Life Plus Cars

Life Plus Cars

Have you ever had a car in your life? If you answered yes, then we bet that you have a story to go with it. Join us as we discover car stories large and small, and everything in between. Welcome to Life Plus Cars, where we curate car conversations!

Episodes

July 15, 2025 48 mins

In this episode of Life Plus Cars, hosts Ian and Brendan record together in the same space for the first time! Ian stops by Brendan's shop, home of Bayley Automotive, for a tour of two vehicles currently housed at the garage: Brendan's 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport and his dad's 1967 Chevy SS 427. Along the way, Brendan tells us how he and his dad acquired these two cars and the unique moments they've shared with them. As a bonus, ...

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In this episode of Life Plus Cars, Brendan and Ian are honored to welcome their first guest to the show: Brendan's older brother Ben! 

 

Ben joins the conversation to share the journey with Rusty, his 1949 Willys Jeep.  Ben takes us back to the beginning where Ben and his dad first hauled a rusty shell of a Jeep home to restore. Now, over 25 years later, Rusty is fully restored and Ben can at last enjoy the drive with this amazing ...

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July 1, 2025 63 mins

On this episode of Life Plus Cars, Brendan recounts his tales of driving his 2017 GMC Yukon from New Hampshire all the way to Montana to visit his brother outside of Yellowstone. Tune in to find out how he navigated Chicago traffic, lost a windshield wiper, saw incredible vistas, dodged wild hailstorms, and a host of other memorable moments only possible on a cross-country road trip.

In the second half, Ian shares his own road trip...

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June 24, 2025 45 mins

Join Ian and Brendan as they share how they first discovered the car community. Ian takes us back to 2007 when he and Brendan first connected over cars, walking the endless rows of cars and car parts at the annual fall swap meet in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. That, and the Bailey family breakfast tradition.

Beyond breakfast, Brendan discusses how he first absorbed bits and pieces of car restoration through his dad and his brother as th...

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June 17, 2025 52 mins

In this first official episode of Life Plus Cars (okay, so the Pilot was #1), hosts Brendan and Ian share stories of two very special cars in their lives right now. Plus, both cars hail from 1966. 

 

Which 1966 cars you ask? Tune in to find out, along with Brendan and Ian's most memorable moments in classic car ownership. Oh, and did we mention both cars are convertibles? Get ready for some top-down fun and cruise through the journ...

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Welcome to the pilot episode of the Life Plus Cars podcast! Join hosts Ian Henry and Brendan Bailey as they describe the inspiration and purpose behind the show. 

 

Ian and Brendan share when they first realized that they were car-crazy individuals.  Tune in to hear about Brendan's first job of "holding the light" while he watched his dad work on an engine, and how Ian would spend hours as a toddler lining up his toy cars by make a...

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