Cars of Carlisle (C/of/C): Episode 129_James Thomson and Jon Wilmot: San Diego ‘Customz’ Scene

10/21/20 • 60 min

James Thomson and Jon Wilmot: San Diego ‘Customz’ Scene
By Team Cars of Carlisle
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Today, head out to the U.S. West Coast to hang with custom car aficionados and amigos, Jon Wilmot and James Thomson.

For over 20 years, these San Diego based best friends have worked together to create incredibly special custom machines, unlike anything else.

James has bought and sold dozens and dozens of cars, refining his creative designs with each vehicle. Ultimately, he has earned admiration and respect from his peers all across the industry. Meanwhile, Jon has been applying his incredible talents by spraying automotive paint projects that have elevated him to a well-deserved high-standing among his contemporaries.

It’s time to head to Southern California to cruise the boulevard with James and Jon.

James Thomson and Jon Wilmot: San Diego ‘Customz’ Scene
By Team Cars of Carlisle
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Today, head out to the U.S. West Coast to hang with custom car aficionados and amigos, Jon Wilmot and James Thomson.

For over 20 years, these San Diego based best friends have worked together to create incredibly special custom machines, unlike anything else.

It’s time to head to Southern California to cruise the boulevard with James and Jon.

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Cars of Carlisle (C/of/C): Episode 128_Ed Anspach_Anspach Motors

Ed Anspach: Anspach Autos (Classic Car Dealership)
By Team Cars of Carlisle
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Today, take a road trip with us to the Greater Hershey area to meet this week’s featured guest, Ed Anspach.

Since his early days contributing to the family’s automobile recycling business, Ed has grown his own enterprise – Anspach Autos – into a small business that is internationally-known for sourcing and reselling vintage car parts. While German engineering and manufacturing have intrigued Ed for decades, he has a penchant for classic Porsches.

If you are in the market to restore a classic European vehicle, this episode will inspire you.

It’s time to head to the Village of Ono, Pennsylvania to spend some time with the man who started Anspach Autos.

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Cars of Carlisle (C/of/C): Episode 130_Yeah It's Got a Hemi

“Yeah, It’s Got a Hemi!”: AACA Museum Exhibit
By Team Cars of Carlisle
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Today, the C/of/C team reports from the spectacular AACA Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, bringing you a behind-the-scenes tour of the Hemi exhibit.

It’s understandable to associate “Hemi” with Mopars. Through today’s episode, you’ll learn how OEMs in six other countries besides the United States have designed car and motorcycle engines with hemispherical combustion chambers.

Join the virtual audio tour as AACA Museum guest curator, Bill Sangrey, takes us through a chronological history of these unique engines and their innovative application in a wide variety of iconic vehicles.

This unique exhibit is available to enjoy until April 23, 2021. Come check it out! It’s time to learn about how dozens of car manufacturers all over the globe utilized hemispherical heads in their engines.