Car Guy Confessions

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP AMBR winning custom painter Darryl Hollenbeck sits in to share his story of hot rods, kustoms and spraying some of the most iconic cars. Also sitting in is VP of Sales for Dynamat, Edward Shelton sharing the latest sound and heat products. See more of Darryl Hollenbeck’s work with Vintage Color Studio at @vintagecolorstudio and follow @d...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Classic car builder and Goodguys Trendsetter Will Posey of Big Oak Garage shares his story from growing up racing with his father to working in top custom shops before opening Big Oak Garage and starring in Motortrend’s Ride of Your Life with Courtney Hansen. See more of Will’s builds at www.bigoakgarage.com and @bigoakgarage on Instagra...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve Strope Presented by ARP Longtime friend of Cam and Jeff Brian Hatano shares his story from getting a job at the magazines to helping craft some of the most iconic movie cars from the past 3 decades including Fast & Furious, the Cars! Movie and some wild motorcycles. Follow Brian Hatano at @brian.not.bryan. Recorded at the Grand National Roadster Show. Check...

With Jeff Smith, Cam Benty and Steve StropePresented by ARPHot Rod Magazine Editor John McGann reveals the changes and growth of Hot Rod magazine since it was sold to a new publisher. He also reminisces with Jeff about his magazine days and the pro street revival. See sneak peeks of the latest Hot Rod Magazine issue featuring a home built NHRA dragster. Follow @hotrodmagazine www.hotrod.com and Jo...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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 @...

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...

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...

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...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Marcel Venable from Auto Revolution shares wild stories of last minute SEMA builds and painting the ‘Worst Car at SEMA.’ Special guest host Jason Lewis grills Steve Strope of Pure Vision on his worst SEMA experiences. And how it led to building multiple cars featured in the Fast & Furious movies. Follow Auto Revolution on @autorevol...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Special guest host Jason Lewis joins Steve Strope in talking to funny car racing legend Fast Jack Beckman. Fast Jack has stepped into the seat of John Force running the Peak/Chevy Camaro for John Force Racing following John Force’s accident. Follow Jack Beckman at @fastjackbeckman_fc and www.gofastjack.com Checkout Auto Edits with Jason...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Special guest Will Handzel brings on a few of his former General Motors behind the scenes guys. Mario and Al have been part of GM’s Skunkworks testing the new C8 Corvette in secrecy, innovating EV vehicles and the fold down tailgate. Recorded at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles @petersenautomuseum and www.petersen.org. Visit www....

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Special guest Will Hanzel and Jeff Smith recall their wild roadster road trip from California to Iowa and Detroit…in a 1931 Ford Roadster hot rod, the Budget Beater. Of course the hot rod got dialed in with Currie and TCI suspension, but that didn’t help climbing mountain grades in the middle of summer or navigating gas stations on the...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Head of Hot Wheels Design Bryan Benedict shares his journey from the art center to creating generations of Hot Wheels enthusiasts dreams. His latest creations capture automotive memories of his own life with a few easter eggs hidden in the toys. Recorded at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles @petersenautomuseum and www.petersen.org...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP The Car Guys remember the contributions of hot-rodding legends Alex Xydias and George Poteet. Sharing stories of Charger builds, land speed cars. Photographer Neil Britt is remembered as well. But Jeff shares a story he wishes he could forget, the time a cruise night photo got him put handcuffs. Recorded at the Petersen Auto Museum in L...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP This episode of Car Guy Confessions is a special one as we bring you the uncensored and unleashed recording of an interview Cam Benty did with automotive legend Carroll Shelby nearly 20 years ago. Keep in mind, the sound quality reflects the date of the recording. Visit www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware need...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Zac Mertens sits in to share his journey from working with Ken Block and The Hoonigans to starting his own shop and channel building big power in some old school Chevy trucks and SUVs. Now he is taking burnouts across the country with the Burnout Wars series. Follow Zac Mertens at @MISTERZACHARY @mister_zachary on Instagram,  @BURNOUTWA...

With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Dave Shuten of Galpin Speed Shop specializes in restoring, recreating and crafting iconic hot rods and kustoms from the early, wild years of hot rodding. Some of these include the Mysterion, Pink Panthermobile, and the most recent arrival of the lost Uncertain T. Follow Dave Shuten at @daveshuten and  @galpinautosports and @galpinspeeds...