Danny P on Cars!

Send us Fan Mail Ambassadors of Car Culture —Ryan, Jorge, and yours truly are back for part 2, the results!  In part 1 we had $150k to buy three cars on Bring a Trailer, our objective to make as much money between the time we found the cars and what they actually sound for.  This is an after hours episode that is a little more edgy than normal.  Who won?  Who is Samantha Fountain and who was the s...

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Jay Ward from Pixar.  Jay is a classic example of sometimes if you follow your passion and have a little luck the world becomes your playground!  I talk to Jay about where his love of cars came from, how he ended up working on Cars (Disney/Pixar) and where that has taken him! We do a bit of a deep dive on the movie franchise many of us love, we talk about it's...

Send us Fan Mail Ambassadors of Car Culture Assemble! Get ready for a pulse-pounding ride in this special edition of our podcast, where the Ambassadors of Car Culture —Ryan, Jorge, and yours truly—dive headfirst into an exhilarating challenge. Brace yourself for a conversation that's anything but dull! Our mission? Each of us had to pick three cars for three distinct purposes from the renowne...

Send us Fan Mail In this bonus episode I talk to the son of John Dyste, Lewis.  Lewis is kind enough to share his passion for all things automotive!  His passion is infectious as he talks about his favorite cars and races from Fernando Alonso to Aston Martin. Lewis' knowledge of the industry is impressive, and he is candid about his dream job in the car industry. This episode offers a refresh...

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with friend and fellow podcaster John Dyste.  John has one of the coolest jobs in the car world selling Porsches at Porsche Colorado Springs.  We explore how a chance visit on a weekend set his car career in motion.  Along for the ride was John's son Lewis who aged 10 knows more about cars than most adults!  Bonus episode coming soon with Lewis! John Dyste, the Sal...

Send us Fan Mail Want to know the secret behind driving a front-wheel drive car fast?  Then strap in for an exciting ride with Danny P on Cars as we hit the road with the hosts of the popular Break Fix podcast, Eric and Brad. After they graciously hosted me on their podcast ( Danny P on Cars Podcast: Inside the Tribe of Car Lovers – Gran Touring Motorsports (gtmotorsports.org ), it was only fair t...

Send us Fan Mail I catch up with Cody (@LACarSpotter_) just before car week - for those in the know, you know that this is the craziest weekend of the year for car spotting in LA!   Cody was born into a family of car lovers.  When he moved to LA 9 years ago, he was able to take that passion to another level on Instagram.  When car people get together the conversation just flows!  We talk about his...

Send us Fan Mail Monterey Car Week is a ten day celebration of everything automotive!  It takes place every year in California during the month of August. For those that have not attended it can be a bit of a daunting experience, how do you plan for the week when there are so many different events taking place? I decided to create a three part mini series to help provide a roadmap for the event. W...

Send us Fan Mail Monterey Car Week is a ten day celebration of everything automotive!  It takes place every year in California during the month of August. For those that have not attended it can be a bit of a daunting experience, how do you plan for the week when there are so many different events taking place? I decided to create a three part mini series to help provide a roadmap for the event. I...

Send us Fan Mail Monterey Car Week is a ten day celebration of everything automotive!  It takes place every year in California during the month of August. For those that have not attended it can be a bit of a daunting experience, how do you plan for the week when there are so many different events taking place? I decided to create a three part mini series to help provide a roadmap for the event. I...

Send us Fan Mail Monterey Car Week is a ten day celebration of everything automotive!  It takes place every year in California during the month of August. For those that have not attended it can be a bit of a daunting experience, how do you plan for the week when there are so many different events taking place? I decided to create a three part mini series to help provide a roadmap for the event. I...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about us car nuts being part of the same tribe, well my next guest is a tribal leader!  Jorge Aquino is a fellow podcaster and a true ambassador for car culture.  Based in Tucson AZ he has a finger on the pulse of not only the local scene but wider US car culture and he shares this on his podcast Tormenting Tarmac. I sat down with him, and the conversation flowed!  We talk...

Send us Fan Mail You don't get a nick name like Hot Rod Bob without a few stories.    Bob Beck is a Californian car guy who's followed his passion his whole life.  When people have said to him "you can't do that!" his response has been "just watch me!" He's pretty much done it all in the car world; built and modified cars, worked for BMW and Nissan, written...

Send us Fan Mail Chances are that if you're in the Seattle car community you know Matt Adair , but you may not know his story!  Matt is a regular at events and the track.  He's worked with cars all his life; be that selling them, writing about them or wrenching on them for endurance racing.   He got involved with off road racing and was an early contributor to an event many call the &quo...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when two brits sit down over a cup of tea and some digestive biscuits to talk cars?  Well .... I spent over two hours talking cars with Peter Gleeson .  Peter is a well known (and loved)  Seattle car collector.  His collection mainly focuses on BMW Motorsport - the best road car and race car but to me it's a lot more than that! This is part one of a two-part epis...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when two brits sit down over a cup of tea and some digestive biscuits to talk cars?  Well .... I spent over two hours talking cars with Peter Gleeson .  Peter is a well known (and loved)  Seattle car collector.  His collection mainly focuses on BMW Motorsport - the best road car and race car but to me it's a lot more than that! This is part one of a two-part epis...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine what it would be like to work in Formula One !  Imagine being part of a team of super smart people, all with the same goal - to get two cars around a track quicker than your competitors.  Imagine doing that consistently for two seasons and winning the highest accolade in motorsport - The   Formula One World Championship ! Join me as I catch up with my good friend Graeme Ha...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I catch up with Daniel and Patrick from the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA.  These gentlemen are part of the wider team at the museum that are really shaking things up for the industry.    During our conversation we talk about their love of cars and what it means (to them) to work at the world's best car museum.  They have recently taken stewardship of the CarSto...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I catch up with Simon Hal l from the UK , this episode is both geeky and eclectic.   Simon was a college friend who I lost contact with over 20 years ago.  The magic of social media and in particular Facebook meant I would get the odd update on his car life. There was a lot of uncover in your conversations, classic cars, an aspiration to own a Jaguar (Jagwire) before he...

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I catch up with Ewan Dalton from the UK , a car enthusiast with a passion for significant historical Hondas , classic Alfas , and fun British sportscars . We delve into how company cars have shaped UK car culture and why it's crucial to ask the right questions before buying exotic Italian cars.  Ewan shares his insights on picking cars that were on the edge of the...

Send us Fan Mail I feel honored that Dominic agreed to join me on the podcast.  Dominic is somewhat of a local racing legend in these parts and a nice guy to boot.  I sat down with him to talk through his racing career, famous drivers he raced with and we tactics that enabled him to win his class at Pikes Peak in his rookie year.   That wasn't the only rookie accolade he's achieved, the...

Send us Fan Mail He's been there since I got my driver's license.  One of the founding members of my tribe!  Nick Horne or Horney to his friends. I catch up with Nick on an international call from the US to the UK for a discussion on where it all started.   We talk first cars, Sim Racing and buying cars while drunk. Nick has quite possibly the most eclectic collection of cars I know, inc...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our first episode of Danny P on Cars! My guineapigs for this pet project are Ryan and Doug , the hosts of the popular podcast, The Steering Committee . Ryan and Doug have a passion for cars that is infectious and in this episode, we delve into their journey with their first cars, the car community in Denver, and their love for everything automobiles. They share their ex...