Drive History #21 - July 2 - 8 | Major Milestones in Automotive History
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07/02/24 • 46 min
Is Rivian your girlfriend's name? This week we cover major automotive history milestones related to cars with inline 3s, four bangers, straight sixes, big blocks and V12s. We’re talking Supra, Corvette, Aston Martin and... Smart? Oh yeah! All that and so much more on this episode of The Drive History Podcast.
Coverage:
BMW M5
Rivian and VW fall in love
One Millionth Corvette
Jordan Motor Cars (no relation to THE Jordan Stead)
Back to the Future Car
Mini Cooper Debuts
The last BMW M3 Coupe
Renault CV4 history
Founding of Subaru
Aston Martin Vanquish V12
The Drive History Podcast is an automotive history talk show that covers daily transportation history, automotive news, auto industry insights and more. Although, it's mostly just a couple car guys chatting about cars. I like 'em old, he likes 'em young. Send feedback, questions and comments: [email protected]. This automotive podcast is hosted by Brian Corey (Insta: @sparechangemultimedia) & Jordan Stead (insta: @jordanbstead), produced by Cars & Copy Media Co.
Facebook.com/automotivehistory
Instagram @ThisDayInAutomotiveHistory
www.automotivehistory.org
Is Rivian your girlfriend's name? This week we cover major automotive history milestones related to cars with inline 3s, four bangers, straight sixes, big blocks and V12s. We’re talking Supra, Corvette, Aston Martin and... Smart? Oh yeah! All that and so much more on this episode of The Drive History Podcast.
Coverage:
BMW M5
Rivian and VW fall in love
One Millionth Corvette
Jordan Motor Cars (no relation to THE Jordan Stead)
Back to the Future Car
Mini Cooper Debuts
The last BMW M3 Coupe
Renault CV4 history
Founding of Subaru
Aston Martin Vanquish V12
The Drive History Podcast is an automotive history talk show that covers daily transportation history, automotive news, auto industry insights and more. Although, it's mostly just a couple car guys chatting about cars. I like 'em old, he likes 'em young. Send feedback, questions and comments: [email protected]. This automotive podcast is hosted by Brian Corey (Insta: @sparechangemultimedia) & Jordan Stead (insta: @jordanbstead), produced by Cars & Copy Media Co.
Facebook.com/automotivehistory
Instagram @ThisDayInAutomotiveHistory
www.automotivehistory.org
Previous Episode
Drive History #20 - June 25 - July 1 | Automotive Journalist Peter Nelson
It's our 20th episode! We welcome automotive journalist Peter Nelson with bylines at Donut Media, The Drive, Robb Report and more to chat with us about the state of the auto industry and the enthusiast lifestyle. Plust we get his thoughts on the Bentley Bentayga, the partnership between BMW and Toyota, Formula One and the very first Corvette. We cap it off with some great reader questions!
Other topics include:
The last Packard
Pikes Peak Hill Climb Records
History of Grand Prix Racing
Benjamin Briscoe
The Chevrolet Camaro
Sunbeam Tiger & Carroll Shelby
Route 66
Suzuki Jimney
The coolest Plymouths
The last Ford Thunderbird
Origins of Audi
Peter Nelson can be found on Instagram and Threads at @16vPete or keep up with him on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/petenelson/ and on Muckrack at www.muckrack.com/peterjnelson
The Drive History Podcast is an automotive history talk show that covers daily transportation history, automotive news, auto industry insights and more. Although, it's mostly just a couple car guys chatting about cars. I like 'em old, he likes 'em young. Send feedback, questions and comments: [email protected]. This automotive podcast is hosted by Brian Corey (Insta: @sparechangemultimedia), founder of This Day in Automotive History, & automotive encyclodpedia Jordan Stead (insta: @jordanbstead), produced by Cars & Copy Media Co.
Facebook.com/automotivehistory
Instagram @ThisDayInAutomotiveHistory / @DriveHistoryPod
www.automotivehistory.org
Next Episode
Drive History #22: July 9 - 15 | One Million Porsches | Elantra N Debut
This episode we take a close look at the weirdest and rarest PT Cruiser trim levels (there are a lot!), discuss the Genesis shooting brake, cover the founding of FIAT, and find out what happened to the one millionth Porsche. Plus, Brian repos his own vehicle and we help listeners make deals on cheap Craigslist cars.
Our this day in automotive history section covers July 9 -15 and includes topics such as:
Fisker Ocean
Last PT Cruiser
History of Fiat
The first Honda Civic
BYD and its global takeover
First mass produced Wankel rotary powered Mazda
Karmann Ghia history
Dodge Bros and Ford
Hyundai Elantra N debut and test drive
The Drive History Podcast is an automotive history talk show that covers daily transportation history, automotive news, auto industry insights and more. Although, it's mostly just a couple car guys chatting about cars. I like 'em old, he likes 'em young. Send feedback, questions and comments: [email protected]. This automotive podcast is hosted by Brian Corey (Insta: @sparechangemultimedia) & Jordan Stead (insta: @jordanbstead), produced by Cars & Copy Media Co.
Facebook.com/automotivehistory
Instagram @ThisDayInAutomotiveHistory
www.automotivehistory.org
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