Car Guy Confessions

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP The Three Amigos are back once again from the Grand National Roadster Show where Steve Strope is a Slonaker Award judge, Jeff talks Big Block Chevy horsepower and Cam brings along some B-roll photos from famous Hot Rod and Car Craft magazine shoots. Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Alan Budnik stops by to share his story from the early days of CNC machining, to billet wheels at Boyds, and Budnik Wheels where he designs and manufactures detailed billet wheels for muscle cars, street rods and trucks.  Checkout more from Budnik Wheels at @budnikwheels and www.budnik.com Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Producer Marcel Venable from Auto Revolution joins Jeff to talk all things muscle cars, pro-touring, pro street and engine builds. Checkout more from Auto Revolution at @autorevolution and www.autorevolutiononline.com Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Recorded at the Grand Na...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Tim Matthews, the curator of Speedway Motor’s Museum of American Speed, joins Jeff and Steve to share their love of horsepower, and BMX bikes as well as Steve’s latest project, a nod to retro altered fuelies. Visit the Museum of American Speed at @museumofamericanspeed and https://www.museumofamericanspeed.org/ . Visit ARP Bolts at https...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Jeff sits down with Chad Reynolds from Bangshift and Jefferson Bryant to talk drag racing, Buick muscle cars and Corvette body mold making. See more from Chad Reynolds at www.bangshift.com and Jefferson Bryant at @reddirtrodz Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Recorded at the...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Custom pinstripes and weekend Evel Knievel Jeff ‘Styles’ Overman joins Jeff and Marcel to share custom paint techniques and stories with the legends including Tom Kelly and Pete Santini. Styles also shares his latest built, a full custom Evel Knievel themed van complete with glow in the dark paintwork. See more from Styles’ pin striping...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Custom truck and hot rod builder Robbie Azevedo joins Jeff to share his journey from a young builder taking home SEMA and GNRS awards fresh out of high school, to being one of the youngest builders honored by the Sacramento Autorama and now building custom F100s and muscle cars in Utah. See more from Rods N Mods at @rodsnmods and from Ro...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Cam sits down with long time hot rod and custom car builder Zane Cullen of Cotati Speed Shop to discuss racing and hot rodding history as well as new builds. See more from Cotati Speed Shop at @cotatispeedshop. Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Recorded at the Grand National...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Tim Strange shares his story of crafting his first custom, a 1954 Chevy and being inspired not only by hot rod kustom builders but pro street pioneers. Now, Tim and his wife Carrie not only head a BMX team but produce their own podcast capturing stories of legends in the industry. See more from Strange Motion and Tim himself @rodbuilder...

Jeff Smith sits down with Type One Restorations owner/builder Buddy Hale and Dennis, owner of the 2026 Slonaker Award winning VW Karma Ghia, dubbed Karma. See more from Type One Restorations @typeonerestorations and https://www.t1resto.com/ . Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkout Rod S...

The Car Guys kick things off at the Grand National Roadster Show with some updates on Jeff’s new garage shop, Steve’s latest hot rod in a box project and Cam shares B-Roll photos from iconic Petersen magazine shoots including Mickey Thompson on the lake bed. Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Checkout OBS Truck Parts for your 88-98 at h...

Steve Strope stops by the Veazie Bros Fabrication in Pomona before hitting the Grand National Roadster Show. The brothers, Evan and Justin Veazie grew up around hot rodding royalty and are continuing So Cal Speed Shop’s legacy and adding their own flair to the custom truck and hot rod scene. See more from the Veazie Bros Fabrication at @veaziebrosfab. Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.com f...

In preparation for the Grand National Roadster Show, Steve heads to Mick’s Paint to talk with Mick Jenkins. The legendary, AMBR winning custom painter shares what it takes to get high end roadsters, muscle cars and classics ready for the shows and the history of So Cal Speed shop’s paintwork. See more of Mick’s Paint at www.mickspaint.com and @mickspaint. Visit ARP Bolts at https://www.arp-bolts.c...

We take a look back at some of the best moments and Car Guy stories from the year including NHRA drag racer Fast Jack Beckman, drag racing legend Paul Rossi, famed builders Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods, Rick Dobbertin and Will Posey of Big Oak Garage. Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadstershow and https://www.rodshows.com. Recorded at the Pete...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP We take a look at some of the journalists, custom car designers and photographers capturing the hot rod, pro street and custom car world. The Car Guys talk with builder Scott Sullivan, Hot Rod Editor John McGann, legendary photographer Randy Lorentzen, artist Eric Brockmeyer and more! Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkou...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP What does it take to build America’s Most Beautiful Roadster? Or win the Slonaker award for design and engineering? Here are a few highlights from the Grand National Roadster Show including AMBR 2025 winner Troy Trepanier of Rad Rides by Troy, Builder of the Year South City Rod & Customs, competitor Ironworks Speed & Kustom and m...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Audio Only! Apologies for the Camera Issues. Legendary hot rod builders Bobby Alloway and Roy Brizio join Jeff Smith to share their decades of crafting the hottest street rods in the game and now hosting the Triple Crown of Rodding Show, one of the top tier custom car and truck shows in the country. Follow Roy Brizio Street Rods at @royb...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Racing school and driving instructor Brendon Short joins Steve Strope and Cam Benty at the Petersen Auto Museum to share his love of BMW racing, proper driving techniques and the best retro cars to race in. Checkout more of Brendon’s cars and information on driving instructions on Instagram at @bmshort. Recorded at the Petersen Auto Muse...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Mitch Hines joins the Car Guys to share his family story carrying on the legacy of his grandfather ’The Leadslinger’ Bill Hines and his father. Mitch and his brother are currently collecting and restoring several iconic cars including the first Impala on hydraulics, the Budha Buggy. Follow Mitch at @hineskustoms86 and learn more history...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Fastlane Jane Thurmond joins Car Guys Steve Strope and Cam Benty to talk about proper driving techniques for aspiring racers and new teen drivers. Learn more from Jane at @fastlanejane_ Recorded at the Petersen Auto Museum. Checkout the iconic museum at @petersenautomuseum and https://www.petersenautomuseum.org. Visit ARP Bolts at https:...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Its family and friends day at Car Guy Confessions. Longtime friends of Jeff’s; Doug Eisberg and Eric Rosenthal join us to share their muscle car stories from cruise nights to track days and wrenching in the garage. Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadstershow and https://www.rodshows.com....

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Evan Perkins joins Jeff to share his story of engine building, creating content for Hemmings, Holley and his time as Editor of Hot Rod magazine. Now, Evan is at Westech Performance Group providing testing for insane engine builds. Follow Evan @evan_fixes_things and online at westechperformance.com . Recorded at the Grand National Roadste...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Custom car designer Eric Brockmeyer joins Jeff and Steve to share his long list of award winning car design career from the famed Aluma-Tub with Boyd Coddington to Ridler and Goodguys winning builds and numerous others. See more of Eric Brockmeyer’s design work at www.ericbrockmeyerdesign.bigcartel.com and at @ericbrockmeyerdesign. Recor...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Legendary drag racer Paul Rossi returns to sit in with Jeff and Cam sharing his racing journey beyond the drag strip. From racing up Pike’s Peak and becoming an IMSA Track winner and more. See more of Paul Rossi Racing at www.paulrossiracing.com . Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Checkout Rod Shows at @grandnationalroadsters...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Legendary Hot Rod Photographer Randy Lorentzen joins Jeff and Cam at the Grand National Roadster Show to share his story of photographing some of the most iconic cars, models and custom builds over the years. He is currently working on an upcoming book featuring his photos and stories. Follow Randy Lorentzen @randylorentzenphotography an...