Factory Person/ Distributor Episodes

Dec. 10, 2021

DEREK BELL & JEFF have an informal video-call to discuss their 1st (a…

1:20 I stayed with Mr. Ferrari when I first joined Ferrari and he would come and have dinner with us 13:13 I've just got a shitty car 15:11 Nobody ever wrote about my first win 24:20 They were just looking …

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Nov. 15, 2021

GM spent $1 million on research for the first time | WHY DIDN'T GM PA…

industry was facing intense fuel economy standard pressure GM spent $1m on market research I cut the forecast in half ... turned out to be worse than that no one would speak before Roger spoke pre-Acura, Lexus, Infiniti Vice Chairman …

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Nov. 15, 2021

PRESIDENT REAGAN'S WHITEHOUSE KEPT RINGING THE PHONE IN A MEETING RO…

1:45 it's the White House got on the phone 2:05 The space shuttle had just blown up and Reagan called 2:42 that was like being a part of history

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Nov. 15, 2021

DEEP SECRETS REVEALED | GENERAL MOTORS SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE…

2:07 Don't spend all the money on market research and then ignore it. 9:35 "Cimarron, Cavalier with lipstick" 13:15 Look at an '84 and an '86, side by side 16:12 this would make the Edsel pale by comparison 22:42 Allante' …

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April 13, 2021

Rolls-Royce (BMW) Bentley (VW) entanglement, Mike Tyson, smashed cars

3:34 Jeff's relationship with George started when he was General Manager of Rolls-Royce. George was the first employee of Rolls-Royce through BMW. 4:05 was called over to Germany. And when that happens, you're never quite sure if it's good or …

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April 13, 2021

ROLLS-ROYCE- marketing the car when VW restrained BMW from using the …

Volkswagen and BMW were bidding for Rolls-Royce and Bentley. VW had just "won" bought Rolls-Royce and Bentley from Vickers for $780m....oops!... all but the Flying Lady and Rolls-Royce Grille trademarks! BMW came in behind and bought those trademarks... 2:26 The …

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April 12, 2021

Rolls-Royce North America General Manager George Walish trailer (1.5 …

Watch the full episodes to hear the Iron Mike Tyson pre production car story, the entanglement between BMW and VW over the Bentley and Rolls-Royce brands and the ingenious way that George Walish secretly marketed the new Phantom to get …

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April 12, 2021

Iron Mike Tyson-1st Rolls-Royce Phantom. North America General Manage…

Massive rolling estate. car graveyard, barefoot Iron Mike, heavy romance in the back seat of a pre-production car. Mike's pressure to sell this pre-production "not-for-sale" car. The first delivery in the Bethesda market....and what happened to it...

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April 7, 2021

YUGO - WHY IT ARRIVED. WHY IT DISAPPEARED.

(IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!!).

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April 7, 2021

Subaru Story- as told by Malcolm Bricklin

How Malcolm went from jukebox to scooters to toy car to Subaru distributorship

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April 7, 2021

Malcolm Bricklin - the whole story (audio only)

From building supply to video jukeboxes to Lambretta Scooters to Subaru to the BRICKLIN SV-1 car to Fiat to Yugo... (and the NEW Bricklin 3EV coming...)

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April 5, 2021

LIGHTWEIGHT ENGINE -Malcolm Bricklin explains why innovation in multi…

Malcolm agrees that he himself may have not adapted in the factory's shoes!

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