To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History Feb 22, 2025

Vintage Car Adventures & Restoration Stories: Mustang, Sunbeam, Porsche 911 to Ferrari 300 America

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Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 is a fancy sports car that many people admire for how it looks and how fast it can go. It's been around for a long time and is known for being really fun to drive, making it a popular choice among car lovers. When someone shows up with a new 911, it's a big deal because it's considered a top-of-the-line car.

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Ferrari parts

Ferrari parts are the pieces that make up Ferrari cars, and they tend to cost a lot of money because Ferraris are high-end sports cars.

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They thought they were cool, but I wanted to learn about them.

So I found this great little sunbeam, and I remember seeing one on the school campus when

I was in college.

So when this one came up for sale, I was like, oh, I'll go buy that.

So I ended up buying the sunbeam.

And then after the sunbeam, I've always been into Porsches.

So at one point, one of my sisters, my overachieving sister, is a physician.

So she had bought a new 911 and showed up all the other kids in the family.

So we're all like, well, one of these days, I'm going to get a Porsche.

I'm going to get a 911.

So another sister got one.

So they had two Porsches in the family, and then I ended up buying one.

But I bought one, of course, is the mechanic of the family.

I bought like a, and at the time, they weren't worth a lot of money.

I bought a 72911 that needed some work, but I paid $2,200 for it because that's

what they were worth back then in the 90s.

And who knew that they would go crazy in price, but I drove a 911 and

had to attract it and fixed it and got introduced to 911s.

And so the story with the 911 is I sold it for Ferrari parts because at the time,

I was in the middle of a story that the Ferrari and Ferrari parts are expensive.

So I ended up cutting loose the 911 and regretted it ever since.

So about five years ago, I was looking at cars and as much as I didn't admit

that I would drive a water cooled car, I was really impressed with the 996.

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About this episode

Exploring the nostalgia of vintage cars, this episode dives into personal stories of restoration and ownership, featuring a Sunbeam, various Porsche 911 models, and a Ferrari 300 America. The host shares experiences from college days, family dynamics around car ownership, and the surprising rise in value of classic Porsches. Listeners will appreciate the candid reflections on past decisions, including the bittersweet sale of a beloved 911 for Ferrari parts, and the host's eventual acceptance of modern Porsche models.

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In this clip from the full episode, classic-car restorer Tom Yang revs through his automotive journey—from first rides in 1965 & ’66 Mustangs and a Sunbeam cruiser to a 1972 Porsche 911 and his beloved 1963 Ferrari 300 America. Packed with vintage-era automotive history, restoration stories, craftsmanship skills, and vehicle restoration tips, this snippet delivers car memories, driving-experience insights, and car trivia sure to fuel your next automotive adventure.

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