Dick Landy's Dodge, Drag History, & Model A Hot Rods with Tim Matthews-Museum of American Speed | 2

What Moves You | Speedway Motors Podcast

Tim Matthews doesn’t just know cars. Tim Matthews LOVES getting curious people involved and learning about cars.
He has a way of getting you to feel the joy he feels when talking about anything automotive. Which makes him the perfect curator for the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed. It’s a position that’s given Tim the privilege of seeing and working with a host of extraordinary cars from extraordinary people.
Take Dick Landy’s altered wheelbase Dodge, for example. Hearing Tim talk about the car, its significance and history...it takes you right back to the golden age of drag racing.
Tim talks about the AJ Watson display, the story of Dave Crane’s Bantam Coupe, Jim Matuszak’s restored Ramchargers Demon Funny Car, 1960s drag racing changes and more. He also shares his personal automotive history and how he’s progressing on his own Model A project.

Chapters

1. Dick Landy's Dodge, Drag History, & Model A Hot Rods with Tim Matthews-Museum of American Speed | 2 (00:00:00)

2. Origins of the Museum of American Speed (00:01:23)

3. How Dick Landy's Dodge came to the Museum (00:03:35)

4. The Jim Matuszak Ramcharger (00:09:08)

5. Indy car flathead engines (00:14:30)

6. The AJ Watson garage preservation (00:15:55)

7. How Cars and Coffee came to be (00:17:01)

8. The Dave Crane story (00:25:35)

9. How Tim caught the car bug (00:30:19)

10. Tim's Model A and all his cars (00:35:15)