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To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History
To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History
Doug & Dave: Classic Car Experts, Motorsports Enthusiasts and Automotive Storytellers 168 episodes Nov 10, 2026
A classic car restoration and automotive history podcast hosted by Doug and Dave. Each episode focuses on the stories and motoring memories behind iconic vehicles rather than just technical specifications. The hosts explore family car history, vintage vehicle enthusiasm, and car culture nostalgia. New episodes are released on #TorqueTuesday for restoration junkies and classic car fans.
Episodes
Mazda Spec MX-5 Racing & Rare Volvo C30s w/ Joey "The Stiglette" Andrews
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!How does a kid who learned about cars by watching Top Gear become a Mazda Motorsports factory club racer in less than four years? Today, we sit down with 21-year-old race car driver Joey Andrews, known across the internet as "The Stiglette," to talk about his journey from indoor karting to taking on the nation&apos
SEMA Prelude Swaps & Manual Murcielago w/ Throtl's Evan Beckerman
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!SEMA Honda Prelude swaps and twin-turbo manual Murcielago builds. Join Doug for an automotive nostalgia journey with Evan Beckerman, co-founder and COO of Throtl. We skip corporate marketing talk to go behind the scenes of Throtl’s headline SEMA project cars, wild engine swaps, and the garage wrenching sessions that built a
Porsche 356A Builds & Fox Body Mustangs w/ PCA's Vu Nguyen
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What happens when you score a free classic Porsche engine out of a stranger's basement and keep a vintage car build hidden from your family for an entire year? You get the ultimate 50th birthday present. Today, we sit down with Vu Nguyen, the Executive Director of the Porsche Club of America (PCA), to talk about his inc
Lexus IS300 Shenanigans & Acura NSX Memories w/ Amanda Cline
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What happens when you bake the Toyota Altezza headlights of a 2001 Lexus IS300 in your mother's kitchen oven? You get the origin story of an automotive journalist. Today, Amanda Cline (Amanda Reviews Cars) stops by to talk 90s JDM legends, reviewing the 1,025-HP Rivian R1T, testing cup holders with an expired can of bea
NASCAR Driver Safety: Brad Coleman’s Journey from the Track to the Road
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!How does a professional NASCAR driver go from pushing limits at 200 miles per hour to teaching the next generation how to parallel park?In this episode of To All The Cars I've Loved Before, host Doug sits down with Brad Coleman, a former NASCAR driver and the current owner and CEO of SafeWay Driving. Brad shares his inc
How Deaf Parents Shaped Mazda In-Car Technology w/ Matthew Valbuena
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In this episode, Doug and Dave are getting a little grease under their nails with Matthew Valbuena, a Project Manager for Mazda's North American Operations R&D division. Matthew oversees the development of Mazda's in-vehicle technologies and human interfaces, balancing the demand for cutting-edge connectivity w
Mianna Wick’s Journey into Vintage Open-Wheel IndyCar Racing
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!How do you go from driving a homemade go-kart built out of lawnmower parts to piloting a 1996 Lola IndyCar originally driven by Eddie Lawson and Davy Jones?In this episode of To All The Cars I've Loved Before, Doug sits down with IndyCar driver and speaker Mianna Wick.Mianna shares her unique journey into motorsports, s
Flipping Ruf's personal Turbo & Ultra-Rare Porsches w/ Bill Patel
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!How do you go from buying a broken-down $3,000 Porsche 944 to owning hundreds of air-cooled 911s and flipping some of the rarest vehicles in the world?This week, Doug goes solo to sit down with Bill Patel, an automotive broker and Porsche collector who has been living the gearhead dream for nearly 25 years. From spotting Alo
INEOS Grenadier Off-Roading & Toyota Land Cruiser Memories
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!From surviving a scary collision in a massive Toyota Land Cruiser as a teenager to swapping out suspension springs on a 7,500-lb INEOS Grenadier in her driveway, Anastasia Kim Carpenter proves that taking the path less traveled is always the best route!In this episode of To All The Cars I've Loved Before, Doug sits down
Building Rivians & Prototyping EVs: Inside Ford's Secret Shop
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What is the difference between engineering vehicles at a 100-year-old legacy automaker versus a high-speed EV startup?In this episode of To All The Cars I've Loved Before, host Doug sits down with former Ford and Rivian engineering manager turned real estate founder, John Gravelyn. From fixing his own beaters out of pur
The Path to NASCAR: Late Models & Open-Wheel Testing w/ Kaeden Ballos
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Welcome back to To All The Cars I've Loved Before! This week, Doug is going solo in the garage to sit down with 18-year-old racing phenom Kaeden Ballos. As a fourth-generation racer, Kaeden is currently making waves in the NASCAR weekly series behind the wheel of the number 19 late model.In this episode, Kaeden shares t
Mopar Restomod Nightmares & The Lost 1983 Turbo Mustang
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Welcome back to To All The Cars I've Loved Before! This week, Doug is sitting down with his friend and ultimate gearhead, Tony Funk. Over the years, Tony has owned over 35 different vehicles, and he brings some of the most unbelievable automotive stories we've ever heard into the garage.In this episode, Tony shares
Porsche Racing Secrets: Carrera Cup w/ Pro Driver Sabré Cook and Her Dad
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!A Father’s Day Special: The Unbreakable Bond of a Racing FamilyHappy Father’s Day! This week on To All The Cars I've Loved Before, we are celebrating the ultimate father-daughter racing duo. We’re sitting down with Sabré Cook—a mechanical engineer and professional driver for JDX Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup North A
Porsche 911 Barn Finds & 40 Years of Dealership Secrets
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What happens when a lifetime of automotive passion becomes a 40-year career? This week, Doug goes solo from Myrtle Beach to sit down with luxury car sales legend Mike Maurer. Mike has been navigating the high-end automotive world since the 1980s, working with legendary dealerships like Brumos Porsche.In this episode, Mike pu
Vintage Porsches & Rare Ferraris: Inside The Great Race w/ Brad Phillips
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Welcome back to All the Cars I've Loved Before, the podcast where we park the data at the door to focus on the stories that matter 🎙️.In this episode, Doug sits down with Brad Phillips, a globally recognized collector car expert and hardcore gearhead who firmly believes that classic cars are meant to be driven 🛠️. Brad
C7 Corvette Track Days & The Porsche 930 Widowmaker w/ Towlos
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!C7 Corvette track days and Porsche 930 history. Matt Jones on launching Towlos, the "Airbnb for car trailers"...In our newest episode, we sit down with Matt Jones, an orthopedic surgeon turned entrepreneur and the CEO/Founder of Towlos (towlos.com). Matt shares his incredible automotive journey, from learning to dr
BMW E46 ZHP: The Perfect Analog Driving Experience?
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!How do you transition from a "utilitarian" view of driving to chasing the perfect analog feel of a 20-year-old BMW?In this episode, Doug sits down with Ryan Williams, a software engineer who discovered his passion for cars later in life while searching for a hobby that would get him off his "daily ride"—h
2011 Subaru WRX & 1986 Honda Accord w/ Ethan Banks
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!2011 Subaru WRX cross-country trip and 1986 Honda Accord memories. In this episode, we welcome Ethan Banks to the virtual garage. While the IT world knows him as the co-founder of the Packet Pushers podcast network, we’re turning back the odometer to explore his lifelong obsession with car culture and automotive history.Etha
The Birth of the Dodge Viper & Mercedes AMG History w/ Matt DeLorenzo
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!AMC Gremlin restoration and Mercedes AMG history with Matt DeLorenzo. Inside the birth of the Dodge Viper and the Honda CRX...In this episode, we sit down with automotive journalism royalty, Matt DeLorenzo. With over 45 years in the industry—including serving as the Editor of AutoWeek and a founding juror of the North Americ
1985 Mazda RX-7 Restoration & Hudson Hornet History w/ Zack Pradel
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!1985 Mazda RX-7 restoration and Hudson Hornet history with Zack Pradel. In this episode, we sit down with the founder of the Shooting Cars YouTube channel to discuss the logistics of filming over 1,700 car reviews and the "soul" of the machines that made us.Zack shares his personal automotive journey, from blowing
Air-Cooled VW Culture: Women Restoring Classic Volkswagens 🍃🚗
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Air-cooled VW culture and women in classic car restoration. Restoring Volkswagen Beetles and the "Muth" Super Beetle...“Every car tells a story, and those stories reveal exactly who we are.” In this episode, Doug and Dave welcome professional corporate and lifestyle photographer Marla Aufmuth into the virtual garag
1998 Acura Integra Restoration: The Ultimate Project Car Build
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Classic car restoration of a 1998 Acura Integra. How a father and son rebuilt a "Teggy" to climb Mount Evans..."We sat on a rock in the driveway, stared at the car, and thought: What did we just do?" 🛠️🧩.What happens when a father humors his son’s "crazy idea" to buy a $5,000 project car during
'69 Camaro SS Restoration: Building a 383 Stroker for SEMA 🏁🔥
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Automotive restoration of a '69 Camaro SS. Learn how Christina Lardie built a 383 Stroker engine for the SEMA show...What do you do when you inherit a classic car shell and a garage full of mystery parts? You buy a ticket to SEMA just to ask the manufacturers, "What is this and how do I install it?"In this epi
1963 Mercury Comet Repair & NASCAR Auto Hauler Build
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Automotive engineering and 1963 Mercury Comet repairs. Behind the scenes of a NASCAR race team woodshop...What do you do when you retire from a corporate career but still want to build things? If you're Mark Freibaum, you buy a 24-foot NASCAR auto hauler and transform it into a mobile woodworking shop for kids. 🛠️🏁In th
Father Daughter Hot Rod Restoration & Edelbrock Carburetor w/ Riley's Rebuilds
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Hot rod restoration and custom builds with Riley's Rebuilds. A father-daughter team rebuilding Edelbrock carburetors...What happens when a 13-year-old girl wants to buy her first car but can't legally work? She starts rebuilding carburetors in her dad's garage—and accidentally builds a national brand. 🔧😲In our
Nissan Skyline R34 & Mk4 Supra: Trading Up to JDM Legends
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!JDM legends and Euro classics including the Nissan Skyline R34, Toyota Supra Mk4, and Porsche 996...Is it possible to start with a $3,000 budget and trade your way up to a $60,000 JDM legend in less than a year? 🤯💸In this episode, we sit down with Jon Khlok, founder of Kent Island Cars and Coffee, to hear one of the wildest
Porsche 928 vs C3 Corvette: The Reality of a 29-Car Collection
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What happens when you live by the philosophy that "you make money on the buy"? You end up with a $900 1970 Chevelle Malibu Convertible that funds your future Ferrari... and a fleet of 28 other cars that might just be owning you. 🤯🚗In this episode, we sit down with Ivan Katz (aka Drivin' Ivan), a car reviewer,
1928 Model A Daily Driver & Classic Car Restoration w/ McPherson College
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Classic car restoration training and automotive education at McPherson College. Meet students restoring a 1928 Model A...Would you daily drive a 95-year-old car to class? For Cash, a student at McPherson College, his 1928 Ford Model A Sport Coupe isn't just a showpiece—it's his ride, complete with a golden retrieve
45 Years of MotorWeek & Automotive History w/ John Davis
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Automotive journalism history and MotorWeek with John Davis. 45 years of testing cars like the De Tomaso Pantera...How do you keep a TV show about cars on the air for 45 years? You make sure "the cars are the stars." 🌟📺In this monumental episode, we sit down with John Davis, the creator, host, and executive produce
45 Years of MotorWeek, John Davis' Unforgettable Pantera:
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In 1975, before he became MotorWeek's trusted voice for 45 seasons, John Davis had a purchase decision to make: Jensen Interceptor or De Tomaso Pantera? Both were exotic cars with American engines he could actually work on. He chose the Pantera—specifically a two-year-old 1973 L model he found in Norfolk, Virginia.The c
Ferrari 458 & C8 Corvette: Inside a Supercar Track Fleet w/ Xtreme Xperience
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Supercar track days and exotic car fleets with Xtreme Xperience. Driving the Ferrari 458 and C8 Corvette...Can you build a multi-million dollar business by simply asking, "Can I borrow your Ferrari?" For Adam Olalde, that audacious question was the spark that launched Xtreme Xperience. 🏎️🤯In this episode, we sit do
Enzo-Era Ferraris & The Lancia Delta Integrale
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Italian classic cars and collecting Enzo-era Ferraris and Lancia Delta Integrales with Next Generation Classics...What is it like to learn how to drive a manual transmission on a 1930 BMW the day before driving it across the podium at Pebble Beach? 🤯🏎️In this episode, we sit down with Colleen Sheehan, founder of Next Generat
Custom Land Rover Defender Builds & Tesla EV Rentals
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Land Rover Defender custom builds and Tesla EV rentals. Exploring the future of electric vehicle sharing and tech...What happens when a college student buys his dad's Tesla Model S with no income and decides to rent it out to strangers to pay the bills? (Hint: It involves a bank robbery). 🏦🚔In this episode, we sit down
Skoda to 500HP Miata Track Car: First Car Stories and Driver Safety
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Performance tuning and first car stories from a Skoda 135 GLi to a 500HP track-ready racing machine...What was your first car experience? For Nigel Tunnacliffe, it was a $500 Skoda 135 GLi—a rare, mid-engine Czechoslovakian oddity that he bought with his own savings at age 15... only for it to be totaled by his brother days
Father-Daughter Car Builds: Viper & Porsche 356
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What happens when a father and daughter start filming their garage projects during lockdown and accidentally build a YouTube empire with 34 cars? 🎬🚗In this episode, we sit down with Caroline and James, the dynamic duo behind HH Wheels (and HH Wheels Productions). Broadcasting from their "man cave turned studio" sur
Porsche 911 Track Driving Techniques w/ Instructor Dirk Dekker
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Porsche 911 track driving and air-cooled handling techniques at Watkins Glen with instructor Dirk Dekker...What does it take to master an air-cooled Porsche 911 on one of America's most iconic road courses? For Dirk Dekker, a driving instructor with over 25 years of experience at Watkins Glen International, it takes pat
The Most Hated Muscle Car? True History of the '74 Ford Mustang II
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Muscle car history and the restoration of a 1974 Ford Mustang II. Rebuilding one of America’s most hated Mustangs...What happens when you give a 14-year-old a driver's license, a 1974 Mustang II found in a field, and a welder? 🤯🏎️In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy, the creator of the Freedom Top Vault—a game-chang
1980s Classics: DeLorean DMC-12 & Chrysler Laser XE
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!1980s sports cars and the history of the 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 and the 1984 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo...Every car enthusiast has THE car. For Curt Bellotti, it was always the DeLorean. But before he could afford his stainless steel dream, he fell in love with the "poor man's KITT"—a 1984 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo w
Air-Cooled Culture: Building the "Small Car Company" Club & The 200HP "German Look" 1972 Beetle 🇩🇪🔧
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Some car enthusiasts are born; others—like Dave's father—need convincing. It took five decades and seven different VW Beetles to turn his dad from a skeptic into a believer. 🐞✨In this episode, we sit down with Dave, the founder of the Small Car Company, a unique car club in Connecticut with "no dues, no minutes, an
Mercedes 240D & Ford 1000 Tractor: Diesel Reliability
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What kind of person drives a 1984 Mercedes 240D into the ground for decades, believing it's the pinnacle of engineering, only to suddenly switch to a Tesla? For Croom, it wasn't just about changing cars—it was about testing a philosophy. 🧪🚗In this episode, we sit down with Croom, whose automotive life began not wit
Automotive Paint Restoration: Professional Tips for JDM Classics 🎨🇯🇵
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Automotive paint restoration and custom bodywork for JDM classics and Porsche 911 wide-body conversions...What does it take to turn a backyard hobby shop into a premier automotive restoration business during a global pandemic? 🤔🛠️In this episode, we sit down with Matt Pratt, owner of Top Coat Garage, to discuss his journey f
Cop with a Kei Van: JDM Imports, a 1967 VW Beetle named "Alice" & An Oldsmobile Cutlass 🚐🐞
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Most law enforcement officers drive American muscle or practical trucks. Deputy Dave dreams about importing Japan's tiniest, most impractical vehicles: JDM Kei vans. 🚓🚐In this episode, we sit down with Dave—a man whose resume includes everything from paramedic and death investigator to "sandwich artist" and pi
SEMA Show Photography: Classic Mustangs and Automotive Careers 📸🏁
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Automotive careers and SEMA Show photography. Capturing custom Mustangs, rare exotics, and modified car culture...Rob's first car was a no-frills 1986 Chevy Spectrum with crank windows and no radio. Today, he’s the guy photographing the most expensive, rarest, and most modified cars at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. 📸🏎️In
Chevy Plumbing Truck: First Car Stories and Custom Utility Builds 🛠️🚛
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What happens when your first car is a hand-me-down work truck that is literally a rolling billboard for your dad's plumbing business? And it's "Doo-Doo Brown"? 💩🚚In this episode, we sit down with Krystal Proffitt, a content strategist and host of The Proffitt Podcast, to discuss one of the most unique &qu
Discovering Our Bus Was a Movie Star: Brian’s 1973 Chevy, A "Cry-Baby" Secret & Wind Therapy 🏍️✨
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Imagine buying your first car—a 1973 Chevy Pickup—only to discover years later that it had a secret life as a movie star in the cult classic film Cry-Baby starring Johnny Depp. 🎬😲In this episode, we sit down with Brian, a Maryland native whose automotive life is intertwined with Hollywood history and family adventures. Brian
1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder: Family Restoration Stories 🚗❤️
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Air-cooled car restoration of a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder. Three generations of family automotive history...In 1975, Justin’s father sold his 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder for $150 because it broke down. Forty-two years later, Justin tracked down that exact car—still sitting in the same barn, with the 1975 inspection s
Ziebart CEO's 440 Dodge Coronet + Rustproofing & Ceramic Coatings Explained
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Mopar muscle cars and a road trip in a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440. Classic car care tips from the CEO of Ziebart...Why did Rod Serling (of The Twilight Zone) once cut a car in half to prove a point about rust? And how did a 1950s German master mechanic named Kurt Ziebart start a global automotive protection empire? 🤔📺In this epi
Intermittent Wiper Story: Timothy Kearns on Automotive Engineering History 🌨️🔧
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Automotive engineering history and the intermittent wiper invention. The legal war between Kearns and the Big Three...In this episode, we go behind the scenes of the intermittent windshield wiper patent battle with Timothy Kearns, son of the legendary inventor Dr. Robert Kearns. Tim reveals the true story behind the movie Fl
Ford Model T Restoration w/ McPherson Grad
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Classic car restoration and a Ford Model T record speed build. Meet Mason Ball, who skipped spring break for Wayne Carini...Classic car restoration and a Ford Model T record speed build. In this episode, we sit down with Mason Ball, a graduate of the prestigious 4-year Automotive Restoration Program at McPherson College. Mas
Importing JDM Cars: Skyline R34 & Japanese Auctions
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Why are used cars from Japan always in such pristine condition? (Hint: It involves school children and brooms). 🧹🇯🇵In this episode, we sit down with Muhammad Azeem, former General Manager of MDK Japan and current JDM importer based in Northern Virginia. With over a decade of experience exporting cars to Russia, Africa, and S
Toyota Celica & Acura Memories: First Cars and ADHD Driving
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Why would anyone paint a two-year-old 1990 Toyota Celica "BMW Green"? For our guest Lisa, it was the only way to get close to her dream car without losing her college scholarship. 🎨🟢In this episode, we sit down with Lisa, a Neurodiversity Consultant and self-described "Connector," to explore how our brain
The Songs That Drive Us: Our Guest-inspired Playlist
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Every great road‑trip story has a soundtrack, and our guests have generously popped the cassette into the deck for us to create our playlist, "The Songs That Drive Us" - https://carsloved.com/playlistHave a song to share on our playlist? Tag us on social media with the song and why it’s special to you. To everyone
1989 Dodge Daytona: First Car Memories and 80s Sports Car Culture 🕹️🏎️
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!1980s car culture and first car stories featuring the 1989 Dodge Daytona. Memories of silver paint and pop-up lights...In this special role-reversal episode, co-host Doug steps away from the microphone and into the guest chair to reveal his own automotive origin story. It all started with a silver 1989 Dodge Daytona—a car hi
1967 Dodge Coronet Road Trip: Classic Mopar Tech with Ziebart CEO 🛣️🛠️
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Before steering a 400‑location car‑care empire, Thomas A. Wolfe—now President & CEO of Ziebart International—logged 500+ sun‑soaked miles in a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440, driving it home from Florida to Detroit with his dad and brothers. The flawless run of that Bahama‑Yellow muscle car—and the rust that followed—ignited Wol
Detroit Basement, 1963: The Wiper Invention That Beat the Big Three
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Think windshield wipers are boring? Think again. In this 60‑second bonus clip, Tim Kearns reveals how his father, engineering professor Dr. Robert Kearns, dreamed up the intermittent windshield wiper in a Detroit basement, sued the auto giants that copied it, and won one of the largest individual patent settlements in automo
1969 VW Beetle Baja Build, 1972 Karmann Ghia & Automotive Journalism with Hagerty's Eva Gregory 🐞📝
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Flipping your daily driver on the highway is usually the end of a car story. For Eva Gregory, it was the wake-up call that started a new one. 🚙💥In this episode, we sit down with Eva—host of the Be Differential podcast and a voice at Hagerty—to discuss how a terrifying accident in her Honda CR-V shifted her perspective on lif
$500 Czech Mystery: 1989 Skoda 135 GLi Most Americans Never Heard Of
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Nigel Tunnacliffe of Coastline Academy Driving School's @coastlineacademy first car was a 1989 Skoda 135 GLi that he bought from a neighbor.Check out the full episode with Nigel here - https://buzzsprout.com/2316026/episodes/17979629-5x-engine-rebuilds-on-an-mr2-coastline-academy-founder-s-teen-safety-missionConne
Saturn Owners Are INSANE: Photographer's Mind-Blown Car Show Experience
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Listen in to this clip from our full episode with Zack Pradel from Shooting Cars as he shares his experience attending a Saturn Car Show.Stay tuned for more from our interview with Zack's and be sure to check out his favorite episode, "Rotary Revelations – Jon Leverett’s Mazda RX-7 Tales and Industry Insider Insigh
Drive Your Restoration or It Dies: McPherson Grad's Passionate Plea
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!From our awesome interview with Mason Ball, graduate of McPherson College's @McPhersonCollegeBulldogs 4-year Automotive Restoration Program. Despite being in car restoration, Mason is passionate about people driving their cars as much as possible.Don't miss the entire episode with Mason here - https://buzzsprout.c
1930 BMW 3/15: No Power Brakes, 15 HP, Crude Features You Can't Imagine
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Colleen Sheehan from Next Generation Classics shares what it is like to drive a 1930 BMW 3/15 DA2. This was her first car that she still owns it and one of the oldest BMW's in the United States.Colleen's favorite episode of our podcast is "V12 Visions – Tom Yang’s Life Restoring Ferraris and Chasing Vintage Dr
Spring Break Choice: Beach Party or F40 Motorsports with Wayne Carini?
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In keeping with our love for automotive college programs, we were fortunate to interview Mason Ball, a recent graduate of McPherson College's 4-year Automotive Restoration Program. Mason shared his good fortune of working with his hero, Wayne Carini for a week over Spring Break which led to an internship and a job after
Flipped My '99 Honda CR-V in North Georgia Mountains; Walked Away; Started Planning Next Car
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Tune in to hear as fellow podcaster, Eva Gregory from the Be Differential Podcast and Hagerty joins us to talk about her first car and how well prepared she was for the unexpected.You don't want to miss the entire story of Eva's first car and career here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2316026/episodes/17270878-flipped
Driving an Upside-Down Camaro: How SpeedyCop Became a Viral Junkyard Genius 🙃🚓
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What kind of person looks at a pile of junkyard scrap and sees a race car that drives upside down? For Jeff Bloch (better known as SpeedyCop), it’s just another day in his "overactive imagination." 🙃🏎️In this episode, we sit down with the internet sensation and retired police officer who has become famous for turni
My Volvo C30 Twilight Car Confessions!
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In this clip, our special guest, Jon Leverett from Mazda USA tells us about his love for the Volvo inline-5 turbo in his C30 R-Design with a 6-speed manual. This guy loves his cars.Check out the full episode here with Jon, his Rotary Family, and how he landed an amazing job at Mazda USA - https://pod.link/1733902541/episode
What was the first vehicle that hooked you on cars? Listen in as SpeedyCop tells all.
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!The full episode with SpeedyCop goes live Tuesday, May 20th. Here's a short clip to prepare you for an this amazing interview...Connect with Us: Got a great car story? Email us at stories@carsloved.com. Find all our content and social links here: carsloved.comPodcast News:Our co-host, Doug was a guest on the Driven Rad
Dad's Model T Transformation: From Farm Truck to Touring Car!
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!McPherson College Automotive Restoration instructor, Chris Paulsen regales us with the history of his father's Ford Model T and much more in this short clip from the upcoming full episode. Connect with Us: Got a great car story? Email us at stories@carsloved.com. Find all our content and social links here: carsloved.com
Colleen Sheehan drives a 1930 BMW 3/15 DA2 at Pebble Beach at age 11
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!We were honored to have Colleen Sheehan from Next Generation Classics join us to share the stories of her first cars including the experience of driving a 1930 BMW 3/15 DA2 across the lawn at Pebble Beach in 2003. Keep in mind Colleen was age 11 and had just learned to drive a 3 speed manual non-synchromesh the day before.E
Robert O'Connor on "Jeep Show": Willys Jeep History, Fiat 128 Restoration & A Crown Vic Cop Car 🚙📚
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What do Mickey Rooney, a 1973 Fiat 128, and a Willys Jeep have in common? They are all central to the incredible story of Robert O'Connor, an Iraq War veteran and author of the novel Jeep Show. 🪖🚙In this episode, we sit down with Robert to discuss his new book, which was inspired by the real-life "Jeep Shows"
Soviet Trabant & $100 VW Beetle: Classic Car Memories 🛠️🇩🇪
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Hudson Hornet's Comeback? Why This Car Still Matters in the Future
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Our fantastic guest last night, Zack Pradel from Shooting Cars on YouTube was kind to spend a lot of time with us talking about how he got into cars and what inspires him to do special reviews like the one with the Hudson Hornet, one of the most beloved cars in automotive history.Stay tuned for more from our interview with Z
Porsche 928: Automatic vs Manual Debate
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In this automotive culture clip, Drivin’ Ivan and Doug spark the ultimate car debate—automatic vs stick shift on the 1978 Porsche 928. Packed with Porsche history, driving experience insights, vintage tech details, and car trivia—perfect for automotive enthusiasts, classic car lovers, and anyone craving a quick automotive ad
Vintage VW Restoration: 100-Year Air-Cooled Family Legacy: Freccia Brothers 🛠️🇩🇪
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What is it like to grow up in a family business that has been fixing cars for over a century? For Guinevere, co-owner of Freesia Brothers Garage in Greenwich, CT, it means vintage Volkswagens are more than just cars—they are family. 🐞❤️In this episode, we sit down with Guinevere to discuss her deep-rooted passion for air-coo
10 Mazda RX-7s, The Twilight Volvo C30 & Life as a Mazda Exec
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What happens when you spend 6 years studying architecture, only to realize your true calling is parked in the driveway? In this episode, we sit down with Jon Leverett, Project Manager of Strategic Planning & Implementation at Mazda USA. Jon’s path to the automotive industry wasn't a straight line—it took a detour th
Rotary Engine Adventures: Jon’s Most Exciting Mazda USA Restoration Project
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Join the car enthusiasts in this short clip as Mazda USA’s Jon Leverett—raised in a Rotary family and whose first car was a silver 1988 RX-7—reveals his most exhilarating automotive project: restoring the iconic Cosmo rotary engine to build the “Red Dragon.” The full episode is packed with restoration stories of beloved cars
BMW 525i vs. RX-7 Showdown: Classic Cars Driving Experience & Car Culture Debate
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In this clip from our the full episode, Mazda USA’s Jon Leverett invites car enthusiasts into a head-to-head car debate between two beloved cars: his 1988 Mazda RX-7 and a classy 2001 BMW 525i sedan. Experience the thrill of stick-shift versus automatic, get under-the-hood automotive technology insights, and hear how growing
Rotary Engine Origins: The Red Dragon RX-7 Clip
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In this short clip, Mazda USA’s Jon Leverett reveals how growing up in the original “Rotary Family” with 20 RX-7s ignited his passion for automotive history, restoration stories, and vintage tech. Tune in for a quick dose of classic-car memories and rotary-engine insights and listen to the entire episode here - https://pod.l
DeLorean Specialist Shop: Inside DMC-12 Restoration
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!DeLorean DMC-12 restoration and maintaining a collection of 13 stainless steel icons at DeLorean Midwest...What happens when you open the door of a DeLorean DMC-12 that has been sealed shut for 40 years with only 977 miles on the odometer? You might just find a family of mice staring back at you. 🐭😲In this episode, we sit do
Season 4, Episode 1 Go-Live Day is Tuesday, March 4th - tomorrow...
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Join us for the first episode of Season 4 with our special guest, Mike from Delorean Midwest who will share details about his first cars - hint, they weren't DeLoreans.This episode will be available to stream on your favorite podcast platforms on Tuesday, March 4th.#mercury #mercurycougar #pontiac #pontiacgrandprix #del
Is Fiat The Poor Man's Ferrari? You Decide...
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Here's another great clip from Season 2 Episode 6 with the car loving couple, Aimee and John where they take us through details on their 1983 Fiat Spider 2000 Pininfarina. As a bonus, you can see the Fiat behind them on our YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/@carslovedClick the link below to listen to the entire funn
Impounded Classic Cars: High School 1973 Oldsmobile 98 Car Memories & Automotive Adventures
Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!In a clip from a top episode, Aimee and John take you back to a vintage-era automotive adventure—John’s infamous high-school ride, a hacked-roof 1973 Oldsmobile 98 classic car, hidden at a friend’s to dodge his dad’s radar. Packed with car stories, family car memories, car trivia, and DIY restoration tales, this snippet cele
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