No Driving Gloves
John Viviani
Last episode 7 months agoYour turbocharged podcast for all things collector cars! Join hosts Derek and John—restoration gurus with decades of industry know-how—as they rev up discussions on automotive history, restoration tips, and museum marvels. Buckle up for dynamic episodes with special guests, turning every listen into a thrilling ride through the world of collector cars. Unleash your passion with the ultimate gearhead resource, No Driving Gloves!"
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Episodes (415)
Beauty Is in the Eye 84
After questioning an award at a major event, the guys decide to discuss the ugly cars, why they might be ugly, and why they aren't ugly (OK mostly John here). In a better late than never episode! John also tried a different editing technique. Give us your feedback.
Bringing Them Back 83
How do you safely bring a car out of hibernation after 50, 60 or 80 years? We start to touch on that topic. After discussing the Keeneland Concour and the Carriage class and a few personal going on's in John's Life. An exciting time this episode!
Trucks 2019 82
The chatter is all about trucks, new models, mini trucks, tailgates $100K half ton, towing. We try to cover it all, put one hour is to little.
Trucks Time Machine 81
Schedules have the guys buried, but get ready for next week by reviewing one of our earliest episodes! Until next week!
Everyman's Formula One 80
Have you ever fantasized about vintage racing? Vintage racing at the top level? Driving an F1 car? This week’s guest Bud Moeller, does those things and more. Hear him describe G-Forces, holding records at numerous circuits, how you actually decide to buy a Formula One car and what you might expect to pay. You might find out that last year’s race car is your ticket. John also has an announcement.
Mopar Madness- What shows do for us 79
Eric Perrine of the Birmingham Mopar Club joins us this week to discuss the Mopar Madness Event he has put together in conjunction with the Birmingham stop on the O'Reilly’s World of Wheels. This Mopar feature will have over 50 of the coolest Mopars spanning decades. Expect to see 7 or 8 winged Mopars. Bobby Allison will be there with a replica of his famous NASCAR racer. Look for special cars from Tim Welborn and the Welborn Muscle Car Museum. After the interview, John and Derek briefly discuss the importance of shows in general.
Read the Driven 78
Brett Hatfield from ReadtheDriven.com, the Driven podcast, and writer and auction editor with Sports Car Market and American Collector Car Magazines joins us this week to recap Arizona Auction Week, how he found this career path, and how a wheelbarrow of traffic citations ended up with him owning a 1960 Corvette.
Can Evans Take the Heat? 77
Episode 77- Evans Waterless Coolant technical sales director Chris Sebas joins Derek and John to explain Evans, what it does and how to use it. Chris then gets some hard questions about the product. Some questions even will be answered on Episode 78 as we needed to back to the tech and lab guys to get some answers.
ScottieDTV Stops By 76
YouTube legend ScottieD from ScottieDTV joins everyone for a lively conversation a wide variety of topics. This week Scottie expects to break 100,000,000 views on his channel. He talks YouTube and how it all started and the work that has been involved in getting to that point. Will discusses some the custom build he is doing for Scottie. That leads to talking about the small things, that are major forgotten expenses. How build budgets can go out of control. Without knowing Scottie guides us into further discussion about the future of the custom car hobby. On the eve of it finding a new home Will tells an unknown story about the Dart. Buckle up for an exciting ride this week! http://www.scottiedtv.com/
The 2019 Impact 75
How will 2019 impact the collector car hobby? The discussion talks the hot cars, the shows, judging rules, auctions and how we feel the industry might adjust in the new year One host expresses some passion and at the end makes a major announcement! Don"t miss a second of this episode!
Goodbye 2019 74
Just a quick one to close 2019. look back on 18, ahead to 19.
Backstories 73
Some of the cool backstories of the artifacts that have crossed our careers. Saturn V, Titanic, 1983 Corvette dash, the first Momo steering wheel.... Some of the stories the info cards don't have room to tell. Plus realizing some of the stories told by the objects command respect.
The Toys 72
Time to talk toys. What toys did we grow up with? What toys did we play with? What toys do we still have? What do we miss? Yes this episode was provided by all the Christmas and birthday presents from our past.
All Things Must End 71
An off the cuff episode that ends up discussing the passing of a few automotive icons, including Sam Foose, Ford 4 doors and the GM line of cars. Time keeps rolling and what can we do about it.
Tony Whatley is Driven 70
Tony Whatley joins us to discuss cars. Well first we pick his brain for some side hustle/business advice then we talk cars. Tony provides some great tips on motivating ones business and personal life. Then we discuss the reason we all do what we do, cars. Tony built one of the largest GM Forums on the net, as a side business, so he could make a few bucks and maybe get a car. Now find out the rest.
SEMA Awards and Group Modesty 69
Episode 69 Will is back from SEMA, with more metal than he took. Then the guys sit and review each other, in a 3rd person introduction style. Really a can't miss episode.
Are Racing Simulators a Nemesis? 68
Episode 68 Sean Yoder of Nemesis Labs joins us to discuss the new racing simulators being developed by Nemesis Labs. Looking at a modular platform and expanding to all gamers, not just racers, Nemesis is looking to bring a unique project to marker in early 2019.
Did Ford need Ford? 67
EPISODE 67 We saw a question in a recent magazine asking "Would Ford the company have survived without Ford the man?". We look at this question with a in depth conversation about the early days of Ford the company, and it namesake.
Traffic Safety Education Foundation
In this bonus episode, we take the teen drivers education discussion from our Andy Pilgram episode and break it out. We felt this portion of the show needed shared with as many people as possible. By taking out all the car talk and focusing on Teen Driving we hope this can be shared with all parents, grand parents, and teens about how to be safer drivers.
Low Miles? Good? Bad? 66
With everyone in studio the discussion covers low mileage cars. IS this really a good thing, marketing, or a little of both? Some talk about the Corvette Grand Sport in 1995 and a special announcement from Big Oak Garage and Scottie DTV!
Show Car or Fun Car? Sports Cars at Brookwood 66
John and Will discuss differences between owning, building, restoring a car for the show or concour circuit compared to doing the same just for your enjoyment. Then special guest Bruce from the Birmingham Motoring Club talks Morgans, MGs, and the upcoming BMC Show Sports Cars at Brookwood Mall in Birmingham, AL on November 3, 2018.
Andy Pilgrim 65
Episode 65 Andy Pilgrim sits down with Derek and talks Dale Earnhardt, Cadillac, Motorcycles, LeMans, Traffic Safety Education Foundation, mid engines, and Corvettes.
Ford Without Cars? 64
Ford Without Cars? Kind of like fast food without fries? Weeks after Ford made the announcement John and Derek discuss their thoughts on the move.
Coming Back Announcement 63
We didn't Podfade! Just got busy. A quick update on the show and our return date.
Jordan Fletcher Cup 2 62
With technical problems still plaguing us, Jordan saves the day winning her 2nd consecutive Fletcher Cup/SCCA ProSolo! in light of that we will rerelease Episode #19 Where Jordan relays her excitement about win #1.