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The Xfinity Series is a NASCAR racing series where drivers compete in cars that are a step below the top-level NASCAR Cup Series. It's a place for new drivers to show their skills.
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The first US Auto Show happened in 1900 in New York. It was an event where many car makers showed off their vehicles, starting a tradition that continues today.
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Welcome to another in-wheel-time podcast, a 30-minute mini-version of the in-wheel-time car show that airs live every Saturday morning at 8-11 AM. This is your place for all things automotive, the award-winning in-wheel-time car talk show. Coming up, automotive story of the week. I think we did that already. But we're going to have Mary Agruza, Argusa, at the Savoy Car Museum, going to talk about the annual connection car show.
We're going to do that, the connection car show. That's also coming up along with the stories making automotive news headlines. Jeff has the racing calendar. Mars has this week in automotive history. Thanks for joining us today, again from the Hemi, and we really appreciate John and Shelley for inviting us out while we redo our home-based studios. You know, it's a little different of being here by yourself and in this big facility and all these beautiful machines and cars.
The lights kind of spooky. Remember the first time we came out here? There were hardly any signs. You peed yourself. I remember that. I did do that. Yeah, I'm still doing that today. Just done a little bit more frequent basis. But at any rate, it's a beautiful facility, but it is weird to walk in, there's no lights on. No lights on, there's no things glowing at you. But we thank them all for letting us come in and be a part of the facility today. It's gorgeous. All right. Let's talk to Mary, Argusa, Savoy,
Car Museum. Mary, good morning. Hey, good morning, guys. We're having some internet problems here. I hope I last we dropped out a couple times. Blake said if we do this again next year, he's just going to get me a designated line that nobody else is on. I'm using the museums. Wi-Fi. I had really good coverage walking around, but now there are so many people here. Fingers crossed that this is going to work. So tell us about this big event you got going on called the connection. Well, let me let you see it a little bit.
This is our, this is the third year that we've done a car show. My husband and I were out up at the front. We were putting chasing people away at seven in the morning because we didn't open up till nine. And when we opened up till nine, I left out front at about quarter after 11 and there were still a line up of people coming in. We have still parking lot. We now have spectators parking on the grass. This is way over what we even anticipated this year. It's just gotten bigger and bigger.
So I said, I'm going to walk by some cars and hope that you can see them. I'm just hoping that the Wi-Fi doesn't cut out again next year. We'll do this. We'll have a designated line. And so you'll be able to see a whole lot more of what is here. It's been great. Where we were standing out front, we saw a lot of the show cars coming by. And then we had even people that had show car quality cars coming in as spectators. So it's been really just over the top this year. I just saw a lot of people coming in. So it's been really, just over the top this year. I just saw
McCray, who's the executive director. And she said, this is just either way over what everybody was expecting for this year. So every year it just gets bigger and better. Mary, is this avoid open today? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. And so when you come, you get admission to the museum and to the museum itself and to the car show. And so right now we're the last month of harvest to highway, which is the tractors and manufacturers. We have small block muscle cars.
Racing Jaguars, and it's a doozy. We have 10 doozy burps. And we think this is maybe the largest collection of doozy burps in a museum at one time. And we have every iteration of the doozy bird, the A, the X, the SN, the SJ. So we've been really, really fortunate. And inside is general. And of course, we have our envoy cars in there. So I'm trying to give you a look at some of the vehicles that are here. And crossing my fingers at the
Wi-Fi doesn't cut out. It's still working. It's still working. Good. Mary, did you stop by the food truck court over there? I don't even know if I'm going to get lunch today. I want to show you 11 to 12 for that one out the window. And when I'm done here, I have to go in a baby seat to remember. Oh, boy. Mary, it's so busy inside. Mary, you keep saying that it's very big and growing and growing. That's a good thing, right? You're not. Oh, yeah. Okay. Just make sure. We had to cap it and clean the cars this year. I think we went a little
bit over. I don't know if it will expand or not here and make it bigger. What has turned out in this area. This parking is what has gone way beyond our locations. We had a large here that we saw the total number. Well, now we have a body parking all over the lawn because it was just a non-stop line. We're going out for it. It's just that it's just people never stopped coming. And part of the problem is we're located.
Back up traffic. And then what's the point? It's not real happy about that. But yeah, this is turned out to be a success. Much, I think much bigger in terms of people coming out. The cars are just incredible. We've got great cars, all kinds of stuff here. So I'm praying that the Wi-Fi doesn't drop out on it because I want you to be able to see them. You're doing fine. Really beautiful. Yeah, things things are looking well. Tell everybody we're exactly the Savoy music.
The stadium is located. We are in Carter's, Georgia. And we are right off of I-75. I think we're exit 293 something like that. But we are about midway between Atlanta and Chattanooga. And we've got about 60,000 square feet of exhibit space. And we have five galleries, one of the galleries features our cars specifically. And then of the other four, one of them rotates out every 30 days.
So every three months you can walk in and the museum will be completely different. So Mary, while you're walking through, now there's some other activities besides just the car show going on this weekend, right? I mean, there was some things yesterday.
Now yesterday they do a drive and each year the route is different. And so you get to do a drive. I think this year they wound up at the Georgia Museum, racing museum hall of fame up in Dawsonville was the end result of the year before they went up to the milestone time, which is a museum up in Clarksville. So they do the drive, then they have the show the next day.
We want to come out there and be part of your events.
Well, we would love to have you. I don't know what next year's date is going to be. I think they will now sit sometime like after January because after today, everybody just drops for a while.
We've all had a break. But yeah, as I think as long as we can get enough advance notice, we can work things out because we love to have to hear.
Well, I think it would be a great event. You know, we. Yes, my struck. Yes, very nice. That's yours. Isn't it? Yeah, I wish.
There were a number of cars. When people came and I said, now you need a garage to house this, you know, I can give you, you know, some great rental space. I mean, there are some beautiful, beautiful cars here today. And we're just every year.
And a lot of times, these are not repeat people that come. So every year, there's a lot of cars with different. So we get new people every year, which is really nice.
So it's an open show. So we're not limited to who comes. Mary, is it, is it a judged show or is it just a cruise in?
Is there are people's choices awards and then there is a Savoy award. The Savoy award is for the employees and the volunteers.
I will probably not get a chance to vote this year because I won't get to see everything. But yeah, they get out about 20 awards.
So Mary, what's the furthest these folks come to participate? I mean, they come from states. Obviously, they come across the country. Do you know any of these folks that have traveled a long distance?
You know that we've got one dry car that came from Alabama. I haven't seen it. I don't know where it is. He made the about the service. A lot of it are people in the state of Georgia, the local area that come.
A lot depends on what else is going on. So we're trying to work out that when we have our show that we're not in competition with somebody else so that you know where everybody has a chance to go to the different shows.
And so I don't know. I don't know what next year's date will be, but we have just a lot of people from mostly from the Savoy's work that I would say. And it's amazing.
The cars that people have in their garages around here that you would be surprised the collections that people have, which I had no idea until I started working here and finding out some of the things that people have here.
And it's just absolutely amazing. It just sometimes astounds me what comes out of a local garage. How many square feet is the Savoy museum?
About 60,000.
60,000 square feet. Yeah. Now, that's that's the spray space. I believe that also includes the theme, which you saw the last time in the cafe, but it's I think it's around 60,000 of actual display space.
Do you live there?
Just about.
15 minutes depending on traffic away. So it's really easy for me to get here.
But yeah, I spent a lot of time here. I did have a day off yesterday, which was unusual.
But now I'm here today and I started at six o'clock. I'll be done at five. And I'm probably not going to get lunch. So my boss will have to fit about that.
When you can't stop, you can't stop everybody sort of knows it's all hands on deck.
And you just got to do what you got to do and inside it is so crowded.
Don't hear. I got to go in and change clothes and help out with security there, especially with the do's of birds because that's just such an expensive exhibit.
They really need to have people.
The condition of getting cars was the fact that there would always be security cameras cars.
Sure.
It's a beautiful, it's a beautiful front yard you got there and tell you that.
It's called a million dollar one.
And they spent a lot of it.
That is something today.
Don't forget.
It has to be really.
You would have never gone to a car.
Everybody can take every once in a while from the grass.
They put a lot of money into it.
We would have cars and they would be on the line.
So it works out really well.
Did you happen to partner up with the car club around there to help you out?
Is there a car club that can keep the place?
When they invite us to be able to come and set up a day.
We let people come and set up a new contact with your culture all about today.
We run the whole show, but we invite them because they're efficient enough to allow us to come and promote the museum when they're having their own show.
We just want to help each other out anytime we can.
Absolutely.
We have a number of organizations here.
Big block engines.
That's an honor of the harvest the highway that we have.
We invited the tractor club to come down.
We invited the tractor club here in Georgia.
And for some reason, they're not doing it this year.
That's something very new and I don't know if that's something that we'll do every year.
But it's really an honor of our agricultural heritage here in the state.
So that's working out too.
That's something that's completely different.
One step too far away from your Wi-Fi, Mary.
Go back, go back, go back.
That's a good place to stop though.
There you go.
What a fun place.
What a great facility.
And it's an all weekend thing.
It runs the whole weekend with the events they had yesterday where it's limited, but it's kind of like the hot rod tour of Texas.
They take, I think it's 50 cars and they go and they just do a great kind of thing out there on Friday.
And then they're speaking around the corner.
Then they do the car show on Saturday and I think they've got something Saturday night.
And some places they're the movie theater, they utilize it too.
They usually show a movie or something in there.
So it would be a great weekend event.
Yeah. Well, it's a two day drive.
I'm not driving all the way to Atlanta in one day.
It's not over 14 hours.
But you, you get in your truck.
Well, we could do your thing.
We could ride with him and get there.
No, we're not.
I'm not, you can.
I'm not riding with him.
Michael get us there.
No.
I'll put you in the back.
She's back.
You want to, you want to wrap up with her?
Yeah.
Mary, we got you back.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So you want to run it.
I'll run you inside real quick and let you see what's in there if you're up for it.
Yeah, but you got a hurry because we're running out of time.
Okay.
How much more time do we have?
A couple of minutes.
Um, I'll try to get you in there as fast as I can and show you a little bit of what's on.
I'm surprised that you don't have one of those really high priced, uh, you know, golf carts over there,
souped up that could get you all everywhere you wanted to go.
We got golf carts all over the place, but we wouldn't be driving where I'm walking right now.
Oh, so.
Well, you have a lot of hot rods in here.
So we could have brought one of those out.
That would have been nice.
That would have been nice.
Yeah.
They're not about ready to do that.
What are them do'sies?
Oh, well, the do's and verbs are just unbelievable.
They are just magnificent cars and to have this many of them in one spot and for people to be able to see them.
Mary, what is your personal car?
What are you actually drive?
A PT cruiser.
Oh.
And the time I tell people, I'm going to drive that car to the wheel slow.
And they haven't fallen off yet.
Well, it's it's got all the original equipment in it.
It runs well.
We we kept it a really good maintenance.
And so as long as it's running, I keep in it.
Mary, look at all of the people that are there today.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
This is this is wall to wall.
That's why we're done with you.
I've got the change clothes that come in here and be security because there's just so many.
Here's a nice racing Jaguar.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Probably the recoil list.
The XJ220.
Yeah.
Well, the havelin sponsorship point.
Yeah.
Nice.
Well, I also have.
We've got attracted that you've probably never seen before.
Let me see it.
There it is.
It's a Minneapolis Moline.
Oh, yeah.
But not with the cab on it.
Because you know what that's for.
That's for that cold weather up there.
Oh, yeah.
And it's a two-seater.
Has its own jump seat.
So you can drive somebody.
Date night.
Date night.
Date night.
About 40 miles an hour.
Yeah.
So you get.
You get.
You get harvest the corn real fast with your best friend next to you.
That's that you kids are coming.
Well, the idea was that you could use it as your tractor.
And then you could take it out on the road and you could drive it.
The only problem was it only has a drum brakes on the back.
Here's our short nose.
But with drum brakes on the back, if you got it up to 40 miles an hour,
you would need about the length of a train to stop it at that speed.
So.
Yeah, it was your personal car.
But.
Yes.
Not so many.
It looks.
It looks like a fantastic day.
We got to run.
Thank you so much for the tour and good luck for the rest of the weekend.
And we'll be in touch.
Are you being touched with us?
Will you?
That's what you need.
Okay.
And there is the rest of my.
Yeah.
Talk about wide whites.
There you have it.
All right.
Four tables.
God bless.
God bless.
Thank you, Mary.
Thank you, Mary.
Bye.
Bye.
Mary, I'll do this.
That's a boy car museum.
And the annual car connection car show.
Just ahead.
Jeff has the racing calendar.
Mars has this week in auto history and I'll bring you some news headlines.
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Time now for the racing calendar sponsored by the Texas Muscle Car Club Challenge.
Yes, sir. Now we already discussed that Indy is over with the year.
Thank you, Indy. It was a good season. I watched a lot of it. I appreciate it.
Now you got IMSA next week, actually the 21st of September.
They're going to be at the Indianapolis motor speedway.
It's going to be the battle on the bricks.
NHRA is coming up on the 11th through the 14th of this month.
In our last week, we weren't on the air, but Ericaenders won Indy.
She won Indy as her fourth win of Indy, five time champion.
She's going places. So congratulations to her.
Playoffs for the Craftsman truck.
I'm going to be starting Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
If you've got FS1, it's going to be televised there.
Exfinity is going on today.
It is the Worldwide Technology Raceway.
And they're going to be running there for the Exfinity boys.
And then the Cup Guys, they're also going to be at the Worldwide Technology Raceway.
It's the Enjoy Illinois 300.
So that's where it's going to be at in Illinois.
And Formula One, the Italian Grand Prix is tomorrow.
It's at the Auto Drone in Manza. It's a 53 lapper.
The track looks kind of like a shoe, but that's okay.
And I think the prize mic, the trophy's going to be a meatball.
You're going to be a really big shoe.
Really big shoe for the meatball.
All right. Time out for this week in auto history, Mr. Barnes.
Here you go. Yeah, buddy.
We had a few things that we found this week.
Coming up in 1900 was actually the first US Auto Show in New York.
Now, this has been going on ever since then.
The first one had 66 vehicles in it.
There was 40 automakers, team electric and gasoline car who were displayed back in 1900.
And then 1901 Henry Ford's first racing win.
Now, this is when Henry Ford, it was a 10 mile race in Michigan.
And the name of the car was sweepstakes, 26 horsepower.
And it was driven by Barney Oldfield.
Oh, yeah.
And this is really kind of what he beat Winton.
Winton was the Alexander Winton was the car maker that was the guy.
He was the guy that you wanted to beat if you were going to do anything.
So that's where he got his national attention and his financial backing
to actually start the Ford Motor Company in 1903.
So it was kind of his starting point.
And this is actually one of the cars.
This was a 1902 model.
And it was actually win on to be the first car to go over 100 miles an hour.
It looks like the first LS.
It was close.
It was an LP.
So this year, this week in auto history in 1909,
General Motors bought Cadillac.
I was surprised $4.5 million.
Now, this is where GM bought it,
put it into its latter success.
And I did not realize that Cadillac pioneered the electric starter in 1912.
And it became their symbol of the luxury and innovation.
Then in 1927, the Ford Model A was actually completed, the prototype.
And it was going to replace the aging Model T.
Now, it was more comfortable.
It was considered bigger.
And it was really set to compete against Chevrolet and Plymouth.
And by 1931, more than $4 million of these cars were sold.
And this is actually a picture of one that's in East Texas
in the oil museum located in Kilgore, Texas, surprisingly.
Very good.
Then in 1955, Ford's safety life card package was rolled out.
And this is where they started putting things together like,
dashboard, seat belts, recessed steering wheels.
And the first sales were pretty modest.
People didn't really care for it.
But it actually started paving the way to where we are now with seat belts.
And airbags and things like that.
1957 Ford Edsel was introduced.
Now, this was designed to be a medium-priced package car.
And I did not realize that it had its own brand, own distribution, own dealers and everything.
I thought it was a Ford, but it was not.
It was a standalone brand that had seven different models on it.
Wow.
And by three years, they sold 118,287 cars, which is not a whole lot.
That's why they quit selling it.
People just didn't like it.
But now they're kind of a classic.
And they're kind of considered a collector item.
Stay tuned next week for the recall.
Exactly.
And caught up with it.
Yeah.
Speaking of, Ford had the best loyalty rate of all brands for the first half of 2025.
GM had the best rate among multi-brand manufacturers, according to S&P Global Mobility.
Ford's loyalty rate was 59%.
GM had a rate of 68% for the first half of 2025 in those categories.
According to an analysis of new vehicle registration data from S&P Global Mobility.
The individual brands with the highest loyalty ratings in the first half of 25
to join Ford in the top five were Chevy Toyota Tesla and Honda.
From multi-brand manufacturers, GM was followed in the top five by Ford, Toyota Hyundai and Honda.
The brand with the lowest loyalty rate was Fiat at 4.3%.
The multi-brand manufacturer with the lowest loyalty rate was Volkswagen Group at 43%.
Wow.
Both Ford and GM have long histories of large loyalty bases.
But they've been overshadowed in recent years by Tesla.
However, the electric vehicle manufacturer's loyalty rate dropped over 12 percentage points
in the first half of 2025 to 56% making it the brand with the fourth highest loyalty rate.
It still ranks highest among luxury brands.
Very good.
I'm not done.
Okay.
I have another story.
Very good on that story there.
A former employee of two Colorado dealerships has been accused of embezzling nearly $183,000 from the stores.
From July of 19th to September of 24th.
For Valerie Drulo.
Oh, 50 years of age.
From John's town, Colorado, started working at Greeley, Nissan and Greeley, Volkswagen.
Both in Greeley, Colorado.
In 2015, according to an arrest affidavit, she's accused of taking $182,815.
She was office manager from November of 22 until her termination in September of 24th.
According to the affidavit, in her role, Drulo was responsible for preparing daily bank deposits,
bank reconciliation, and recording cash payments.
Greeley Police Department opened an investigation into Drulo in September of 24th.
After David Mastis, then general manager of the two dealerships reported to the police
that a cash payment of $18,000 was missing from the daily deposit records.
Investigation found that Drulo's skimmed money from factory payments, took refunds from customers, falsified records,
and stole insurance checks, according to the affidavit.
She needs to hook up with another guy at Midland.
Yeah.
You know?
Start a family all that.
After the accounting discrepancies and missing cash payments were discovered, Drulo in September of 24 was asked
to come to a meeting at the dealership.
The affidavit said, she never returned to work and stopped responding to text messages and phone calls for management.
She was later fired for text messaging.
Quiet quitting or something like that.
Whatever it's called.
Nonsense.
Oh my gosh.
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About this episode
Mary Agruza from the Savoy Car Museum discusses the impressive growth of the annual Connection Car Show, now in its third year. With record attendance and a diverse array of vehicles, including a notable collection of Duesenbergs, the event has become a highlight for car enthusiasts. Mary shares insights about the museum's exhibits, the challenges of managing such a large event, and the community's support. The episode also touches on the various activities surrounding the show, making it a vibrant weekend for attendees.
The Savoy Car Museum's annual Connection Car Show has evolved into a spectacular gathering of automotive enthusiasts, exceeding all expectations in its third year. Located in Cartersville, Georgia, between Atlanta and Chattanooga, this expanding event showcases the passion and diversity of car culture across the Southeast.
Mary Argusza takes us behind the scenes as spectators line up before dawn, eager to experience both the outdoor car show and the museum's impressive indoor exhibits. The museum itself spans 60,000 square feet with five distinct galleries, featuring a strategic rotation system that ensures fresh experiences for repeat visitors. Currently, guests can explore exhibits like "Harvest to Highway" with agricultural vehicles, small block muscle cars, racing Jaguars, and an extraordinary collection of ten Duesenbergs representing every iteration of these legendary automobiles.
What makes the Connection Car Show particularly special is its organic growth through word-of-mouth and collaborative relationships with regional car clubs. Though organizers capped show car entries at 300 vehicles, spectator turnout far exceeded expectations, with parking overflowing onto grassy areas surrounding the facility. The event has expanded into a two-day experience featuring a Friday driving tour culminating at the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, followed by Saturday's main show with People's Choice awards and the coveted Savoy Award.
Unique vehicles dotted the landscape, from pristine classics to modified hot rods, with surprising finds like a Minneapolis Moline tractor featuring a cab and jump seat – capable of 40mph speeds but requiring "the length of a train" to stop due to its rudimentary drum brakes. These automotive treasures, primarily from Georgia and surrounding states, showcase the remarkable collections hidden in garages throughout the region.
Ready to experience automotive history through a fresh lens? Plan your visit to the Savoy Car Museum and mark your calendar for next year's Connection Car Show – an event that celebrates our enduring fascination with wheels, engines, and the freedom of the open road.
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