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17X Platinum Artist Blanco Brown Talks Pontiac, His Car Collection & The Future of the Hobby!

This week on the Pontiac Podcast with Curt and Eric, we’re sitting down with 17X Platinum Nashville recording artist Blanco Brown for a conversation that brings together great music, a passion for Pontiacs, and the people who keep the car hobby alive!

Blanco opens up about how he first fell in love with Pontiac, gives us a look into his impressive car collection, and shares his thoughts on where the hobby is headed. We also get into his personal Pontiac wish list and the cars he’d love to add to his collection!

And as you’ll hear, whether it’s making music or building a car collection, success comes down to passion, hard work, and being willing to roll up your sleeves.

In This Episode:

●Blanco Brown’s journey as a 17X Platinum recording artist

●How his love affair with Pontiac began

●A look inside Blanco’s car collection

●His thoughts on the future of the classic car hobby

●The Pontiacs on his personal wish list

●What it takes to keep the car hobby growing for the next generation

Whether you’re a lifelong Pontiac enthusiast, a GTO fanatic, a classic car collector, or a country music fan, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!

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Saving Pontiacs One Piece of Sheet Metal at a Time! | Pontiac Podcast with Steve from Pontiache B Body Shop

Ever tried restoring an old Pontiac only to discover that the body part you need simply doesn’t exist anymore? This week on the Pontiac Podcast with Curt and Eric, we’re talking with Steve from Pontiac H/B Body Shop about the challenges of restoring classic Pontiacs and the art of reproducing hard-to-find body and sheet-metal parts!

Steve shares his passion for keeping these cars on the road, how he approaches reproducing hard-to-find parts, and why preserving original Pontiac history is more important than ever. We get into the challenges of restoring full-size B-body Pontiacs, the hunt for original parts, and what it takes to make quality reproductions that help save these cars for the next generation.

Whether you’re restoring a Catalina, Bonneville, Grand Prix, or another classic Pontiac, there’s something in this episode for you!

IN THIS EPISODE:

● How Steve got started in the Pontiac parts business

● The challenge of finding hard-to-find Pontiac sheet metal

● How reproduction body panels are made

● Pontiache B-body restoration challenges

● Original parts vs. reproduction parts

● The rare and unusual parts Pontiac owners need

● Stories about keeping classic Pontiacs alive

● The future of the Pontiac hobby

● Another round of the Judges Chamber!

If you’re a Pontiac enthusiast, restoration shop, or just someone who loves seeing these cars saved rather than scrapped, you’re going to enjoy this one!

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A Hollywood Legend Returns! The Punisher GTO with Christopher Helber | Pontiac Podcast

What happens when a famous Hollywood movie car disappears for nearly 20 years? In this episode of the Pontiac Podcast, Curt and Eric sit down with Christopher Helber, the owner of the legendary 1969 Pontiac GTO featured in the 2004 movie The Punisher!

This isn’t your ordinary GTO. Built for Hollywood stunt work, this muscle car features a Pontiac 400 V8, unique stunt modifications, and actual remnants of its movie history. But after filming wrapped, the car traveled to Europe, where it sat largely forgotten for two decades.

Then Christopher discovered it at an auction where nobody wanted it—and the story took a whole new turn!

Christopher takes us behind the scenes of this incredible automotive rescue, sharing how the car was built, what made it special, the fascinating details he discovered during its resurrection, and what the future holds for this rare piece of Pontiac and movie history.

In this episode, we discuss:

● The story behind The Punisher and its fleet of movie cars

● Why a 1969 Pontiac GTO was chosen for the film

● The wild stunt modifications hiding beneath the surface

● The car’s mysterious 20-year disappearance in Europe

● How Christopher tracked it down and brought it back to life

● The incredible details and movie artifacts that survived

● What’s next for this one-of-a-kind Pontiac

Whether you’re a Pontiac enthusiast, a muscle car fan, or someone who loves a good Hollywood rescue story, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!

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A GTO Bought New… and Still Owned 58 Years Later! | Pontiac Podcast LIVE at GTOAA 2026

What happens when you buy your dream Pontiac brand new in 1968—and nearly six decades later, you still have it?

At the 2026 GTOAA Convention, the Pontiac Podcast had the pleasure of sitting down LIVE with Marsha and Tom Rano, the original owners of a beautiful 1968 Pontiac GTO they purchased new.

This isn’t just the story of a GTO. It’s the story of a couple, a new car, and a lifetime of memories made behind the wheel.

Marsha and Tom take us back to 1968 and share how they came to purchase their GTO, what it was like owning one when it was brand new, and the many adventures and memories that followed. They share some of their favorite stories from the years they’ve spent behind the wheel and what it means to still have the same Pontiac they bought new all those years ago.

Stories like this are what make the Pontiac hobby so special. These cars aren’t just about horsepower, options and numbers—they’re about the people, families and memories that become part of their history.

Recorded LIVE at the 2026 GTOAA Convention

If you enjoy Pontiacs, GTOs, original-owner stories, and the people behind the cars, you’re going to love this episode!

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What if the car you bought as a 17-year-old kid eventually became the connection between you and a family searching for a piece of their past?

This week on the Pontiac Podcast, Curt and Eric sit down with John Petze, longtime owner of Tiger’s Revenge, a 1967 Pontiac GTO with an incredible racing history and an even better story.

John bought Tiger’s Revenge in 1974, during the gasoline crisis, from a young family who had raced the GTO under the Tiger’s Revenge name. He had no idea that nearly 50 years later, the car would help reconnect him with the family who originally owned and raced it.

After decades of ownership, an internet post asking, “Does anyone know what happened to Tiger’s Revenge?” eventually led to an incredible reunion with Mick McKinnon, whose family had raced the car when he was a kid.

From the original racing days at New England Dragway, to John’s decades of ownership, the search for the car, the restoration, and a very special ride for Mick’s mother Lois, this is much more than a story about a GTO. It’s a story about cars, family, memories, and the people who keep Pontiac history alive.

And of course, we’ll get into the Pontiac stuff too — including the car’s 400-based 461 stroker engine, producing approximately 430 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque.

Tiger’s Revenge is back. And John Petze is here to tell us the whole story.

• The origins of Tiger’s Revenge
• Buying a 1967 GTO at just 17 years old
• The car’s racing history
• Nearly 50 years of ownership
• The internet search that changed everything
• Reconnecting Tiger’s Revenge with its original family
• Mick McKinnon and the McKinnon family story
• Bringing the GTO back to life
• The emotional connection to Lois McKinnon
• The current 461 Pontiac V8
• And plenty of Pontiac bench racing!

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Pontiac Podcast — Jim Zeek | YouTube Description

This week on the Pontiac Podcast, Curt and Eric sit down with Jim Zeek, the first generation of a racing family that has now spanned three generations.

After hearing Jaimie Zeek’s story last week, we go back to where the Zeek racing legacy began. Jim shares stories from his early days of drag racing, the cars that fueled his passion, and what it was like watching that passion eventually pass down through his family.

And then there’s the Pontiac connection — Jim is the original owner of a 1969 Pontiac GTO, a car he purchased new and has kept as an important part of his automotive story.

We talk about:
Jim’s early days of drag racing
How the Zeek family racing tradition began
His original-owner 1969 GTO
Racing and modifying Pontiacs back in the day
Three generations of the Zeek racing family
Passing the passion for racing down to Jaimie
And, of course, a trip to the Judges Chamber!

This is a great story about Pontiacs, drag racing, family, and a ’69 GTO that has been there through it all.

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Pontiac Podcast — The ’65 GTO That Broke Facebook!

This week on the Pontiac Podcast, we’re joined by Al and Noah Ryder, the father-and-son team behind one of the most talked-about 1965 GTOs we saw at the GTOAA Nationals in Loveland, Colorado.

Curt and Eric spotted this incredible GTO at the show and filmed a quick video of it. What happened next? Facebook went crazy!

The reason? This ’65 GTO wears an incredible all-original patina finish, and Pontiac fans immediately found themselves divided:

Should they preserve it exactly as it is?
Should they restore it and give it a fresh paint job?
Or is the best thing they can do simply drive it?

We sit down with Al and Noah to hear the story behind the car, how they became the caretakers of this special GTO, and what it means to share a Pontiac with your family.

And of course, we’re putting the biggest question before the JUDGES CHAMBER!

PATINA OR PAINT?

You’re going to want to hear where Al and Noah stand — and then let us know what YOU would do with this GTO!

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What makes a GTO better—a perfect restoration, or a car that still shows the scars of the life it’s lived?

On this episode of the Pontiac Podcast, Curt and Eric sit down with the man behind Ratty Goat Garage, a Pontiac enthusiast whose YouTube and social media following has grown around one simple idea: sometimes a GTO is better when you leave a little bit of the “ratty” in it.

We talk about his love for GTOs, how Ratty Goat Garage got started, the philosophy behind his builds, patina vs. restoration, mechanical upgrades, social media, and what it’s like building a following around cars that don’t necessarily fit the traditional definition of a show car.

We also get into the big question: Is preserving the imperfections of an old Pontiac actually preserving its history?

And of course, Curt and Eric take things into the Judges Chamber, where we put Ratty Goat Garage on the hot seat with some tough Pontiac questions and a few that might get him in trouble at the next car show!

If you love GTOs, Pontiacs, patina, horsepower, and cars that have a story to tell, you won’t want to miss this one.

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THREE GENERATIONS. ONE PASSION. PONTIAC.

This week on the Pontiac Podcast, Curt and Eric sit down with Jaimie Zeek — a third-generation drag racer carrying on a family racing legacy while making history of her own.

Racing isn’t just a hobby for Jaimie. It’s in her blood.

With deep Pontiac roots and generations of drag racing behind her, Jaimie gives us an inside look at growing up around the sport, learning from her family, getting behind the wheel herself, and what it’s like to compete as a woman in a sport where the starting line doesn’t care who you are — only what you can do.

We talk family, Pontiac power, drag racing, the pressure of carrying on a family name, and what it means to forge your own identity behind the wheel.

And of course, we take Jaimie into THE JUDGES CHAMBER for some Pontiac and racing rapid-fire questions!

If you love Pontiac muscle, drag racing, family racing stories and the people keeping the Pontiac spirit alive, you’re not going to want to miss this one.

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🎙️ Pontiac Podcast — Jim Mattison | PHS
In this episode of the Pontiac Podcast, Curt and Eric sit down with one of the most knowledgeable people in the Pontiac hobby — Jim Mattison, owner of PHS.

Jim has spent decades preserving the history behind some of the most important Pontiacs ever built, but his story goes far beyond PHS. Jim worked within General Motors during the golden era of Pontiac and worked directly under John DeLorean, giving him a firsthand perspective on the man, the culture inside GM, and the forces that helped shape Pontiac’s performance legacy.

We talk about what GM was really like behind the scenes, the fierce competition between GM divisions, the rise of the GTO, Pontiac’s performance years, and what made the brand so special.

Jim also shares the story behind PHS, how the company’s documentation came together, and why factory records are so important to today’s Pontiac owners and enthusiasts.


This is a deep dive into Pontiac history with someone who was actually there — and there are plenty of stories along the way.

In this episode:

Jim Mattison’s journey into the automotive world
Life inside General Motors
Working directly under John DeLorean
What DeLorean was really like
The Pontiac performance era
The GTO and Pontiac’s rise to the top
Pontiac vs. the other GM divisions
The story behind Pontiac Historical Services
Factory documentation and what it can tell you about your Pontiac
Pontiac history, myths and misconceptions
And plenty of stories you won’t hear anywhere else!

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