Hot Rods & Hijinks Episode One: Chris Spalding on SoCal Lowriders, Hot Rods, and Custom Car Culture

In this Hotrods and Hijinks episode filmed at LilyJack Customs in downtown Greeneville, the hosts talk with Victor Pate of Black Label Coatings about his one-man powder coating shop and how he focuses on difficult, high-detail work other shops avoid. Victor explains his background in paint, the lack of touch-ups in powder, and his process from chemical stripping and outgassing to blasting, curing,...

At LilyJack Customs in downtown Greeneville, the Hot Rods & Hijinks podcast welcomes Tom Willett of TRC Logistics and Greeneville & Co. Realty to talk about growing up across Greene County and how that local knowledge helps in real estate. Willett explains why Chuckey is currently the county’s most desirable area, discusses land and home pricing differences by location, and shares market n...

From Minivan Mods to NOPI Nationals: Mike Cooper’s Wild Car Scene Stories & the On the Stax Journey Mike Cooper, owner of On the Stax, joins the podcast to reminisce about early-2000s East Tennessee car culture, car clubs, and cruising scenes, from minivan and mini-truck mods to imports, big wheels, and air ride. He recounts building a heavily modified Mazda 5 daily driver with air ride, carbo...

Recording at LilyJack Customs in downtown Greeneville, the Hot Rods and Hijinks podcast welcomes Dale Kyker of Kyker's Extreme Automotive, a 46-year veteran of the car business and cast member of Netflix’s Swap Shop. Dale discusses the ’84 Oldsmobile 98 Regency he drove in (27,000 miles, first time in rain), his farm upbringing and work ethic, and how he started at Captain D’s and then with Kent B...

In this episode of Hot Rods and Hijinks at LillyJack Customs in downtown Greeneville, Tennessee, Reed and Tommy Bennett sit down to talk shop updates, recent events, and small-town mischief. They recap hosting an NSRA shop tour, a pre-party with The Vertical Birds, and a downtown car show with about 400 cars, with plans to do it again in October and hopes for a future soapbox derby return. Reed sh...

On the Hot Rods and Hijinks podcast at Lily Jack Customs in downtown Greeneville, hosts welcome Army veterans Cody and Cassie Richards from Statesville, NC. They share how they met in the Army as heavy equipment engineers, Cody’s Afghanistan deployment shortly after their daughter Chloe was born, and why it influenced Cassie to leave the Army. Cassie discusses her pin-up journey, international mag...

On Hot Rods and Hijinks, the hosts talk with Chris "Hook "Fillers about the Fair Enuf car show, why he started it to create a place for friends and families to hang out, and how Greeneville/Greene County’s vehicle culture is resurging. Chris explains how the show began with help from Justin Wyatt and support from sponsors and local leaders, and how it’s grown into an inclusive event welcoming mini...

Katrina Serene Photography on Weddings, Seniors, Travel Shoots & Classic Cars | Hot Rods and Hijinks Recorded at LillyJack Customs in downtown Greeneville, Tennessee, the Hot Rods and Hijinks podcast welcomes photographer Katrina Morlen of Katrina Serene Photography as the show’s first female guest. Katrina shares how she started photography in high school, turned her first paid senior session...

This Hot Rods & Hijinks episode features Kent Bewley, longtime Greeneville-area car man and owner/curator of the City Garage Car Museum (210 S Main St, Greeneville, TN). He recounts his family’s dealership roots starting in 1937 with Packard, adding Pontiac and Cadillac, later moving into Chevrolet and other franchises, and his own career working every job on the lot while selling 10,000+ cars...

Reed Lane and Tommy Bennett introduce the Hot Rods and Hijinks podcast from LillyJack Custom Shop in downtown Greeneville, Tennessee, sharing how they got into cars and why they’re still in it. Tommy recounts his 36-year career starting with car audio, detailing, and window tinting—learning precision work through a master collector—plus unusual tint jobs like an outhouse and historic sites, and di...

World-Renowned Tattoo Artist Christian “Big C” Navarro Talks Tattoo Warriors, Travel Stories & an Ink-for-Bike Trade At Lily Jack Customs in downtown Greeneville, Tennessee, the Hot Rods and Hijinx podcast welcomes Christian “Big C” Navarro of Inked Family Tattoo in Pheonix, featured in major tattoo magazines and a Tattoo Warriors Season 1 finalist who is preparing to film Season 2. Christian...

Hot Rods & Hijinks Ep. 3: L Train on Greeneville’s Mini Truck Glory Days, Cruising, and Car Culture Nostalgia From Lily Jack Customs in downtown Greenville, the Hot Rods & Hijinks podcast welcomes local mini-truck scene originator Jason “L Train” Alderman, reflecting on 1990s–early 2000s cruising culture as “real-life social media,” where friends met on Tusculum Boulevard, took pride in cl...

Recorded at LilyJack Customs in downtown Greeneville, Tennessee, the Hot Rods & Hijinks podcast hosts chat with Jared Collins and Garrett Ware of Motion Creative Media about what they do and how they got started. The guests explain they help businesses improve online presence through photo/video, storytelling, and ongoing content strategies based on audience goals and performance data, noting...

On this episode of Hot Rods and Hijinks podcast recorded at LilyJack Customs Shop in downtown Greeneville, hosts Reed Lane and Tommy Bennett interview Southern California hot rodder Chris Spaulding about growing up around Ascot Raceway and Lions Drag Strip and getting hooked on cars after seeing a neighbor’s burnout. Chris recounts building a 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 lowrider, the rise of hydrau...