My First Ride Podcast

Jan 01 2024
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This podcast is about nostalgia. Automotive nostalgia. You know, reliving the events, sights, smells, and emotions of special memories connected to our first rides. Said another way…it’s about allowing our memories to travel back in time and experience our special car moments all over again. On My First Ride Podcast, I have fantastic conversations with people while they talk about their first ride, the memories attached to that time in their life and what kind of impact it had on them later in life. It doesn’t matter if their first ride was ten years ago, thirty years ago or more. What does matter is that they share their stories.

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Bluegrass on Ballard Car Show 2017

Jan 01 2024 3 mins  
Today’s episode is a little different. It was July 2017 and I finally got a chance to go to a local car show. This car show is an annual event held in conjunction with a bluegrass music festival in downtown Wylie, Tx just before July 4th. What you’re going to see is a slide show of some pictures I took of the vehicles at Bluegrass on Ballard. It’s a short video but you�

The VW Convertible: First Ride for Frank McCarthy

Nov 28 2023 37 mins  
Do you remember your first ride? You know, the first mode of transportation that gave you a newfound freedom when you were younger? Stick with me for a few minutes while I go back in time with my guest and explore some great memories. Today, I’m talking with Frank McCarthy. His first ride was a 1964 green VW convertible. But wait, my first ride was a 1964 green VW convertible!

Mustang GT California Special-My Next Mustang?

Nov 03 2023 18 mins  
My first ride? You probably know by now it was a VW convertible that was British Racing green with a black top and chrome wheels. In episode 27 I talked about my first Mustang. A 1979 coupe. Today, I’m going to talk about what I would like to have as my next Mustang.Hello, I’m your host, Gary Neidert. Thanks for listening to and watching My First Ride Podcast. This podcast is

My First Mustang

Sep 19 2023 11 mins  
This podcast is about nostalgia. Automotive nostalgia. You know, reliving the events, sights, smells, and emotions of special memories connected to our favorite rides. Said another way…it’s about allowing our memories to travel back in time and experience our special car moments all over again. My first ride? It was a VW convertible that was British Racing green with a blac

The Hot Rod Big Three

Jun 27 2023 23 mins  
In this episode, I explore the fascinating world of hot rods and celebrate the "Big Three" who shaped the hot rod car culture. They are George Barris, the "King of the Kustomizers,". Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, the audacious artist and creator of Rat Fink, and Von Dutch. I’m looking for people that would enjoy telling the stories of their first rides and how their lives were influence

My First Ride Podcast: Looking back on 2022

Dec 30 2022 25 mins  
To sum up My First Ride Podcast for 2022 here are some of my favorite automotive highlights: - Going three for three with my 2000 Toyota pickup in car shows. - Seeing friends at a car show I had not seen in years. - Getting to see the Viet Nam Mustang (https://youtu.be/0_eAS2Gf8vk) in person at a car show in Murphy, TX. - After watching a couple of videos that featured a COPO Camar

What does Frank Sinatra, Marylin Monroe and NASCAR have in common?

Nov 15 2022 30 mins  
Hello, I’m your host, Gary Neidert. Thanks for listening to and watching My First Ride Podcast. This podcast is about nostalgia. Automotive nostalgia. You know, reliving the events, sights, smells, and emotions of special memories connected to our first rides. Said another way…it’s about allowing our memories to travel back in time and experience our special car moments all o

Why You Need to Share Your First Ride Story

Oct 06 2022 7 mins  
Do you remember your first ride? You know, the first mode of transportation that gave you a newfound freedom. Think about it. What do you remember about your first ride? I would be thrilled to have you as a guest on My First Ride Podcast. It's an online audio/video program spotlighting the stories of people's taste of freedom with their first vehicle. Whether it was a car, truck, o

1st place! Old School is three for three in the car shows!

Jul 14 2022 13 mins  
This podcast is about nostalgia. Automotive nostalgia. You know, reliving the events, sights, smells, and emotions of special memories connected to our first rides. Said another way…it’s about allowing our memories to travel back in time and experience our special car moments all over again. In episode 22 I told the story of going to car shows and eventually entering my 2000 To

Do I have a car show obsession?

Jun 01 2022 11 mins  
Do I have a car show obsession? Not really. I’d rather call in an intense interest in going to look at cool vehicles and taking photos of them. Here’s my story of how this “intense interest” came about…. For many years, there was a car show in Rockwall, Tx that I always wanted to attend. However, the weekend it was held, every year, was the same weekend my wife produced a