Horsepower Heritage

Engineer, marketing genius, GM executive, playboy, car maker. John DeLorean seemed to have it all. A thrilling career, a series of beautiful wives, and even an eponymous sports car that would usher in the 1980s. That is, until things turned desperate.

Automotive journalist and author Matt Stone joins the podcast to discuss his new book "DeLorean: The Rise, Fall, and Second Acts".

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Of all the internal combustion engines ever built,  the Rolls-Royce Merlin,  a 27-liter supercharged V-12 that powered fighters, bombers, boats and tanks, is arguably one of the most famous in history.

Developed on the eve of World War II, the Merlin helped win the Battle of Britain and eventually the liberation of an enslaved Europe. It was manufactured on both sides of the Atlantic by two of the finest carmakers in the world. This is the story of how it was developed, and what it meant to the many (and the few).

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MUSIC CREDITS:

"Open Sea" by Frank Schroeter
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"Chinese Blues" by George Gershwin
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"Main Theme (The Grand Score)" by Alexander Nakarada
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"Dragonsong" by Alexander Nakarada
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"Freedom" by Alexander Nakarada
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"The Curtain Rises" by Kevin MacLeod
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"Bachs Bouree" In Celtic Minor by Alexander Nakarada
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"Toward The Horizon" by Lilo Sound
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"Call to Adventure" by Kevin MacLeod
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"Garryowen" (Irish Traditional)
Performed by the United States Army Band
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Carry On Bach 3 (Bach Goes North) by Paul Arden-Taylor
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"Hermann Goering March"
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Roscoe Turner Interview, 1952 
U.S. National Archives
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Winston Churchill Radio Broadcast 
Speech to Parliament, June 18, 1940
(Quotation Under Fair Use)

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The early days of the motorcar were troublesome, frustrating, and most of all, adventurous- if you agree that "adventure" by definition means there's a chance of risking life and limb. 

And why else would mankind attempt what might seem like folly or futility, other than for the excitement that adventure brings?

Such was the case with the 1907 Peking to Paris Motorcar Challenge, a stunt invented by a Paris newspaper and embraced by a motley bunch of daring automobilists: 8000 miles across tractless wastes and deep mire, pushing men and machines to the limit.

Kassia St. Clair has written a rousing account of it all entitled "The Race to the Future: 8,000 Miles to Paris - The Adventure That Accelerated the Twentieth Century".

And now, she's here to tell you about it. 

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More of the adventures of Derek Drinkwater and his incredible 1950 Cadillac Series 61 special LeMans racer replica. 

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Car builder, fabricator, collector, entrepreneur, TV presenter and racing driver are but a few of the things you'll find on Derek Drinkwater's resumé. He's always been interested in cars but one the really captivted him was the slab-sided Cadillac Series 61 special entered by American  Sportsman Briggs Cunningham in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

It was unlike anything ever raced at LeMans, and the Americans were certainly a spectacle.

It was a fairly stock 1950 Cadillac custom-skinned by Grumman Aircraft Company of Long Island, New York, and when the French race fans saw it, they dubbed it "Le Monstre". 

The nickname turned out to be a sign of affection, and the 331 cubic-inch V8 powered beast finished eleventh overall (its sister ship, a stock Series 61 coupe was nicknamed "Petit Pataud", or "Little Clumsy", finished tenth).

Derek has now raced his Le Monstre replica at Le Mans Classic, Daytona Classic, Laguna Seca, Road America and Watkins Glen. In Part One of the story he tells how he built it and began to fettle it on the track.

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In the desert, they like dirt bikes and cold beer. Brothers Jeremy and Jeff DeConcini grew up ripping through down trails in the Sonora Desert on
their motorcycles.

They graduated to ADV and sport bikes and took that love of riding into their business plan. Today, Jeremy and Jeff own Moto Sonora Brewing Company and produce a variety of beers with various themes such as motorcycles and auto racing.

Recently, Jeremy and Jeff rode their bikes out the the coast for a getaway, so we decided it was time for a summit.

This episode was recorded at The Old Place in Cornell, California- a tiny hamlet in the hills above Malibu. Thanks to proprietor Morgan Runyon for his hospitality.

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Go inside an impeccably curated car collection with Dr. Gerald Alexander.


Plus, a boots on the ground report from the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb with special guest Ryan Bahrke, one of the hosts of the all-new podcast, "The Roadshow".

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One day in the late Nineties, Valerie Thompson accidentally got on a motorcycle.

She was hooked immediately, and so began an impressive career in drag racing and land speed  attempts. 

Valerie is the fastest female on two wheels,  a member of the 200 and 300 mile per hour clubs, and holds ten world records.  She’s a member of the Sturgis  Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

Valerie  survived a horrific crash at Bonneville, and through it  she  all demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism. Her story is inspiring to anyone who has an interest in racing and personal achievement.

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Although he had a legendary career as a Disney Imagineer, Bob Gurr originally trained in automotive design. 

In his youth, Bob was a hot rodder and custom guy. He attended Art Center and was hired by Ford Motor Company before deciding to leave Detroit and make his living back in California, helping to conceive and build an entirely new world of wonders called Disneyland...but he's never lost his love of cars. 

Recently Bob sat down with Maurice (and Bobby Green of The Old Crow Speed Shop) to look back on his lifelong fascination with cars and design.  

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You know what they say: "LS swap everything".  And that's became the General Motors LS family of V8 engines is cheap high performance for nearly every  drifter, street rodder and resto-modder. But what putting an LS in a tired, high mileage econobox?

That's what Brant Stephenson did. He shoehorned an LS into a Toyota Prius and created an intriguing sleeper.

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