Ep13 Emelia Hartford
About this episode
Amelia Hartford joins Sung Kang for a deeply personal origin story that ties cars, grief, and Hollywood together. Hartford explains how losing her dad pushed her toward car forums, learning stick on an Infiniti G35, and finding family through the Bloomington Car Crew in Indiana. After a totaled Nissan 240SX and years of hustling in LA, she built a YouTube career rebuilding and drifting while pursuing acting—now landing a role in the new Gran Turismo adaptation. The conversation also tackles social media insecurity, gender bias in wrenching, and parallels between acting process and car-building.
In the interview that started it all, Sung and Emelia talk about where their connection originated. Emelia shares how her introduction to the car community came after the passing of her father and they both share perspectives on the acting process, the pros and cons of social media, and the future of wrenching.
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