So you want to be a successful race car driver huh? Images of Ferraris, Jags, Mercedes, champagne sprayin’, hot chicks (or guys for the lady drivers), rubbin’ elbows with celebs, magazine covers and living on the French Riviera comes to mind. What if I told you the reality of the situation is being a mechanic, successful business owner in Pittsburgh PA, family man, doing small time podcast with a 6’2” dude all while driving a 2006 Saab?  

Jay Cooper - 2006 Saab Race Car!

I’m a self taught builder, working out of my garage, who is in search of people like myself around the world. My podcast enters into the builders garage, highlights real people with real budgets and real skills that represent what you will see at a typical car show or cruise. I enjoy talking with these people and hearing the trials and tribulations of owning and customizing their special rides. Their stories and journey are what I want to know.

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This story might be one of the most heart wrenching that I have done and when I first spoke with Rob Williams at World of Wheels Pittsburgh I knew his story needed to be told. It all starts with this Porsche 944, not just any run of the mill old car, maybe the finest restored 944 in North America, maybe the world. The project was started by his father and after his untimely death finished by Rob and rolled onto the Pittsburgh Convention Center floor, a dream his father envisioned.

Rob Williams - Finishing A Legacy - Porsche 944

Nick Rearick’s Skyline had already been imported and was quite possibly the cheapest R32 in the US at the time. He embarked on a journey over three winters to restore, upgrade and customize the car similar to an old school classic. The 1990 Skyline R32 was completely torn apart, gutted and put back together painstakingly all by Nick in his garage until it came out as his dream car.

Godzilla! 1990 R32 Skyline - Nick Rearick

Like the saying, “what’s old is new,” mini trucks are making resurgence and filling them with the latest technology and making these trucks cool again. Shawn Stemmerich is not new to this game and this 1997 S10 that you are about to read about and listen to, is a $2K truck that he’s owned for over 15 years, has gone through three different builds over its time.

Bodied and Bagged - Shawn Stemmerich

On this crossover episode we talk muscle cars and professional bodybuilding with IFBB Pro Jennifer Zollars! We go into a deep dive of the bodybuilding world nd talk behind the scenes of a typical prep all the way up through show day. We also spoke about the podcast being hacked and some of Jen's favorite cars to photograph! You can find her on instagram @jeni.snax or on Facebook Jennifer Zollars or just catch her live during this upcoming season in the IFBB Professional league.

Muscle Cars & Girls - Jeni Snax!

What you are looking at and listening to is the story of the lost 1981 Oldsmobile Omega that was indeed used as one the Official Pace Car for the 1981 PPG-CART-Indy Car World Series from the forgotten car era. This 1 of 1 prototype was the product of the GM beancounter reigns taken off using a mix of factory and aftermarket parts culminating in one of the raddest Omegas ever.

Jay Cooper - 2006 Saab Race Car!

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