June 16, 2025 • 29 mins
The rumble of engines, gleaming chrome, and stories spanning generations fill the air as we broadcast live from the Lone Star Street Rod Association's 50th Anniversary State Run in Granbury, Texas. Father's Day weekend provides the perfect backdrop for this celebration of automotive passion that bridges past and present.
Our first guest, Steven Rogers, exemplifies this connection with his beloved 1966 Chevrolet truck. For 31 years, this vehicle has been his constant companion – from high school daily driver to weekend cruiser. "It was in good shape when we got it. We've done things to it along the way," he shares, detailing upgrades from the original 283 engine to a 350 small block and the addition of an overdrive transmission to better handle modern highway speeds. What makes Rogers' story particularly poignant is how he's successfully passed his passion to his teenage children, who now eagerly anticipate this annual gathering.
Between guests, we explore the fascinating history of hot rod culture, which emerged primarily from post-WWII California as enthusiasts modified pre-war cars for increased performance. From traditional T-buckets and Deuce coupes to modern interpretations with advanced technology, the hot rod community continues to thrive by balancing innovation with reverence for automotive history.
Our conversation shifts to the current automotive landscape, including concerning recalls affecting major manufacturers and how buying priorities have evolved across generations. While older enthusiasts often selected vehicles based on engine options and modification potential, today's market reflects different values – raising questions about the future of automotive individuality in an era moving toward standardization.
Throughout the park, fathers introduce children to the joy of motorsports and mechanical tinkering, ensuring these traditions continue despite industry changes. The event isn't just a display of remarkable vehicles; it's a community sharing stories, techniques, and the universal pleasure of automotive creativity.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to another In Wheel Time podcast.
It's the In Wheel Time Car TalkShow today, coming to you from
the Lone Star Street RodAssociation State Run in
Granbury, texas.
We have attendees lined up andyou'll enjoy a few minutes with
each of them and we'll have ourpopular features as well.
So we hope you'll stay with usfor today's three hour bonus
(00:24):
show.
Howdy Along with Mike out ofthis world Mars.
We always need more.
Jeff Zekin, chief EngineerDavid Ainsley, got out of bed
and joined us this morning allthe way up here close to North
Texas and Dallas and that area.
I'm, don Armstrong, glad youcould join us.
It's a beautiful day here inGranbury Texas, supposed to get
up to, I think, about 92-ishthis afternoon, but we're going
(00:46):
to be out of here by then.
We've got a three-hour showchocked full of goodness all
about cars.
Today we're going to focus onhot rods, restomods and things
that may be in your past and maybe not, but I think that you'll
really enjoy today's show.
As we come to you live fromHewlett Park, we're celebrating
the 50th anniversary of the LoneStar Street Rod Association.
(01:07):
Glad that you could join us,and happy Father's Day weekend
to everybody as well.
We're not going to worry aboutparades and riots and any of
that sort of thing today.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
We have us, we are the riot.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
We're the quiet riot.
Yeah, that's it.
See that Mars is showing alittle hair on his chest this
morning.
Apparently he's feeling alittle randy this morning Is it,
randy, that's our next guest.
Oh, it's our next guest.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Never mind.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
He's away from home today, so our first guest over
here is Steven Rogers.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
He is the owner, fine owner, of that 1966 Chevrolet.
Were you even born when thatcar or truck was made?
Speaker 2 (01:42):
I was not.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
You know how did I?
I just kind of got that feeling.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
But I got it as quick as I could.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, good.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
That was my first one .
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Really you have more than one.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
No, that was my first vehicle.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Oh, it was yes, sir, when you learned how to drive.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yes, sir Gotcha.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Drove it every, every day in high school and, lucky
enough, that I've been able tohang on to it all these years.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
That's the original one you drove in high school.
Yes sir, 40 years ago.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
I've had it 31 years, but it didn't look like that.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
You just progressively got it.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
It was in good shape when we got it.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
We've done things to it along the way, the whole
drivetrain everything out and uh, you mean it doesn't have a six
cylinder in it?
No, it'd never have a sixcylinder in it, it, it never did
.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
I drove it 22 years I guess, with the uh 283 and
three speed on the column yeahand um since then has switched
out for the uh 700 r4 and littleoverdrive, so I don't have to
scream so many RPMs to keep upwith traffic and the motor is
Got a ZZ4 in it.
Now what is?
Speaker 1 (02:51):
the ZZ4, if I may ask .
Speaker 2 (02:52):
The ZZ4, the 350 small block.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Gotcha.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
It was the hot stuff 20, 30 years ago.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
Well, I'm sorry, I can't pause for the national
anthem.
You can turn down the deal, butat any rate, well, it's a
beautiful truck, thank you, andyou've done some work to it.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I've done a little bit, excuse me, it needs
everything.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Wow Like what.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Excuse me it.
Just after Dad and I worked ona lot of things and kind of, he
made a comment of you know thatwe're about out of stuff to do
to it and I said all it needs iseverything.
Now Start over.
Just start over with a fullframe off and redo the whole
thing.
Why it's a 30-foot truck rightnow?
(03:49):
You get close to it, it's gotstuff.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
But you drive it yes sir.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Well, that's the most important thing as far as I'm
concerned, and that's why it maynot be anytime soon that that
thing gets torn apart and redonewhy it may not be anytime soon
that uh, that thing gets tornapart and redone.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
well, some somebody that has a little experience in
that regard um, I bought a brandnew 1977 corvette.
Well, that wasn't good enough.
So, um, I had to have the big,expensive paint job put on it
and, uh, redid the interior.
It only had like 30 000 mileson it.
It Redid it all Right Biggestmistake I ever made, because
(04:28):
then I couldn't drive it Mm-hmmyeah.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
And that is one of the beauties of it right now is
that I can just throw my chairsand whatever in the back of it
and away I go.
Where are you from?
Live up in Little Elm area Okay.
About the other side of dfwfrom here.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Yeah, so this is.
This is a nice little.
Did you drive down this morning?
Uh drove down uh yesterday okayso you stayed in a motel last
night.
Yes, sir, travel lodge didn'tstay in the back of the truck or
anything.
No, no, that's good yeah, I'veuh those.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Hopefully those days are behind me.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah yeah, I, I hear you Well, so you drove it
obviously.
Yes, sir, from Little Elm downhere.
How'd it do?
Did good, yeah.
And have you ever checked thegas mileage on it?
Speaker 2 (05:13):
I'm afraid to yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
You got those jets opened up a little bit on it.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Yeah, it's probably a little fat Is it carbureted.
Yes, sir, carbureted it iscarbureted.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Okay, so you haven't gone the injection route yet.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Not yet.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Is it in the offing?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Maybe it's in the back of the brain, but it's not
one of the top priorities, it'sone of those of you know kind of
like anything else of time andmoney and do I want to invest in
figuring out a new?
Speaker 1 (05:44):
thing?
Yeah, exactly, and if itdoesn't flood and it starts all
the time, why?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Right now it'll bust right off, and it puts a smile
on my face.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Have you always been a car guy.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yes, sir, you have.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Is this your only one ?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
That's my only one.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
That's not your daily driver, though.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
No, sir, no, sir, no, sir, not anymore.
It got retired when I was about18 or 19.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Really.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Became a toy at that point.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Yeah, and Clearly garage kept.
Yes, sir.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Yeah, I was very fortunate that mom and dad had a
place for me to keep it insideand while I was off being dumb
in college and learning aboutlife.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Learning to be dumb.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Yes, practicing a lot of practice and just until I
kind of I won't say I ever grewup, but until I got to a point
where I had a house and a garageof my own.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
You see this right here.
We haven't grown up, no, well,no, that part of us never goes
away, I think so.
Is that your wife over there?
Speaker 2 (06:52):
No, sir, that is a lovely lady that hangs out with
me a lot oh.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
I'm so sorry.
No, it's good.
Well, welcome to the show.
And now he's going to be a bigstar and you'll be getting fan
mail and all of that through theIn Real Time Car Talk Show.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
Probably from prisoners.
But yes, fan mail, there's that.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Do you attend this all the time?
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
You have how many years now?
Speaker 2 (07:18):
This is probably seven or eight for me, is it?
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Well, you're not far behind us.
I think this is our third orfourth, fourth, I believe fourth
, yeah and uh, it's been.
It's been a real joy because, um, this is hot rod heaven here,
yes and um, you know, when yousay hot rods, it has a complete
different meaning for everybody,and so I thought well, you know
, I think I need to do a littleresearch in the background to
(07:43):
hot rods and basically it camepost-World War II, that's when
the whole hot rod movementstarted, mainly out of
California and, as you canimagine, they were pre-World War
II cars.
That guys went into the Armyand said you know what?
This doesn't have enough hotrod-ness to it, hot rod-ness,
hot rod-ness.
(08:03):
And so we need to, you know,pump up the horsepower a little
bit, take those ugly fenders offof there, put some big tires on
it and take it to the dragstrip.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
There's a few of those here.
We saw some coming in just likethat.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
There are.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
And then you've got the tank, the belly tank cars.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Is there one?
Speaker 3 (08:17):
of those here.
No, no, no, but you brought.
Yes, triggered that for the hotrods there.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
Yeah, so I assume that you have fallen into the
hot rod culture.
Yes, and all of these old guyshave maybe brought something.
You're thinking, hmm, I couldput that on the truck, mm-hmm.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
I could make that change to the truck.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
There's always You're always stealing ideas.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
There's always a wish list, for sure.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Yeah, and always great ideas, and it never fails
me of all the years that I'vebeen doing this is that I'll see
somebody pull in.
I'm going man, I sure like thatgo talk to the guy who's always
willing and able to talk, andpull ideas from him and then
come up with my own concoctionand somehow put it on the car
(09:04):
truck or whatever it is that I'mdriving at the time, so you've
kind of fallen into that as well.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Very good.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Yep and trying to hopefully pass a little bit of
that along to my kids.
How old?
Are your kids 14, 15, and 16.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
So two of them are still in bed across the street
at the hotel.
They're not not real soon, notreal early, getting up and going
.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Well, that's all right.
So obviously you'veindoctrinated them into the hot
rod culture.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
I'm doing my best.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Well, I think you're doing a fine job.
I haven't met them yet, butthey they were going with.
Well, it is Father's Dayweekend, okay, dad.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
They actually the last, I guess after the first or
second year that I think myfirst year I came was by myself.
The second year I brought thewhole family and they.
After that first time they werehooked and every year since
they've been asking Dad, when'sGranberry, when's that show
again.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Really.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
And so they, the kids are a big driving force behind
making sure that we're hereevery year.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Have you taken them into any motorsports events
circle track, racing, dragracing anything, not a whole lot
we have done.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
I feel like I might have failed a little bit because
I I grew up around the dirttrack and then, um, you know,
just realized that it was justprobably within the last year
the first time I even took themto a drag strip or anything.
And they've been around thisstuff all their life, sure, um,
it just realized when, when wewent to, went to the drag strip,
and like holy cow, this, holycow, this is the first time I've
(10:44):
brought y'all out here.
I feel like I've failed alittle bit here.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Well, guess what?
You better hurry up becauseit's all fixing to go away
pretty soon.
You know that, yes, it is yeah,both of my daughters.
I drug them to every car eventthat there was known to man.
Oh, dad, it's another car show.
Yeah, you want to go to thedrag strip.
Yeah, let's go to the dragstrip.
So I took him to everything andyou know, you've got a great
NHRA event coming up in Octoberdown in Ennis.
(11:08):
Okay, and if you ever want, Iwould encourage every dad
especially, or grandfather,whatever if you've never been to
an NHRA race, take them to seethe real pros and do
three-second, you know,333-mile-an-hour runs, and it's
quite impressive.
It gives you a whole differentside of our passion, if you will
(11:30):
yes, sitting in your spot thenhra drivers.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Okay, the uh, all the big, the big names, so they've
been on as well.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
And one of the uh I guess one of the cool things
about the nhra stuff that Iremember from dad taking me when
I was a little guy was uh, justall the the interaction that
you get and uh absolutelycompared to a lot of the other
racing where it's harder to getaccess to the drivers and
everything well as you know, youcan go right to the pits and
(12:00):
you're right there in the pitsyou're standing, you know, 10
feet away from them, tearingthat car apart and putting it
back together, and the driver'sjust part of it, right?
Speaker 1 (12:08):
And they'll get out and interacting and talking to
everybody.
Yeah, and there's nothing likea good cry session after they
fire up one of those top fuelcars.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
A little nitromethane in the eye has never hurt
anybody.
They should make that a colognefor Christmas time or something
.
That would be good.
I'd buy it.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
Well, stephen, it's great to talk to you.
Congratulations on a beautifultruck.
Thank you, and listen, don'tsweat the little stuff, man.
Enjoy the truck, nah.
It's all good I can have funwith it the way it is right now
you don't driving behind.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Uh, the frame off would be to not be black anymore
.
Yeah, because I different coloryeah, green I love the uh.
I love the black.
It looks good when it's clean,but it's uh I have a black car I
know by the time I get to theback of it, it's time to go wipe
the front off again.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
That's right, I no longer so.
What color would you paint it?
Speaker 2 (13:03):
There was a color that I saw a few years ago.
That's been in my mind.
That was on a little Volvo SUV,but it was a.
They called it Amazon Blue wasthe color, but it was kind of
similar to a turquoise kind ofin a little bit of a muted color
.
It's got a little bit of blueto it, a little bit of green
tints to it.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
He's already got it picked out, I know have you
priced a gallon of it, yet Iknow, but hopefully if it's
being.
Be sure you're sitting downwhen you do and you may need
three gallons.
So there's, that.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Now would you paint it?
Speaker 2 (13:42):
yourself.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
No, no, no, no, I'm not a painter.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
You know I'm not afraid to get my hands into
stuff, but luckily I do stillhave that filter in there of
knowing when I'm biting off toomuch.
You do, yes, exactly.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
I think we all do.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
There are people that know how to do this stuff
better than I do.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
Well, hey, man, it's great to have you here.
Thank you, you going backtomorrow.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
Tomorrow evening, after everything wraps up, are
you going to do the?
Speaker 1 (14:05):
cruise this evening.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
I believe.
So, yes, sir, good for you?
Speaker 1 (14:08):
Yeah, it's tons of fun.
We just got off the hot rodtour of Texas.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
Are you familiar with that?
Speaker 2 (14:15):
I've heard of it that starts down around the coast
somewhere.
Yeah, Victoria.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Well, every year they change a different pattern of
where they're going to take thetour.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
They always start in Victoria.
Yeah, they always start inVictoria.
This year we went through thecoast up and then through the
eastern part, northern Houston,okay, piney Woods areas and
things.
I think we're going to be backto the hill country.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
We've been teased on this.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
You'd love it.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
Oh, yeah, yeah, All the ladies go to the wineries.
We go to the wineries with themand it's a lot of fun.
We get drug along for a change.
It's good, it's good stuff.
Well, stephen, it's great totalk to you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, yeah, best of luckto you.
Hope to run into you again.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Yes, sir, all right.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
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the Lone Star Street RodAssociation, state Run in
Granbury, texas, hewlett Park iswhere we are located.
This is a yearly event and they, lone Star Street Rod, is
celebrating their 50thanniversary.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Yes, 50.
50 years.
What were you doing 50 yearsago?
I wasn't even born yet Such aliar Hogwash you wish.
I think I was going to collegewhen I was, you know, I don't
know.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
I was a youngster.
What were you doing 50 yearsago?
David Ainsley, Where's yourheadset?
Put your headset on.
Put that on.
Shut up, David.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Put it on and shut up .
Speaker 3 (17:19):
I don't want to hear about your fifth grade
experience.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
50 years ago.
You were married back then,weren't you?
He's always been married oneway or another.
Speaker 3 (17:29):
Now he's got a headset.
Yeah, our chief engineer, davidAinsley, hello.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Hello.
So, where were you?
50 years ago?
I was in fifth grade.
Fifth grade when were youliving?
Memorial Drive Elementary iswhere I was, yeah.
Speaker 4 (17:47):
Is it still there, Memorial Drive Elementary?
No, they've actually torn itdown a year or two ago.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
There's a plaque up for his being there.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Memorial.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
Memorial.
Speaker 4 (17:54):
It says Memorial that's perfect.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
So I mentioned earlier about the Hot Rods, and
since this is a Hot Rod event, Ithought you know, we always
have a story of the week atleast we try to and this week I
thought, oh, since we're doing ahot rod event, let's find out
what AI and Google and all thattells us about hot rods.
Okay, so here's from AI.
(18:19):
A hot rod is typically anAmerican car, often an older
model that has been rebuilt ormodified to increase speed and
acceleration.
It's characterized by astripped-down, souped-up
(18:39):
appearance and performance, witha focus on aesthetics and
performance rather than comfortor factory-stated features.
While many are built forexhibition or racing, others are
used for street driving, whichis pretty much the case here.
Yeah, except for those thatwere trailered in and over at
our hotel, there were severaltrailers parked out in the
street, so clearly some were alittle bit more proud of their
paint job and didn't want to getrock chips.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
You don't want to do the 100, 200, 300-mile trip with
all the rocks and stuff on a$30,000 paint job I get it.
200, 300-mile trip with all therocks and stuff on a $30,000
paint job I get it.
So you drive it four or fivemiles rather than 300.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Yeah, so modified for speed, david.
Like we are at our age.
Hot rods are primarily knownfor their focus on speed and
acceleration, achieved throughengine upgrades, suspension
modifications and often astripped-down look to reduce
weight.
American cars, typically basedon classic American cars such as
those from the 1920s and 30sthat would be the typical hot
(19:32):
rod, at least in my mind, allthe way through modern cars.
They can also be hot rotted andclearly that's a big focus for
a lot of those folks that arewatching listening to the show.
Customization Hot rodders oftencustomize their cars with
unique features and designs,including paint jobs, like that
truck right there.
Look at that gold paint job.
(19:52):
It's almost blinding.
It is so gold, let's see.
There's no single, universallyaccepted definition of what
constitutes a hot rod, and theterm can apply to a wide range
of vehicles Street and show cars.
While some hot rods are builtfor racing, many are intended
(20:13):
for street use or for exhibitionat car shows.
Hmm you think, evolutioniststyles, traditional hot rods.
While traditional hot rods,these often resemble the early
hot rods of the 1950s, featuringa stripped-down look with
classic features like droppedaxles, lake headers and simple
paint jobs.
Modern hot rods can incorporatemore contemporary styling
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elements, including advancedtechnology.
It may be built with a focus onboth performance and a polished
look.
Origin of the term the originof the term hot rod is debated,
with some suggesting it refersto stolen cars or the
high-performance connecting rodsin engines.
Those make sense.
Stolen makes sense, think ofthat.
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Others believe it's a shortenedversion of hot roadster, as
roadsters were a popular choicefor hot rodders in the early
days.
Examples T-buckets Ah, thosewere made from the Model T,
stripped down, changed biggerengines, modified engines,
classic hot rods, oftenfeaturing a stripped-down
T-bucket body style with achopped top and a modified
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chassis.
Most of the T-buckets that Iknow of today are convertibles.
They've turned them intoconvertibles.
They chop the top on it.
Deuce coupes convertiblesThey've turned them into
convertibles.
They've chopped the top on it.
Deuce coupes Popular hot rodsbased on 1932 Ford Deuce coupe
featuring a variety ofmodifications and custom paint
job.
And then there's the Highboys,another popular hot rod style,
often based on 1930s, ford carsknown for their high lifted
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suspension and custom paint.
I don't know about high-liftedsuspension.
Well, they just put it on topof the frame.
It would be a high boy.
Well, they'd cut the body downso it would sit lower on the
frame Like a channel.
Yeah, that's my version.
How about yours, don't youagree?
Yeah, yeah, he agrees Okay.
Speaker 4 (22:07):
Our next guest is here, and I'm just playing off a
a hint, since nobody else willjoin in the conversation, but
that's okay, that's right, I'mfamiliar with it.
Speaker 1 (22:10):
You know, hello, nobody.
Yeah, um, so there you have it.
Those are the.
Uh, that's the story of theweek.
All right, hot rods good withthat.
It's good this story all day?
Yeah, it is, um.
I did want to do recalls,because there are a bunch.
Would you like to guess whichone wins the award?
Speaker 3 (22:27):
let me get.
Does it start with an f?
Speaker 1 (22:30):
um yeah, okay, ferrari, yeah not ferrari, a
lincoln nautilus, which is aford product.
2024 panoramic or centerdisplay feature failure.
Traction control indicatorlight may not illuminate on the
mazda mx-5, miata 24 for 25.
Then we have uh also.
(22:51):
Uh, the airbags may not deployin a crash on the mazda mx-30
and mazda 3, 24 to 25 modelyears.
Video display may go blankwhile driving, kind of like my
brain.
Uh-oh, cad Cadillac Lyric what23 to 24.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
That's a misprint.
Speaker 1 (23:10):
Well, it could be All right.
Kia K5 parking lights mayflicker, not good at the
drive-in.
Draws attention to the carwhile you're in there.
Ford Motor Company, here we go.
Airbag status indicator, nightlight not visible.
Ford maverick for 25.
High voltage battery may shortcircuit.
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In the lincoln aviator for 2020to 2021, reverse lights may not
function.
Ford f-150 for 2021.
Pre-collision assist featuresmay not exist for the ford
expedition and the lincolnnavigator for the 2020 model
year.
Engine failure may cause a fireuh-oh ford escape maverick and
(23:55):
corsair from the lincoln thermalevents on all those, on all
those 2020 through 2023 enginefailure on the ford explorer,
the f-150 and the ford transitfor 2025.
Wow, oops, block heater mayoverheat and cause a fire
(24:16):
underneath the hood.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
Now whoa whoa block heater.
And what part of the world itdoesn't spy.
Speaker 1 (24:21):
No, I know we don't use them down here, but you
never know, some of these carsget turned in, moved around the
country and that sort of stuff.
Speaker 4 (24:32):
Somebody relocates.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
Yep, and you've got an engine that has a block
heater on it, and these are theones that are included.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
Ford Bronco Sport Escape.
Maverick Corsair Nautilus 2023to 2025.
Speaker 1 (24:41):
Perfect.
Cern Nautilus 2023 to 2025.
Perfect.
Finally, the TPMS light may noteliminate on the Ford F-150 and
the F-150 Lightning batteryelectric vehicle for 2022.
And those are my recalls forthe current moment.
Speaker 4 (24:59):
Yeah, stand by for more.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
Yeah, Ford's got a serious problem and I don't even
know what to say about it.
Overall, I like Ford vehicles,but this is a problem that the
president and CEO of the companyhas acknowledged that they need
to fix.
When's that going to happen,sir?
Speaker 4 (25:20):
Wasn't Ford, the people we were talking last week
about the skateboard platformsand how all the motors,
eventually, were going to bebuilt by the same company.
Speaker 3 (25:28):
Well, that's not going to happen anymore.
Ford, or Stellantis, was sayingthat.
Speaker 4 (25:31):
I think it was Ford, because I thought that was how
silly that was.
Speaker 1 (25:33):
Well, I think that all of them were at one time
going to go to that technology,and I don't think that that's
going to happen anymore.
Speaker 3 (25:40):
Well, the technology is there, it's just how they
adapt it.
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Well, yeah, but the skateboard thing is mainly an
electric feature.
Speaker 4 (25:46):
I believe because it's a flat bed that's full of
batteries and then you set abody on top of it and away you
go, right.
Well, we were just kind oftalking about how he was saying
everybody's going to get thesame motors, so motors and
drivetrains are no longer goingto be a distinguisher between
the brands or anything.
We just kind of used that as anexample, that how else are you
going to stay in the streetbecause they all look the same,
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and it's like the Takata airbags, if everybody gets their motor
from the same one.
If they're bad, they're all bad.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
They're all bad.
Yeah, so what Mike is referringto is the fact that it has been
bantied about that people likeStellantis and Ford and General
Motors are going to actuallyhave suppliers that supply the
engines, because our generation,we bought cars based on the
overall vehicle, including theengine.
(26:36):
You want a six-banger in it ordo you want some big block?
You know V8 in there.
Speaker 4 (26:41):
Right.
Speaker 1 (26:41):
They also did it, but they don't.
Today's buyer is is not buying.
They don't look at a car likethat anymore well it used to be.
Speaker 3 (26:50):
You buy the car to what you can do to it later that
was part of it.
Speaker 4 (26:54):
Yeah, part of.
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (26:55):
I can upgrade this or that shade tree guys in in the
world would okay.
Well, I'm going to put someheads on it.
I'm going to put some valvecovers, change the car.
Speaker 1 (27:01):
I'm going to put some headers on it.
Headers on, I want to put anexhaust system on it.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
I want to put some headers on it.
Speaker 1 (27:04):
Headers on it I'm going to put an exhaust system
on it In the garage in JanuaryI'm going to put an intake on it
.
Speaker 3 (27:07):
Yeah, I did all that with the Corvette 77 Corvette
Put headers on the Nova inJanuary in the mother-in-law's
garage.
Yep, in January Froze myyou-know-what I was going to say
.
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I did a few minutes ago.
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Welcome to another In Wheel Time podcast.
It's the In Wheel Time Car TalkShow today, coming to you from
the Lone Star Street RodAssociation State Run in
Granbury, texas.
We have attendees lined up andyou'll enjoy a few minutes with
each of them and we'll have ourpopular features as well.
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Howdy Along with Mike out ofthis world Mars.
We always need more.
Jeff Zekin, chief EngineerDavid Ainsley, got out of bed
and joined us this morning allthe way up here close to North
Texas and Dallas and that area.
I'm, don Armstrong, glad youcould join us.
It's a beautiful day here inGranbury Texas, supposed to get
up to, I think, about 92-ishthis afternoon, but we're going
(00:46):
to be out of here by then.
We've got a three-hour showchocked full of goodness all
about cars.
Today we're going to focus onhot rods, restomods and things
that may be in your past and maybe not, but I think that you'll
really enjoy today's show.
As we come to you live fromHewlett Park, we're celebrating
the 50th anniversary of the LoneStar Street Rod Association.
(01:07):
Glad that you could join us,and happy Father's Day weekend
to everybody as well.
We're not going to worry aboutparades and riots and any of
that sort of thing today.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
We have us, we are the riot.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
We're the quiet riot.
Yeah, that's it.
See that Mars is showing alittle hair on his chest this
morning.
Apparently he's feeling alittle randy this morning Is it,
randy, that's our next guest.
Oh, it's our next guest.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
Never mind.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
He's away from home today, so our first guest over
here is Steven Rogers.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
He is the owner, fine owner, of that 1966 Chevrolet.
Were you even born when thatcar or truck was made?
Speaker 2 (01:42):
I was not.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
You know how did I?
I just kind of got that feeling.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
But I got it as quick as I could.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
Yeah, good.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
That was my first one .
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Really you have more than one.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
No, that was my first vehicle.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Oh, it was yes, sir, when you learned how to drive.
Speaker 2 (01:58):
Yes, sir Gotcha.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
Drove it every, every day in high school and, lucky
enough, that I've been able tohang on to it all these years.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
That's the original one you drove in high school.
Yes sir, 40 years ago.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
I've had it 31 years, but it didn't look like that.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
You just progressively got it.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
It was in good shape when we got it.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
We've done things to it along the way, the whole
drivetrain everything out and uh, you mean it doesn't have a six
cylinder in it?
No, it'd never have a sixcylinder in it, it, it never did
.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
I drove it 22 years I guess, with the uh 283 and
three speed on the column yeahand um since then has switched
out for the uh 700 r4 and littleoverdrive, so I don't have to
scream so many RPMs to keep upwith traffic and the motor is
Got a ZZ4 in it.
Now what is?
Speaker 1 (02:51):
the ZZ4, if I may ask .
Speaker 2 (02:52):
The ZZ4, the 350 small block.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Gotcha.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
It was the hot stuff 20, 30 years ago.
Speaker 1 (03:06):
Well, I'm sorry, I can't pause for the national
anthem.
You can turn down the deal, butat any rate, well, it's a
beautiful truck, thank you, andyou've done some work to it.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I've done a little bit, excuse me, it needs
everything.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
Wow Like what.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
Excuse me it.
Just after Dad and I worked ona lot of things and kind of, he
made a comment of you know thatwe're about out of stuff to do
to it and I said all it needs iseverything.
Now Start over.
Just start over with a fullframe off and redo the whole
thing.
Why it's a 30-foot truck rightnow?
(03:49):
You get close to it, it's gotstuff.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
But you drive it yes sir.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Well, that's the most important thing as far as I'm
concerned, and that's why it maynot be anytime soon that that
thing gets torn apart and redonewhy it may not be anytime soon
that uh, that thing gets tornapart and redone.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
well, some somebody that has a little experience in
that regard um, I bought a brandnew 1977 corvette.
Well, that wasn't good enough.
So, um, I had to have the big,expensive paint job put on it
and, uh, redid the interior.
It only had like 30 000 mileson it.
It Redid it all Right Biggestmistake I ever made, because
(04:28):
then I couldn't drive it Mm-hmmyeah.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
And that is one of the beauties of it right now is
that I can just throw my chairsand whatever in the back of it
and away I go.
Where are you from?
Live up in Little Elm area Okay.
About the other side of dfwfrom here.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
Yeah, so this is.
This is a nice little.
Did you drive down this morning?
Uh drove down uh yesterday okayso you stayed in a motel last
night.
Yes, sir, travel lodge didn'tstay in the back of the truck or
anything.
No, no, that's good yeah, I'veuh those.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Hopefully those days are behind me.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Yeah yeah, I, I hear you Well, so you drove it
obviously.
Yes, sir, from Little Elm downhere.
How'd it do?
Did good, yeah.
And have you ever checked thegas mileage on it?
Speaker 2 (05:13):
I'm afraid to yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
You got those jets opened up a little bit on it.
Speaker 2 (05:18):
Yeah, it's probably a little fat Is it carbureted.
Yes, sir, carbureted it iscarbureted.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Okay, so you haven't gone the injection route yet.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Not yet.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Is it in the offing?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
Maybe it's in the back of the brain, but it's not
one of the top priorities, it'sone of those of you know kind of
like anything else of time andmoney and do I want to invest in
figuring out a new?
Speaker 1 (05:44):
thing?
Yeah, exactly, and if itdoesn't flood and it starts all
the time, why?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Right now it'll bust right off, and it puts a smile
on my face.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
Have you always been a car guy.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Yes, sir, you have.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
Is this your only one ?
Speaker 2 (06:02):
That's my only one.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
That's not your daily driver, though.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
No, sir, no, sir, no, sir, not anymore.
It got retired when I was about18 or 19.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Really.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Became a toy at that point.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Yeah, and Clearly garage kept.
Yes, sir.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Yeah, I was very fortunate that mom and dad had a
place for me to keep it insideand while I was off being dumb
in college and learning aboutlife.
Speaker 3 (06:30):
Learning to be dumb.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
Yes, practicing a lot of practice and just until I
kind of I won't say I ever grewup, but until I got to a point
where I had a house and a garageof my own.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
You see this right here.
We haven't grown up, no, well,no, that part of us never goes
away, I think so.
Is that your wife over there?
Speaker 2 (06:52):
No, sir, that is a lovely lady that hangs out with
me a lot oh.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
I'm so sorry.
No, it's good.
Well, welcome to the show.
And now he's going to be a bigstar and you'll be getting fan
mail and all of that through theIn Real Time Car Talk Show.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
Probably from prisoners.
But yes, fan mail, there's that.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
Do you attend this all the time?
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
You have how many years now?
Speaker 2 (07:18):
This is probably seven or eight for me, is it?
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Well, you're not far behind us.
I think this is our third orfourth, fourth, I believe fourth
, yeah and uh, it's been.
It's been a real joy because, um, this is hot rod heaven here,
yes and um, you know, when yousay hot rods, it has a complete
different meaning for everybody,and so I thought well, you know
, I think I need to do a littleresearch in the background to
(07:43):
hot rods and basically it camepost-World War II, that's when
the whole hot rod movementstarted, mainly out of
California and, as you canimagine, they were pre-World War
II cars.
That guys went into the Armyand said you know what?
This doesn't have enough hotrod-ness to it, hot rod-ness,
hot rod-ness.
(08:03):
And so we need to, you know,pump up the horsepower a little
bit, take those ugly fenders offof there, put some big tires on
it and take it to the dragstrip.
Speaker 3 (08:11):
There's a few of those here.
We saw some coming in just likethat.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
There are.
Speaker 3 (08:14):
And then you've got the tank, the belly tank cars.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Is there one?
Speaker 3 (08:17):
of those here.
No, no, no, but you brought.
Yes, triggered that for the hotrods there.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
Yeah, so I assume that you have fallen into the
hot rod culture.
Yes, and all of these old guyshave maybe brought something.
You're thinking, hmm, I couldput that on the truck, mm-hmm.
Speaker 2 (08:37):
I could make that change to the truck.
Speaker 4 (08:38):
There's always You're always stealing ideas.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
There's always a wish list, for sure.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Yeah, and always great ideas, and it never fails
me of all the years that I'vebeen doing this is that I'll see
somebody pull in.
I'm going man, I sure like thatgo talk to the guy who's always
willing and able to talk, andpull ideas from him and then
come up with my own concoctionand somehow put it on the car
(09:04):
truck or whatever it is that I'mdriving at the time, so you've
kind of fallen into that as well.
Speaker 2 (09:09):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Very good.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Yep and trying to hopefully pass a little bit of
that along to my kids.
How old?
Are your kids 14, 15, and 16.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
So two of them are still in bed across the street
at the hotel.
They're not not real soon, notreal early, getting up and going
.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Well, that's all right.
So obviously you'veindoctrinated them into the hot
rod culture.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
I'm doing my best.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Well, I think you're doing a fine job.
I haven't met them yet, butthey they were going with.
Well, it is Father's Dayweekend, okay, dad.
Speaker 2 (09:49):
They actually the last, I guess after the first or
second year that I think myfirst year I came was by myself.
The second year I brought thewhole family and they.
After that first time they werehooked and every year since
they've been asking Dad, when'sGranberry, when's that show
again.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Really.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
And so they, the kids are a big driving force behind
making sure that we're hereevery year.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
Have you taken them into any motorsports events
circle track, racing, dragracing anything, not a whole lot
we have done.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
I feel like I might have failed a little bit because
I I grew up around the dirttrack and then, um, you know,
just realized that it was justprobably within the last year
the first time I even took themto a drag strip or anything.
And they've been around thisstuff all their life, sure, um,
it just realized when, when wewent to, went to the drag strip,
and like holy cow, this, holycow, this is the first time I've
(10:44):
brought y'all out here.
I feel like I've failed alittle bit here.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Well, guess what?
You better hurry up becauseit's all fixing to go away
pretty soon.
You know that, yes, it is yeah,both of my daughters.
I drug them to every car eventthat there was known to man.
Oh, dad, it's another car show.
Yeah, you want to go to thedrag strip.
Yeah, let's go to the dragstrip.
So I took him to everything andyou know, you've got a great
NHRA event coming up in Octoberdown in Ennis.
(11:08):
Okay, and if you ever want, Iwould encourage every dad
especially, or grandfather,whatever if you've never been to
an NHRA race, take them to seethe real pros and do
three-second, you know,333-mile-an-hour runs, and it's
quite impressive.
It gives you a whole differentside of our passion, if you will
(11:30):
yes, sitting in your spot thenhra drivers.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Okay, the uh, all the big, the big names, so they've
been on as well.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
And one of the uh I guess one of the cool things
about the nhra stuff that Iremember from dad taking me when
I was a little guy was uh, justall the the interaction that
you get and uh absolutelycompared to a lot of the other
racing where it's harder to getaccess to the drivers and
everything well as you know, youcan go right to the pits and
(12:00):
you're right there in the pitsyou're standing, you know, 10
feet away from them, tearingthat car apart and putting it
back together, and the driver'sjust part of it, right?
Speaker 1 (12:08):
And they'll get out and interacting and talking to
everybody.
Yeah, and there's nothing likea good cry session after they
fire up one of those top fuelcars.
Speaker 3 (12:19):
A little nitromethane in the eye has never hurt
anybody.
They should make that a colognefor Christmas time or something
.
That would be good.
I'd buy it.
Speaker 1 (12:25):
Well, stephen, it's great to talk to you.
Congratulations on a beautifultruck.
Thank you, and listen, don'tsweat the little stuff, man.
Enjoy the truck, nah.
It's all good I can have funwith it the way it is right now
you don't driving behind.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Uh, the frame off would be to not be black anymore
.
Yeah, because I different coloryeah, green I love the uh.
I love the black.
It looks good when it's clean,but it's uh I have a black car I
know by the time I get to theback of it, it's time to go wipe
the front off again.
Speaker 1 (12:58):
That's right, I no longer so.
What color would you paint it?
Speaker 2 (13:03):
There was a color that I saw a few years ago.
That's been in my mind.
That was on a little Volvo SUV,but it was a.
They called it Amazon Blue wasthe color, but it was kind of
similar to a turquoise kind ofin a little bit of a muted color
.
It's got a little bit of blueto it, a little bit of green
tints to it.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
He's already got it picked out, I know have you
priced a gallon of it, yet Iknow, but hopefully if it's
being.
Be sure you're sitting downwhen you do and you may need
three gallons.
So there's, that.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Now would you paint it?
Speaker 2 (13:42):
yourself.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
No, no, no, no, I'm not a painter.
Speaker 2 (13:43):
You know I'm not afraid to get my hands into
stuff, but luckily I do stillhave that filter in there of
knowing when I'm biting off toomuch.
You do, yes, exactly.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
I think we all do.
Speaker 2 (13:52):
There are people that know how to do this stuff
better than I do.
Speaker 1 (13:56):
Well, hey, man, it's great to have you here.
Thank you, you going backtomorrow.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
Tomorrow evening, after everything wraps up, are
you going to do the?
Speaker 1 (14:05):
cruise this evening.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
I believe.
So, yes, sir, good for you?
Speaker 1 (14:08):
Yeah, it's tons of fun.
We just got off the hot rodtour of Texas.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
Are you familiar with that?
Speaker 2 (14:15):
I've heard of it that starts down around the coast
somewhere.
Yeah, Victoria.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Well, every year they change a different pattern of
where they're going to take thetour.
Speaker 3 (14:26):
They always start in Victoria.
Yeah, they always start inVictoria.
This year we went through thecoast up and then through the
eastern part, northern Houston,okay, piney Woods areas and
things.
I think we're going to be backto the hill country.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
We've been teased on this.
Speaker 3 (14:38):
You'd love it.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
Oh, yeah, yeah, All the ladies go to the wineries.
We go to the wineries with themand it's a lot of fun.
We get drug along for a change.
It's good, it's good stuff.
Well, stephen, it's great totalk to you.
Thank you so much.
Thank you, yeah, best of luckto you.
Hope to run into you again.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Yes, sir, all right.
Speaker 1 (14:58):
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the Lone Star Street RodAssociation, state Run in
Granbury, texas, hewlett Park iswhere we are located.
This is a yearly event and they, lone Star Street Rod, is
celebrating their 50thanniversary.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Yes, 50.
50 years.
What were you doing 50 yearsago?
I wasn't even born yet Such aliar Hogwash you wish.
I think I was going to collegewhen I was, you know, I don't
know.
Speaker 1 (17:09):
I was a youngster.
What were you doing 50 yearsago?
David Ainsley, Where's yourheadset?
Put your headset on.
Put that on.
Shut up, David.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
Put it on and shut up .
Speaker 3 (17:19):
I don't want to hear about your fifth grade
experience.
Speaker 1 (17:22):
50 years ago.
You were married back then,weren't you?
He's always been married oneway or another.
Speaker 3 (17:29):
Now he's got a headset.
Yeah, our chief engineer, davidAinsley, hello.
Speaker 1 (17:36):
Hello.
So, where were you?
50 years ago?
I was in fifth grade.
Fifth grade when were youliving?
Memorial Drive Elementary iswhere I was, yeah.
Speaker 4 (17:47):
Is it still there, Memorial Drive Elementary?
No, they've actually torn itdown a year or two ago.
Speaker 3 (17:50):
There's a plaque up for his being there.
Speaker 4 (17:53):
Memorial.
Speaker 3 (17:54):
Memorial.
Speaker 4 (17:54):
It says Memorial that's perfect.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
So I mentioned earlier about the Hot Rods, and
since this is a Hot Rod event, Ithought you know, we always
have a story of the week atleast we try to and this week I
thought, oh, since we're doing ahot rod event, let's find out
what AI and Google and all thattells us about hot rods.
Okay, so here's from AI.
(18:19):
A hot rod is typically anAmerican car, often an older
model that has been rebuilt ormodified to increase speed and
acceleration.
It's characterized by astripped-down, souped-up
(18:39):
appearance and performance, witha focus on aesthetics and
performance rather than comfortor factory-stated features.
While many are built forexhibition or racing, others are
used for street driving, whichis pretty much the case here.
Yeah, except for those thatwere trailered in and over at
our hotel, there were severaltrailers parked out in the
street, so clearly some were alittle bit more proud of their
paint job and didn't want to getrock chips.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
You don't want to do the 100, 200, 300-mile trip with
all the rocks and stuff on a$30,000 paint job I get it.
200, 300-mile trip with all therocks and stuff on a $30,000
paint job I get it.
So you drive it four or fivemiles rather than 300.
Speaker 1 (19:07):
Yeah, so modified for speed, david.
Like we are at our age.
Hot rods are primarily knownfor their focus on speed and
acceleration, achieved throughengine upgrades, suspension
modifications and often astripped-down look to reduce
weight.
American cars, typically basedon classic American cars such as
those from the 1920s and 30sthat would be the typical hot
(19:32):
rod, at least in my mind, allthe way through modern cars.
They can also be hot rotted andclearly that's a big focus for
a lot of those folks that arewatching listening to the show.
Customization Hot rodders oftencustomize their cars with
unique features and designs,including paint jobs, like that
truck right there.
Look at that gold paint job.
(19:52):
It's almost blinding.
It is so gold, let's see.
There's no single, universallyaccepted definition of what
constitutes a hot rod, and theterm can apply to a wide range
of vehicles Street and show cars.
While some hot rods are builtfor racing, many are intended
(20:13):
for street use or for exhibitionat car shows.
Hmm you think, evolutioniststyles, traditional hot rods.
While traditional hot rods,these often resemble the early
hot rods of the 1950s, featuringa stripped-down look with
classic features like droppedaxles, lake headers and simple
paint jobs.
Modern hot rods can incorporatemore contemporary styling
(20:36):
elements, including advancedtechnology.
It may be built with a focus onboth performance and a polished
look.
Origin of the term the originof the term hot rod is debated,
with some suggesting it refersto stolen cars or the
high-performance connecting rodsin engines.
Those make sense.
Stolen makes sense, think ofthat.
(20:57):
Others believe it's a shortenedversion of hot roadster, as
roadsters were a popular choicefor hot rodders in the early
days.
Examples T-buckets Ah, thosewere made from the Model T,
stripped down, changed biggerengines, modified engines,
classic hot rods, oftenfeaturing a stripped-down
T-bucket body style with achopped top and a modified
(21:18):
chassis.
Most of the T-buckets that Iknow of today are convertibles.
They've turned them intoconvertibles.
They chop the top on it.
Deuce coupes convertiblesThey've turned them into
convertibles.
They've chopped the top on it.
Deuce coupes Popular hot rodsbased on 1932 Ford Deuce coupe
featuring a variety ofmodifications and custom paint
job.
And then there's the Highboys,another popular hot rod style,
often based on 1930s, ford carsknown for their high lifted
(21:42):
suspension and custom paint.
I don't know about high-liftedsuspension.
Well, they just put it on topof the frame.
It would be a high boy.
Well, they'd cut the body downso it would sit lower on the
frame Like a channel.
Yeah, that's my version.
How about yours, don't youagree?
Yeah, yeah, he agrees Okay.
Speaker 4 (22:07):
Our next guest is here, and I'm just playing off a
a hint, since nobody else willjoin in the conversation, but
that's okay, that's right, I'mfamiliar with it.
Speaker 1 (22:10):
You know, hello, nobody.
Yeah, um, so there you have it.
Those are the.
Uh, that's the story of theweek.
All right, hot rods good withthat.
It's good this story all day?
Yeah, it is, um.
I did want to do recalls,because there are a bunch.
Would you like to guess whichone wins the award?
Speaker 3 (22:27):
let me get.
Does it start with an f?
Speaker 1 (22:30):
um yeah, okay, ferrari, yeah not ferrari, a
lincoln nautilus, which is aford product.
2024 panoramic or centerdisplay feature failure.
Traction control indicatorlight may not illuminate on the
mazda mx-5, miata 24 for 25.
Then we have uh also.
(22:51):
Uh, the airbags may not deployin a crash on the mazda mx-30
and mazda 3, 24 to 25 modelyears.
Video display may go blankwhile driving, kind of like my
brain.
Uh-oh, cad Cadillac Lyric what23 to 24.
Speaker 3 (23:07):
That's a misprint.
Speaker 1 (23:10):
Well, it could be All right.
Kia K5 parking lights mayflicker, not good at the
drive-in.
Draws attention to the carwhile you're in there.
Ford Motor Company, here we go.
Airbag status indicator, nightlight not visible.
Ford maverick for 25.
High voltage battery may shortcircuit.
(23:31):
In the lincoln aviator for 2020to 2021, reverse lights may not
function.
Ford f-150 for 2021.
Pre-collision assist featuresmay not exist for the ford
expedition and the lincolnnavigator for the 2020 model
year.
Engine failure may cause a fireuh-oh ford escape maverick and
(23:55):
corsair from the lincoln thermalevents on all those, on all
those 2020 through 2023 enginefailure on the ford explorer,
the f-150 and the ford transitfor 2025.
Wow, oops, block heater mayoverheat and cause a fire
(24:16):
underneath the hood.
Speaker 3 (24:17):
Now whoa whoa block heater.
And what part of the world itdoesn't spy.
Speaker 1 (24:21):
No, I know we don't use them down here, but you
never know, some of these carsget turned in, moved around the
country and that sort of stuff.
Speaker 4 (24:32):
Somebody relocates.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
Yep, and you've got an engine that has a block
heater on it, and these are theones that are included.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
Ford Bronco Sport Escape.
Maverick Corsair Nautilus 2023to 2025.
Speaker 1 (24:41):
Perfect.
Cern Nautilus 2023 to 2025.
Perfect.
Finally, the TPMS light may noteliminate on the Ford F-150 and
the F-150 Lightning batteryelectric vehicle for 2022.
And those are my recalls forthe current moment.
Speaker 4 (24:59):
Yeah, stand by for more.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
Yeah, Ford's got a serious problem and I don't even
know what to say about it.
Overall, I like Ford vehicles,but this is a problem that the
president and CEO of the companyhas acknowledged that they need
to fix.
When's that going to happen,sir?
Speaker 4 (25:20):
Wasn't Ford, the people we were talking last week
about the skateboard platformsand how all the motors,
eventually, were going to bebuilt by the same company.
Speaker 3 (25:28):
Well, that's not going to happen anymore.
Ford, or Stellantis, was sayingthat.
Speaker 4 (25:31):
I think it was Ford, because I thought that was how
silly that was.
Speaker 1 (25:33):
Well, I think that all of them were at one time
going to go to that technology,and I don't think that that's
going to happen anymore.
Speaker 3 (25:40):
Well, the technology is there, it's just how they
adapt it.
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Well, yeah, but the skateboard thing is mainly an
electric feature.
Speaker 4 (25:46):
I believe because it's a flat bed that's full of
batteries and then you set abody on top of it and away you
go, right.
Well, we were just kind oftalking about how he was saying
everybody's going to get thesame motors, so motors and
drivetrains are no longer goingto be a distinguisher between
the brands or anything.
We just kind of used that as anexample, that how else are you
going to stay in the streetbecause they all look the same,
(26:07):
and it's like the Takata airbags, if everybody gets their motor
from the same one.
If they're bad, they're all bad.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
They're all bad.
Yeah, so what Mike is referringto is the fact that it has been
bantied about that people likeStellantis and Ford and General
Motors are going to actuallyhave suppliers that supply the
engines, because our generation,we bought cars based on the
overall vehicle, including theengine.
(26:36):
You want a six-banger in it ordo you want some big block?
You know V8 in there.
Speaker 4 (26:41):
Right.
Speaker 1 (26:41):
They also did it, but they don't.
Today's buyer is is not buying.
They don't look at a car likethat anymore well it used to be.
Speaker 3 (26:50):
You buy the car to what you can do to it later that
was part of it.
Speaker 4 (26:54):
Yeah, part of.
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (26:55):
I can upgrade this or that shade tree guys in in the
world would okay.
Well, I'm going to put someheads on it.
I'm going to put some valvecovers, change the car.
Speaker 1 (27:01):
I'm going to put some headers on it.
Headers on, I want to put anexhaust system on it.
Speaker 3 (27:03):
I want to put some headers on it.
Speaker 1 (27:04):
Headers on it I'm going to put an exhaust system
on it In the garage in JanuaryI'm going to put an intake on it
.
Speaker 3 (27:07):
Yeah, I did all that with the Corvette 77 Corvette
Put headers on the Nova inJanuary in the mother-in-law's
garage.
Yep, in January Froze myyou-know-what I was going to say
.
Speaker 1 (27:15):
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I did a few minutes ago.
Yes, sir.
Speaker 1 (27:35):
So every once in a while, Mr Morris checks in on it
.
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And we'll have a guest coming up right after that
.
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