One year after leaving his home town Hephzibah, GA and enrolling into Atlanta Area Tech at the age of nineteen, Howard found himself catapulted out of technical school by his professor and sent to Taurus Porsche & Audi. His professor at the technical school considered him to be an advanced student who was simply ahead of his time so after only six months after enrolling he was sent to Taurus Porsche & Audi where he not only worked but also completed his education and training through "Volkswagon of America" who was the primary importer of porsche at the time. In 1973 he then returned to Atlanta Area Tech and rejoined his classmates that he had once departed to "pick up" his degree.
In 1974 Howard was accepted as a member of the "Lumas Racing" team on the IMSA Racing Circuit while still working for Taurus til 1979 when they to were bought out by "Peter Greg Porsche and Audi." Shortly after, Howard then found himself working for Brumos Atlanta who bought out Peter Greg Porsche & Audi and joined their Brumos racing pit crew under the direction of Bob Snodgrass and Debra Greg. By 1989 Brumos Atlanta turned into "First Motor Cars of Atlanta" and Howard had seen all the changes in management he needed in his lifetime to fuel his long time desire of owning his own business. As a result European Classics, Inc was born.