Season 2021

It has been a topsy turvy automotive market with new car shortages and pre-owned vehicles up over 30%! It is all about supply and demand, with suppliers trying to keep up for the new car maket, Then over in the …

Each week, we look for an active car club to highlight as we think car clubs are the backbone of the automotive enthusiasts sport. It is a chance to share our automotive interests, learn a few things, teach a few …

There is a joke on the internet that a manual transmission is a theft deterrent - apparently driving a manual shift vehilce is becoming a lost art. Should a manual transmisson be part of your considerations? Thinking a sim...

In this segment, the In Wheel Time crew tries to take on the decision of what needs to be under the hood of the next automotive purchase. While there are basically three choices of power under the hood, there are …

There are a lot of decisigns that go into buying the next vehicle. Often the first decision is new or used - generally comes down to finances, but other considerations may need to be included in the decision making process. …

For most people, the puchase of an automobile will be the biggest expense behind a home mortgage, particularly a new vehicle. With CPO or other one/two/three year old pre-owned vehciles also fetching a hefty price, it is acr...

We have been trying to get some time on his schedule for sometime, and we finally get Hayden Profitt to slow down long enough to tell us about his 1957 Chevrolet truck - Jet Truck to be exact! Running in …

After having a project that we have poured money and time into building, we want to be sure that it stays looking like we intended. That can mean taking care of the paint and the interior because that is what …

As we have a variety of guests on the show, it is often interesting to see how diffent people look at different topics. At the Houston Autorama this year, we talked with some participants in a new part of the …

We only get to talk on the program with our friend, RoShelle Salinas a few times a year, mainly related to the Houston Auto Show. She joins us on this episode with some big news about the 2022 show - …

In honor of the upcoming Holidays, the In Wheel Time crew takes a look at some last minutes ideas for automotive enthusiests. Because of the current 'shipping' issues, we try to focus on what can be found on the shelf …

Joining us on this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk it is friend of the show, Richard Tomlin, proprietor of Apex Auto Works, Regional Director of SCCA and all around fun guy that like to go fast! Richard is …

Gowing up in the North East part of the country, where people like Vic Eldebrock and Wally Parks were formulating the start of a hot rodding industry that has inspired automotive enthusiast for generations, it would be hard n...

Consumer Reports is one of the unique companies that has developed a reputation for being 'neutral' in the consumer product world. With some of the strictist guidelines on maintaining a repution of testing products in an unb...

Technology is our friend, sometimes. For In Wheel Time, the use of video confernece tools has allowed us to continue to bring our guests into the program even when safety issues prevented them from joining us in the studio....

As automotive enthusiast, we are always 'looking' for new stuff that make our vehicles more useful, or at least more fun! This time of year, we spend a lot of time talking about gifts for the gear head as it …

The 'Tuner Gallery' is something new for the Autorama series of shows this year and it is a good chance to see another part of the automotive enthusiests world. It is something that many of us only see on tv …

One of the areas largest custom truck show is held each February at the Montogomery Fair Grounds, outside of Conroe, Texas. We have know some of the guys on the Lone Star Throwdown team for almost 30-years and it is …

We continue our talk with Larry Way at the 2021 Houston Autorama. As an auto enthusiest, Larry is very involved in the Autorama. In addition, Larry gets to work with the 'celebraties' of the show like Chip Foose and Sting …

Finally, time once again for the Houston Autorama held at the George R Brown Center! After skipping a year due to the pandemic, it is almost a full house with 500 custom cars and trucks that have had an extra …

In this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk, the crew reveiws some of this weeks stories that are mostly automotive - kind'a sort's almost maybe. We cover the top 20 cars with the most American made content, JIT or …

There has been a lot said about ICE and EV efficiency and cost comparisons. Generally, it is based on the cost of gasoline vs electricity and not the real world cost of owning either or both types of vehicles. Enter …

The great contry music troubador Ernest Tubb sang about a 'Waltz Across Texas', probably because he couldn't join the Hot Rod Tour of Texas! Set for the end of April 2022, this three day event is just what it sounds …

Ram Commercial trucks continue to brink new and improved vehicles to the market with a network of 1200 dedicated Ram Commercial Dealers. Led by long time friend of the show, Dave Sowers, the Ram Promaster receives several up...

There has been a lot of talk about infratructure without any real definition other than what most of us learned in school. In this new world, things are not always what they seem. Joing us from DERQ, a data analization …

We start this week with some of the automotive news headlines that seem to need some discussion - Toyota being called out for not be unionized by some government officials. We also have an update on coming events with the …

Built in Texas, the Toyota Tundra is one of those vehilces that consumers love and love to keep for a long time. It is one of those hard to find pre-owned vehicles due to people keeping them so long. As …

In this episode of In Wheel Time, we learn about Texas4Fest, a two day off-road event coming up in the first of December. For the four-wheel enthusiast, the 4Fest Events offer two full days of off-road fun and experiences wi...

We start this segment with news about the newest limited edition Ford Bronco - the Bronco DR. Limited to only 50 'desert ready' production vehicles, this is one serious off-roader and Don Armstrong has the story. In our featu...

Hard to cover a 20+outstanding automotive journalist career in a few words, but fortunately we do have 'the man' joining us for this segment of the program. Richard Truesdell is not only well known for his international cover...

Almost every automotive enthusiest looks forward to seeing what is the newest product coming out of Detroit. Some are looking at style, functionality, or performance to see what is the latest and greatest. We just seem to ...

It is a changing world, and that can be a good thing! At least for the Houston area motoheads this year as after missing 2020, the Houston Autorama is back! This Thanksgiving Weekend, the place for automotive enthusiests wil...

It is always great a local young man that is persuing his dreams to do good. The automotive race car driver world is super competitive, after all, who among us has not thought themseves a race car driver at one …

Consumer Reports has a reputation for doing very thorough research on a wide variety of things. In the case of automotive, they often have 'secret buyers' that actual go out and buy the vehciles they will be doing long term …

For several years now, we have been honored to have Sgt. Woodard join us occasionall to share some of his wit and wisdom. It is always good to get some reminders about safe driving, as well as any new traffic …

One of the biggest, if not THE biggest event in Las Vegas each year is the SEMA Show. Now this is the Specialty Equipment Manufacture Association, which translates into the automotive aftermarket show. It is not open to the...

After making some qucik adjustments due to our host, Don Armstrong having to leave unexpectidly, the show must go on! In this segment, we talked about some of the recent recalls. We also discuss how to check your own vehicle...

Friend of the show, Richard Tomlin with Apex Auto Works is heavily involved in the Houston Area sports car scene. In fact, he is the Regional Executive for the Sports Car Club of America, and he is also a member …

-Tis the season to be jolly, almost, but definitely time to look under the hood of the family ride to get ready for the upcoming Holiday Trip. Even if it is just across town, a breakdown on the way to …

Seems every car enthusiast has a story - if we are lucky, we grow up in a car world leading us to venture out on our own. With a family of auto enthusiast to lead the way, Marc Sorger worked …

There are rumors that everything is bigger in Texas....well, maybe maybe not. But down in the small town of Beeville, Texas, there is a race that is called the Texas Mile ... it is a mile long speed run. Joining …

Texas Truck Works is a name that has been around for a while modifying trucks and providing accessories. They have also become heavily involved in the world of Jeep by developing a name creating more power by doing engine sw...

Halloween Show! On this episode of our Halloween Show, we get a visit from 'Deadpool' - aka Eric Allen. This version of Deadpool is all about fun whether on 2-wheels or 4, it is all about fun for a good …

Halloween Show! We start the week off with our Halloween show, and in this segment, we cover a variety of topics. We start with a discussion on 'diagnostic fees' then we move on to recalls and a variety of stories. …

One of our favorite auto couples live up in Oregon, and they are involved in all kinds of activites. Andy Lilienthal has an update on how some currently registered JDM vehicles are being stripped of plates in the Northeast an...

In the history of NHRA, there have been a lot of famous family operations, and, of course, some hard working not so famous. This is particularly true in the Sportsman Classes. One notable family operation is Emmons Motorspo...

Our guest on this segment of In Wheel Time Car Talk comes to us from McAllen, Texas, where he currently resides. Born in Mexico where he got his start in racing, Max Calles migrated to Texas looking for more racing …

The Ford Motor Company has been making news of late with new products and updated models. Joining us today, Trevor Scott is here with more information on the new Ford Maverick Hybrid. The Maverick is a compact pickup that is...

In automotive history, there are a lot of models that started out as great ideas, with features and styleing that was often advanced beyond competitors - sometimes a little to advanced. A few of these models developed a follo...

Ever want to just see how fast you can make your car go? Maybe take your street car over the 200mph mark? Todd Nall, running under the name of Blackhorse Turbo Racing has done just that with his RWD Porsch …