Podcasts by Curbside Car Show

Studebaker - scrappy independent and popular classic from 2019-09-27T14:40:19

Since the 1800s Studebaker was a brand entrenched in America, once the largest vehicle manufacturer in the world. On this week’s podcase we follow the rise and fall of the company and some of th...

Brooks Stevens - the best designer you never heard of from 2019-09-13T13:56:04

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, discuss automotive designer Brooks Stevens, possibly one of the lesser known people in the history of automot...

Boaty Mc Boat Face Cars and Racing from 2019-09-06T15:00

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, discuss Lake County’s Boat Races, a challenge of junk cars, junk boats and a soapy track making a night of tr...

The Dodge Brothers - Horace and John - fighters, founders, engineers, visionaries from 2019-08-30T15:00

This week Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, dicuss Horace and John Dodge, pioneers, innovators and manufacturers of vehicles. But also inventor...

Darryl Starbird, legendary customizer on the Curbside Classic Car Show from 2019-08-23T15:51:21

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, speak with legendary customizer Darryl Starbird in this week’s episode. At 86 Darryl Starbird is still workin...

Speaking with legendary car customizer Gene Winfield from 2019-08-16T15:00

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry, hosts of the popular Curbside Classic Car Show podcast, speak with legendary customizer Gene Winfield in this week’s episode. At 92 Gene Winfield is still working in...

Bill Cushenberry's Space Coupe - the resurrection - plus the Mustang Owners Museum from 2019-08-09T15:00

Famed customizer Bill Cushenberry worked with the likes of George Barris, even helping to shape the famed 1960s Batmobile. He was a true design artist himself whose groundbreaking work included ...

Bill Cushenberry's Space Coupe - the resurrection - plus the California Automobile Museum from 2019-08-03T18:32:09

Famed customizer Bill Cushenberry worked with the likes of George Barris, even helping to shape the famed 1960s Batmobile. He was a true design artist himself whose groundbreaking work included ...

Edsel - the car, the company, the story from 2019-07-26T15:00

Edsel - just the name is associated with failure despite the man from whom the name came being behind credited with saving Ford and inspiring great vehicles. This week Jim Cherry and Tony Barthe...

Henry Ford - great pioneer with a darker side from 2019-07-19T13:53:29

Henry Ford is the man credited with inventing the assembly line although he actually didn't, but what he did do is convert the automobile from a niche product tha...

The Great Race - a vintage car extravaganza from 2019-07-11T18:24:15

We speak with Jim Cherry’s brother, Mike, who just finished his first Great Race, a special race across multiple states in vintage cars, some over 100 years old. Hear stories from the front line...

The Henry Ford with Matt Anderson - better than the Smithsonian? from 2019-07-05T14:35:39

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel speak with Matt Anderson, Curator of Transportation for the Henry Ford. The Henry Ford is an incredible collection of American History including steam trains, The Wri...

Henry Ford's Model T - the history and impact of the Tin Lizzie from 2019-06-28T15:00

The history and story of the Ford Model T, possibly the most influential automobile in history. This week in the Curbside Car Show podcast Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel talk about the historical i...

Fantastic Plastic - the Fiberglass cars of the 1950s and beyond from 2019-06-20T23:44:55

After World War II the advent of fiberglass caused an explosion of unique craft-built cars. These unique and limited production cars make for interesting vehicles. Whether it was one-off cars cr...

Dr. Headgasket's Top Ten List (of really weird cars) from 2019-06-14T12:00

Dr. Headgasket comes through at the last minute with his list of his all-time favorite (weird) cars in history. These are truly some odd-o-mobiles and Jim and Tony have to figure out what's good...

Three-Wheeled cars - the advantages, disadvantages and the scams from 2019-06-06T23:28:33

While we all accept four wheels as the way to go with the modern automobile, but there are distinct advantages to three-wheeled cars. Unfortunately there have also been lots of scams with three-...

Air Cooling and Classic Cars - the advantages and history from 2019-05-31T04:34:09

Air cooling an automobile engine was a viable alternative up until just a few decades when emissions regulations choked off this method. Today the advantages of air cooling are even more so for ...

The Tri-Five Chevy - 1955, 1956 and 1957 - Joe Colabella talks about customs from 2019-05-24T12:37:38

Possibly the most collectible and modifyable of all classic cars and certainly one of the most collectible classic cars of all time, the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet models broke major new grou...

Talking Tri-Five Chevrolets with LA's Motorman Leon Kaplan from 2019-05-17T04:35:05

Possibly the most collectible and modifyable of all classic cars and certainly one of the most collectible classic cars of all time, the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet models broke major new grou...

The Tri-Five Chevy - 1955, 1956 and 1957 - the history and significance from 2019-05-10T04:45:30

Possibly the most collectible and modifyable of all classic cars and certainly one of the most collectible classic cars of all time, the 1955, 1956 and 1957 Chevrolet models broke major new grou...

Alternative propulsion in classic cars from 2019-05-03T12:29:27

Alternative Propulsion - moving classic cars in different ways. This week on the Curbside Classic Car Show podcast we discuss alternatives to the traditional gasoline engine and how early experi...

Our cars - the questionable cars in the Curbside driveways from 2019-04-25T15:38:18

In this second part of a two-part episode Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry talk about the various cars that have made the cut in their driveways. From an odd semi-concept car to a race car that met i...

Our cars - the classic cars in the Curbside driveways from 2019-04-18T16:47:05

In this two-part episode Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry talk about the various cars that have made the cut in their driveways. From an odd semi-concept car to a race car that met its demise at the ...

Joe Bortz - Motorama dream car collector Part 2 from 2019-04-11T15:56:24

Automotive Collector Joe Bortz joins Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry on the Curbside Car Show. Joe is the leader collector of concept cars, Motorama Dream Cars and other very special collector cars ...

Joe Bortz - Motorama dream car collector Part I from 2019-04-05T13:10:07

Automotive Collector Joe Bortz joins Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry on the Curbside Car Show. Joe is the leader collector of concept cars, Motorama Dream Cars and other very special collector cars ...

Streamlining - historical cars designed for aerodynamics from 2019-03-28T14:30:30

Jim Cherry looks at the history of streamlining in automotive design going all the way back to historic patents held by Paul Jaray for blimp designs.

Car Trek - the cars of Star Trek from 2019-03-21T21:34:13

Jim Cherry takes us to the set of Star Trek where there are some unique automotive finds that might be surprising. From Kustoms to classics to cars of the future Star Trek has some automotive tr...

Cadillac: The Cars, The Company, The Story from 2019-03-14T21:19

This week Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel discuss this history, the cars and the story of the Cadillac Motor Division. From an auspicious start winning the prestigious Dewar's trophy to the downfall...

The 24 Hours of Lemons with co-founder Nick Pon as our guest from 2019-03-07T16:33:59

Show co-hosts Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry speak with the co-founder of the 24 Hours of Lemons endurance race for $500 cars, Nick Pon. Nick shares how people can participate in the race, what the...

The 1963-67 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray from 2019-03-01T14:00:05

The Chevrolet Corvette from 1963-67 was one of the most ground-breaking performance cars of the 1960s and absolutely showed the passion and leadership by General Motors and the people at the com...

George Barris - The Man, The Cars, The Story from 2019-02-22T13:22:23

George Barris - the man, the cars, the kustoms. This week on the Curbside Car Show Podcast we discuss one of the most iconic figures in the kustom car world

Packard Motor Company history on the Curbside Car Show from 2019-02-15T02:24:49

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel discuss the rise and fall of the Packard Motor Company, its merger with Studebaker and what went wrong at the end. Included are some fantastic highlights from Packard...

Car Shows on the Curbside Car Show Podcast from 2019-02-08T14:15:48

This week Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel discuss car shows, tips for hosts as well as some favorite car shows of the upcoming 2019 season.

Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona from 2019-02-02T18:09:30

Tony & Jim take listeners along to the 2019 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California and discuss the history of hot rodding and some of their favorite entries at the show which feature...

Concept Cars - the Golden Years - Chrysler concepts from 2019-01-25T00:10:46

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel take a look at the golden era of concept cars - 1951-70 - and talk this week about the groundbreaking concepts that were surprisingly real-world from Virgil Exner and...

Concept Cars - the Golden Years - Ford concepts from 2019-01-18T16:00

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel take a look at the golden era of concept cars - 1951-70 - and talk this week about Ford's reaction to GM's dominatin in the field.

Concept Cars - the Golden Years - GM concepts from 2019-01-10T21:55:05

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel take a look at the golden era of concept cars - 1951-70 - and talk this week about the incredible contribution GM and Harley Earl made to concept car culture and desi...

1934-37 Chrysler Airflow from 2019-01-04T02:52:30

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry talk about the groundbreaking Chrysler AirFlows of 1934-37, a vehicle which debuted many of the features that are cornerstone components of modern car design. Even Or...

Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion from 2018-12-28T05:01:24

Buckminster Fuller’s expression of minimalist design in an automotive concept that never took off even though it was supposed to fly. The Dymaxion proved both unusual and deadly.

The infamous DeLorean DMC-12 and it's creator from 2018-12-21T04:03:06

The DeLorean car, made famous again by the "Back to the Future" movie trilogy, was also the story of intrigue, government meddling and missed opportunities. Take a ride this week as we hit 88 mi...

Notable auto designer Virgil Exner from 2018-12-14T14:03:14

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel discuss one of the most noteworth automotive designers and stylies, Virgil Exner, famous for his work with the Forward Look at Chrysler in the 1950s and noted for sta...

Safety Odd-O-Mobiles - Ugly life savers from the 1950s from 2018-12-07T16:00

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel discuss two of the oddest cars in history that were safety prototypes from unique visionaries in Massachusetts. These cars survive to this day and are truly unusual.

The Chevrolet Corvair from 2018-11-30T13:00

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry discuss the infamous Chevrolet Corvair - one of the most storied cars in history and everybody's got a Corvair story. But what ultimately killed the Corvair and was i...

Nash Motors plus the Drive Through Redwood Tree - The Curbside Car Show from 2018-11-23T13:00

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry discuss the history of Nash Motors and their innovative and unique vehicles plus we take a side trip to a slice of Americana, the drive-through Redwood Tree

1964-66 Thunderbirds plus El Camino tribute car from 2018-11-15T20:59:29

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry discuss the beautiful 1964-66 Ford Thunderbird and its value as a collector car. Plus we also point the headlight at an incredible tribute El Camino crafted by Robert...

BMW Isetta - The Curbside Car Show from 2018-11-11T15:56:19

Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry discuss the infamous BMW Isetta microcar from the 1950s - the car that saved BMW. 

Also on a side tangent the Smart car along with the GM X-cars. 

Kustomizers and their Kustom Kars - Curbside Car Show from 2018-11-02T09:00

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel discuss the Kustomizers and their cars including George Barris, Gene Winfield, Darryl Starbird, Bill Cushenberry, Dean Jeffries and Ed "Big Daddy" Roth along with the...

GM Futurliners and Japanese car exhibit at the Petersen Automotive museum from 2018-10-28T09:00

Hosts Tony Barthel and Jim Cherry talk about GM's visionary Futurliners of the 1940s and '50s and their Parade of Progress. Jim Cherry shares his visit to the Petersen Automobile Museum's exhibi...

1959 Cars - the wildest ever? from 2018-10-28T03:01:43

Jim Cherry and Tony Barthel discuss the whackiest cars ever - the 1959s. Plus we feature the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo, CA.