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Automotive History Live hosts Colin Clark and Len Johnson from the Ian Fleming Foundation about preserving, restoring, and exhibiting authentic screen-used James Bond vehicles. They recount the foundation’s origins with the $3,000 purchase and restoration of the Neptune submarine from For Your Eyes Only, which gained attention via a People Magazine story and led to tips about other vehicles. Colin and Len explain how they authenticate vehicles using VINs, build sheets, provenance, film-scene matching, and producer verification, and describe challenging restorations such as the damaged film fire truck and the Lockheed Jetstar from Goldfinger. The collection totals about 40 vehicles and tours museums via loans to fund upkeep, while the foundation’s broader mission promotes Ian Fleming through scholarships and teen literacy grants and aims for a permanent museum.

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00:00 Bond Cars Legacy
01:51 Neptune Submarine Origins
03:11 People Magazine Breakthrough
04:32 Authenticating On-Screen Cars
07:41 Restoration War Stories
12:14 The Lost Goldfinger Aston-Martin DB5
14:13 Gadgets And Modifications
15:14 Ian Fleming Foundation Collection Highlights
16:55 The "Wet Bike" (Jet Ski) First Appears in Bond Film
18:42 Mission and Museum Dream
20:26 Bond In The Modern Era
27:24 What Car is Next?
32:54 Collecting the Fleet
36:57 Goldfinger Jetstar Rescue
40:37 Dream Bond Vehicle Wishlist
42:44 Where to See Them
47:01 Moving Museum Logistics
48:48 Join the Ian Fleming Foundation and Support
50:56 Future Foundation Vision
51:37 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.

Andrew Beckman of the Studebaker National Museum recounts how Studebaker’s New Carlisle, Indiana Proving Ground—opened in 1926 with a three-mile high-speed oval—unexpectedly hosted major Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) gatherings from 1950–1953, enabled largely through sports-car-enthusiast designers tied to Raymond Loewy Associates. Using archives and period coverage, he highlights the cars, personalities, results, and humorous race “shenanigans,” including appearances by Jim Kimberly’s early Ferrari, Jaguars, specials, and Studebaker-linked hybrids, plus growing attendance before the events ended amid Studebaker’s financial struggles. The talk then shifts to Sherwood Egbert’s 1961 push for a new sports car, leading to the Loewy-designed Avanti and Andy Granatelli’s Paxton-engineered performance program. Studebaker’s Bonneville efforts set 29 USAC records in 1962 and 72 more in 1963, spawned Super Lark/Hawk packages, narrowly missed 200 mph with the Avanti “Due Cento,” and ultimately ended as South Bend production shut down, though a Studebaker Avanti finally exceeded 200 mph in 1993.

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00:00 Studebaker Performance
01:30 New Carlisle Surprise Meet
03:09 Inside The Proving Grounds
07:49 Designers And Their Cars, Exotics and Oddballs
15:19 Racing Format And Results
17:59 More Meets 1951 the Final 1953 Event Fallout
24:05 The Unbuilt Sports Car
25:10 Selling Sporty Studebakers
28:35 Avanti Built to go Fast!
33:00 Bonneville Record Run
36:44 Super Larks And Hawks
40:10 Chasing Two Hundred Miles per Hours
40:58 Studebakers Legacy
43:33 Audience Q & A and wrap-up

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This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience.

This episode of Formula Fanatics recaps three 2026 races with heavy commentary on boring street circuits, safety car rules, and car software dependence. In Azerbaijan (Baku), Audi starts at the back after upgrades, Kimi recovers from 16th, Stroll retires on lap 9, multiple yellows slow the race, and it finishes under caution with George Russell winning from pole by a tenth over Verstappen, followed by Hadjar; Leclerc is fourth and Kimi fifth, while Bottas’ crash sparks discussion of software-controlled drivetrains. The Bahrain GP in Malaysia is rain-delayed and red-flagged on the formation lap due to a wet-mode software limp issue; strategy chaos follows, including Hamilton starting on slicks, Perez pitting six times, and a finish of Verstappen, Kimi, and Hamilton. Singapore features rain delays, the final sprint of the season, Russell crashing in the sprint and starting last for the race, Stroll retiring again, and Verstappen winning ahead of Leclerc and Kimi, with discussion of Mercedes/Russell-Kimi fan drama and Kimi’s likely title run-in.

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00:00 Lance Stroll Roast!
01:30 Google Gemini F1Report Teasers
02:13 Azerbaijan (Baku) Race
04:09 Stroll + Aston Debate
06:48 Boring Race Broadcast
08:59 Safety Car Rules Rant
11:10 Lewis Passing Torch to Kimi?
15:03 Baku Finish and Bottas Glitch
16:29 Why are You Hating on Audi?
19:11 Gemini's Baku Recap
20:24 Bahrain GP in Malaysia Recap
23:39 Sepang Returns: Rain Drama and Are Drivers Still Driving?
26:52 Hamilton Slicks Gamble
29:19 Chaos, Pits, and Perez
31:17 Safety Car + Lando Scare
32:24 Final Podium Recap; Stroll and Aston Points!
33:23 Toto Wolff responds to F1 Fans (and Haters alike)
34:53 Russell vs Kimi Driver Debate
39:39 F1 Futures
41:02 Singapore Sprint Confusion?
42:14 The future of F1 Technology: Windshields!
45:02 McLaren Crash Drama
47:12 Singapore Race Breakdown
51:14 Season Outlook And Predictions
54:43 Wrap Up And Sponsors

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Dear loyal Drive Thru News listener, if you were expecting another sarcastically filled news episode this month, you're in luck! *It's delayed* Because of our 24 Hours of LeMons racing attempt at Summit Point Raceway. We wanted to make sure that we cover all the racing action and some of the wrap-up topics for the tail end of the Drive Thru year. So stay tuned... Come back to this date as we replace this episode once we get it all recorded, edited, and in the can - as they say. But look forward to the next episode of Formula Fanatics on Thursday, and we'll see you next month for even more Drive Thru antics!

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Automotive History Live spotlights the true story of San Diego inventor Louis Mattar, who in 1952 drove a heavily customized 1947 Cadillac nonstop—wheels never stopping—from San Diego to New York City and back in six days, using on-the-move refueling and repairs, and amenities like a shower, kitchen, bar, communications gear, and a combined toilet/washing machine. Guest Heidi Lewis, author of the new picture book Louis Mattar’s Fabulous Car, explains how she discovered the car at the San Diego Automotive Museum, researched primary documents with Mattar’s family, and details Mattar’s self-taught ingenuity, including changing tires and brake pads while moving and coordinating police escorts before the interstate era. The episode also covers a second 1954 nonstop run from Anchorage to Mexico City, the car’s ongoing display in San Diego, and where to buy the $18.99 book.

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00:00 Who is Louie Mattar?
03:36 Discovering the Car
06:33 SoCal DIY Genius
09:25 Tires and Brakes On The Go
11:33 Trailer Refueling Tactics
14:31 Speed Planning and Communications
17:01 Cost and World Records?
20:20 Toilet/Washer Shock
22:21 Mud, Laundry, and Showers
23:49 Inside the Rolling Lounge
24:49 Trailer Dinette Secrets
25:39 Breakdowns And No A/C
26:57 Lee Joins The Drive
28:28 Powering Gadgets Onboard
30:45 Mapping The Route East
33:01 Footage And TV Appearances
35:15 Heidi's Book Origins And Research
37:16 Lessons For Young Readers
39:11 Route 66 Road Trip Revival
42:23 Cadillac Heritage And Festivals
45:43 Where To Buy The Book
46:43 Final Thanks And Museum Visit
49:55 Sponsors And Sign Off

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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.