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The Smoking Tire

Becoming a Car Designer: From Italy to OEMs to Crazy One-off Projects

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

This show was full of interesting insights into the life and business of a designer. Oil Stain Lab @oilstainlab is a vehicle design company founded by brothers Iliya and Nikita Bridan. They work with brands and individuals alike who want to build something truly unique. Sometimes it's a lifted Alfa Romeo, others it's a custom Porsche inspired by Can-Am madness. Whatever they put their minds, pens, and hands on, the vehicles tend to get attention. We talk to Nikita about how they got started, studying in Italy, Art Center in Pasadena, the good and bad working for OEMs, the rational explanation for why concept cars look insane, opening their own business, building an unexpectedly popular fake-vintage Can-Am car, working on the HOONIGAN Porsche, and a ton more. Check out the crazy "Half11" https://www.oilstainlab.com/half11 Recorded July 21, 2022 Sign up today at https://www.butcherbox.com/TIRE and use code TIRE to get 1 pack of free bacon in EVERY box for the life of your membership PLUS $10 off your first order. Berryman is Available at your favorite automotive retailer or automotive parts store. https://www.berrymanproducts.com. Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code smoking to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. 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

I cherish it because it's so different to the way California studios and like

0:05.9

Non-italians design cars like we had a packaging class which is like more engineering where you put the engine

0:11.4

How does a person sit in it and you know priority should be user comfort?

0:17.0

I know where this is going and you have Italian cars. Yeah, you know they don't care. Make it look good

0:22.6

That's a nice balance to like I told the story a million times. It only takes five seconds

0:29.2

I'll tell you I was testing the eventador

0:32.0

S okay the launch in like 2015 and the Italians were all there and they're hilarious and they're great and Lambo like

0:39.7

They don't give a fuck they're just whatever and I go they go how you know how is it and I go it's you know

0:44.8

It's just great. I go I don't really I don't really fit in it's so good and they go this is not the cars problem

0:49.5

Hey folks welcome to this moment entire podcast. It's the summertime and that means today's

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1:26.5

More I love me some rib eyes and although it's the summertime and I should be grilling them outside

1:32.7

I like to go with the reverse sear. I put them in the oven at 240 oven

1:37.8

Actually, I use my my toaster oven because it's the right size for me and my wife toaster oven 240

1:44.2

About 30 to 40 minutes till I get to a 130 internal temperature and then I sear it in the cast iron with some garlic butter and a

1:53.2

Sprig of rosemary it is

1:54.9

Bomb and then when I get that ground beef from butcher box I

1:59.8

Blend up onions in the blender

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