Iron Trap Garage Podcast

Matt and Mike sit down to discuss a highly debated topic, should modern tech be used in/on a traditional hot rod. If you are a member of any facebook or online forum, this topic comes up quite often. What are your thoughts on the topic, be sure to leave a comment on spotify or head to YouTube!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - h...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about one of the estate in NJ we dubbed the "Mad Scientist Estate". This estate is where we got the 1939 Ford coupe and 1941 Lincoln, and a giant pile of great Early Ford parts. There was so much sketchy wiring inside the garage, and and even crazier living situation!  Rare 1941 Lincoln V12 Zephyr & 1939 Ford Extracted From Condemned Garage - https://yo...

Matt and Mike sit down to give some tips and tricks for building an "Authentic" looking traditional hot rod. These are a few of the things we try to do that make our builds seem like an authentic traditional hot rod that we pulled right out of the barn. Oh, and we were bidding on some cheap project cars during the podcast as well!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don&apo...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about how Hot Rodding is still very old school and the only way to figure things out is by doing. Everything is earned, there isnt a cut a dry how to on every step in the hobby! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97uUrMkeXF6dQIL?si=dObfWrBKTyqP42qwrO5vjw - Get 10%...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about what they feel are "subgenres" in the collecting side of the old car hobby. They discuss some of the collections we have bought that are filled with a very specific type of item, and what subgenres Matt seems to focus on.  Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/sh...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about a little slice of heaven they were able to pick, the Joe Koch Estate. Joe was the "local legend" in the Ocean City, NJ area and had a shop filled with all of the best stuff. Thankfully we were able to purchase so great parts for our personal cars and Matt's collection! Hometown Hot Rod Heroes - Joe Koch "The Wizard" - https://youtu.be/i...

Matt sat down with Hemmings Creative Director Dan Stoner last week to chat about hot rods. Dan started Garage Magazine and Autocult Magazine before working for Hemmings in 2012. It was great sitting down with Dan to chat about Hot Rods, Hemmings and his early years in the California hot rod culture!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about a topic that seems to happen quite often, hobby burnout. Matt seems to go through it quite often every season when dealing with project cars having issues, running out of fuel, and an endless amount of car events every weekend. How do you combat burnout in your hobby? Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly pod...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about their 2026 Spring Carlisle, They cover the parts they bought, some of their favorite things they saw, and the overall attendance.  Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97uUrMkeXF6dQIL?si=dObfWrBKTyqP42qwrO5vjw - Get 10% Off Your Eastwood Order With The Coupon...

Mike sits down with his grandfather Vince & his childhood friend Don. Vince & Don were in a car club called Custom Rods in the East Greenville, PA area. The club owned/raced a front engine dragster at Vargo & Lancaster Dragway. Mike has been on the hunt for one of the old dragsters to possibly own one day!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about how their shopping tactics have changed over the years. Swap meets have become more about visiting friends that we only get to see at these larger swap meets, and less frantic shopping. Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97uUrMkeXF6dQIL?si=dObfWrBKTyqP42qwrO...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about growing your hot rod family or group of friends. Keeping the old car hobby alive in your area is important and is easier with a good group of friends!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97uUrMkeXF6dQIL?si=dObfWrBKTyqP42qwrO5vjw - Get 10% Off Your Eastwood O...

Matt sits down with Mike to talk about Gene Winfield and the memories of the time spent together. Gene did a bunch of collaborations with Eastwood including debuting a new build a sema, metal shaping demos, and a bunch of How To videos for YouTube. Matt was also able to spend some 1 on 1 time with Gene where he was able to talk about the early days of hot rodding and custom work. If you have any f...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk through building a hot rod on a specific  budget!  They cover 3 realistic budgets that will get anyone into a great hot rod. Please leave a comment with your personal experience on building a hot rod on budget!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97uUrMkeXF6dQIL?s...

Matt sits down with Piero De Luca, the man behind Mad Fabricators Society. They cover hot rodding in the early 2000's, the start of Mad Fab, and much more. Piero inspired Matt to start Iron Trap and Live Wire was on of the many channeled Model A's Matt used for reference when building the Pagoda City Coupe! Be sure to follow Piero and MFS on all social media linked below!! Subscribe on Y...

Today Matt and Mike to sit down and talk about their experiences at Moultrie Fall swap meet. We had a great time the first year but things started to go down hill when Matt was almost scammed by a local shop owner on some 34 Ford parts. Thanks for listening!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe...

Matt sat down with drag racing legend Bruce Larson to chat about his early hot rodding days and 40 year racing career. Bruce started racing with his first car a 1932 Ford 5 window, that he bought back and restored to how it was in the 1950s. Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97uUrMkeXF6dQIL?si...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about some of the trends we have started to see at the start of 2026. Hot Rodding is always changing and certain builds influence the entire hobby, and change what parts we sell the most of. What trends have you started to notice this year?? Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com...

Matt sits down with Lucky Burton from Luckys Hot Rod shop & Speed Equipment, Lucky talks about his early days at Old Crow Speed Shop, Bonneville racing, and how he became the Model t hot rod guru.  Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97uUrMkeXF6dQIL?si=dObfWrBKTyqP42qwrO5vjw - Get 10% Off Yo...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about their California Trip and their time spent at the Grand National Roadster Show. GNRS is always a fantastic show with a huge variety of cars in the buildings, and an even better selection that drives into the show on Saturday! Head to our YouTube channel for photos and videos of some of the cars we talk about at the show!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapg...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about the Lost Florida Episode. This is the only video we have had to pull from the channel due to a family's request but the statute of limitations have passed. The story of the adventure, the parts and all of the crazy things that happened along the way are well worth the listen!! Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about mastering a craft & starting a business in your hobby. The antique automobile hobby is filled with speciality businesses that focus on one small need and are providing some great parts!!! Some of the companies we talked about Noble Speed Equipment - https://www.instagram.com/noble_speed_equipment/ Gear Drive - https://www.instagram.com/geardrive/ Nystrom Pe...

Matt, Mike & Moon sit down to talk about the 10 important things we have learned while doing large estate buyouts. There are way more than 10 but we figured these were the most important, and some of the largest learning curves since we started buying heavily.  Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/0...

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about building Hot Rods that can mimic a style or car but still be unique. Matt tries to accomplish that by taking small ideas from multiple different cars to create a unique car that stands out from the rest, in a good way.  Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://open.spotify.com/show/09WnyHe97u...

Matt & Mike sit down to talk through their very busy year and all of the adventures!! In 2025 they were able to buy the Mill, buy a few major estates, and find a couple amazing forgotten Early Fords. Thank you for all of the support this year, and the continued support into 2026.  Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com Don't forget to listen to our weekly podcast!! - https://ope...