Ed Greco has been the poster and event artist for the Carmel Mission Classic. He spent the bulk of his career as the owner of a marketing agency with the emphasis on advertising and collateral production for companies both nationally and internationally. His scope of work included assignments in TV and corporate image film production, animation, art direction, illustrating and cartooning. With several national awards, his work is displayed in the U.S. as well as Europe and the Middle East. Thoug...
Jul 30, 2019•44 min•Ep. 1346
Hilary Noack is the Owner of Ink N Iron, a shop specializing in classic car restoration, custom work, and empowering women. Her business is an all-female, auto body repair shop where she also encourages the next generation of female techs through teaching. Hilary got into the trade at the age of 17 and while attending trade school, she was the only woman in her classes throughout her school years. Knowing she would one day have her own shop, she set out to make it different than her competition,...
Jul 29, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1345
Rod Egan is the Owner and Chief Auctioneer at Worldwide Auctioneers. He has managed some of the largest auctions and collections in North America and held senior positions at a number of the world's leading auction houses. Having sold over $3 billion of assets over the past 30 years, both privately and at auction, he is among an elite group of auctioneers to have overseen major asset transfers at that level. Rod specializes in the valuation of vintage automobiles and is always accessible to coll...
Jul 26, 2019•31 min•Ep. 1344
Mike Vietro, aka Corvette Mike, founded Corvette Mike in 1982 and over the decades, he has earned a reputation of unsurpassed integrity and expertise while becoming one of the world’s leading classic and sports car dealers. Mike is known as “The Leader of the Pack” in dealing in Corvettes, classics and American muscle cars, as well as exotic imports such as Ferrari, Porsche, and Jaguar. Corvette Mike is your one-stop for your classic car collection and sports car needs.
Jul 25, 2019•41 min•Ep. 1343
John D’Agostino is the owner of Celebrity Kustoms / D’Agostino Kustoms in Discovery Bay, California. Born in Pittsburgh, John got into building and customizing model cars when he was a child. Inspired by the works of Barris, Winfield, Hines, Starbird, and Watson, John embarked on a lifelong journey of designing and building custom cars. He’s become an icon in the world of customs with numerous awards so extensive that they rival anyone in the business. He’s a prolific builder and his builds are ...
Jul 24, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1342
Don Weberg is the Editor, Publisher, and Founder of Garage Style, a quarterly published magazine and monthly digital newsletter devoted entirely to the lifestyles of automotive collectors and automotive enthusiasts. Featuring a number of decked-out garages every issue, Garage Style also highlights automotive collectibles, automobilia, petroliana, neon, porcelain and various items that enhance garages such as workbenches, tool chests, flooring, doors, and much more. Garage Style Magazine aims to ...
Jul 23, 2019•43 min•Ep. 1341
Frank Dipaola is the Founder/Creator and Event Chairman of the Carmel Mission Classic, now in its seventh year which takes place during Car Week in Carmel by the Sea, California at the Carmel Mission. 100% of the net proceeds from his event go to charities. Frank is a 25 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, an undercover narco cop whose undercover name was Frankie Apollo, and he was a detective and patrol officer as well. He created the LAPD Juvenile Impact Gang Diversion Program h...
Jul 22, 2019•36 min•Ep. 1340
Rob Waller is a Sales and Leasing Consultant with Kuni Lexus of Portland, in Portland, Oregon. He has been with Lexus of Portland for almost 4 years now. Prior to April of this year, Rob gained experience as a Lexus Technology and Delivery Specialist, supporting new and existing Lexus owners in understanding how to utilize and operate the various features, technology, and services integrated within their Lexus automobiles. Previous to this, Rob operated as a Client Care Specialist within the dea...
Jul 19, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1339
David Charvet is the founder of Charvet Classic Cars where for over 15 years he has sold classic and vintage automobiles. Several years ago he branched out into selling car collectors' estates that include automobiles, automotive memorabilia, Petroliana, and other auto-related items that collector amass over their lifetime. In his previous careers, David was a performing magician and he is known as one of the foremost historians in the world of magic. He’s authored over a dozen books about magic...
Jul 18, 2019•46 min•Ep. 1338
Andreas Werner is the Founder and Designer of Herrenfahrt, a premium car care brand, and a group of products. Born in the Black Forrest in Southern Germany, Andreas discovered his passion for classic cars and captured that enthusiasm in creating a specialty line of car care. What began as a wax formula quickly grew into a complete line of products that focus on outstanding functionality, understated excellence, and exclusive design. All this was created around the name Herrenfahrt, a German word...
Jul 17, 2019•36 min•Ep. 1337
Martin Port has worked in automotive publishing for 18 years and is an author, art editor, freelance writer, and photographer. He is the Art Editor for Classic & Sports Car Magazine , writes and shoots photography for Classic Land Rover magazine , and is the editor for Built 2 Last Magazine . Martin also writes for the Land Rover Series 2 Club magazine. His latest book is Mini Scrapbook – 60 Years of a British Icon published by Porter Press International in the U.K. This year marks the 60th ...
Jul 16, 2019•36 min•Ep. 1336
Eric ‘Spook’ LeClair is what happens when you cross an Engineer with an Artist. A vintage steel restoration guru with a passion for paint, Spook dreamed of Airkooled Kustoms long before opening the shop, located in Hazel Green, in 2004. The mastermind behind the proprietary processes that yield Darkside dubs that Volkswagen and Porsche enthusiasts drool over, Spook doesn’t do anything halfway. Raised in California and transplanted to Alabama; he doesn't exactly blend in, but he's an adaptable fe...
Jul 15, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1335
Cara Adams is the Chief Engineer and Manager of Race Tire Engineering at Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. She has over a decade of race tire engineering and development experience. Today she is responsible for overseeing all design, development, and track-side support of Firestone race tires used in the NTT IndyCar® Series. Cara also serves on the boards of several community organizations as Secretary for the Akron section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a board member of A...
Jul 12, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1334
David Rose has spent his career in the fashion industry, successful as a designer, merchandiser, and company principle. All else that followed with his passion for cars and racing began in a Cinerama theater in Boston, in 1988 with the viewing of the film “Grand Prix”. Formula 1 racing became a prime focus for his future aspirations. David loves British sports cars and purchased an MGA when he was young, but the east coast winters were harsh so he switched to a 289 Mustang. David is a long time ...
Jul 11, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1333
Kristen Krissy Wells is the Membership & Development Manager, better described as the “FUN” in Fundraising at LeMay America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Krissy oversees membership, member events, driving tours, and development planning for this great museum. In September Kristen will be celebrating 5 years with LeMay-America’s Car Museum and plans to continue sharing ACM’s mission; Preserving the Past, Celebrating the Present, and Driving the Future. Kristen has discovered that her tr...
Jul 10, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1332
Eric Keller has transformed his hobby and passion for all things BMW into Enthusiasts Auto Group (EAG), a specialized business known for quality preservation of the most significant BMWs produced over the past four decades. Started in a college dorm room, he surrounded himself with talented BMW experts including his brother Evan Keller. At EAG they source, rehabilitate, and find top-level BMWs for fellow enthusiasts all over the globe. They manage all functions of BMW preservation in-house from ...
Jul 09, 2019•42 min•Ep. 1331
Gary and Monika Wescott have spent the last 45 years globetrotting around the world, from the deserts of Turkmenistan, following the Silk Road, to the jungles of the Amazon and across Siberia in the dead of winter. This couples’ travel adventures have been published in ten countries and eight languages. They travel in their meticulously prepared research trucks, from the original Land Rover to the current Ford F550 they named The Turtle V. The Turtle Expedition’s popular blogs are currently desc...
Jul 08, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1330
Chris Nunes is known as the ‘California Kid’. He is a 17 year old senior at Steel Canyon High School in San Diego, California. His scholastic interests include engineering when he’s not racing, and he hopes to one day design the world’s fastest Electric Formula E race car. Chris has raced competitively since he was 4 years old and has won numerous national and regional motocross titles and in 2014, he started racing off-road modified karts. He is the only youth racer to win championship titles i...
Jul 05, 2019•36 min•Ep. 1329
Richard Francis has been producing his blog, Motor Sport for Mental Health since 2015. He created the blog to raise awareness for mental health issues within the automotive community to help others who are going through a difficult time within the automotive community and motorsports. Having suffered himself with a mental breakdown at age 19 in January of 2013, he discovered that pursuing motorsport encouraged him to push through his challenges, fears, and insecurities and as a result he started...
Jul 04, 2019•39 min•Ep. 1328
Curt Hooker recently retired after 50 years of helping build the Edelbrock company, in Los Angeles, California. I had the pleasure of meeting Curt while shooting an episode of Cars Yeah TV at the Edelbrock headquarters. Curt was in charge of developing and testing performance products for the company. A life-long automotive enthusiast who loves wrenching on cars and going fast, for six years Curt raced his 1968 Chevelle Super Stock Racer winning numerous bracket races on Wednesday and Saturday n...
Jul 03, 2019•34 min•Ep. 1327
Matthew Field is the world's leading authority on The Italian Job . In 2009 he co-produced and directed a feature-length documentary about the film for Paramount Pictures. He has written numerous books on cinema including the best selling Some Kind Of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films . Matthew has worked on feature films around the world producing behind the scenes marketing materials and most recently completed work on Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again for Universal Pictures. Matthe...
Jul 02, 2019•46 min•Ep. 1326
Loxley Browne is the driving force and Executive Director behind Athena Racing. She has taken her love for the automobile and combined it with her business acumen, marketing skills, and intense devotion to create Athena Racing. It is a serious platform from which to learn STEM principles that helps open young minds to all the possibilities that lay before them. She works with young women who are primed to race towards the finish line and demolish the status quo. Loxley is a member of the San Die...
Jul 01, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1325
Rob Sass is Editor-in-Chief of Porsche Panorama , the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, also known as the PCA. He is also the PCA’s Director of Content, and his role was recently responsible for the launch of Rennbow, the Porsche Color Wiki which is the largest collection of Porsche car color images on the Web, all organized by color. Rob started his career as a lawyer; a prosecutor with the Missouri Attorney General’s office. He transitioned to automotive publishing over 15 y...
Jun 28, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1324
Danny Baker is a diehard automotive enthusiast, driver, and a Partner at Marshal Goldman Motor Sales in Cleveland, Ohio where for over 40 years they have offered pre-owned collectibles and high-end automobiles. He is just as passionate about business as he is collecting and racing his Ferrari 488 Challenge car. He competes in numerous motorsports events around the world for the last four years including the Ferrari Challenge Series. When not on the track, Danny guides the day-to-day operations o...
Jun 27, 2019•43 min•Ep. 1323
Gunner Mench is the President of the Porsche Club of America chapter on the Big Island of Hawaii. He and wife Elli own Harbor Gallery, an island fixture that's been there for 30 years, where they support over 200 local Island artists and their creations. Born in Germany, Gunner immigrated to the US with his parents when he was just 2 years old. His father had a ’59 1600 Super 356 Porsche that instilled his passion for air-cooled German cars. His father was a Porsche Club of America member and th...
Jun 26, 2019•39 min•Ep. 1322
Kathryn Reinhardt is a 17-year veteran of the aftermarket automotive industry. She started in Atlanta, GA as a street racer, drag racer, road racer and then a car builder. She relocated to California to pursue her automotive dreams and has worked for some powerful automotive companies including CEC Wheels, Spectre Intakes, Dirt Sports Magazine, Go Rhino! Truck accessories, MagnaFlow Exhaust, and today she is with Pilot Automotive. Kathryn is the current Chairwoman of TORA, SEMA’s Truck and Off R...
Jun 25, 2019•36 min•Ep. 1321
Billy Baugus is the owner of American Detailer Garage. His company provides car care cleaning products that improve efficiency providing the user with the simplicity of use. Billy is a veteran in the car care industry and a proud American Patriot who began his career in his late teens. He was first a DIY guy, a weekend warrior in detailing Marines vehicles during his time in the service. From there he grew his detailing business to service production shops, auction houses, and body shops. For ov...
Jun 24, 2019•29 min•Ep. 1320
Dr. Tom Matano is the Executive Director at the School of Industrial Design, at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. He has over thirty years of experience in the automotive design industry. He has held design positions at General Motors Design in Michigan, GM Holden’s in Australia, and with BMW in Germany. Tom was a Chief Designer at Mazda North America and worked at the Mazda Headquarters in Japan where he managed the Chief Designers group that creates the entire Mazda car l...
Jun 21, 2019•43 min
Stephanie Ray is an automotive artist who finds inspiration from her childhood memories. Her father always had a classic car in the garage he was restoring and it was those cars that she chooses as subjects for her art today. A majority of her recent art has been classic cars reimagined in psychedelic colors. As inspiration Stephanie wanders through junkyards with camera in hand looking for the next work of art she can bring to life. Her goal is to provoke thought, document history, and inspire ...
Jun 20, 2019•30 min•Ep. 1318
J.D. Wyczalek (why-zall-ick) is the founder of A.Z. College Planning, a college-consulting firm that helps students get admitted to schools and get high dollar scholarships. J.D. is also an automotive entrepreneur, a business owner, philanthropist, inventor, husband, father, and a racecar driver. After competing in several amateur endurance road races, he noticed there was a need for better safety products and he couldn’t find anything on the market that met his wishes, so he invented one. He ca...
Jun 19, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1317
