Cars Yeah with Mark Greene

Shan Fannin is an automotive artist who lives in Austin, Texas. She’s a professional artist who spent her early career in marketing and teaching elementary school art through a private homeschooling academy. When her husband added a 1961 Ford Thunderbird to the family garage she took on the challenge of painting her first automobile. That was 2014 and since then Shan’s focus and goal is to become one of the finest automotive artists in the country. Her work can be described as 90% realistic with 10% self-expression. She works primarily in large scale with mixed acrylic media.

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Tim Kawasaki is the Manager of Sales, Shipping, and New Product Development at Wheel Vintiques in City of Industry, California. The company is under the umbrella of the Coker Group of companies. Since 1986, Wheel Vintiques has been manufacturing steel wheels for restored classics, muscle cars, and hot rods. They design and manufacture their wheels in house right here in the USA. Their passion for detail and authentic O.E. fitment ensure clients precise sizing and accurate bolt pattern fit. Tim’s father is Wade Kawasaki, a past guest on Cars Yeah and President and COO at Coker Tires and he’s also the 2017 SEMA Chair elect.

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Dave DiMaria owns Vintage Car Works in Englewood, Colorado. There, he and his talented craftsmen have focused on the care and restoration of Porsche GT Carreras and Spyders. They have restored and race prepped vintage Porsche models including the: 904, 906, 550A, 718 LM, RS, Spyder, Carrera, and many others. Since the late 90s his shop has become internationally known for restoring these iconic and rare vintage race cars. His restorations have earned first place trophies at concours events including Amelia Island, Pebble Beach, Porsche Parades, and many others and his projects have brought record prices at auctions.

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Donald Osborne is an automotive consultant, historian, and Accredited Senior Appraiser and a member of the American Society of Appraisers. He is the Principal of Donald W. Osborne LLC / Automotive Valuation Services where he advises on collection building, vehicle acquisition, and sales. You’ll find Donald on the CNBC Primetime TV Show, Jay Leno’s Garage, or walking the lawns of numerous concours events around the world, and as a contributing automotive journalist for the finest publications available. His newest venture is a book titled Stile Transatlantico/ Transatlantic Style: A Romance of Fins and Chrome. He teamed up with photographer Michael Furman and Coachbuilt Press to create a spectacular glimpse of the automobiles built in the decade and a half spanning the end of World War II and 1960. Owners of the book will be able to scan the cover using a special app on their smart phones and watch a movie in which Donald talks about the making of this book.

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Tim Lingerfelt owns Carolina Coach Crafters in Mooresville, North Carolina. There, he and his talented craftsmen and fabricators work to eternalize the allure of the classic automobile through true craftsmanship. They do mechanical, metal shaping, paint, and paint correction along with special projects. While Tim has a passion for the Porsche marque, at Carolina Coach Crafters they work on numerous automotive marques. They strive to preserve the history of the automobile; where it was made, for what purpose, and by whom – because they believe the design is in the details. Their mantra: You dream, we fulfill.

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Leigh Diffey is a native of Brisbane, Australian who lives in the U.S. and is a Play-by-Play Announcer with NBC Sports. Leigh is the voice of Formula One television and IndyCar. He travels the world covering Formula One along with David Hobbs and Steve Matchett. He was SPEED’s announcer and host for the Grand-Am Rolex Sportscar Series, US rounds of the MotoGP, and he was a regular host on SPEED Center and The Speed Report. No doubt you've heard his voice on numerous other sports coverage shows around the world with his technical prowess including: the Olympics, World Cup Luge, NASCAR, golf, sailing, and rugby. Leigh has also worked for the BBC commentating the Superbike World Championship and World Rally racing.

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Kellen Silverthorn is an automotive artist and stone sculpture who has been car obsessed since his earliest memories. He is a collector of automotive fine art who has channeled his obsessions in to stone sculpting. His is a painstaking, and physically laborious process where he creates automotive sculptures from a single block of the finest quality marbles available. Each piece of stone is hand selected for its virtual kaleidoscope of natural color and patter. Hours of intricate hand finishing and painstaking inlays interwoven with the latest in computer-aided-milling robotics. Each of his works is a one-of-a-kind piece of art. From classic cars, muscle cars, sports cars, to exotics, you’ll end up with something to treasure for your life.

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Deb Pollack is a luxury automotive consultant with a focus on promoting her clients, their products, and services to the automotive enthusiast. She has spent the better part of three decades representing quality companies with big names and big reputations including: Mitsubishi Motors, GM, Ferrari, Maserati, Singer Vehicle Design, plus numerous concours events around the country. A philanthropist at heart, Deb’s advocated the ability to team cars and camaraderie together bringing a support and focus to the challenges of Parkinson’s disease. She is the founder of Drive Toward a Cure, an all-new non-profit alternative to the numerous ‘for profit’ driving events, creating a new driving event to raise funds and awareness to benefit finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

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Francielena Mendez is an industrial engineer from Venezuela who has been based in Panama for the last two years. Before moving to Panama she was the technical trainer for the Automotive Aftermarket Division of 3M Venezuela. Today she is the Product and Training Specialist for Meguiar’s car care products in Latin America covering the territory from Mexico to Argentina. She trains Meguiar’s staff and customers to become more skilled in their detailing utilizing the extensive line of quality car care products that Meguiar’s has to offer.

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Tony Zeal is the Global Training Manager at CTEK in Vikmanshyttan, Sweden. CTEK is a global company whose mantra, Maximizing Battery Performance, amply describes their goal. Formed in 1997, CTEK designs and builds a smarter battery charger and maintainer using a unique charge algorithm ensuring your battery stays charged and in proper working order saving you time and money. Tony was born in Cardiff, Wales and began his career as an apprentice with Vauxhall, General Motors. He worked for the Royal Automobile Club for 23 years and as a product development manager for Rozone, the UK Midtronics distributor. In 2012 he joined CTEK as a business development manager before opening and running their training school in Sweden.

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Josh Reaume can be described as unique, versatile, and experienced. Born in California to Canadian parents, Josh was raised in Africa and has raced cars around the globe. Today Josh lives in North Carolina. Often described as the “African Squirrel” he is a 2012 graduate of the University of Victoria with a Mechanical Engineering degree which he puts to good use engineering the car he races in the NASCAR XFinity Series for RSS Racing. Yes, Josh works as the team engineer during the week and drives on the weekends. Josh is part of NASCAR’s next generation, equal parts driver and engineer.

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Kurt Ernst is the Editor of the Hemmings Daily, the world’s leading classic Car News Source. At Hemmings dot com you’ll find classified ads, the latest stories relating to classic cars, all the Hemmings magazine publications, all the automotive events, a store filled with all kinds of cool things, and much, much more. A few years out of college Kurt spent some time club racing in the SCCA. He’s worked as a freelance automotive photographer and journalist and got to work on an Indy Car team. Today he overseas the many editorial offerings at Hemmings Daily and is a regular guest on Hemmings Motor News Radio.

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Michael Pistello is a third generation racer who has spent a lifetime around racecars, hot rods, and motorcycles. He’s a certified tool and die maker who has perfected his craft for over 30 years. Michael has raced in the NHRA, IHRA, and NMCA in a number of classes for over 25 years. His machine shop specializes in vintage racing engines and mechanical restoration for vintage cars with a special provenance in history. He combines old-world metal working methods with the latest technology including 3D modeling, CNC machining, and digital reproductions allowing him to reproduce almost any vintage component for his restorations.

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Jason Torchinsky is a writer and an artist who indulges is disturbingly deep obsession with automobiles, in his role as Associate Editor on the popular website, Jalopnik. Jason has written a book, opened for George Carlin as a stand-up comedian, written for the Onion, and he’s had art installations in several cities around the world. Jason’s raced cars, wrecked cars, and produced many car-related artworks, articles, and talks. Jason grew up in North Carolina, lived a long time in Los Angeles, and is now back in North Carolina, which he’s hoping doesn’t make him some kind of loser.

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Bobby Rahal is the Co-Owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in Hillard, Ohio and Brownsburg, Indiana. He worked his way up through the racing ranks starting with SCCA’s feeder series in Formula Atlantic, then to European Formula Two. During an 18-year career spanning F1, Can-Am, Le Mans/IMSA, and CART, Bobby notched three CART championships, including a win at the 1986 Indy 500. He won at the 1981 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1987 12 Hours of Sebring. With 264 race starts for five teams he took 18 poles and scored 24 wins including back-to-back CART championships. Today Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has won races in CART/Champ Car, the IndyCar Series, the Indy Racing League, Indy Lights, and the American LeMans Series.

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Jim Cowan is the CEO at Diecasm / Automodello in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The company was founded based on a passion to bring overlooked marques and models to life through hand-built Resin Art™ replicas. Jim is a collector who has worked in the nonprofit sector his entire career. He decided to create a company that could bring collectors and nonprofit organizations together by bridging the gap between these two. At Diecasm you buy a model, choose a nonprofit or charitable organization from their eligible list, and 10% of the net sales revenues are donated to that organization. Jim business partner is past Cars Yeah guest and automotive designer Raffi Minasian. With hundreds of models to choose from no doubt James has the prefect car for you.

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Donnie Calloway has spent over 30 years restoring magnificent collectible cars, most of them Ferraris. It started with him growing up in Los Angeles, then working at Hollywood Sports Cars, and soon thereafter, spending time in Hawaii with an uncle learning to hand form aluminum bodies. He does complete restorations, does all his own engine work, documents the builds, and reassembles concours level cars that win first places and breaking world records at auctions. Donnie has worked on pretty much every Ferrari model made including 512 BBs, 365 2+2s, TDFs, James Coburn’s California Spyder, and many, many others.

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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.

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Jason Len is the President at XK’s Unlimited in San Luis Obispo, California. He is a worldwide supplier of Classic Jaguar parts and restores classic Jaguars and other collectible automobiles. He’s earned a worldwide reputation as an expert in his field after 43 years of business. Jason is a passionate sports car racer who started racing with the SCCA back in the mid 70s in an HP Sprite, a car he’s raced continuously every since. He ran an IMSA Corvette for a few years and he’s raced his E-Type Jaguar for 35+ years, originally in SCCA and now as a vintage racing participant. He also restores classic motorcycles and enjoyed touring on a bike and has been as far north as the Arctic Circle and south to Mexico City plus touring in the Western United States and Europe.

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Warren Lubow owns and operations Wild About Cars Garage in Kirkland, Washington. He is a seasoned automotive expert with a deep knowledge in classic cars, the automotive industry, collections management, restorations, sales, and service. His 10,000 square foot facility is a place to store vehicles, host events, or just hang out with like-minded enthusiasts. Warren can assist you with automobile searches, consignment sales, and more. Warren’s spent time helping at the LeMay-America’s Cars Museum in Tacoma, Washington and oversees several automobile collections for his clients.

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John Larson is the CEO of Bestop, the largest manufacturer of soft tops for Jeep Wrangler and CJ’s in the world. They are the sole supplier of factory soft tops for Jeep Wranglers since 1986. They have a long history of innovative and high-quality products. John worked at General Motors Corporation in several significant positions including General Director of Finance for U.S. Sales and General Manager of the Buick, Pontiac, and GMC Divisions. He was the CEO of Escort, a leading manufacturer of radar detectors and other automotive electronics accessories. John’s lectured at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management’s Executive Leadership series and is a guest lecturer at Northern Illinois University’s School of Business. He also serves as the Lead Director for the Board of KAR Auction Services, voted a top public company in Indiana.

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Bill Atalla is the founder of Autoinformant, a social network for automotive enthusiasts. Often referred to as the “Facebook for Cars”, Autoinformant is building a powerful and growing community connected by a passion for cars helping others grow their interests. You create your own profile, build shareable pages for your cars, discover customized content based on your individual interests, and connect with like-minded automotive enthusiasts. Bill is also the Chairman and CEO of Tristrata, an internet software security company that provides comprehensive information security solutions for Fortune 500 corporations and governments worldwide. His 35 plus year career has focused in starting, building, and leading companies in diverse industries. Bill is also a life long classic car and auto racing fan.

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