BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Podcast

Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. Hailing from California, he collects cars and bikes built with plenty of ”cheap and fast” and not much reliable. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel.

Have you ever wondered what kind of story your vehicle could tell, if it could tell its own story? Seems a bit like sci-fi, but with today’s technology we can actually achieve this dream!  Tonight’s episode is about the next big thing to hit collector vehicles since Leno’s Garage! AutoBio is the only on-vehicle platform of its kind to tell your vehicle’s story - anytime, anywhere. Using encoded technology it allows you to be one of millions of enthusiasts who can tag, tell, and share their stories, quickly and easily. And with us are AutoBio founders Paul and Katie Rooprai to explain how it all works. This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere.

Starting as a book and growing into a movement. Tonight’s guest seeks to accomplish the telling of the untold story of The Maverick of GM who went on to not only inspire the American Muscle car revolution, but create one of the most iconic cars of all time, the DMC-12. Kathryn (Kat) DeLorean, yes… that DeLorean, started the DeLorean Legacy Project to help you learn all about the man himself with first-hand information that expresses the joys and trials of growing up DeLorean. Kat interviews family and friends as part of the effort, sharing stories, photos, and some of John’s more intimate moments with his family, demonstrating how much of a loving and devoted father he was.  And we’re honored to have her here with us on Break/Fix to give us a truly behind the scenes look at DeLorean, the man, the myths and much, much, more. This is Part 1 of the DeLorean Legacy Mini-Series on Break/Fix!  This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Go behind the scenes on this episode, exclusively on Patreon!

On Ferrari Friday’s, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market. In this episode William talks about one of, if not, the most beautiful Ferrari race cars ever designed and constructed, The 330 P3. He talks a bit about its design and its 1966 race history as well.   Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

Passion for vehicles comes in many different shades and colors. Custom cars, hot rods, and exotics- there’s always a variety of artwork to keep things fresh and is never limited to one genre. Chris Dunlop is an automotive design and render artist based out of Southern California. He started out as an automotive painter that specialized in custom paint and high end restoration work on Classics & Exotics in Rockville, Maryland. From there he began airbrushing, doing sharpie art, and pinstriping. Soon after he was doing his artwork nearly full time, and some of you might have heard of him, he’s been dubbed ”Pinstripe Chris” and he joins us tonight on Break/Fix to share his journey from Paint & Body work to full-time artist! This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere.

The Drive Thru is our monthly recap where we’ve put together a menu of automotive, motorsport and random car-adjacent news. Tune in for Episode #30 where we talk What’s Hot and What’s Not in our winter recap for 2023! Showcase: THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES) Every New Car You Can Still Buy with a Manual Transmission Today Discontinued cars this year 10 Best Cars for 2023 picks AC Schnitzer is back with a POLIZEI BMW and an aftermarket company aims to address the BMW “grille issues” 2023 Ford Super Duty Can Tow up to 40,000 Pounds, More Than Any Truck in the History of Trucks Corvette to launch as a brand with 4-door, SUV and talk of the new E-ray Homemade GMC Canyon Dually Wasn’t a Great Idea, So Now It’s For Sale #teslagate - Tesla lied about autopilot in 2016! Amazon Reportedly ’Likely to’ Drop Jeremy Clarkson in Response to Markle Column Andretti & Cadillac in F1? Community News, brought to us by CollectorCarGuide.net HPDEjunkie.com Track Side Report With hysterical Florida Man stories and much, much more!  Behind the Scenes content, along with video available through our Patreon. Check out the follow-on article for all the pixs and links to items talked about in this episode. The Drive Thru is sponsored in part by: HPDEjunkie.com, Hooked On Driving, AmericanMuscle.com, CollectorCarGuide.net, Project Motoring, Garage Style Magazine and many others. Learn how you can become a sponsor today.

On Ferrari Friday’s, William Ross from the Exotic Car Marketplace will be discussing all things Ferrari and interviewing people that live and breathe the Ferrari brand. Topics range from road cars to racing; drivers to owners, as well as auctions, private sales and trends in the collector market. In this episode William talks about how doing transmission swaps on Ferrari 360’s, 430’s, and 599’s are gaining momentum in the collector space. Copyright William Ross, Exotic Car Marketplace a division of Sixty5 Motorsports. This episode is part of our Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

Jetting off to Monte Carlo…speeding through the tight turns of a mountain road en route to an evening at the casino…what could be more exhilarating? After racing in a grand prix, Bryce Winters boards a luxury yacht to bask in the limelight and mingle with celebrities, only to find a gun to his head… From the rolling hills of Vermont to some of the world’s most powerful cities, Winters is thrust into improbable adventure, riveting intrigue, and elusive romance. The question remains: can he navigate around the dead-ends in a maze of CIA manipulation and entrapment—or will he fall prey to the sinister forces of underworld intelligence? While studying journalism at Penn State University our guest traveled to auto races on weekends where he took photos he was able to sell to racing magazines. One of his editors suggested, “You’re taking the pictures so write the feature stories that go with them!”  After a stint with the Darrell Waltrip, Gatorade #88, NASCAR team he spent the next thirty years traveling the world for VP Racing Fuels. But that passion for writing never left him. Following the advice of James Patterson who said “give readers what they want,” - six novels later, from his debut title FOUND IN TIME to his accounts on the road with VP in FUELIN’ AROUND through to his latest thriller DEADLY DRIVER, author J.K. Kelly has striven to do just that. This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. This episode was recorded on-site at the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing in York Springs, PA.

If you couldn’t get enough of our What Should I Buy? Italian Cars antics, we pull a #tbt and revisit our Patreon Pit Stop minisode when we catch up with Chris Bright from Collector Part Exchange (CPX) and discuss the past, present and future of Alfa Romeo. #ICYMI - Be sure to check out the original episode on Break/Fix.

For petrol heads of a certain age - the poster on our bedroom wall, the dream car, the exotic, the temptress if you will… those cars are the ones that corrupted our souls and invited us into the enthusiast world for the first time. They are defined by painstakingly passionate craftsmen. Vehicles with luscious curves, exaggerated features, spicy accents and fiery red paint schemes from manufacturers with names that end in vowels…  But thanks to misconceptions, myths and limited availability it’s not often at the top of collectors’ minds unless they’re willing to “take that risk or make that plunge!” into the worlds of Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and others. With the help of returning “What Should I Buy” panelists and Italian Car Owners and Experts such as William Ross from the Ferrari Marketplace, Chris Bright from Collector Part Exchange, Don Weberg from Garage Style Magazine along with petrol-head extraordinaire Mark Shank from the 90’s WSIB episode, we aim to prove the nay-sayers wrong, and find YOU the perfect Italian Collector Car!  Get behind the scenes access and outtakes exclusively on our Patreon!

We all have passions, desires, and interests that keep us moving and help us get through the monotony of day to day life. If you’re lucky, you may be able to combine your passions and turn them into a successful career. Our guest has taken her life long passion for racing and found a way to combine it with her love for the written word.  You’ve probably seen our guest roaming around a paddock near you, wearing her signature heart-shaped sunglasses and “emotional support TransAm crop top”. Her work spans automotive outlets like Jalopnik, A Girls Guide to Cars, Donut Media Podcast, The Drive, RACEWKND and many others. Joining us is writer, editor, journalist, podcaster and novelist Elizabeth Blackstock. This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Go behind the scenes of this episode, exclusively on Patreon!

As MotorWeek’s host for the show, now celebrating its 42nd season, John Davis has the opportunity to put all of the new car models through extensive road tests and to judge their practicality for buyers. He also acts as final editor on all of the new car road test segments and writes many of the test opinions as well as other portions of the program. John started as mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate, and has been on commercial radio and television programs nationwide for over 4 decades. His weekly program offers him that rare chance to bring the enjoyment of a hobby to his professional life, and to use his broadcasting, engineering and analytical expertise to supply information and insight to those who enjoy cars. Tonight we are proud and honored to share John’s story with our audience! This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere.

Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. Hailing from California, he collects cars and bikes built with plenty of ”cheap and fast” and not much reliable. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel.

Tonight’s guest has been around automobiles his entire life.  On weekends, he worked as a “gopher” for the dealership racing team and became enthralled with motor racing. His photographs and writing have appeared in Road & Track, Car and Driver, Autoweek, The Atlantic Monthly, Automobile, Automotor und Sport, Classic & Sportscar, Porsche Panorama, and Forza to mention a few.  He has competed in the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash known to many of us as just “The Cannonball Run” as well as the Firestone/Firehawk series, winning the IMSA Media Challenge (for racing journalists) in 1984-1986. And if that wasn’t enough he also restores and collects interesting cars. Who exactly are we talking about? Acclaimed author, photographer, racer, car collector and all around petrol-head… none other than Bill Warner, who in 1996, also founded the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance near his home of Jacksonville, Florida. And we welcome him to Break/Fix to share some amazing stories with all of you.  This episode is part of our ROAD TO SUCCESS SERIES - inspiring stories that help shape the future of the autosphere. Go behind the scenes of this episode, exclusively on Patreon!  This episode is sponsored in part by Garage Style Magazine. Since 2007, GSM has been the definitive source for car collectors, continually delivering information about Automobilia, Petroliana, Events and more... because after all, what doesn’t belong in your garage?

They started a safe space for F1 fans who felt marginalized in male dominated spaces to connect, make friends, and discuss races, drivers, team drama, future goals and aspirations, and everything in between. Their specialty is connecting Formula 1 to pop culture and exploring the lighter, more fun side to the world’s most elite motorsport.  Kate & Nicole of Two Girls 1 Formula podcast fly their fangirl flag loud and proud, and are never ashamed to get the label. They understand that you can respect the technical side of the sport and think the drivers are cute, and they’re joining us tonight for a special Break/Fix Crossover episode!  Go behind the scenes of this episode, exclusively on Patreon!