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TMCP #330: Cooters Last Stand, Dukes Fest Show Spectacular! Frank Ripp Jr, James Smith, Mark Bradley – Rick Schmidt from NPD on How Do You Do Vacation

The MuscleCar Place

Robert Kibbe

Automotive, Leisure, Business, Careers

4.8 β€’ 701 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 11 August 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Subscribe in iTunes Listen in Stitcher ====================================================== FEATURE INTERVIEW: Cooters Last Stand The Talent Behind the Scenes In this week’s episode I talked to three different people responsible for the stunts and surroundings of the 2017 “Cooter’s Last Stand” event in Luray Virginia. They all came together around the love of a TV show called […]

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0:00.0

The Muscle Car Place Online Podcast episode number 330. This week I am back from vacation with a ton of great

0:07.9

stuff for you from the Cooter's Last Stand event that I went to. I'll get right to it. I drove a real

0:13.5

general Lee, a real one, one of the 17 sold off in 1991 by Warner Brothers. No fooling. And the owner of that car, Mr. Frank Rip, is on the show today.

0:24.8

Also on the show is Mr. Mark Bradley, the guy who designed the Cooters Garage Life Size replica.

0:31.1

He'll be here.

0:32.1

And then we'll have Mr. Jamie Smith on, discussing his path from being just a fan in the crowd to a real Hollywood stunt

0:38.3

driver.

0:39.3

And so I spent a lot of years assisting, even driving here and flying here on my own dime

0:43.3

for years and years, just to help make this happen.

0:46.3

But first up is Rick Schmidt from National Parks Depot, and he's going to answer some tough questions

0:50.3

about getting into the collector car hobby.

0:53.3

His advice is honest.

0:58.9

He says to save your money first and then buy and restore. And we've got to get him to stop being so honest. Hey, it's Rutledgewood coming to you from Ride Tech at Seema and you're

1:03.0

listening to The Muscle Car Place. This is the Muscle Car Place weekly online podcast. Brought to you by National Parks Depot. This is the Muscle Car Place, weekly online podcast.

1:11.6

Brought to you by National Parks Depot.

1:14.4

This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars.

1:20.2

Whether you're buying them, selling, restoring, or even racing them, this is the place for you.

1:26.6

Now, here's your host, Rob Kibby. Yes, indeed, I am

1:31.7

Rob Kibby, and welcome to the Muscle Car Place podcast. Have I got a show for you? I'm still

1:40.5

smiling. When I left you last, I was on my way to the Cooter's Last Stand event in Luray, Virginia.

1:47.3

And while I had some hopes and dreams for that event, I didn't expect them all to come true.

1:52.3

No, I didn't buy a charger.

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