Richard Rawlings and John Clay Wolfe

Spike's Car Radio

Spike Feresten

Leisure, Automotive

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Richard Rawlings and John Clay Wolfe join the show to dive into their partnership, Gas Monkey's international fame, and plans for a revolutionary automotive network. Highlights include Richard's legal battle with Discovery Channel and John's story about buying a 42-car collection that came with a surprise subpoena. _____________________________________________________ 🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage Get 15% off plus free shipping with code SPIKE911 https://RaceDeck.com ⚡ Sonic Power - Powerful Cordless Mini Vacuum Get 10% off with code SPIKE https://sonicpower.co _____________________________________________________ Richard and John reveal how their beer-fueled Wednesday brainstorming sessions evolved into a powerful partnership combining Richard's car building expertise with John's car buying systems. Richard doesn't hold back about his contentious split from Fast 'N Loud and Discovery, proudly declaring "I'm from Texas, we don't take this s**t lightly" when discussing how he protected the Gas Monkey brand. The duo shares their vision for creating an automotive lifestyle network, focusing on authenticity rather than manufactured drama. They discuss current market trends in car collecting, including the rising value of 911s, older BMWs, and Italian cars. Fans of car flipping will appreciate stories about high-stakes Barrett-Jackson auctions, Ferrari modifications that sparked controversy, and John's adventure buying 42 cars that came with unexpected legal drama. The episode concludes with a humorous story about John Clay Wolfe's past misunderstanding with Matt Farah. _____________________________________________________ 📧 To advertise with Spike’s Car Radio, contact Club Road Associates: [email protected] 🌐 https://www.clubroadassociates.com 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	We are working on a television network, something that we feel there's a, there's this opening in the space to bring it all together.
0:09.0	Wait, look what just happened.
0:10.5	Oh, good.
0:11.1	Beer assistant.
0:13.4	Thank you, sir.
0:14.4	Thank you.
0:15.9	I guess they didn't have garage beer in this too.
0:18.4	I get a beer, too.
0:19.7	If you're talking about you got to drink beer.
0:24.3	You know, Richard, one thing I noticed about Spike,
0:26.7	he's a cut-up writer.
0:27.7	He's a comedy writer.
0:29.1	But he's very serious.
0:30.5	No, I've walked in here and he has no freaking alcohol.
0:33.1	He's no beer.
0:34.5	He's got a microwave and a coffee machine.
0:36.9	He's very square and straight.
0:38.6	It's for a comedy writer.
0:41.5	Welcome to the show, ladies and gentlemen.
0:43.2	Here we are.
0:44.2	They introduce themselves.
0:46.2	Richard Rollins.
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