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The Smoking Tire

Sean Morris of Toprank Int. Veh. Importers

The Smoking Tire

Zack Klapman, Matt Farah

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4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 18 September 2018

ā±ļø 121 minutes

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Summary

Sean Morris has done a lot, from being in the Navy, to the crew chief of an R34 GT-R in World Challenge, to being the director of Toprank International Vehicle Importers, a company that brings in all those fun cars that Japan made that we couldn't get, until now. If you want to know about Skylines, Japanese cars, or importing, give this a listen.Ā Check out his inventory here: https://www.importavehicle.com/vehiclesThis show is also a video, with visual assets paired to the conversation:Ā https://youtu.be/-3VQA2N9gC4Follow us!T: @thesmokingtire @zackklapman @tyndagoIG: @thesmokingtire @fakezackklapmanĀ Ā Check out our merch!https://teespring.com/stores/thesmokingtire?page=1

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0:00.0

What's up everyone this episode of the Smoking Tire podcast is brought to you by StockX.

0:06.4

StockX is the world's first online stock market of things for high-demand consumer products including sneakers, watches and handbags.

0:15.1

StockX connects buyers and sellers using the same methodology as the world's stock markets and anonymous live bid-ask market.

0:23.0

All products are physically authenticated by StockX allowing participants to focus on the transparency of data available including real-time market pricing.

0:33.0

That means no stressing about shady buyers and sellers, no lengthy descriptions and no blurry pictures to decipher.

0:39.6

All watches are an excellent or better condition.

0:42.7

All you have to worry about is finding the watch you want and placing a bid you feel comfortable with.

0:48.1

Stay tuned because later today on my Instagram I will be giving out the prize by StockX of an Auto Dromo Group B Evolutionary Watch.

0:59.4

It's a really neat kind of automotive inspired watch that is actually sold out.

1:04.5

This is pretty much the last place to get it. Head over to my Instagram right now to get on that before it closes or visit stockX.com slash Smoking to check out StockX today.

1:17.6

We are also brought to you by Continental Belts and Hoses. Listen, Belts aren't really something you think about in your car. Hoses aren't really something you think about in your car.

1:28.8

But these things rot, they dry out, they crack and when they do they can cause really big problems.

1:36.2

Continental Belts and Hoses are OE intends of millions of Chrysler Dodge Ford and GM vehicles that roll off the assembly line.

1:43.8

They're also original equipment on the majority of BMWs and Volkswagen's.

1:48.0

Now Continental is launching the aftermarket multi-v belt with the OE pedigree.

1:53.8

It's their OE technology series. Belts that are fanatically engineered for perfect fit form and function and Continental has an OE technology series multi-v belt for 98% of the vehicles on the road in the US and Canada.

2:07.7

You get enough surprises working on cars and trucks. A belt shouldn't be one of them.

2:12.7

Go with the Continental OE technology series multi-v belt. The belt with the OE pedigree to get the full story visit oetechnologyseries.com.

2:23.7

Okay, on this episode of the Smoking tire podcast I have wanted to get Sean Morris on the show for some time.

2:30.8

He is one of the world's foremost experts on the Nissan Skyline. He has a ton of experience shipping cars around the world importing and exporting.

2:40.8

The Skyline is still his bread and butter but we're going to go have a have an interesting in-depth conversation about all different kinds of imported and importable vehicles.

2:51.3

So really good episode of this show and we also get some of the backstory on the MotorX and Skylines being seized scandal.

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