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550: Reeves Callaway is the founder of Callaway Cars, Callaway Engineering, Callaway Carbon, and Callaway Competition. Jul 11, 2016

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Reeves Callaway is the founder of Callaway Cars, Callaway Engineering, Callaway Carbon, and Callaway Competition. Since 1977 he and his team provide driving enthusiasts with maximum satisfaction by producing specialty vehicles, engineering services, and performance products that showcase technological sophistication, artistry in design, and quality plus beauty in craftsmanship. Reeves raced up till 1973 winning the National Championship in SCCA's Formula Vee, he was a driving instructor, and a designer and builder. Callaway is an iconic brand with the Chevrolet marque.

This is Part One of a Two Part show with Reeves Callaway. Listen to show number Two for more.

551: Reeves Callaway is the founder of Callaway Cars, Callaway Engineering, Callaway Carbon, and Callaway Competition. Jul 11, 2016

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549: Jay Koka is an internationally respected automotive artist and Pebble Beach Concours exhibitor. Jul 08, 2016

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Jay Koka is an internationally respected artist whose style in automotive themed art is a combination of highly realistic, technical and impressionistic. His art is collected by private and public audiences and hangs in galleries, offices, and homes worldwide. Jay's paintings have been on numerous concours event posters, in books, online, and created for special commissions for club events and shows. His new book titled 30:30 is an extensive profile of his art. This year he's created his 13th poster for the Ferrari club of American International Meets. Jay is a 27-year member of the Automotive Fine Arts Society and serves on their board. In 2012, Jay was awarded the coveted "Peter Helck Award" at the annual AFAS premiere exhibition at Pebble Beach. Jay is an avid super bike rider who enjoys time on a Ducati 999 and he's passionate about automobiles.

548: Tyler Kicera is an SCCA U.S Majors Tour National Champion who also works at TAIT Towers. Jul 07, 2016

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Tyler Kicera is a race car driver and native of Lancaster Pennsylvania, better known as Amish country where they drive horse drawn buggies. Tyler likes working with multiple horsepower vehicles. He started his racing career at six in quarter midgets at a small asphalt oval in Honeybrook, Pennsylvania. After earning a degree in Architecture he began his career in the live entertainment business and has worked with Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, U2, and the Rolling Stones. When he's not working at the TAIT Towers in a recent venture within that organization or hanging with rock stars, Tyler is tearing up the SCCA US Majors Tour in a 2002 Spec Miata. In 2015 he was crowned the US Majors Tour National Champion out of 268 competitors.

547: Shayan Bokaie leads all of the product and tech development at Pertrolicious. Jul 06, 2016

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Shayan Bokaie leads all of the product and tech development at Pertrolicious. At Petrolicious they celebrate the inventions, personalities, and aesthetics of people and their automobiles through videos and stories. Shayan's vision was to shake up the classic car industry when he started a classic car marketplace and then partnered with Afshin Behnia, the founder of Petrolicious who is a past Cars Yeah guest. Recently launched, Shayan's plan is to bring a fresh perspective to the collector car market through distinct, visual storytelling.

546: Rob Siegel, aka The Hack Mechanic is an author, journalist or the BMW Car Club of America. Jul 05, 2016

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Rob Siegel, a.k.a. 'The Hack Mechanic', has been writing his monthly column for the BMW Car Club of America's Roundel Magazine for 30 years. His book Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic was published by Bentley Publishers in 2013 and he received rave reviews by The New York Times and Publisher's Weekly. His newest book, The Hack Mechanic Guide to European Automotive Electrical Systems was published in June 2016. A car guy since he could walk, Rob has 13 cars including BMWs, a dead Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special which will be the car that sends him over the edge.

545: John Willhoit is the expert in Porsche 356 Restorations and older 911 Porsche cars. Jul 04, 2016

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John Willhoit is the President of Willhoit Auto Restoration in Long Beach California. Since 1976 John and his talented team have been restoring and caring for Porsche 356s and older 911s. His goal has always been to be the best and they provide an extremely high level of quality and function. Willhoit restorations have won numerous concours events, and they have been featured in automotive magazines, YouTube videos, on Petrolicious, and he's been featured on Jay Leno's Garage. I'm proud to say I've owned a John Willhoit build so I know first hand that the quality he puts in to his cars is the finest.

544: Tony Colombini is an entrepreneur, designer, idea generator, teacher, chef, and founder of Blacktop Media Network. Jul 01, 2016

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Tony Colombini is an entrepreneur, designer, idea generator, teacher, chef, and founder of Blacktop Media Network. Blacktop includes an online and print magazine featuring Fuel Fed Kulture, Blacktop TV on YouTube, Blacktop Depot, the design and marketing studio Branding, Shocker Choppers Garage, and Art Martyr Gallery. He's the VP at Mercifuls SoCal car club and past president of AIGA/OC (American Institute of Graphic Artist) and a board member at Platt College, Ontario Advisory Board Member.

543: Pawel Kalinowski is an artist, a designer, and the Founder of Car Bone, a website for Porsche and car enthusiasts. Jun 30, 2016

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Pawel Kalinowski is an artist, a designer, and the Founder of Car Bone, a website where he creates and sells automotive related stickers, emblems, garage wall art, clothing, and more. He's a huge fan of the Porsche marque and a majority of his work is focused on early 911 cars. Located in Lodz, Poland, his customer come from all over the world to his website to find original looking stickers for their cars when restoring them to their stock look or fun graphics to customize their rides for a specific look.

542: John D'Agostino is the owner of Celebrity Kustoms / D'Agostino Kustoms in Discovery Bay, California. Jun 29, 2016

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John D'Agostino is the owner of Celebrity Kustoms / D'Agostino Kustoms in Discovery Bay, California. Born in Pittsburg, John got in to building and customizing model cars when he was a child. Inspired by the works of Barris, Winfield, Hines, Starbird, and Watson, John embarked on a lifelong journey of designing and building custom cars. He's become an icon in the world of customs with numerous awards so extensive that they rival anyone in the business. He's a prolific builder and his builds are in private collections and museums around the world.

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