V8 Radio Podcast

About V8 Radio Podcast

The V8 Radio Podcast hosts Kevin Oeste (SEMA Show, V8 Speed and Resto Shop, V8TV) and Mike Clarke (V8 Speed and Resto Shop, Industry Guy) cover the classic and muscle car car scene from a regular car guy perspective. This automotive podcast covers Muscle Car and Hot Rod events, cars being built and restored at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop, V8TV videos, Muscle Car Of The Week videos, and their own classic car projects. Of course, there's always automotive trivia questions and lots of unplanned banter on this muscle car podcast, delivering a fun and laid-back show that makes a perfect companion to your own automotive garage adventures.

Publisher

Kevin Oeste and Michael Clarke

Category

education · leisure · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2015

Latest episode

11 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 186 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Double Anniversary Episode – 30th Anniversary of the 1996 Hot Rod Power Tour, V8 Radio Turns 10!

   Host Kevin Oeste and Mike "Q-Ball" Clarke celebrate V8 Radio's 10th anniversary and the 1996 Hot Rod Power Tour's 30th with guest Paul Wieshuber, reflecting on a pivotal automotive journey.

2. 

   20 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Topless In The Rain, Storming DC, Automotive Trivia and More on the V8 Radio Podcast

   Hosts Kevin Oeste and Mike "Q-Ball" Clarke discuss classic car ownership mishaps, SEMA's advocacy for the "Right to Modify," and engine shop updates in this interview.

3. 

   18 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   V8 Radio: Just Plugging Away – 1962 Ford Galaxie Returns, SEMA HRIA Insights & Automotive Trivia

   Join hosts Kevin Oeste and Mike “Cue Ball” Clark for another fun, no-fluff episode of V8 Radio! Kevin recaps his spring shakedown of the 1962 Ford Galaxie with a full tune-up, clever fixes, and real-world lessons learned the hard way. Kevin shares the inside scoop from the SEMA Hot Rod Industry Alliance long-range planning meeting in Florida, plus stories from the Edison & Ford winter estates. The guys also drop two fresh automotive trivia questions to keep you guessing until the very end. On This Episode: Automotive trivia questions Kevin’s 1962 Ford Galaxie season opener: tune-up, new MSD wires, NGK plugs, EGR cleaning, and throttle body mods Real talk on parts ordering mistakes (wrong spark plug wires and O2 sensors) and re-homing strategies Kevin's recap of the SEMA Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) planning meeting, with a deep dive into HRIA programs: education days, builder roundtables, Hammer Down podcast, and feature vehicles V8 Speed and Resto Shop updates, Mike's Suburban transmission plans, and teaser for a future episode on disappointing famous cars ... and much more! Links: SEMA / HRIA: https://www.sema.org/hria V8 Speed & Resto Shop: https://v8speedshop.com/ V8 Radio Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/V8RadioShow/ Like, subscribe, and share and don't forget to comment on our socials. Thanks for tuning in!

Inside a recent episode

Double Anniversary Episode – 30th Anniversary of the 1996 Hot Rod Power Tour, V8 Radio Turns 10!

Published 11 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And he didn't care. You know, you didn't have to have the shiniest, fastest, nicest thing. He recognized people out having fun with old cars. That was his line. Hey, what are we doing? Oh, we're having fun with old cars. That was his line. And so when we sat down to talk to him, were just like, hey, you know, his nickname in the magazine was your old dad. We're like, hey, it's your old dad. And he's like, yeah, how you doing? And little did I know that he probably had half a bottle of gin in him at that point. for the clear. Nice. Nice. And he loved getting out on trips and having drinks and hanging out with people. […]

Who has been a guest on V8 Radio Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Paul Wieshuber
• Ziggy Sadler
• Mike Good
• Brian Stupski
• Colin Comer

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

37,874,583

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

48 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

90

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