Project Car Updates on the V8 Radio Podcast

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On this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste catch up on some updates on Kevin’s 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 XL convertible from the V8 Speed and Resto Shop. You may recall how the car broke the transmission on the way to the 2019 Drive In Cruise event, but it’s back on the road today. (Kevin is kind-of like the plumber with the leaky pipes…) OF COURSE, there is Automotive Trivia and some other nonsense, making for a well-optioned episode of V8 Radio!

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Project Car Updates on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Special Guest Chris Vopat chats about Dan Gurney, the Petersen Museum, and More on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Kevin Oeste and Mike “Q-Ball” Clarke are joined by longtime friend Chris Vopat, a guy who’s worked in automotive publishing, racing events, performance products, and is also a docent at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. We learn about the Dan Gurney memorabilia auction back in the early 2000s, as well as what it’s like to guide the Vault tour at the Pete. And of course, there’s lots of Automotive Trivia scattered throughout, and lots of laughs as well!

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Special Guest Chris Vopat chats about Dan Gurney, the Petersen Museum, and More on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Special Guest Myles Kovacs on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Myle Kovacs is not only one of the founders of the DUB universe, with the successful DUB Magazine, die-cast cars, TIS and Drop Star wheel lines, events, and much more… but he’s also a very down-to-earth guy who fights his own inner demons as he rises to each new challenge and success. Kevin Oeste and Mike “Q-Ball” Clarke were honored to have some time with this forward-thinking and inspirational automotive innovator on the latest V8 Radio Podcast! And yes, there’s automotive trivia, too!

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Special Guest Myles Kovacs on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Automotive Artist Ed Tillrock on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Ed Tillrock is known as the “Nitro Filled Pencil” for good reason… he’s got an amazing talent for creating nearly photo-realistic images with tools as simple as pencil and paper. He’s also well versed in colored pencil, oil painting, and other media, and his extensive background in architectural renderings gives him a keen eye for accurate perspective detail. Today, Ed creates original art that he likes, as well as doing commissioned pieces for other customers and has been seen at car shows all over the country including being the featured artist at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Kevin and Mike had the chance to chat with Ed on this episode, and even tried to stump him with their useless automotive trivia, all on this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast!

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Automotive Artist Ed Tillrock on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Elements Of The Perfect Drive on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Car enthusiasts all have a perfect drive in mind, either one they’ve actually taken, or maybe a fantasy ride still stuck in the bucket list. Either way, Kevin Oeste and Mike “Q-Ball” Clarke chat about these special drives in this episode. And this time, there’s a special “green” twist to the Automotive Trivia… you’ll have to hear it to get it. All this and more in another fun episode of the V8 Radio Podcast!

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Elements Of The Perfect Drive on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Tales From Editor’s Desk with Special Guest Jeff Smith on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Jeff Smith knew what he wanted to do from his days as a kid working in his Grandfather’s service station in Boone, Iowa… and that was to be the Editor of Hot Rod Magazine. He never lost that vision, and made his dream come true, and then some! Smith has held the big chair at some of the top car enthusiast magazines including Hot Rod, Car Craft, Chevy High Performance, and regularly contributes to numerous other titles in print and online. Jeff and Kevin worked together at Petersen Publishing, and Jeff shared some cool stories with Kevin and Mike about magazines, achieving your goals, and some inside info on the cover that nearly cost Jeff his job! (Hint… it was the cover featuring the icon kustom CadZZilla!) There’s also the usual automotive trivia and a bunch of laughs and you’ve got another fun episode of the V8 Radio Podcast!

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Tales From Editor's Desk with Special Guest Jeff Smith on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Car Project Updates with Mike and Kevin on the V8 Radio Podcast

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Part of the fun of owning an old car is the seemingly endless stack of projects that go along with them. On this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast, Mike Clarke and Kevin Oeste catch up on some of the projects they are working on in their home garages, including Mike’s 1967 Pontiac GTO and Kevin’s 1970 Buick Riviera. There’s also the usual automotive trivia, with a couple of good questions this time for sure. Throw in a few laughs and you’ve got another fun episode of the V8 Radio Podcast!

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Car Project Updates with Mike and Kevin on the V8 Radio Podcast

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The Aftermarket Insider with Joe Sebergandio on The V8 Radio Podcast

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Joe Sebergandio joins Kevin Oeste and Mike “Q Ball” Clarke on this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast! Joe is an automotive aftermarket industry veteran, having worked in the magazine business, the events world, and is currently the host of the SEMA Cruise (with Kevin as his side-kick) and The Aftermarket Insider Podcast. One of his favorite events to host is the SEMA Hall Of Fame event at the SEMA Show, and Joe tells us all about it. It’s a great episode full of stories from a life in the biz, and Joe even brings a great Trivia question!

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The Aftermarket Insider with Joe Sebergandio on The V8 Radio Podcast

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In The Fast Lane With Nick Scavo on The V8 Radio Podcast

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Street car drag racing legend and good friend Nick Scavo joins Kevin Oeste and Mike “Q Ball” Clarke on latest episode of the V8 Radio Podcast! Nick shares stories of Fast Times Motorworks, racing his ’57 Chevy as a teen, and of course, his iconic 1965 Chevrolet Impala. Plus, is there’s a hint of Nick and engine builder Jeff D’Agostino returning to the race track in 2020? There’s never a shortage of fun stories with Nick, and they even got him to play along in the automotive trivia contest. Get ready for the fastest hour in V8 Radio history!

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In The Fast Lane With Nick Scavo on The V8 Radio Podcast

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The Future of Automotive Events with Peter MacGillivray V8 Radio Podcast

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On this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast, Mike “Q-Ball” Clarke and Kevin Oeste are joined by Car enthusiasts are itching to get out and goto automotive events, car shows, and trade shows, but what does the future hold? On this episode of the V8 Radio Podcast, special guest Bonnier Corporation Vice President Peter MacGillivray answers the question… are automotive events dead? There is plenty of insight for those who want to have a successful show experience, enthusiasts and businesses alike. Hosts Kevin Oeste and Mike Clarke even get Peter to provide a trivia question, and he brought it for sure. There’s all this and much more in the latest V8 Radio Podcast!

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The Future of Automotive Events with Peter MacGillivray V8 Radio Podcast

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