Rony Karam is the FIVA Ambassador for the Middle East and the FIVA Representative to UNESCO. He has been a member of the FIVA Culture Commission for more than 12 years. Founded in 1966 FIVA is the worldwide federative association of historic automobile clubs, be they for veteran, vintage, pre-war or post-war classic automobiles, including motorcycles and trucks that are at least 30 years old. FIVA’s goals are to protect and promote world motoring heritage. Rony is a car collector and has judged ...
Dec 04, 2019•39 min•Ep. 1437
Patrick Rollet is the Past President of FIVA. Founded in 1966 FIVA is the worldwide federative association of historic automobile clubs, be they for veteran, vintage, pre-war or post-war classic automobiles, including motorcycles and trucks that are at least 30 years old. Fiva’s goals are to protect and promote world motoring heritage. Patrick will be a distinguished judge at this year’s UAE Concours in Dubai. His career spans decades and includes consulting and marketing. He has been involved i...
Dec 03, 2019•43 min•Ep. 1436
Mohammed Luqman, a.k.a. Vintage Khan, is the curator of the UAE Concours d’Elegance. He is a Hyderabad-born (Hyderabad is the capital of southern India's Telangana state) UAE-based Retromobilist and Channel Head and Lead Anchor of Hyderabad’s first 24/7 English News channel, HY TV. He has produced numerous TV programs including the interview show Straight-Talk and the 60 Minutes With series. He is the Founder and CEO of ML Consulting, a marketing firm. As a motoring enthusiast, Mohammed has spen...
Dec 02, 2019•36 min•Ep. 1435
Vinita Khilnani is a regular host of Morning Octane, a premiere LA Cars and Coffee quarterly event. She currently holds the title as 2018 Miss India North America and uses her platform to encourage other diverse individuals to pursue their dreams. Born and raised in South Pasadena, California, from a young age, Vinita loved family parties, because it provided her the opportunity to sing and host her own version of Jeopardy. After completing her education, where she earned an M.S. in Biology and ...
Nov 29, 2019•45 min•Ep. 1434
Mario Peserico is the CEO and Managing Director of Eberhard & Co. Italia, a company he has been with since 1993. Eberhard & Co. is the official timer and partner of the Gran Premio Nuvolari, an event that takes place each September in Italy. The event is designed as a tribute to Tazio Nuvolari by the organizers of the Mille Miglia and is an international rally reserved for historic motorcars. Eberhard & Co has a thirty-year relationship with Tazio Nuvolari, one of the greatest racers...
Nov 28, 2019•39 min•Ep. 1433
Jamie Bopp is the Founder of Dundon Motorsports in Gig Harbor, Washington. The company was born from three automotive enthusiasts' passion to provide the very best in service, parts, and performance. He and his team work on Porsche automobiles providing general maintenance, engine building, transmissions, suspension tuning, and dyno services. His past includes working in process engineering and engineering management in the semiconductor industry and he started his own semiconductor company in 2...
Nov 27, 2019•42 min•Ep. 1432
Mariana Small is the Co-Founder and COO of Accelerating Change and the President of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles region. Accelerating Change creates opportunities for women to develop skills in the automotive world, from track days to educational events and networking. In the past, she was Vice President of Marketing Operations and Branding at Confie [pronounced con-fee], where she set the strategic direction of marketing and branding initiatives. Mariana earned her B.A. in Internati...
Nov 26, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1431
Grant Delgatty is the Associate Professor and Chair of Product Design at Iovine and Young Academy at the University of Southern California. A significant portion of Grant's career has been in athletic footwear, where he has led design teams for a number of successful shoe companies. In 2013, Grant founded the company URB-E where he invented a super-compact folding e-vehicle designed as a 'last mile' transportation solution for urban commuters. Over 6,000 URB-Es have been sold and shipped to more...
Nov 25, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1430
Tyler Schilling is the Founder of Sicktoiz, a company that designs and builds items that he would like to have but nobody was making. Sicktoiz offers unique hand made designers that are carefully designed and finely crafted from automotive parts to display objects and the most amazing door hardware you’ll ever see. At a young age, Tyler got a job with a Can-Am series Crew Chief and historic racecar restorer. He worked on cars including Jackie Stewart’s T260 Lola, Peter Revson’s M8F McLaren and h...
Nov 22, 2019•33 min•Ep. 1429
Steve Huff owns Steve Huff Motorsports in SeaTac, Washington. He is a 30 plus year racing veteran with over 20 years as a professional racer under his belt. Steve’s earned 15 national and world records in speed and he is a self-taught builder and racer who built custom bikes and cars that have won awards and set speed records. Today, he continues his quest for speed with ‘Current Technology’ his electric dragster and the brainchild of e-Spec Racecars, a division of his Huff Motorsports. Mixed wi...
Nov 21, 2019•49 min•Ep. 1428
Uli Perez is the International Franchise Manager and Operations Quality Control Manager at K1 Speed, where he’s been for over 15 years. Founded in 2003, K1 Speed has grown to become the premier worldwide karting company. With kart racing locations around the globe and in the U.S., K1 brings the thrill and excitement of indoor karting to a wide range of enthusiasts. Their facilities include a Paddock Lounge, meeting rooms, pool tables, and is the perfect place to host corporate events, parties, o...
Nov 20, 2019•31 min•Ep. 1427
Ruth Fruehauf is the Founder of the Fruehauf Trailer Historical Society, an organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of the Fruehauf Trailer Company and the Fruehauf family legacy. She had a successful career in the business of fine art commerce and is the youngest daughter of Roy and Ruth Fruehauf. The family history became her passion and after looking through her father’s business papers, and learning more about her father, whom she lost at age 8, has led her on a book projec...
Nov 19, 2019•47 min•Ep. 1426
Tabetha Hammer is the Senior Manager of Car Culture for Hagerty, where she focuses on youth, education, and heritage. These initiatives include the RPM (Reservation Preservation Mentorship) Foundation to support the preservation of the skills and trades necessary for automotive and marine restoration; the Historic Vehicle Association to bring national recognition to our automotive heritage; and Hagerty’s Youth Programs, which breaks down barriers between young people and fun cars to put them beh...
Nov 18, 2019•41 min•Ep. 1425
Mitchell Proner is recognized as one of the most talented and experienced trial advocates in the country. He has represented clients in over 30 jurisdictions across five continents. He has lectured to Bar Associations and attorney groups in the U.S., Canada, and Europe on how to represent accident victims. Mitchell has appeared as a legal analyst on numerous news broadcasts including CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, WPIX, and news channels on European television, and South American networks and radio, i...
Nov 15, 2019•43 min•Ep. 1424
Gregg Ovist owns Geezzup, a personal classic car location service that also acts as an auction car locator, restoration services, import and export help, and classic car parts locator. Helping you find your next classic car is his goal. Through his partnerships and expertise, Gregg will walk you through the process, at any level, from impartial advice about project vehicles, help at auctions, finding parts, to all aspects of your search for that special car. He thrives on sharing his knowledge t...
Nov 14, 2019•42 min•Ep. 1423
Mike Gulett is the Founder of MyCarQuest.com, a blog he started in 2010. There he writes about classic cars, racecars, automobiles of interest, and the people who made and drive these fascinating vehicles. My Car Quest is a view from the perspective of the collector, the enthusiast, and the lover of classic and collectible cars. Mike has more than thirty years of experience in the technology business sector with fifteen years as either the President and CEO or the President and COO of many compa...
Nov 13, 2019•39 min
Bryan Goffe is the founder and creative director of Garage Asylum, a company he started in 2012. His first career is in the Floor Covering Industry in the Pacific NW. His expertise with garage flooring and a passion for automobiles led to his creation of Garage Asylum as a media platform for enthusiasts. Bryan combined his history of participating in car shows, a love for motorsports, his skills in shooting automotive photography, and a passion for cross-promoting friends and racing through soci...
Nov 12, 2019•30 min•Ep. 1421
Mark Frohnmayer is the Founder of Arcimoto, an electric vehicle company that he started in 2007. He has led the Arcimoto team through eight generations of prototype vehicles and a Nasdaq-listed Regulation A IPO, to a public electric vehicle manufacturing company. Mark’s goal was to bring an affordable, ultra-efficient, useful new vehicle into the marketplace. This year, Arcimoto began delivery of its first retail product to customers on the West Coast, and it’s called the Fun Utility Vehicle. Ma...
Nov 11, 2019•34 min•Ep. 1420
Sergio Fernandez is the Chief Judge at the Cigar City Concours d’Elegance. He is the owner of Vette Works Inc., the record setting shop responsible for producing the highest selling 1967 L-88 corvette coupe to date that sold at the 2014 Barrett Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona for $3,850,000.00. Sergio is one of the founding fathers of the Metro Long Island Chapter of the National Corvette Restorers Society, the NCRS, and he is the Master Level Judge for that group. He owns two factory-doc...
Nov 08, 2019•41 min•Ep. 1419
Lilly Pray is a judge at the second annual Cigar City Concours d’Elegance. She has been a classic car judge for 17 years at numerous Concours events including Radnor Hunt, Greenwich, The Elegance at Hershey, Boca Raton, Atlanta, Rocky Mountain, and Hilton Head Motoring Festival. Her love and passion for cars began at an early age with her father Malcolm, a noted collector from Greenwich, Connecticut. Lilly is a Registered Nurse specializing in Neurology, Orthopedics, and Emergency medicine. Befo...
Nov 07, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1418
Michael Thompson is the Field Coordinator at this year’s Cigar City Concours d’Elegance taking place in Tampa, Florida. His passion for all things mechanical covers everything from steam trains to supercars. In his formative years, he developed a strong affinity for vintage Fords, especially anything with a Flathead V8. Mike spent much of his career with the Ford Motor Company at the dealership level in parts and service. He is very active in the car hobby and today operates a workshop where he ...
Nov 06, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1417
Joe Pep is an automotive commission artist, a graphic designer, and illustrator whose work has been featured in Hemmings Classic Car, their Daily Blogs , and in Muscle Machine magazines. Joe’s art has been exhibited at the AACA Museum in Hershey and the Elegance at Hershey. For over 20 years he created comic books and graphic novels including the iconic Archie Comics. Since his last appearance on Cars Yeah Joe launched Every Car Has a Story where he interviews numerous automotive enthusiasts and...
Nov 05, 2019•41 min•Ep. 1416
Vic Piano is the Founder of the Cigar City Concours d’Elegance, now in its second year. His life has been all things automotive that started with his launch of an automotive publication titled Part Finder, back in 1975. In 1980, he produced, directed, and syndicated the International Show Car Association for television. That same year, he also produced and syndicated the Watkins Glenn Grand Prix and in 1981, the Long Beach Grand Prix . Vic went on to produce SCORE Off-Road World Championships an...
Nov 04, 2019•38 min•Ep. 1415
Josh Stahl is President and CEO of Reviva, a Minnesota based engine remanufacturer. Reviva is a lean focused manufacturer and remanufacturer of industrial equipment and engines. The company has three engine plants where they remanufacture gas and diesel engines ranging in size from .5L to 20L. Reviva now offers a line of high-performance LS engines and they partner in a large envelope machine shop that supports the defense and oil and gas industries. Prior to joining Reviva, Josh was a coxswain ...
Nov 01, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1414
Paul Rivera is the recently appointed CEO of Electra Meccanica, a designer, and manufacturer of electric vehicles. He is currently overseeing the production and launch of the company’s innovative electric, single-passenger SOLO vehicle designed to revolutionize the way people commute. Before joining Electra Meccanica, Paul most recently served as President of Ricardo USA, a 100-year-old global engineering, strategic, and environmental consultancy business focused on designing, engineering, and t...
Oct 31, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1413
Geoff Goddard has been the Sporting Director at the Nysna Simola Hillclimb at as a volunteer since 2008. He studied Automotive Technology at Reading College in the UK then working for Ford and later at THATCHAM Crash Test Research Centre. Geoff raced Stock Cars in the UK and won the English and World Superstox Championships in 1969, 1971, and 1972. He emigrated to South Africa in 1974 and ran his own repair and tuning shop, and later as a Test Engineer on military vehicles. He worked at BMW Grou...
Oct 30, 2019•34 min•Ep. 1412
Linda Nunes is the Crew Chief for Chris Nunes, her teenage son’s off-road racing Team. Regular Cars Yeah listeners will remember Chris Nune’s show earlier this year. Chris races Pro Buggy in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Nationals and most know him as the California Kid. Linda is in charge of marketing, PR, Spotting, Hot Pits, Travel, and she is the team’s Strategist responsible for developing and building the most competitive car at the lowest possible price. Linda has also raced a dirt bike and won f...
Oct 29, 2019•36 min•Ep. 1395
Jason Lotoski is the Founder and CEO of Tonit, a motorcycle community app built by riders for riders. Jason is a 27-year old entrepreneur who is motivated to build a global motorcycle community with Tonit. In just 8 months, Tonit was already the #1 trending lifestyle app on Google Play and has over 170,000 active users who post, connect, and share their riding experiences on this lifestyle app daily. At Tonit, Jason and his team aren’t just a motorcycle app creators, they are a company that live...
Oct 28, 2019•40 min•Ep. 1410
Joel Carash has been a trial attorney for over 50 years and when he’s not in the courtroom, he’s on the road in his 1927 Bentley 3 Liter that he acquired over 22 years ago. He’s put over 40,000 miles on that special car of which over 26,000 miles have been in rallies and tours all over the world. I had the honor of spending a day with Joel in his car during the La Jolla Concours Tour last spring and what a special day that was for me. Joel was the Bentley Driver’s Club Chairman, Golden Gate Regi...
Oct 25, 2019•31 min•Ep. 1409
Caroline Cassini grew up in the collector car world. She is a lifelong car enthusiast and has been participating in car events with her parents since the age of 3 and attended her first Pebble Beach Concours at the age of 4. Caroline was the Co-Founder and Vice President of the Edison Concours d’Elegance. She has judged at numerous Concours events worldwide, including the Zoute Concours d’Elegance in Belgium. Caroline is an avid researcher and is highly knowledgeable in both sales and restoratio...
Oct 24, 2019•35 min•Ep. 1408
