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John Ludwick doesn’t build for attention. He builds because he can’t stop. The Auto Union 1000 SP that nearly broke him wasn’t a commission or a content play. It was obsession turned physical. Every weld, every sleepless night, every dollar gone was proof that the only way forward was through. What started as a forgotten German coupe became a full reimagining of Auto Union’s spirit, shaped in a small garage by a man who refuses to quit.

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The 1970s weren’t all disco and good vibes. Inflation was brutal, gas lines were endless, and performance cars were choking to death under new regulations. Kris and Jake dig into the decade that nearly killed driving, and the secret Porsche project, code-named EA425, born from typical Porsche 911 didnt work again desperation.

What started as a VW collaboration became the car that quietly kept Porsche alive. Along the way, Jake buys a yellow relic, Kris debates another bad idea, and somehow an old ambulance enters the chat.

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Forget safari-spec Defenders and tactical fridge setups. Emanuel drove 30,000 km across some of the harshest, most remote terrain on Earth... in a BMW E34.In this episode, Kris Clewell sits down inside Emanuel's trusty “Theodore” to unpack what real freedom means, how to survive the Pamir Highway with a radiator held together by pliers, and why you don’t need a $200,000 overland rig to live a big adventure.👉 FOLLOW Emanuel's journey: https://www.instagram.com/e34xpeditionsSupport Overcrest and get cool stuff:https://www.overcrestproductions.com/driversclub

Kris and Jake catch up after the 2025 Overcrest Rally, reflecting on how it moved people and what makes each year feel different. Between heartfelt moments, slot car chaos, and roadside repairs, they share the highs, frustrations, and can't put your finger on it satisfaction that come from building something real with a community that keeps showing up.Support Overcrest:

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Luftgekühlt 11 dropped into the old American Tobacco Campus in Durham, where brick walls and water towers still hum with the ghosts of machines. A place once built on cigarettes now filled with Porsches, each one carrying its own story. We trace Washington Duke’s walk home after the war, the rise of the Bonsack machine, and the factory that turned Durham into a city of smoke and rhythm.

From a Jäger 962 to the Bosch RSR, from hangovers and near-Airbnb disasters to the reminder that your own car should always be a ten, this is our recap of the Luft ofthe South. A clash of history, machinery, and memory.

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From bouncing rubber balls in the jungle to a couple of French brothers trying to keep their grandfather’s rubber shop alive, this is where things get weird. Tires that blew apart in the dust, a car called the Eclair that barely beat a horse, and a creepy stack of white tires drinking glass shards for fun. Out of all that chaos came a little red book that turned into one of the most powerful institutions in the world. This episode of Overcrest is about bicycles, busted roads, early cars, and a mascot that still looks like nightmare fuel, and how all of it accidentally reshaped the way we drive, eat, and travel.Get cool stuff and Support this show:https://www.overcrestproductions.com/driversclub

Extreme YangWang — China’s 308 mph supercar — is now the fastest production car on earth. We dig into Andy Warhol’s fatal BMW M1 Art Car, the $125k Porsche Cayenne auction that makes no sense, BMW’s oversized grills, and Mercedes’ so-called “electric V8.”

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Kris brings a favorite fix-it trick, a thrifted bit of instrumentation, and a mood check. Jake tries to keep machines and life pointed straight.

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Everyone knows the nursery rhyme. But the real London Bridge wasn’t just “falling down”. It burned, froze, collapsed, drowned people, and carried a whole neighborhood on its back for nearly 600 years. From Roman legions and Boudica’s revolt to medieval masons, firestorms, frost fairs, severed heads on spikes, and finally a trip across the ocean to Arizona, this is the definitive story of London Bridge.

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No velvet ropes. No concours tickets. Just old roads, 600 hay bales, a Porsche hanging nose up while Felix Holst painted it live, and a community that built something unforgettable.

In this episode Jake and Jeff take you behind the scenes and the chaos and magic it took to make it happen.

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