Iron Trap Garage Podcast

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Hometown Hot Rodders - Vince Hamm & Don Wimmer Apr 26, 2026

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Mike sits down with his grandfather Vince & his childhood friend Don. Vince & Don were in a car club called Custom Rods in the East Greenville, PA area. The club owned/raced a front engine dragster at Vargo & Lancaster Dragway. Mike has been on the hunt for one of the old dragsters to possibly own one day!!

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How Our Swap Meet Shopping Tactics Have Changed Apr 19, 2026

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Matt and Mike sit down to talk about how their shopping tactics have changed over the years. Swap meets have become more about visiting friends that we only get to see at these larger swap meets, and less frantic shopping.

How To Grow Your Hot Rod Family Apr 12, 2026

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Matt and Mike sit down to talk about growing your hot rod family or group of friends. Keeping the old car hobby alive in your area is important and is easier with a good group of friends!!

Remembering Gene Winfield & How He Impacted Us At Iron Trap Garage Apr 05, 2026

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Matt sits down with Mike to talk about Gene Winfield and the memories of the time spent together. Gene did a bunch of collaborations with Eastwood including debuting a new build a sema, metal shaping demos, and a bunch of How To videos for YouTube. Matt was also able to spend some 1 on 1 time with Gene where he was able to talk about the early days of hot rodding and custom work. If you have any fond memories of Gene, please be sure to leave a comment below!!

The ITG crew was able to spend some time with Gene at his compound in early 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcdznhwu3Ww&t=928s

How To Build A Hot Rod On A Realistic Budget - $5k, $10k, & $20k Mar 22, 2026

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Matt and Mike sit down to talk through building a hot rod on a specific budget! They cover 3 realistic budgets that will get anyone into a great hot rod. Please leave a comment with your personal experience on building a hot rod on budget!!

Mad Fabricators, Massive Heart Attack, Model T's & More - Piero De Luca Mar 15, 2026

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Matt sits down with Piero De Luca, the man behind Mad Fabricators Society. They cover hot rodding in the early 2000's, the start of Mad Fab, and much more. Piero inspired Matt to start Iron Trap and Live Wire was on of the many channeled Model A's Matt used for reference when building the Pagoda City Coupe! Be sure to follow Piero and MFS on all social media linked below!!

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Moultrie Swap Meet - The Good, The Bad The Ugly Mar 07, 2026

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Today Matt and Mike to sit down and talk about their experiences at Moultrie Fall swap meet. We had a great time the first year but things started to go down hill when Matt was almost scammed by a local shop owner on some 34 Ford parts. Thanks for listening!!

Drag Racing, Hot Rodding & NHRA Championship!! - Bruce Larson Mar 01, 2026

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Matt sat down with drag racing legend Bruce Larson to chat about his early hot rodding days and 40 year racing career. Bruce started racing with his first car a 1932 Ford 5 window, that he bought back and restored to how it was in the 1950s.

2026 Hot Rod Trends - Styles, Parts Sales & More Feb 22, 2026

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Matt and Mike sit down to talk about some of the trends we have started to see at the start of 2026. Hot Rodding is always changing and certain builds influence the entire hobby, and change what parts we sell the most of. What trends have you started to notice this year??

Lucky Burton - Model T’s, Bonneville & Shift Knobs Feb 15, 2026

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Matt sits down with Lucky Burton from Luckys Hot Rod shop & Speed Equipment, Lucky talks about his early days at Old Crow Speed Shop, Bonneville racing, and how he became the Model t hot rod guru.

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