Building the Perfect Porsche with Rod Emory

Spike's Car Radio

Spike Feresten

Leisure, Automotive

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Rod Emory from Emory Motorsports joins Spike and Zuckerman, who showcases one of his latest builds and reveals plans for a new car-building facility dubbed "Emory Land." Zuckerman publicly lobbies to skip the 3-year waitlist for an Emory car while the crew dives into Sydney Sweeney's surprising 13-month hands-on Bronco restoration project. ______________________________________________ 🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage Get 15% off plus free shipping with code SPIKE911 https://RaceDeck.com 📅 Odoo - Modern Management Made Simple All your business on one platform. Try it at https://www.odoo.com ______________________________________________ Rod Emory shares his vision for the future of Emory Motorsports, detailing plans to relocate to an 11-acre property that will transform the client experience with driving events and on-site accommodations. The episode features an in-depth breakdown of a recent $550,000 build based on a 1965 Porsche 356 SC with a modified 964 engine, upgraded suspension, and meticulous craftsmanship. The conversation takes an unexpected turn when Rod reveals Sydney Sweeney's deep connection to Emory Motorsports, describing how she spent 13 months working hands-on to restore a classic Ford Bronco. Beyond celebrity gossip, the show addresses practical questions from listeners about getting into Porsche restoration, the best years for a 356, and Rod's philosophy on maintaining the essence of classic Porsches while enhancing their performance. ______________________________________________ 📧 To advertise with Spike’s Car Radio, contact Neon Tiger Media: contact@neontiger.media 🌐 or visit: https://scrpod.com/sponsor Produced by Skyview Entertainment & Q6 Media https://q6.media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on Spike's car radio, we have Rod Emery from Emory Motorsports, and he's got one of his latest builds here.
0:07.1	He's also going to tell us about his new mechanic, Sidney, Sweeney, and Zuckerman is completely inappropriate,
0:14.4	comparing Rod's new facility to the Neverland Ranch.
0:18.0	But am I?
0:19.5	Yes.
0:19.9	Yes.
0:26.2	Here we are, Rod Emery.
0:28.1	Good to see you, my friend, Zuckerman.
0:28.8	Good morning. Are you wearing tinted glasses?
0:30.4	Well, you know, they're transitions.
0:32.8	Did you know that?
0:33.7	No.
0:34.5	Yes, so they change with the light.
0:37.0	It's what old man wear. I like those. I like that whole
0:40.2	idea. They kind of, they shield your old man eyes and give you a little bit of, I don't know.
0:47.3	I would imagine an edge in a negotiation. I'll look like that. The whole look is my edge.
1:28.0	Everything is the edge in negotiating. He's wearing a gold watch. Yes. Maybe they're prepping him through his cataract glasses that they're wear next. Yeah, that's the glasses I'm talking about. That is quite a watch. Good Lord. This is the look you would use in the Aston Martin Vanquish. And then a little derringer. I was watching Django last night. Jango will change. So I was thinking that a little like, you know, derringer a la Jango or taxi drive that I could just. And then and then shoot you with one little bullet right in the eye. Is this what you expected to happen on the show today? I didn't expect for either. Let's talk about cars.
1:23.8	Rod, it's been a while, right? It has, yeah. Years. Well, has it been years? Yes. I think we last... Many years. Saw him at Pebble Beach a year or two ago. It might have been last summer, right? Did he speak at that point? Was he on the show at that point? Who, Rod?
1:24.2	Yeah.
1:25.8	No, we, I saw him at the quail. But on the show itself.
1:27.3	That was two years ago.
1:28.2	That was two years ago.
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