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Ray recounts a story of a sudden battery failure in a family car & the pattern of similar past failures. Motorbooks author and transportation & music group publisher Zack Miller joins the boys to talk about cars, motorcycles & music, along with cluing people in on the wide variety of printed material the Quarto & Motorbooks companies offer...there's really something there for everyone. Check out their offerings here: https://quarto.com/Motorbooks.  Check our social media feed to see the pictures; on Instagram: @real_motormouthradio and on You Tube: https://youtu.be/-rbSq2pm7Ho

This isn't just a book. It's a front-row seat to the moment Queen became immortal.Queen & A Night at the Opera: 50 Years by Gillian G. Gaar is a lavish, photo-packed look into the album that changed everything. With over 250 stunning images, behind-the-scenes stories, and rare insights, this book captures the chaos, craft, and brilliance behind Queen's boldest leap. Built like a coffee table book, packed like a vault — this is the ultimate Queen fan artifact.*Want to win a free copy of Queen & A Night At The Opera: 50 Years?  It's easy, just send me an email to sign up. You can find a link to my email address below. *Reminder this is for US citizens only* And thank you to our sponsor Motorbooks for hooking us up with a give away of this book! You can check out Motorbooks other great titles here.*Want to stay on top of the world of Rock N Roll Book and Documentaries? That's also easy. Sign up for the Monthly BLAST!! the newsletter that comes out on the last Friday of the month that features book buzz and doc news, recently released titles, top 5 lists, and more. Just shoot me over an email at the address below and say Big Rick, send me that Blast!!Support the showemail Big Rick at:info@rocktalkstudio.com

Queen's fourth record, "A Night at the Opera," was the one that set them apart from the rest. A rock album unlike any others, with all the various tricks and treats that have become part of the Queen style, is now celebrating it's 50th anniversary.Author Gillian G. Gaar has written a great new book, filled with fascinating information about the making of the album and brimming with amazing photographs from the era. "Queen & A Night at the Opera- 50 Years" is available right now from Motorbooks.

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What records define the '90s as a decade to be remembered? Is it NSync? Nirvana? What about hip-hop?Thankfully, music writer and editor Gary Graff is here to muddy the water and start all sorts of disagreements with his new book, "501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide," available November 5th from Motorbooks. 

What records define the '90s as a decade to be remembered? Is it NSync? Nirvana? What about hip-hop?Thankfully, music writer and editor Gary Graff is here to muddy the water and start all sorts of disagreements with his new book, "501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide," available November 5th from Motorbooks. 

This June marks the 40th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain album and film. To commemorate the anniversary, Motorbooks has released the book Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years. Authoritatively written and including rare photography and memorabilia, this beautiful slipcased hardcover is the only illustrated gift book to examine Prince's most iconic album and film, Purple Rain. The album has gone on to sell 25 million copies and counting.In Prince and Purple Rain, Andrea Swensson, a Minneapolis-based journalist and host/co-producer of Prince | Official Podcast, takes a deep dive into the legendary musician's most famous album on its 40th anniversary and she's here to share some of what's inside the book, her memories of first hearing the album, her thoughts on it 40 years later and so much more. Purchase a copy of Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years Listen To 'Purple Rain' AlbumVisit Andrea Swensson's WebsiteListen To Prince | Official Podcast---------- BookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:FACEBOOKINSTAGRAMTIKTOKX Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe

Ahhh, vinyl records. For audiophiles and other assorted music nerds (know any of them!?!), it's the passport to sonic bliss. For others, it's an archaic, delicate, noisy and inconvenient medium. Whatever side of the fence you're on, there are albums that you gotta experience on vinyl - whether it be for the sound quality, the artwork, the liner notes, the overall presentation, or maybe it's not available digitally. Remarkably, decades after the format was declared all but dead and buried, it has experienced a huge resurgence in popularity. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the commercial vinyl LP, In The Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution from Motorbooks is an authoritative and visual celebration of the history and culture of record collecting and turntables, from the first 78 to the explosive growth of vinyl in the last decade, with entertaining sidebars highlighting classic record stores, legendary labels and iconic artwork. Designed to satisfy readers from the most discerning of collectors to those new to the passion, In The Groove gathers five of the finest music scribes to contribute a chapter each. One of those writers (covering record stores) is our Third Lad this week, Gillian Gaar. Gillian G. Gaar is a Seattle-based author. Her first book, She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll was published in 1992. In addition to her own books, she has appeared in various anthologies, including The Nirvana Companion, Trouble Girls: The Rolling Stone Guide to Women in Rock, Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, Goldmine: The Beatles Digest (volumes one and two), The Best of the Beatles Book, The Stranger Guide To Seattle, 33 1/3 Greatest Hits Vol 2, A Survey of American Culture, and various editions of The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, among others. She was editorial assistant for Krist Novoselic's book From Grunge To Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy! She was also a project consultant/liner note writer for Nirvana's box set "With The Lights Out." She has written for numerous magazines, including Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, Goldmine, The Seattle Times, The Stranger, Option, and No Depression, and was a senior editor at Seattle music paper The Rocket. She has also written liner notes for collections by Laurie Anderson, Judy Collins, Heart, Pat Benatar, Paula Cole and Mat Kearney, among others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahhh, vinyl records. For audiophiles and other assorted music nerds (know any of them!?!), it's the passport to sonic bliss. For others, it's an archaic, delicate, noisy and inconvenient medium. Whatever side of the fence you're on, there are albums that you gotta experience on vinyl - whether it be for the sound quality, the artwork, the liner notes, the overall presentation, or maybe it's not available digitally. Remarkably, decades after the format was declared all but dead and buried, it has experienced a huge resurgence in popularity. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the commercial vinyl LP, In The Groove: The Vinyl Record and Turntable Revolution from Motorbooks is an authoritative and visual celebration of the history and culture of record collecting and turntables, from the first 78 to the explosive growth of vinyl in the last decade, with entertaining sidebars highlighting classic record stores, legendary labels and iconic artwork. Designed to satisfy readers from the most discerning of collectors to those new to the passion, In The Groove gathers five of the finest music scribes to contribute a chapter each. One of those writers (covering record stores) is our Third Lad this week, Gillian Gaar. Gillian G. Gaar is a Seattle-based author. Her first book, She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll was published in 1992. In addition to her own books, she has appeared in various anthologies, including The Nirvana Companion, Trouble Girls: The Rolling Stone Guide to Women in Rock, Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, Goldmine: The Beatles Digest (volumes one and two), The Best of the Beatles Book, The Stranger Guide To Seattle, 33 1/3 Greatest Hits Vol 2, A Survey of American Culture, and various editions of The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, among others. She was editorial assistant for Krist Novoselic's book From Grunge To Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy! She was also a project consultant/liner note writer for Nirvana's box set "With The Lights Out." She has written for numerous magazines, including Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, Goldmine, The Seattle Times, The Stranger, Option, and No Depression, and was a senior editor at Seattle music paper The Rocket. She has also written liner notes for collections by Laurie Anderson, Judy Collins, Heart, Pat Benatar, Paula Cole and Mat Kearney, among others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

KISS fans, there's a brand-new book out called KISS @ 50, and this is one you will want to get!Part of a phenomenal @50 series from Motorbooks, this is a trip through 50 years of “The Hottest Band In The World”. It's beautifully packaged and produced in a hardcover format, with stunning photos of the band on and off stage, much of them never before published. There are images of memorabilia, including gig posters, 7-inch picture sleeves, ticket stubs, and more. If there was ever a book that deserves something this visually stunning, it's KISS.To add to the experience is veteran author Martin Popoff, who pays tribute to the band by curating and examining the 50 most significant milestones. He covers all things KISS, starting with the band's formation in the early 70s, to their meteoric rise to fame by the end of the decade, to the departure of original members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley, to the roller coaster ride of the 80s, the massively successful 90s reunion of the original four, right through to the band's current “End Of The Road” tour. Martin is here to talk about all of it!Purchase a copy of KISS @ 50 through Quarto Press or Martinpopoff.com Episode PlaylistBookedOnRock.com The Booked On Rock YouTube Channel Follow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:FACEBOOKTWITTERINSTAGRAMTIKTOK Find Your Nearest Independent Bookstore Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe

South African-born Glen Smale is a professional motor journalism and photographer. He's authored eighteen books covering sports cars and motor racing, and founded the photo agency Virtual Motorpix, specializing in sports cars and motorsports racing. His newest book is titled Le Mans: 100 Years: A Century at the World's Greatest Race published by Motorbooks. It is a compilation of the history of Le Mans packed with photography, narrative, and much, much more. Glen has been a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers since 1994.

The great author Martin Popoff returns to the show to discuss his new book in the @ series, AC?DC @ 50. These beautiful books by Motorbooks serve as a great read and an excellent coffee table book.The content counts down 50 benchmark events in the career of AC/DC accompanied by beautiful rare photos. Popoff, one of the best rock writers there is, knows this history inside and out and weaves an entertaining story. Check it out! www.amazon.com/AC-DC-at-Martin-Popoff/dp/0760377413  www.patreon.com/thehustlepod

Gordon Maltby was introduced to Porsches in 1973 when he bought a 1969 911S. He was the editor and publisher of Porsche 356 Registry magazine for years. Twenty-six years later he retired, having developed the magazine into the premier publication on old Porsches. During that time his company RPM Auto Books also published several Porsche titles about the 356, 911 and 912. Today Gordon shares his new book, commissioned by Motorbooks, “Porsche 356, 75th Anniversary” celebrating the first Porsche model and the company's early history.

Kelly Crandall has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013. She  joined RACER.com as chief NASCAR writer in 2017 and her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. She's also the host of Racing Writers Podcast where she interviews and shares stories from drivers and personalities in NASCAR, NHRA, and others. Her first book is titled NASCAR 75 years which she co-authored with Al Pearce, Mike Hembree and Jimmy Creed. It is an illustrated story of NASCAR stock racing in America, a decade-by-decade history of celebrations, photography, and legendary drivers and teams. The book is published by Motorbooks.

Colin Comer is the Founder of Colin's Classic Automobiles. His extensive range of automotive knowledge, and over 35 years of experience, has made him one of the foremost experts in the collector car hobby. As an author Colin's written numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning books, his most recent is titled Shelby American 60 Years of High Performance, published by Motorbooks and co-written by Richard J. Kopec. 

Author Gary Graff is on the podcast talk about his new book "Alice Cooper @ 75"!This book covers the life and career of one of the greatest artists in rock history through 75 key releases and events. Graff takes readers through the book with stories going back to Alice's childhood in Detroit and Arizona, his early bands the Earwigs and the Spiders, all 28 studio albums, his greatest singles, collaborations with other artists, his offstage passions and charity work. It's all covered here in a book that is packed with amazing photos both off stage and on, images of rare memorabilia, gig posters, vinyl record sleeves, ticket stubs, advertisements and more. A gatefold Alice Cooper timeline, two pullout posters and an unpublished 8 x 10 photo is included in this beautifully packaged book which comes in a slipcase hardcover format. Gary is hear to talk about the book and the original “shock rocker” himself – Alice Cooper!Purchase a copy of "Alice Cooper @ 75" through Motorbooks and Quarto HEREFollow Gary Graff:TWITTERFACEBOOKListen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode HERE Visit the Booked On Rock Website HEREWatch exclusive video segments from the Booked On Rock podcast HEREFollow The Booked On Rock with Eric Senich:FACEBOOK TWITTER INSTAGRAM TIKTOK Support Your Local Bookstore! Find your nearest independent bookstore HERE Contact The Booked On Rock Podcast: thebookedonrockpodcast@gmail.com The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

Richard Prince is an automotive photographer, journalist, and author who has been shooting since 1991. He has published four books and authored and illustrated approximately 2,000 magazine articles. Today he is here to share his newest book titled Corvette 70 Years: The One And Only published by Motorbooks.

Drew Hardin started working in automotive journalism while in college and he joined Petersen Publishing in 1986 as a staff editor for 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine. His latest book is titled HOT ROD Magazine: The Definitive & Official 75 Years History published by Motorbooks. It is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of the world's longest continuously published and best-known automotive magazine ever.

Alan Dowds is a Freelance motorcycle photojournalist. He started riding and reading bike magazines, in Scotland, in the late 1980s. His new book titled BMW Motorcycles 100 Years is published by Motorbooks.

We welcome James C. Goodall! Jim is a published author with 24 books in print, and with book No 25 (a pictorial history of the Seawolf/Virginia class nuclear submarines) in the final stages of going to press. He is a recognised expert on low-observable aircraft such as the F-117, B-2A, the Lockheed 'twins' (F-22 and F-35), and the Lockheed Skunk Works family of Blackbirds. Photographing and writing about 'spooky aircraft' for the last 35 years, he is also an acknowledged expert on Area 51 as it pertains to flight-testing classified aircraft in a remote location. His very first book, co-authored with Bill Sweetman, was the first volume in print on the F-117, and it sold more than 60,000 copies. James's seven previous books with SquadronSignal have sold a minimum of 3500 copies to a maximum of 17,000 copies. Even the $100 US Blackbird Flight Manual that was published by Motorbooks in 1990 sold 1,500 copies in 15 months. His Blackbird pictorial from Schiffer (published in May 2018) is considered by many in the 'Spooky aircraft' world to be the most complete pictorial ever assembled on the subject. News: San Diego flashing lights mystery finally has an explanation https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-diego-flashing-lights-mystery-explanation?fbclid=IwAR3APasYbngAdfWBhJtdPPipfK9Y28zGnMGNIyJFTXfP2i2-pV4iJfFExjo NASA baffled by 'mystery rocket body' that crashed into the moon https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-baffled-mystery-rocket-body-171004729.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABLf4Olnnp4MCqkrKFplBONeNaxSnID51WT96CCs3FC9jG7oIRko3IUn6KOk5AUZPMJW2VYUBUuY1UT2IzvZ29fUdfBWtaDa4b3kLZReUn7rvRdZmXImYZQDrP_e0pYhKDaMHin1nBM34z0mvKEidYLMGXVTEiZ1X4--m8QDD37V Merch: https://www.miufopodcaststore.online/ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/miufopodcaq Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259697531239011 Follow us on Twitter: @mi_UFO Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miufospep/ Like and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichiganUFOSightingsandParanormalEncountersPodcast Intro music: Balance by THIK from the album Shok the World Music for LITD ad spot provided by Ten Thousand Teeth song: Frostbite https://open.spotify.com/track/4fFfmsg51lHHJ118v9mMYi?si=ef96b5dbf7ac4034 Outro music: Aggressive State by Subsidence --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mi-ufo-sightings/support

Giles Chapman is a prolific automotive journalist whose book topics have ranged from the importance of car badges to the history of Land Rover. His latest title is "Jaguar Century: 100 Years of Automotive Excellence." Jaguar Century chronicles the company and its remarkable vehicles. It covers the manufacturer's start in 1922 by William Lyons and William Walmsley, and it reports on the current F-Type sports cars to the F-Pace SUV. a 1961 Jaguar XKE presented a recent Jaguar event in Sacramento, California. Image © Bruce Aldrich. Chapman, who began his career in 1984 in automotive consultancy, is our guest on episode #195 of The Weekly Driver Podcast. New Jaguar book: Aches, pains at 100 Co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia reached Chapman in England where he enthusiastically discussed all things Jaguar. As the book's advanced materials detail the book covers the transformation of the Swallow Sidecar into one of the auto industry's most revered car brands, synonymous with performance and luxury. It's filled with images, history, and in-depth analyses of the incredible cars Jaguar has created year after year." Jaguar Century is the latest book by Giles Chapman. "The task was to really cover the entire century, from the very beginning of the company to now, says Chapman. It takes you from a period from before they even made a car. The first thing they did in 1922 was to produce a sidebar on the side of a motorbike." The book details the brand in the trying economic times leading up to World War II. It also covers the resetting of Jaguar during England's bleak postwar years, first with its XK120, then the XK140 and XK150. As the press information states, the new volumes also chronicle sporting saloons (i.e., sedans) like the Mark 2 and Mark X standards for four-door luxury in the 1950s and 1960s. And it reports on the unveiling of the E-Type in 1961, the vehicle often cited as the most beautiful car ever made. "I accepted the commission to do it because I thought there was a fantastic story to tell there, not just of the cars but of the people," says Giles. As the author of more than 50 books, Chapman is an award-winning writer and commentator on the industry, history and culture of cars. In 1991 became the editor of Classic and Sports Car, the top-selling classic car magazine. Giles Chapman is a prolific automotive journalist. Giles has been a freelance writer since 1994. In addition to his books, Chapman contributes to national magazines and newspapers and is a commentary on automotive history. "What I really have enjoys is stitching this whole thing together in a way I hope somebody who drives a Jaguar now and doesn't know a tremendous about the history would get to know it," Giles says. While Giles has a great appreciation for Jaguar, he doesn't own a new or used model. But he's driven many. "The original XJ6 is just an amazing pinnacle of Jaguar did," Giles says of his favorite of the manufacturer's varied offering. "It was such an extraordinary comprise between the handling of the car and the ride comfort. It's amazing how they did it. I just love driving old XJ6s. "At the time, they were like nothing else and now they continue to feel like that. It's hard to express if you haven't driven one. They're very soothing and they make you feel very proud." "Jaguar Century: 100 Years of Automotive Excellence" is scheduled for publishing Sept. 28, 2021, by Motorbooks. The hardcover is 224 pages and is priced at $75. With Chapman's other books, it's available via Amazon.com. The Weekly Driver Podcast encourages and appreciates feedback from our listeners. Please forward episode links to family, friends and colleagues. And you are welcome to repost links from the podcast to your social media accounts. Support our podcast by shopping on Amazon.com. Please send comments and suggestions for new episodes to James Raia via email: james@jamesraia.com. All podcast episodes are archived on theweeklydriver.

During this program we talked with Paul Fernandez the General Manager at Automotive Touchup.Then we gave away a fantastic book-Corvette Stringray, the mid-engine revolution from Motorbooks. Plus, regular listener Peter from Salem gives us some insight on the demise of Edsel.

During this program we talked with Paul Fernandez the General Manager at Automotive Touchup.Then we gave away Corvette Stringray, the mid-engine revolution from Motorbooks. Plus regular listener Peter from Salem give us some insight on the demise of Edsel.  

During this program we talked with Paul Fernandez the General Manager at Automotive Touchup.Then we gave away a fantastic book-Corvette Stringray, the mid-engine revolution from Motorbooks. Plus, regular listener Peter from Salem gives us some insight on the demise of Edsel.

Ryan Brutt is The Automotive Archaeologist. Ryan shares his expeditions across the Mid-West looking for automotive and motorcycle barn finds. His goal is to inspire fellow automotive enthusiasts to go out and see the world around them and visit junkyards and old barns for great old vehicles. His passion runs so deep that he's written a book about his travels and finds titled Amazing Barn Finds And Roadside Relics, published by Motorbooks, Zenith Press.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-mike-paulcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ross Alkureishi regularly contributes to a range of magazines, bringing the same high-tempo writing style to any subject. His newest book it titled The Complete Book of Classic MG Cars is published by Motorbooks and it covers all the marque’s collectible production saloons and sports cars from pre-war to postwar convertibles.

The gang visits Italian Car Day 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ben wrangles this episode's Grand Trivia Auto as part of a book giveaway to gift a couple of books from our friends at MotorBooks. We see a lot of eye candy and talk about why we don't see more Italian cars in the American market on a Cultural Collision Segment with Ben and Dave. Dawn is glad not every Ferrari is red. Ben thinks Mickey should not get a Maserati. And Dave wrangles a segment about going to car shows. We welcome your support via Patreon and your questions and feedback via our website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

It was a cold and windy day that found Ben and Mickey talking about their anticipation for the upcoming Italian Car Day and the giving away of a couple of books from our friends at Motorbooks publishers. We hope to see you Saturday at Italian Car Day Atlanta: https://www.italiancardayatlanta.com/. We welcome your support via Patreon and your questions and feedback via our website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta.

Does Benjamin have the same negativity towards the 2020 Ford Explorer ST that Sami does after his Edge ST experience? Does Sami prefer the Legacy XT or the Outback XT, and is there a place for Subaru's mid-size sedan in a crossover-crowded market? The pair answer these questions - along with a couple sent in by listeners - before tying things up by reviewing a new Motorbooks publication about the history of the Nissan/Datsun Z.

Paul d’Orléans is a globally recognized expert on the history of motorcycles and motorcycle cultures. His website TheVintagent.com has been the gold standard for motorcycle writing since 2006. Paul’s authored several books including his most recent ‘Ton Up! A Century of Café Racer Speed and Style’  published by my friends at Motorbooks. Other titles include ‘Custom Revolution’ (Motorcycle Arts Foundation 2018), ‘The Chopper; the Real Story’ (Gestalten 2014), and ‘Café Racers’ (Motorbooks 2014).  He is a columnist for Cycle World and Classic Bike Guide, and contributes monthly to magazines around the world, bringing his unique viewpoint to the contemporary motorcycle scene. Paul is also an artist and photographer, who spent 25 years as a professional muralist and decorative painter and his art has been used as album covers by many musicians. 

Mickey and Ben has an opportunity to talk with Zack Miller, the Publisher of Motorbooks, producing some of the world's finest books on transportation and motoring. Zack is a true gear-head who confesses a love for Italian motorcycles, but we were able to have a great conversation with him, anyway. We welcome your support via Patreon and your questions and feedback via our website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Support The Thing About Cars by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-thing-about-cars

Ben and Mickey are enthralled by a stack of books we've received from Motorbooks. And we're giving them away. If you'd like to receive one of these books, visit The Thing About Cars' website, and find the blog entry titled Motorbooks Giveaway! There you'll find a link to a form where you can register to win the book of your choice. Winners chosen completely at random. Thank you for being a part of the TTAC family!We welcome your support via Patreon and your questions and feedback via our website. TTAC records at Strongbox West, in Atlanta. Support The Thing About Cars by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-thing-about-carsThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Ryan Brutt is a writer and photographer who exudes enthusiasm about muscle cars. His interest is overtly apparent in his new book, Muscle Car Barn Finds. It details the art of automotive scavenger hunts. Brutt, self-described as an Automotive Archaeologist, lives in Chicago. The contributing rider to Hot Rod Magazine is our guest on Episode 34 of The Weekly Driver Podcast. Hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia discuss the book and Brutt's trials and tribulations as he travels through several states on his mission to discover hundreds of often abandoned rarities. Consider Brutt's premise: You're driving along a country road in Alabama and something bright orange in nearby field attracts your attention. It's parked near an old barn and partly covered in mildew. You pull into what remains of the driveway in the abandoned lot and your hunch is correct. It's a 1966 Mustang Fastback. It looks neglected. But a good washing later, it's presentable, and another vintage muscle car has a new life. The same scenario could involve a station wagon in Michigan, a Mercedes-Benz in Florida or a long-forgotten pick-up truck in Texas. They're all known by the automotive colloquialism, Barn Finds. It's the sub-set of muscle car barn finds Brutt honors in his new book of the same name. Sub-titled “Rusty Road Runners, Abandoned AMXs and Camaros and More!” (Motorbooks, $35), the 160-page hardback details the author's treks to uncover muscle car enthusiasts' dream machines. “These old warriors aren't dead, just resting,” reads a segment of the book's promotional material. “A drive in the country or through a small-town back street will reveal them lurking under tarps, hidden behind garage doors and stashed behind fences from prying eyes.” While traveling in eastern Tennessee, Brutt finds what he had long heard about but couldn't believe until it appeared through some roadside hedges. Past a few roads of project cars in various shapes, sizes and degrees of disarray, a storage shed was home to an array of first-generation Corvettes. “In all my travels, I had never seen such a collection of really early Corvettes,” he writes. “There were three rows of them with three or four cars per row.” Brutt also details a no-so-pleasing occasion when he faced the wrath of a husband and wife, who, let's say, didn't exactly provide a warm welcome. In addition to its availability on this website, the Weekly Driver Podcast is also available on iTunes, Stitcher and  Podtail All episodes of our podcasts are also archived on this website, TheWeeklyDriver.com. We welcome your comments and suggestions for future episodes. Please also consider forwarding the episode links to family, friends and colleagues. **** Muscle Car Barn Finds is available on Amazon.com. Support TheWeeklyDriver.com by visiting the online shopping site from the banner below. It's ideal for all of your needs — books to automotive parts, electronics to last-minute gifts. We'll earn a small commission on your purchase(s). You'll pay the same price as clicking directly to Amazon.

Martyn Schorr is the Editor at Car Guy Chronicles, an automotive enthusiasts blog site.  For over 20 years he’s conceptualized and produced successful automotive enthusiasts newsstand magazines and niche market books. He was a media relations representative on the East Coast for Buick Motor Division for 18 years. He’s an award-winning author and his latest book from the publisher at Motorbooks is, Day One, An Automotive Journalist’s Muscle-Car Memoir.  It is a front-line account of the performance wars raging in Detroit in the golden years of the 1960s from Martyn’s perspective as one of the most respected journalist in this era. Martyn is also the Chief Communications Officer for the Sarasota Café Racers, car guys who lunch!   Martyn was my 422nd guest back in January of 2016. You can listen to our talk back then on the Cars Yeah website. And one lucky Cars Yeah subscriber is going to win a copy of this new book compliments of Martyn and Motorbooks. To be eligible subscribe on the Cars Yeah website.  

Tom Cotter is an accomplished author who wrote the icon six-book series on barn finds starting with The Cobra in the Barn. He’s a long time magazine contributor and travels around the country looking for cool cars and writing stories. Michael Alan Ross is an automotive photographer who has taken his passion and love for car design and carved out a career photographing the cars and people that define the industry. His work is featured in a wide range of advertising and editorial in the U.S. and Europe. Tom and Michael have collaborated and created a new book titled Motor City Barn Finds, Detroit’s Lost Collector Cars published by our friends at Motorbooks where Zack Miller runs the company, another past Cars Yeah guest. This isn’t the first time these two have been on a road trip. They have created several other books including Barn Find Road Trip, Rockin' Garages, and Route 66 Barn Find Road Trip.

Matt Stone, writer of "McQueen's Motorcycles...Riding and Racing with the King of Cool, joins us LIVE for this edition of Talking Motorcycles to discuss the life and times of Steve McQueen. Following the successful 2007 release of "McQueen's Machines", Matt always felt there was more about the famous Hollywood star to be discussed. This beautiful table top book published by Motorbooks, is a complete history of Steve McQueen and his life as an actor and motorcyclist.  This show is one of our continueing series of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductees. It would be fabulous to have had the chance to talk to McQueen about his love of motorcycling, however, having Matt Stone on is the closest we will ever get to that. AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer, Mert Lawill, offers his memory of a time when McQueen changed Lawill's life with his guidance and generousity. Talking Motorcycless with Barry Boone can now be found in the iTunes Store by searching and subscribing in Podcast.  Special thanks to: Clearwater Lights, Dunlop Motorcycle Tire, Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Bell Helmets.

Tom Glatch is an automotive photographer and author whose new book is titled The Complete Book of American Muscle Supercars. In 1983 he wrote his first article for Circle Track Magazine, a Peterson publication. He’s written many stories on numerous subjects including vintage racing and shot photographs for calendars and magazines including Collectible Automobile to Pontiac Enthusiast. He still works for the same Fortune 500 company that hired him out of high school in 1974 and he’s currently in the Global Supply Chain group as a data and systems analyst. This latest book, published by Motorbooks, is his first and covers American muscle cars including the Yenko, Shelby, Baldwin Motion, Grand Spaulding, Saleen, Callaway, and many more.

Both Bill Warne and Tom Cotter are past guests here on Cars Yeah. Bill is the Founder of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, one of the top events in the world. He’s been a journalist, photographer, racer, and ran a Porsche 911 in the infamous Cannonball run in 1975. Tom Cotter is an author who wrote the icon six-book series on barn finds starting with The Cobra in the Barn. He’s a long time magazine contributor and travels around the country looking for cool cars and writing stories. Bill and Tom have collaborated and created a new book titled Cuba’s Car Culture, Celebrating The Island’s Automotive Love Affair published by our friends at Motorbooks where Zack Miller runs the company, another past Cars Yeah guest.

Christoph Maeder is a designer from Hannover, Germany whose passion for automobiles runs deep. He studied mechanical and fotografical engineering in school and switched to visual communications where he found his passion. Christoph worked for Zakspeed, a team running a Viper that won the 24 Hours of Nüburgring and Lechner Racing who ran Porsches and then with the Jetalliance who ran an Aston Martin DBR9. From that the book DBR9 The Definitive History came about where he did the design, layout, 3D modeling and the research and writing. Other noted projects include the Carrera 2.7 Book and a complete corporate design program for Jet Alliance. His most recent project is the new Carrera RS Book by authors Georg Konradsheim and Thoms Gruber and published by TAG Motorbooks. It’s an updated version of the iconic Carrera RS book published years ago.

Ryan Brutt is The Automotive Archaeologist. Ryan shares his expeditions across the Mid-West looking for automotive and motorcycle barn finds. His goal is to inspire fellow automotive enthusiasts to go out and see the world around them and visit junkyards and old barns for great old vehicles. His passion runs so deep that he’s written a book about his travels and finds titled Amazing Barn Finds And Roadside Relics, published by Motorbooks, Zenith Press.

Martyn Schorr is the Editor at Car Guy Chronicles, an automotive enthusiasts blog site. For over 20 years he’s conceptualized and produced successful automotive enthusiasts newsstand magazines and niche market books. He was a media relations representative on the East Coast for Buick Motor Division for 18 years. He’s an award winning author and his latest book, Ford Total Performance, covers Ford’s legendary high-performance street and racing cars. It was published by Motorbooks. Martyn is also the Chief Communications Offers for the Sarasota Café Racers, car guys who lunch!

Preston Lerner is a published novelist and award-winning journalist based in suburban Los Angeles. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Wired, Men’s Journal, Smithsonian, Travel & Leisure and numerous other national magazines. He’s also a longtime contributing writer for Automobile Magazine. His first non-fiction book, Scarab, was published by Motorbooks International in 1991. His first novel, Fools on the Hill, was published by Pocket Books in 1995. More recently, he was the co-author of Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman, published by Motorbooks in 2009. Automobile racing is Preston’s passion and he club-races with the Sports Car Club of America and National Auto Sport Association. We talk about his latest book, Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics published by Motorbooks.

Steward Codling has been working in the automotive and motorsports field for over 17 years as a journalist and broadcaster. He is the Executive Editor of Autosport andF1 Racing magazines. Some of his past roles were working at Motor Sport, Evo, Octane, and Redline magazines as well. He handled PR for the first year of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo race series and he drove the pace car at Spa-Francorchamps! His current project includes the book Lamborghini Supercars 50 Years where he teamed up with fellow Cars Yeah guest and photographer James Mann and Zak Miller at Motorbooks.

Tina Van Curen is the owner of Autobooks-Aerobooks in Burbank, California. Autobooks was established in 1951 and is known world-wide as a resource and meeting place for collectors, racers, and enthusiasts of all types. Tina grew up in Southern California in a family of car guys. While at UC Riverside getting a BA and an MA in Economics she discovered Riverside International Raceway and sports car racing. During her tenure in the 1990’s as President of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club in Southern California she took the plunge into vintage racing, joined VARA and ran an Alfa Spider. In addition to running the bookstore she has organized the Best of France and Italy show in LA, and the Queen’s English British show as well.

  Stories and observation's from America's best motorcycle journalist. Peter Egan's writing invites you to pull up a chair, pour a little scotch, and relaxwhile he shares with you his tales from the road, his motorcycling philosophy, andhis keen observations about the two-wheeled life. His columns and featurearticles are among Cycle World's most anticipated each month. Egan's legions offans know they will always leave his articles with a fresh perspective. Leanings 3offers a fresh collection of Egan's motorcycle musings delivered in his signaturewise but amusing style. For added perspective, each feature article is precededby fresh commentary from the author. This is an unforgettable collection of theworks of a master writer whose simple adventures of life remind us all why we love to ride. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Peter Egan is one of the most readable writers in the motorcycle enthusiast world.His work first appeared in Cycle World magazine in 1977, and he has been aregular fixture there ever since. Peter lives near Madison, Wisconsin with his wife,Barb, a houseful of dogs and cats, and a garage filled with motorcycles, cars, andthe sound set for his garage blues band. ABOUT MOTORBOOKS  Motorbooks, an imprint of Quayside Publishing Group, is the world’s leading publisher of automotive, motorcycle and motorsport books for enthusiasts. For 45years, Motorbooks has published award-winning books by the world’s most talented authors and photographers in the subject category.  Facebook/Talking Motorcycles with Barry Boone Twitter: @twowheelb Email: twowheelb@msn.com Talking Motorcycles is powered by SOZO! Special thanks to Crosley Radio, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dunlop, Bell, Motorcycle-Superstore and KymcoUSA

Zack Miller is the publisher of Motorbooks. It has been a wonderful source for the worlds best transportation books for almost 50 years. Founded in 1965 as Classic Motorbooks the company has published many of their own titles and has teamed with most of the biggest names in the industry over the years embracing the automotive enthusiasts lifestyle. Since joining the company in the early 1990s, Zack has held a variety of positions at Motorbooks and he authored the book Illustrated Vincent Buyer’s Guide. An automotive and motorcycle enthusiasts since childhood, Zack has a particular weakness for motorcycles, especially bikes hailing from Italy.

Darwin Holmstrom is the (acquisitions) senior editor for Motorbooks, a wonderful source for the worlds best transportation books for almost 50 years. He’s been a part of the team for the past fourteen years. Darwin has written or co-written over two-dozen books on motorcycles and muscle cars, including the best-selling books Top Muscle, Lucifer’s Sword MC, Let’s Ride, Camaro: Five Generations of Performance, BMW Motorcycles, The Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, GTO, Camaro, Billy Lane Chop Fiction, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Motorcycles, and many others.