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Bill Ganahl on the Goodguys Trendsetter Award, Barf Bags, & South City

Bill Ganahl on the Goodguys Trendsetter Award, Barf Bags, & South City

FromHOT ROD Pod: Where It All Began


Bill Ganahl on the Goodguys Trendsetter Award, Barf Bags, & South City

FromHOT ROD Pod: Where It All Began

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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Brian Lohnes, David Freiburger, & John McGann chat with South City Rod & Custom owner, Bill Ganahl! Bill talks about the influence of his father Pat, what winning the Goodguys Trendsetter Award means to him, Saint Christopher, barf bags, tradition vs trend, owning a shop vs being an artist, the road to owning his own shop, how the vision has changed for South City, the Low-Buck Special, Gray Baskerville, his father's legacy, and keeping traditional Hot Rodding alive!

0:25 - Today's guest - Bill Ganahl!
3:33 - On his father, Pat Ganahl.
9:38 - On winning the Goodguys Trendsetter Award.
12:36 - The 1934 Ford Coupe, "Saint Christopher".
13:59 - Stripes and barf bags!
22:04 - Tradition vs trend.
24:15 - On the 1940 Ford Pickup.
30:21 - Riding the line of tradition.
37:04 - Owning your own shop.
40:43 - Where It All Began.
46:22 - Brizio's.
49:02 - 10 year vision for South City.
53:00 - Never satisfied.
57:00 - Under promise, over deliver.
59:50 - The Low-Buck Special.
01:05:00 - Tribute to HOT ROD's Gray Baskerville.
01:08:22 - Keeping traditional Hot Rodding alive.
01:10:35 - His father Pat Ganahl's legacy.
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (13)

The HOT ROD Pod: Where It All Began brings 75 years of journalism and storytelling to the audio waves as hosts Brian Lohnes and John McGann sit down with the automotive aftermarket's latest trendsetters, motorsport mavens, and mechanical wizards on where they've been and where the hobby and sport are headed.