10 Car Moonshots that Missed

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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There are some cars out there that seemed like a good idea at the time but ended up failing. There are other cars that seem crazy on paper and were even worse in metal, but got built anyway. Today we're talking about 10 of history's automotive moon shots that failed to take hold. From odd propulsion choices to super cars that didn't deliver, overpriced economy badges to hypercars made obsolete by their maker, we cover it all. 10 Times Car Companies SENT it and Missed 16 year-old steals a dozen Camaros to sell at takeovers Matt gets a physical And more! Recorded March 6, 2024 Head to https://www.FACTOR MEALS.com/tire50 and use code tire50 to get 50% off. Use Off The Record! and ALWAYS fight your tickets! Enter code TSTPOD for a 10% discount on your first case on the Off The Record app, or go to https://www.offtherecord.com/TST Want your question answered? Want to watch the live stream, get ad-free podcasts, or exclusive podcasts? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thesmokingtirepodcast Tweet at us! https://www.Twitter.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Twitter.com/zackklapman Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/thesmokingtire https://www.Instagram.com/therealzackklapman

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0:00.0	Speaking of stories about 10 people sent me the story of the 16 year old kid that helped
0:07.4	steal a thousand Camaros with a home-built wireless hacking device in Los Angeles and then was selling these
0:15.2	Camaroos at street takeovers for like $3,000. Today's topic comes from
0:21.6	Zach.
0:22.6	Zach, you suggested this one?
0:24.6	It was on our list.
0:25.8	Which, yeah, but you pulled it off the list.
0:27.6	I did.
0:28.1	You did.
0:29.1	Moonshots that missed.
0:30.4	Yeah.
0:31.0	Times that car companies tried to do something amazing and fcked it all up.
0:37.0	What's up folks?
0:38.0	Welcome to the smoking tire podcast.
0:39.5	As always, today's episode is brought to you by Off the record. We love off the record because they represent
0:45.0	you, the people, the drivers. Off the record is a service that connects you, qualified human motorist with an attorney in a jurisdiction where you might
0:57.2	need one.
0:58.2	Did you get pulled over near your home?
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