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http://throwinwrenches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/TW27-Final.mp3 Welcome to 2020 and thanks for tuning in for our first show of the year! We will admit to being a little rusty after nearly a month off, but hang in there with us! Are we the auto podcast with 20/20 vision? (Aren’t you already sick of that?) Probably not, but we will keep working on the catchphrase! We hope you had an amazing holiday season. Did you get that thing you wanted for your car? The racing thing? Did it get you a 100 more horsepower? If not, maybe we will fill that void in your automotive soul with Episode 27. Highlights WeRead More →

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When I stopped by to give George a CD of our recording of his interview, he invited me in to show me something.  After our show recording in his house, he had pulled out a photo album that was dedicated to his old store in downtown Pekin and had all the construction of the new store on RT 29.  It was a trip down memory lane, as the new store was raised by Dennison Chevrolet a few years ago. I was able to borrow the album on loan from George and asked him if it was OK to scan some pictures.  When Jared Olar fromRead More →

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http://throwinwrenches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tw-christmas-2019-mono.mp3 The stage is set. Christmas is here, and you don’t have to roll into work for the next few days. Perhaps the family is in town and you’re looking for things to do. Why not introduce your friends and loved ones to the Throwin’ Wrenches Christmas Podcast? This year’s episode doesn’t feature Chevrolet Astro or Plymouth Volare stories. Instead, Eric and Daryl decided after watching Ford V Ferrari that it might be fun to rattle off a list of car films they enjoy watching.  Films we enjoy watching over and over… Much to our wives dismay! Not every film on Eric and Daryl’s “TopRead More →

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Welcome to Episode 26 of the Throwin’ Wrenches Podcast.  This is our last regular podcast of 2019!  Thanks for riding along with us on this automotive adventure throughout the year, and we hope you are buckled up for the 2020 season. 🎧 Download | 🔔 Subscribe | 📬 Email Here’s a catchphrase for ya: We are the automotive podcast with the best Christmas Episodes! While there has been some contention that last year’s show was “not that great”, we hope you give our Christmas 2019 a chance when it comes out in a week or so. We promise there won’t be any Chevy Astro stories thisRead More →

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With sunshine, a light breeze and temperatures in the mid-40s, today’s weather was downright pleasant for December in Illinois. I  ran some errands with the Mrs. and decided today would be ideal for working in the garage.  I grabbed a case of Mobil One and a Mopar oil filter and decided to dig in to a project after lunch.  Any activities in my winter-prepped garage require playing a game of “musical cars” in order to open up some space.  4 cars in the 3 stall garage had to be moved so I could finally change the oil in the daily driver Jeep Patriot (it’s paidRead More →

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http://throwinwrenches.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/TW-25.mp3 We are back!  Eric and Daryl saddled up for a new Throwin’ Wrenches podcast to keep you warm as we roll into December.  Throw some wood in your Franklin Stove and get the chestnuts warming…  Christmas is around the corner.  And lucky for you, So is our Christmas show.  Watch for it next! (Here is last year’s holiday yule log to tie you over.) 🎧 Download  | 🔔 Subscribe | 📬 Email Thanks for listening and being active members of the show.  Please share our little automotive podcast on Facebook and other social media sites so that we can spread that word that cars andRead More →

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OK… I know we are all feeling the same way about this new Tesla “Cybertruck”. Is it scary? Does it lack design? Is it a practical joke? Is it a poor man’s Batmobile? Perhaps Elon is secretly prepping us for his Mars vehicle. Have we seen this truck in a H.R. Giger landscaped movie or something James Cameron devised for the Terminator? I don’t think it’s a joke. I think Elon really believes that these hard edges are the sci-fi future design that will get him and his customers noticed when they make the all-electric truck purchase. Why buy something that is indistinguishable from theRead More →

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  Greetings, speed demons. Welcome back to another episode of Throwin’ Wrenches, where “That’s the way this podcast heard it.” Eric has decided to channel a little bit of the Mike Rowe with this week’s catchphrase. We’ll see if that sticks, but for now, we’ll promise to keep working on that catchphrase. 🎧 Download  | 🔔 Subscribe | 📬 Email Our guest this week is the ever-knowledgeable Regan from Toyota, who is officially our most frequent returning guest. Thanks for not getting scared off easily, Regan. We should point out that Regan is very much like Mr. Wolf from Pulp Fiction. He’s the guy thatRead More →

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After we released the George Beres interview, I made a comment to Jared Olar from the Pekin Library asking for help.  I have known Jared to be a local history buff from his time at the Pekin Times and his posts while working at the Library. I thought, “Hey, he might dig up a pic that I can use”.  Well, he dug up a bunch, and in typical Jared fashion, included lots of info. I am going to post these pictures from the Facebook post here with his comments for posterity.  They are too good to be gone in the blink of a social mediaRead More →

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Welcome to the automotive podcast that continues to get the best guests! Daryl and Eric are pretty thrilled to share this interview.  Sometimes we work and struggle to get guests on the show…  and other times an opportunity falls in our lap.  This was the latter. While talking to a customer a few weeks ago, the customer made mention that his Grandfather was George Beres.  That name might ring a bell as it was synonymous with auto sales in Pekin since the 1950’s.  One thing lead to another, and Eric is giving his 30-second “elevator pitch” to Mr. Beres in hopes he would do theRead More →

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