Carstories

Dan Greenawalt is the Creative Director at Turn 10.  They’re the people responsible for the entire Forza Motorsports series on XBOX.  Dan sat down one-on-one with A.J. on the CarStories.com Podcast to talk about how a car guy turned video game designer created one of the greatest racing simulators ever.

Mike Regalia of Regalia Concours Restorations sits down one on one with A.J. of the CarStories.com Podcast.  They talk about his long career restoring numerous Pebble Beach Best-In-Show winner, selling Steve McQueen’s Ferrari 250 Lusso and now selling McQueen’s 1976 Porsche 930 at the upcoming Mecum Auctions in Monterey.

Patrick George is the Associate Editor of Jalopnik.com.  Patrick stopped by to chat with A.J. on the CarStories.com Podcast about embarrassing things we’ve put on our cars as kids, what a day at Jalopnik is like, the best car he’s driven this year and what happened to the Camaro he crashed.

RJ de Vera has been a pioneer in the SoCal car scene since he was 14.  He chats with A.J. on the CarStories.com Podcast about his love of import cars, how he's been able to turn his passion in a career and his involvement with The Fast and The Furious.

Myron Vernis or "Junkman" as he's known on Jalopnik, sat down with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to discuss this eclectic love of cars.  He talks about how his taste in automobiles has evolved over the years and how he is now into collecting Japanese cars.  Myron also brought Mike from Right Drive.  Mike explains the process of importing cars from Japan and how he came across Myron’s Mazda Luce.

Amber Blonigan is the founder of Los Angeles based repair shop, Gi Motorsports.  After being dissatisfied with the lack of honest mechanics, Amber quit her high-paying job, to start her own business.  11 years later, Amber has turned Gi Motorsports into a high-end exotic service, repair and performance shop.  She talks with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast about how her company has evolved over the last decade.

"Lightning" of 106.7 KROQ in Los Angeles talks with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast about how he developed his love of customizing cars and just how difficult it is for one guy to build a SEMA truck.

David Kennedy is the Editor-In-Chief of HOT ROD.  David is a lifelong car and truck guy with a passion for powertrains.  He sits down with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about growing up with East Coast car culture, making the transition from diesel trucks to hot rods, and how the legendary magazine has evolved over the years.

John Clinard of Ford and Irvine Cars & Coffee sits down with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about how him and a group of friends created one of the most legendary weekly car shows in the world.  John also talks about how and why that famous weekly car show suddenly came to an end.

Scott Painter is the founder and CEO of TrueCar.  Scott joined A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast for a one-on-one interview about how he took his entrepreneurial spirit, combined it with his hobby of helping others buy new cars and was able to turn that into the automotive-tech giant its known as today.

Filmmakers Nate Adams and Matt D'Andria sit down with A.J. on the CarStories Podcast to discuss the two year project of creating the documentary, WINNING: The Racing Life of Paul Newman.

John Hotchkis Jr.'s name is synonymous with sport suspension, but his father John Sr. has had an incredible career campaigning Porsches around the world.  Both John Sr. & Jr. sit down with A.J. on the CarStories.com Podcast to talk about racing in IMSA, at Le Mans, Daytona and Sebring.

Petrolicious founder Afshin Behnia sits down with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about the creative force behind his website, Petrolicious.  They discuss how the online world has become the perfect marketplace for automotive content, the struggles that come with launching your own company and what is in Afshin’s personal car collection.

Richard Rawlings of Gas Monkey Garage and the Discovery Channel show Fast & Loud joins A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about the cars he's bought, built and flipped over the years.  They discuss the current trends in automotive customization, his personal collection and his mist recent acquisitions from the Barrett-Jackson auctions.

GiGi Carlton was Robert E. Petersen's right hand woman.  She joins A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about her life by Mr. and Mrs. Petersen's side, growing up around cars in Hollywood and how her involved with the 1984 Summer Olympics is one of her greatest accomplishments.

Ken Lingenfelter of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering stops by the CarStories.com podcast to speak one-on-one with A.J. about his car collection that now exceeds 200 vehicles.  1/3 Corvettes, 1/3 Muscle Cars and 1/3 Exotics, Ken uses his collection as a source to fundraise and give back to the community.  He also doesn't just let his cars sit and rot.  Ken drives as much of the collection as he possible can, given the Michigan climate.  He also talks about how he can't wait to take delivery of his LaFerrari.

Indy 500 winner and racing legend Danny Sullivan joins A.J. trackside from The Thermal Club for the CarStories.com podcast.  They discuss his astonishing career in racing, his fames "spin and win" move and being the guest of honor at the 1st annual Petersen Invitational.

Porsche factory racing driver Patrick Long sits down with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about his life in racing, his love of driving and his upcoming event you can't pronounce called, "luftgekuhlt."

Automotive collector David S.K. Lee sits down with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast to talk about what car collecting means to him and how he's managed to accumulate one of the finest Ferrari collections in

Automotive Photographer Evan Klein has shot just about every car made for every car magazine.  His photos have landed on the cover of Motor Trend, CAR and DRIVER, Road and Track and a whole lot more.  Evan shares his story with A.J. on the CarStories.com podcast where he talks about shooting a $35,000,000 Ferrari and how he still takes the time to teach others how to photograph their cars.