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Hagerty Sidedrafts brings you the greatest automotive stories from past and present from classic car insights and collector market news to interviews with leading experts and profiles of the most interesting icons. Does Cuba hold hidden Ferraris? Who is the Father of the Corvette? And Is the Corvair a death machine? Automotive journalists, Larry Webster and Aaron Robinson, explore theses and other compelling car stories. For more deep dives, visit https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos.
Join Hagerty’s Brian Ghidinelli as he chats with Sarah Montgomery, Loni Unser, and Hannah Grisham of the Hagerty Motorsports Round 3 Racing team. After an interesting season competing in the World Racing League endurance championship, listen in to hear what life is like as a female in a male-dominated sport, the experience of filming a TV show with MotorTrend, and what’s next on the horizon for their careers.
This November, join John Hindhaugh shortly after the Petit Le Mans race in Braselton, Georgia, and get the ultimate inside track. This special live race recap will not only cover the Petit Le Mans with guests who lived it behind the wheel and in the pits but will also talk about the 2021 racing season. Don’t forget to bring your motorsports and racing questions for a live Q&A with the panel guests.
What will the automobile look like in a world of autonomous driving technologies and alternative power sources? An all-star panel of motoring luminaries including Ralph Gilles, Ed Welburn, and Jay Ward, will explore the possibilities and challenges as we enter this brave new world.
Finding the car of your dreams with three of the most successful individuals in the motoring world. Our panel of experts includes Tom Cotter, Wayne Carini, and Peter Kumar. They’ll reveal secrets to discovering hidden treasures and share special tips on how to become an automotive archaeologist.
A look at the collector car market amidst a pandemic, changing demographics, and unprecedented enthusiasm among collectors of all ages.
Join motorcycle collector and host of Chasing Classic Cars, Wayne Carini, and the Barber Museum’s Executive Director, Jeff Ray, as they pick five very different motorcycles from Barber Museum storage areas and talk about why the museum has them, their significance, and plans for the future.
Over the last 20 years, we’ve seen a muscle car revolution. Ford’s Mustang, Chevrolet’s Camaro, and Dodge’s Challenger have given us a renewed excitement for American-made V-8 muscle cars, but which ones are going to be collectible? Which ones already are collectible? Well, Hagerty Price Guide Editor, Greg Ingold, and muscle car expert, Colin Comer, are here to answer those questions and more!
Hagerty Driver’s Club editor Larry Webster moderates a seminar about why the C8 Corvette was worth the long wait. The panel includes Chasing Classic Cars’ Wayne Carini, Mecum Auctions’ John Kraman, and veteran automotive engineering editor/journalist Don Sherman, all of whom have extensive experience with the C8 and earlier Corvettes.
This week, we're exploring how the BMW Z cars came to be. Listen in as our panel of BMW Z experts discuss the exciting period in the mid-1990s when the story of the BMW Z Roadsters and Coupes was just beginning.
Everyone knows Carroll Shelby's work with race cars and Mustangs, but he's done so much more than that! Join us for a fun conversation about some of the lesser-known Shelby cars, hosted by Shelby expert, Colin Comer, and Brad Phillips, Executive Director of LeMay America's Car Museum.
This week, McKeel Hagerty sits down with Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company. This was recorded live from the Hagerty Media Broadcast Platform at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, on 13 August 2021.
Monterey Car Week is over, and it’s time for another Price Guide Update! The Hagerty Price Guide is the premier collector car value guide—accurate, up-to-date, and without pricing bias or prejudice. Join Publisher Dave Kinney and Editor Greg Ingold as we highlight the most recent changes in the car sales market, which cars made the biggest jumps or drops in value, and what you should have your eye on next.
Join us after the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans to get the ultimate inside track with Hagerty and John Hindhaugh. In this live race recap, you’ll hear it firsthand from those who lived it, from behind the wheel and in the pits.
This week, John is joined by Audi Sport Team WRT driver, Ferdinand Habsburg, Corvette Racing driving, Nicky Catsburg, and Toyota Gazoo Racing driver, Mike Conway!
Recorded live on the Hagerty Broadcast Stage at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering!
McKeel Hagerty sits down with Christian von Koenigsegg to talk about Koenigsegg supercars and their shared love of the automobile.
Paul Cowland is on the telly and everything! Yet he is almost as excited as we are to talk about last Saturday’s Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional, where Paul was judging the Concours and also found sneaking off to admire visitors’ extra-ordinary ordinary cars. Join us, live, as Paul picks his favorite cars, talks about his journey into television, answers your questions, and admits that his car collection is getting a little out of hand…
Diane Parker tells the story of the legendary Black Ghost Hemi Challenger that would suddenly appear at late-night street races, smoke the competition, and then vanish without fanfare, not to be seen again for months.
With moderator Wayne Carini, our all-star panel of Ken Lingenfelter, Colin Comer, and Bob Ashton take a look at the ultimate muscle cars that came out of the Big Three just before government regulation brought high-performance cars to their knees. Our experts will discuss the curated cars in the Concours’ two muscle Car classes, which marked the high point of the genre.
Join us for a fun conversation between Hagerty’s Senior Vice President of Media and Editorial, Larry Webster, and Tom Taylor, Vice President of Marketing at RockAuto.com.
RockAuto is an online, family business founded in 1999 by automotive engineers with two goals:
- Liberate information hidden behind the auto parts store counter (by listing all available items and product specifications on RockAuto.com, not just what one store stocks or one counter-person knows)
- Make auto parts affordable (by remaining a strictly online company, they have no store locations, no counter-people, and don’t have a lot of money tied up in slow-moving inventory. They pass on those savings with lower prices so cars of all ages can be reliable and fun to drive.)
Need a part for your ride? Chances are RockAuto.com has it!
To petrolheads around the world, Vicki Butler-Henderson needs no introduction.
Having starred on BBC Top Gear, Fifth Gear, and now a new, second season of The Car Years, she is rarely seen standing still.
Find out what she drives, which cars she wished she’d kept, what we’ll get to see on The Car Years – plus hear all about her new YouTube channel.
Join us after the Six Hours of the Glen and get on the inside track with Hagerty and John Hindhaugh. In this race recap, we’ll be joined by Howden Haynes, race car driver with Champion Porsche, Tom Sullivan from Michelin Motorsports, and Hyundai drivers Mark Wilkins and Michael Lewis.
Several thousand Porsche lovers made the trek to the Porsche Club of America’s Werks Reunion that was held as a companion event to the pandemic-rescheduled Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in mid-May. Porsches from the early 1950s to the present were on display. Many were stock with rare options and others were modified, but they were all primped, polished, for judging. However many people made the journey, many more Porsche fans couldn’t make it, and this seminar is for them. We’ll talk about the cars that we found to be the stand-outs at Werks Reunion, why we liked them, and how the market values them.
Host:
Ray Shaffer, Porsche Classic
Guests:
Vu Nguyen, Porsche Club of America
Nathan Merz, Columbia Valley Luxury Cars
Rob Sass, Porsche Panorama Magazine
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is undoubtedly one of the greatest performance cars to come out of Japan. Gaining its fame through racing, video games, and movies like The Fast & The Furious, these cars have ascended to icon status. Join Hagerty Price Guide Editor, Greg Ingold, and Skyline importer and expert, Sean Morris with Toprank Importers, as they discuss all things GT-R and what makes “Godzilla” so great.
Join us after the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and get the ultimate inside track with Hagerty and John Hindhaugh. In this live race recap, John will be interviewing BMW Team Driver, Philipp Eng, Mercedes Team Driver, Adam Christodoulou, and Jim Glickenhaus of Scuderia Glickenhaus! You’ll hear it all firsthand from those who lived it, from behind the wheel and in the pits.
Join Sam Smith, Hagerty's Editor at Large, as he talks with Wade Kawasaki, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coker Tire and Legendary Companies. Listen in as they discuss Wade's love of the automobile, how Legendary Companies is keeping old cars on the road, and what Wade's been up to lately.
It's been said that two wheels are better than four. Well, Hagerty's Editor at Large, Sam Smith, and Associate Editor, Kyle Smith, (no relation) are out to convince the world that life is better on a motorcycle! Join us as these two talk about their favorite motorcycles, and why there should be at least one in every garage.
We all know that Vipers are big, brash, powerful, fast, and uniquely American. Magazines have documented acceleration, braking, and top speed, so we know about their superior performance on road and track. But how do they do on the market, and which cars are in the highest demand. Join Hagerty valuation experts Dave Kinney and Greg Ingold for a virtual seminar on May 12, 2021, at 8:00 pm as they examine the different generations and models and how they’ve performed when they’ve come to market.
The Hagerty Price Guide is the premier collector car value guide—accurate, up-to-date, and without pricing bias or prejudice. Join Publisher Dave Kinney and Associate Editor Greg Ingold as we highlight the most recent changes in the car sales market, which cars made the biggest jumps or drops in value, and what you should have your eye on next.
For serious collectors of vintage cars, the calendar is filled with top-flight auctions. In a sense, however, they all flow from the series of blockbuster sales in the mid-1980s that liquidated the collection of one man: William Harrah.
The circumstances around the sales--namely why they had to happen in the first place--have never been widely understood. Until now.
Automotive historian and museum curator Ken Gross recently explored the sale for Hagerty Insider. He will be speaking with Insider managing editor David Zenlea on what he learned and why the Harrah's sale still matters today.
Can you get rich by trying to kill yourself? Evel Knievel spent a lifetime trying and had most of America breathless as he did. Join Hagerty Editor in Chief Larry Webster and Associate Editor Cameron Neveu as they look back on the stuntman’s golden era and how his Evel empire continues to reign.
Any first-generation Ford Bronco is a hot commodity these days, regularly selling in the six-figure range, but Parnelli Jones sending his legendary “Big Oly” Bronco to auction is expected to produce the world’s first seven-figure sale of vintage SUV. Join Hagerty Insider Editor Colin Comer, John Kraman of Mecum Auctions, and Bronco expert Todd Zuercher as they discuss Big Oly’s history, what led to it heading to action and what is sure to be an incredible sale result for the world’s most famous Bronco.
McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt has spent decades working with cars. Since becoming CEO in July 2013, McLaren has launched its product family of Sports Series, Super Series, Ultimate Series as well as the new McLaren Artura and motorsport products for customer racing. Join us as Hagerty CEO McKeel Hagerty speaks with Mike about his passion for all things automotive and what's next for McLaren.
Sit back and enjoy watching our favorite Hagerty odd couple, Brad Phillips and Colin Comer, discuss their favorite hot rods. But first, they have to come to a consensus on what actually qualifies as a hot rod. Is it any car that has been modified or do we need to be more specific? What do you think?
Did the Tatra T87 really kill more Nazis in car crashes than the Allies did with bullets? Why was this car so ahead of its time? And why don’t more people know about it? Hagerty Editor at Large Sam Smith interviews Jeff Lane, owner of the Lane Motor Museum to get the full lowdown.
Read the full article at hagerty.com/media.
Some smash hits have come from the pen of Frank Stephenson. From the reborn Mini Cooper and Fiat 500 to the sensational Maserati MC12 and McLaren P1, he has made his mark on the cars we know and love. But what cars does he admire? How can car enthusiasts pick up an interesting-looking car for affordable money? What does the former BMW designer think of the German company’s latest grille? And is the Tesla Cybertruck a thing of wonder or an eyesore?
As part of our International Women's Day celebrations, Hagerty's Julie Gu-Scallen sits down with Shea Holbrook of Shift Up Now to discuss the acceleration of women in motorsports, racing plans for this year, and how you can help support the team.
Look, up in the sky! Join Hagerty contributor Brad Phillips and as he flies through the topic of vintage aircraft restoration (and its car similarities) with Malcolm Collum, Chief Conservator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
Meet Josh Shaw, an automotive jack-of-all-trades who has designed legendary hot rods, painted numerous race cars, and is currently restoring a prewar Miller supercar. We sit down with Josh to recount his wild ride since his high school days modifying S-10s. Hand-lettering Indianapolis roadsters, wrenching on a Bugatti, racing school busses–this episode has it all.
Hagerty Insider is your roadmap to the collector car world. Join experts David Zenlea and John Wiley as they make sense of the latest car auctions, values, and market trends to share their predictions for this year.
Read more about the Hagerty Insider market predictions at https://insider.hagerty.com/trends/predictions/
At Hagerty, we love all cars old and new. Watch as our editors, Eric Weiner and Cameron Neveu provide a rundown of all the new cars on the market today and highlight their favorite buys for your next daily driver.
Meet Niels van Roij, the creator of the new Ferrari Breadvan Hommage. The project took more than two years to complete and was inspired by the legendary Ferrari 250 GT SWB that entered the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hour race. This is your chance to hear how Niels transformed a Ferrari 550 Maranello into the Breadvan Hommage, and ask your questions of the Dutch designer and craftsman.
From collectors to kids, there is no age limit to enjoying Hot Wheels. This iconic brand and its models have often been the first spark that ignites a lifetime passion for automobiles. Join Hagerty contributor Brad Phillips and Hot Wheels designer Brendon Vetuskey for a very special livestream to get a behind the scenes look at the design and creative process for our favorite cars in miniature.
We are kicking off our newest partnership with The Henry Ford by speaking with Curator of Transportation, Matt Anderson, and Hagerty's Brad Phillips, about their favorite museum exhibits and what's coming next.
Pedro Mota is Vice President, Marketing, for Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), headquartered in Atlanta. PCNA is the exclusive U.S. importer of the Porsche 911, 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman; Panamera; Cayenne, and Macan. In this exclusive video, Hagerty will sit down with Mota to discuss his love of cars, what’s on the horizon for PCNA, and where he’s driving to next.
With most of the January auctions going virtual this year, we took our annual Scottsdale seminar and made it virtual! Join moderator Brad Phillips as he discusses the 2020 collector car market with Wayne Carini of Chasing Classic Cars, Alain Squindo, COO of RM Sotheby's, and Dave Kinney, publisher of the Hagerty Price Guide.
The Hagerty Price Guide is the premier collector car value guide—accurate, up to date, and without pricing bias or prejudice. Join Publisher Dave Kinney and Associate Editor Greg Ingold as we highlight the most recent changes in the car sales market, which cars made the biggest jumps or drops in value, and what you should have your eye on next.
Not only are car names are sacred but sometimes they can make or break sales. Some of our most loved classics have taken inspiration from the animal kingdom and we're here to share our favorites. Join Hagerty contributors, Brad Phillips and Jason Cammisa, for a roaring good time.
German cars offer high build quality, clean styling, and camaraderie among loyal owners that have made them attractive to buyers of all ages and backgrounds. Hagerty Contributor Brad Phillips sits down with Porsche’s Ray Shaffer, to discuss their favorite German cars. Join the fun and tell us which cars you like during the livestream.
Join Hagerty‘s Colin Comer and Brad Phillips, along with special guest and Bronco enthusiast Cana Comer to discuss all things Bronco. From the first bare-bones 1966s to today’s six-figure custom builds to how Ford is all-in with their groundbreaking and infinitely configurable latest model, a lively Bronco discussion among our trio is guaranteed!
Concept cars are a window into what could be, a glimpse of what the future may hold. Flying cars? Jet power? Anything is possible! Tune in as Hagerty's Brad Phillips and Alain Squindo, COO at RM Sotheby's, share some of their favorite concept cars from over the years, and discuss how they shaped the auto industry.
This was recorded live during a Hagerty Drivers Club Livestream on July 8th, 2020.
Can the collector car market survive the pandemic? Many traditional auction houses are pivoting to online sales in an effort to do just that and with mixed results. Hagerty Insider’s Manager Editor, David Zenlea, sits down with Gord Duff, Global Head of Auctions at RM Sotheby's, to discuss their move to digital, the lessons learned, and what to expect next.
Bob Boniface is the Global Director of Buick Exterior Design and a designer with grease under his fingernails. After a quick stint in finance, he packed up his Alfa Romeo headed to Detroit's College for Creative Studies. Since then, his talent and eye have shaped many of the sharpest cars from the Motor City. Boniface will tell us about the challenges of designing cars in the era of high regulation, what he loves about his fleet of Italian cars, and the machines he most admires.
So much has been lauded about Italian design and their cars are no different. Join Contributing Editor, Brad Phillips, and Autosport Designs owner, Tom Papadopoulos, as they offer their list of favorite Italian cars. There will be showstoppers, underdogs, and dare we say...some Italian Stallions!
In this episode, we speak with automotive artist, Kelly Telfer, who has spent a lifetime capturing the cars that bring our imaginations to life. As the official artist for the Werks Reunion Monterey and Amelia Island events, he creates motorsports original paintings, fine art prints, and more.
Jens Sverdrup joins us to talk about the engineering, performance, and commercial strategy of the new state-of-the-art 21C hypercar from Czinger Vehicles, built in Los Angeles, California. We’ll get the details on the in-house developed 1,250 horsepower hybrid powertrain, the insane performance numbers - think 0-248-0 mph in less than 30 seconds, as well as the patented additive manufacturing technology and material selection that underpins its light weight (1218 kg curb) and assists the extreme performance. Just 80 Czinger 21Cs will be made. Buckle up this one is coming at you, fast!
Unique, one-of-a-kind, different, and just plain weird. Whatever your choice of adjective, there are some cars out there that are well…out there. Join Oddball car collector and Great Racer, Jerome Reinan, and Brad Phillips, as we take you down the topsy-turvy path of our favorite oddball cars. Who knows? You might leave with some newly acquired tastes of your own!
What does it feel like to drive over 414 miles per hour in a single-engine car? We talk to racing legend, Charles Nearburg, about his record-breaking drives, favorite cars, and what else is left on his bucket list.
Larry Webster and Ed Piatek have a lively discussion about the new C8 Corvette, and what makes Corvettes special.
We can all recall a moment when we fell in love with a car on the big screen. Maybe it was the iconic chase scene in Bullitt or the Ferris Bueller Ferrari, whatever the inspiration, we will attempt to capture some of our favorites. Contributing Editors, Colin Comer and, Brad Phillips, go to the movies and revisit the cars that stole the scenes.
What does it take to be the Head Gasket of the world's worst car show that you hate to love? Tune in for a special Concours d'Lemons conversation with Alan Galbraith, where we'll talk hoopties, beaters, oddballs, and expose the truly mundane underbelly of the automotive world.
Wayne Carini, the host of Chasing Classic Cars and Hagerty Columnist, has spent a lifetime buying, selling, driving, and restoring some of the most valuable cars in the world. He's also a frequent judge and is a major player in the Greenwich Concours. In this discussion, we'll hear Wayne explain why the role of judging is so vital to historical preservation.
We lived through the ’80s and ’90s, overcame the Y2K bug, and now we present the best cars of a new millennium! Hagerty Valuation Editor, Andrew Newton, and Contributor, Brad Phillips share their list of wicked awesome cars from the 2000s!
Dan Sandberg is President and CEO of Brembo North America, Inc., a global firm specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of high performance and luxury brakes and other performance products. Since 2019, Sandberg has also produced and hosted “Brembo Red,” a high-performance podcast featuring interviews with automotive executives, celebrities, influencers, and others involved in the automotive, racing, and performance business. In this livestream, we will discuss Sandberg’s lifetime passion for anything that moves faster than 100 mph.
Tune in as Brad Phillips and Colin Comer give us the 411 on all the fly cars of the '90s! We're streaming it live on the World Wide Web, so turn off the Fresh Prince of Bellair, put down your Sony Discman, and give it a watch, dude. It's gonna be all that and a bag of chips!
Tom Cotter has traveled the country searching back yards, barns, and just about every kind of outbuilding you can imagine for forgotten automotive relics. Join us as Hagerty's Brad Phillips sits down with Tom for a discussion on cars you won't want to miss!
Our friends across the pond have a rich automotive history including some truly exceptional cars. Join Hagerty UK Editor, James Mills, and Hagerty Contributor, Brad Philips, as they discuss their favorite British Cars and answer your questions.
A true gearhead, Art Cervantes, is the CEO and Co-Founder of RADwood plus the Director of Partnerships for Driving While Awesome. He has owned over 60 cars through the years, can throw down during a JDM discussion, and knows a thing or two about wrenching. We sit down with Cervantes to discuss how he has kept the car passion alive during quarantine and what’s next for RADwood.
Before taking the reins at the International Motorsports Association, John Doonan built Mazda's motorsports program from the grassroots level to racing at Le Mans. No one understands the relationship between car manufacturers and racing better, making Doonan the ideal individual to discuss why racing still matters.
How many of us know someone with a long-dormant project car sitting under the garage flotsam? Rob Siegel and host, Larry Webster, are both well versed in the fun, learning, and challenges of a project car. In this episode, we'll share war stories and tips for making sure those projects get back on the road.
For 10 years, a boutique design house from Southern California has defined its own relentless pursuit of excellence through the enhancement and optimization of the air-cooled Porsche 911. In this livestream, we’ll speak with Singer Vehicle Design Founder and Executive Chairman, Rob Dickinson, on why everything is important to the Singer brand and their delicate art of handcrafted, bespoke restorations.
With over 100,000 driving miles logged, Brad Phillips is our resident expert in tours, rallies, and other shenanigans using your vintage car. Join Brad and Ramsey Potts, Automotive Specialist at RM Sotheby's, as they discuss the joys, trials, and tribulations that they have experienced on the road, plus get tips on how you can get in on the fun.
Ahead of the spring release of our Hagerty Price Guide, we sit down with the experts to see what’s in store for summer. Join Dave Kinney, publisher of the Hagerty Price Guide and Associate Editor of the Hagerty Price Guide, Greg Ingold as they discuss the current state of the collector car market and what it means for you.
The Ford GT40 was the car that beat Ferrari in the1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Four decades after that win, the company resurrected the storied machine with an all new Ford GT to commemorate Ford's 100th anniversary. Chris Theodore was Ford’s VP of Product Engineering during this time and the man in charge of designing an all-new car that captured the spirit of the original. Here he recounts the fascinating story behind the Ford GT.
If it wasn’t for Zora Duntov, the Chevrolet Corvette may have been just a footnote in GM’s history. But immediately after joining GM in 1953, Duntov pushed a series of changes through the GM bureaucracy that made the Corvette a legitimate sports car. Jerry Burton, author of "Zora Arkus-Duntov—The Man Behind Corvette", explains how Duntov’s forceful personality was an instrument of good, and sometimes bad.
Listen to longer audio podcasts of both extraordinary stories: Ford GT and Chevrolet Corvette.
"Literally, he opened this trunk and saw his life set before him," says Hagerty West Coast Editor at Large, Aaron Robinson, in this fascinating episode about Brian Blain of the Blain Motorsports Foundation--home to a remarkable collection of pre-World War One racing cars in Visalia, California.
The trunk that Aaron tells us about was full of mementos of Harry Sprague's time as a race car driver in California, more than one hundred years ago. Sprague was an older friend of the Blain family, who had no children of his own and died in the 1980's. As a young man, Blain inherited Harry's trunk.
"He opens the trunk and he finds all of this stuff," Aaron tells us in this episode of Sidedrafts. "... An old racing license that's been expired by more than sixty years. He finds these gauntlet gloves, big goggles, photographs, some old yellowed newspaper clippings, and he finds a red jersey and across the front of it is the word "National.""
That discovery led Brian on a lifelong quest that is the subject of this podcast.
"Blain owns and operates a stable of pre-World War I race cars that he puts in front of the public whenever he can," writes Aaron in his latest Hagerty article. "With the offer of a mechanician’s seat in a 106-year-old car as it circled a 109-year-old speedway, I went."
Our guest is former championship driver, successful track owner, and philanthropist, Skip Barber— a well-known personality in the sports car world.
For this edition of “Sidedrafts”, host Larry Webster traveled to Lime Rock Park, the challenging track in Northwest Connecticut that Skip has owned for 35 years. “Every time I come here, I’m blown away by how beautiful it is,” says Larry.
In this episode, Skip talks about his passionate interest in racing and sports cars, his time behind the wheel as a driver, and what makes Lime Rock special for drivers.
In the mid-1960s, Skip won three Sports Car Club of America national championships in a row. In 1969 and 1970, he won two Formula Ford National Championships. Later, he took part in the United States, Monaco and Dutch Grand Prix races.
Skip also talks about starting his well-known racing school in the early 70’s. “I discovered two things,” he says. “I really liked the process of being in business and more importantly, that you could really teach people how to drive a race car.”
Mike Joy is the lead race announcer for FOX NASCAR along with expert analysts and former champions Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon. Mike brings 48 years of motor sports experience to the booth. Prior to joining Fox in 2001, he anchored CBS sports coverage of the Daytona 500 and was previously a TV pit reporter and radio race announcer.
In this episode, Mike Joy and host Larry Webster talk about the excitement of NASCAR races, how racing has changed over the years, the upcoming stars of the circuit, and the qualities that make a great race car driver. Mike also discusses his love of cars, the secrets of play-by-play and broadcast announcing, and how he became the voice of NASCAR.
Get an up-close and personal peak of NASCAR and its leading personalities on Hagerty Sidedrafts.
Do you love hot rods, vintage cars and going really fast?
In this episode, Larry Webster, Editor-in-Chief at Hagerty Magazine, talks about all three with Mark Stielow. An engineer and manager at General Motors, Mark has been called the "Godfather" of the Pro-Touring movement, and he still builds cars out of his garage.
"To me, a pro-touring car is just kind of taking an older car that you like the esthetics of and you harden it...to perform better and be more reliable," says Mark. "You can do things with it like go on cross-country drives or to track events."
Mark speaks with Larry about building a career that dovetails with his passion. He talks about racing at One Lap of America in a ’69 Camaro, and how he found the car in the pre-internet days for $2500, which launched his hot rod career. The car ended up on the cover of Car Craft Magazine. Hot Rod Magazine voted it one of top 10 cars of 1993.
Mark also provides tips on buying and rebuilding cars.
"For me, French automobiles of the 1920's and 1930's represent the pinnacle of 20th century art and design," says businessman, philanthropist and avid car collector Peter Mullin. They have "beautiful, sculptural bodies designed to cheat the wind and be aerodynamic."
Hagerty Magazine's Aaron Robinson, spoke with Peter at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California.
This episode looks at Peter's love of art deco design and automobiles. His museum was established as a tribute to French automotive styling.
Peter Mullin is also chairman of the Board at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and President of the American Bugatti Club.
One day as a teenager in 1957, John Morton's dad took him to see his first sports car race at Road America in Wisconsin. It was a life-changing event. He knew that he was going to be a racing driver.
"It made such an impression on me on that day I remember thinking this is what I'm doing," John told Hagerty Sidedrafts. "I didn't have a plan. I just decided that's what I was going to do."
After racing jalopies on dirt tracks in South Carolina, he dropped out of Clemson University to attend Carroll Shelby's racing school in Riverside, California. In an extraordinary driving career that lasted more than 50 years, John Morton raced for Shelby, the BRE Datsun team, Nissan, and BF Goodrich and was a nine-time veteran at Le Mans. He is a former movie stuntman, and now a private pilot and scooter collector.
In this episode, John talks about his life on the track, including the hair-raising details of a devastating crash in 1988 at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut.
"The car just aerodynamically lifted, flipped over and landed upside down and then started tumbling and caught on fire," John told us. "I was lucky to survive it."
In the early eighties, the Audi 5000 was the must-have German sedan. Then some owners reported that the car had a mind of its own, accelerating wildly out of control with the driver powerless to stop it. Then 60 Minutes ran a segment that featured a rigged Audi accelerating without the driver pressing the gas. Our guest is Tom McDonald, who was Audi’s PR chief during this tumultuous time. He recounts the hysteria, the sales collapse, and the valuable lessons learned.
For over 50 years, rumors of an exotic mid-engine Corvette have swirled among enthusiasts—only to be proven false time and time again. Those hopes, however, will finally be realized in 2019 when the next Corvette debuts with the engine behind the driver instead of in front. At least that’s what automotive journalist and industry sleuth Don Sherman claims. In this episode, Sherman divulges his surprising predictions about the next Corvette.
Autonomous cars are coming, but what does that mean for those who love driving? And what do we know about the upcoming transportation revolution? To discuss the topic, Hagerty held a forum at the Penske museum in Scottsdale Arizona. The panelists included auto-industry veteran Bob Lutz, aficionado Wayne Carini, and entrepreneur McKeel Hagerty who are all passionate about automobiles and present a compelling case for why cars—and driving them—matters.
Northern California classic car dealer, restorer, and racer Bruce Canepa has a rep for trading in the big guns. Visit his shop and museum in Scotts Valley, California on any given day and you’ll likely find a few Porsche 917s and 959s, plus a real Ford GT40, several 427 Cobras, and exotics from all the historic brands. Canepa tells us his philosophy on collecting and restoring, describes his turn-key Porsche 959 restoration process, and invites the public to come visit.
In late 1959, Chevrolet debuted the Corvair, a family of cars with a rear-mounted air-cooled engine. It was the most unconventional car to ever come out of Detroit. It was also, according to Ralph Nadar, the most dangerous. The ensuing battle between Nadar and GM is now firmly in the rearview mirror and on this episode, we discuss the controversy with GM Engineer and Corvair enthusiast Pete Koehler.
The Ford GT40 looms massively in Ford’s psyche. It was, after all, the Ford that beat Ferrari in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Four decades after that win, the company resurrected the storied machine with an all new Ford GT to commemorated Ford's 100th anniversary. Chris Theodore was Ford’s VP of Product Engineering during this time and the man tasked with designing an all-new car that captured the spirit of the original. Here he recounts the thrilling but harrowing story behind the Ford GT.
Sam Posey raced with the greats—Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, and Mario Andretti to name a few—and had a front-row seat during racing’s golden era. Along the way he notched his own triumphs before applying his creativity to writing, painting, and the broadcast booth. A man of many passions, we talked with Posey at his beautiful painting studio in Sharon, Connecticut.
History has largely forgotten one of America's most influential motorcars, the 1932 Graham Blue Streak. Designed by Amos Northup, the Blue Streak pioneered numerous features including a low-slung frame and aerodynamic body. The Graham was one of the most copied cars of the 1930s, but is largely a footnote today. The President of the Historic Vehicle Association, Mark Gessler, tells the tale of this fascinating automobile.
In their new book, Cuba’s Car Culture, vintage-car hunters Tom Cotter and Bill Warner traveled to the island nation to find out what decades of Castro rule have done to that country’s cars. The pair returned with fascinating tales of fifties-era American cars still roaming the streets, ever resourceful home mechanics, and rumors of hidden Grand-Prix racers.
In August, 2017, the last Dodge Viper rolled from the factory, ending the a 25-year run as America’s most raucous sports car. Bob Lutz was the driving force behind the Viper’s birth and in this episode he explains how the Viper came to be and what ultimately sealed its fate.
If it wasn’t for Zora Duntov, the Chevrolet Corvette would probably have been just a footnote in GM’s history. But immediately after joining GM in 1953, Duntov bulldogged a series of changes through the GM bureaucracy that made the Corvette a legitimate sports car. Jerry Burton, author of Zora Arkus-Duntov—The Man Behind Corvette, joins us to explain how Duntov’s forceful personality was an instrument of good, and sometimes bad.
Writer and artist Ben Hamper spent nearly a decade in a General Motors auto factory before publishing his brilliant memoir Rivethead in 1991. Hamper’s depiction of the assembly line drudgery and the endless fight with the clock is entertaining, maddening, and at times tragic. It’s a must read for any gearhead and in this episode Hamper reveals the stories behind the book.