The Daily Fill-Up

The Daily Fill-Up

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The Daily Fill-Up episodes

  • Louis Chevrolet: A Successful Failure

    The Daily Fill-Up guys discuss one of America's forgotten automotive engineers, Louis Chevrolet. Chevrolet went full speed in everything from racing bicycles to building cars, but he was left behind by history and by the company that bears his name.

    35 min
  • The News: Load-Bearing Supercar Walls and Small Town Corruption

    Scott and Micah check in with the car world. In this weeks episode, Scott talks about some misused government funds that were used to buy a muscle car in Georgia, and how an eccentric wealthy individual used a supercar in his rather odd interior design project. Micah talks about two new cars coming out next year, a strange product he found on amazon, and quizzes Scott about some short lived F1 careers.

    23 min
  • Amphibious Cars: The Most Stylish Way to Drown

    Scott and Micah delve into the fascinating and frequently damp world of amphibious cars in episode thirty-eight of The Daily Fill-Up and come to some surprising conclusions. The most surprising conclusion: some of them actually work.

    36 min
  • Evel Knievel: Why is He a Big Deal?

    Micah fan boys over one of his childhood heroes, Travis Pastrana, before Scott and Micah take a humorous look at how Evel Knievel got to be the most famous name in stuntman history. From his rough childhood in Butte, Montana, to his illegal poaching business, to his ridiculous number of broken bones, Knievel lives up to his crazy persona.

    33 min
  • Car Ferries: Roll-on Roll-over

    After declaring that self-driving race cars are pretty unsportsmanlike, Micah discusses how some Scottish blokes created the first car ferry in the 1920's. Scott traces the lineage of roll-on/roll-off Ferries back to the 1800s and shows us how the WWII era military basically invented every transport we use today.

    28 min
  • America's Favorite Car: The Toyota Camry

    Scott rages against the Camry for most of the episode while Micah provides good and interesting facts. The two hosts delve into the soft, dreary world of the Camry and trudge through the history of what is America's best selling car.

    28 min
  • Monster Trucks: Turns Out Size Matters

    Some dedicated truck guys in the 70s went from promoting their businesses to entertaining sold out stadiums. A movie, some crushed cars, and the pursuit of being the biggest rocketed them to success.

    31 min

About The Daily Fill-Up

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Fascinating historical stories with an automotive theme. Two engineers, Scott and Micah, explore many topics including influential figures, racing, and car advice. Listen and enjoy stories you haven't…