BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show

Break/Fix Podcast returns with an interview with Vince Finaldi, who is taking over leadership of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance after Sandra Button’s 40-year tenure. Finaldi shares his Italian-American automotive family history, early exposure to imported exotics, and a lifelong buy-fix-sell approach that funded his education after four years as a Marine infantryman, alongside a 22-year career as a trial lawyer handling high-stakes civil cases for sexual abuse victims. He recounts chasing and restoring Lamborghini Miuras, including buying one in 2015 with help from Valentino Balboni and sourcing rare parts through industry contacts. Vince explains how Pebble Beach must evolve carefully by welcoming important newer cars while preserving rigorous judging standards, emphasizing the concours as a “classroom,” its charity mission, youth-access programs, and upcoming celebrations including the 75th anniversary and a major Miura gathering for its 60th anniversary.

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00:00 Pebble Beach Concours New Era
01:15 Vince's Family Roots in Cars
03:37 Falling for the Miura
06:15 Flipping Cars to Fund Dreams
12:37 Deep Dive Car Obsession & Hunting the Next Classic
16:14 From Courtroom to Carmel
20:11 Taking the Pebble Torch
22:13 How Concours Evolves
23:51 Concours Origins and the Tour d'Elegance
25:57 Market Shift in Collecting
27:52 Concours as Classroom and Making Room for New Greats
32:39 Do EVs Belong Here?
33:59 Youth Access and Free Events
35:20 Car Week Business Reality
39:21 Pebble Vision and Standards
41:30 How to Apply and Get In
42:05 Building Future Featured Classes
44:32 Miura Anniversary and Dream Classes
47:01 Small Changes Ahead
48:06 75th Anniversary Wrap Up
50:10 Sponsor and Show Outro

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Motoring Historian Jon Summers examines claims that electric vehicles frequently catch fire, drawing on a Society of Automotive Engineers talk in Palo Alto by Dr. Abid Kemal of Exponent, a firm known for major failure investigations. He says vehicle fires have halved since 1980 and usually involve 10–20-year-old cars, while EVs appear 5–10 times less likely to burn than ICE vehicles, though their fires can occur later—on tow trucks or weeks in yards—because stranded battery energy remains after a crash. He explains thermal runaway: a weak cell heats from charge cycles, damages neighbors, melts plastics, boils electrolyte, generates oxygen, and can ignite in milliseconds, with severity influenced by state of charge. Examples include the 2021 Chevy Bolt battery recall and GM’s 80% charge limit, shipping policies under 50% charge, and the need for firefighter and tow-industry training.

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00:00 EV Fire Panic
02:36 Conspiracy Claims
04:22 What The Data Says
05:07 Why EV Fires Differ
07:41 Who Is Exponent?
08:24 A Quick EV History
11:53 Inside Battery Packs
14:49 Thermal Runaway Explained
19:53 Charge Level Risks
22:39 Recalls And Real Cases
23:37 Final Takeaways 

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Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel. Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

This Evening With A Legend welcomes road racing standout Tommy Kendall tracing his long path to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Tommy recounts early racing beginnings, limited U.S.-Europe crossover in his prime, and how a secret pre-Saleen S7 plan led to his 2000 Le Mans debut in a Franz Konrad Porsche, including a spoof “Fumfour” story published during the race. He describes Le Mans’ unmatched speed, endurance-race sleep discipline, international pageantry, and the shift to relentless modern pace. Kendall then details his 2013 return with the factory SRT Viper GTS-R amid heavy rain, long cautions, a fatal early accident, a risky slick-tire stint without traction control, and a right-rear failure that made it his worst stint. He also discusses Corvette-Viper rivalry, broadcasting Le Mans remotely, Daytona vs. Le Mans demands, dream cars, and possible Le Mans Classic interest.

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00:00 Meet Tommy Kendall
01:49 Early Racing Dreams
03:54 Why Le Mans Took Time and His Secret 2000 Entry
08:55 First Laps Reality Check
11:44 Endurance Sleep Strategy
14:51 Team Chemistry & Pageantry
16:49 American Pride in 2000 and Garage 56 Reaction
20:14 Dream TransAm Choice for Le Mans
21:54 Road Back to 2013 ... the Viper Deal Comes Together
27:10 Viper Corvette Rivalry
30:15 Chasing Le Mans Podium
31:08 Viper versus TransAm?
35:27 The Worst Stint of Tommy's Life: The Night Rain Tire Gamble
42:16 Calling Races From Afar
44:19 Why Endurance Matters
47:50 Dream Cars And Le Mans Classic
49:33 Whats Next? And Farewell

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To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups.

Break/Fix Podcast welcomes Greg Stanley, host of The Collector Car Podcast and author of The Enthusiast’s Guide to Collector Cars, to discuss his path into the collector-car world and how a passion project podcast led to consulting as a car specialist with RM/Sotheby’s, including sourcing cars such as the Ferrari 330 LM/250 GTO that sold for $51.7 million. Greg shares the story behind his rare, unrestored, family-owned Pontiac GTO in Tiger Gold and his multi-year effort to get it featured on Jay Leno’s Garage, including an on-site interview with Leno. He reflects on interview insights, shifting focus away from pure valuations toward stories and experience, and explains why he wrote an entry-level guide to help newcomers and even non-enthusiast partners understand the hobby. We also discuss generational trends, engaging kids at events, the “last analog” era, future collectibles, and Greg’s upcoming Porsche enthusiast guide and book tour schedule.

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00:00 Meet Greg Stanley!
01:17 Origin Story: Starting a Car Podcast and Breaking Into RM/Sothebys
05:21 Life as Car Specialist
05:55 The Tiger Gold GTO & Getting on Jay Leno
14:53 Interview Surprises
17:45 Market Trends and Values
21:00 Generational Shift in Collecting
22:47 Why Write the Guide?
25:41 Getting Kids Into Classics
29:15 The School Bus Story
31:35 Pitstop: Porsche 959 vs F40?
34:50 Writing the Enthusiast Guide and avoiding Jargon for Newbies
40:37 Inside the new Porsche Book
45:06 Future of Collecting, Top Future Collectibles?
52:06 What's Next for Greg?
52:45 Where to Buy the Book and Farewell

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The inaugural episode of Automotive History Live! introduces a new show presented by the Studebaker National Museum and sponsored by the Society of Automotive Historians, with hosts joined by Studebaker archivist Andrew Beckman. Beckman traces Studebaker’s origins from an 1840s South Bend blacksmith shop to the world’s largest wagon builder, its early electric (1902) and gasoline (1904) automobile efforts via partnerships, and its lasting civic and industrial impact on South Bend. He explains the museum’s evolution from Studebaker’s corporate collection to today’s 2005 facility, its archives access and research services, and notable holdings including presidential carriages and the screen-used 1951 “Fozzie Bear” Studebaker. The conversation highlights regional museum collaborations, details the boutique Concours d’Elegance at Copshaholm and its rotating classes, and previews the Automotive History Live conference programming and preservation mission.

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00:00 Show Launch!
02:06 Studebaker Origins: From Wagons to Cars
05:34 South Bend Indiana Legacy
07:17 Supplier Ecosystem
11:02 Museum Founded (2005)
13:27 Archives Return & Preserving Records
19:47 Packard Connections
22:18 A Must See Collection
24:49 Museum Partnerships
28:48 Copshaholm Concours d'Elegance
40:20 Fun Classes and Lemons!
41:55 Automotive History Live Launch
48:01 Preserving Truthful History
49:44 Dream Museum Upgrades
52:01 Thanks and Wrap Up

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This episode is part of our AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY LIVE! SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The Studebaker National Museum and The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH) and was recorded in front of a live studio audience.