1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Ron Andanian. Sometimes you gotta be like a superhero. It's 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: just you gotta have a bag of tricks. It's kind 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: of like being Batman because you need a utility built, 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: the Car Doctor. And that's what fixing cars really is 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: about today. You know. It's it's beyond the normal home 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: drum stuff that doesn't come up normal anymore. Welcome to 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: the radio home of Ron Andania the Car Doctor. Since 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: this is where car owners the world overturned to for 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 1: their definitive opinion on automotive repair. If your mechanics giving 10 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: you a busy signal, pick up the phone and call 11 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: in the garage. Doors are open, but I am here 12 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: to take your call at eight five five five six. 13 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: And now he running, Hey, looks like the Uh yours 14 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: on the garage and drape it down here to Virginia 15 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: with Virginia Beach Coastal Wattle Show down here in Virginia, 16 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: this Virginia Beach Compaign and center. I'm running eating in 17 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: the Car Doctor. We've got a great two hours of 18 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: radio for you if you're so inclined, and you can 19 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 1: grab it. UH talking about a passion in America today 20 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: as we look at what cars are so much more 21 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: than just something to get us back and forth to work. 22 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: And what this culture is all about and cruising and 23 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: car shows and this is um, this is church to 24 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: a lot of people that are involved in the automobile 25 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: end of it as as we like the thing. Um 26 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: joined in our first segment by Bradley Gray. He is 27 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: from the Blown Mafia. I'll leave it there and say 28 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: welcome Bradley, thanks for stopping by the garage. Grow. Um, 29 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: tell me about the Blown Mafia. What's what's that all about? 30 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: If you were talking to your mom, um, how would 31 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: you explain that to him? I would explain Blown Mafia 32 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: as a group of cars that were built, uh, and 33 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: a name needed to be put to them. The cars 34 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: were so out there, so radical, that we needed to 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: do something to to collect these cars together under one 36 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: banner for lack of better terms, and um, that's where 37 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: I came up with Blown Mafia. How long you've been 38 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: doing it? Been building cars over to many years? What 39 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,639 Speaker 1: was your first car? My first car was a seventy Nova. 40 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,559 Speaker 1: You you learned to drive on that? Yes? Yes? When 41 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: did you know you were bit by the bug? Uh? 42 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: As a very young child? Just absolutely? Yeah? Were you bit? 43 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: By the bug before you got your license. Absolutely everybody 44 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: was right. Definitely. How old were I'm gonna say you're 45 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: seven eight running there? Did you play with match Box 46 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: as a kid? I did? I did. Yeah, I'll tell 47 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: you what the big thing is. It's like a lot 48 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: of people that it started with models, model cars things. 49 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: You know, you start you take a model car. Who's 50 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: gonna take one and just build it right out of 51 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: the box like it is on the cover, right on 52 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: the box You're gonna take You're gonna put two or 53 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: three together. Let's let's see what we can do. Let's 54 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: put this engine in this car. And so you were 55 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: customizing your match Box or thinking how could you change? 56 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, absolutely, and and and and blown mafia. That's 57 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: and I know from our speaking before the show, that's 58 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: not your full time gid. What's your full time gid? 59 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: My full time gigs. And these were mechanic I wanted, 60 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: these were repair shop. I work on drigs. Yeah, I 61 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: get paid to get greasy. And and so the blown 62 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: mafia is this is a labor of love, this is 63 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: your passion. It's a lifestyle. That's my lifestyle. That's exactly 64 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: what it is. So tell us about the first car 65 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: you built for the Blown Mafia, and tell us about 66 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 1: the last car that you're working on. Now, Okay, well 67 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: as far as that goes, the first car that I 68 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: built was sixty nine Camera. It was. Um, it was, 69 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: and it wasn't intended. But this was way before Blown 70 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: Mafia even was in existence. Um it was. And basically 71 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: it was just that it was a level of hot 72 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: rods and it was a pro street car, which is 73 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: where my passion lies. Um. And that's you know, that's 74 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: about the size that was built my garage. I'll tell 75 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: you a little story. So my dad, he kind of 76 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: felt bad for me, right I was. I was young. 77 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: And the test light that I used to wire that 78 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: car was a nail and a light bulb and a 79 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: piece of wire. That was the test light that I 80 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: used to wear that car. You still have that test 81 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: I still have that test light. My father felt so 82 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: bad for me about get test Like, I still have 83 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: that one and you still out absolutely, you know, Bradley, 84 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: And in all the interviews I've done twenty eight years 85 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: of radio, UM, it always comes back to that moment 86 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: of my first car. The first tool my dad bought me. 87 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: This my mom bought me that. Uh, and that's what 88 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: cars are, right. It's that human connection to something mechanical. 89 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: That's exactly right. A lot of people will express, you 90 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: can actually their personnelity. Sometimes their personality will reflect the 91 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: car um that they build. But like in my case, 92 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: it's it's a complete opposite. I'm a very standoffice type guy. 93 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: Anybody I'm approachable, anybody can come up. I'll answer any 94 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: question they have and talk to him like I'm the 95 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: home for all my life, but I've just never been. 96 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: The cars don't really reflect where I'm at. And the 97 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 1: cars are streatable, right, these aren't? Are these racey? I'm 98 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: gonna put it to you like this, I could drive 99 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: the car anywhere I wanted to at any any moment 100 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: in time. I build my cars to run um reliably. 101 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: I want them to start, I don't want them to overheat, 102 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: and I want to be able to drive them however 103 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,559 Speaker 1: um when it comes, when it gets to a certain level, 104 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: I'm so particular about the detail on the cars that 105 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to drive the things in the rain. 106 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: It's hard for me to drive them down the interstate. 107 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: And even in today's trends of where we're at in Charlotte, 108 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:30,679 Speaker 1: North Carolina. Um, traffic is horrible. Do you ever notice 109 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: I have a black tutor fifty five that was impressioned 110 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: upon me. I saw graffiti as a kid. It scarred 111 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: me for life. Look my look where I am? Yes? 112 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: And um, you know I just built the last version 113 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: of what I had seen so many years ago, about 114 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: ten years ago. I still have black. Um you ever 115 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: noticed that you take your hot rod out? Do you 116 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: ever feel like you're the old man in that car? 117 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 1: Sometimes people don't look at it the same as they 118 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: did thirty years ago. Uh that's a fact. Yeah, I 119 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: mean that that right there? Is it? Does? It makes 120 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: you wonder? Um, where's it? Where is it going? That 121 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: is exactly right? Where's this this hobby going? Is so 122 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: important to get the kids involved. And the only thing 123 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: that I've noticed, and everybody has, everybody has. Ten years ago, 124 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: I could build a car for uh half of what 125 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: it costs today to build a car. To build the 126 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: same car. Um, just I don't know how to explain it, 127 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: but it's just costs so much more. That is it 128 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: harder to find vendors? You know the guy that does 129 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: the chrome, the guy that does I'm gonna tell you 130 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,280 Speaker 1: what I think it may be. It's the fact that 131 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: there's so many there's so much reproduction out there now 132 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: compared to remember if teen fifteen years ago, we could 133 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: go to a Junkyard and we could find something. You 134 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: could go to, Ah, you can see a sixty nine 135 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: Commarison in the back of somebody's yard. You can buy 136 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: the thing for a reasonable price. These days, you're not. 137 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: You're gonna everything is just there's so much harder to 138 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,679 Speaker 1: find because they're scooped up. Um, it's like the Mopar 139 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: thing that the Chrisier deal. It's you lord, you can 140 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: build four Chevies for what you could win mo Bar. Yeah, 141 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: it's it seems like building a car today is so 142 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: much more about making money then expressing yourself like that, 143 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: like that, where's the And do you ever think about 144 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: the cars you throw away? Absolutely? What was what was 145 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: what was the favorite car you throw away? It was 146 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: you had the one that did I let go? Um 147 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: wasn't Iraq, it was irugsy. Yeah. Um, as far as 148 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: old cars goes, if you see me with it, I 149 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,559 Speaker 1: still have. I mean I don't sell, I don't build 150 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: and sell. So the cars that I have I build them, 151 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: I'll keep them. It took to my my son. He'll 152 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: be the one that's in charging of where these cars 153 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: wind up, not me. You know, the cars are still 154 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: out there, and every once in a while somebody has 155 00:07:55,960 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: that barn fund right And just two weeks of goll 156 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: my mechanic came up with and we've been hearing it 157 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: from the customer forever. Danny finally got Joe to sell 158 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: him a seventy eight, a yellow seventy eight Z stick, 159 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: like a rare car. They didn't build that many in yellow. 160 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, Danny's a misplaced child. I always 161 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: tell him he's just thirty years old, and and I 162 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: guess he's working for the right guy. Um. You know, 163 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: he's just so into this that he's already had somebody 164 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: come out and polish and buff the car. It doesn't 165 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: even run yet, you know, it's just that that's yeah, 166 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: that's you know. Um. So that was the one that 167 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: he wanted and it won't get away from him. Um. 168 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: But I think the cars that we once took for granted, 169 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: you know, that's the problem. You can't find You can't 170 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: go out today and find a third in high school 171 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: somebody gave me a thirty two for five window coops, 172 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: all steel bot. Yeah that's not that's not gonna happen, 173 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: you know. And it's just it just doesn't happen anyway, right, 174 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: And Mom said, look, you've got too many cars. Something 175 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: has to go. And I went, I'll get rid of 176 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: the fort and I'll never put that together. What's what 177 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: could that be worth? It's an old fort. Look at 178 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: it today, right right, Um, I see steel bodies, primer, 179 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,479 Speaker 1: all beat up, chopped up, beat up, fifty grand. Absolutely, 180 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: And that's what I'm talking about. I mean, it's it's 181 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,680 Speaker 1: so much, it's so hard. It's hard, just harder to 182 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: build a car um to any level. Um these days 183 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: unlike it was back when I originally started. You know, 184 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: we were hot riding, we were cruising the streets, we 185 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: were having a good time. You could go to the 186 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: junkyard and find stuff. You still cruise the streets down 187 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: there in North Carolina, Yes, every chance I get. You 188 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: think cruising is is bigger up there than it is 189 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: in other places. No, I don't, I don't. I think 190 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: here's another one that I have a problem with. Um, 191 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: everything has gotten and naturally it's all. It's a it's 192 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: an evolution, but as far as cruising is concerned, there's 193 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: not enough of it in my eyes, and it's a 194 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: dying thing. Um. I'm having to look for places to cruise. 195 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: You have certain places that you can do it and 196 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: do it successfully. You know, there is such thing as 197 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: cruising successfully um. And you know like Woodward Avenue, those 198 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: type things, um, Pigeonports, Tennessee. You know, these are places 199 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: that you uh, you know, outer banks, you can cruise, 200 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: you can have a good time, but it's it's harder 201 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 1: to find in as far as where the best cruising is. 202 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: I think the best cruising is wherever you get in 203 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 1: your car and you go for a ride and stiff 204 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: your elbow out the word. I'm with that all day. 205 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: It's like Milner said, right, the whole strip is shrinking. 206 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: You have to guess to make one circus beautiful. Couple 207 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 1: of times, broadly has been a pleasure, sir. If the 208 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: listeners want more information, they want to follow you, they 209 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: want to see some of the cars of the Blown Mafia. 210 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: Where can they go get it? They can go they 211 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: can find us on Facebook at Blown Mafia. Um. And 212 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: then we also have Instagram. Blown Mafia Official were kicking 213 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: up a website. We're kicking around with that. To be 214 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,559 Speaker 1: perfectly honest with ye, I'm not the most tech savvy guy. 215 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: And if you see something that's dealing with Blown Mafia, 216 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: uh ninety nine point nine, I'm for center of the time, 217 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: it's me handling it. Um. So you know that's kind 218 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: of that's where we have to check us out on Facebook, Instagram. 219 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure they will. Bradley, thanks for taking the time 220 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: and joy the rest of the show. I'm runing Any 221 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: and the Car Doctor. We are back right after this. 222 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: Have done what's more fun than listening to Ron and 223 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: Any and the Car Doctor and getting that car fixed? Right? 224 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: A five five five zero nine zero zero. Give Ron 225 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: a call? Now back to Ron. Hey, we are live 226 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: today at the Coastal Virginia Auto Show down here in 227 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: the Virginia Beach Convention Center A M seven ninet W 228 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: and W N I S courtesy of them. We're there, 229 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 1: we're guests of them today. I'm joined this segment with 230 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: Michael Willet. I'm trying to get my names right. Tell it. 231 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Michael. You know there's a lot going on today. 232 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: There is a lot going on today, right, Yes, it 233 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: is a whole lot going on. You know, we're down 234 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: here at the convention Center. We're we're looking at an 235 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: array of I think of this as American history. Yes 236 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: it is, you know, definitely, there's everything here than anybody 237 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: could imagine in terms of older Chevies and older Fords 238 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: and older Chryslers. And then there's the unusual stuff. There's 239 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: bikes to the left, We've got the blown Mafia here. 240 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: We've got the lizard lichtoeing and recovery booth just to 241 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: our right. And um, there's more than a few things 242 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,679 Speaker 1: spread around this event. What are your impressions, Michael, This 243 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: is one of the premier events in tie Water area. 244 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: Every year it gets bigger and better. The quality of 245 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: cars that you see when you hear is is bar 246 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: no one at the top. Yeah. This is the fifth annual, definitely, 247 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: and I can't believe how big this is. For year five. 248 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: They've they've filled the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Um, and 249 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: there's some out in front when you first walk in exactly. Um, 250 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: they're all over the place. You now. When I know 251 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: when it first started, they just had part of hall 252 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: and they've got this whole building field and that's as 253 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: a blast sin that's a really um hats off to 254 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: Janette and her crew with this this event, this Coastal 255 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 1: Virginia Auto Show is one of the premiere AU shows 256 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 1: in the country. And it's it's here tonight. I think 257 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: the hours are it's here tonight until seven pm, and 258 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: it's here tomorrow on Saturday from ten to six. So 259 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: if you're looking for something to do on on a 260 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: on a rainy Sunday in Virginia Beach or anywhere else, 261 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: this is, uh, this would be the place to be exactly. Uh, 262 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: you know, I've just been, I've just I've just got 263 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: my notes. Um, this is live radio. This is what happens, right, 264 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: Things Things change in an instant. Michael, you're learning that 265 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: with me today. Um. There there are two undred fifty 266 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: cars inside. There's seventy five in the lobby. Um, there 267 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: will be a hundred and twenty outside on Saturday only. 268 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: The Moonshiners cast is here, The roy Hill Drag Racer 269 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: School is here. Facebook, we're gonna doing some Facebook stuff 270 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: the US one oh six Facebook page. Um, oh, look, 271 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: the car Doctor is gonna be here. Can't wait to 272 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: meet him. See you see what that's all about. So um, 273 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: But you you do your own gig, right, Michael. You 274 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: guys have a car show of your own coming up 275 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 1: in May of next year. Tell me about it. Yes, 276 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: we do. Is the Obits Riding Custom Festival down on 277 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: the Beauty Fighter Banks in North Carolina and the Naxiad 278 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: area that we put on this past May was our 279 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: first event and then next year we're having the first 280 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: and second of May. And we put this event on 281 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: to help two children charities, the Children and Youth Partnership 282 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: of Barrack County and a There County Motorsports Group charity 283 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: group that they helped with the Toy Run to help 284 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: underprivileged kids at Christmas time. And actually the bikes that 285 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: are here they're part of that event. Also, look at 286 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 1: what cars do for humanity? You know again? Oh yes, 287 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: definitely definitely. You know here here we are a charity 288 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: event involving cars. Have we lost that part of ourselves 289 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: that we don't think of them that way anymore? Well, 290 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: if you're not a true car guy or a young lady, 291 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: you might put the car guys and girls and the 292 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: guys with the motorcycles the ladies with the Mecal cycle. 293 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: They haven't lost that because everything we do, we do 294 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: it to help someone, either children or adults in need 295 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 1: or you know, underprivileged. So the car community hasn't forgotten 296 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: it at all. And this show, UM, is going to 297 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: continue to grow. Your show will continue to grow and 298 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: bring benefits to everybody. How many people walking the doors 299 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: here at the Virginia Beach Convention Center and you know 300 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: you can see their faces as they light up. Everybody remembers, Jeep, 301 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: my first car. What's your first car, Michael? Actually, my 302 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: first car was a nineteen saveety Fury three that I 303 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: didn't think too much of what it was better than walking, 304 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: and and now if you had that, you wish you 305 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: had that car today. No. Actually, the car that got 306 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: away was a nineteen sixty nine Nova that I had 307 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: and I sold it and I've been looking for one 308 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 1: ever since. But you know, I think there's a few 309 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: down to the right of us. Um, if if you're 310 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: if you're so, if you're so inclined, well I've got 311 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: you know, champagne taste and beer Wallett, so you know 312 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: how you know? And I understand that, Um, I understand 313 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: that too. I always look back at the ones that 314 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: got away exactly, and there are some in front of us. 315 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: Look at this gold Chevy. What is that? Is that 316 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: a what is that? Right there? Is that a Look 317 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: at that? That that thing? Um? Is that a factory color? Wait, 318 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,119 Speaker 1: I'm interviewing somebody on the floor. Is that a factory color? No, Nathaniel, 319 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: a factory color? No? But boy, that is that bronze copper? Uh? Boy? 320 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: Does that thing stand out? Wow? Um? You know, and 321 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: that's what's here today. And that's yeah, that's what's here today. 322 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: That just brings you back to when cruising around was 323 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: simple for just having a good time, drop the top 324 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: and keep it moving. Well, yeah, I don't I don't 325 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: know how simple it was. It depended upon um certain runnings. 326 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: Oh ye exactly. Well, you know it wasn't is tricked 327 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: on the road then, you know, because you could get 328 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: away with a little bit more than you get away 329 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: with now, right, Yes, it's well now you know what 330 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: now the problem is now I'm an old man and 331 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: a hot rod. Back then, I was a wise guy kid, um, 332 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: so they kind of beach up a little bit more then. 333 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: Now it's like, yeah, look at the old guy with 334 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: Gray Harry is having a good time exactly. That's right, Michael, 335 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: tell us real quick before we go. Um, if the 336 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: listeners weren't more information regarding your event, what's going on 337 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,479 Speaker 1: in May? Where can they get it? Actually, you can 338 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: go to our Facebook page which is uh bas Roding 339 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: Custom Festival Facebook, or you can check out our website 340 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: which is uh bias Roding Custom Festival dot com. And 341 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 1: at the end of you all that's in the building 342 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: to go over to the O B X S S 343 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,919 Speaker 1: booth to the left of me, and we have some 344 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: more information right here. And and you know your event. 345 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 1: How many cars you think you're gonna have at your event? 346 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: Real quick? Next year we're shooting for about cars. Wow, 347 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: cool beans, Michael, thanks for taking the time. And next 348 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: time I'll get your name right, I promise, brother, no problem, 349 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter, right, just don't call me late. So 350 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: I'm running Nady in the car. Doctor. We are back 351 00:17:55,480 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 1: right after this. Hey, Hey, Ron and Pardker, we are 352 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: back and we're joining this segment by Tom Coxie is 353 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: president of the Antiquartmobile Clup of America. Is that correct? 354 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,439 Speaker 1: I'm two time president of the Antique All America um 355 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: currently still serving as national director and President emeritus. So 356 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: this is like church to you. Oh gosh, yes, I 357 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: mean and can we get an amen? Yeah? Absolutely? Brother, Um, 358 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: what do you see on the floor that you haven't 359 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: seen before that entices you? Gosh? What doesn't impress you 360 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: out here? I'm I'm dead serious. You know, I'm one 361 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: of those guys. I'm primarily a stock guy, restoration back 362 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: to original type of thing. But I love everything, and 363 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: so you know, day in day out throughout the year, 364 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: I'm dealing mostly with the stock vehicles and doing uh, 365 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: you know, judging and all of those things that go 366 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: along with the restoration process. I don't get to see 367 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: a lot of what we've got out here. We've got 368 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: diversity here because let's let's let's let's preface it like 369 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: like this time, what was your first car? Seven Chrysler 370 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: two Tour or hardtop? And and that was how long ago? 371 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: It's been a while? Yeah, we'll believe it. There will 372 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: be kind um And and for a guy like you 373 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: that you eat, live and breathe this to walk into 374 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: this show and say I'm impressed, that says a lot. 375 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: I'm extremely impressed. I Mean, there's something here literally for everybody. 376 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:56,159 Speaker 1: I mean, this is automotive heaven. This is the fifth annual. 377 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: By the way, we should point out this is the 378 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: fifth annual Coastal Virginia Auto Show here here at the 379 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: Virginia Beach Convention Center, put on in part by A 380 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,959 Speaker 1: M seven nine w N I s more information. By 381 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: the way, it's cv Auto Show dot com. Uh. They're 382 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: here today till seven. They're here tomorrow until six from 383 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 1: ten to six on Sunday. If you had to pick 384 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: a favorite, could you if I had to pick a favorite? 385 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: If I had to pick a favorite, well, well we 386 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: still got the mic. Tell you what put this on? 387 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: Hang on a minute. We had a little bit of 388 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: a blurb. Try that and uh yeah, if you had 389 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: to pick a favorite, where would it be? Uh? You know, 390 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: I think probably Uh there's uh sixty nine Mustang out there. 391 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 1: I really really love, just like the way it's done. Um, 392 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: that's probably a favorite. But do some burg SJA I 393 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: think you know, you stop and think about the pinnacle 394 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: of automotive design and engineering in America and elegance everything 395 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: you can buy all of it together, you won't and anything. 396 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: I mean, Dusenberg was America's rolls Royce. Um, and you 397 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: won't find anything that can top that. I mean, you know, 398 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: in their day, they well in access of a hundred 399 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: miles an hour easy when everything else was struggling to 400 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 1: get to sixty miles an hour. Um, it's just a 401 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: phenomenal automobile, the first uh really successful uh automobile for 402 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: they you know that was supercharged to my best Dusenberg story. 403 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: And everybody's got a car story. Right. I had an 404 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: older friend and this will make you cry. I'm sorry. 405 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,639 Speaker 1: Um that before he went into service at the beginning 406 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: of the war, he had a Dusenberg and his father 407 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: had taken it in trade at a used car dealer 408 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: in Brooklyn, New York. It was a used car, somebody 409 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: traded it in, so Harry joined the Marines. He packed 410 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: the Dusenberg up in boxes. He says, if I don't 411 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: come back, at least it's here, um, not never thinking 412 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: what it would be worth. Sure, right, Oh, comes back 413 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 1: in forty five. He lived through the entire Pacific campaign. 414 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: He comes back in forty five. He saw some guy 415 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: on the steps of the courthouse in downtown New York 416 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 1: City and the guy had been hounding him for a while, 417 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: and he said, I sold it. He gave me a 418 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: five dollars a thousand dollars for it. He said, I figured, 419 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: what could Dusenberg ever be worth? What's that Dusenberg worth today? Oh, 420 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:25,880 Speaker 1: it's incredible. Oh seven figures. Generally speaking, you know, at 421 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: a minimum, every once in a while you find one 422 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: that's been rebodied that might go for less than a 423 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 1: than seven figures, less than a million dollars, almost always 424 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 1: ever a million dollars. Now, Tom, you you also do appraisals, right, yes, 425 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 1: So what are some of the mistakes people make? I 426 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 1: mean people probably come up to you with everything and say, well, 427 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: I've got a car that's worth a fortune, and it's 428 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: not what makes it worth that fortune. Well, as the 429 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,120 Speaker 1: old adage goes, something is only worth some what someone 430 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: is willing to pay for it. Okay, So you've got 431 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: several different things. You've got, uh got to consider the 432 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: actual quality of the vehicle. You know, if it's been restored, 433 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,719 Speaker 1: if it's original. Um, you you take a look at, 434 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,360 Speaker 1: uh what type of vehicle it is. You know. Uh, 435 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: cars that were popular when they were new tend to 436 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: be popular in the collector realm too, So you know, 437 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: cars that sold well when they were brand new tend 438 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: to be popular. Um. Okay. A good example I love 439 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: Nash is I've always liked Nash cars UH ninety three. 440 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: Nash didn't sell particularly well when it was new, and 441 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: today they don't. You would never get out of it 442 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: what you needed to put into restore one from stem 443 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: to stern. But you you need to look at the 444 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: quality of the vehicle. You need to know if you're 445 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: you know, and in some vehicles, particularly muscle cars, whether 446 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 1: or not your numbers are matching, um, you know all 447 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: your components, or are date coded properly and so forth. 448 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,960 Speaker 1: It means makes a big difference in terms of the 449 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: value of the vehicle. If if there was a car 450 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: now that's a sleeper and to value what's up and 451 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: coming that you don't think the market is caught up 452 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: to yet. I think uh probably the later late eighties 453 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: early nineties UH Japanese cars, the Mitsubishi three thousand g 454 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: t v R four with twin turbo, UM the Nissan 455 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: z X, the last carnation of that during that time period, 456 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: the big the wide bodys, the X twin turbo. The 457 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: super has already taken off, but that's you know, like 458 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: a right right? What do you think so overpriced? What's 459 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: not worth it anymore? Is there something Porsches? I think 460 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,959 Speaker 1: that they've topped out. Um. I think they'll start to 461 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 1: come back down in in in price. I think Porsches 462 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 1: have definitely there was a huge run on Porsche, you 463 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: know for the last really two and a half three years. 464 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: I think they're going to come down value. Um. What 465 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: was the one that got away from you? Tom? I've 466 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: been asking everybody that today as as we're doing this 467 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: from the Virginia Beach Convention Center, what was the car 468 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: that got away from video wish you had today? Actually 469 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: believe it or not? It was? No, no, No, I 470 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: do have one that I have had since I was 471 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: sixteen and fifty one Hudson Commodore eight. But honestly, the 472 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,359 Speaker 1: one that got away was the fifty seven Chrysler New 473 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,360 Speaker 1: Yorker two door hardtop, the first one, the very first 474 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: car that I had it. It uh was special ordered. 475 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: Well it came over ninety too, hemmy and it but 476 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 1: it was special ordered with dual CARBS UH Dual Carter 477 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: w CFB CARBS Dual Point Distributor uh Dual exhaust the 478 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 1: whole nine yards. But it was a great car. But 479 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: I was just simply too young and too eager to 480 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: uh you know, fix it, get it on the road, 481 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: turn around, sell it, get another one, and uh yeah, 482 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: I think that's you know, I had a You think 483 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: about how young we were and how fortunate we were 484 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 1: right to be at that time period. I had a 485 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 1: sixty six two doors Chevy and Palae in a quarter car. 486 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 1: You know it was it was it was the family boat, 487 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: air conditioning and what that car would be worth today. 488 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: I can still see it in that blue with the 489 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 1: black vinyl top, and um, you know, I haven't thought 490 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: about that car a lot of years. Look, you're you're 491 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: interviewing me. Oh no, I mean you know, so what 492 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: else did you have that really floated your boat? Well, 493 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. Let's you stick around over the 494 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: break and when we come back, we'll talk about it. 495 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: I'm Ronal Nating, the Card Doctor. We're here at the 496 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,640 Speaker 1: Virginia Beach Convention Center at the Coastal Virginia Auto Show 497 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,479 Speaker 1: CB Auto Show dot Com. I'm with Tom Cox and 498 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: we will be back right after this. Don't go away, Hey, 499 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 1: Rona Nating the card Doctor. We are back live and 500 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: we're here today in the Virginia Auto Show Virginia Beach 501 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,120 Speaker 1: Convention Center. UM joined once again this segment by Tom 502 00:26:56,160 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: Cox of UM say It for Antique Mobile Club of America. 503 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: We were we were just we were just chatting during 504 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: the pause and um uh some of the things that 505 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: uh um we were conver conversing about the cars that 506 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: have hit the peak, the cars that are uh up 507 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: down and all points in the scale. UM, tell me 508 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: your story where you were you were talking about the 509 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: not the one that got away. But um, you gotta 510 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: put your headphones on. I gotta, I gotta, I get 511 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: a music. Yeah, it's okay, don't worry about the music there. 512 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: You know, they'll fix it and edit as we'd like 513 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: to say. We're doing this live today at the Virginia 514 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: Beach Auto Show, and there's a lot of there's a 515 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: lot of little things along the way, bumps in the 516 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: road and restoring the car. You know, all of a 517 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: sudden you see orange peel in the paint and you go, 518 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:43,760 Speaker 1: oh my god, what did I do? Room School of 519 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 1: hard Knocks? UM, I know what it was we were 520 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: talking about. We were chatting about, uh, finding the barn 521 00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: find right, And I told you the story about you 522 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: asked me before we took the break. You know, we're 523 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: so distracted by cars. There's so much going on down 524 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 1: here today. Until seven o'clock tonight, um, we were we 525 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: were talking about the one that got away from me. 526 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: I think the one that got away from me was 527 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: the seventy two Monte Carlo. I drove a seventy two 528 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 1: autumn gold white gut through college, put three eight thousand 529 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: miles on that car, and then one day in the 530 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 1: late late seventies, early eighties, I just got tired of 531 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: it and threw it away. At three and eighty thousand miles, 532 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,199 Speaker 1: it was ready to turn to dust. Yeah, it was 533 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: because they just they're not like today's cars, right. And 534 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 1: you know, it was like every hundred thousand miles, I 535 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: put a trans in it, every hundred and fifty I 536 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: put a motor, and I probably did an engine two 537 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: or three times. And because it was easy, you'd go 538 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: down to the swap the Junkyard by a Junkyard engine 539 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: for a couple hundred bucks and throw it in on 540 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: an afternoon on Saturday, and and and it was gone, 541 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: and it was out of my life for geez thirty 542 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:54,080 Speaker 1: five years. One day, about two years ago, I said, 543 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: I missed that car and I want that car back, 544 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,719 Speaker 1: and I don't know what possessed me. I picked up 545 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: a computer. I was gonna say the want ads I'm 546 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: dating myself, and Craig's List in southern California had the 547 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: exact same. I mean, it was like the twin of 548 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: that car I drove in college called the guy up 549 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: and it was it was it was a farmer. It 550 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 1: was a rancher from Texas with the Texas draw. And 551 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: I said, where is this car? Well, it's down here 552 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: in Texas. And and you were like, oh yeah, oh yeah, 553 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: because you know what that means. It means rush free, 554 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: rush free, tiwn no tin wear in me in Texas? Right, 555 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: galvanized brake lines and primer on the floor pan. And 556 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: how do you how else can you find those cars? Tom? 557 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: Because are they still out there? Oh, they're still out there. 558 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: You're you'd be so surprised, you know. It's like, particularly 559 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: these days, the Internet of course has probably you know, 560 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: done a lot of things for us, but as far 561 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: as car guys are concerned, Internet, Craig's List Market, Facebook, marketplace. 562 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: All these things. Stuff keeps popping up constantly that you 563 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 1: would think was they were all gone. You know, even 564 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: barn find a Aris they were I forget which model, 565 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,680 Speaker 1: but just the other week. Careful, careful, how you say that? 566 00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 1: You know, I don't want to. I don't want to 567 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 1: sculd you. But your your Porsche of friends, Porsche, Porsche, Porsche. Yeah, 568 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: that's all right. They have it in for me already. 569 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: Anyone's okay, you know it's um. I thought I know 570 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: what you were talking about, and I think that's okay. Um. 571 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: You know, there's no there's there's there's no bias here 572 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: in the world of automobiles. We we like everything and 573 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 1: everybody so we love everything. Um. If if you could 574 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: explain this, no, I don't want to go there. You know, 575 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: you look at the passion that these people have in 576 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: these cars that they put together. Uh today here at 577 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: the Virginia Beach Convention Center, and and what goes into it. 578 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: The sport is shrinking a little right, Well, I I 579 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: think that's a misconception. I would tell you. I would 580 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: I would argue against that. I quite frankly think that 581 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: there are more people involved in the automotive hobbies, if 582 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: you will, at large than there ever have been before. 583 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: They're just doing other types of things, and you know, 584 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,239 Speaker 1: maybe they're not all coming to shows. A lot of 585 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: them still come to shows. Shows are a great venue 586 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,719 Speaker 1: to uh showcase the hobby and network and find friends. 587 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: But I think there are a ton of smaller shows 588 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: you look at, uh you get a chance to look 589 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:25,600 Speaker 1: up Redwood, Redwood car shows young people, and they're like 590 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,920 Speaker 1: major and eighties and nineties cars. Um, they're sort of 591 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: off the radar. They're the up and comers. They're the 592 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: ones that you know, hey, look, they're still making their 593 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: way in this world. And once they get a good, steady, 594 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 1: solid income and consonsistency in their lives, they're gonna be 595 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: out there. They're gonna be the guys that are going 596 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: to replace us. I felt like you did. But then 597 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: I started hooking in with some of these younger enthusiasts 598 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: and it opened up a whole new world to me. 599 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,760 Speaker 1: There is a lot of stuff out there. Oh, there's 600 00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff out there. Tom, stick with me 601 00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: for the last segment. When we come back, we're gonna 602 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,280 Speaker 1: have a couple of minutes. I just want to talk 603 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: about the passing of the baton and how how the 604 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,080 Speaker 1: industry is going to continue to grow. I want to 605 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: stay with that theme, if you will, so I'm gonna 606 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 1: steal you for one more segment. I'm ron aating the 607 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,719 Speaker 1: Car Doctor here with Tom Cox of the Antique Automobile 608 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: Club of America. Antique Automobile Club of America, Okay, and 609 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: we're both talking cars at the Virginia Beach Convention Center 610 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: at the Coastal Virginia Auto Show, put on by AM 611 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: seven ninety w n I S. We're back right after this. Hey, hey, 612 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: welcome back. We're on any of the Car Doctor as 613 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: we close out this hour here at the Virginia Beach 614 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: Convention Center, the Coastal Virginia Auto Show. AM seven ninety 615 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,240 Speaker 1: w n I S is putting this on this weekend 616 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 1: CB Auto Show dot Com. I'm closing it out with 617 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: Tom Cox at the antiqu Automobile Club of America. Did 618 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: I say that right? Yes, sir, you got it right? 619 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: Get that by the third times? The charm brother, right, 620 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: it's it's annunciation. Um. Talk about the passing of the 621 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: baton and the closing minutes. We wanted to cover that 622 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 1: real quick. First of all, you know it really people 623 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: obsessed too much about the future of the hobby, uh, 624 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: future of the you know, automotive endeavors, whether it be restoration, 625 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: whether it be modification or whatever. I think young people 626 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 1: love cars. Um, yeah, they are into all of their 627 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: tech gadgets and so forth, but a lot of times 628 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: they're applying that stuff to their cars too. But there 629 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: are a huge number of younger people that are really 630 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 1: into um, eighties and nineties cars. If you go into 631 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: social media and you dig in there, man, there's just 632 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,960 Speaker 1: huge numbers of young people. They're they're working with cars 633 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 1: that are you know, more in their price range, and 634 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: so they tend to fall off of our radar. You know, 635 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,680 Speaker 1: people that are you know, excited about a Dodge Areas 636 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: K car that only has fifty thousand miles on it, um, 637 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:54,239 Speaker 1: lamenting the fact that a Cadillac Cimarron didn't show up 638 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: at the last show that they went to. You know, 639 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: stuff that traditionalists or or those of us who been 640 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 1: around for a while don't necessarily think of as being 641 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:04,600 Speaker 1: in the hobby. I think we're in good shape. And 642 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: look at the creativity that the industry, right, how many 643 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: kids went on to become mechanics, but engineers, fabricators, welder's 644 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 1: body men, the creativity that this industry has created and 645 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: will continue to create with without question. I mean, you know, 646 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,640 Speaker 1: you've you've got a lot of young people out there. 647 00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 1: You've got programs across the country that educate people in 648 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:32,440 Speaker 1: automotive restoration. Um. The other part of it is, you know, 649 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:35,120 Speaker 1: vocational training and starting to make somewhat of a comeback 650 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 1: out there because it's it's we we can't go to college. 651 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 1: And you know, Tom, it's been a pleasure to be 652 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,400 Speaker 1: here with you. We're gonna listeners. Go get more information, 653 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 1: go to www Dot A c A dot org um 654 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 1: and you'll can find our website and flick on it. 655 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 1: And if you love anything to do with cars, we're 656 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: gonna love what we have with A C A. And 657 00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,080 Speaker 1: we've got a world class magazine that comes with it. 658 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 1: Perfect cool beans. Tom, thanks for taking the time. I'm 659 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: Ronanindy and the Car Doctor from the Virginia Beach Convention Center. 660 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,320 Speaker 1: Until the next time. Good mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless. 661 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: See you