Auto Revolution

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Pro Street pioneer and GNRS Slonaker Award judge Scott Sullivan stops by to catch up with Steve and Jeff. Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadstershow and https://www.rodshows.com. Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Subscribe t...

You can see the first part of this podcast on  @OffRoadRacer  Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras A very special episode for Cinco de Mayo with Matt Martelli from Off-Road Racer Podcast. Including tequila tasting and ‘cake’! Produced by Auto Revolution Auto Revolution produces automotive TV Shows, Podcasts, Promotional Videos, and more. Watch at www.autorevolution.t...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Award-winning custom interior legend Ron Mangus joins Cam and Steve to trace his history in upholstering some of the most iconic custom hot rods. Street rods, classic trucks and more for decades. Ron is also teaches seminars and is the author of several custom car interior books. Follow Ron Mangus at @ronmangusinteriors Recorded at the G...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Rodger Lee from Ironworks Speed & Kustom stops by to share his journey of crafting high-level classic trucks, muscle cars and street rods including the 1935 Chevrolet coupe in competition for the Slonaker Award at GNRS. The Legacy Chevelle builds that Ironworks crafts caught Jeff’s attention as a fellow Chevelle lover. Follow Ironwor...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras Theresa heads to Las Vegas for The Mint 400 racing and sat down to talk with Ethan Ebert who is debuting the Honda Off Road Racing Passport in the race, @ethanebert_9. Also joining in is Damon Flippo of Rigid Industries supporting his nephew Kyle McMullen racing in the desert, @flippobuilt. Catch off-road EV trucks and 4×4 Ma...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP GNRS 2025 Builder of the Year Bill Ganahl of South City Rod & Custom joins us to share stories of his late father Pat “Too Tall” Ganahl who worked with Jeff and Cam years ago. Bill also shares his own hot rod journey from working under the greats to his own shop winning multiple awards and crafting dozens of high end classics, hot ro...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras King of the Hammers has become a huge off-road Mecca in Southern California spanning weeks of racing and fun in the desert. Theresa and the Baja Forged crew sat down to talk with influencer and off-road content creator Stewart Webb @the_xcalibur, Megan Miller @mdmoffroad who raced out at the Ultra 4 event and the guys from PRP Sea...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Troy Trepanier joins Jeff Smith at the Grand National Roadster Show to showcase their AMBR winning 1936 Ford roadster and their plans for land speed racing Visit Rad Rides by Troy at https://www.radridesbytroy.com/ and at @rad_rides. Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadstershow and https:...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras Theresa took a trip to Palm Springs to the Paradise Road Show, a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, art and of course dogs. We sit down with show promoter Adri Law, Becky Goebel of Axel Co before things got started. We also caught up with tattoo artist and bike builders Kat Dukes of Steel Honey and Candice Bauman and chopper...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Dyno Don was a pioneering racer sporting a handful of iconic drag cars. Now, his nephew, who has found his own niche in with performance Volvo parts carries on his legacy. Pro street pioneer Matt Hay joins in. Don Nicholson recently finished the full restoration of one of the race cars and had it out at SEMA, PRI and GNRS. Recorded at th...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras We sit down with Bernhard Leitner of Leitner Designs. A longtime engineer and innovative inventor; it was an overloading trip to Alaska that spawned creating mounting racks for late-model trucks and SUVs. Beyond that, Bernhard shares his family history in the motocross and dirt bike world as well as his love of crafting diabolical...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP The three Car Guy amigos are back together kicking off a series of episodes recorded at the 75th Grand National Roadster Show! Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadstershow and https://www.rodshows.com. Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardwa...

Go behind the scenes of a pioneering family of hot rodding. Friend of the pod Camee Edelbrock joins us to share her stories of growing up Edelbrock and racing not only muscle cars but boats and water ski racing. Follow Camee Edelbrock on Instagram @camee1 Recorded at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, CA. Visit www.marconimuseum.org and follow them at @marconimuseum. Produced by Auto Revolut...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Part two with Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods dives into his past, chopping hot rods in his apartment carport. Something Steve knows very well. Troy and Steve are among the judges for this year’s Slonaker award and offer a preview of some of the cars they anticipate showing up to compete. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadstershow...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras James Kirkham of Race Service joins us to share his love of racing and journey from Go Pro’s media team to being a co-founder of Donut Media and starting his own brand for design, racing and culture. Venturing into high end fashion design, James is bringing automotive racing to the fashion world. Checkout more at @race.service and...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP In anticipation of the Grand National Roadster Show, we invited past AMBR and Slonaker Design Excellence winner Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods. Troy and Steve are among the judges for this year’s Slonaker award. The pair break down what it takes to design, build and compete at this level and what it takes to win. Checkout Rod Shows at @...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras Racing videographer Bryan Moore shares his risk of jumping head first into the filmmaking world and working on iconic shorts such as Gymkhana and RECOIL with BJ Baldwin. Chances are if you are at an off-road race and see a helicopter whiz by filming a Terrible Herbst Motorsports truck, Bryan is behind it. Checkout more of his work...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Bringing you the best Pro Street highlights from the Grand National Roadster Show including pioneers like Rod Sodsbury, Scott Sullivan, Rick Dobbertin, Matt & Debbie Hay, Tim Strange and Troy Trepanier. Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadstershow and www.rodshows.com. Visit...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras Our first guest of the New Year is artist, photographer and car show promoter Adri Law. She shares her love of photographing concerts, cars and motorcycles. That passion for art has taken her on several motorcycle trips in Europe including being featured on an episode of Ride with Norman Reedus of Walking Dead fame. Checkout Adri...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP 100 Episodes of Car Guy Confessions!?! The Car Guys take a look back at some of their favorite stories and guests told so far. Intros Meet the Car Guys Cadzilla Cover Photoshoot The Rossi Rule Photographer Randy Lorentzen Tesla Joyrides Pro Street Pioneers Hot Rod Mag Photoshoot Grand National Roadster Show Petersen Auto Museum Special T...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras Monique Marconi shares her family’s automotive journey in racing and preserving history for generations with the Marconi Foundation and Marconi Auto Museum. Recorded at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, CA. Visit www.marconimuseum.org and follow them at @marconimuseum. Produced by Auto Revolution Auto Revolution produces au...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Joining us is the historian and original curator of the famed Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Leslie shares the story of the Petersen Museum’s beginnings and transformation. He also shares a few of his favorite cars from their massive collection. Visit the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles @petersenautomuseum and www.peters...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras High Octane Hustle hits the road, heading to the SEMA Show with Real Deal Revolution. Special guests include drag racer Krista Baldwin, drifting and marketing guru Bear Dellinger. Custom painter and pinstriper Shayna Guy, lowrider model and G-Body parts pioneer Candy N Chrome join as well. Finishing off our SEMA special episodes i...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP We take a look back at our favorite guests, stories and times recording at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles, California. Special guests include Rod Emory, Garrett Reed, Terry Karges, Shawn Davis, Mister Zachary, Dave Shuten and others! Recorded at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles @petersenautomuseum and www.petersen.org. V...

Hosted by Fast Lane Jane Thurmond and Design Muse Theresa Contreras High Octane Hustle hits the road, heading to the SEMA Show with Real Deal Revolution. Special guests include SEMA SBN head and owner of LGE-CTS Motorsports Sara Morosan along with Truck Show Podcast co-host Sean P. Holman. Shelby Hall, and Tori Lewis stop by to share their racing and off-road stories including competing in the off...