Richard Piet Show
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A new year is underway and maybe you’re thinking about a new vehicle in your garage. Jeff Gilbert has been covering the auto industry in Detroit for WWJ-AM and CBS News for a number of years. Recently, we got his perspective on the hottest new models in 2021. We also talked with Jeff about the future of …
For nine years, Ford Motor Company has been trying to understand trends and attitudes of consumers with its annual Ford Trends report. With the unexpected COVID-19 pandemic affecting Americans and people worldwide, one might expect a largely negative outcome for the survey. But, Sheryl Connelly, Ford’s global consumer trends and futuring manager points out some optimism they …
What is BMW’s “gentleman’s function”?! How about a Cadillac that came with drink tumblers? These are just a couple of auto inspector and appraiser John Hansen’s top 5 unusual features in a car. And, he gives us a few more modern examples of unusual car features too. Click and have a listen! Visit our Facebook page to …
Star car blogger Jim Suva (The Suva Files) takes us on another journey to learn the backstory of a famous movie car. This time, it’s the 1979 Pontiac Trans Am from Steve McQueen’s last movie, “The Hunter“. In a car-versus-combine chase, this Trans Am meets its end in an explosive scene of the movie. Turns out, though, …
The Knight Industries Two Thousand – or KITT, as it was known – was as big a star of the 80s TV show Knight Rider as the show’s lead David Hasselhoff. In this episode, The Suva Files star car blogger Jim Suva talks about how the newly restyled Pontiac Trans Am was (and almost WASN’T!) chosen to …
You may have seen the segment on Jay Leno’s Garage (see the promo here) featuring the 1978 Pontiac Firebird originally driven by James Garner on-screen on The Rockford Files TV show. Mike Rowe joins him for his own “Roweford Files” drive around Malibu in this fully restored, great looking original screen-used Firebird. We wanted to know the …
