Since the 1800s Studebaker was a brand entrenched in America, once the largest vehicle manufacturer in the world. On this week’s podcast we follow the rise and fall of the company and some of the stand out vehicles from it’s history including the Budweiser Clydesdale wagons and the glamorous Studebaker Hawk GT and Studebaker Avanti. On the show we also get to speak with Andy Beckman from the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana The Curbside Classic Car Show podcast is a fun look at the world of vintage cars, car events and the people that make them happen. Related Stories Jim Ch ..read more

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, discuss Brooks Stevens, the best designer you’ve never heard of. What did he design? How about the beautiful 1962 Studebaker Hawk GT, the Jeep Wagoneer and even the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile! The Curbside Classic Car Show podcast is a fun look at the world of vintage cars, car events and the people that make them happen. Related Stories Brooks Stevens’ Studebaker Hawk Brooks Stevens’ Evinrude Rooney Lakester Our Podcast Music We’d like to thank the incomparable Wendy DeWitt, t ..read more

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, discuss Lake County’s Boat Races, a challenge of junk cars, junk boats and a soapy track making a night of true enjoyment for anyone who loves the demolition derby and an extreme version of the most ridiculous and fun racing event on the west coast. The Curbside Classic Car Show podcast is a fun look at the world of vintage cars, car events and the people that make them happen. We also look at a variety of amphibious vehicles today and in history. Gibbs Quad Ski Amphicar Gibbs Quad Ski Wet Nelly - Bond's ..read more

This week Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, dicuss Horace and John Dodge, pioneers, innovators and manufacturers of vehicles. But also inventors and visionaries. And hooligans, starting bar fights and building a mansion to anger Detroit socialites. The Curbside Classic Car SHow features topics of interest to the classic car enthusiast. This fun and light podcast is a great look at vintage cars and the people who created them. We also visit the World of Speed Museum through the eyes of Andy Imhof of the Boost, Booze & Barbecue and Pardon My ..read more

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, speak with legendary customizer Darryl Starbird in this week’s episode. At 86 Darryl Starbird is still working in his shop, producing car shows and more. Plus we learn some exciting plans in Darryl’s future and get some tips and history from one of the kings in the kustom kar world. Darryl is the king of the bubble top and we learn how he figured out the process to make these bubble tops, how the Predicta’s electronics worked and more. The Curbside Classic Car Show podcast is released each Friday at 8 ..read more

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, speak with legendary customizer Gene Winfield in this week’s episode. At 92 Gene Winfield is still working in his shop, doing live demonstrations of chopping tops at car shows, shooting training videos, holding classes and more. Plus we learn some exciting plans in Gene’s future and get some tips and history from one of the kings in the kustom kar world. Gene is a great guy with incredible knowledge and it is a real treat to share this interview with our audience. The Curbside Classic Car Show podcast is relea ..read more

Famed customizer Bill Cushenberry worked with the likes of George Barris, even helping to shape the famed 1960s Batmobile. He was a true design artist himself whose groundbreaking work included the car that got away, the Space Coupe. 50 years after its disappearance it turned-up in a field and Barry Gremillion is working with a team to bring it back to life. What happened to the car, where are they now, and when can we see it? In part two of the interview with Barry we will learn when we might actually see the Space Coupe finished. Then we speak with Steve Hall from the Mustang Owners Museum ..read more

Famed customizer Bill Cushenberry worked with the likes of George Barris, even helping to shape the famed 1960s Batmobile. He was a true design artist himself whose groundbreaking work included the car that got away, the Space Coupe. 50 years after its disappearance it turned-up in a field and Barry Gremillion is working with a team to bring it back to life. What happened to the car, where are they now, and when can we see it? In part one of the interview with Barry we will learn more about what it takes to bring a classic origial kustom back to life and where it's headed. Then we speak with C ..read more

Edsel - just the name is associated with failure despite the man from whom the name came being behind credited with saving Ford and inspiring great vehicles. This week Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel recount the things that led up to the failure of Edsel and talk about the cars themselves, including their role as a modern-day collectible. For photos and more information, check out the story of Edsel on Cherry Classics. Read our coverage of a resto-mod 1959 Edsel ..read more

Henry Ford is the man credited with inventing the assembly line although he actually didn't, but what he did do is convert the automobile from a niche product that only enthusiasts and the very wealthy could enjoy into something that transformed the landscape of the US and so many other countries. He also set new standards for pay for the American worker but there was also a very dark side to the man, with racist tendencies that were so extreme that he was awarded by the Nazis. Join Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel as they look back in history at a man whose greatness touched all of our lives and w ..read more