Overcrest
Kris Clewell / Overcrest
Updated 2 days agoAutomotive culture, history, and the people who live it -- hosted by Kris Clewell and Jake Solberg. 500+ episodes exploring the intersection of cars and life: interviews with industry insiders, collectors, designers, builders, and thinkers. From the philosophy of analog driving to forgotten automotive history to the business of car culture, Kris and Jake bring a journalist's eye and an enthusiast's obsession to every conversation. For people who #takethecar.
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Episodes (550)
Rutledge Wood - The Happiest Car Guy Alive
Rutledge Wood joins the podcast to talk about the beginning and end of Top Gear USA, stories from the show, his history with cars, the RWB 911, VW Rabbits, why the new supra is cool and much more... The guys also discuss some car projects. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast www.patreon.com/overcrest
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Jake recounts the obscure story of one man's dream exploration of Antarctica - badass explorers, brushes with death, and the vehicle they built to get there... Learn about this 75000 pound, 3-million dollar technological marvel, and how it captured the public's imagination.
This Episode is Infectious
Joel Feder hangs out as the guys talk news, cowboy inspired super cars, projects, listener feedback, coronavirus and its affects on the auto industry. Show notes: We now know much more about the RS6 Giddyup...Ruf Completes first production SCR... but more confusingly debuts Rodeo Variant... Porsche weighing options for Electric Cayman, Boxster We may finally have the compact pickup everyone wants! Cops doing the right thing... MItsubishi back to making quality high end products. Lastly: The Cheap Car of the Week and the Runner up and an honorable mention Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast
The Welding Assassin - How, and Why, to Weld...
Josh Welton is on the podcast to discuss tanks, welding, fabrication, blue-collar jobs, and more. He’s the owner of Brown Dog Welding and is a master welder, fabricator, millwright, author on Dodge Garage, and theFabricator.com, and more.
Death by a Thousand Cuts, This is How it Ends...
The guys dial it up with a serious discussion on rebooted nameplates, auto manufacturers pathetically playing it safe, Kris pounds on the desk, and a ton of other news. We also get a special voicemail and field some listener questions and input. The Porsche 992 911 Turbo S is here. Peugeot: “electric cars lack mainstream appeal”. Porsche CEO However claims the 911 won't be going all-electric Bugatti has another Chiron... Mercedes cutting its lineup to save money, preserve margins... Koenigsegg built a 4 seater.... GM has a crazy new battery… Autonomous Robot making food deliveries in michigan Thanks for listening to Ovecrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast
Bilstein Won't Dampen your Spirits
Jose from Bilstein dials in to talk everything suspension. Kris also talks about his 911 project and being out of control with the money he got for his C43 AMG. www.bilstein.us Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast
I'm Barely Holden On...
The guys talk projects, Jakes new car, and Joshy Robots and Cameron Wayland of the Valkyrie Run, an air-cooled only rally to to Luft join the podcast. Jake and Kris also get caught up on a few news stories, talk about the death of Holden, and take some interesting listener emails. Notes: RIP Holden... So you know Gemballa right? Porsche personalization is a bit... out of control. Tesla and their “bio weapon defense mode” New GTI revealed... Rich people don’t yield.
This is one Hellcat of an Episode...
Mark Trostle, Head of Design for Ram, Mopar, and Designer of the SRT lineup joins the podcast to talk about why the Hellcat exists in what we all decide is the Golden Era of Motoring. The guys also discuss car design, process, and how bringing a legendary marque back to life offers unique challenges...
Mike Burroughs - Fabrication, Creation, and Exploration
Mike Burroughs joins us to talk about what's going on at Protomachine, the balance between fabrication and creativity, offroading, the Model A, FJ's. Hummer H1's, car culture, and much more... Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast www.protomachine.com
The Most Famous Black Cat in the World
This brand's core is a very famous black cat, but you don't know the whole story... Jake lights the way to tell us all about it's interesting history, and how it eventually became a legend. This is a Patreon only episode. Jake has been struck down with the flu, so we're throwing this up as a bonus! If you like this episode, there's a lot more like it at: www.patreon.com/overcrest
The Turbine Car - How Chrysler Took their Biggest Risk of All...
In 1963, Chrysler shocked the world with its Turbine Car. We interview industry experts to dig deep into the history of this revolutionary vehicle, what worked, what didn't, and why this monumental engineering feat inevitably failed.
Formula E is Your Future...
Dave Engleman from Porsche Motorsports North America comes on the podcast to talk about Formula E, how it works, its implications for the future, and Porsche's own Formula E program. The guys also discuss the interesting fuel used to run the generators charging the cars, a legendary racing game, their projects, and more. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
Well That Was A Mistake...
On this Overcrest Rewind the guys tear into F9 the new entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise. The guys also discuss Kangaroos, DMC, Aston Martin, Mazda, Emojis, and much more. Don't forget to Subscribe! We finally have it, the new F9 trailer... Billionaire to save Aston Martin Well there's a new hummer now, officially. Another vehicle, we all hate to love, is coming back Bosch believes we have reached peak car What makes endurance racing better? Kangaroos A 24k mile Datsun just sold... for... $310k Rivian is going to be cheaper than we thought... Jaguar doesnt want to be BMW Tesla model Y if officially in production 6 months early So... there’s a rumor going around on the RX9 Thanks for Listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast
Derek Joyce - How Hyundai N is Taking on Giants...
Derek Joyce, Manager of Hyundai N, Performance, and SEMA at Hyundai joins the podcast to discuss the huge moves Hyundai is making in the performance and enthusiast segments.
The Moondust Edition
Patrick Long calls in to discuss his stint at the Daytona 24 Hour race in a Porsche, the guys hit on the rest of the news of the week, and take listener questions and input. What is the most hp you can get out of a stock from the factory 2.0 engine? We know what the new Golf 8 GTI and R are going to make for power. People really dont want all the tech Mathematicians are smarter than you, or anyone? Details on the Aston Martin Valkyrie Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast
The Most Influential 90's Cars of All Time...
Kris interviews multiple people on his quest to find the best and most influential 90's cars of all time. Many thanks to Vu, Logan, Alex, Chad, and Joel for hanging out!
I'm Dead, I'm Dead... I'm...
Elon leaves the guys a voicemail, news on Ford, Ferrari, Tesla, Jaguar and more..., and some listener advice question! Could Ford v Ferrari win an oscar? Remember when we talked about the splitter guards on the dodges? You’ve heard about unintended acceleration right? The i8 is officially dead. Speaking of fast teslas - Tesla no longer can sandbag in SCCA The Bullitt mustang has finally sold. Volkswagen worrying about going the way of nokia.... Jaguar has a new seat. Buy a tesla shirt. Here’s a list of cars people keep for more than 15 years. So you know Carlos Ghosn?
Film Director Alex Horwitz - Autonomy
In one of Kris's favorite interviews yet, he and Jake have a philosophical discussion with Alex Horwitz, director of Autonomy, a brilliant documentary film that discusses where we are and where we've been in the ever-changing world of Autonomous cars.
The History of the Paris Dakar Rally
Jake dives deep on the Paris Dakar rally, discovering its roots, and recounting harrowing tales. The guys also discuss their projects, and what's next for Jake's C10, and Kris' 911. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast Primary sources: https://news.dreamracer.tv/featured/the-origins-of-the-dakar-spirit/ https://advjoe.ca/2015/12/the-story-of-the-first-dakar-rally-1979/
How Hyundai Could Take On Porsche... Philosophically?
The guys talk $90,000 Hondas, Virtue signaling Priuses, Hyundai and Porsche, how to "make money" in your spare time, and more. They also talk progress on Jake's truck, and lack of progress on Kris' 911. The Prius is no longer the virtue signalers car of choice Mercedes recalling cars because of James Bond Sunroofs. Some interesting sales numbers out from Dodge. Ireland banning sale of Gas and Diesels And some listener input... Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
Ramsey Potts and the Rules of Car Collecting
Ramsey leaves the usually dry auction talk behind to chat enthusiastically about classic cars, demystifying the mysterious process of live car auctions, and tips on car buying and selling. Kris also coins a new auction term, that should be used for all auctions, in perpetuity.
Robots for your Robots
Turkey, Robots, Buster visits Tesla, California, Die Hard, and much more... A manufacturer finally showing a flash of reason This is in sharp contrast to VW But hey, they have robots Tesla Cybertruck is too unsafe for europe California might require ridesharing vehicles to be electric Remember that longtail mclaren thing? Me either. Jake I have great news Turkey, the country, has built a car
The Future of Hot Rods is the Electric Speed Shop
Michael Bream from EV West joins the podcast to discuss electric conversions, how they work, and what goes into making EV west a pioneer in the electric speed shop business. Kris also tries to do math, and convince Jake into putting an electric motor in the new C10. Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Podcast
Its all. your. fault.
Kris goes off on an epic rant in an OC Rewind for the ages. Rotaries, Paper Bags, Mustangs Crashing, Space ships, Jeeps, and more... www.omaze.com/overcrest There’s been a rule change at Lemans... In other motorsport news.... BMW doubling down on engine grilles, says people love them. Slow drivers blamed for more deaths than ever before. Jake, I have potentially more bad news from Jeep. Meanwhile at Mercedes in Germany... We finally have the starwars porsche spaceship design... Again with the eastern brands killing it.... Stupid Tesla news of the week Indiana police arrest man. Thanks for listening to Overcrest, A Pretty Good Car Podcast
Richard Rawlings - Gas Monkey Garage
Kris interviews Richard Rawlings about his history with cars, the Bullitt Mustang they built for charity, and gets a few buying tips from the man himself. Jake and Kris also talk about potential replacements for Kris' wagon, Jake goes on a rant about the build quality of Jeeps and reveals a new project. www.wurthusa.com www.gasmonkeyfoundation.org www.omaze.com/overcrest Thanks for listening to Overcrest: A Pretty Good Car Podcast