Spike's Car Radio

Spike and Zuckerman sit down with Evan from LA in a Minute to dig into the surprisingly rich automotive history of Los Angeles, from the first gas-powered car tested at 2 a.m. on Broadway in 1897 to how a racing speedway literally built Beverly Hills. Plus, Spike reviews the Aston Martin Vantage S, Evan confesses to rear-ending a nun, and the crew debates why Angelenos can't stop saying "the" before freeway numbers.

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Evan Lovett, the creator of 'LA in a Minute,' brings a level of LA history nerd energy that even Spike didn't see coming. They trace the city's car culture all the way back to 1897, when two guys, Erie and Sturgis, built a Karl Benz-inspired four-wheeler in Boyle Heights and snuck it out at 2 a.m. to avoid spooking horses. From there: the Beverly Hills Speedway (yes, that's why Beverly Hills is Beverly Hills), the golden age of LA mass transit that somehow nobody remembers, In-N-Out inventing the two-way speaker box in 1948, and why Angelenos measure every trip in minutes, not miles.

Spike also reviews the Aston Martin Vantage S: 670hp, plasma blue, CarPlay Ultra, and apparently better than a Porsche in at least one dimension. Evan delivers a confession about rear-ending a nun while reading a magazine. And the crew gives the Petersen Automotive Museum its flowers, including the vault that holds Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari and an Ayrton Senna F1 car.

If you live in LA, drive through LA, or have ever wondered why everyone says "the 405", this one's for you.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introducing Evan from LA in a Minute

01:10 - The first car in LA

07:13 - The secret history of Beverly Hills racing

16:49 - How LA became the world's car capitol

27:04 - LA traffic

28:36 - Bad drivers

36:24 - Aston Martin Vantage S review

44:45 - The secrets of the Petersen Museum

49:17 - Coachella

54:15 - The mess of LA highways
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Matt Farah pulls up to the SCR Garage to break down the Aston Martin Vantage S and Aston Martin Valhalla, debate carmakers' million-dollar hypercar obsession, and drop a rumor about a Porsche GT3 Touring Cabriolet. Plus: a road rage incident at the Brentwood Country Club, Daniel Craig shilling for a Chinese EV, and Omega's identity crisis.

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Matt Farah is in the building, and nothing is off limits. Lieberman calls the Aston Martin Vantage S "sorted" and explains why the roadster beats the coupe. The Valhalla gets a deep dive: 999 units, $1.2M, carbon tub, three electric motors, and an engineer poached from McLaren. Then the guys get into whether hypercars are actually a sustainable business model or just manufacturers chasing ultra-rich buyers while leaving enthusiasts behind.

A double-sourced rumor surfaces: Porsche may be building a GT3 Touring Cabriolet, possibly called the "Sport Cab" with prototypes already spotted at Weissach.

Other stops on this episode: the Toyota Land Cruiser's identity crisis, a brutal Corvette Z06 crash, Spike's Bronco getting beat up by a caddy from the Brentwood Country Club, and Daniel Craig looking very uncomfortable in Denza EV promo photos.

Matt Farah is also giving away a fully optioned Porsche Turbo S!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Aston Martin Vantage S review

03:00 - Aston Martin Valhalla review

08:20 - Cars aren't made for YOU anymore

12:38 - Porsche is making a GT3 Touring "Sport" Cabriolet

21:10 - 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser review

29:49 - Win a 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo S

34:10 - Spike's INSANE road rage incident

44:24 - How to get out of a speeding ticket

48:29 - How to get out of a speeding ticket

52:13 - Daniel Craig's Chinese EV partnership

56:09 - Why nobody buys Omega watches
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Spike, Jonny, and Zuckerman cover the McLaren Artura, Jay Leno's classic car smog exemption bill, and a wild breakdown of the Reacher actor's neighbor brawl. Plus: money laundering in the watch world, Tyler Sheridan's recycled TV formulas, and whether the Porsche Cayman really holds value better than everything else.

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This week in the SCR Garage: Spike wrestled a tire cover onto his Bronco and Jonny put a phone mount in his Rivian — small wins, maximum joy. Zuckerman got his '66 with freshly fettled carbs and calls it a brand-new car after 14 years. Then it's a full review of the McLaren Artura — great daily driver, great canyon carver, but does it have the dream factor? Jonny says "I love McLarens. I'm not in love with this McLaren."

The guys also dig into Jay Leno's renewed effort to kill smog tests for classic cars in California, a luxury watch trader doing 15 years for drug money laundering (and whether the same thing's happening in car auctions), and an anti-AI Waymo attack. Russell Crowe's watch collection gets a proper salute, and Tyler Sheridan's TV universe gets roasted for its very reliable coed shower formula.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - How to make a car feel new

03:21 - 1966 Porsche 911

08:54 - Tiger Woods DUI

12:57 - McLaren Artura review

21:36 - Alan Ritchson neighbor fight

30:59 - Leno's Law returns

33:24 - Porsche 718 Cayman is the least depreciating car?

40:33 - Russell Crowe watches

44:46 - Massive multimillion dollar watch theft

47:34 - Anti-AI Waymo attack

50:33 - The crappy Taylor Sheridan TV universe
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Spike and the crew cover Gerry McGovern's messy exit from Jaguar, a deep dive into the Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter, and Porsche's wild new shifter patent, before Ford CEO Jim Farley comes on to talk F1 and the Mustang Dark Horse SC.

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This week on SCR, it's a full lap through car world chaos: Jaguar's PR nightmare over Gerry McGovern's departure, a legit review of the new Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter from Jonny, and Porsche patenting a shifter that tries to be both automatic and manual (bold move).

The SCR Garage is selling their rare Zagato to fund the next project, and we find out that Kramer's car on Seinfeld was one of the first production vehicles with a working airbag.

Ford CEO Jim Farley is one of the most car-obsessed executives in the industry, and it shows. He breaks down why Ford partnered with Red Bull for their F1 power unit, what tech actually transfers from the track to your driveway, and why Formula 1's growth isn't slowing down anytime soon. Farley also gets into IndyCar's uphill battle, the 2026 Mustang Dark Horse SC, Ford's all-hybrid and EREV future, and his personally-delivered black Ford Explorer to Pope Leo.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Alfa Romeo-Gate

01:33 - Jaguar's PR keeps getting worse

04:46 - We're selling the Zagato?

10:12 - Kramer's car from Seinfeld

16:08 - Porsche's manual AND auto gearbox patent

23:51 - Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter review

34:05 - Robot malfunction fails

40:10 - Introducing Ford CEO Jim Farley

40:37 - Ford in F1

43:42 - IndyCar

44:59 - Pope Leo's Ford Explorer

48:32 - Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC

54:59 - Are EVs in America dead?
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Spike and Zuckerman hold down the garage, while Jonny is lost somewhere in Austin. Zuckerman rolls in a pristine 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior (factory plastic still on the seats) and Brian Finster from Sotheby's Motorsport stops by to talk high-end online car auctions. Also on the docket: California's Montana car registration tax evasion crackdown, the new Porsche 911 Turbo S putting GT3 buyers in an existential crisis, and somehow... funeral home horror stories.

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This week's episode is a full lap around the garage. Paul Zuckerman brings in a stunning 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junio: Bluette paint, Cinghiale interior, flying buttress seats, and yes, the original factory plastic still intact. The big debate: do you peel it or leave it?

The guys pivot to California's crackdown on wealthy car owners using Montana plates to dodge taxes on exotic cars. Zuckerman breaks down the charges: conspiracy, perjury, money laundering.

The new 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S gets its moment too. Hybrid powertrain, 2 second 0-60. It's making the GT3 look like a lifestyle choice instead of a performance one. Porsche also confirms a new $2-3 million halo car, and Spike reminds everyone he called it first.

Brian Finster from Sotheby's Motorsport joins to explain how their 24/7 online auction platform works, and what a Python Green 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet looks like when it's ready to go live. The show closes with a deeply weird and very funny detour into funeral home mix-up stories. Standard stuff.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Spike at Indian Wells

04:21 - 1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior showcase

15:55 - California Montana license plate crackdown

19:55 - 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S tested

22:35 - Porsche halo car update

24:19 - Waymo bird hijinks

26:30 - Man scammed by mechanic training Porsche

30:09 - Hyundai IONIQ 5 N review

38:48 - Sotheby's Motorsport

43:41 - 2021 Nissan GT-R T-Spec

46:18 - Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Touring

49:13 - 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cab showcase
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