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FromourdualcitystudiosinTexas,USA,itistheaward-winninginwheeltimecartalkshow.
Justahead,JimRowlett.
UhLoneStarStreetRodAssociationStateRuncomingupintwoweeks.
Anduhwe'regonnatalktoJimaboutit.
UhJeffwillhavethecruiseinandeventscalendars,andI'llbringyoustoriesmakingautomotivenewsheadlinesthisweek.
Howdy,alongwithMikeoutofthisworldMars,he'ssomewherearoundsomewherethere.
UhanduhwealwaysneedmoreJeffSeacon.
I'mDonArmstrong,sogladthatyoucouldjoinusonthisSaturday.
Hemaybetryingtogetuhourgueston.
Oh,well,ifthat'sthecase,thengood.
UhbecauseumI'vegotsomeinterestingstoriesinthenewscategorythatuhIalwayswindupwithstoriesthatIhaven'tgottenontheair.
Well,we'renotgonnadothatanymore.
Hesaid,sayingsomeofthenation'slargestpublicandprivatedealershipgroupswereamongtheninety-sevenautoretailerstheFederalTradeCommissioninMarchwarnedofsuspectedillegaladvertisingpractices.
TheFTCrefusedthisspringtodisclosethenamesofthedozensofgroupsanddealershipsthatreceivedtheseletters.
However,theagencyreversedcourseandjustthispastweekpostedthedocumentsandrecipientnamestotheagency'spublicdatabaseofwarningletters.
TheFTCsaysitwillpostinformationifitencountersmultipleFreedomofInformationActrequestsforitsdisclosure,accordingtoaspokespersonthatuhtoldAutomotiveNewswherewegotourstoriesfrom.
Recipientsincludeatleastfourofthesixlargepubliclytradedfinefranchisedealershipgroups,LithiaMotors,AutoNation,GroupOneAutomotive,andSonicAutomotive.
Insomeoftheletters,severalofthegroupstoreswerecopied.
PubliclytradedAsburyAutomotiveGroupandPenskedidnotappeartobeincluded,norwerethetwomajorpubliclytradedusedvehicleretailers,CarmaxandCarvana.
Uh,receiptofthewarninglettersdidnotnecessarilymeanguilt,accordingtotheauthor.
Uh,buthewroteinthelettersthathewasconcernedtherecipientshadengagedinoneofsixadvertisingpracticestheFTCconsidersillegal.
Uh,theletterswarneddealershipsitwasillegaltoadvertiseunavailablemodelsorvehiclepricesomittinganythingfromtheactualout-the-doorpriceexceptforgovernmenttaxesandfees.
Advertisedpricesneedtoincludethedealership'smandatoryfeesoncharges.
Theycannotbecontingentoncertaindownpaymentsusingdealerfinancingortheconsumerqualifyingforarebatethatisn'tuniversallyavailable.
YousaidyoumentionedLithia.
IrememberwithLithiaonlyhadlikesixdealershipsupintheMidwest,Colorado,theyweremoreofaOklahomakindofarea.
Uhandthenthey'veexpanded.
Thisislike25yearsago.
Yep.
Yeah.
Penskewasn'tmentionedbecausetheyprobablyfollowtherules.
Theyprobablydoeverything,youknow,bythebook.
Soyouknowthat.
Yeah,absolutely.
Yeah,becausethat'sthewayRogerPenskeoperates.
Yep.
Anduh,thisisastorythatwedid.
Wouldyoucallandseewhat'sgoingonwithMr.
Morris?
Thankyou.
Thisisastorythatumwehadlastweek.
Lugnut,axle,diesel,andturbohaveflownthenest.
TheyleftbehindworldwidefamefortheKansasForddealershipwheretheyhatchedatopthetireofanF-250KingRanch.
Thetwo-week-oldRobinsleftO'LaveFord,Lincoln,onMay27th.
Accordingtothedealership'ssocialmediapage,employeesplantoleavethenestinplaceforafewmoredaysjusttomakesurethebirdsdon'tcomebackbeforereleasingthetrucktothepatientbuyerwho'sbeenwaitingfornaturetotakeitscourse.
Inadditiontoautomotivenews,theRobin'sunusualnestinglocationreceivedcoveragefromtheNewYorkTimes,PeopleMagazine,TheGuardian,numerousothermediaoutlets,includingInWheelTime,withFordhelpingtospreadthewordthroughastoryonitsmediawebsiteaswell.
Federallawprohibitsdestroyinganactiverobin'snest.
OperationWildlife,aKansasRehabilitationCenter,adviseddealershipemployeesthattheycouldrelocatethenesttoasimilarpickupifneeded.
Butthebuyer,aconstructioncompany,agreedtowait.
Well,that'sgood.
Andbecausethethebuyerwasactuallyacompanyanduhitwasn'tindesperateneedoftheF-250,andtheysaidthattheycouldwaitafewweekslongerbeforetheytookdeliveryofthebigexpensiveF-250KingRanch,wherethebirdsfoundanestuhonthetopofthetire.
Openwheelwell.
Itwasaitwasagoodthingforallofthem.
DidweloseMr.
Morris?
UhMikeisworkingwithourgueststotrytogethimsituatedtogethimontheair,sohe'sbehindthescenesworkingdiligentlywithourguests.
Diligently.
Okay,I'mgonnamakeacopyofthatwork.
Steadyprofits,risingsales,andrecordstockpriceswerenotenoughtokeepGeneralMotorsCEOMaryBerra,atopfortune'smostpowerfulwomen,listedforathirdconsecutiveyear.
Barraslidtonumbertwoofthepublications2026listbehindCitigroupCEOJaneFrazier.
Jane,younevernevermind.
Sothemoneyautomaticallygivesherpower.
Isthatwhatitis?
Well,it'sstudyprofits,risingsales,andrecordstockprice.
Anyway,sincetakingchargeofGMin2014,Berrahasneverrankedlowerthanfifthonthefortunelist.
Uh,she'sbeennumberonefivetimes,includingtwenty-fourandtwenty-five.
Yeah,Iknowwhatonefingerthey'regonnafliporonefornumberone.
Dude,Iyouknow,itamazesmethatuhthethepriceofthecarsgoup,andsodoeshersalary.
Yeah.
Allthetime.
Strangehowthatworks,huh?
Mike'salltiedtogether.
Whatdidyousay,Mike?
Isayit'salltiedtogetherforsomesillyreason.
Yeah,moneyandpower.
Exactly.
Okay,dowehaveJimontheline?
Ibelieveso,sir.
Allright.
Well,JimRollettiswiththeLoneStarStreetRodAssociation,anduhinpreparationforthestaterunthat'scomingupintwoweeks.
Jim,goodmorningtoyouandthanksforjoiningus.
Jim?
Okay,sothat'sworkingrealwellforus.
Uhwe'lljustcontinueonwiththestories.
BiggestcompanyinNorthAmerica'sretailtireandautorepairsectorkeepsgrowing.
Andyouknowit'sfunny,becauseIthoughtofyouwhenIwaslookingatthisstory.
MavisTireExpressServiceCorporation.
Uhareyoufamiliarwiththat?
Yep,suream.
Whichhasheldthetopspotintirebusinessannualretailrankingssince2022,reachedatleast2,100companyemployee-ownedstoresthisyear,themostofanyNorthAmericantireandautoservice.
TheystartedontheEastCoastmany,manyyearsago,andlikeanythingelse,yougrowandyougetyougetbigger.
Mavis,whichalongwithitsnamesakestores,doesbusinessasNTB,TireKingdom,TownFair,ExpressOilTireEngineers,andotherbrands,hasuhmorethan800storeleadoveritsnearestcompetitors,andthatwouldbeacompanycalledMonroeM-O-N-R-O,Incorporated,uhReinaltThomasCorporation,theparentcompanyofDiscountTire,andAmerica'sTire,accordingtodatacollectedandanalyzedbytirebusiness.
PurchaseoftheMidasfranchiseportfoliowithitssystem-widesalesofnearlytwobilliondollars,givesMillwood,NewYorkbasedMavismorethan3,500pointsofsaleintheU.S.
andCanada.
Neverheardofthem,butIguessifwewentovertotheEastCoast,they'dbeeverywhere.
Yeah.
Kindoflikediscountishere.
Right.
WhenuhsomeoftheemployeesofATDleft,theywentovertoMavisbackontheEastCoast,uh,youknow,foremployment.
SoIknowacoupleofguysthatwentoverthere,andIIknowthethetheretailsideofit.
UhsinceIwasonthedistributiononthewholesaleside,wewealthwiththem.
Dealtwiththemsorry.
Dealtwiththemindifferentaspects.
Souhyeah,supplyandsupplyanddemand,supplychain,allthat.
Well,uhobviouslywe'renotgoingtogetuhJimRalletton,butyouknowwhat?
Wehaveenoughknowledgesincewe'vebeentheresomanytimes.
Lookbehindus.
Seethatseethatimagebehindyou?
IIkeepaskingfolkstosendinpicturesoftheircarssowecangetthemonandtalkaboutthem.
ButIhadavanalmostidenticaltothis.
Ididn'thavesidepipesonitlikethis.
Didyouhavedidyouhaveshagcarpetinit?
Uhno,wedidn'tgetthatfar.
UmIhadashaggyhaircutatthetime.
Butitwasalmostthesamecolor,blue.
UmminewasaGMC,itwasa77,andthisthisbroughtbackuhIsentMikeaphoto.
IsaidI'mlivingmyoldhippiedays.
Thosecan'tberealsidepipes.
No,I'mI'mjustsayingiftheywere,thatthat'saprettystupididea.
Butifyoulookattherealpicture,they'rekindoftuckedunder,soitIIbelievethey'reonthere.
Yeah.
They'renotontheengine.
Iwouldwell,no,they'reprobablylikethethefaux.
Mygod,likeazoomytherunnersonthem,buthavetobe,youknow,tenmileslong.
Well,itis,youknow,theengineisupintheit'srightbetweenthedriverandthepassengerinthefront.
Iknow.
Bigcupholderonitandallthat.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Andthat'swhereallthecrapwas.
Everyeverythingthatyoucouldpossiblyhaveisapocket,yeah,collectionpoint.
Kindoflikecupholdersusedtobe.
Yeah.
Nowyouusethecupholders.
Yeah,Iyeah,yep.
Butanyways,sendinyourpicturesofavehiclethatyoudroveoryourcurrentone.
We'llgetI'llhaveMikeputitupthereandwe'llandyouknowwhatI'dliketoseeisI'dliketoseeourcontributinguheditors,ifyouwanttocallthemthat.
UhGeorgeSkeltonandJeffHeitzman.
Yep.
I'dliketoseetheircarsbackintheday.
Yep.
Infact,ItoldyouwewenttoJohnsonSpaceCenterthewholetimeIwasthinkingofJeffwhileIwasthere.
Youknow,he'sthere.
Iknow,he'sthere.
Wedidthetramtour.
It'sanincrediblefacility.
Ican'tsayenough.
KathyandIhadagreattime.
Solet'stalkaboutuhGranberryandtheLoneStarStreetRouteAssociation,shallwe?
I'mpacking.
Umsoumwe'regoingtobeupthereaweekfromtodaydoingourshow.
We'regonnahaveabonushour.
We'regonnabeontheairfrom9tonoon.
Twoweeks.
Twoweeks.
Twoweeks.
Twoweeksfromtoday,yeah.
Yeah,twoweeks.
Twoweeks.
Yeah,we'llhavethepatioalldeckedoutintwoweeks.
Andit'ssixmonthslater,theyfinallyopenedit.
Let'sthisrealquick.
Wefrequentarestauranteveryeveryweekend,uh,sameMexicanrestaurant,andtheywereremodelingthepadfrontareaoftheapproach,theparkinglotarea.
Everytimeweaskedwhenitwasgoingtobedone,becausethere'saholethat's12feetdeepandit'smaybe30feetlong.
Oh,twomoreweekswillbedoneeverytime.
Isthatagovernmentproject?
Twomoreweeks,itwas.
Itwashysterical.
Anditwasaboutamonthandahalf.
SoLoneStarStreetRodAssociation,backtoitagain,uh,Granbury,Texas,anduhitisinaparkuptherecalledHewlettPark.
Andit'suhrightonthemaindraginGranbury,anduhit'salsojustdownthestreetfromthelake.
Andthelake,asyou'veprobablyheardifyouwatchthisoruhgetthisshoweveryweek,thatthelakeislike23mileslong.
23,25miles.
Yeah,somethinglikethat.
Surprisinglybig.
Anyway,it'sabeautifulsetting,it'sabeautifullittletown,Granbury.
Anduhnotonlyisthetowngreat,butsoisthiscarshow.
It'suhnothingbuthotrodsfromallover,andnotonlyTexas,butuhstatesbeyondTexas.
Theyalleverybodycomesinforthis.
Umit'sabigdeal,andit'snotsolargethatyoucan'tgetinthewholeshowduringtheday.
Youcan,andyes,there'shotdogsandallthatgoodstuffaswell.
Butum,it'sveryeasytogetto,andifyouwant,youcanparkyourcarandyourtrailerthatyou'vebroughtthehotrodonatthehotel,leaveitthere,andthehotel'sgotshuttlesthatgoestothepark.
Soandtheymakeitreallyconvenientforyou,itdoesn'tcostanythingfortheshuttle,bytheway.
Umit'sit'ssouthofFortWorthbyabout45minutestoanhour,dependingonwhereyou'regonnago.
Butuh,andit'snotonthemaindragofanymajorhighway.
Yes,there'sahighwaythatgoesby,butandit'seasytogetto,youjustgottawiggleyourwayupthere.
Yeah,umfromHouston,Ithinkuh290wouldprobablygetyououtoftown,andthenyou'duhheadonuptouhBryanCollegeStationandgoupthatway.
Makeyourownroadtrip,makeyourowncruise.
Yeah,youcan.
Umwe'regonnaleaveonFriday.
ThetheactualeventitselfstartsonFriday.
We'regonnaleaveFridayfromHoustonandtravelupthere,uhspendthenightandthengetupatthecrackofdawnorbeforecrackofcranberry.
Yeah,andumandwe'llgetallsetupsowecanstartatnineo'clockthatmorning.
Umitit'sait'sagreatfunadventureanduhgreatpeople,anduhyouyouwouldreallyenjoyit.
Itisdifferentthananyothercruisein,ifyouwanttocallitthat,thatwedealwithintheHoustonarea.
Andthat'snotaputdownforthosecruiseinshereintheHoustonareaatall.
Butit'sjustdifferent.
It'sadifferentcrowd,it'sadifferentnotoriety,andit'sadiit'sadifferentcarcultureaswell.
Uhwe'renotgonnahaveuhyouknowHonda2000swiththepowpa.
There'snoneofthat.
No,no,no,no.
YoumightgetagreatbighugeV8thatrumblesin.
Well,wehadthatLincolnlastyear,anditwashuge.
Itwaslike13mileslong,anditwasprettyandpinstriped,andyeah,itwasnice.
Andtheotherthingyoulikeyouweretalkingabout.
Again,we'llbeontheair9tonooncentraltimeintwoweeksupatGranberryfortheLoneStarStreetRodAssociationStateRun.
Thiswillbethe52nd?
51stor52ndstaterun.
51.
Um,butumit'sit'sagreattime,andweinviteyoutojoinus.
Lookforwardtoit.
Yeah,notallwhereveryou'recomingfrom.
Uh,weliketostopatthelittletownsandyouknowdoalittleknick-nackuhshoppingandkindoftakeinthethethedepthandbreadthofofwhatTexashastoofferonthewayup.
Sogoodpoint.
Yep,verynicestuff.
AndwecouldenhanceMike'stravel.
Traveling'saveragetododestinations.
Uhcomingup,Jeffhasthecruiseinandeventscalendars,andI'llhavethestoriesmakingautomotivenewsheadlinesthisweek.
Staywithus.
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JointheInwheelTimeCarTalkShowaswehittheroadforalivebroadcastfromthe51stannualLoneStarStreetRodAssociationStateRunatHewlettParkinGranbury.
Thisonce-a-yearrollingcarcollectiontakesplaceJune12ththroughthe14th.
Checkouthundredsofclassicstreetrods,vendors,giveaways,awards,andfamilyfun.
Bestofall,spectatoradmissionisabsolutelyfree.
InWheelTimewillbelivefromGranburySaturday,June13th,9tonoon.
GetallthedeetsatLSSRA.com.
Andofcourse,ifyoumissit,youcancatch30-minutepodcastsofthisshowfromyourfavoritepodcaststore.
It'sfree,andwethankyouagainforjoiningustoday.
Timenowforthecruiseinandeventscalendars.
Andofcourse,twoweeks,wegotGranberryandtheLoneStarStreetRodAssociation.
Yep.
Thisisfornextweek,actually,uhJune6th.
Thisisabrandnewmonthcomingup.
ThisistheGearsandGrounds.
Wetalkaboutthisonequiteoftenbecauseit'sadeeplittleshowtogoto.
It'sat13150BrentonRidgeStreetinHouston.
GoodforHouston.
Gatheringpromisestodisplayawiderangeofvehicles,includingclassicsportscars,exotics,racecars,younameit,they'llhaveit.
Well,exceptCorvettes.
No,theydon'tallowCorvettesthere.
Okay,well.
Yeah,theydo.
Andthenwe'vegottheCrossroadCruisersCarClub,Cars,andCoffee.
ThisisatFreedor'sCafeinVictoria,Texas.
Frida.
Frida,whereweknowtheuhBobby'sgonnabethenewmayorandrulerofVictoria.
I'msure.
Healreadyis.
Ithinkso.
TheeventtakesplacethefirstSaturdayofthemonth,9a.m.
to11,andit'sat8901NorthNavarroStreetinVictoria.
That'sthemaindrag.
Themaindrag.
AndthenyougotDaniel'sMeatMarket,CarsandCoffee.
Thesewe'rejustrelivingalltheseforJune6th.
It'sinBaytownnearMike.
We'renearbothofus,actually,halfway.
Uh6010ThompsonRoad.
Uhregistrationvehicles,emailing,marketingmanageratDaniel'sMeatMarket.
Sothat'sfortheclassicguys.
Uhdriverswillreceivefreecoffee.
PlacetakesplaceeverySaturday.
Mine'sIhaveaclassicCorvette.
Youdo.
Youdo.
It'sinthegarage.
It'spretty25yearsold.
25yearsold.
Rememberwhenyouwere25?
Youdidn'tlookthatgoodwhenyouwere25.
Idon'trememberwhenIwas25.
Youweren'tasshinyasthat.
Well,youknow.
Youhadsomedentsanddingsonit.
Well,Iwilltellyouthatatthatpointinmylife,Iwasuhlivinglarge,astheysay.
Justyouknow,youneededtogetrubbedout.
UhMauricevillecruisein.
ThisisinOrange.
Orange,Texas.
That'sOrange.
Orange.
It'suhSundaythe7th.
Itgoesfromnoonas11.
Marsknowsaboutthat.
Mars,youeverbeenoverthere?
Ishespotted?
Ishegood?
He'srightthere.
Orange?
Orange.
Mauriceville.
Mauriceville.
They'vegotadragstripupthere.
Well,thisisgoingtobeactuallyatLeslie'splaceinMauriceville.
ItoccursfirstSaturdayatnoon.
Participantsengagedorthey'reencouragedtobringtheirclassiccars,hotrods,ratrods,restorods,andanyrodyougot.
Bringyourcurtainrodifyouwant.
WimberlyCarsandCoffeeisinWimberley,Texas.
Nowthat'snottoofarfromhere.
It'sanicelittlecruiseupdrive.
It'sagreatcruise.
Thatisatuhwhereisthat?
It'sat14200RuralRoad12inWimberley.
Startsat8a.m.
till11.
RuralRoad.
RuralRural.
RuralRural.
Yep.
Organizersinvitecarenthusiastsinthecommunitytoattendthis.
Ithinkthat'saruralroute.
Ruralroute,ruralroad?
Okay.
Yeah.
RRcouldbeRailroad12.
It'snotRailroad12.
Takeatrain,you'llbebetter.
Thereyougo.
Yeah.
Savesomemoneyongas.
Yeah.
Twoweekswe'llbeatGranberry.
It'sgoingtobefun.
Comeonout.
Mike,Ithink,issettingupakissingboothoutthere.
It'sgoingtobegreat.
SoIthoughtaboutit.
I'mwaitingtofindoutifmywifeiscomingornot.
Isshenotcomingagain?
Well,she'sshe'sDebating.
Debating.
Yeah.
Sosowomen'sgrowngrownchildren.
Youhavegrowngrandchildren.
Bringthemtowhatwhatisitthatuhthatshe'sgonnastayhomeforthistime?
Welldon'tgetmestarted.
Doyoudoweneedtocallher?
No,youdon'tneedtocallher.
No,thatwouldjustthatwouldmakeitworse.
Iwasgonnasaywecouldstiritupoverthere.
IfyoucallherMike'snotgoingtobeagoodthing.
Sometimesshegetsleftoutifshe'stheonlyone.
Kathy'sgoing,soKathywillbetheWellIjustfoundthatout,soI'mhopingthatthatwillencouragehertouhWellwecanhaveKathycall.
We'regonnastoptheplaces.
We'redoingthewe'redoingtheuhtouristroadtripthing.
Wealwaysmakeaweekendoutofit.
Youlaugh,youhavefun,youyouknow,youhaveauhcoupleofadultbeverages.
WellformeitalldependsonwhenIleaveaswhetherIcanstopandyouknowmeetyouandinsomesortofuhbizarrelittletownthat'suhyouknowoneschooloneschoolthere,yeah,thatkindofthing.
Bizarrething.
Yeah.
Hondawillhaltproductionoftheridgelinefor18monthsbecausethepickupcannotmeetemissionsregulations.
Whoa.
Honda,thecompanythatsoldeverythingtoeverybody.
ThethethepopularityoftheHondaAccordbackinthelate80s,early90s,andImeanevermyexactuallyhadabrandnewHondaAccord,itwasanicelittlecar.
Isthisthesame?
They'vegonedownthetoilet.
Isthisthesame?
Sodidwe.
WeboughtonebecauseitwasaHondaanditwassogoodbackthen.
Yeah,exactly.
TheJapaneseautomakerwillstopbuildingthemid-sizedtruckinLincoln,Alabamainthefourthquarter.
Soitplanstoassembleaheavilyrefreshedridgelineatthesameplantstartinginthethirdquarterof2028.
Soforayearandahalfthey'regonnaquit?
Yep.
Makeoverisexpectedtoincludedesignchanges,revisedcomponents,andanupdatedV6enginetocomplywithregulations.
Thisisaccordingtopeoplewithknowledgeoftheplanandautomotivenewswhopublishedit.
Hondaisoneofsixautomakersstillobligatedtoimprovevehicleefficiencyunderoh,hereitis.
Californiarulesthroughthetwentytwentysixmodelyears.
TheTrumpadministration'smovestoreduceenvironmentalregulations.
It'sabignumberofcars,butit'sasmallpercentageofthecountry,yougottodosomethingspecialforthatnobodyelsewants.
Idon'tknow,butuhyouknow,here'sthedeal.
Solet'ssay,forinstance,youliveinLA,likeJack.
You'veboughtanewHondaeightyearsagounderCaliforniaemissionsregulations.
Nowyou'regoingtobemovingtoTexas.
Guesswhat?
WhowantsacarofanykindwithCaliforniaemissionsequipmentonit?
That'sit,youknow,uhmoremoneytokeepupwith.
Wereyougonnasaysomething?
Yeah,Iwas.
Iwasgonnasaythat'sthat'sthethingaboutit,becauseI'velookedatthatbefore.
Likewhathappens?
Youdon'thavetodisclosethatyougotthatcarinCalifornia.
Youdon'tknowituntilyougetthetitle.
Andreallyandtruly,iftheygothroughthetitletransferprocess,youneverreallysee.
Yeah,JackNieradhadit,andthiswashishomeaddress,butyoudon'tknowforsurethatthatwasaCaliforniaemission.
I'llbetyouCarfaxhasthat.
Yeah.
Thatmaybetrue.
Youyoucandosomeresearchandprobablyfindit.
Well,there'stheuhSecretaryofStateofCaliforniawouldhaveit.
Becauseit'dhavetopassemissionstogetthroughthetechsecretarystateforplates.
Yeah,butcanyouaffordthebribesthatitwouldtaketogetthatinformation?
Thebribes.
Well,thereisExcuseme.
Thethedonation,campaigndonations.
Thereyougo.
Idon'tIdon'tknow.
IIdon'tknowasifI'dwantaCaliforniacar.
UmI'msurethatthere'snothingwrongwiththem,butIworryaboutwhatwhatisonthatemissionscontrolvehicleforCaliforniathat'sdifferentthanminethatI'mgonnawinduphavingtopayfortokeepthecaractuallycurrent.
Becauseonceyouinheritthecar,youbuythecar,you'resupposedtokeepupwithallofthatstuff.
Whataboutallthesmogpumpsthatweredisconnectedandtakenoffinthe70sofsomeofthecars?
Well,maulercars.
Iftheydidthat,theycan'tgetpasttheinspectionsnow.
Youknow,SanAntoniojuststarteddoingthesameinspectionsthaty'alldothereinHouston.
Well,youkeepalotofpeopleupset.
Yeah.
Well,Iwilltellyouthatuhin1977,whenIboughttheCorvette,myfirstCorvette,oneofthefirstthingsthatIdidwasIanditwasstillunderwater.
No,Ididn't.
Itookthewholepumpoff.
ItookthesmallpumpoffbecauseIputthepumpkinpump.
Oh,you'regoingforweight.
No,Iputtheheadersonit.
Soitjustkindofblewouteverything.
Anduhremembertherecirculationvalvewentintotheintotheaircleaner?
Nah,forgetthataircleaner.
Thatisdumblooking.
We'vegottoputsomeopenelement.
Nicechromeoneuptherethatdoesn'thaveallthatnastylookinghoseonit.
Andthenyouhadtheheater,theheatertubefromtheexhaustmanifoldupintotheintake,thesnorkel.
Uh-huh.
Allthat.
Takethatoff.
Takethat,getridofthat.
That'scloggingupthegoodlooksoftheengine.
Youknowwhatitlookgoodinhere?
AnLS.
Droponein.
Um,Iwasjustreadinguhyesterdaythatapparentlythereissomewhereroamingaroundanactual1969ChevroletDZ302enginethat'supforsale.
Butit'snotalloriginalparts,butitisaDCblockDZblock,whichisuhexclusivetotheCamaroZ28uhbackintheday.
Thatthefactorysaidhas,Idon'tknow,305horsepower.
Liars.
Ithadalotmorehorsepowerthanthat,anditrevveduptolike7,000RPMandtheyblewupallovertheplace.
Butwhateverthecasemaybe,IlookedatthatandIthought,ohwouldIlovetohaveacarwithaDZmotorinit,especiallya69Camaro.
Ora32FordCoop.
No,Iwouldn'twanttodoit.
No,Iwouldn'twanttowasteitonthat.
It'dhavetobesomethinginthe60s.
MaybeyoucouldputthatDZmotorintoauhIwasgonnasayaChevelle.
Yeah,oraNova.
Anyofthose,yeah.
SomeChevy2,somethinglikethat.
Yeah,Chevellemightbealittleheavy,butaNovawouldabsolutelybegood.
Yeah,whatever.
Absolutely.
Justkeepkeepitinthefamily,keepitintheChevyfamily.
IntheoldGMmakeMaryBerrahappy.
No.
That'snotgonnahappenthat'snotgonnahappen.
Umblessherheart.
NexthourI'mgonnahaveanewsstory.
UmwhatChevydidforthe250thbirthdayofthecountryattheIndy500thisyear.
Ithinkthatyou'regonnafindit.
Oh,yeah.
Oh,youknowwhat?
Interestingstory.
Don'tdon'tblowit.
No,Idon'tknowyourstory,butI'vegotastory.
I'vegotstories.
Hey,we'dlovetohearfromyou.
Justshootusanemail.
Theaddresshereisinfoatinwheeltime.com.
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