Rad Rides Podcast

Nothing makes me smile more when I pull up to a garage full of muscle cars, all of them wearing big fat cheater slicks. A quick glance around Christina’s garage you know this is a sanctuary dedicated to horsepower and classic American muscle. Let’s identify the elephant in the room, Christina is a woman in a hobby dominated by men, and while she wants to be known as a racer and elite car builder,...

There is a dying sector of the car world that isn’t glamorous, isn’t flashy and regarded by many as boring. Its the sector of the business that isn’t six figure builds and restorations and isn’t panel slapping collision work. Its the catch all of automotive repair and customization that is reliable and gets the job done. From brake repair, to wiring, metal fab and suspension set up Ian and Scott a...

Consistency is key, in life, work or whatever you’re passionate about. For brothers Ben and Russ Perry their journey to become YouTube sensations has been littered in awesome projects, in depth insights and a wild project that has pushed them to the top of the charts. But this wasn’t over night and consistent posting for 5+ years has honed their skills on how to properly shoot and edit content tha...

Its difficult to be a leader in any industry let alone a leader in an industry for 30+ years. For Boris Maryanovsky his humble start in a repair garage has turned into an empire that leads the way for how to properly buy, sell and customize cars. If you’ve been in the hobby in the past 30 years you’ve either seen or been influenced by the projects that have come out of his Street Machinery shop in...

Build what you like. Build it with high quality. No ones opinion matters. Its that simple. Quality, integrity, thoughtfulness and attention to detail are all adjectives that describe JP and the builds that are coming out of his one man shop in Western PA. His niche is the original paint and patina mixed with forced induction big motors and right now he is at the top of his game.

As all of us get older we come to appreciate the things of the past that bring back memories of our youth. The muscle car era is undoubtedly on of these times. For cars like the Geo Tracker, they were simply economy people movers, cool beach cruisers and occasionally showed up on the show scene, nothing more or less. But for Trey Partin these Trackers are the most fun you can have on 4 wheels!

Burgh Built was created by Ross Shapiro in 2018 as just as an idea when he really just wanted a car banner that represented him. When COVID hit Ross had some time on his hands and decided this was a good time to follow through with the Burgh Built idea. The all inclusive club hopes to bring together the entire Western PA car scene and create one of the best communities in the country…

Sit down and relax, I have a car story to tell you…most car stories are filled with fantastic adventures or late night cruises when you were young, others its a cross country cruise with someone that reminds you of a great time. We cant deny that we become attached to these four wheel time capsules that hold special memories and reminders of days past. For Marco Duque not only does his 1971 Chevel...

Kicking off season 3 talking about online car culture, new promotions and what to expect for the upcoming season!

I wrapped up Season 2 by talking about the ending of the F1 season after the smoke cleared, electric cars winning Car and Truck of the year and updates on all of the people and cars of Season 2!

Bozi and I call the last crazy lap of the F1 2021 season and talk 2022

A huge part of American car culture is the gathering of like minded individuals that form a club that expresses their automotive identity. For Nik Bartko and two other friends, the modern day car club culture didn’t mesh with their personality and lifestyle. The monthly meetings, monetary dues and rules to get in were not a reflection of real life and the friendship that they built through the car...

It never ceases to amaze me the stories that people have regarding how a car is intertwined into their personal journey through life. For Marvin Salazar his 1989 BMW 3 series is an accurate description of his personality while also paying homage to his family and his upbringing. His handle @djmarvins on instagram is filled with beautiful colorful phots of both his passions cars at music that refle...

Back in the 1950’s people predicted we would have fly cars in the year 2000, instead we got some of the best cars to come out of Japan that became instant classics. Atomic flying cars predicted are replaced with vehicles like the R34 Skyline, Lancer Evolution, RX-7 and Silvia S15. Honda in the mean time was releasing performance versions of their lineup for every budget. This was the first year of...

You always come back to your childhood vehicles and for CJ Hines this couldn’t be truer. There are not a lot of car guys who can say they still own there first car…there are even less car guys who can say that car is still cool enough to win trophy after trophy at car shows…and even fewer guys who can say that original car looks nothing like the car they once drove around in their youth.

Bozi Bjelcic sold cars for years, we sat down and he gave some great insight into the market and what he predicts is going to happen over the next few years. We took some great statistics from Car Gurus and Classics.com. We talked about overpriced cars, cars on the cusp of breaking out and bargains!

“Teamwork to make the dream work,” I love that saying, and in Chris Driscoll’s experience teamwork with a builder he had never met has yielded one of the best Taskforce Era Chevy Apaches to run the streets. Chris’s restomoded 1959 Apache 3500 was originally a heavy duty dually fitted with a utility bed used by a plumber back in the 60’s.

The worlds fastest, when you say that names like Usain Bolt, Brittany Force, Carl Lewis and Gertrude come to mind…wait Gertrude? Oh you don’t know Gertrude the worlds fastest Mitsubishi Galant VR4, well you’re about to get schooled in an unusual wild and very rare Japanese legend built by Mike Gombos in a single car garage that ran 8.74 @163mph in the 1/4 mile.

The idiom “the devil is in the details” refers to mistakes usually being made in the small aspects of a project. An older, and less common, phrase “God is in the detail” means attention paid to small things has big rewards. Steve Simpson who built the car featured in the latest episode could be described as “God of the detail” after completely going through his 2006 RSX Type S and leaving no aspec...

Reach for the moon and you might land on the stars…like many who catch the car bug early in life we dream big of the cars featured in posters on our childhood walls. For Jason Gorman he dreamed in classic American muscle and specifically one of the most iconic of the 70’s street beast

Not all projects start with completely breaking down a car to a full restoration, in fact many of you reading probably started with a project similar to Nick Mangretta’s 1965 C10. A project that has been started, has great bones, was the right price and well within the technical capabilities of the buyer.

Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood just northeast of the city of Pittsburgh is where an upstart airbrush artist has built a budding business putting out some of the best artwork on parts from all around the country. His studio, which he renovated himself, is an homage to his passions in life and setup to efficiently put out professional work in a home environment.

Contrary to internet trolls and 30 min television shows, the process of building a car isn’t plug and play nor is it completed in a reasonable 2 week timeframe. As Nate explained on the podcast it takes patience, some uncomfortable moments, failures that all come together to build not only an American classic but a bond with his father.

Growing up in western PA both Chris and Joe were like many of us who build their own cars. They honed their skills out of necessity and started fabricating because there was no one else in the area with those type of skills and like most young enthusiast, they were broke.

A timeless design paired with bulletproof Honda engineering and a luxury interior makes this the perfect platform to build something completely unique and not break the bank while doing it. Jonah decided the unicorn 6 speed manual needed a boost and decided to supercharge it to 420hp all while cruising in style.