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About Tom Hnatiw
- Thomas Gregory Michael Hnatiw (pronounced "Na-chew"; born December 13, 1958, died 30 July 2012 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian motor journalist and live motor race announcer. Tom Hnatiw was best known as co-presenter of the TV show Dream Car Garage on Speed Channel alongside Peter Klutt from 2000 to 2008.
- There he was famous for the phrase "Do you need a car like this? No.
- Do you want a car like this???" Further he was involved with the programmes Hard Drive and Sports Car Revolution.
- He was the founder and owner of the Internal Combustion Group, a television production company based around automotive programming.
- Altogether he was involved in the production of over 500 shows related to the automotive world and co-owner of a 5000 square-foot race shop. He wrote several widely read automotive columns and was featured in newspapers such as the Toronto Star. He also was a well known live race announcer, e.g., for the SRT Viper Cup series of the North American Road Racing Association, for which he also was a spokesperson.
- Hnatiw himself, raced for 15 years and was Canadian GT3 co-champion in 1998. On 30 July 2012 he died in a hospital in Oakville, Ontario from kidney failure, aged 53.
- He left behind his wife of 23 years Debbie and his two sons Nick and Wyatt.
- "His genuine passion for racing, concern for the well-being of drivers, and the way he made every competitor feel as welcome," said NARRA President Tom Antonelli in a farewell note.
- "His beaming smile, and that unmistakable voice, will be truly missed."
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