When most car design grads start out they dream about going to work at a famed Italian design house, or favorite brand. For Richard Kim, who heads automotive start-up Faraday Future’s design, it wasn’t just about the brand or the heritage.

The motivation behind peoples’ actions usually stem from their childhood and upbringing. For Carl Reese, who along with Deena Mastracci, set six transcontinental records in six months.

How do you top building the hero cars for The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift? Follow up by building the hero cars for all the subsequent FF franchise movies. That’s just what Dennis McCarthy did and continues to do at his Sun Valley, CA shop Vehicle Effects.

Ken Lingenfelter chats with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast, about how he’s managed to channel his automotive passion into a strong brand, business exquisite car collection.

CarStories.com’s A.J. Gordon caught up with designers Ian Cartabiano and Bryan Benedict at the Toyota USA Automobile Museum to discuss the return of the Dream Car Art Contest.

Gordon McCall is the founder of Monterey Car Week’s two biggest events.  He joins A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about growing up in Monterey, starting his own company at 18 and creating events such at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering & Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival.

A.J. takes the CarStories.com Podcast to the Los Angeles Auto Show, where he talks with today’s manufacturers, journalists and automotive enthusiasts about what’s in store for 2015.

The Ringbrothers join A.J. inside the 3M booth at SEMA to talk about how they evolved their business partnership from a collision shop, to what it’s become today.

The CarStories Podcast travels to Las Vegas for the annual SEMA Show.  A.J. catches up with the builders, designers, engineers and manufactures that all are showing their latest and greatest new products.

Overhaulin’ host Chris Jacobs joins A.J. on the CarStories Podcast to talk about the show’s final episodes, how he got his start in television and where he formed his love for Mopar.