1985 Mazda RX-7 & Hudson Hornet: Zack Pradel on 1,700+ Car Reviews

About this episode

Zack Pradel discusses his automotive journey and the logistics of filming over 1,700 car reviews.

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia! 1985 Mazda RX-7 restoration and Hudson Hornet history with Zack Pradel. In this episode, we sit down with the founder of the Shooting Cars YouTube channel to discuss the logistics of filming over 1,700 car reviews and the "soul" of the machines that made us. Zack shares his personal automotive journey, from blowing up his first 12A rotary engine as a teenager to his family’s heirloom 1931 Ford Model A. We dive into the...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Doug

Guest: Zack Pradel

Topics covered

• car restoration
• automotive history
• car reviews
• personal automotive journey
• JDM

Keywords

• Mazda RX-7
• Hudson Hornet
• car reviews
• Zack Pradel
• automotive history
• car restoration
• 12A rotary engine
• Ford Model A

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shooting Cars

Products: 1985 Mazda RX-7, Hudson Hornet, 1931 Ford Model A

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