Horsepower Heritage
Host Maurice Merrick takes deep dives into automotive history with great storytelling and fascinating guests from the car and motorcycle world. It's all about the people and the stories behind the machines.
Episodes
149 episodes
The Grand Palais Auction (with Eric Minoff of Bonham's Cars)
Ahh, Paris! Every February, the classic and collector car world converges on the City of Lights for Rétromobile- a massive assemblage of the best offerings in every category of automobilia. It's also the site of Bonhams Cars Grand P...
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Alex Porter of Bring a Trailer
From its beginning as a simple email newsletter to becoming the new paradigm of classic and collector car buying, Bring a Trailer has always had community at the heart of its success. Alex Porter was such a fan of the website th...
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Restoration Specialist Forrest Davis of Griot's Motors
Anyone who's ever had a project car has a vision of the finished product in their mind's eye- but living up to the dream can be a challenge. Luckily, there are shops like Griot's Motors that take pains to do a proper job.Forrest Davis i...
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Dan Gurney: The All-American Racer (with Kip Cyprus and Justin Gurney)
Daniel Sexton Gurney (1931-2018) was a Southern California Hot-Rodder who became one of the most successful racing drivers in the history of motorsport, with wins in Saloon Car, Sports Car, NASCAR, Indy Car and Formula One. Gurney raced...
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Ferrari 330 GTC: The Story of a Thoroughbred
The rearing horse emblem of Ferrari is meant to suggest a taut, muscular thoroughbred, straining at the reins, snorting and ready to bolt.After all, that's what you want in a race horse: and pure specimen on the edge of control. And for yea...
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PORSCHE OUTLAWS with Michael Alan Ross
Years ago, Michael Alan Ross decided to merge his two great passions: cars and photography. He's worked with scores of brands and publications such as Hot Rod, Porsche Cars North America, Porsche Panorama, Rodder's Journal, and many more.
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TALES from the JUNKYARD with Jonas Lach and Daniel Harrison
Let us take you inside one of the most bizarre classic car auctions ever: RM Sotheby's JUNKYARD Auction (AKA the Rudi Klein Collection). For decades, the reclusive Mr. Klein tucked away scores of desirable European sports cars. Hi...
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Ryan Fielding of RINGBROTHERS
It's time for SEMA 2024 and that means that all the top builders are revealing their latest creations. Mike and Jim Ring of Spring Green, Wisconsin bring the heat every year!RINGBROTHERS continues to push the boundaries of Restomods, an...
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Brandon Hegedus, Master Craftsman
In a suburban garage in Alberta, Canada, Brandon Hegedus builds eye-popping replicas of some of the world's rarest and most desirable performance cars. We're talking cars that virtually no one can own because they are either so rare or ...
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel (Encore Presentation) with Douglas Brunt
You've probably never thought much about Diesel fuel or Diesel engines beyond the mere technical- but how about the man who invented the power plant that moves the world? Few people realize that he disappeared without a trace on the eve...
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Inside Macchinissima
Italy has produced some true wonders: amazing food & wine, Renaissance art and architecture, and many of the world's most desirable cars. Not long ago, three Los Angeles car enthusiasts decided to organize a new event celebrating th...
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Inside the Nethercutt Collection with Cameron Richards
J.B. Nethercutt ranked among the heavy hitters of car collecting for over fifty years, amassing a treasure trove of rare and remarkable machines numbering in the hundreds. Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Duesenberg, Cadillac, Chrysler, Marmon, Mer...
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DeLorean: The Man and Machine (with Matt Stone)
Engineer, marketing genius, GM executive, playboy, car maker. John DeLorean seemed to have it all. A thrilling career, a series of beautiful wives, and even an eponymous sports car that would usher in the 1980s. That is, until things turned des...
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The Mighty Merlin (Encore Episode)
Of all the internal combustion engines ever built, the Rolls-Royce Merlin, a 27-liter supercharged V-12 that powered fighters, bombers, boats and tanks, is arguably one of the most famous in history. Developed on the eve ...
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Impossible Journey: Peking to Paris, 1907 (With Kassia St. Clair)
The early days of the motorcar were troublesome, frustrating, and most of all, adventurous- if you agree that "adventure" by definition means there's a chance of risking life and limb. And why else would mankind attempt what might ...
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Le Monstre- Chapter 2 (With Derek Drinkwater)
More of the adventures of Derek Drinkwater and his incredible 1950 Cadillac Series 61 special LeMans racer replica.
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Racing "Le Monstre" with Derek Drinkwater
Car builder, fabricator, collector, entrepreneur, TV presenter and racing driver are but a few of the things you'll find on Derek Drinkwater's resumé. He's always been interested in cars but one the really captivted him was the slab-sided Cadil...
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Bikes & Brews With Jeremy & Jeff DeConcini
In the desert, they like dirt bikes and cold beer. Brothers Jeremy and Jeff DeConcini grew up ripping through down trails in the Sonora Desert on their motorcycles. They graduated to ADV and sport bikes and took that love of riding ...
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Fly Ferraris, Plus: A Pikes Peak Report
Go inside an impeccably curated car collection with Dr. Gerald Alexander.Plus, a boots on the ground report from the 2024 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb with special guest Ryan Bahrke, one of the hosts of the all-new podcast, "T...
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Valerie Thompson, Queen of Speed
One day in the late Nineties, Valerie Thompson accidentally got on a motorcycle. She was hooked immediately, and so began an impressive career in drag racing and land speed attempts. Valerie is the fastest female on ...
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Bob Gurr: Designing Dreams
Although he had a legendary career as a Disney Imagineer, Bob Gurr originally trained in automotive design. In his youth, Bob was a hot rodder and custom guy. He attended Art Center and was hired by Ford Motor Company before decidi...
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SLEEPER! Prius V8
You know what they say: "LS swap everything". And that's became the General Motors LS family of V8 engines is cheap high performance for nearly every drifter, street rodder and resto-modder. But what putting an LS in a tired, high m...
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Sinuhe Xavier: Tranquilo Trails
The wide open spaces of the American West- especially the deserts- have always held a special appeal. Sinuhe Xavier knows this well. He's explored thousands of square miles, mostly in Land Rovers, while at the same time writing, photogr...
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