No Driving Gloves

It is a holiday week at NDG, but we didn't want to leave you without an episode! We are going back in time to Episode 2 Electrifying Car Talk. We talk about electric cars and Tesla. We will be revisiting this topic within the next few weeks and a refresher is good for everyone. So enjoy and listen to the newbies in one of the earliest casts.

After a video was posted on the internet about how museums are bad, No Driving Gloves takes a look from the other side. Maybe the tables should be turned? Maybe not? You tell us.

We somehow missed our topic this week and strayed off on movie and TV cars. Who has the best history for TV cars? What was the most exciting must see car movie? Well we didn’t really answer those questions but provided food for thought.

In 70+ year of collectors cars, we have heard some stupid things. While this isn't a complete list, we do bring up some of the dumbest and oddest things we have seen or heard in the industry. We also start our countdown to episode 100 with a special announcement in this episode!

Will's wrap up of McPherson Car Show, then we talk wrap and paint.

Are today's children growing up to be "Car People"? Derek and John feel there is hope. Find out why they this way. Derek gets a new "toy".

Having attended their respective local new car Auto Shows John and Derek discuss some the great things they provide. Of course, they also hit on a few complaints about the shows and maybe a few of the manufactures shortcomings.

McPherson College is talked about often on No Driving Gloves as it is John and Will's alma mater. The first weekend in May the school hosts a car show presented by the Restoration Students.  They take this opportunity to discuss their time at the college and how McPherson has led them to the lives they enjoy today.

A classic gets damaged, does it have an impact on value? Cash. Historic. John and Derek approach these topics. When does a salvage title matter, at what age do we lose concern? Again maybe providing more questions than answers. They close with a serious "sinkhole" of a question.

Geoff Hacker with Undiscovered CLassics and Forgotten Fiberglass joins John and Derek this week to discuss his passion for finding, locating, and saving the creations of automotive innovators from the past. Geoff keeps alive the one-two -or three offs that were created by hand filling someone's dream. Sometimes these cars made a small production run, sometimes not. There are a lot of twists and turns to the conversation in this 65 minutes of discussion.

After tackling major shows last week, all 3 guys join forces to discuss auctions. Too many? Some insight on bidding? Good for the hobby? Can you go just to look and not buy? ALl this and more!

Are there too many national shows/Concours on the calendar? While Derek takes a week off Will and John take a look at this question. They also touch on the life of the self-employed. 

After questioning an award at a major event, the guys decide to discuss the ugly cars, why they might be ugly, and why they aren't ugly (OK mostly John here). In a better late than never episode! John also tried a different editing technique. Give us your feedback.

How do you safely bring a car out of hibernation after 50, 60 or 80 years? We start to touch on that topic. After discussing the Keeneland Concour and the Carriage class and a few personal going on's in John's Life. An exciting time this episode!

The chatter is all about trucks, new models, mini trucks, tailgates $100K half ton, towing. We try to cover it all, put one hour is to little. 

Schedules have the guys buried, but get ready for next week by reviewing one of our earliest episodes! Until next week!

Have you ever fantasized about vintage racing? Vintage racing at the top level? Driving an F1 car? This week’s guest Bud Moeller, does those things and more. Hear him describe G-Forces, holding records at numerous circuits, how you actually decide to buy a Formula One car and what you might expect to pay. You might find out that last year’s race car is your ticket. John also has an announcement.

Eric Perrine of the Birmingham Mopar Club joins us this week to discuss the Mopar Madness Event he has put together in conjunction with the Birmingham stop on the O'Reilly’s World of Wheels. This Mopar feature will have over 50 of the coolest Mopars spanning decades. Expect to see 7 or 8 winged Mopars. Bobby Allison will be there with a replica of his famous NASCAR racer. Look for special cars from Tim Welborn and the Welborn Muscle Car Museum. After the interview, John and Derek briefly discuss the importance of shows in general.

Brett Hatfield from ReadtheDriven.com, the Driven podcast, and writer and auction editor with Sports Car Market and American Collector Car Magazines joins us this week to recap Arizona Auction Week, how he found this career path, and how a wheelbarrow of traffic citations ended up with him owning a 1960 Corvette.

Episode 77- Evans Waterless Coolant technical sales director Chris Sebas joins Derek and John to explain Evans, what it does and how to use it. Chris then gets some hard questions about the product. Some questions even will be answered on Episode 78 as we needed to back to the tech and lab guys to get some answers.