Hello again!  Today's episode features a common name amongst the BMW [classic] community, Neil Sutherland of Quarry Motors.  An expat from the UK, Neil specializes in bringing BMW's stateside from his homeland.  This has resulted in right-hand driven BMW cars to scale the states via the ports of Naples, FL.  I'm proud to say I'm amongst the community with my E30 316i touring that I bought from Neil.  We take a deep dive into the start of his obsession with cars early on & what the motivation was to start a very task rich business for enthusiast clients.  This was a great chat with lots of insight.  Enjoy!

Neil's contact info:
Quarrymotors.com
"Quarry Motors" on Facebook

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Welcome!  Tonight's episode features the homie Michael Barr, a super [JDM] enthusiast from the Tampa Bay area.  We've known eachother in passing for a couple of years now so this was a great oppurtunity to chat, get to know one another.  He showed up in a Bayside Blue (repaint) R32 GT-R fitted with a Do-Luck kit and an ultra set of Nismo wheels.  The car sounded fucking fabulous.  That was a nice suprise.  We go over tons of shit including Barr's start into automotives & his past job at BMW as a product specialist.  He's gone to great heights to build the 32 that was parked out front, this one is in depth- and multi faceted.   Enjoy everyone. 

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LADIES & GENTS,

Welcome back to an overdue episode of Motor Culture.  This is your badly-planning host Imraan A Shameem, and its time for some podcasts.  The last couple of months has been a tough time to get shit done, and that's saying the least.  A lot has happened between business movement, & possibly being infected by Omicron (though never confirmed).  Along with that, life is just moving & changing as it should!  I have been diligently seeking out and scheduling individuals/groups of human beings that will continue to make Motor Culture the go-to automotive podcast, believe that. 


Now, to session 57 with my boy Alex.  This was CHILL and much needed whether it was recorded or not.  My family is out of country for a couple of month's and I have been staying lowkey, so this was a "get it all out there" type of chat.  Alex and I met a while ago at what was then known as "Motorsport by Reeves - cars & coffee" located right here in Tampa.  He has an Evo VI which (including the V) is my favorite chassis of the great Evo.  I fell IN LOVE with the car the moment I set eyes on it, and actually have a picture of the first day we met pulled up in my finder at this very moment.  Beyond cars, we realized there was a lot in common between the two of us including but not limited to nerdish enthusiasms & culinary.  We're both fans of travel, both speak about life in eclectic ways...it was meant to be.  I love in-person sessions dearly, so enjoy this as much as I did.  See you soon. 


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Welcome to episode fifty-six of MCP!  This session features my boy Daoud, a spiritual motoring addict based in Ohio but with links throughout the country particularly here in Florida.  We have known eachother thanks to the internet (specifically E46fanatics.com) since 2007 where we discovered we owned different specs, of the same car.  My beloved, his beloved E46 M3 convertible.  We were both 18, both hustling at AT&T at a time where the world was transitioning to the "smart phone" and killing it.  He's honed a very simliar tuning & taste outlook to mine and it's kept us homies ever since.  He's had 20+ BMW M3s, his machine of choice [naturally].  It's worth mentioning that his current M3 is very special given it's a BMW Individual "Speed Yellow" example sitting on a meaty set of Mag-blue TE37SL!  Fucking rad.  We had a lovely discussion about specs, colors, tuning and one thats relatble as one of my accounts is in ode to the BMW Individual lineage; @BMWindividuell.  Enjoy our well tenured conversation about a whole LOT.   

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Welcome back to the sub-series within the Motor Culture podcast, Conversation Street featuring brother from another, Sanjay Tohan.  We're self titled masters of talk, talk about everything...talk about nothing.  Today's chat about nothing was a series of niche subjects ranging from the re-popularity, resurgance of the station-wagon body style from the eyes of the manufacturer.  To be crystal clear, not the enthusiasts, whom have had their wagon niche groups since before I was around.  We then transistion into the topic of colors, what was & what is popular because of the populace.  Is it cool to replicate an outfit you saw on someone else?  Find out what we think, and more.  Enjoy.

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Gents, ladies, welcome to number fifty-five of Motor Culture.  This recording features my boys Marcus & Arif whom are both M3 equipped.  These boys are also equipped with automotive culture knowledge, with deep rooted opinions that have been built over the course of years, over a course of experiences.  On this episode, we spin the ball and go from topic to topic, generally shit talking.  It's a nice session in which we (non-intentionally) cover some niches in the auto community.  This episode was recorded on-site at my house in Maryland which was also lovely.  In person > remote, any day.  Enjoy 55, and stay tuned friends.

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Happy Thanksgiving / Black Friday - and welcome back to my show, it's a pleasure having you all after taking a couple months to handle some neccessary tasks.  This is a great session coming to you with all credit to my boy, Ariel.  A fella that has always been very interesting to me since first crossing paths on social media.  By profession, he's in the Navy and works on an active aircraft carrier.  That in itself is uber interesting but the other angle is his automotive side.  He's always had cool, useful, and very personally styled cars which have been enligtening to watch the evolution of.  Ariel generally being a sharp minded, intelligent person gives gateway to easy conversation.  It's Thanksgiving weekend so I can only hope you sit back, light up, pour up & hit play.  Cheers my friends!

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My friends, welcome to session number fifty-three of Motor Culture.  This is a long awaited session as timing just wouldn't line up but the golden evening finally arrived.  Andy & Dorian of the New York based BMW EU spec sales specialist, German Motor Group join me for not only an enlightening chat but an entertaining one.  These guys are leading the charge in the niche expertise of BMW importing from the homeland.  With models imported from Germany such as S38 powered E34 M5 touring(s), E36 M3 GT, E30 M3, E30 Z1, & holy fuck- an E61 M5.  They even have a couple of E46 M3 CSLs in bound.  It's an easy call to say they aren't fucking around by any measure.  These guys are so sickly addicted to bringing homeland native BMWs to the states that they were even kicked back in one of their E34 M5s while chatting with me lmao.  Both of them are so well educated in the game and in the spirit of what this all means to people, starting with themselves.  Self spawning inspiration to me is the highest level of the category.  Chasing dreams allowed them to experience their dream cars, now on a daily basis at that.  In addition to G-M-G, Dorian owns Greenwich Auto Works specializing in European vehicle service & new car preparation.  The two shops in conjunction create a streamlined aftersales process.  They have in hand cars that I have genuinely adorned long before it was the popular thing to do.  I truly am inspired by their getup & go attitudes, one of my grander reasons for loving the tri-state.  Hustle or nothing.  Enjoy this lovely session.  Cheers.

@GreenwichAutoworks
Located in Greenwich, Connecticut

@German_Motor_Group 
Located in New York, New York

Feel free to DM either for serious inquiries about service or sales

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Welcome to a very fun 52 featuring my friend, local legend Ricky Boada and my brother from another, Danny Lima of RMC Miami.  This episode is just fucking idealistic of what I imagined the podcast to be, to feel like by now; listening to it today made me REALLY feel that and I hope you guys do too, particularly with my OG audience that has seen the stream change from 0 to now.  With that, I was invited to a small private kitchen plotted dinner with some pals at "Shadow Wagyu" here in Miami.  By a fucking random coincidence, Ricky was coming as well and we were going to reschedule the podcast until we realized we'll both be at the same dinner, in the same city, and pals with the same homie.  There was no choice but to complete this special 48 hours but to sit down and have a REAL session over shisha, herbal goods and Japanese whiskey where we go from one thing to another like crazy, but with chaotic organization.  Ricky, whom was introduced to me by the man Esteban (over at ASG) years ago has always been an interesting character to me.  Vibrant, always in a positive mood and really into different shit.  One of his machines is a 1936 Ford Model-A with a boosted S2000 F20 with an accordinly appropriate drivetrain.  Do you know what emotions are evoked hearing that sound come from a hotrod on Nascar wheels and tires, IN MIAMI?  You don't know, stop reading this right now and go fall into a wormhole on his page.  He also has a C6Z powered 'American Devil Z' machine that is just a cream of the crop outfit, style and taste.  During this time I was proud to see my boy Danny really get used to this shit.  From several episodes back to now there is a clear raise in comfort and presentation.  The questions he was asking Ricky allowed me to sit back and pre-game for our dinner.  A single snail R33 GTR was the ride of the night on the other side of the wall behind us, A5 Wagyu on the menu + many other amazing goods, and a sparkling conversation between movers in the only world I know.  You will enjoy this, and if you don't then piss off.  I'm kidding, enjoy and much love.  Oh and if you live in Miami, or visit- hit Shadow Wagyu (call to make reservation), it's a genuine experience.  Compliements to the chefs.


Shadow Wagyu (@ShadowWagyu)
P:  (305) 484-3911
4702 S Le Jeune Rd
Coral Gables, FL 33146

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Tonight's episode features the man behind Tedward, Tom.  This was an excellent conversation with tons of brash details regarding many interesting topics both automotive & non.  Tom's had a hell of a journey getting to where he is, moving across a variety centric corporate path to following a passion that allows him to experience all sorts of cars.  He has amassed a large following on YouTube and it's immediately apparent why that is.  His library is filled with a plethora of crispy POV videos behind the wheel of a variety of cars both super and not so, and in everyday situations.  We talk about his very clean E39 M5 whom he bought from the original owner, his life in the textile industry, along with his other in mechanical engineering.  A great time, thanks Tom.


Head to YouTube and checkout Tom's channel; Tedward   


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