Square body builder and collector, Robbie Purser, and his crew of confidants keep it real in the garage.  All patina and no paint is how Robbie rolls with his ever evolving collection of Chevy square bodies.  2 wheel drives get dropped and 4 wheel drives get lifted, but they all have bow ties.  Robbie and his crew created United by Trucks to unite like minded patina enthusiasts to share in their passion for trucks.  

On this episode, Chris and Robbie discuss the root of his passion, a few of his builds and how he brought together a group of professionals by day and misfits by night that make it all happen. 

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The FJ Company was founded by Nelson and Juan Diego Calle, two brothers who grew up riding in the back of their grandfather’s FJ40.  When their grandfather passed in 2009, they partnered to return their grandfather’s FJ40 to its original glory.  They didn’t stop there.  Soon, their hobby of restoring classic Land Cruisers transformed into The FJ Company.  From start to finish, every project is custom-built in their production facility.  Nothing is outsourced.  Their full-time staff of engineers, artisans and craftsmen are masters of their trades, they restore, rebuild, customize, and assemble every single Land Cruiser by hand, with pride.  Based in Miami, The FJ Company has become the preeminent modern classic Land Cruiser builder, producing only the finest bespoke investment quality Land Cruisers in the world.

On this episode, Chris and Nelson discuss his fond memories of riding around in his grandfather's FJ40 as a child which spawned the passion that lead to The FJ Company.  They also discuss every step of the build process from procurement of a clean donor FJ to incorporating modern Toyota powertrains and custom finishing touches.    

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The Fourbie Exchange Co-Founders return to tell their story of how three friends with a shared passion changed the way enthusiasts buy and sell rare, custom and classic 4x4s and trucks.  Founded in 2021, Fourbie Exchange has become the premier marketplace offering enthusiasts curated and elevated rare, custom and classic 4x4 and truck classified listings and auctions.

On this episode,  Chris, Brian and Garret discuss how a passion became an idea, evolved into a business and changed the digital marketplace landscape.  Their presence hasn't gone unrecognized, partnering with the Maxlider Brothers and Tread Lighty to launch their auction platform. Their inaugural auction is a rare Maxliders Brothers Customized Ford Bronco Wildtrack with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Tread Lightly.  This no reserve and no buyers fee 10 day auction launches February 1, 2023.  Register and check out the Bronco at https://fourbieexchange.com/auctions/2021-ford-bronco-wildtrak/

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2022 was a pinnacle year for classic cars and trucks, marking one of the largest transaction volumes in history with a major shift in where those transactions are taking place!  Classic.com and Fourbie Exchange are at the forefront of the market providing transparent market data and a specialized truck and 4x4 marketplace.  Classic.com was founded in 2017 as the preeminent aggregator of transparent classic car and truck market values and price comparisons that empower buyers, sellers and enthusiasts to make informed decisions in the market.  Fourbie Exchange was founded in 2021 as the premier truck and 4x4 marketplace featuring rare, custom and classic trucks and 4x4s.

On this episode, Chris is joined by the Founder and CEO, Juan Calle, and Truck Specialist, Max Monahan from Classic.com and two of the Fourbie Exchange Co-Founders, Brian Ellis and Garret Ohm.  They discuss the trends, rapid growth and what they believe the future holds for the classic truck and 4x4 market.  Their conversation and reference data have been chronicled in a blog post published by Classic.com.  Check it out at: https://www.classic.com/insights/2022-market-report-classic-trucks/   

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Josh Human launched Working Class Trucks to preserve the heritage and pay homage to the reason manufacturers started building trucks, to work!  Josh and Working Class Trucks are dedicated to the noble and powerful fuel chugging steeds that are driven to work each day to bring home the bacon.  Josh's love for working trucks was instilled early when he entered the workforce and utilized trucks every day to get the job done.  As a world class wood and metal craftsman at Modern Timber, Josh depends on two purpose built 12 valve Cummins swapped classic Ford trucks to run his business. Being a native Idahoan in the mecca of working trucks, there is no shortage of working trucks for him to preserve their legacy.

On this episode, Chris and Josh discuss the deep roots of his working truck passion that were planted early on in his native Idaho.  They also discuss his personal Cummins swapped working truck collection, the Toyota FJ62 that spawned his passion for 4x4s and a Bogus Basin Ski Area first generation Cummins powered Dodge truck with over 310,000 miles that Josh has known since it was originally purchased over 20 years ago as a new plow truck.      

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As a dedicated professional First Responder and classic Jeep historian, Josh Card is always following his passion to serve his communities.  Whether saving lives from fire or keeping factory correct AMC Jeep era history alive, Josh's altruistic lifestyle deserves the utmost appreciation.  Josh launched Survivor Jeeps with the mission to preserve history and be the premier information resource for factory correct AMC era Jeeps.  Over the years Josh has compiled terabytes of data and photos to uncover and preserve the information lost throughout the years as the Jeep brand transitioned through many owners since the end of the AMC era in 1986.

On this episode, Chris and Josh discuss how he has compiled and preserved an astronomical amount of information, his own epic CJ, SJ and J truck collection and the Jeep community he has so selflessly served over the years.    

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Being an 80s kid means much more for Chris Lott than just being a geriatric millennial.  Chris embraced car and truck culture early and developed a love for what some credit as the greatest Ford truck years, 1980 - 1986, the bullnose era. Chris and his father spend copious amounts of time together hunting, restoring and curating an epic collection of Ford trucks and Fox Body Mustangs, with some Dodge Ram Chargers, Jeep SJs and IH Scouts thrown in for good measure.  Each truck is rarer than the next with an amazing story of how it ended up in the collection.

On this episode, Chris and Chris discuss their shared passion for 80s classic 4x4s, the stories behind a few of the rare trucks in Chris' collection and his adventure hunting and saving two rare IH Scouts from a junkyard with their common friend and IH Collector, Eric Tessmer (@bareknuckleboneyard).

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Paul Potratz spent the majority of his career building a successful media and advertising agency before following his passion to build the finest Land Rover Defenders known to many and founding Helderburg.   Helderburg was born from the passion of hobbies and interest of making a Land Rover Defender a modern daily driver and grew into a Bespoke Program with clients throughout the World.  Helderburg works with select individuals to design a one-of-a-kind Defender that takes over 3,000 hours to build.  Their focus is keeping British heritage “Hand Built in England” alive and ensuring each individual Helderburg Defender is a Unique Piece of Art that can be cherished, driven, and practical for several generations to come.   

On this episode, Chris and Paul discuss how he started buying Defenders to modify into daily drivers as a hobby and it quickly grew into an International business, making Helderburg 1 of the 3 largest in the world.  They also discuss how his passion originated from the time he spent growing up and working in his father's repair and body shop.

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Seth Hensler embarked on a mission many years ago to save old vehicles from the junkyard one day at a time.  He is successfully accomplishing that mission through a couple of Willys Jeeps, a crew cab dually GMC square body and several other interesting modes of transportation.  His days as a teacher are long gone and his life is now dedicated to his family and sharing his passion and projects in the Red Eye Garage with the world on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram @redeye_garage.  Whether performing a VW diesel engine swap on a Willys Jeep, just tinkering in the garage or travelling the long way home in the backcountry, there is always something to learn from Seth.

On this episode, Chris and Seth discuss how Red Eye Garage started and eventually became a social media titan, his classic 4x4 collection and all the wild projects revolving around that collection.      

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When Eric Tessmer isn't on the road touring with his band, he is planning epic trips to buy and tinkering on early International Harvester light and medium duty trucks.  As a Wisconsin native, growing up in the International Harvester homeland, Tessmer developed his love affair with music and classic trucks through a kind of familial osmosis.  Both his grandmother and father played guitar and his father and uncle always drove International Harvesters and Dodge Power Wagons.  Tessmer moved to Texas straight out of high school and he quickly garnered a formidable reputation there for his fierce fretwork, explosive live performances and his collection of 1937 to 1961 International Harvester 4x4s.  In addition to his career as a successful musician, Eric chronicles his epic adventures, on Instagram @bareknucklebinder, saving early IHs from destruction after decades of neglect, getting them running and road tripping them thousands of miles back to Texas.

On this episode, Eric and Chris discuss his early years growing up on a farm in Wisconsin to becoming a legendary Austin, Texas based musician.  They also discuss his early IH collection and his last two wild trips from California to Texas in rescued rare early IHs that had been sitting since the late 90s.  

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