To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Muscle car history and the restoration of a 1974 Ford Mustang II. Rebuilding one of America’s most hated Mustangs... What happens when you give a 14-year-old a driver's license, a 1974 Mustang II found in a field, and a welder? 🤯🏎️ In this episode, we sit down with Jeremy , the creator of the Freedom Top Vault —a game...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! 1980s sports cars and the history of the 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 and the 1984 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo... Every car enthusiast has THE car. For Curt Bellotti , it was always the DeLorean . But before he could afford his stainless steel dream, he fell in love with the "poor man's KITT"—a 1984 Chrysler Laser XE Tur...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Some car enthusiasts are born; others—like Dave's father—need convincing. It took five decades and seven different VW Beetles to turn his dad from a skeptic into a believer. 🐞✨ In this episode, we sit down with Dave, the founder of the Small Car Company , a unique car club in Connecticut with "no dues, no minute...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! What kind of person drives a 1984 Mercedes 240D into the ground for decades, believing it's the pinnacle of engineering, only to suddenly switch to a Tesla ? For Croom , it wasn't just about changing cars—it was about testing a philosophy. 🧪🚗 In this episode, we sit down with Croom, whose automotive life began n...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Automotive paint restoration and custom bodywork for JDM classics and Porsche 911 wide-body conversions... What does it take to turn a backyard hobby shop into a premier automotive restoration business during a global pandemic? 🤔🛠️ In this episode, we sit down with Matt Pratt , owner of Top Coat Garage , to discuss his jou...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Most law enforcement officers drive American muscle or practical trucks. Deputy Dave dreams about importing Japan's tiniest, most impractical vehicles: JDM Kei vans . 🚓🚐 In this episode, we sit down with Dave—a man whose resume includes everything from paramedic and death investigator to "sandwich artist" a...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Automotive careers and SEMA Show photography. Capturing custom Mustangs, rare exotics, and modified car culture... Rob's first car was a no-frills 1986 Chevy Spectrum with crank windows and no radio. Today, he’s the guy photographing the most expensive, rarest, and most modified cars at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. 📸🏎️...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! What happens when your first car is a hand-me-down work truck that is literally a rolling billboard for your dad's plumbing business? And it's "Doo-Doo Brown"? 💩🚚 In this episode, we sit down with Krystal Proffitt , a content strategist and host of The Proffitt Podcast , to discuss one of the most uniq...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Imagine buying your first car—a 1973 Chevy Pickup —only to discover years later that it had a secret life as a movie star in the cult classic film Cry-Baby starring Johnny Depp. 🎬😲 In this episode, we sit down with Brian , a Maryland native whose automotive life is intertwined with Hollywood history and family adventures....

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Air-cooled car restoration of a 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder. Three generations of family automotive history... In 1975, Justin’s father sold his 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder for $150 because it broke down. Forty-two years later, Justin tracked down that exact car—still sitting in the same barn, with the 1975 inspection...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Mopar muscle cars and a road trip in a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440. Classic car care tips from the CEO of Ziebart... Why did Rod Serling (of The Twilight Zone ) once cut a car in half to prove a point about rust? And how did a 1950s German master mechanic named Kurt Ziebart start a global automotive protection empire? 🤔📺 In th...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Automotive engineering history and the intermittent wiper invention. The legal war between Kearns and the Big Three... In this episode, we go behind the scenes of the intermittent windshield wiper patent battle with Timothy Kearns , son of the legendary inventor Dr. Robert Kearns. Tim reveals the true story behind the movie...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Classic car restoration and a Ford Model T record speed build. Meet Mason Ball, who skipped spring break for Wayne Carini ... Classic car restoration and a Ford Model T record speed build. In this episode, we sit down with Mason Ball , a graduate of the prestigious 4-year Automotive Restoration Program at McPherson College...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Why are used cars from Japan always in such pristine condition? (Hint: It involves school children and brooms). 🧹🇯🇵 In this episode, we sit down with Muhammad Azeem , former General Manager of MDK Japan and current JDM importer based in Northern Virginia. With over a decade of experience exporting cars to Russia, Africa, a...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Why would anyone paint a two-year-old 1990 Toyota Celica "BMW Green"? For our guest Lisa , it was the only way to get close to her dream car without losing her college scholarship. 🎨🟢 In this episode, we sit down with Lisa, a Neurodiversity Consultant and self-described "Connector," to explore how our...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Every great road‑trip story has a soundtrack, and our guests have generously popped the cassette into the deck for us to create our playlist, "The Songs That Drive Us" - https://carsloved.com/playlist Have a song to share on our playlist?  Tag us on social media with the song and why it’s special to you.  To every...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! 1980s car culture and first car stories featuring the 1989 Dodge Daytona. Memories of silver paint and pop-up lights... In this special role-reversal episode, co-host Doug steps away from the microphone and into the guest chair to reveal his own automotive origin story. It all started with a silver 1989 Dodge Daytona —a car...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Before steering a 400‑location car‑care empire, Thomas A. Wolfe —now President & CEO of Ziebart International —logged 500+ sun‑soaked miles in a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 , driving it home from Florida to Detroit with his dad and brothers. The flawless run of that Bahama‑Yellow muscle car—and the rust that followed—ignited...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Think windshield wipers are boring? Think again. In this 60‑second bonus clip, Tim Kearns reveals how his father, engineering professor Dr. Robert Kearns , dreamed up the intermittent windshield wiper in a Detroit basement, sued the auto giants that copied it, and won one of the largest individual patent settlements in auto...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Flipping your daily driver on the highway is usually the end of a car story. For Eva Gregory , it was the wake-up call that started a new one. 🚙💥 In this episode, we sit down with Eva—host of the Be Differential podcast and a voice at Hagerty —to discuss how a terrifying accident in her Honda CR-V shifted her perspective...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Nigel Tunnacliffe of  Coastline Academy Driving School's ⁨ @coastlineacademy    first car was a 1989 Skoda 135 GLi that he bought from a neighbor. Check out the full episode with Nigel here - https://buzzsprout.com/2316026/episodes/17979629-5x-engine-rebuilds-on-an-mr2-coastline-academy-founder-s-teen-safety-mission Co...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Listen in to this clip from our full episode with Zack Pradel from Shooting Cars as he shares his experience attending a Saturn Car Show. Stay tuned for more from our interview with Zack's and be sure to check out his favorite episode, "Rotary Revelations – Jon Leverett’s Mazda RX-7 Tales and Industry Insider Insi...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! From our awesome interview with Mason Ball, graduate of McPherson College's  @McPhersonCollegeBulldogs 4-year Automotive Restoration Program. Despite being in car restoration, Mason is passionate about people driving their cars as much as possible. Don't miss the entire episode with Mason here - https://buzzsprout...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! Colleen Sheehan from Next Generation Classics shares what it is like to drive a 1930 BMW 3/15 DA2. This was her first car that she still owns it and one of the oldest BMW's in the United States. Colleen's favorite episode of our podcast is "V12 Visions – Tom Yang’s Life Restoring Ferraris and Chasing Vintage...

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! In keeping with our love for automotive college programs, we were fortunate to interview Mason Ball, a recent graduate of McPherson College's 4-year Automotive Restoration Program. Mason shared his good fortune of working with his hero, Wayne Carini for a week over Spring Break which led to an internship and a job afte...