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Talking About Cars with Randy Kerdoon

Talking About Cars with Randy Kerdoon - Randy and co-host "Hot Rod" Bob Beck are joined by celebrities and car "personalities" because "Everybody has a Car Story!" They are stories you haven't heard about their guests, first car, top cars on their "I want that someday" list, and what's in their garage now!
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TAC 149 - KC Jones (Team Steam) Hot Rod Bob Beck (co-host)

(06-20-2019) - Randy and "Hot Rod Bob" talk with "K.C." Jones....who operates "Team Steam", a racing team that rides Jet powered dragsters (that look like Trains) and Jet powered Peterbilts down the race track! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20, 201931 min

TAC 148 - Mike Mantel, Wild Bill Shrewsbury (Hemi Under Glass), Steve Gibbs (Nitro Reunion)

(06-13-2019) - Randy checks in with the owner of a "Hemi-Under Glass" 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, Mike Martell, and driver "Wild Bill" Shrewsbury and the version of the car he almost bought, until it rolled over on Jay Leno's TV show, him owning the real "Little Red Wagon", and a "helliphant" version using a modern Dodge Challenger! Then we listen as Steve Gibbs honors a group of drag racing legends from the San Gabriel Speedway!! and....Talking About Cars NEWS looks at finding the owner of a 69 GT...

Jun 13, 201935 min

TAC 147 - Hollywood talks about Movie & TV Cars at the Petersen Museum

(06-06-2019) - This week, Randy joins Hollywood Movie Car execs, Art Directors and those who provide "movie cars" for some of the biggest and most memorable movies and TV Shows that are part of the Petersen Museum's "Hollywood Dream Cars" exhibit. They include Art Director George Hill (Blade Runner 2049), Car Co-ordinator Josh Hancock (John Wick 3), Howard Belker (Porsche designer), Dennis McCarthy (Fast & Furious), Michael Scheff (Spiderman), Bob Gale (Back to the Future) and Scott Mantz. T...

Jun 06, 201955 min

TAC 146 - Kenny Harms (PGA Caddy), Ron Hurwitz, Derek Scouler (Police Vehicles)

(05-30-2019) - when PGA golfer Kenny Na won the "Charles Schwab Challenge" at Fort Worth, Texas (the former Colonial event), he won a trophy and a big check but handed over the keys to the other prize...a restored 1973 Dodge Challenger to his caddy Kenny Harms. Kenny joins Randy to explain how THAT all happened! Then, Ron Hurwitz and Derek Scouler join Randy from the Chrysler Performance West "Spring Fling" in Van Nuys, California....to talk CHP and Police Car collecting and how, if you don't do...

May 30, 201935 min

TAC 145 - Dieter Obeji (Hearse Owner), Donna Culwell (Ambulance owner), 55 GMC all girl rebuild

(05-23-2019) - Randy and Bob Beck (GAAS, Great American Auto Scene) talk with Dieter Obeji and Donna Culwell who drive their own hearses, and ambulances around LA. Why? That's why this podcast episode is here. To set the table for the June 1st VTAC LAPD, LAFC car show at Warner Center in Woodland Hills, CA. Then Bob and Randy talk to some of the women involved in a '55 GMC rebuild at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo.....when they visited the Talking About Cars/Great American Auto Scen...

May 23, 201944 min

TAC 144 - Monique St Pierre (PMOY 1979), Audra Lynn (PMOM Oct 2003), John DeRoy (Distinctive Carriages)

(05-16-2019) - This week we catch up with two Playboy Playmates at a picnic in the Holmby Hills near Los Angeles where October 2003 Playmate of the Month Audra Lynn and her boyfriend talk about why they have THREE Dodge Challengers between them, and what they do with TWO of them in Florida (altho' we figure you can guess already), 1979 Playmate of the Year Monique St. Pierre tells Randy about her "Playmate Car", one of the original Porsche 928's.....John DeRoy on his love of London Taxi Cabs and...

May 16, 201936 min

TAC 143 - Mark Greene (Cars Yeah)

(05-09-2019) - "Hot Rod" Bob Beck joins Randy at the "Classic Auto Show" at the OC Fairgrounds to talk to "Cars Yeah" podcaster Mark Greene. He's been "motivating car enthusiasts" 5 times a week for 4 plus years, and now has expanded his podcast horizons to a TV show on Mav TV! Mark gives us his car beginnings and is one of the first ever guests to actually come up with 10 cars he's like to own! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privac...

May 09, 201948 min

TAC 142 - Jim Owens (Ford), Bob Rosas (Hot Wheels), Kelly Faley (Fiat Chrysler). Tanya Inglis (Inglis Classics), Bill Montgomery (Prime Motivation),

(05-02-2019) - FoMoCo's Jim Owens joins Randy to talk about previous guest Allen Grant of Shelby, and then about the all new, more affordable, 4 cylinder turbo Mustang on it's 55th anniversary! Then Hot Rod Bob Beck joins Randy at the Classic Auto Show to talk with former Hot Wheels designer Bob Rosas about which "Hot Wheels" model he sold to help redo his roof on his home, and Bill Montgomery of "Prime Motivation", "Inglis Classics" Tanya Inglis and "Fiat-Chrysler's" Kelly Faley talk about wher...

May 02, 201944 min

TAC 141 - Will Scott (Graveyard Cars), Heather Jones, and Rob & Judy Johnson (Ozzie & Harriet's Pontiac)

(04-25-2019) - Two TV Shows, that have more in common than you think. Ozzie and Harriet, and Graveyard Cars. Both are "family shows", with "understated" father figures who have a wise cracking sense of humor, and sure one has a laugh track behind everything that is said on the show and one that doesn't....LISTEN as I get the lowdown on Ozzie & Harriett's actual 1956 Pontiac 870 station wagon that's now for sale....and the inside scoop on Graveyard Cars from painter Will Scott and his lady He...

Apr 25, 201951 min

TAC 140 - Ant Anstead (Wheeler Dealers), Tegan Hammond (Race Car & Stunt Driver), Bob Beck (GAAS)

(04-18-2019) - In TAC 140 we ask...what did you get for YOUR birthday? We're guessing it's not on a scale of what "Wheeler Dealers" co-host Ant Anstead found on his driveway for HIS birthday! Ant takes us to that moment of discover PLUS, New shows for him and Mike Brewer are ahead! Then Bonneville Salt Flats driver Tegan Hammond on her trek to drive over 300 miles an hour, and still trail her mother in the family standings....PLUS her stunt driving adventures on the set of CBS' "Magnum PI"! (NOT...

Apr 18, 201937 min

TAC 139 - Peter Brock (Car Designer), Allen Grant (Race Car Driver)

(04-11-2019) - Bob Beck of GAAS (the Great American Auto Scene) joins Randy from the "Dr George" Classic Car Show at Indian Wells, CA to call a kids pedal-car race, and chat with a pair of automotive legends! Car designer Peter Brock and Race Car Driver Allen Grant!! We get the behind the scenes stuff about working for Carroll Shelby and Peter's input into the '63-67 Chevrolet Corvette designs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy...

Apr 11, 201936 min

TAC 138 - Big Mike (SEMA Battle of the Builders) Mauricio Rosales (JDM Legends), Rick Dore

(04-04-2019) - Bob Beck (GAAS, Great American Auto Scene) joins Randy in their broadcast booth at the Classic Auto Show at the OC Fairgrounds as they talk with Battle of the Builder's "Big" Mike and Mauricio Rosales of JDM Legends about the Japanese Collector Car market and customizing a different group of cars!! Also, Car Designer extrodinare Rick Dore joins Randy to update a health scare!! Don't forget to LISTEN, SHARE/RETWEET, SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Apr 04, 201941 min

TAC 137 - Michele Greene (LA Law), Sebastian Bourdais (Indycar)

(03-28-2019) - former LA Law actress Michelle Greene LOVES cars, and joins Randy to do some 4 wheel fantasizing from the Hollywood Show in Los Angeles. Then Randy talks with IndyCar driver and new Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Famer Sebastian Bourdais to talk about the 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, what else the city of LeMans has going for it besides some race and the place of his birth, and who is the better cook, him or his wife? LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE/RETWEET, COMMENT!! See omnystu...

Mar 28, 201938 min

TAC 136 - Larry Wilcox, Lou Wagner (CHiPS)

(03-21-2019) - Larry Wilcox (Ofcr Jon Baker) and Lou Wagner (Harlan Arliss) from the original CHiPS TV show joins Randy at "the Hollywood Show" to talk about their car stories, and...in Larry's case, his flying stories. You see, Larry is an avid aircraft guy, including a few close calls in the air, while Lou still has his 2ND car...right now in his garage! Is it a Barn Find if you find it in your own garage? Probably not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about l...

Mar 21, 201932 min

TAC 135 - Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds), Raquel Pomplun (2013 PMOY), Matt DiBenedetto (NASCAR)

(03-14-2019) - Randy visited the Hollywood Show where he caught up with actor Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds, Lizzie McGuire) who has some great tales of his competitive racing days and why he's not racing anymore. Raquel Pomplun was Playboy Magazine's 2013 "Playmate of the Year" and received a Jaguar F series convertible (for a year). We find out just how fast she got that Jag up to, and who taught her how to drive,then NASCAR driver Matt DiBenedetto talks about going from little league...

Mar 14, 201951 min

TAC 134 - Cristy Lee (AGG, Mrs Claus), ‘60 Plymouth build, Harley trikes & electric bikes!

(02-28-2019) - Join Randy Kerdoon and Bob Beck (GAAS) as they visit Barrett-Jackson to find out what some car builders do just to acquire a car to build, they visit with "All Girl Garage"'s Cristy Lee and find out the real story on how she became "Mrs. Claus" to Goldberg's Santa in a Dodge commercial, then they find out about how you can have your own Harley Davidson "Trike", and more!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practic...

Feb 28, 201938 min

TAC Special - Matt Farah's Lexus finally hits a million miles!!

(02-24-2019) - Back in 2017, Matt Farah of the Smoking Tire joined Randy to talk about buying a high mileage Lexus. But there was a method to his madness, and this past week, a goal was finally reached!! (Check out TAC #98 to listen to the entire Matt Farah podcast for more fun car stories!) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https:...

Feb 25, 20193 min

TAC 133 - Bogi's "Crusade" (Building Customs to Promote Women in the Auto Industry)

(02-14-2019) - In 2018 "All Girl Garage's" Bogi Lateiner and 89 of her best girlfriends combined talents to build a customized 1957 Chevy Pickup called the "Montage". Listen as she introduces her new project car at a reception at her Phoenix garage, "180 Automotive", (01:12) and the stories of some of the women who worked on it, including one who believes it had a role in saving her life after being diagnosed with stage 3 cancer (20:13), Bogi explains why a BMW engine, and her parents explains t...

Feb 14, 201933 min

TAC 132- Gary & Denise Cerveny (Woolsey Fire loss)

(01-31-2019) - Gary and Denise Cerveny were Malibu residents whose home and structures burned in the devestating Woolsey Fire. Also burned was their car and motorcycle collection. Total vehicles, 71. They talk with Randy Kerdoon and co-host Bob Beck about their love of cars, what they lost, and how they plan to rebuild. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about ...

Jan 31, 201956 min

TAC 131 - Ryan & Adam Anderson (Grave Digger)

(01-17-2019) - Randy dives into the world of Monster Trucks with some Monster Truck Royalty.....the Anderson family, Ryan, and Adam whose father Dennis built the first "Grave Digger"! We get the story and even get some fans questions asked on the floor of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcas...

Jan 17, 201934 min

TAC 130 - Cindy Williams, MacKenzie Phillips, Bo Hopkins (American Graffiti)

(01-03-2019) - Remembering the 1973 movie (that had a lot of cool cars in it) "American Graffitti" with actors Cindy Williams, MacKenzie Phillips and Bo Hopkins at the Hollywood Show near LAX. All three have fun, behind the scenes stories about the movie, their co-stars and of course the cars they were linked with. Cindy, the 58 Edsel and Ron Howard's 1958 Chevy Impala, MacKenzie with a yellow 32 Ford Coupe, and Bo with a chopped Mercury "lead sled" from the early 50s. Don't forget to subscribe,...

Jan 03, 201934 min

TAC 129 - Tim Matheson, Bruce McGill (Animal House)

(12-20-2018) - Remembering the classic movie "Animal House" and it's cars with actors Tim Matheson "Otter" and Bruce McGill "D-Day" at a recent Hollywood Autograph Show! Tim his first car that didn't help him with the ladies, and that Corvette, "Eric Stratton" drove in the movie, Bruce on why he likes to keep a low profile, surprises he found at his first autograph show, and the "Deathmobile"!! (BTW, for the record, "D-Day" left the parade in a 1961 Dodge Police cruiser, not a Ford) See omnystud...

Dec 20, 201835 min

TAC 128 - Catherine Bach (Dukes of Hazzard), Gerry Blyenberg (Wheeler Dealers-France)

(12-06-2018) - the actress who created the original role of Daisy Duke in TV's Dukes of Hazzard joined Randy at the EG Auctions car event in Indio, California where they talked about her car history, how car break-ups are very hard to do, and how she baby sits dogs doing 120 in her Benz. then, Gerry Blyenberg from Wheeler Dealers - France joined Randy and the Huntington Beach Wheeler Dealers Garage to talk how he managed to get the hosting gig....what he has in common with Pimp My Rides's Beau B...

Dec 06, 201836 min

TAC 127 - Mark Towle, Constance Nunes (Rust to Riches), Scott Newstead Part 2 (Cold War Motors)

(11-22-2018) - Mark Towle & Constance Nunes from "Car Masters : From Rust to Riches” joins Randy at the Cars, Stars and Rock n' Roll Auction at Indio, California to talk about their new Netflix series where the group at "Gotham Garage" works on upgrading themselves with every build until they make some serious cash with their final custom car! Then with a cameo from Mike and Ant from Wheeler Dealers, we have Part 2 of our conversation with Scott Newstead from the "Cold War Motors" Channel on...

Nov 22, 201834 min

TAC 126 - Randy has a "Car All Star" report from SEMA, & Gene Winfield on his fall in Finland!

(11-07-2018) - Randy returns from SEMA in Las Vegas with the REAL story of what happened to car customizer Gene Winfield, how his fal in Finland didn't "Finnish" him off because....he's really "Superman!" (Okay, maybe I made up the Superman part, but he's one tough dude)....and what impressed our previous Talking About Cars podcast guests at SEMA!!! Don't forget to subscribe, listen, share, rate us and comment!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. To learn more about listener da...

Nov 08, 201840 min

TAC 125 - Mike Brewer & Ant Anstead (Wheeler Dealers)

(10-25-2018) - somehow Mike Brewer & Ant Anstead let Randy into their workshop in Southern California where he gets some funny conversation with the "lads" about language differences, what celebrity hasn't followed Ant & Mike back on Twitter yet, the first year of Ant & Christina, and what TV show Mike has always wanted to do a cameo in. (and if you turn that into a show...we all get producer credits with you!) It's a Mike and Ant you've likely never heard before! See omnystudio.com/...

Oct 25, 201858 min

TAC 124 - Deborah Najm, Laurie Mellott (Rebelle Rally) & Chuck Schauwecker (RodRiguez)

(10-11-2018) - Randy talks with sisters who will be combining for the first time on an 8 day off road rally from Lake Tahoe to Glamis with a detour through Nevada....oh and NO Navigation!! That's right they'll be..."OFF THE GRID"!! Plus Chuck Schauwecker is looking for a new home of his "RodRiguez" custom Model A!! Don't forget to Subscribe, share (retweet), comment and a special request at the end for friends of my occasional co-host "Hot Rod" Bob Beck! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Oct 11, 201849 min

TAC Special - Iconic car customizer Gene Winfield can't leave Finland (John Stiff-Winfield Office Manager)

(10-10-2018) - Office Manager of car customizer Gene Winfield's shop in Mojave tells Randy Kerdoon, that his boss broke his hip during his recent visit to Finland, and can't return to the US for 3-6 weeks while he recovers. John Stiff says the only way they can get him here earlier is with a medical flight, which will cost $150,000. They have opened a go fund me page to help the 91 year old get back to California sooner! Here is Randy's interview with John. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Oct 10, 20184 min

TAC 123 - John D'Agostino (Celebrity Kustoms), Rick Abate (Ness Motorcycles)

(09-27-2018) - Randy and guest co-host Bob Beck of GAAS (Great American Auto Scene) head to the 19th "Cruisin' for a Cure" car show at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California to talk custom cars and getting your prostate checked with car customizer/designer John D'Agostino and custom "bikes" with Rick Abate of Arlen Ness Motorcycles. You can see pictures of John's cars he brought and Rick's bikes on our social media, (Twitter, Facebook & Instagram) accounts See omnystudio.com...

Sep 27, 201835 min

TAC 122 - Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray) & John Biel (Collectible Automobile editor)

(09-13-2018) - Time for Randy to get "Corny" (Collins-ish) with Hairspray alum Nikki Blonsky where we find out if she needed a ladder to get into her first "car", and we get some behind the scenes about how long it took to sing the movie's opening number...from a garbage truck! Then the editor of "Collectible Automobile" magazine, John Biel checks in to talk the differences between the Chevy Impala, Bel Air, Biscayne and Delray, did "Matchbox Cars" get hosed by not making to yet ANOTHER finals f...

Sep 13, 201848 min
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