Cars Yeah

Rachel Thurow has been into cars since she was young. Rachel is also an actor and model. You'll recognize her from her R&D Garage YouTube show. She is always happy to talk to a like-minded car person and especially loves making women feel comfortable about working on their cars! 

Rick McCloskey, also known as Rick Mack, is an artist, photographer, and collector car enthusiast. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley in the 50s and 60s. This was a time of car cruising culture along Van Nuys Boulevard, Bob's Big Boy Drive-ins. Rick created his book titled Van Nuys Boulevard 1972, a fascinating book on California car culture. 

Jeff Mason Founded Hero Design Studio and began a career as a designer and entrepreneur. When he and his brother Chris started preparing to race the Carrera Panamericana, it was natural for him to create Driving La Carrera, a podcast and blog to share the stories from their rally racing adventure.

Shel Smith is the CEO at ShiftGate, a modern approach to classic car online auctions. ShiftGate was built for every car collector, enthusiast, and dreamer. Today Shel and his two business partners, Neil and Amit, both past Cars Yeah guests, are helping people connection to cars by marketing intelligence and hyper-targeting advertising that connects active buyers with motivated sellers quickly. 

Sam Posey's racing endeavors spanned 17 seasons, 1965–81, and included a famous victory in 1975 with BMW in the 12 Hours of Sebring. His second career as a TV commentator lasted for over 40 years. He has co-authored a new book titled Sam's Scrapbook: My Motorsports Memories with his son John.

Giles Chapman writes and talks about the motor car, its industry, its history and its culture. He is the author of 55 books on a huge spectrum of car-related subjects, his latest is The Jaguar Century: 100 Years of Automotive Excellence .

Amit Ahluwalia is Co-Founder and the Chief Technology Officer and at ShiftGate, a modern approach to classic car online auctions that launched on July 21, 2021. ShiftGate was built for every car collector, enthusiast, and dreamer.

Rick Steffens is the driver of the all-new Hot Wheels Mega Wrex™, and is part of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live domestic tour.  Not only does Rick drive monster trucks, but he also enjoys working on them. His shop build shocks, rear end housings, four-link bars, everything from A to Z comes out of his shop Sampson 4X4.

Rebecca Schnell is the the only Female driver of Hot Wheels Monster Truck Bigfoot Midwest Madness. She is the first female driver for Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, a first-ever collaboration between Hot Wheels and Bigfoot.

John Hotchkis is the President and CEO of Hotchkis Sport Suspension, a performance aftermarket product company. John and his team design and build high quality performance suspension products engineered to perform and designed to be strong. John's a past racer as well.

J.K. Kelly is an automotive author who first got hooked on motorsports after attending his first NASCAR event at Pocono. His most recent novel is titled Deadly Driver and blends his love for storytelling with his writing skills and the experience he had working with government agencies while at VP Racing Fuels and the time he spent in motorsports.

Steve Fremgen owns Coppa Bella Motors, a business he opened in 2010 located in the magnificent Garage Unlimited complex in Monterey, California. He performs service, repair, rebuilding, diagnostics, and mechanical restoration of Ferrari sports and racing cars.

Matas Buzelis is the Head of Communications at carVertical.com an online car history check platform. With a few simple clicks you will get a full history report of any vehicle using a VIN and be able to see the mileage, theft history, accidents, repairs, if the vehicle was used as a taxi, and more. 

Adam Hawley is the Founder and Managing Director of THEON Design where they pay homage to Porsche's heritage, methodology, and engineering ethos, by distilling and enhancing the essence of the air cooled 911, making each car lighter, more powerful and even more visceral to drive. 

Glen Smale is a professional motor journalist and photographer. He's authored fifteen books covering sports cars and motor racing, and founded the photo agency Virtual Motorpix, specializing in sports cars and motorsports racing. His newest book is titled Porsche At Le Mans: 70 Years . 

Andrew Habberstad is a third-generation automobile dealer located in Long Island, New York. Entering their 50th year of business, the Habberstad Auto Group is comprised of 4 dealerships throughout New York and Florida.  

Neil Treadway is one of three founders at ShiftGate, a modern approach to classic car online auctions that launched on July 21, 2021. ShiftGate was built for every car collector, enthusiast, and dreamer.

Michael Thomas has been with Shell/Pennzoil for more than 30 years and serves as the Pennzoil Technical Information Specialist. He is a nationally recognized expert in the passenger car motor oil sector for over 45 years.

Eddie Trayner is the owner of Interstate Vans. Eddie and his dog, Lainie, set off on a post-college adventure to travel with as few costs and as many experiences as possible. The best way to do this: creating a van that was outfitted with everything he needed. 

Chris Mason is the Co-Founder, along with his brother Jeffrey of Driving La Carrera, a motorsports media production company and vintage rally racing team. These two American brothers go racing in and documenting the world's last great road race, Mexico's La Carrera Panamericana.

Cody Metcalf is the Automotive Instructor for East Valley Institute of Technology in Arizona, and sits on the RPM Foundation Task Force Board for their own Apprenticeship and Internship programs.

Rudy Samsel is the Co-Founder of Guys With Rides, a dealer-free community and auction site for collector car enthusiasts to buy and sell vintage rides at the lowest prices in the industry.  Guys With Rides has redefined on-line collector car auctions to benefit buyers and sellers alike and connects like-minded automotive enthusiasts.

Peter Grimsdale is a British novelist and award-winning television producer who has made shows for BBC, PBS, and Discovery.  His latest book is titled Racing In The Dark: When The Bentley Boys Conquered Le Mans.

Joe Sherbondy is the Product Director in radar category at Cedar Electronics, where they produce the best-selling detectors on the market. Brands including Escort and Cobra, Joe knows the ins and outs of the radar detector market.

Brent Waldman is the President of BRW Monterey, a real estate investment company. He is an automotive enthusiast who loves to enjoy his old cars, especially at The Quail Rally.