Max Girardo is the founder of Girardo & Co where he and his team offer the most up-to-date and accurate market knowledge relating to the sourcing, selling and valuation of classic cars. Working one-on-one with a growing list of loyal clients, they help automotive enthusiasts and collectors source and sell vehicles, always helping their clients match the right car with the right person. Max works with a dynamic, experienced, and approachable team of professionals who work together to achieve ...
Feb 21, 2020•41 min•Ep. 1494
Neal Bascomb is the author of eight award-winning, national, and international bestselling books, including most recently FASTER , the true story of an American heiress (Lucy Schell), outcast Jewish driver (Rene Dreyfus), and an old, almost bankrupt automobile company (Delahaye) who take on Hitler’s Silver Arrow Grand Prix cars at the brink of WWII. Neal wrote the New York Times bestseller on the sabotage of the German atomic bomb program THE WINTER FORTRESS. He also chronicled the search for a ...
Feb 20, 2020•38 min•Ep. 1493
Peter Grimsdale is a British novelist and award-winning television producer who has made shows for BBC, PBS, and Discovery. As a life-long car enthusiast, he has made in-depth films about the British and Japanese auto industries, profiles of Stirling Moss, Alec Issigonis. and many other automotive heroes. His first book about cars is titled ‘High Performance – When Britain Ruled the Roads’ , published by Simon & Schuster. Peter has had a long association with America, going back to 1974 duri...
Feb 19, 2020•38 min•Ep. 1492
Aaron Weiss has been an avid automobile enthusiast all of his adult life acquiring his first collector car, a 1979 Rolls-Royce Camargue some twenty years ago. Currently, his collection totals 34 cars, many of which are CCCA Full Classics™. He has exhibited his cars at over 200 Concours and Club events throughout the United States, including twelve consecutive showings at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Aaron and his wife Valerie drove their 1933 Cadillac V16 Phaeton in the 2012 Tournament ...
Feb 18, 2020•41 min•Ep. 3
Geoff Hacker, Ph.D. is the founder of Undiscovered Classics and Forgotten Fiberglass. He has been called “Captain Curiosity” and the author, Tom Cotter, a past Cars Yeah guest, titled Geoff “The Snipe Hunter” in his book ‘ Corvette in the Barn’ . Geoff’s a college professor, automotive historian, researcher, and adventurer. He is the king of automotive barn finds and he will go anywhere to uncover and bring back to life vehicles that many of us never knew existed or thought were long gone. He ha...
Feb 18, 2020•39 min•Ep. 1491
Mandy McGee, a Duluth Minnesota native, didn’t discover her true passion for motorsports until her 30s when she attended her first track event as a novice student. Since that spring weekend in 2010, it’s been full speed ahead. After receiving her HPDE Instructor Certification from the BMW Car Club of America, in 2013, she served as an Instructor at BMW CCA events, as well as Acura NSX and NASA. In 2013, she stepped even further out of her comfort zone and competed in her first 8-hour Endurance R...
Feb 17, 2020•36 min•Ep. 1490
Brian Nilsen has been deeply involved in the Motorsports industry for over 40 years. For the last 20 years, he’s helped build a full-service multi-line powersports dealership in Bremerton, Washington titled Brothers Powersports at which he is the co-owner. He also operates a Motorsports Park, MotoWest, and serves as a Partner of Pac West MX, a multi-state Motocross series Promoters Group. Today he is fulfilling a lifelong dream to bring a state of the art, racetrack and multi-use facility to the...
Feb 14, 2020•43 min•Ep. 1489
Pierre Hedary is a ‘Garagist’ who specializes in the rehabilitation of classic Mercedes Benz automobiles. His focus is on Mercedes that were developed and launched prior to 1990. His garage in Titusville, Florida is home base; however, he spends a lot of time traveling around the country servicing the classic Mercedes of enthusiastic owners and resolving difficult mechanical challenges. Pierre also provides Mercedes Benz sales commentary and auction analysis for past Cars Yeah guest, Keith Marti...
Feb 13, 2020•47 min•Ep. 1488
Ariel Bravy is a radar detector enthusiast. His YouTube channel, Vortex Radar , is the largest and most popular channel dedicated to countermeasures. He specializes in testing these automotive electronics, provides detailed comparison reviews, and shares lots of helpful information. This way you can be fully informed on the best tools available for you and learn how to use them to create the best and safest driving experience possible.
Feb 12, 2020•46 min•Ep. 1487
Stephen Serio is the President of Aston Martin of New England, Lotus Motorsports, and The Bond Group. He started his business in 1987 specializing in exporting right-hand drive 1960s Aston Martins back to the UK. Today, selling new Aston Martins and Lotus cars is about 10% of what he really does, which is sourcing, buying, and selling rare European classic cars. He has helped build some large and important Porsche, Ferrari, and Aston Martin collections over his many years in the business. Stephe...
Feb 11, 2020•43 min•Ep. 2
Brandon Starks is the Executive Director of the Brumos Collection in Jacksonville, Florida. At this new museum, he is responsible for the development and operation of an incredible collection of Porsche and motorsports history to ensure a spectacular guest experience. The museum is an inclusive environment that supports those with a passion for automobiles and automotive history. It is a place where visitors are inspired by passion and history. Prior to his current role at the Brumos Collection,...
Feb 11, 2020•38 min•Ep. 1486
John Fitzpatrick is a former English racing driver who is a two time European GT Champion, three-time Porsche Cup Winner and the 1980 USA IMSA Champion. Today he still works in motorsports as a consultant, working at corporate events, driver management and he still drives in vintage racing events. John’s been at the wheel since 1963 racing Mini Coopers and winning the British Saloon Car Championship in 1966. His career has taken him around the world and put him in the seat of numerous winning te...
Feb 10, 2020•46 min•Ep. 1485
Frank Leutz is a 28-year member of the automotive service industry. He is the COO of nationally recognized, award-winning Desert Car Care of Chandler in Arizona, a seven-bay top 1% national gross revenue shop. He served as President of the Phoenix Chapter of the Automotive Service Association and was elected and still serves on, the National ASA Mechanical Operations Committee representing over 5,000 independent garage owners across the country. In 2016 he launched Wrench Nation which features t...
Feb 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1484
Zoriy Birenboym is the founder of eAutoLease.com, a modern auto dealership that is looking to change the consumer experience for the better. There are no lots to visit, no pushy salespeople to endure, and no long waits for manager and finance approvals. Everything is done from your computer at home while his team goes to work to find you the vehicle of your dreams. Zoriy is a lifelong entrepreneur and an automotive enthusiast who has devoted himself to building businesses. eAutoLease.com is just...
Feb 06, 2020•42 min•Ep. 1483
Dave Gunderson is Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive Aftermarket Division of 3M. He has spent his career in and around the automotive industry and his passion for automobiles and caring for them runs deep. Dave joined 3M in 1988 as a Technical Service Engineer in Livonia, Michigan where he grew up. He moved to their headquarters in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has held global business roles in key 3M portfolios including Body Structure and Adhesives, Masking Tape and Advanced Cera...
Feb 05, 2020•51 min•Ep. 1482
Bill Warner is the chairman and founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance taking place Thursday, March 5 through Sunday, March 8, 2020. He is a lifelong racer, automotive photographer, collector, speaker, author, and all-around gearhead. He’s worked with cars his entire life and spent his career as an electrical engineer, serving in the Florida Air National Guard for 30 years. He has authored books and shot award-winning photography. Bill started racing in the last 70s and won three IMSA ...
Feb 04, 2020•37 min•Ep. 1
Keith Martin has been involved with the collector car hobby for more than thirty years as a writer, publisher, television commentator, and die-hard enthusiast. He is the publisher of Sports Car Market Magazine, a publication he founded 32 years ago. He launched a companion magazine American Car Collector 10 years ago. Keith’s columns on collecting and reviews of exotic cars have appeared in the New York Times. Keith has been an emcee at Pebble Beach, the Meadow Brook Concours, Concorso Italiano,...
Feb 04, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1481
Dan Davis has spent over 40 years of technical, process, and business experience in the automotive and electronics industries. He retired as the Director of Ford Racing Technology and before that his career spanned a wide base in the automotive sector. He spent time at General Motors as a project engineer. He was Chief Steward for the IndyCar series, President and CEO of the Miller Motorsports Park, and held numerous positions with Ford including procurement, manufacturing, strategic business, a...
Feb 03, 2020•54 min•Ep. 1480
Zacharie (Zach) Robichon is a Canadian racer who lives in Ottowa. He drives the number 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3R, nicknamed the “Plaid Porsche” and races in the WeatherTech Championship GT Daytona class. Zach’s teammates are Dennis Olsen, Lars Kern, and Patrick Pilet. His IMSA Championships include the 2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada Champion and 2019 IMSA Weathertec Championship Sprint Cup Champion where he won as a rookie. Zach won last year at Lime Rock Park and Road America....
Jan 31, 2020•40 min•Ep. 1479
Katherine Legge is a British racecar driver who runs with the new GEAR Racing Lamborghini for the 2020 season alongside co-driver Christina Nielsen, a past Cars Yeah guest, to form the series’ only all-female driver lineup. They will be joined by Swiss Rachel Frey for all IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup events, and Colombia’s Tatiana Calderon for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Katherine’s career highlights include the 2018 WeatherTech Championship GTD runner-up, four career IMSA premier series victories, ...
Jan 30, 2020•34 min•Ep. 1478
Juliette Brinkerhoff was the navigator with Valkyrie Racing in their most recent venture in Kenya and Tanzania, Africa. She rode with her mother, the driver and past Cars Yeah guest Renee Brinkerhoff, as part of Project 356, a 7 continent, 18 countries, 20,000-mile world record attempt. Along with worldwide adventures, the Team raises funds and makes donations through Valkyrie Gives where they fight against child trafficking, helping women and children at risk around the world. When Juliette isn...
Jan 29, 2020•41 min•Ep. 1477
Michael Zurich is the founder and host of SailorswithCars; a YouTube channel that he launched to recognize the men and women who serve our country and community and who want to showcase their vehicles. Michael began his Naval career in 1984, at the age of 18, as an Enlisted serviceman progressing rapidly through the enlisted ranks to Chief Petty Officer. He served on many ships including the USS Midway. He earned a Commission in the Limited Duty Officer Program- a program accepting the top less ...
Jan 28, 2020•42 min•Ep. 1476
Born in San Jose, California, Willy T. Ribbs is a legendary racecar driver whose career behind the wheel started in England. The year was 1977 and Willy was 22 and he became the British Formula Ford “Star of Tomorrow” Champion. He returned home to the USA to face hostility from his racing peers. Undeterred, he became the first, and in some cases the only, African American to win races. His accomplishments include 1977 Dunlop Formula Ford Championship, the 1982 Long Beach Formula Atlantic Pole Wi...
Jan 27, 2020•43 min•Ep. 1475
Koen van Ham is the Co-Founder of Lightyear and is responsible for design. Lightyear is a Dutch technology company committed to its vision of making EV mobility scalable through the grid-independent solar car, delivering optimal performance. Most recently they designed and validated unprecedented performance in their 5-seater Lightyear One, setting a new world record for the most aerodynamic car. After studying Industrial Design Koen joined the first Solar Team Eindhoven because of his fascinati...
Jan 24, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1474
Brandon Anderson is the Executive Director and CEO of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. He earned his B.F.A. in Historic Preservation and Architectural History and a Masters Degree in Museum Studies. His past positions include time at The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana, Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens in New Bern, North Carolina, The Thomas Edison & Henry Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida and the Telfair Museum of Arts in Savannah, Georgia. He is on the ...
Jan 23, 2020•44 min•Ep. 1474
Colin Braun is a sports car racer who for more than 25 years has been on the track. He grew up in a racing family and his father Jeff Braun has been a guest here on Cars Yeah, twice. Colin’s sportscar career includes wins at the Rolex 24, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Six Hours of Watkins Glen events. At just 16 he made his racing debut at the Rolex 24 Hours race in Daytona and he was the youngest driver ever to place on the podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second. He’s run oval racing wi...
Jan 22, 2020•42 min•Ep. 1472
Shawn Groce is the founder of WESA, a company that develops products that give drivers, people, and organizations peace of mind while driving in limited visibility or poor driving conditions. They facilitate life safety operations while safeguarding those that protect and serve. Their latest product is called NightRide and it makes safety available to everyone. Shawn is an engineer and entrepreneur. He enjoys spirited drives on windy roads, photography, and tinkering with anything that’s analog,...
Jan 21, 2020•42 min•Ep. 1471
Dr. Jacques Dallaire is the President at Performance Prime. Over forty years, he has enjoyed the opportunity to work with more than 750 high-performance motor racing drivers from forty-three countries, numerous race teams, as well as several thousand high-performance individuals from a multitude of sports and a variety of occupations including law enforcement, the entertainment world, and the business community. Jacques splits his time between delivering sports-team and corporate/occupational gr...
Jan 20, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1470
Jeff Braun is a racing engineer who most recently worked with CORE Racing and IMSA. He’s been the Competition Director on the LMP2 Cars in the Tudor United SportsCar Series for SpeedSource Engineering and Mazda Racing. Jeff attended his first race at the age of three and started karting at seven. After going to work to manage the Transact Racing Team he purchased the business after only two years and created a race engineering consulting business. Transact has been a part of almost every kind of...
Jan 17, 2020•47 min•Ep. 1469
Ross Bentley is a racecar driver, a driving coach, and a high-performance driving instructor. His website, Speed Secrets , is a landing page for anyone wanting to learn how to be a better and faster driver. He’s raced against Michael Andretti, Al Unser Jr. Bobby Rahal, Emerson Fittipaldi, Paul Tracy, Rick Mears, and many others. Ross has driven Indy cars, GT sports cars, and he won the 1998 U.S. Road Racing Championship and the 2003 Daytona 24-Hour race. He’s passionate about helping others perf...
Jan 16, 2020•46 min•Ep. 1468
