Explore every episode of the podcast Car Krush
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| 131. The Pile Up EP19: Cooking the Books | 12 Nov 2025 | 00:50:45 | |
Emily dives deep into a wild conspiracy at the height of the muscle car era. Rose gets judgy with the GTO SHOW NOTES Pontiac GTO tiger comercial Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 130. The Pile Up EP18: A Loving Memory of Dark Mark | 05 Nov 2025 | 01:04:50 | |
This week Rose shares her memories of her best friend Mark McBride. Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 129. The Pile Up EP17: Artsy Fartsy | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:15:58 | |
This week Emily gets artsy over the man behind CARTdepartment. SHOW NOTES: Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 128. The Pile Up EP16: Buried Steam | 22 Oct 2025 | 01:03:27 | |
Emily gets buried, Rose gives the listeners what they want. Rose's grandpa buries a Cadillac Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 127. The Pile Up EP15: Corvette Cliffhanger | 15 Oct 2025 | 00:54:22 | |
In this episode Emily dives into the legend of the 1983 Corvette. Rose talks about her time working in a corvette shop & upcoming projects. Crush Them All article Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 126. The Pile Up EP14: Automotive Grade Crystals | 08 Oct 2025 | 00:58:55 | |
This week we go into Chinese luxury and Rose's new project. Rolling Coffins sweet comercial
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| 125. The Pile Up EP13: Best / Worst | 05 Oct 2025 | 01:04:30 | |
Emily talks about the best worst car while Rose goes off the tracks with a secret topic. Kind of good AI Chevette video Check out Rose's favorite train vids: Big Steam, 50 Years of Southern Pacific Locomotives, 50 Years of Santa Fe Locomotives, Last Days of Steam Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 124. The Pile Up EP12: Odd Rods IV | 24 Sep 2025 | 00:51:32 | |
Both girls go Ed Roth for the last instillation of odd rods. Emily freaks out about the 90s masterpiece that is Beatnik Bandit II. Rose takes us on Orbitrons journey, featuring drug cartels, sex shops, and becoming a garbage can. Check out the Subaru dog comercial Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 123. The Pile Up EP11: Odd Rods III | 17 Sep 2025 | 00:54:23 | |
The Queen and Emdog continue to stumble and fumble through the very wacky world of Odd Rods. Queenie finally gets to unveil one of her top tier favorites. A model T inspired pre-war body and on a period technical Indy car inspired chassis. That's the amazing Ice Truck by Dan Woods. Em dog brings out a heavy hitter with Fritz Schenk's Roswell Rod, a Roth inspired rod that is so out of this world it will make you want to believe. Dan Woods Ice Truck & insta Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 122. The Pileup EP10: Odd Rods II | 10 Sep 2025 | 00:49:00 | |
Rolling into part II of Odd Rods, we're talking Vanturian & Mega Cycle. We got so wrapped up in the power of these we only had time for 2! Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 121. The Pile Up EP9: Odd Rod's I | 03 Sep 2025 | 00:55:38 | |
This week the girls dig into "odd rod's" a category of customs that are loud, adventurous, playful, sexy, decadent art. For the first installment we're covering: Redd Foxx's Redd Wrecker, Ed Roth's Surfite, Darryl Starbird's Stark Trek Coupe, Steve Scotts Uncertain-T Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans
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| 120. The Pile Up EP8: Feature From the Black Lagoon | 27 Aug 2025 | 01:07:07 | |
The girls dig deep into features & doo dads, on cars of course. Superchargers, headlight changers, phonograph players, and more. We pick on some early-to-the-gamers as we set this up for another round later. What's even better is your call ins & write ins make up the last quarter of the show! Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 119. The Pile Up EP7: It's a Conspiracy | 20 Aug 2025 | 01:06:53 | |
What happens to parts crates, death of the streetcar and 100mpg, this week Emily and Rose talk all things conspiracy. Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 118. The Pile Up EP6: Vans, Vans, Vans! | 13 Aug 2025 | 00:55:06 | |
This week the girls talk RDVC11, The VW ID Buzz and defuse the difference between vanning and vanlife. Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans | |||
| 117. The Pile Up EP5: The Girls Get Electric | 30 Jul 2025 | 01:04:21 | |
In this episode Emily and Rose talk taboo subjects. Rose puts down a deposit and Emily has a secret. Recorded by Queen of the Vans & Emdognightmare | |||
| 116. The Pile Up EP4 : Get a Y-JOB! | 21 May 2025 | 01:09:23 | |
In this weeks episode we talk concept cars, SEMA shit and the beginning of platforms. Check out all the cars here: Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare
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| 115. The Pile Up EP3: Long Live Gene Winfield | 09 Apr 2025 | 01:07:20 | |
Legendary hot-rodder Gene Winfield is an influence for the ages, a century of style. Rose spends an hour sharing fond memories of her time at his desert compound. She reminisces fondly of time in the paint booth, chops done low, and louvers laid forth. We wax poetic and go through her tribute to gene the day after he passed, and share some other behind the scenes goodies from where the magic happened. Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 114. The Pile Up EP2: Shock waves and auto flops | 26 Feb 2025 | 00:46:28 | |
In episode two the girls cover the shockwave story of Motortrend Studios closing and share a little bit about what that actually means. Review a YouTube video entitled "Worst automotive flops of all time". It brings out the worst in show with an absolute flop of a Cadillac and perhaps another not so deserving nominee. We dip in to the mail bag hot on the heels of episode 1. Emily's story about 9/10 of a gallon struck a chord with one listener. While on the other side of town our Simpsons references are causing trouble. Take Hip Hop w/Dj Rayley register here Check our this gorgeous Edsel speedometer Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 113. The Pile Up EP1: Dollar off One Hundred Gallons | 12 Feb 2025 | 01:02:08 | |
We present to you the debut episode of the Pile up featuring Queen of the Vans and Emdognightmare. In this episode the ladies cover a book review of Jim Dodge's fear and loathing-esque speed trial across America in a Cadillac meant for the big bopper. The Queen recounts a recent power plant swap in a 79 Cadillac Coupe DeVille from the workshop and how the 425 cubic inch behemoth handles. Also covered is SEMA's latest political statements relative to fuel, cars, and how we use them. Lastly Em Dog reveals a startling self truth about her lifelong misunderstanding of the tenths that appear on gas pump prices nationwide. Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare & Queen of the Vans
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| 112. Simulated Summer and the Tropical Tracker | 01 Jan 2025 | 00:53:54 | |
In our first episode of 2025 professional painter Jet aka Simulated Summer loves sanding and will use any excuse to use glitter✨ Register here for Resin Casting and Mold Making w/ Queen of the Vans | |||
| 111. Classic Car Dad and her 1982 Corvette | 24 Jul 2024 | 01:04:52 | |
Classic Car Dad zip ties her car together in the high-school parking lot, teaches us how to clean out a car computer and settles the debate on the slowest Corvette. Follow Classic Car Dad on Follow Lauren's bar Rayo Register here for Engine Basics w/ Queen of the Vans Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare
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| 110. Big El's Variety Show EP2: Hot Rabbit Romps | 12 Jun 2024 | 00:44:32 | |
In installment No. 2 of Big El's Variety Show, El goes to Hollister OHV, explains why one set screw steering & TDI don't mix, and gets tangled up in some drive shaft drama. Find El at Stargazer Garage for pics & vids of Wild Hare Register here for Engine Basics w/ Queen of the Vans Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare
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| 109. What's up with Car Krush? | 15 May 2024 | 00:23:38 | |
Step into our office as we spill the beans babyyyy... Register here for Engine Basics w/ Queen of the Vans Next interviews: 1982.Corvette & Simulatedsummer Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 108. Ross Bradshaw from Portland Transmission Warehouse | 01 May 2024 | 00:35:16 | |
Portland Transmission Warehouse is home to the legendary Spring Classic car show. On a sunny year over 1,000 cars show up! The diversity is staggering; uncut 40's, custom car's, drag cars, old fancy Euopean cars, lowriders, 20s, muscle cars, army rigs, trucks. You name it, it's there. The show is free & open to to the public w/ high quality delicious FREE hotdogs, coffe and cookies. Ross Bradshow, President of PTW, was kind enough to sit down with me and dish on the history of the show and what makes it so special. Enjoy! Portland Transmission Warehouse Spring Fling 1926 T6 Roadster Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 107. Big El's Variety Show EP1: What's Frodin? | 24 Apr 2024 | 00:39:53 | |
In the first instalment of Big El's Variety Show El's answering alllll yr questions! Follow El @stargazergarage Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare
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| 106. Rustic Beauty: Full Time Car Nerd | 16 Apr 2024 | 00:54:25 | |
A rusted out roof on a '68 Ford Torino changed the course of Ashley's life. Find Ashley on: Insta , Tik Tok & You Tube | |||
| 105: On Location at the Portland Roadster Show | 10 Apr 2024 | 00:43:49 | |
Emdognightmare's out in the field at the Portland Roadster Show, asking "what is the future of hotrodding"? Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare
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| 104. Car Krush on Car Crush | 04 Apr 2024 | 00:25:43 | |
This week Emdognightmare is on location at Le Garage chatting it up with Niek, Sheri and Tate, the trio behind Car Crush, Driven Wild Oregon & The Gambler 500 Check out the clean up app Sons of Smokey Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 103. Pinstripe Everything w/ Kassidy Rae | 27 Mar 2024 | 01:00:56 | |
Kassidy has a fuck you, I do what I want attitude that we love here at Car Krush. This week she sit's down with us and shares how she used that fearless attitude to build a new career as a pinstriper. Find Kassidy: @velvetfoot2 & @velvetstripes93 Women of Lowriding Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 102. Introducing Big El's Variety Show | 20 Mar 2024 | 00:25:04 | |
Shit box necromancer, Big El, aka Stargazer Garage, is here to talk about whatever the fuck they want. You'll want to listen. Find El: Stargazer Garage Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 101. Nhu Nguyen Introduces us to Porsche | 13 Mar 2024 | 00:54:16 | |
Classic Porsche Master Mechanic Nhu Nguyen changes Lauren's mind about Porsche. Nhu's insta Check out Stargazer Garage (our new host) SHOP CARKRUSH | |||
| 100. Queen of the Vans Interviews Us!!! | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:55:39 | |
Episode ONE-HUNDRED coming in hot!!! Queen of the Vans ask's us anything she want's, we answer, we giggle, we talk some smack. Thank you Queen of the Vans for interviewing us, we ❤️ U!!! Edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 99.5. Best of 2023 🥳 | 29 Dec 2023 | 00:54:50 | |
May we present to you a snack pack of our 2023 interviews. Thank you everyone for the banger year, we'll see ya in 2024! Diane Peterson EP 83 Register here for Engine Basics w/ Queen of the Vans Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 99. Heartbreak Lines and Hard Times | 13 Dec 2023 | 00:32:02 | |
525,600 part runs later will Betty's brakes ever be done? This week Lauren takes us in on a hero's journey through the biggest brake saga of the century; replacing her 84 Toyota Landcruiser's front brakes. Register HERE for our Engine Basics Class w/ Queen of the Vans | |||
| 98. 🎃Spooky Season Shivers👹 | 26 Oct 2023 | 00:37:52 | |
Look everyone it's our second Halloween episode!👻 Get cozy as we take you on a haunted ride w/ a 1910 Phaeton and an 80s generic Buick. Franz Ferdinand's Phaeton Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 97. Stunt w/ Bet Part II: Daydreaming Your Future Reality✨ | 04 Oct 2023 | 01:01:25 | |
In Bet Part II we talk fashion, meet her stunt car Lolipop & find out who killed the electric car. Check out Bet on Insta & Youtube Register for our Queen of the Vans Engine Basics Class here | |||
| 96. Stunt w/ Bet Part I: Cars. Make up. Fashion. Delusion. | 27 Sep 2023 | 01:10:49 | |
Fashionista stunt driver Bet Heykoop is gonna teach you to drive stick and yr gonna love every minute of it! Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 95. Up Dog | 13 Sep 2023 | 00:13:26 | |
What's up dog? In Episode 95 we let you know what we've been up to and what to expect next. Da Lady Z Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 94. Mrs. Metal On Location at the 50th VanNat's🤘💨 | 19 Jul 2023 | 00:29:13 | |
Mrs. Metal drives her 76 Dodge in a convoy to Sterling Colorado, finds friends and calls us from the 50th Vannationals! Vannationals
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| 93. On Location at the 49th Van Nationals | 22 Jun 2023 | 01:08:23 | |
Emdognightmare travels to the 49th Van Nationals in Old Wahshington Ohio to ask a bunch of vanner babes "what is a van?". Thank you El Camino Baking Co for sponsoring my Van Nat's trip❤️ Thank you to all the ladies for chatting w/ me! Past Flying Eagle Winners Queen of the Vans interviews: Part I, Part II, Part III Vans & The Truckin' Life killer van book Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez! 🤘 | |||
| 92. 🍋Ladies Love Lemons❤️ | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:55:53 | |
Say hello to Rachel & Brian, the rocker duo behind Ladies Love Lemons, a killer cornucopia of hot fashion and rugged- run down whips! Follow Ladies Love Lemons Check out the Company Car cameo on Fox News Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez!
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| 91. Olivia Crosby Part II: Drive yr Shit! | 31 May 2023 | 00:43:23 | |
Olivia gets electrical, drives a slant six and gives advice to parents that wnanna get thier kids into classic cars. Follow Olivia on insta Auto Metal Direct reproduction sheet metal for yr baby Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez!
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| 90. Olivia Crosby Part I: Growing Up Mopar | 24 May 2023 | 00:53:58 | |
Olivia dishes on Motor City, the cult of Dodge and building her electric yellow dream machine a 1971 GTX✨ Follow Olivia on insta Congratulations to Georjah & Jaime for tying the knot💕 Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare | |||
| 89. Transcontinental Car Krush | 17 May 2023 | 00:58:12 | |
Lauren & Betty go to Radwood in Austin TX, Emily takes the company car to The One Moto Show in Portland OR. We made a podcast about it💨 Check out this lifted C3! Shout outs:
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| 88. Riley's Rebuilds Part II: Carbs for the Next Generation. | 26 Apr 2023 | 00:43:19 | |
In part II Riley fills us in on her Ferricaine build, plans for the future and passing her skills on to the youngsters.
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| 87. Riley's Rebuilds Part I: Carbureted Empire | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:56:40 | |
Our guest today is a hustler who is too young to buy cigarets yet she is preserving the long lost art of carburetor rebuilding with her besties, hailing from somewhere in Florida Riley Trask of Riley's Rebuilds Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare (idk wtf I'm doing🙃) Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez! | |||
| 86: Haylorization Part II: Chopper Building Basement Dweller | 12 Apr 2023 | 01:20:06 | |
Hayley weaves us a hero's odyssey from a young grunge grind-core metal maniac lurking in the dark corners of the internet to custom builds that turn ogres into playful salivating kittens. meow Follow Hayley on insta + tik tok | |||
| 85. Haylorization Part I: Clapped out Choppers | 05 Apr 2023 | 01:06:24 | |
What the F is a 'chopper' anyway? Meet our favorite chopper builder Hayley aka Haylorzation. In part I of her interview we talk fabrication, frankenbikes, & dick four's. Follow Hayley on insta & tik tok Do some improv at Radical Agreement Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez! | |||
| 84. Diane Peterson Part II: Invest in Yourself | 08 Mar 2023 | 00:51:01 | |
In part II Diane tells us about first crushes, bunny dips and why it's important to invest in yourself. Follow Diane on insta
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| 83. Diane Peterson Part I: Hot Shoe in a 68 Vette | 01 Mar 2023 | 01:02:05 | |
We're starting the 2023 season off right w/ stuntwoman, actress, writer, producer & real estate tycoon, Ferrari driving Diane Peterson. Diane fills us in on stunt lingo and regales us with stories of bar brawls, car chases & toboggans on top of trams (yes a mountain tram!) Follow Diane on insta Recorded, edited & mixed by Emdognightmare (if you have any tips, DM me🙃) Hugs, thank you & high fives to Greg Meleney for the killer tunez! | |||