Past Gas by Donut Media
Donut's Nolan Sykes and Joe Weber walk you through incredible stories behind your favorite cars and manufacturers. Episodes include underground Japanese racing clubs, bitter racing rivalries, and how some of your favorite classic cars came to be. Listen and find out why Past Gas is the #1 automotive podcast on Apple. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/us/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy
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November 3, 2025 • 40 mins
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This week, when Dodge said a 383 big-block wouldn’t fit in a Dart, a Chicago car guy proved them wrong — and forced Detroit to copy him. From selling 50 Dodges in a snowstorm to building the first dealer-tuned muscle cars, Mr. Norm turned a local dealership into the birthp...
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October 27, 2025 • 58 mins
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This week, before it was America’s fastest sport, drag racing was pure anarchy — street duels, homebuilt death traps, and war vets chasing speed wherev...
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October 20, 2025 • 56 mins
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Meet Bill Mitchell, the hard-drinking, womanizing, design genius who shaped General Motors’ golden age. From the Corvette...
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October 13, 2025 • 52 mins
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This week, we’re headed to Sicily for the Targa Florio—a road race with 6,000 corners, zero guardrails, and drivers doing triple digits past goat farms...
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October 6, 2025 • 48 mins
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September 29, 2025 • 47 mins
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September 22, 2025 • 44 mins
This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/PASTGAS and get on your way to being your best self.Thanks to Allstate for sponsoring today’s episode! Click here [https://bit.ly/3GOytQd] to check Allstate first and see how much you could save on car insurance.This week on Past Gas, we’re looking at the life of Reeves Callaway — the fine arts major who got expelled for hot-rodding hi...
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September 15, 2025 • 44 mins
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This week on Past Gas, we’re wrapping up our two-part look at Oldsmobile — the brand that gave u...
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September 8, 2025 • 52 mins
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September 1, 2025 • 54 mins
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August 25, 2025 • 59 mins
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This week on Past Gas: the feud that built Lamborghini. How did a tractor builder spark the greatest rivalry in supercar history? When Ferruccio Lamborgh...
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August 18, 2025 • 61 mins
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/PASTGAS and get on your way to being your best self.Thanks to Allstate for sponsoring today’s episode! Click here [https://bit.ly/3FdnJu9] to check Allstate first and see how much you could save on car insurance.This week, we’re diving into the history of the Nürburgring — the most dangerous racetrack in the world that also happens to be a ...
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August 4, 2025 • 49 mins
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This week, for our 300th episode, we dive into the wild story of Roy James — the racing driver who helped pull off Britain’s most famous heist, the Great Train Robbery. From a Brabham on the track to a Jaguar Mk2 on the run, we explore how a train heist nearly turned into ...
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July 28, 2025 • 61 mins
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This week, we conclude our three-part Porsche series by diving into the Porsche that saved the company — and it wasn’t the 911. From the financial disaster of the early ’90s to the surprise SUV that turned everything around, we trace how Porsche went from nearly bankrupt to a global powerhouse. Plus, the story beh...
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July 21, 2025 • 53 mins
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Join us this week for part two of our series as we find out how Porsche rose from the ashes of WWII — with help from the Volkswag...
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July 14, 2025 • 55 mins
Join us as we kick off a three-part series on Porsche by going all the way back to the beginning — when Ferdinand Porsche was just a kid obsessed with electricity. From inventing the first EV to winning his first race at 22mph, this is the wild and often overlooked start to one of the most iconic car brands ever.
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July 7, 2025 • 61 mins
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Join us this week as we uncover how a secretary’s car blindsided the world — and left Chevy scrambling. The Mustang created the pony car, but the Camaro brought real muscle to the fight. Still, GM’s top brass tried to hold it back. Why was the Camaro stuck in Mustang’s sha...
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June 30, 2025 • 46 mins
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Join us this week as we explore the rise of Gordon Murray — a self-made engineer who quietly built the greatest car the world has ever seen. From a homemade r...
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June 23, 2025 • 35 mins
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Join us as we explore the origins of the Ford Probe. On paper, it's just another front wheel drive econo-box, but this littl...
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June 16, 2025 • 53 mins
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Join us this week as we uncover the story of the Lada Niva—a Soviet-built box on wheels that could out-climb a tank. Created to serve everyone from farmers to border guards, the Niva tackled Everest base camp, conquered Africa’s deserts, and even borrowed a few tricks from Porsche. ...
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