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    Automotive

    The Carmudgeon Show

    Part of the Hagerty Podcast Network, the Carmudgeon Show is a comedic, information-filled conversation with Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott, two car enthusiasts who are curmudgeonly beyond their years. Proving you don’t have to be old to be grumpy, they spend each episode talking about what’s wrong with various parts of the automotive universe. Despite their best efforts to keep it negative, they usually wind up laughing, happy, and extolling their love for cars. Which just makes them angrier and more bitter.

    Jason Cammisa is an automotive journalist, social-media figure, and TV host with over 300 million views on YouTube alone. Jason’s deeply technical understanding, made possible by a lifelong obsession with cars, allows him to fully digest what’s going on within an automobile — and then put it into simple terms for others to understand. Also, a Master’s Degree in Law trained him to be impossible to argue with.

    Derek Tam-Scott still tries. He’s a young automotive expert with old-man taste in cars, and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering — which means he knows how to be civil to Jason. Or at least he tries. With a decade and a half’s experience buying, selling, driving and brokering classic and exotic cars, he’s experienced the world’s most iconic cars. And hated most of them.

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    Latest Episodes:
    Rimac Nevera Driving Impressions — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek from ISSIMI Ep 89 Mar 27, 2023
    Show notes

    The Rimac Nevera is the fastest-accelerating car in the world, according to its manufacturer.


    When asked to verify that claim, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa responded with, "holy sh...excuse me." Derek Tam-Scott uttered similarly unsuitable words not fit for YouTube descriptions, though they were far more colorful.


    Rimac's 4-motor, torque-vectoring, carbon-tubbed masterpiece is capable of unleashing 1.4 megawatts (that's 1400 kW, 1877 SAE hp, 1914 metric HP, and the exact number doesn't matter.) 0-60 hits in a claimed 1.85 seconds and through the 1/4-mile in 8.6 seconds on to a top speed of 258 mph.


    This isn't just fast, this is Bugatti fast, and so it's no wonder Rimac and Bugatti are now the same company.


    Is the Nevera Bugatti-good? At $2.2 million, it's certainly less expensive than the Chiron. But let's let Jason and Derek discuss the intricacies here.


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    The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network. We extend a heartfelt thank-you to both Rimac Automobili and ISSIMI for time with the Nevera.

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    We should all respect Lancia — The Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek Hyphen of ISSIMI Ep 88 Mar 21, 2023
    Show notes

    Derek Tam(Hyphen)Scott has waited for years for the chance to school Jason Cammisa on the importance of Lancia.


    Now reduced to little more than a badge-job, Italian-market joke, Lancia was once an automotive powerhouse. Derek speaks with interest and precision about Lancia's storied history — as if he was there, personally.


    It's a fascinating story that demonstrates just how incredible this Italian Automaker once was — and how resilient its spirit was. Once a champion of front-wheel drive rally cars, Lancia became part of the FIAT Group and was stripped of much of its core value. However, its desire to be a technical pioneer remained, and so Lancia continued to be untouchable in its racing efforts.


    WRC (the World Rally Championship) might not be as popular in the United States as it is and was abroad, but Lancia's dominance here is unmatched.


    When the ability of its front-wheel drive cars were threatened, Lancia created the first car ever to be purpose-built for Rally Racing and then adapted for street use. The mid-engined Lancia Stratos became an instant legend due to its immediate success.


    However, when that success threatened parent-company Fiat's WRC standing, it was killed off so that Fiat could campaign its Fiat 131 WRC.


    Lancia's never-dimmed spirit rose again with the outrageous 037, which was the last rear-wheel-drive car to ever win the World Rally Championship.


    Left ultimately with an uncompetitive fwd corporate economy hatch, the Delta, Lancia set about creating a legend: the Delta Integrale would grow to become one of the most successful race cars in history, winning SIX consecutive World Rally Championships — something no other car has ever managed, before or since.


    And this is just scratching the surface of Lancia's incredible history.


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    The Carmudgeon Show stars automotive journalist Jason Cammisa and walking encyclopedia Derek Tam-Scott, and is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Random Number Generator Reviews! — The Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek Hyphen of ISSIMI Ep 87 Mar 13, 2023
    Show notes

    In this episode, Jason digs into his storied spreadsheet of reviews of every car he's ever driven. And we learn that Derek has a spreadsheet, too.


    With the help of a Random Number Generator that calls up cells in their spreadsheet, Jason and Derek take a trip down memory lane, reading aloud their sometimes embarrassing commentary on cars they've driven in the past.


    One entry of Jason's was so... NSFW... that he initially couldn't read it out loud. When he finally did, Derek was so shocked he shot water out of his noise, misswallowed, and threw up in his mouth.


    All in the name of fun, of course. Speaking of which, do you remember the Suzuki Equator? Neither did Jason, even though he drove one.


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    The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Broadcast Network.

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    Carlton! Lotus' Only-ever Sedan was Insane! — Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek of ISSIMI Ep 86 Feb 27, 2023
    Show notes

    This episode is all about the Lotus Carlton and Lotus Omega.


    Lotus has only ever made one 4-door sedan, and this episode of the Carmudgeon show dovetails with Jason Cammisa's "Revelations" episode on the Lotus Carlton.


    A dream car of both hosts, the Carlt-Omega was based on the Opel Omega A, badged Vauxhall Carlton in the U.K.'s right-hand-drive market.


    It held the title of the fastest sedan in the world for a decade, achieving more than 177 mph, right as the German automakers agreed to limit their cars to 250 km/h (155 mph.) Wouldn't have mattered — the Lotus' twin-turbocharged, 3.6-liter straight-six made 377 hp and 419 lb-ft of torque, which, channeled to the rear wheels through the 6-speed manual transmission from the C4 Corvette ZR-1, was enough to leave both the E34 BMW M5 and the W124 Mercedes 500E (E300) for dead.


    The backstory of the Lotus Type 104's development is a complex and fascinating one, pushed through by Bob Eaton, the boss of GM Europe. Opel, GM's German subsidiary, and the creator and builder of the Omega, seemingly didn't want to help Lotus at all, even though Lotus also belonged to General Motors at the time.


    Lotus was barely deterred by Opel's roadblocks, and made a magnificent, well-rounded sport sedan that was praised universally — until the UK Parliament vilified the car for being too fast. Or at least, too fast for its price (it was half the price of other cars capable of the same speeds, like the Ferrari Testarossa.)


    In the end, the government's concerns proved at least partially founded, when "40 RA," a stolen Carlton, was used to commit a string of ram-raid robberies and crimes across the UK — but was too fast for the police to catch.


    All this discussion and more on the Carmudgeon Show, part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Is Ferrari's Future in Jeopardy? — Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek of ISSIMI Ep 85 Feb 20, 2023
    Show notes

    This week the Carmudgeons address the 48 billion market cap prancing horse in the room: do the younger generations actually care about Ferrari?


    Cars like the 296 GTB are absolutely gorgeous (and they mark the start of the mid-engine V8 to V6 transition in Maranello), but, if you're sourcing the vehicles from Ferrari themselves, are unable to be compared to any other vehicles that people may want to see them compete with. But, they're also vietato (forbidden) to have instrumented testing done on them as well.


    In a world where people love competitions and comparisons, how are audiences (both fans, as well as potential clients) supposed to understand where cars like this stand in the hierarchy of cars? Does it even matter to Ferrari after they sold a record-breaking 13,221 vehicles in 2022? (and that's before the new Purosangue hits showrooms)


    As you'd expect, both Jason and Derek have thoughts. Lots of thoughts!


    The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    The R129 Mercedes SL is Bargain Perfection — Carmudgeon Show Jason Cammisa & Derek of ISSIMI Ep 84 Feb 13, 2023
    Show notes

    In this podcast, Jason Cammisa and Derek Tam-Scott ("Hyphen") cover everything you didn't realize you wanted to know about the R129-chassis Mercedes-Benz SL.


    The R129 comes in many forms: 300SL, 300SL-24, 500SL, 600SL, and then the renamed SL320, SL500, and SL600. It had three different body styles and two interiors thanks to two facelifts, three different transmissions in the U.S. — a 4-speed automatic, a 5-speed automatic, and a 5-speed dogleg manual transmission.


    And the 500SL/SL500 had 3 different engines: a CIS-E "K-Jetronic" tall-deck M119, a LH-Jetronic short-deck M119, both with 4 cams, 4 valves per cylinder, and VVT; and then a 2-cam, 3-valve, non-VVT M113.


    So which is the one to get? Which variants drive the best? Which R129s suffer from the dreaded wiring-harness failure?


    How much did Jason's 300SL 5-speed weigh?


    These are important questions. But the Carmudgeons also talk about the R129's fascinating development history including — why the car that Bruno Sacco himself described as "perfect" was 10 years late. They discuss the R129's world-firsts, like the first-ever fully automatic roof mechanism (and its failure-prone 11 hydraulic cylinders), the first-ever popup rollover protection, the world's first seat-mounted seatbelts (with magnesium-frame seats); and the first time the world ever saw a convertible wind deflector.


    The R129 was a technological tour de force, combined with a timelessly elegant and stunningly beautiful design and absolutely impeccable build quality, making it the high point of every generation of Mercedes SL — excepting of course the original W198 300SL Gullwing, which wasn't an SL at all.


    Huh? Yeah, you're going to have to watch the episode to figure that one out.


    The Carmudgeon Show is part of the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Do Pre-RADwood Cars Have a Chance? — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa and Derek of ISSIMI Ep. 83 Feb 06, 2023
    Show notes

    Now that the Bring-a-Trailer crowd have made 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s cars unaffordable, what happens to pre-1980s cars? Do they just fall out of favor like today's pre-war and brass-era cars?


    Or is the solution to get younger generations of car enthusiasts interested in pre 1980s cars?


    And then, how do you best preserve the cars of true interest from those periods so that younger generations can continue to have the option to be interested in them in the first place?


    Good questions! Tough questions! Per usual, there are opinions!


    All this and more, brought to you by the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Car storage Solutions Without the Cash — The Carmudgeon Show w Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 82 Jan 30, 2023
    Show notes

    You don't need to be rich to be a car hoarder, but storing your cars is a challenge no matter how much or little money you have.

    On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek discuss a crucial piece of being an enthusiast/having a car collection (of any size or value): vehicle storage! How to take something drab and make it fab, both of their personal vehicle storage solutions and even some *very* exclusive collection setups as well.

    Cars are meant to be driven — so how do you protect them inside but keep them accessible to drive regularly. After all: Never. Stop. Driving!

    All this and more, brought to you by the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Jason's Honda Beat gets beat — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 81 Jan 23, 2023
    Show notes

    On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason tells Derek the sad tale of how Jason's Honda Beat got beat from behind a few weeks ago. Which then segues nicely into how while Jason ended up being ok, the Beat will also end up being ok due to the type of collector auto insurance Jason has on it... and you'll *never* guess which company he uses!


    All this and more, brought to you by the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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    Driving your investment strategy? — The Carmudgeon Show with Cammisa and Derek from ISSIMI Ep. 80 Jan 09, 2023
    Show notes

    On this episode of The Carmudgeon Show, Jason and Derek talk about the Hagerty Bull Market list for 2023 and the companion video piece that Jason and his team created for it. (the tl:dr on Bull Market: Hagerty has a team of folks who nerd out on tracking vehicle values based on an assortment of data that only Hagerty can access. They then make a list of vehicles that they feel are a great value in terms of being an entry point into car collecting and that have the potential to, at a minimum, hold even and at a maximum, increase in value.)

    Watch the Hagerty Bull Market 2023 video here: https://youtu.be/nkllFjtGRrI

    All this and more, brought to you by the Hagerty Podcast Network.

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