Drivers

Raised in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Crispin has worked in tourism for over a decade. He is a graduate of Brock University (St.Catharines, ON) with degrees in Political Science and Education. With a background in local history and geography, you will not find a more knowledgeable driver than him. Crispin serves on many historical boards and is a volunteer firefighter for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Station #4 Queenston.

Crispin was approached by Niagara Classic Cars to develop and run their history and site seeing tours. He learned the company through driving all of the different kinds of services. Today he has taken on the full time role of Office Manager and Community Liaison for NCC. Fitting into a company where his passions and training can serve others while being here in Niagara is a perfect fit.

Licensed for all vehicles in the fleet, Crispin is one of our most versatile drivers. He is usually found leading convoy's of vehicles touring through the beautiful Niagara Region and enjoys delivering brides to the church in a classic Rolls Royce. If you are up early enough you might see him taking a newly married couple off to the airport for their honeymoon too. One of his most memorable moments was knocking on the door of a bride's house announcing that her Rolls Royce (a surprise from her fiancee) was outside waiting to take her to her ceremony.

For Crispin, the secret of providing fist class service is by anticipating the needs of his clients through experience, passion, preparation, execution and follow through. Crispin would also be pleased to offer you any assistance with regards to planning your visit to Niagara, your wedding or other special occasion.

Rob's career background includes teaching (sciences), Double Deck Bus Driver, Motorcyclist, and Pilot. He is also a classical pianist (Royal Conservatory), an Astronomer (RASC), a SCUBA Diver and Photographer.

He became a chauffer because he enjoys driving, meeting people, traveling and variable situations. Rob's specialty is driving our Classic London Cabs for wine tours.

One memorable NCC Moment was when a beautiful wedding guest unintentionally removed most of her dress while standing at the side of his cab. This also provided him his best demonstration of wit while on duty.

The keys to providing excellent service for Rob are reliability, congeniality, courtesy and keeping calm under stress. Rob has a great deal of fun and enjoys touring the area with guests of NCC.

Brian comes to NCT with a background in the wine industry and tourism in Niagara. An advocate of local agriculture, he helped start the Niagara-on-the-Lake Farmers Market and works extensively with the Caribbean off-shore workers.

He is involved in fundraising for various local charitable organizations by hosting music concerts and film festivals while his favourite pastime is writing and recording music with an agrarian tilt. Some of the memorable musical experiences he has had include recording with Daniel Lanois and playing with Ron Sexsmith.

"I love conducting wine tours and helping people discover the 'gems' found in our local wineries. Whether my guests are novice wine drinkers or wine experts, we always have a great time and each experience is unique. During the tours, I also like to point out the historical significance of this area especially during the War of 1812."

Brian and his wife are proud owners of a B&B in Niagara that features their music and artworks. For further info visit: www.bbniagaraonthelake.com

Niagara Classic Transport would like to introduce Matt Benvenuto as the new Sales Manager. Matt grew up in the Niagara Region, graduated from Brock University with a bachelor of Arts and has been with NCT since day one. He is one of Niagara Classics Transports most accomplished tour guides, wine experts and sales representatives and will fit in perfect as NCT strives to grow as one of Canada's most unique transportation company's.

Wig recently retired as the head of physical and health education at Niagara District Secondary School, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, having taught for 30 years. In that time, he served on the executive boards of CIRA Ontario, CAHPERD and OPHEA (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association). He has published several resources for CIRA Ontario and OPHEA and is co-editor of CAHPERD's "The Clipboard" series. He is a regular workshop presenter and has done numerous presentations at a variety of provincial and national conferences and has presented Additional Qualification sessions at the University of Toronto and Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Baldauf has been described as a visionary with progressive and innovative ideas and has been recognized with awards from his peers in the teaching profession, including the Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation Excellence in Education Award.

Wig is a Rolls Royce specialist for Niagara Classic Cars weddings.

Tim joing our team from the United Kingdom via South Beach Florida where he worked as a scuba instructor and Del El Limousine Chauffeur. With extensive military (Royal Marines ret. 99) and private security training, Tim enjoys being a 'silent server' and offering 'any advice or projection' when required.

His most memorable experience was having to jump into action when an unfortunate fight broke out at a wedding in Fort Erie in 2008. Tim is ready for service, 24/7.

Moe comes to Niagara Classic Cars as a career educator and administrator. He became a chauffeur because he wanted to fill in some time during his retirement. He enjoys meeting a variety of people while having the opportunity to visit some exciting places in the Niagara Peninsula.

Moe's driving specialty is weddings as these occasions are always enjoyable and he welcomes the chance to share in the joy of the day. " I enjoy all types of events and it is an honour to serve the client no matter the event!"

For him the secret to providing good service is that he believes the client comes first above all else. His main goal is to ensure that all their needs are met and as Moe states: "If I can do anything above and beyond the requirements that will contribute to a more enjoyable event I will make every effort to achieve this."

Some memorable moments for him include driving a wedding party to McDonalds in a Classic Rolls Royce. This created quite a spectacle at the store and the wedding party had a lot of fun with the clients already in the restaurant. He also has had several sporting events that have been filled with many surprises throughout the drives.

He has enjoyed his time with NCT because it is a very professional
organization that truly cares about serving the customer. The main goal is to ensure that the experience is a totally positive and memorable one. He used NCT for his daughter's wedding 6 years ago and was extremely pleased with the service, so his decision to drive for this company was an easy one!

Nestor is a legend in the limousine business here in Niagara; he has been driving since retiring from General Motors in St.Catharines. In his free time he enjoys dancing, painting and running. Nestor mainly drives our limousine busses, limos and sedans, often late into the evening or first thing in the morning. He enjoys driving groups to sporting events and concerts. He says his sense of humor has helped him in the business. He looks forward to meeting new people and reconnecting with groups he's driven in the past.

Billy comes to NCC with a background in the automotive industry as well as being a locomotive engineer and painter. He became a chauffer because he likes to meet new people. Billy's quite versatile when it comes to driving. He drives for weddings, wine tours, airport and nights on the town.

Billy notes that he has had some colourful characters, standing as one of his favourite drives was the beer drinking husband who loved his wife so much he went on a wine tour with her.

He claims his secret to a successful drive is that he loves to talk to his groups and keeping them happy. He says that he really enjoys driving for the Mole family. "They want you and the customer to have a good time. They take very good care of all the cars and the drivers also."

Greg is an avid flutist and recreational kite-maker from Nova Scotia. He has also been known to play a mean fiddle. With a vast military background in special operations, Greg came to call Niagara on the Lake home after visiting one fall day during the grape harvest. He was immediately taken by the rolling hills, delicious fresh fruit and perfect wind currents close to Niagara Falls. As a pilot he also enjoys welcoming all private jets at the St. Catharines district airport. By far, Greg's most memorable experience was his first limousine bus drive last summer. His group of 22 grade twelve students was a change of pace from military operations; however, his training came to use when all of his passengers were subsequently ejected from their motel in Niagara Falls after an altercation with a rival school.

Greg spent the time to drive each and every student home and received over ten personal letters of thanks from some very happy parents.