The So Cal Car Podcast

The So Cal Car Podcast

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The So Cal Car Podcast episodes

  • Interview: Sam Spirer, Youtube's Car Detailing Expert

     Sam moved to the west coast from Boston Massachusetts 7 years ago and has always been a car enthusiast. About a year after moving to Cali, Sam started “Wicked Auto Protection,” which is now a highly successful, mobile auto detailing and paint restoration protection business for high-end clients. In his spare time, Sam grew his Youtube channel for auto detailing enthusiasts for both do-it your-selfers and professionals looking to improve their detailing game. When he is not getting car wash scratches out of cars he can be found lounging with his dogs or out on a cruise in my Fiat 124 Abarth. He is also a major classic car enthusiast and lover of old school air cooled Porsches. Support us on Patreon.com/thesocalcarstorage 

    54 min
  • Petrol Girl: Aimee Shackelford, Exotic Car Influencer

    Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thesocalcarscene

    Aimee comes from a family that bleeds Motor Oil. Her great uncles, The Famighetti (ask for pronunciation) Brothers, built sprint midget race cars for Parnelli Jones, Rajo Jack, Allen Heath and many others. Aimee has forged her own successful career in the car world, capitalizing on her sales and marketing experience when she first joined “Luxury 4 Play,” a forum dedicated to the luxury lifestyle. Her resume includes the successful Monterey car week program “Exotics on Broadway” and Gear One Agency, a marketing agency specializing in automotive. Outside of business, you may run into her at cruises like the Fuel Run and the Gold Rush Rally, which she produces. Yet her biggest presence is in the digital world, where she is known to her one-hundred-and-twelve thousand followers as “Petrol Girl!” 

    57 min
  • Carson Lev of Redphin on Success and Working with Chip Foose

     Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/thesocalcarscene Growing up in Southern California, Carson Lev was immersed in hot rod car culture at an early age. As a teen, he hung out at Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s customizing shop and the studio of automotive artist Kenny Youngblood. That experience influenced a passion for car design, illustration, pin-striping and lettering. Eventually, he would end up becoming the Director of Design at Hot Wheels, where he was responsible for the successful growth of the Hot Wheels Racing and Collector product lines. He went on to launch Redphin Productions, LLC the exclusive Licensing Firm for Foose Design, Inc. and other builders like Ivan “Ironman” Stewart, Chris Jacobs, Troy Ladd,, Ryan Friedlinghaus and West Coast Customs to their expanding roster of clients. Carson has hosted and been a featured guest on numerous hot rod and automotive related television and radio programs. He was inducted into the Inaugural Class for the Die-cast Hall of Fame in 2008 and was recognized as a Distinguished Alumni by California State University Long Beach in 2011. 

    1 hr 3 min
  • Jason Scudellari, Former Host of Week 2 Wicked

    Things get wicked on the So Cal Car Scene Podcast as Jason Scudellari joins us on the show. The burnout king of AutotopiaLA was the former host of the Motor Trend Show "Week 2 Wicked." Now, he works at Classic Performance Products as the head of their Research and Development Department. Additionally, he is on the content team at In the Garage Media. 


    Support us on Patreon: 

    patreon.com/thesocalcarscene

    51 min
  • Karts, Koffee N' Donuts: The Interview With Brad Harvey

    Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/thesocalcarscene 

    Follow us on IG: @thesocalcarscene Start your engines and grab your donuts as Kart Racer and Cars, Coffee N' Donuts Founder Brad Harvey joins us on the show. A So Cal kid, Brad started out doing car things with his hot-rod-builder Dad and then went all-in on cars. Out of high school, he built a few cars with local short track racers at Cajon Speedway. His addiction to racing extended out into the streets out of San Diego and then to on drag racing series like the Pacific Street Car Association and NHRA Import. In 2005, his efforts paid off and he won the NHRA Las Vegas event. Now, in 2020, Brad’s racing passion lies in indoor and outdoor kart racing. Additionally, and most importantly for our San Diego listeners out there, he is the founder of Cars, Coffee n Donuts San Diego. They meet at the end of each month at Donut Touch Bakery and Café in Mira Mesa. Follow Brad and Cars Coffee N' Donuts ig: @carscoffeedonutssocal @lucky7racing 

    1 hr
  • Laurina Esposito: The Woman Behind "Women in Porsche"

     Espo Resto CEO and the founder of Women in Porsche, Laurina Esposito, graces us with her presence on this week's episode. With nearly 30 chapters worldwide, Women in Porsche's goal is to share the stories of ladies in motorsports and connect them to other women who love, work with and/or drive Porsche. The group has 30 chapters throughout the world. 

    51 min
  • Doug and Marissa Campbell: A Car Powercouple

     Doug Campbell, super-salesman at Superformance, and his wife, the charming health influencer Marissa DeRosa, join us on The So Cal Car Scene Podcast to tell us how their love grew around their love of cars. One of their romantic car adventures includes pranking Marissa on Chip Foose's "Overhaulin," when he customized her Daytona Coupe. She brought that car and Doug came with a Superformance GT40. Be sure to follow them on IG: @superluxurylifestyle.life Superformance.com 

    46 min
  • Current Car Trends 2: SEMA is Canceled and Lamborghini develops a Hybrid

     We know y'all missed Big Jay, so we brought him back for another "Current Car Trends." In this episode, Big Jay and Dean, aka The Silver Fox, talk about the depressive moment that was the cancellation of SEMA 2020. But things aren't all that bad: Amelia Island says its coming back in March and Barrett Jackson says the Scottsdale auctions in late October are a go. Things also get electrically exotic as we discuss how Lamborghini and McLaren are both developing hybrid supercars. 

    33 min
  • Porsche Race Car Driver Martina Kwan Opens Up D.K. Racing School

     Martina Kwan, a previous guest from our audio-only days, comes back on the show to talk about the opening of her new venture, The D.K. Racing School, which she created with Dwain Dement of Vision Motorsports. Check out the episode for cool pictures and videos. She also discusses how Dwain tested out a Guntherwerks Porsche on the track.

     DK Racing School: https://www.dkracingschool.com/

     Martina Kwan on insta: @martinakwan @dkracingschool 

    32 min
  • Talking Cars With Wayne Carini of Chasing Classic Cars

    Chasing Classic Cars host Wayne Carini joins us on this week's podcast. The car celeb tells us great stories about Jay Leno, hunting down classic and rare cars, hot rods, the  and much more. 


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    CTEK: Smartercharger.com

    53 min

About The So Cal Car Podcast

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Hosted by Dean Morash of So Cal Classic Car Storage, "The So Cal Car Podcast" is "The Insiders Journey" to the car world. So Cal is the most influential area in the world in shaping the car scene.…