Horsepower Heritage

Maurice Merrick
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Horsepower Heritage

Host Maurice Merrick takes deep dives into automotive history with great storytelling and fascinating guests from the car and motorcycle world. It's all about the people and the stories behind the machines. 

  1. Alex Porter of Bring a Trailer

    1 DAY AGO

    Alex Porter of Bring a Trailer

    Send us a textFrom its beginning as a simple email newsletter to becoming the new paradigm of classic and collector car buying, Bring a Trailer has always had community at the heart of its success. Alex Porter was such a fan of the website that he joined the team. He's seen it all as Bring a Trailer has grown, and in this episode, Alex shares his insights on the dynamics of buying and selling, trends in the marketplace, and how to craft a successful listing. Alex and Maurice also di...

    1h 1m
  2. Restoration Specialist Forrest Davis of Griot's Motors

    JAN 9

    Restoration Specialist Forrest Davis of Griot's Motors

    Send us a textAnyone who's ever had a project car has a vision of the finished product in their mind's eye- but living up to the dream can be a challenge. Luckily, there are shops like Griot's Motors that take pains to do a proper job.Forrest Davis is the shop foreman at Griot's and he's obsessive about the details that set a project apart from lesser efforts. From nuts and bolts to paint and body, an authentic restoration is more than the sum of its parts.VISIT GRIOT'S MOTORS:https://griotsm...

    1h 38m
  3. Dan Gurney: The All-American Racer (with Kip Cyprus and Justin Gurney)

    12/18/2024

    Dan Gurney: The All-American Racer (with Kip Cyprus and Justin Gurney)

    Send us a textDaniel Sexton Gurney (1931-2018) was a Southern California Hot-Rodder who became one of the most successful racing drivers in the history of motorsport, with wins in Saloon Car, Sports Car, NASCAR, Indy Car and Formula One. Gurney raced for the Arciero Brothers, Luigi Chinetti's North American Racing Team, Ferrari, Brabham, BRM and Porsche before teaming up with Carroll Shelby to found All American Racers in 1964.Gurney was always seeking out men of motorsport at the top of thei...

    54 min
  4. Ferrari 330 GTC: The Story of a Thoroughbred

    12/06/2024

    Ferrari 330 GTC: The Story of a Thoroughbred

    Send us a textThe rearing horse emblem of Ferrari is meant to suggest a taut, muscular thoroughbred, straining at the reins, snorting and ready to bolt.After all, that's what you want in a race horse: and pure specimen on the edge of control. And for years, that's what Ferrari's customers got when they were handed the keys of a new road car- under that sexy coachwork was a race-bred machine.But there came a time when the firm's patrons wanted more refinement and sophistication. That car came ...

    1h 14m
  5. PORSCHE OUTLAWS with Michael Alan Ross

    12/04/2024

    PORSCHE OUTLAWS with Michael Alan Ross

    Send us a textYears ago, Michael Alan Ross decided to merge his two great passions: cars and photography. He's worked with scores of brands and publications such as Hot Rod, Porsche Cars North America, Porsche Panorama, Rodder's Journal, and many more.His latest work chronicles the fascinating subculture of Porsche "Outlaws"- highly personalized automobiles that reflect the rebellious streak of their builders and owners.Outlaws defy the conventional, and as an old-school Hot Rodder himself, R...

    1h 5m
  6. TALES from the JUNKYARD with Jonas Lach and Daniel Harrison

    11/20/2024

    TALES from the JUNKYARD with Jonas Lach and Daniel Harrison

    Send us a textLet us take you inside one of the most bizarre classic car auctions ever: RM Sotheby's JUNKYARD Auction (AKA the Rudi Klein Collection). For decades, the reclusive Mr. Klein tucked away scores of desirable European sports cars. His Los Angeles salvage yard, "Porche Foreign Auto", was known for harboring hundreds of rare machines behind its walls, many of which had met with an untimely end- smashed seemingly beyond repair. But the decades of dry storage paid off, because mo...

    1h 16m
  7. Ryan Fielding of RINGBROTHERS

    11/06/2024

    Ryan Fielding of RINGBROTHERS

    Send us a textIt's time for SEMA 2024 and that means that all the top builders are revealing their latest creations. Mike and Jim Ring of Spring Green, Wisconsin bring the heat every year!RINGBROTHERS continues to push the boundaries of Restomods, and Ryan Fielding plays a critical role in that effort. He's the Chief Fabricator, leading a team of skilled technicians who take high performance dreams and hammer them into reality. Ryan did his turn in engineering school before committing to cust...

    1h 4m
  8. Brandon Hegedus, Master Craftsman

    10/23/2024

    Brandon Hegedus, Master Craftsman

    Send us a textIn a suburban garage in Alberta, Canada, Brandon Hegedus builds eye-popping replicas of some of the world's rarest and most desirable performance cars. We're talking cars that virtually no one can own because they are either so rare or valuable that the only option is to recreate them.It all started as a personal challenge to replicate a 1961 Ferrari Tipo 156 "Sharknose" Formula 1 car (the originals no longer exist). Using modern materials like carbon fiber, Brandon recreated th...

    1h 7m
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Host Maurice Merrick takes deep dives into automotive history with great storytelling and fascinating guests from the car and motorcycle world. It's all about the people and the stories behind the machines. 

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  • Creator
    Maurice Merrick
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    148
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Horsepower Heritage
  • Show Website
    Horsepower Heritage

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