The Bad Blonde | Automotive History

HISTORY OF RACE DRIVER & FLYGIN ACE EDDIE RICKENBACKER | BAD BLONDE AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY

Today we discuss a high school drop out that would become one of racing’s most influential pioneers, a man who’s cars won the Indianapolis 500 ten times, a man who’s engines dominated oval-track racing for almost half a century, today we talk about race and engineering pioneer Harry Miller.

Today we discuss a creator of one of most beautiful cars of the 1930s, an early America luxury carmaker, one of E.L. Cord’s trifecta of manufacturers, and a car company was taken down by the great depression.

Join us for our yearly radio show with the Corpus Christi Car Show judges!

A car considered one of the most notorious failures in automotive history, car who’s styling has lost more battles than it won, a car that Ford gave up on within 2 years, the Edsel. It is 1955 and ford has begun research and development for an all new line code named the “E Car”. Which stood for experimental car and would become the Edsel.

Today we discuss one of the most impactful men of automotive design, the man that introduced Tailfins, the man that created dynamic obsolescence, the man that created the concept of the concept car, the man behind the design of the first generation Corvette, the man who founded the Damsels of Design, today we discuss the prolific and talented Harley Earl. Harley J. Earl was born on November 22, 18...

We are going to be talking about possibly the most adorable American car ever built, a car who’s manufacturer completely veered from the norm of behemoth vehicles to create mini commuter, one of the few cars that can make Pepto pink look good, an American car that was technically built across the pond, if you haven’t already guessed it we are going to be talking about the Nash Metropolitan, the Hu...

Today we discuss a true renaissance man during the turn of the century. He was building ships, building cars, building the hoover dam, created one of the first integrated healthcare systems for his employees, and also dabbled in broadcasting… Kenry J Kaiser,

Today we talk about one of America’s first performance car manufacturers, a car maker that shook up the first ever Indianapolis 500, a carmaker credited with the underslung chassis, today we discuss Stutz Motor Car Company and it’s history.

Today we talk about the man behind Healey Motors, Nash-Healey, Austin-Healey, Jensen-Healey, the man that turned down repeated offers by Ford and Saab to make a sports car, today we discuss the talented and driven Donald Healey. Healey was born in 1989 in Cornwall England to a shopkeeper. His father was a keen motor enthusiast and owned a 1907 Panhard and would give Donald a 1923 Buick which had t...

America’s motorcycle brand, the manufacturer that at one point was synonymous with youth motorcycle gangs in the 60s but now frankly you got to somewhere middle income area to afford. Today were are going to be talking about the birth of Harley-Davidson and winding journey from top American motorcycle manufacturer to being run into the ground by a bowling equipment manufacturer and back.

The story of Fiat’s birth is a tale of vision, innovation, and a determination to bring Italy into the modern automotive age. Founded in the late 19th century, Fiat rapidly became a cornerstone of Italian industry, playing a significant role in Italy's economy and the global automobile industry. Here’s a comprehensive look at the birth and early years of Fiat:

Today we talk about the man who made Buick a success and sort of booted out the founder, the man who founded General Motors and got booted out himself, the man who helped build Chevrolet and then ran off Louis Chevrolet, the man who also founded Frigidaire… today we talk about William C. Durant aka Billy.

Today we discuss one of the most iconic car designers, the man who designed the first American mid-engine super car, a man I consider the Italian Raymond Loewy for his diverse designs, the man who unknowingly influenced the shape the first minivans, the man behind one of the most famous movie cars EVER, and a man who created his own shape of PASTA.

One of the most influential figures in automotive design, a man behind the pen of some of the most iconic supercars, one of the fathers of the wedge shaped car design, the guy that put a lot of the iiii in Lamborghini, we talk about Marcello Gandini

One of the most influential car designers of the 20th century, a man who left an indelible mark on the automotive world, had his own design era at General Motors, today we discuss legendary designer Bill Mitchell.

We are going to be talk about one of the more aggressively designed Corvettes, the one inspired by the Mako Shark II, we are going to be talking about the third generation Corvette, the C3.. The Chevrolet Corvette C3, produced by General Motors for the model years 1968 through 1982, is a legendary American sports car that left an indelible mark on the automotive industry. The C3 generation, also k...

One of the most iconic Corvettes, with the brief split window edition, the second generation, the Chevrolet Corvette C2..

Great show talking the past and future of classic cars with Colleen Sheehan owner of Next Generation Classics!

A man who started as an orphan but would find in himself at the forefront of the birth of the internal combustion engine. The man who’s company would produce engines for nearly all the Nazy tanks in WWII and then become one of the most luxury brands of today. Today we discuss the fascinating life, history, innovations, and inventions of Wilhem Maybach.

Enjoy a brief history on the wild ride of Iso Rivolta from refrigerators, to microcars, to grand touring high performance and high luxury cars.

A man considered the Jackie Robinson of Motorsports. The first African American man to drive a Formula One racecar. The first African American man to drive at Indy 500. Willy T Ribb's story was one of adversity, tenacity and triumph.

A man considered the Jackie Robinson of Motorsports. The first African American man to drive a Formula One racecar. The first African American man to drive at Indy 500. Willy T Ribb's story was one of adversity, tenacity and triumph.

A man who has set more speed records than ANYONE, the man who put the Bonneville Salt lats on the map, considered one of the pioneers of speed, and at one point was the Racing Mayor of Salt Lake City.. We are talking about Ab Jenkins.. Salt Lake City was known as the “birthplace of speed” at the turn of the century and soon Ab would get bitten by the bug. He’d soon take to racing motorcycles on di...

The Legend You Never Heard Of - Allard | The Bad Blonde Car History A car company that many of you haven’t heard of, that had two of the greatest names in the business behind it’s wheel at one point, a car company that tried to create a “Corvette Slayer” BUT proved to be a company that could not keep up with the competition, today we are going to be talking about the rise and fall of the Allard Mo...