Bald Tires
Bald Tires is a home for the best car stories - the ones that are normally shared sitting around in the garage. Stories about your first car, your best car, your worst car, and the one that you should have kept! Based out of Saskatchewan Canada, expect highlights of vehicles hidden away in garages that could be just down the street or around the corner. Cool Cars are everywhere, you just have to know where to look!
Episodes
On this Episode, Gramps and I pick up where we left off at the end of Part 1. We cover more recent history from the 60's to now, starting with an exciting time that he was stationed in Germany with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Plenty of good car stories coming your way. Thanks for listening to Bald Tires powered by Shield Coatings, because when you make great memories, you make Bald Tires!
My guest this episode is someone very special to me! I'm very fortunate to have my grandfather in my life still, healthy, vibrant and energetic at nearly 93 years old! Gramps has always told stories my entire life, and I figured it was a good time to share a few! Enjoy a trip down memory lane that stretches all the way back to what motoring was like in the 1930's, '40's and beyond! We cover cars he's owned through the decades and a...
This episode called Muscle Cars and Mayhem features a guest who's done it all! Built cars, owned some very cool cars, oh and did we mention is the PRESIDENT of the Draggins Rod and Custom Car Club?! Shane Arthurs joins me to share what got him into cars, some of the cool rides he's owned and just what he does in the pasture behind his house with a few old beaters in his spare time! Lots of laughs on the way! Thanks for listening to...
My first guest for 2022 is Wayne Halabura. Wayne has his turned dreams into reality with building 34 incredible hot rods, some of which have competed for the Amber and many of which have found new owners during prime time at Barret Jackson Scottsdale. Wayne was gracious enough to share a few great stories of how so many of these amazing builds came together, and how important people in his life have helped him become the "car guy" ...
Tim Roden joins me for Part 2 of his podcast to talk about roadtrips. The best one's we remember from our childhood and the one's we've loved as adults. Tim and I always have so much to talk about. It turns out we both grew up in Station Wagons! If you missed Episode 23: The State of Affairs, take a listen to that one first! Thanks for Listening to Bald Tires, because when you make great memories, you make bald tires!
Today I sit down for Part 1 of this podcast with my good friend Tim Roden, who works at a GM dealership. We get a chance to discuss new announcements about micro-chip shortages, where the automotive industry is headed as well as our predictions with electric cars in the future. We also chat about a cool collection of rare and collectible wheels that Tim has.
This week's episode finds me in the garage of Gary Gryschuk - a long time member of the Saskatoon Shifters Car Club and a big part of the car community in the city. Gary and I get to chat about when his obsession for cars started, some of the cool rides he's had over the years, how he got into the automotive industry and why this past summer was the car show season ever!
This week we shift gears into something a little smaller and lighter. My guest today has been interested in European sports cars his whole life. He's always loved small, great-handling cars despite growing up in Canada in during the Muscle Car era. Collin Cossette owns Action Cycle in Moose Jaw Sk. It remains one of the last true motorcycle shops in the province, run and staffed by enthusiasts. Today we talk about the incredible co...
Darren LaBonte from Rollin' Steel joins me for Part 2 of the podcast to compare and contrast new and old vehicles - what we like and dislike about each. The conclusion... go out and buy an old car!
Darren LaBonte, owner of "Rollin' Steel" joins me to talk about the GM cars in his family history and the tales of not one, but two vehicles that he's owned twice now. Join us again next week for part 2 of this podcast called "go out and buy an old car". Thanks for listening to Bald Tires - because when you make great memories, you make bald tires!
Today Vaughn Wyant joins me to talk about his beginnings as a car guy and how he built his amazing Automotive Empire across western Canada. We also take some time to chat about the amazing Pegasus Project Mustang. Vaughn goes over details of the build and just how important it is to our province!
Rick Van Duyvendyk, the 2nd generation owner of Dutch Growers Garden Center in Saskatoon, joins me to tell the story of one tough truck. A 1953 GMC 9300 truck that has belonged to the garden center since it was new. It served as a work truck until 1978. Now with a new lease on life, it lives a charmed life as a stunning orange resto-mod.
Ready for some more laughs? Kelvin Janzen joins me again to relive some hilarious times from his younger years, shared why exactly he loves driving so much and also has a few harrowing tales of some pretty extreme car accidents he's survived. Enjoy the fun with Part 2 of "The Old Car Doctor". If you missed Part 1, make sure to take that one in first.
My guest this week has me laughing so hard i'm crying just about every time we meet. He calls his business "The old Car Doctor" and he's also one of the organizers of The Shifter's Car Club Saskatoon. Kelvin Janzen joins me to tell stories of how he got to be a car guy, how he got his driver's licence and more than a couple cool car stories. He will be back for part 2 next week to go over some of the cars in the extensive collectio...
Rod Deschner joins me to discuss what made him a car guy, his amazing knowledge of so many makes and models, and his incredible collection of over 1000 vehicles. Rod's Hot Rods is now open on Faithful Avenue Saskatoon, and Rod share the process of how he turned his passion into a new business.
Alan Thomas continues his chat with me about just some of the cool cars he's owned over the years and some hilarious stories that go along with them! Alan is all about personalization and customization. If you missed Part 1 of this podcast, best to check it out first.
Imagine having the creativity and skill to customize a car with just ideas you dreamed up in your head! The way it should look, the parts you can use from other cars, and the pieces and shape that you want to create on your own. Alan Thomas joins me to talk about how he learned to design and customize cars in his youth, and we discuss just a few of the amazing cars he's completed in part 1 of this podcast. Part 2 will include many ...
Garry Frie joins me to chat about some of the amazing cars he's had over the years and several that are in his garage right now including a low mileage 56 Chevy 210 and a hot-rodded 55 Chev. Garry's one of the lucky ones that still has his first car - a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner - and it's restoration is just about complete.
Chad Armbruster joins me for Part 2 of this podcast to continue our conversation about the many cool cars he's owned over the years, some of his favorites and lots of great stories that go along with all of them. Chad is one of the lucky ones who's been able to keep his first car, and several others he's had along the way are still in his collection. Thanks for listening to Bald tires! Because when you make great memories, you mak...
This week, Chad Armbruster joins me for Part 1 of this podcast to chat about what made him into a car guy, some great car stories along the way, and we uncover that Chad loves just about every genre of car out there. A lot of people in the car community know Chad from his former gig at Kelvin's Tire and Wheel. Lots of laughs in this one!
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