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The Motoring Historian, Jon Summers, drives between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis on a museum tour, focusing on the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum housed in the remaining Auburn factory. He frames museums as “a bunch of stuff” versus curated stories, then seeks the Duesenberg creation myth, especially the engineering behind the Model J. He recounts Duesenberg history: self-taught brothers Fred and Augie from bicycles and racing; the Model A’s four-wheel hydraulic brakes and inline eight; WWI aero-engine work including a V16; and E.L. Cord buying the company, keeping Fred as chief engineer, and commissioning the Model J, with styling contributions from Leaming. He praises the car quantity, Auburn evolution exhibits, hood ornaments, and Buehrig clay-modeling offices, but criticizes crowded displays, awkward mannequins, and intrusive volunteer “gallery hosting,” comparing lessons to the Studebaker Museum and Indiana’s component-based auto industry.

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00:00 The Road Trip Museum Quest
01:08 What Makes a Museum?
02:37 ACD Origins and Myth, and Why Duesenberg Mattered
05:23 Showroom Vibes and Ornaments
06:42 Model J Design and Craft
09:19 Auburn Roots and Studebaker Link
09:58 Is the Museum Any Good?
12:07 Duesenberg Tech Breakthroughs
13:45 Did the Story Land?
20:21 Lifestyle Ads and Model J Styling
23:26 Docents and Interrupted Viewing
29:50 Studebaker Wagon Creation Myth
34:56 Indiana vs Detroit Making Cars
38:51 Baseball Hall of Fame Parallel
41:09 How to Curate the Magic: Storytelling vs Visual Aids
44:34 Credits and Network Outro

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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.

In this episode of Evening with a Legend, we interview American endurance racer Charles Mendez about his two 24 Hours of Le Mans starts—1980 with Racing Associates in a Porsche 935 and 1981 with WM in a Peugeot P79/80—set against his broader Sebring 12 Hours legacy. Mendez recounts how promoting Sebring led to opportunities in a 935, meeting Le Mans organizers, and bringing cars overseas with little European experience. He shares first impressions of Le Mans, the realities of privateer racing, lessons from a rain-soaked 1980 retirement, and how friends helped connect him with WM for 1981 testing at Paul Ricard. Mendez details the Peugeot’s quirks, high-speed Mulsanne challenges, mechanical issues during the race, why he stopped owning race cars, and his advice to young drivers: never give up and don’t get cocky. The conversation also covers safety-driven track changes, today’s endurance racing, Le Mans Classic, and Mendez’s current life and mentoring interests.

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00:00 Meet Charles Mendez
01:49 The Road to Le Mans 1980
04:19 First Impressions of Le Mans
07:14 Speed on the Mulsanne
09:34 Privateer Life at Le Mans
10:49 Lessons from 1980
11:46 Switch to WM Peugeot
14:26 Paul Ricard Test Culture Shock
16:13 Driving the Peugeot P79/80
21:07 1981 Race Challenges
25:24 Why He Didn’t Return and What He’d Do Differently?
27:31 Advice for Young Drivers
28:43 How Le Mans Has Evolved
33:36 Le Mans Classic and 935s
35:56 Life After Racing
38:33 Thanks 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 Stewart Howden, president of Classic Auto Mall, a consignment-based classic and collector car destination in Morgantown, Pennsylvania housing 1,000+ vehicles in a 336,000-square-foot former outlet mall. Howden recounts his path from a childhood love of cars and “The Sounds of Sebring” to auctions, a museum, and ultimately launching the mall in 2018 with a partner who had amassed 400 barn finds. He explains how the business survived and grew through COVID via remote sales and transport, discusses organizing inventory to encourage discovery, and shares notable oddities like a 1923 Chevrolet Weedman motorhome. The conversation covers market softening for “generic” classics versus continued strength at the high end, generational collectibility, restoration vs preservation, and the mall’s focus on helping collections and estates, plus hosting major events and community outreach.

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00:00 Meet Stewart Howden
02:19 Origin Story Begins
05:24 The Mall Takes Shape
08:12 COVID Survival Playbook
10:43 Stewart's Racing Roots and Memorabilia
16:08 First Time at the Mall
23:13 How the Cars Are Organized
26:47 Market Trends and Ferrari Boom
32:55 Grandpas Car Generations & Future Collectibles
39:32 Restoration Vs Preservation
45:27 Classic Auto Mall: The Next Decade
45:52 Estate Collections Made Simple
49:38 How To Sell With Classic Auto Mall
51:33 Car Shows And Community
54:27 Shout Outs And Thank You's! 

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Formula Fanatics is a rapid F1 news spin off of our monthly Drive Thru News covering Austria, Silverstone, and Spa. In Austria, Russell takes pole and wins, with Verstappen second, Antonelli third, and Hamilton fifth amid multiple “car on fire” radio claims from other drivers, tire-driven early pits, and Stroll retiring on lap 47. At Silverstone, Alonso nearly retires on the formation lap; Hamilton gets a five-second penalty, Russell suffers a puncture yet finishes second, Leclerc wins, and Hamilton takes third, while Antonelli’s repeated pits, damage, and a track-limits penalty drop him from ninth to 15th. At Spa, Russell DNFs on lap one after contact with Hamilton; Ferrari is fined after a pit miscommunication leads to a crew member being hit; Kimi wins his sixth race ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen. The episode also discusses a Costco-style F1 pool float and Old Spice F1-branded products, and teases Budapest coverage next month.

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00:00 Last Month Recap
01:38 Austria Qualifying Setup
02:13 Austria Early Chaos
04:14 Austria Strategy Drama
06:28 Silverstone
08:31 Silverstone VSC Pit Strategies
10:37 Kimi Pit Nightmare
12:09 Max Crash causes Safety Car
13:11 Ferrari Strategy Fallout
13:48 Race Results Recap and Antonelli Penalty Debate
14:49 Horner to Aston Rumors? (Again!)
16:07 Spa: Lap 1, Chaos and Russell Out!
18:31 Pit Lane Incident Fines
20:46 McLaren Struggles Before Upgrades
21:57 Kimi Wins at Spa!
22:57 F1 Merch Pool Float Craze
24:34 Old Spice F1 Collection
26:24 Wrap Up Next Episode

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Formula Fanatics, is the high-octane sub-series of Break/Fix Podcast’s Drive Thru Motorsports News! This is your pit stop for all things Formula 1 — from breaking headlines and race recaps to insider analysis and paddock buzz.

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Break/Fix’s Drive Thru News #70 recaps a Midwest trip to Wisconsin and South Bend for Automotive History Live!, plus a highly recommended stop at the Volo Museum featuring movie/TV cars, props, and the “world’s fastest outhouse.” The team updates their Lemons Ford Focus revival: a new wiring harness and ECU restore starting and smooth idle, but emissions-related faults keep it in limp mode, likely requiring EVAP sensor work and a fuel-tank drop; a mid-run code clear briefly restores full power. They discuss rumored Volkswagen lineup cuts, VW’s steep operating-profit decline, and disappointing Jetta rental interior quality, along with AI/CGI car renderings, potential Toyota Celica/MR2 returns, a BMW hybrid recall, and assorted oddities including a new “Plybertruck,” Elon’s SpaceX/Tesla merger hint, and Florida Man stories. Motorsports notes include a Days of Thunder sequel, a new Voices of Endurance episode, sim-racing hardware upgrades, and a scary Goodwood crash clip.

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00:00:00 Drive Thru News Intro Banter
00:02:45 Midwest Road Trip and Wisconsin Cheese Curds
00:05:20 Volo Museum Movie Cars and Rocket Outhouse Madness
00:10:59 Automotive History Live!
00:15:02 24 Hours of Lemons Focus Revival Attempt
00:26:39 Mountain Man Dan has a PT Cruiser?
00:31:56 VW Lineup" What's on the Chopping Block
00:37:10 China Beetle Clone Debate
00:43:30 VW Profits Drop Explained
00:47:41 Audi Sport Quattro Restomods
00:50:26 RS6 Avant GT Price Shock
00:51:47 The Alfa Brutale Viral Concept
00:53:18 BMW Hybrid Fire Recall
00:54:07 Altima Discontinued? Clickbait!
00:59:56 More Nissan/Honda Partnership Rumors?
01:00:28 Manual Transmissions are good for your Brain
01:01:33 Cop who can’t Drive Stick Impounds an RX-7
01:03:04 New Toyota Celica and MR2 Confusion
01:04:38 Lotus Emira Design Rant
01:05:12 Why Volvo Stays Not Polestar
01:06:49 Lost and Found
01:09:09 Elon Merger Talk and Exhaust Stacks
01:10:50 Florida Man Stories!
01:19:31 Days of Thunder Sequel Confirmed
01:21:41 Sim Racing Shifter Upgrade
01:24:15 Goodwood Club and Vintage Crash
01:25:59 Sponsors and Episode Wrap

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