profile for kingkong1933
https://boardgamegeek.com/user/kingkong1933
Twitter - kingkong1933
@kingking1933
https://twitter.com/kingkong1933
Todd MacDermid, former President of the former AADA Chapter GHOST, works in the IT industry and lives in Seattle, WA. I have not met Todd in person, but we have exchanged several e-mails.
James Barton, Ph.D., former editor of High Velocity Duelling (HVD) and the Car Wars Mailing List (CWML), earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics in the U.S. and returned to Australia. Dr. Barton works in IT and security, and plays miniature wargames.