Jon Pressnell is a journalist and automotive historian. Best known for his contributions to the magazine Classic & Sports Car, for which he has written since the 1980s, he has a reputation as a rigorous and original researcher, especially on the British motor industry. Amongst his books are histories of the Mini, the Citroën Traction Avant and DS, and the Austin-Healey. His groundbreaking Morris—The Cars and the Company won the 2014 Michael Sedgwick Award presented by the Society of Automotive Historians in Britain. He has authored two other books for Dalton Watson. Marcel Pourtout Carrossier received a 2022 Motoring Book of the Year award, and Kim, A Biography of M.G. Founder Cecil Kimber received a 2023 Motoring Book of the Year award and the SAH Cugnot Award.