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You don't need the brains of the school AV geek to get your orphan car fix. Just click on the headlines below to see or hear Torq-O podcasts that cover the orphan car world from Auburn to Willys.
If you want to get them onto your iPod more directly, you'll also find these podcasts available through iTunes.
Torq-O often talks with authors and executives about your favorite orphan cars.
This time, we spoke with owners.
Join us for conversations with the people who own the titles at the Bob Poole Orphan Car Show at Carillon Park in Dayton, Ohio, on September 27, 2008.
You'll meet the drivers of some great cars: a 1968 AMC Javelin, a 1963 Studebaker Lark Wagonaire, a 1959 AMC Ambassador, a 1973 Plymouth Gold Duster, a 1954 Hudson Jet, a 1935 Hupmobile, and a 1965 AMC Marlin.
Click here for the Enhanced Version of the podcast. (You'll need Quicktime for Windows or Mac.)
Here's a Torq-O exclusive: an interview with AMC Vice-President Bill McNealy.
Bill was the driving force behind AMC's chase of the youth market in the Late 1960's.
In this first podcast with Bill, find out how he used the Javelin to transform AMC from granny car maker to Trans-Am race car builder.
Torq-O talks tubes with Jim Cross, the owner of
Vacuum Tubes, Inc. Jim will tell you about the most common problem with tube radios and how much it costs to keep your car radio humming. Tune in!
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If you want to see what Tom Dulaney's AMX/3 push car looks like and what he's made of it, check out our enhanced podcast here.
It's the "AMC-Feel-Good Story of the Year"! Torq-O talks with AMC fan Tom Dulaney, the new owner of the nearly-forgotten push car prototype of AMC's aborted supercar project, the AMX/3. You'll hear the first complete version of Tom's find of a lifetime: how he got it, why it disappeared for more than three decades, and what he plans to do with it.
Torq-O learns a thing or two about The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation from Jack Mueller, author of the recent book
Built to Better the Best.
Click here for the Enhanced Version of this podcast. It includes pictures. (You'll need Quicktime for Windows or Mac.)
Torq-O interviews the former Director of Exterior Styling for AMC, Bob Nixon. Nixon discusses how the Gremlin got the green light and shares his regret that the AMX/3 never got produced.
Torq-O talks with former AMC clay modeler Frank Pascoe. Frank discusses the role of the clay modeler and some of his favorite projects while at AMC.
Torq-O interviews former AMC designer Vince Geraci. Vince talks about the Marlin and the Metropolitan. Plus, listen close for a vintage AMC radio commercial! (To learn more about the Metropolitan, check out our exclusive DVD
The Met Set in The Torq-O Store.)
