Automotive Historian Donald Osborne, Live Special Guest!  — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 233

Automotive Historian Donald Osborne, Live Special Guest! — The Carmudgeon Show w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 233

April 13, 2026 · 1h 53m

About this episode

Donald Osborne joins the hosts to discuss classic cars and the culture surrounding them.

On this episode - a Rhode Island man in a bowtie is found in the studio - who flew more than 3000 miles just to talk about strange Italian cars and the people that drive them. If by that description you were thinking of anyone BUT Donald Osborne - we’d be shocked. But today, he’s here with us! === Visit http://JasonSentMe.com to get a Hagerty Guaranteed Value (TM) collector-car insurance quote! === In case you’re not familiar - Donald Osborne is a renowned classic car historian, author, media personality, and professional appraiser. He’s also the Consulting Director for the Audrain Group, having been heavily involved with the Audrain Automobile Museum over the last seven years. You’ve also may have seen him as a regular contributor and co-host on Jay Leno’s Garage. Most recently, he’s become the North American Representative for FIVA - short for Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens - a worldwide organization seeking to protect the historic and cultural interest of vehicles around the world 30 years old or older. Conveniently - nearly all of Jason and Derek’s cars are this old - Jason’s second newest car being his VR6-powered 1996 Volkswagen Cabrio. Donald, Derek, and…

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Hosts: Jason Cammisa, Derek Tam-Scott

Guest: Donald Osborne

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Hagerty

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIVA, Audrain Group

Books & works: Jay Leno’s Garage

Places: Rhode Island, Italy, US

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