TMCP #649 (BONUS): Bri Lynn, Winter, and the Road to SEMA: Autism Awareness Through Jeeps, Family, and FlexTread
The MuscleCar Place
Robert Kibbe
4.5 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
This week on The Muscle Car Place, we're bringing you a special bonus episode recorded live from Jeep Jam in Panama City Beach, Florida. While a Jeep event may seem like an unusual stop for a muscle car podcast, the connection comes through FlexTread Floor Mats, a sister company to Legendary Auto Interiors. Legendary has long been known as one of the premier suppliers of restoration interiors for classic Mopar and GM muscle cars, while FlexTread has expanded that same commitment to quality into the Jeep and truck market.
Kirk Hansen sat down with Bree Lynn of Houston, Texas, to share the powerful story behind her Jeep, "Grace," and her son Winter. After years of searching for answers regarding Winter's developmental delays and autism diagnosis, Bree found herself navigating a journey filled with challenges, uncertainty, and ultimately hope. One of the most emotional milestones came after years of speech therapy when Winter finally called her "Mama" for the first time, a moment that symbolized just how far he had come.
Today, Bree uses Grace as a rolling platform for autism awareness, helping families connect through shared experiences while encouraging compassion and understanding for those living with autism. Her message, "Show Grace to Even Those That Are Different," has resonated with countless families at events across the country. Winter's own motto captures the spirit of their journey perfectly: "I have autism. Autism doesn't have me."
The autism-awareness campaign will continue throughout the year as FlexTread and Legendary Auto Interiors work toward a major display at SEMA, while also offering special autism-awareness floor mats for Jeeps, trucks, and muscle cars. This is a heartfelt conversation about family, perseverance, community, and the unexpected ways our automotive hobbies can bring people together. We hope you'll listen, share it with someone who may need it, and help spread a message of hope, acceptance, and grace.
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| 0:00.0 | The Muscle Car Place online podcast, episode number 649. |
| 0:04.8 | This week, a special bonus show for you to end the month of May together. |
| 0:09.1 | Bree Lynn from Houston, Texas, after a 10-hour drive to Florida in a Jeep, |
| 0:14.6 | sat down with our man Kirk Hansen at a Jeep show of all things to talk about autism, |
| 0:20.3 | specifically about her son Winter and a very |
| 0:22.4 | special thing she's doing from now until Seema in conjunction with legendary interiors. |
| 0:28.1 | Now, you're going to realize why she's there, and you're going to realize that this topic is |
| 0:32.5 | near and dear to all involved, but please listen to this interview, because you're not alone out there |
| 0:37.9 | your kid is not alone out there and this lady and one company are doing their |
| 0:42.6 | part to raise awareness and funds to help because we're all in this together |
| 0:46.1 | just one Jeep at a time energy shifts with winter I don't know what it is |
| 0:50.5 | when kids on the spectrum get together, but something happens between them. |
| 0:54.4 | It's like a club. There's a secret club that we don't know about. Right. And they all know it. |
| 0:58.4 | It's kind of like our Jeep community. Every sits there and says we're a cult, but we're really not. |
| 1:02.3 | We're really cool people, okay? |
| 1:07.7 | This is the Muscle Car Place Online Podcast. Brought you by National Parks Depot. This is the Muscle Car Place online podcast, brought you by National Parks Depot. |
| 1:14.3 | This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars. |
| 1:20.6 | If you're buying, selling, restoring, even racing them, this is the place for you. |
| 1:26.9 | Now here's your host, Rob Kibby. |
| 1:30.6 | Yes, indeed. I am Rob Kibby, and welcome to the Muscle Car Place podcast. |
| 1:34.6 | Well, hey, we have a special show, a bonus show, and this was not scheduled. |
| 1:38.4 | As you know, our network here releases three muscle car places a month, and every now and then you've got a five week a a month and that means you take two weeks off well not so here and this is frankly a good opportunity |
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