Episodes 178
Avg. Duration 48m
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Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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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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Recent Episodes

Mustangs and More with Tom Maxwell of Velocity Restorations

Feb 25, 2026 1h 14m

Classic Ford Mustangs and Broncos are hot in the restomod world, and so is the Fox Body Mustang platform. Velocity Restorations in Pensacola, Florida is one of the top builders today, using Roadster…

Peter Nam of Gunther Werks (with Special Guest Patrick Long)

Feb 11, 2026 48m

The spectacular Porsches built by Gunther Werks might be the ultimate expression of the ultimate air-cooled 911. Founder Peter Nam disliked how technology was dulling the driving experience, so he…

Jason Noel of Fat Fender Garage

Jan 28, 2026 46m

Pickup trucks are an American original- and so is Jason Noel, the founder of Fat Fender Garage. Jason and his team breathe new life into classic trucks, with modern chassis, powertrain and systems. …

One of Those Days

Jan 14, 2026 1m

There were some technical issues with the audio on this week's episode of Horsepower Heritage (with guest Elana Scherr) but everything is fixed and the episode is back up- thanks everyone! SUPPORT…

Car and Driver's Elana Scherr

Jan 14, 2026 1h 27m

Elana Scherr is the Senior Features Editor at Car and Driver Magazine. She's also an incurable MoPar muscle car fan- and together with her husband, Tom, Elana rescues unloved and overlooked…

Car and Driver's Elana Scherr

Jan 14, 2026 1h 27m

Elana Scherr is the Senior Features Editor at Car and Driver Magazine. She's also an incurable MoPar muscle car fan- and together with her husband, Tom, Elana rescues unloved and overlooked…

SUPERVELOCE Part 2 with Peter Grimsdale

Dec 17, 2025 39m

Author Peter Grimsdale returns to Horsepower Heritage to discuss his new book "Superveloce: How Italian Cars Conquered the World". It's a sweeping history of the Italian auto industry with a…

SUPERVELOCE with Peter Grimsdale

Dec 03, 2025 1h 3m

Author Peter Grimsdale returns to Horsepower Heritage to discuss his new book "Superveloce: How Italian Cars Conquered the World". It's a sweeping history of the Italian auto industry with a…

Classics of Lebanon with Ahmad Fahs

Nov 19, 2025 1h 2m

"The people of Lebanon love life", says Ahmad Fahs. And they love classic cars, too. Ahmad calls himself an "International Classic Car Ambassador", having built his own car collection at home, buying…

Jim Busby: Born to Race

Nov 05, 2025 1h 54m

From the moment he saw midget racers in Pasadena as a kid in the late 1940s, Jim Busby was hooked on cars. He became a hot rodder, a mechanic, a drag racer, and by the 1970s he was behind the wheel…

Adventures in Baja (With Sal Fish, Curt LeDuc and More)

Oct 22, 2025 1h 15m

Ride along with us on the Slow Baja Vintage Expedition- a week of primo off-roading and exploration in one of the world's most magical landscapes, tracing the tracks of the legendary Baja desert…

The Spectacle of SEMA (With Tom Gattuso)

Oct 08, 2025 56m

Four little letters: SEMA. This simple acronym helps drive the 300 million dollar US automotive aftermarket industry. Every year, thousands of companies descends on Las Vegas, Nevada to showcase…

Vintage Sportscars: History, Lore and Revival- with Max Minshull

Sep 24, 2025 57m

"All my heroes are in black and white" goes the lyric of a John Mayer song. It's also how Max Minshull thinks about motorsport, racing drivers and sportscars. Max Minshull has a fascination with the…

Inside Macchinissima (Encore)

Sep 17, 2025 1h 22m

Not long ago, three Los Angeles car enthusiasts decided to organize a new event celebrating the best Italian machinery in a distinctive location. Mike Baum, Bronson Page and Dorian Valenzuela are…

Manual Driving Academy (with Ahmed Raza)

Sep 10, 2025 32m

The manual gearbox is an endangered species.We all know the battle cry "Save the Manuals"- but Ahmed Raza decided to do something about it. He bought a Mazda Miata without knowing how to shift gears,…

ONE of ONE with Ben Bertucci and So Naito

Aug 27, 2025 44m

On a narrow street in Tokyo, there's a nondescript little workshop known as Naito Engineering, where some of the world's most desirable sports and racing cars are cared for by a small team of…

Mel Harder, President and General Manager of Laguna Seca Raceway

Aug 15, 2025 1h 1m

One of the most historic racing circuits in the United States has a new helmsman.Mel Harder is a motorsports management veteran who began his career at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and went on to…

Abarth Adventures with Lincoln Small

Aug 06, 2025 1h 9m

In the early 1960s, Lincoln Small fell in love with the perfomance-tuned FIATs built by Abarth. Soon he was obsessed with them, leading to a business venture with a pair of backyard-engineer…

John Nikas: Racing, Writing and Rants

Jul 23, 2025 1h 53m

Few people speak more passionately about cars than John Nikas. He's a longtime vintage racing driver, an author of dozens of books, and a sought-after public speaker on automotive subjects. His first…

Blake Swingle: Learning the Trade

Jul 09, 2025 1h 5m

Cultivating the next generation of automotive restorers and specialists is essential to the survival of the car hobby- whether your classic was built in 1900 or 1990.Blake Swingle is one of these…

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