George Vidovic - The Power behind the Python legacy
🏁 George Vidovic: The Man Behind Python Vehicles 🏁From a humble Melbourne garage to the high banks of Daytona, George Vidovic has spent over 35 years building a legacy in motorsport and engineering. In this episode, we dive into his journey — from creating Australia’s most respected Cobra replicas at Python Vehicles, to winningmultiple Victorian Sports Car Championships with the iconic #98 Python Cobra.We also talk racing in the U.S., including the Classic Daytona 24 and Sebring 12 Hour, his beloved McLaren M6B Can-Am car, and building a Cobra for none other than F1 legend Michael Schumacher.💥 Fast cars. Big dreams. No shortcuts.#GeorgeVidovic #PythonVehicles #Motorsport #CobraReplica #Daytona24 #CarCulture #famous #famousinsurance #pscrv #sportscars #mclaren #canam #cobra #shelby #kitcar
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Toby Hederics - Rookie Rider to Dakar Finisher
🏁 Toby Hederics: Rookie Rider to Dakar Finisher 🏁The 2025 Dakar Rally had plenty of drama — from Daniel Sanders taking the Moto title to Toby Price switching to four wheels — but it’s Toby Hederics who stole our hearts.Raised on the banks of the Murray in Gol Gol and the son of Aussie desert racing legend John Hederics, Toby only set his sights on Dakar two years ago. After being the top rookie at Rally du Maroc 2023, he earned his shot — and made it count.In this episode, Toby shares the real story behind his Dakar debut: the prep, the struggle to fund the dream, the emotional highs and lows of the world’s toughest rally, and the pride of finishing as the 19th overall, 9th in Rally 2, and 2nd among rookies.🎧 Hit play and get inspired by one of Australia’s rising off-road stars.#Dakar2025 #TobyHederics #RallyLife #RookieRider #MotoAdventure #AustralianMotorsport #OffRoadRacing #DesertDreams #FamousLastWordsPodcast #famous #famousinsurance #ktm
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Mal Rose: Privateer to Endurance Racing Legend
🏁 Mal Rose: Privateer to Endurance Racing LegendIn this episode, we sit down with one of Australia’s most respected racing privateers — Mal Rose. With a career spanning over 30 years, Mal has raced it all: from Formula Ford and AUSCAR to V8 Supercars, and even 24-hour endurance classics around the globe.He’s a former Australian Production Car Champion, V8 Supercar Privateer Series winner, and has made 13 consecutive starts at the Nürburgring 24 Hour, including five with Aston Martin Racing. Mal has also claimed class wins at Spa, Dubai, Malaysia, and Bathurst.Beyond driving, Mal is a skilled mechanic and car builder who has prepared everything from Subaru STis to Nissan GTRs, Aston Martins, and even race trucks. In this chat, he shares stories from the pit to the podium — including the time he raced against F1 engineering mastermind Adrian Newey.🎧 Tune in for an epic motorsport journey — from the workshop to the world stage.#MalRose #EnduranceRacing #Nurburgring24 #AstonMartinRacing #PrivateerLife #AustralianMotorsport #Bathurst #Spa24 #FamousLastWordsPodcast #RaceCarDriver #famous #famousinsurance #holden #supercar #v8supercar #mirage #privateer #astonmartin
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Richard Ferlazzo – the last Design Director of GM Holden Design
🚗 Richard Ferlazzo: Designing the Future of HoldenWith over 30 years at GMH, Richard Ferlazzo shaped the look and feel of some of Australia’s most iconic vehicles. From Senior Designer to GM Australia Design Director, he led a team of 150+ creatives across production, advanced, and concept design — not just for Holden, but for global GM platforms.In this episode, Richard shares stories from inside the design studio — including the creation of the “Billion Dollar Baby” VE Commodore and the award-winning EFIJY Concept Car. His deep passion for automotive design and rich industry insight make this a must-listen for car lovers and creatives alike.Richard has a real passion for cars, loves talking about them and has many great stories, so I hope you enjoy this Podcast with Richard Ferlazzo. 🎧 Tap play and take a ride through three decades of design, innovation, and automotive culture.#RichardFerlazzo #HoldenDesign #GMH #EFIJY #VECommodore #CarDesign #AustralianMotoring #AutoDesign #FamousLastWordsPodcast #famous #famousinsurance #holden
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Gavin King - Concours Sportscar Restorations - Over 30 years of restoring the best classic cars
Gavin King, the Director of Sydney’s Concours Sportscar Restorations has been restoring and rebuilding classic Jaguars, Aston Martins and Ferraris for more than 30 years. He started the business at 21 years of age and has built it up to become one of Australia’s top restoration companies.
Over the years Gavin and his team have restored, rebuilt, or
recreated classic Jaguars like the C Type as well as Lightweight and Low Drag Coupe versions of the E Type. There have been amazing Ferrari’s like a 1971 Dino 245 GT which recently won its category at the ‘Motors and Masterpieces Concourse’ in Melbourne, a retromod of an Aston Martin DB6 as well as many other concourse winning cars.
In this podcast, Gavin talks about some of his amazing creations, the challenges of restoring an old car, the relationships he developed with the cars owners as well as the future of restoration shops like his or is it a dying trade.
Glenn Ridge takes you on Automotive adventures with a raft of personalities from Australian automotive history, all with tales to tell! From Scott Pedder, Jeff Grech, Kevin Weeks to Jon Waterhouse and Richard Ferlazzo - let us know who you would like us to chat to in an upcoming episode!
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