Cars Yeah – Details, episodes & analysis

Whit Montross is responsible for running the day-to-day operations for Hagerty Marketplace. He and his team review thousands of submissions each year to ensure they are bringing the best ones to market with fair reserves. They work with sellers to make sure their listings are accurate and highlight their vehicles properly. Whit has been with Hagerty for over 10 years, much of that time was in their service center underwriting insurance and talking with Hagerty members. At Hagerty their goal is to ensure and preserve Save Driving and Fuel Car Culture for future generations. Whit built his first race car in the back of Hagerty’s Colorado office. He currently races a 1967 BMW 1600 with Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing. Whit and Hagerty’s love for connecting with fellow enthusiasts combine with helping to make the collector car world more fun for all involved.

Randy Leffingwell is an author, writer, and photographer who has spent over five decades in the automotive sector. He worked for the Kansas City Star and then in Chicago with the Sun-Times. His passion for automobiles led him to AutoWeek magazine and the L.A. Times. He’s written many articles for Pete Stout’s 000 magazine due to his vast knowledge of the Porsche marque and Randy has authored 65 books. Photography is a significant part of his life to this day. Today he is here to share his book Against All the Others: Porsche’s Racing History, Volume 1-1968, from David Bull Publishers. The book meticulously details technical developments, the nuances of each racing venue, and offers race-by-race commentary. At 432 pages it is an intensive and keen insight into the personalities and their approaches taken in the cockpit for Porsche.

Steve Deperte is a Sales Representative at Richtech Robotics, a public robotics solutions company. Richtech provides complete robotics solutions for a variety of businesses across the country for restaurants, hotels, casinos, senior living homes, factories, and the automotive sector including service centers. Steve has worked for years in the automotive business focusing on customer engagement and relationship building. He leverages technology and innovation to provide success in the automotive space while transforming the ways business get things done. With cutting edge robotic solutions, Steve and the Richtech team are able to bring people together by automating the tasks that keep them apart.

John Cassidy got his life’s calling five years ago. He decided to work in a car dealership and that changed the direction of his life. A chance conversation with a colleague who admired John’s poetry asked him to write something about the showroom. At his desk he wrote “Showroom Wonder”. Copies spread like wildfire across the midlands UK earning the label the Motor Trade Poem that was loved and recited by car sales and service staff. The video footage went viral across 200 sites of the motor group. That day his hidden talent as an actor and performer launched him as the Car Showroom Performance Poet.

Ed Gilbertson is the Chairman of the International Chief Judge Advisory Group (ICJAG). Ed is also the President of the Jury – Salon Prive’ Concour d’Elegance, a role that pulled him out of retirement to handle all the judging at this event that is held at the Blenheim Palace in the UK. Ed has been active in the car hobby for over 45 years. He is the Chief Judge Emeritus for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and continues to serve as a senior member of the Pebble Beach Selection Committee. He is also the Chief Judge Emeritus for the Palm Beach Cavallino Classic and the Ferrari Club of America. In addition, he was Chief Judge for the Legend of the Motorcycle International Concours and multiple shows across the country. 

Bryan Dagel is the owner and operator of Dagel Refinishing & Fabrication. He opened his shop in 1994 restoring and building muscle cars. He was part owner of Rat Rod Magazine from 2011 to 2016 and built rat rods for the magazine, competing in their first ever official Rat Rod magazine tour in 2011. Bryan built 4 rat rods in 6 years and completed 4 tours and 2 build-offs with the magazine. In 2016 they held a SEMA Rat Rod build off which included 3 builders, one of which was Sam Hard featuring his 1937 Rolls Royce Rat Rod. This was the birth of Bryan’s International RATical Rod Build-Off Drive Off.

Roger Falcione is the founder of ClassicCars.com. He was one of the first to understand the importance of online classifieds in relation to the classic car market. He created a ground-breaking online marketplace built on the love of technology and classic cars. Ten years later the company has seen tremendous growth and in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 was recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States as part of the Inc. 5000.  In 2020 ClassicCars.com attracts over 3 million visits a month, has 35,000 vehicles for sale, supports the largest online network of classic car dealers and auction houses, and delivers daily industry-leading news coverage through its award-winning Journal that has over 350,000 monthly readers. ClassicCars.com has become the trusted home of the collector car enthusiast.

Jeff Thisted has worked in the car industry for decades. He was part of AutoTracer.com and Wheels-TV. He’s hosted on stage at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Chicago Auto Show, the New York International Auto Show and many others across America. He’s been the live-events host on the Hot Rod Power Tour, Car Craft Summer Nationals, the F-Body Nationals, and the C-10 Nationals. He holds an SCCA racing license and is a member of the Motor Press Guild.  You can find his adventures and exploits in this ’55 Chevy at idrivea55.com. His past includes working on The Price is Right with Bob Barker and he was the only male host of GSN’s Playmania Block of programming where he hosted both Quiznation and 100 Winners.

Mike Linner is the Founder of Car Show Nationals, an online car show he started in 2001. It is a platform for advertising events and letting the world know about all the fantastic car shows taking place. At Car Show Nationals.com you’ll find an enormous listing of events, videos, photos, and automotive products you can purchase. Mike is an automotive photographer and has a video podcast titled Let’s Roll.

Nelson Gill is the owner of ACC Performance where they design, engineer, and manufacture the Original BOSS HOG Torque Converters. The company was founded over 50 years ago in 1970. Nelson purchased the company in 2005 and he took it from a business shipping into just 5 states to today where they ship across the United States and beyond. Today you’ll find BOSS HOG Torque Converters in cars and trucks in over 14 countries, all originating in Muscle Shoals, Alabama here in the United States of America.