{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Flipped My Honda CR-V; Survived; Now Building a 1969 VW Baja Bug","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/flipped-my-honda-cr-v-survived-now-building-a-1969-vw-baja-bug","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2316026/episodes/17270878-flipped-my-honda-cr-v-survived-now-building-a-1969-vw-baja-bug.mp3","description":"Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!Hosts Christian and Doug welcome Eva Gregory—Hagerty insider, \"Be Differential\" podcast host, and lifelong Volkswagen fan—to dive into automotive nostalgia, first‑car memories, and her next big auto adventure: converting a 1969 VW Beetle into a Baja Bug for off-road adventures.Discover the enduring appeal of Volkswagen Beetle culture, off-road conversion possibilities, and how automotive media careers develop from personal car passion. Eva's automotive journey reveals the intersection of professional automotive journalism and personal project car ownership, plus insights into Hagerty's role in classic car culture preservation and automotive media.Eva's favorite episode is \"Air Cooled and Carefree – Guinevere’s VW Beetle Tales and Family Restoration Traditions\" https://pod.link/1733902541/episode/25179670e31fa4972ec52019b456a63cPerfect for Volkswagen enthusiasts, Beetle owners considering Baja conversions, automotive media professionals, and classic car culture fans. Whether you love air-cooled VWs, off-road adventures, or automotive journalism, this episode celebrates authentic enthusiasm in professional automotive media settings. *** Your Favorite Automotive Podcast - Now Arriving Weekly!!! *** Listen on your favorite platform and visit https://carsloved.com for full episodes, our automotive blog, Guest Road Trip Playlist and our new CAR-ousel of Memories photo archive. Don't Forget to Rate & Review to keep the engines of automotive storytelling—and personal restoration—running strong."},"annotations":[{"startTime":160.4,"endTime":166.0,"type":"car","title":"Ferrari 348 TS","url":"/cars/ferrari/348","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/2022_Downtown_West_Allis_Classic_Car_Show_034_%281992_Ferrari_348%29.jpg","quote":"...there's a picture of me in that you took of that Ferrari in 2004 that we rented at the F, was it 348, 348, 348 TS.","canonicalId":"car:ferrari:348","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Ferrari 348 TS is a mid-engine sports car produced by Ferrari from 1989 to 1995. It features a 3.4-liter V8 engine and is known for its distinctive styling and performance characteristics.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Ferrari 348 TS is a sports car made by Ferrari that was popular in the early 1990s. 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