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Thursday, September 25, 2025
Preview for 1st question for the month of Oct 2025
This is a true story. Someone finally did it. They built a machine time that works. They put a person in the machine, and it did actually worked! More of the story to be posted on Oct 1, 2025 around 3:00pm! Hold your thoughts and answers until then
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Monday, September 15, 2025
preview for 2nd question of the month of Sept
John was working on his car’s engine and noticed one part that never needs changing — it lasts the entire life of the engine, with very few exceptions. More of the story to be posted on Sept 15th
Saturday, September 06, 2025
Monday, September 01, 2025
Radio call-in shows by years on the air
🚗 Active Automotive Call-In Radio Shows
# Show / Host Period Years Notes 1 Under the Hood ~1990–present ~35 yrs Multi-host, syndicated 2 The Car Doctor (Ron Ananian) 1991–present 34 yrs Syndicated nationally 3 You Auto Know (Dave Serio) 1991–present 34 yrs Baltimore/DC region 4 John F. Paul – The Car Doctor (AAA) 1990s–present 30+ yrs Boston/AAA Northeast 5 The C.A.R. Show (Detroit) 1996–present 29 yrs Detroit-based, syndicated 6 C&C Auto Show (Evans, GA) 1990s–present ~25–30 yrs Hosts: Dorsey & crew 7 The Car Tech Show (WDJO, Wesley Adams) ~2015–present ~10 yrs Cincinnati
| # | Show / Host | Period | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Under the Hood | ~1990–present | ~35 yrs | Multi-host, syndicated |
| 2 | The Car Doctor (Ron Ananian) | 1991–present | 34 yrs | Syndicated nationally |
| 3 | You Auto Know (Dave Serio) | 1991–present | 34 yrs | Baltimore/DC region |
| 4 | John F. Paul – The Car Doctor (AAA) | 1990s–present | 30+ yrs | Boston/AAA Northeast |
| 5 | The C.A.R. Show (Detroit) | 1996–present | 29 yrs | Detroit-based, syndicated |
| 6 | C&C Auto Show (Evans, GA) | 1990s–present | ~25–30 yrs | Hosts: Dorsey & crew |
| 7 | The Car Tech Show (WDJO, Wesley Adams) | ~2015–present | ~10 yrs | Cincinnati |
🏁 Completed Automotive Call-In Radio Shows
# Show / Host Period Years Notes 1 Motorman (Leon Kaplan) 1979–2022 43 yrs KABC Los Angeles 2 Car Talk (Magliozzi Bros.) 1977–2012 (reruns) 35 yrs Iconic NPR 3 Goss’ Garage (Pat Goss) Mid-1980s–2022 ~35+ yrs WRC/WJFK Washington, DC 4 On the Road (Jeff Brooks) ~1984–2016 32 yrs Business TalkRadio Network 5 Steve Overbeck (“Autoline”) Late 1980s–2017 ~30 yrs Cincinnati 6 Nutz & Boltz (Baltimore, MD) 1985–2012 27 yrs WBIS/WOLB 7 Car Clinic (Bobby Likis) 1991–2019 28 yrs Syndicated from Pensacola 8 Sam’s Garage (Sam Memmolo) Late ’80s–~2017/20 ~25–30 yrs Atlanta 9 The Auto Lab (Harold Wolchok, NY) 1990s–2020 ~25+ yrs New York 10 Skeeter Lothringer – Texas Car Doctor 2000–2018 18 yrs Houston 11 America’s Car Show (Tom Torbjornsen) Late 1990s–2009 ~10–12 yrs
| # | Show / Host | Period | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motorman (Leon Kaplan) | 1979–2022 | 43 yrs | KABC Los Angeles |
| 2 | Car Talk (Magliozzi Bros.) | 1977–2012 (reruns) | 35 yrs | Iconic NPR |
| 3 | Goss’ Garage (Pat Goss) | Mid-1980s–2022 | ~35+ yrs | WRC/WJFK Washington, DC |
| 4 | On the Road (Jeff Brooks) | ~1984–2016 | 32 yrs | Business TalkRadio Network |
| 5 | Steve Overbeck (“Autoline”) | Late 1980s–2017 | ~30 yrs | Cincinnati |
| 6 | Nutz & Boltz (Baltimore, MD) | 1985–2012 | 27 yrs | WBIS/WOLB |
| 7 | Car Clinic (Bobby Likis) | 1991–2019 | 28 yrs | Syndicated from Pensacola |
| 8 | Sam’s Garage (Sam Memmolo) | Late ’80s–~2017/20 | ~25–30 yrs | Atlanta |
| 9 | The Auto Lab (Harold Wolchok, NY) | 1990s–2020 | ~25+ yrs | New York |
| 10 | Skeeter Lothringer – Texas Car Doctor | 2000–2018 | 18 yrs | Houston |
| 11 | America’s Car Show (Tom Torbjornsen) | Late 1990s–2009 | ~10–12 yrs |
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Motorweek 1990 visits Leon Kaplan "Mechanic of the stars" also had the longest running automotive radio show
This is a video of Leon kaplan also known as the Motorman as he did a car talk callin show from 1979 to 2023. 44 years the longest known cartalk radio show in the known universe! He is shown here with his shop(sold a few years ago). Lancer Automotive
Saturday, August 02, 2025
1st question for the month of August 2025
Clue to determine why when John was on vacation and drove to Tampa and it took him 2 hours, but on the way home it took him 6 hours!
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Friday, July 18, 2025
Monday, July 07, 2025
Answer to 2nd question of the month of July 2025
Bob and Susan were on their way to Disney world. Susan was driving bob was in the passenger seat and did something... more of the story to be posted on July 15th
It appears this one was a stumper, so here is the answer! Bob was sitting there posting online about the trip to Disney. A dishonest person read the post and broke into their house and stole over 3000 dollars in jewelry and electronics.
It appears this one was a stumper, so here is the answer! Bob was sitting there posting online about the trip to Disney. A dishonest person read the post and broke into their house and stole over 3000 dollars in jewelry and electronics.
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Preview for first question for the Month of June 2025
It was a beautiful spring day when Jill was getting married and she had everything laid out on the seat of her Lexas for the wedding. She was riding down the road, when smoke started pouring out! More of the story to be posted on June 1, 2025! BTW This one is a true story!
Thursday, May 08, 2025
Preview 2nd question for the month of May 2025
Ms. Brown drives a 2018 Dodge Carvan and drove 50 miles to and from work each day. She did something in her van that took her less then 10 minutes to do and it saved her almost $400.00 dollars. more of the story to be posted May 15th, save your replies unril then!
MotorWeek | Retro Review: Unaired Pilot Episode 1978 was the year!
In this episode Craig Singhaus did the goss garage segment, before they hired Pat Goss at 15:30 minute.!
Unaired Pilot Episode
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Breaking News: Self-Repairing (Self-Healing)Cars Announced!
"Big news in the automotive world—engineers have finally cracked the code on self-repairing cars! A new AI-driven system allows vehicles to diagnose, order parts, and even install them automatically. No more trips to the mechanic! Just park your car, say 'Fix yourself,' and watch the magic happen!" these cars will have stickers claiming "self-healing cars"
disclaimer: Information presented might not be accurate as claimed on April 1st!
disclaimer: Information presented might not be accurate as claimed on April 1st!
Monday, March 31, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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