Podcast appearances and mentions of steve magnante

Brett and Mark welcome Aaron Shelby to discuss the Carroll Shelby Foundation, driving cars with his name on them, and the new Shelby Super Snake. In the news, the guys talk about Steve Magnante's Go Fund Me page, California's mandatory speeding alerts, and GM's attempt to stem road rage. All this and more on this week's Driven Radio Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(06-11-2020) - It's the guys milestone 200th show, and FOS (friend of the show) Steve Magnante joins them to talk about his new show "Junkyard Gold" (2:10) Chris Jacobs+Clark Gable? (11:36) how the pandemic affects his show (27:50) how he cut his own hair with...cat clippers (33:29) what wheels are in Steve's garage (36:51) (Talking About Cars is owned by Randy Kerdoon and Too Tired Guys Productions, all rights reserved, check out our TOO TIRED GUYS/TALKING ABOUT CARS YOUTUBE CHANNEL)

With Stewart Howden and his guest, Steve Magnante, Barrett-Jackson commentator, YouTube video host, author.

The first episode of The Steve Mags Muscle Car Show Podcast was taped on September 29, 2020 and examined Facts 1-13 from Steve Magnante's 1001 Muscle Car Facts book (CarTech Publishing, 2013). Over the past 68 Podcast episodes, we covered Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Ford, Mercury, Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, AMC and Studebaker muscle car history. In this final episode (for now…), Steve shares why Studebaker Avanti sports car production was delayed, why the Packard V8 could have been Detroit's largest V8 ever, how Studebaker Lark Daytona brakes impressed Hot Rod Magazine testers and  much more. As for the future, Steve Magnante's 1001 Mustang Facts and Steve Magnante's 1001 Corvette Facts books stand ready to be explored. Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

My first “professional” job in California was associate editor for Chrysler Power magazine, which led to more freelance writing for magazine titles like Mopar Action, Drag Racing Monthly, Popular Mechanics New Car Buyers Guide, Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords, and Scale Auto Enthusiast. These writing gigs were exciting and really got me thinking about becoming a full time staff member on a big title like Hot Rod or Car Craft. I also worked as a machinist at Eric Hansen's Stage V Engineering in Walnut, CA. If you don't know, Stage V Engineering produces a wide range of products for the 426 Hemi engine family. Ranging from complete cast aluminum Hemi cylinder heads to ultra-duty roller rocker arms to freshly-designed intake manifolds, it was a great experience to be part of the Stage V family for three years.In the late summer of 1997 I got a phone call that would literally change my life. It was Ro McGonegal, then the editor of Hot Rod magazine. He wanted to know if I was interested in coming to work for him as Technical Editor. He'd seen some of my published writings and wanted me to join the staff. I must say, trying to remain calm and collected during the interview process was a real test of my acting skills! In the end, I spent the next 7 years aboard the fantastic, glorious ship that is Hot Rod magazine.During the next 7 years, I had the honor of working in the hallowed Petersen Publishing building at 6420 Wilshire Blvd. with guys like Ro McGonegal, Gray Baskerville, Jeff Koch, Terry McGean, John Dianna, Drew Hardin, David Freiburger, Matt King, Doug Glad, Jeff Smith, Matt Stone, Henry De Los Santos, Steve Campbell, Steve Temple, Rob Kinnan and many other professional writers – many of whom I'd been reading since youth. On the other side of the pages, I formed ties within GM, Ford and Chrysler and was granted access to their inner sanctums as part of numerous magazine articles devoted to Detroit high performance engineering. I was also thrilled to have worked with racing and customizing icons like Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, Ronnie Sox, Jake King, Buddy Martin, Dick Landy, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, Richard Petty, George Barris, Linda Vaughn, Richard Schroeder, Art Carr, Don Nicholson, Troy Trepanier and many others.Another thing that happened during my time at Hot Rod was the opportunity to appear on Hot Rod Magazine TV, which was then produced by WATV and (as it does today) aired on SPEED TV. This is where I got my first exposure to regular TV work and was able to put some of my training to work. Though there was no extra pay for my efforts (as Tech Editor at Hot Rod I was a salaried employee), the experience was awesome. Quickly we discovered that viewers loved itany time we took the camera into one of the many self-serve automotive boneyards in Southern California. Before long, I hosted over a dozen of these so-called “Junkyard Crawls” and ratings spiked whenever one was included in an episode.By 2005 I had been on staff at Hot Rod for 7 years, that's longer than most Tech Editors – the constant pressure of meeting monthly deadlines has a way of chewing you up. Also, my interests were moving toward doing more TV work and less magazine writing. So I resigned and quickly got a number of jobs hosting automotive TV programming. Maybe you saw me on Classic Car Restoration on the DIY Network, Off Road Adventures on the Outdoor Channel, Rides Reunited on the History Channel as well as some commercials and promotional bits on SPEED TV.

You can call him Steve Mags, it's easiest that way. You've seen him on the BARRETT-JACKSON auction block and Roadkill's JUNKYARD GOLD on Motor Trend. You've read his technical and feature stories in HOT ROD, CAR CRAFT and MUSCLE CAR REVIEW magazines (and many others). You've seen his books; “How-To Build Altered Wheelbase Cars”, “Rusted Muscle; A Collection of Derelict Dream Machines” and “Steve Magnante's 1,001 Muscle Car Trivia Facts”, “Steve Magnante's 1001 Corvette Facts” and “Steve Magnante's 1001 Mustang Facts” (all of which are available from CARTECHBOOKS.com, as well as his twice-weekly podcast “The Steve Mags Muscle Car Show”.

Steve Magnante joins us to talk altered wheelbase cars, drag racing history and so much more. If you don't know Steve, he's the writer of the definitive “How to Build Altered Wheelbase Cars," host of “Junkyard Gold” with David Freiburger and the Roadkill guys, one of the voices behind Barrett-Jackson auctions...among everything else.  While Steve maintains a staggering knowledge of all things cars (he walked into the Week to Wicked garage and knew our Nova originally had a V8, based on the VIN Number), he's an incredibly down-to-earth car guy. As knowledgeable as Steve is, and as much as he's done for the automotive industry in 30 years, he's even better at throwing open the gates for beginners and experts alike.Steve Magnante's Website https://stevemags.com/  Steve on HotRod.com https://www.motortrend.com/s/steve%20...  Follow Steve on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/stevemagnante

The boys talk about automotive eyesores in Chris' town and how to make them more appealing. Switching gears, they talk with Steve Magnante & Mike Pantaleo about the new show hitting the Motor Trend APP called "Steve Magnante's Super Models" where we'll get to see the behind the scenes secrets of how these plastic-fantastic creations come to life. Whether you need to make an educated model glue choice or need to know what the term "dead cat space" means, you'll want to check this show out.

In this show, Steve transitions from Ford Facts to Mercury Facts from his 2013 book: “Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle Car Facts” In this episode learn how many different ways Fo-Mo-Co delivered on the 7-liter V8 promise, how Ford’s modern OHC V8 families evolved from the groundbreaking 1965 427 SOHC and lots more.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

(04-09-2021) - One Question, fun answers from friends of our podcasts casts. The questions varied, Bogi & Faye of "All Girls Garage" talking first cars, Rodney Allen Rippy talking electric cars, Danny Gura from "Superstore" talking remaking "Herbie", Larry Dixon Jr on if his Dad would ride in the back seat of his two man dragster, Steph Holloway (of "Idriveaclassic") on the top 5 cars that are on her list of "Cars she wants someday", Randy Carlson's infatuation with VW Bugs, Charles Phoenix on mixing cakes, cars and pies, and Steve Magnante on the top cars he's spotted at junkyards in his show "Junkyard Gold". Join Randy Kerdoon and "Hot Rod" Bob Beck! LISTEN, LIKE, and SUBSCRIBE (IT'S FREE!!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve transitions to the “Number Crunching / Press Commentary” section in the Ford chapter of his book, “Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle Car Facts”. Learn why Ford transit trucks drove the equivalent distance of 12 round trips to the Moon during the Fox Mustang convertible program, how Ford pulled 700 pounds out of the 1963-1/2 427 Galaxie lightweight and a lot more!Brought to you by our sponsor AUTOWORLDSTORE.COM. Use promo code "STEVE"  for a 10% discount!!Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Steve reads from the “Suspension and Brakes” section of the Ford chapter in his book “Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle car facts” and shares facts about Shelby wheels, Thunderbolt suspension modifications and a whole lot more! Brought to you by our sponsor AUTOWORLDSTORE.COM. Use promo code "STEVE" for a 10% discount!!Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

A 1997 telephone interview between Steve Magnante and Don Williamson, second owner of the legendary Brutus 1965 altered wheelbase funny car. Williamson describes the circumstances that led to near destruction of Brutus during a 1968 accident at the Irwindale Dragstrip.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

A 1997 telephone interview between Steve Magnante and Lew Arrington, owner and builder of the legendary Brutus 1965 GTO altered wheelbase funny car. Arrington passed away in 2008 but his legacy lives on.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Legend and Lore on 1965 and 1966 Mustangs from the book; Steve Magnante’s 1001 Mustang Facts !!Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Legend and Lore on 1953-’54 Corvettes from the book; Steve Magnante’s 1001 Corvette Facts !!Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Ray & Chris get a break from the rigors of carrying the show this week when A-List guest Steve Magnante is on. Steve covers his Junkyard Gold show on MotorTrend TV, and even gave us some insight as to how he pitches those shows to network executives. Steve also clues us in on his current Podcast & the upcoming Barret-Jackson auction coverage.

Description: In this episode, Steve delivers 26 final Buick Facts from the Suspension and Brakes and Number Crunching / Press Commentary segments of his book; Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle Car Facts. Get ready FORD fanatics your next !!Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Listen to Steve Magnante’s 1996 telephone interview with Detroit street racing legend Jimmy Addison as Steve gathers information for a magazine article he wrote for the October 1996 issue of Mopar Action magazine. Addison’s 1967 Hemi GTX was factory-backed and went undefeated on the Woodward Avenue street race scene. Listen as Addison describes how Chrysler funneled the latest Hemi parts his way to keep ahead of Pontiac Ram Air V GTO’s and Ford SOHC Galaxies. 31 minutesSupport the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Like episodes 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Episode 12 focuses on Pontiac muscle car history, but its’ also the last Pontiac episode before the podcast – and the book (Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle Car Facts) – shift over to 200 Oldsmobile facts. In this final Pontiac episode, author Steve Magnante narrates Facts 186 through 200, revealing how the transmission in 1977 Can Am’s and Trans Am’s differed, exactly how many 1964-’66 GTOs were factory built with Tri-Power induction, whether Pontiac drag racing legend Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick was really a farmer, and a lot, lot more! Episode 12 is your last chance to binge on Pontiac facts before we switch over to Oldsmobile coverage.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Episode 11 covers facts 170 through 185 from the Pontiac chapter of the book: Steve Magnante’s 1001Muscle car facts. In this episode, Steve discusses the merits of Pontiac’s various aluminum brake drum options, what went into Pontiacs Radial Tuned Suspension (RTS) system of the 1970’s, the surprising fact that far more 4-speed 1969 Trans Am’s were sold than automatics, and lots more.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Continuing the Pontiac muscle car coverage started in Episodes 7, 8 and 9, episode 10 covers Facts 152 through 169 of the book; Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle car Facts with explorations into how Pontiac sized clutch disc diameters to match vehicle weight and engine torque output, what it took to create the 194.5 cubic inch Tempest four cylinder engine in 1961, why 1967 GTO’s could be had with an optional “Step Down” package that had nothing to do with mashing the gas pedal, and a lot more!Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Like episodes 7 and 8, episode 9 continues the Pontiac coverage as Steve reads facts 134 through 151 from his book; Steve Magnante’s 1001 Muscle car Facts. In this episode, Steve tells how many GTO’s were built with factory-issued Ram Air equipment, how Pontiac engineers merged two Corvair Powerglide transaxles to create the four-speed Powershift transaxle for the 1963 A/FX Tempest / LeMans package, how the 1974 GTO’s 350 V8 stood above lesser 350’s and a whole lot more.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1340482)

Guest: Steve Magnante, Road Kill’s Junk Yard Gold on Motortrend and a Historian on the Barrett-Jackson Auctions.

(06-11-2020) - Randy & "Hot Rod" Bob in our milestone 200th show, catch up with Motor Trend TV's Steve Magnante of "Roadkill's Junkyard Gold" and Barrett-Jackson for some great car stories!   1) How Junkyard Gold came about (2:10)  2) Chris Jacobs = Clark Gable?  (11:36)  3) How the pandemic affected his show (27:50)  4) How he cut his own hair with cat clippers (33:29)  5) What wheels are in Steve's garage (36:51)

Steve joins us on the show again, this time to talk model building, Barrett-Jackson and Roadkill's Junkyard Gold. The king of car trivia always has interesting stories!!

Show friend and fellow Moparfile Steve Magnante calls in to talk about thelatest episodes of Junkyard Gold and his latest Barrett Jackson auction experience. Theboys get him talking about current trends in MOPAR collecting, as well as the best waysto upgrade and modify an older car. Ray calls attention to his comfy auction footwear too.

Show friend and fellow Moparfile Steve Magnante calls in to talk about thelatest episodes of Junkyard Gold and his latest Barrett Jackson auction experience. Theboys get him talking about current trends in MOPAR collecting, as well as the best waysto upgrade and modify an older car. Ray calls attention to his comfy auction footwear too.

Ray & Joe discuss the upcoming work to be done on the Chevelle project car, then share the mic with Steve Magnante who talks about his time as a commentator at the Barrett Jackson car auction. Things take an interesting turn when the talk goes to building & butchering model cars.

Ray & Joe discuss the upcoming work to be done on the Chevelle project car, then share the mic with Steve Magnante who talks about his time as a commentator at the Barrett Jackson car auction. Things take an interesting turn when the talk goes to building & butchering model cars.

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Ray & Joe talk with their studio guest about where to find hard to find specialty parts for their cars, then talk with author and Barrett Jackson commentator Steve Magnante, where they ask him to reveal some of his secret tactics from the auction floor. In typical fashion, Steve winds up talking about how those old 6-cylinder engines we know and love are cooler now than they ever were in years past.

Ray & Joe talk with their studio guest about where to find hard to find specialty parts for their cars, then talk with author and Barrett Jackson commentator Steve Magnante, where they ask him to reveal some of his secret tactics from the auction floor. In typical fashion, Steve winds up talking about how those old 6-cylinder engines we know and love are cooler now than they ever were in years past.

(12-23-2016) - What a year for Talking About Cars, listen to our Best of 2016 special edition with Henrik Fisker, Beau Boeckmann, Shirley Muldowney, Rick & Kelly Dale, Ben Collins, Kelly Hu, John Force, Ray Evernham, Cristy Lee, John D'Agostino, Steve Magnante, Mike Joy, Bob & Peggy Beck, Spike Feresten, Erica Enders-Stevens, Chris Jacobs, Richard Rawlings, Dan Short, Johnny Martinez, Rodney Allen Rippy, Tony Dow and Drew Alcozar! Wow....what a lineup! and we're just getting started for 2017!

(06-10-2016) Steve Magnante talks which Matchbox car ignited his interest in cars, how he moved from sharing an acting class with Alyson Hannigan & Tobey Maguire to sharing a stage with classic cars. IndyCar driver Townsend Bell on how driving the Indy 500 is like downing a dose of "Wasabi" and facing off with Mario Andretti in a pizza making contest! Listen! Subscribe! Follow! Retweet! Rate us!!