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Tmcp Justin “corndog” Cornette: The Inside Scoop On Screen Used General Lee’s!

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This weeks show features Justin “CornDog” Cornette, an aficionado of Dodge Chargers overall, and the Dukes of Hazzard “General Lee” in particular. He has truly become an insider and has been featured in magazines and online articles including a recent issue of the Mopar Collectors Guide. If you’re a geek into Hollywood car identification as I am, you’ll really enjoy the … [Read more...]

Lateral-G Sema 2013 Party

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We decided to have a Lateral-G get together last year during Sema week. We rented the second floor of Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville next to the Flamingo, right on the strip. We had an all you can eat fajita bar and our own private fully-stocked bar and waitresses in the room. One side of the room had floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Las Vegas strip. We were limited to … [Read more...]

Tmcp Shawn Mahaney On How Restore-a-tag Brings Old License Plates Back To Life!

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In this weeks interview, I talked to Shawn Mahaney, owner of Restore A Tag. Restore A Tag has developed a system that results in very high end, museum quality restorations. Some of Shawn’s more famous customers are Chip Foose, Jerry Seinfeld, and Peter Kalikow. Restore A Tag plates have been seen at major car shows, magazines and even at Pebble Beach.Shawn told me that 70%-80% … [Read more...]

Tmcp #200 Bernie Mcpartland – Live Special Report – Barrett Jackson 2014!

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For our 200th show (happy birthday to us!), this weeks podcast was a LIVE report from the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car Auction by our own Bernie McPartland. Bernie checked in from this "lifestyle event" where nearly 1400 collectible cars were being sold in front of over 300,000 people. Some of the amazing cars that were there were Mark Stielow's Mule, The Ring … [Read more...]

Tmcp – jim campisano, editor super chevy magazine, talks about his dream job!

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This weeks interview is with Jim Campisano, Editor of the world famous Super Chevy Magazine! When Jim was a child he grew up reading automotive magazines and dreamed of the day he could actually work for one professionally. Little did he know that one day he would have his dream job and work for those very same kind of magazines. During the interview Jim shared that he truly … [Read more...]

TMCP – SEMA SHOW SPECIALS 2013!!!! Part 3

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The third and final SEMA show special is now available for your listening pleasure. In this episode the focus is on suppliers who donated parts or knowledge to the Chevelle build. The interviews include Detroit Speed and Engineering, Vintage Air, Ron Francis Wiring, RestoreATag, and Chris Holstrom Concepts. At the Detroit Speed and Engineering booth, both Stacy and Kyle Tucker … [Read more...]

TMCP Sema Show Specials!!! Part 1 and 2

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The much looked forward to SEMA Show Special edition Muscle Car Place Podcasts are LIVE and available NOW!!!! In Part 1, Rob interviews John Hotchkis (Hotchkis Suspension), Mike and Jim Ring (Ring Brothers), Marc Christ (Muscle Mustang Magazine), Alan Peltier (HRE Wheels), and Ryan Vitiritto (Karl Performance). The discussions ranged from Mustangs, to Chargers, to Mustangs, … [Read more...]

Tmcp-jeff Allison Final Chevelle Thrash,Redline Gauge Works,Last Show Before Sema

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This weeks show is just before the last full week of work on the Chevelle before SEMA 2013! Jeff Allison, Owner of Allison Customs, and builder of my Chevelle discusses everything that is happening (and will need to happen) to get the Chevelle to SEMA 2013 for it’s world debut from the Ron Francis Wiring booth. We talked about the hectic schedule coming up and what it is going … [Read more...]

Tmcp – Marc Christ, Muscle Mustangs Magazine On Building The ’88 Project Hypersilver

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This weeks interview is with Marc Christ, Technical Editor for Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine. I met Marc in the showroom of NPD where we were both picking up more parts for our SEMA cars. Marcs car is the Project Hypersilver is a 1988 Mustang GT that started as a “soulless” stripped empty body that seemed like an open book for an ultimate Fox body build. The year … [Read more...]

Tmcp-Steve Whalen AIH Chrome Plating – How They Perform Award Winning Chrome

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This weeks interview is with Steve Whalen, President of AIH Chrome in Dubuque Iowa. AIH Chrome was started by Steve’s father in 1974 as a paint and supply company. In the mid ninties Steve and his brother Russ bought the company from their dad and changed it to concentrate on the chrome plating side of the business. Since then they have been involved with many high level … [Read more...]