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Karen Davidson

Tales of a Gearhead - January 18, 2022 15:42 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
On today’s episode of Tales Of A Gearhead, Stacey sits down with Karen Davidson. The great-granddaughter of Harley-Davidson’s co-founder William A. Davidson. They discuss everything from her meeting and hanging with Evel Knievel as a kid, her studying fashion design in college, to running her ow...

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Christmas Memories

Tales of a Gearhead - December 24, 2021 13:16 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Chestnuts roasting on a open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose…   With 2021 coming to a close, Stacey talks about the most recent Tesla recall and the dangers of vehicles & their drivers becoming too reliant on computers.    Then it's a wrap up of 2021 and all it’s brought from COVID...

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Hot Wheels Memories

Tales of a Gearhead - December 23, 2021 16:06 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
To start things off. Stacey offers some suggestions to listener Cara and how best to approach dealing with the panel & rocker rust issues on her “baby” an ’08 Chevy Xtra Cab 4x4   Then Stacey hops into the Way Back Machine to share a Gearhead Tale as old as time. A story of a boy, his strugg...

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Sgt. Rock Art

Tales of a Gearhead - December 23, 2021 15:57 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey continues his discussion on the importance of knowing automotive mechanical basics - everything from changing wipers, to checking/replacing the oil & coolant, to knowing how to properly change a flat tire.   Then its a quick dive into the mailbag to answer a listener’s question about ...

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Let's Get Physical

Tales of a Gearhead - December 22, 2021 14:47 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Fresh from a trip to Utah interviewing legendary artist and designer Tom Daniel, Stacey gets into the proposed North Carolina law that would ban the “Carolina Squat” on vehicles.    After that, Stacey illustrates the importance of knowing basic automotive maintenance  by describing how he re...

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Family Affairs

Tales of a Gearhead - December 15, 2021 14:36 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
It’s holiday time once again and that means… family. The good, the bad and sometimes the ugly. So with that it mind, Stacey offers suggestions to a listener on what would make a good project for the ENTIRE family, that can create great memories that last a lifetime.    Then on the flip side,...

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New Chevy Crate Engine

Tales of a Gearhead - December 13, 2021 19:41 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
On this episode Stacey cracks open the crate on the new Chevy ZZ632/1000* crate engine — the largest and most powerful crate engine in the brand’s history. A naturally aspirated 632-cubic-inch V-8 BEAST that produces 1,004 horsepower and 876 lb-ft of torque. From there, Stacey dives into all the...

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Jerry Reed Part 2

Tales of a Gearhead - November 24, 2021 15:36 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey’s interview with the one and only Jerry Reed continues, as they dig into Jerry’s latest and greatest passion - working the Wounded Warriors charity, the importance of family in his life, his just finished Christmas single “Christmas at the Mall”, his guitar collection and finally some mor...

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Jerry Reed Part 1

Tales of a Gearhead - November 22, 2021 15:07 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
On this episode, Stacey pulls a jewel out of the GEARZ vaults. The final interview with country legend Jerry Reed. Jerry and Stacey sat down and talked about everything from how Jerry met Burt Reynolds, to making "Smokey & The Bandit", the writing and recording of his greatest hit "Eastbound & D...

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Mario Andretti

Tales of a Gearhead - November 18, 2021 14:09 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey shares his tale of how preparing to spend an afternoon at the track with racing legend Mario Andretti, was it’s own stressful pit stop in a race against the clock.   After that, he tackles the listener questions: “How to buy a used project?” and “Is it ever ok to leave rust on a vehic...

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Cornwell Visit

Tales of a Gearhead - November 15, 2021 16:11 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Don and Blake from Cornwell Quality Tools drop by and talk new boxes and tool storage.

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Shortages and Sales

Tales of a Gearhead - October 11, 2021 14:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Today Stacey talks about the MAVERICK’s return, the Aftermarket doing well while the OEMs are dealing with chip shortages and catastrophic flooding and finally plays a game of “What if….” While going through RUSH drummer Neil Peart’s auto collection that recently went up for auction.

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Dream Builds vs. Reality

Tales of a Gearhead - September 15, 2021 18:29 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey offers some advice to a listener who is wanting to return to the restoration biz after many years away. Then he goes into the dream projects you wish you could do vs the ones you have. After that, Stacey shares a tale about his first paint project - an old rail buggy his dad brought home....

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Ohio Cobra Club

Tales of a Gearhead - August 18, 2021 14:16 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Fresh from his appearance at the Ohio Cobra Club, Stacey recaps what a fun time he had and how it truly is one the best car events around for people of all ages. Then into the mailbag he goes to answer a listener question about what are some the best off-road lighting systems.

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Reality TV vs. How-To TV

Tales of a Gearhead - July 23, 2021 15:54 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey breaks down the differences/challenges between “reality” and “how-to” automotive television. Then gets into the joys of small projects, as well as dipping into the mailbag to answer a listener question about dropped forged tools. He wraps everything up with a gearhead tale about how the R...

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Listener Question Jamboree

Tales of a Gearhead - July 14, 2021 15:16 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Ain’t no party like a listener question party, because a listener question party don’t stop! The mailbag is out and the questions are getting answered!

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Tags, Titles & VINs

Tales of a Gearhead - June 17, 2021 15:16 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey is your guide, as he leads you through all the lefts, rights, ups, downs, twists, turns, dos and don’ts of navigating the labyrinth that is getting a vehicle with no title and no VIN tag properly registered. So, grab that stale loaf of bread out of the kitchen and leave a breadcrumb trail...

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In's, Out's, Do's & Don't of being a parts hound

Tales of a Gearhead - May 17, 2021 20:10 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
It’s time to head to the swap meet and your favorite junkyard... Stacey is devoting this whole episode to what you need know when you're out looking for that perfect deal.

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Fast cars, Fireade & Freeing your car from the shop

Tales of a Gearhead - May 10, 2021 15:17 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey sits down with Joey Cudmore and talks about his early days on the NASCAR circuit and how it lead him into becoming one the biggest FIREADE dealers in the country. From the track, to the pit, to a new upcoming race series to be aired on CBS they dig into all. Then, Stacey hits the mailba...

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Towing Safety & Electric Cars

Tales of a Gearhead - May 03, 2021 17:53 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
With the recent story of a driver of a 2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty towing a 30-foot camper losing control, swerving over a guardrail and ending up dangling off a bridge over the Malad Gorge in Idaho... the only thing preventing them from crashing into the river over a 100 feet below, was the safe...

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Street Racing & Big Oly

Tales of a Gearhead - April 22, 2021 14:29 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey gets into the risks of street racing. Not just for the people racing and watching, but also how it could affect legislation down the road. That could mean bad news for everybody in the car world.  After that, it’s time to break open that piggy bank or dig up those coin jars out from und...

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Kit Cars & Movie Cars

Tales of a Gearhead - April 13, 2021 17:57 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey talks about the recent changes to replica/kit car laws that should be music to a lot of enthusiasts’ ears. From there Stacey pays respect to the passing of legendary stuntman Remy Julienne. Which opens a broader topic of how movies effect car culture and vice versa, Stacey’s favorite car ...

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Car Colors, Chuck Yeager & Bradley Fighting Vehicle

Tales of a Gearhead - February 08, 2021 19:27 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey starts things off by getting into the thought process behind deciding the right color for a project. From there, he remembers the passing of the first person to break the sound barrier, the legendary Chuck Yeager. Then, its into the mailbag where Stacey answers questions about his preferr...

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Tales with Tim Watson

Tales of a Gearhead - January 21, 2021 19:17 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
As this long year draws to a close. Stacey sits down with legendary fiddle player and old friend Tim Watson. Together, they share tales from their days working at the old Opry Land park as show musicians. To Tim’s days as a standup comedian and session & touring player with everyone from Mel Til...

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Rancheros, Cameos & Caminos

Tales of a Gearhead - December 28, 2020 16:49 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
It’s a listener question jamboree as Stacey answers whether or not Ben from Iowa should keep his ’72 Ranchero stock or modify it. Which gets Stacey into the history of the Ranchero along with the ’57 Cameo & Camino and the importance of driving original vehicles like that accordingly. After th...

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Hot Wheels

Tales of a Gearhead - December 22, 2020 21:02 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey climbs into the way back machine and deep dives into all things Hot Wheels. Yes, those little die-cast speed demons from our youth. Stacey shares his memories of the ones he always wanted, to their subliminal influence on his designs today, some history about the original designers who ca...

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007 - F18 - R.I.P.

Tales of a Gearhead - December 15, 2020 21:20 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey remembers Scottish icon, the great Sean Connery and gets into what made him and his Bond films so memorable. From the cool gadgets and even cooler cars.  After that, Stacey celebrates another icon - this one American - the F-18 Hornet. With the Blue Angels recent announcement that they ...

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R.I.P.

Tales of a Gearhead - December 15, 2020 21:20 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey remembers Scottish icon, the great Sean Connery and gets into what made him and his Bond films so memorable. From the cool gadgets and even cooler cars.  After that, Stacey celebrates another icon - this one American - the F-18 Hornet. With the Blue Angels recent announcement that they ...

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Electric Hummerland

Tales of a Gearhead - November 24, 2020 15:22 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey starts things off discussing the new electric Hummer and what would be the better ways to spend it’s nearly $100K price tag. Then it's mailbag jamboree time, with Stacey fielding questions about a ’68 Ford F-600 rear end replacement, taking a ’92 Chevy Sportside pickup from a 5-lug to a...

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331 mph

Tales of a Gearhead - November 16, 2020 16:17 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 172 ratings
Stacey talks about the recent production car land speed record claimed by the SSC Tuatara. Using his time out at the Silver State Classic as an example, Stacey also shares his experience of what it’s like to be in a car on public roads and reach speeds of near 180mph. Diving into the mailbag, ...

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