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JAS Motorsports Pininfarina NSX Restomod - Worth it?

Jhae Pfenning breaks down the stunning Pininfarina-designed JAS Motorsports NSX restomod that's taking the car world by storm! In this episode of the Hard Parking Podcast, host Jhae Pfenning dives deep into the jaw-dropping JAS Motorsports Tensei NSX – a full carbon-fiber restomod designed by legendary Italian design house Pininfarina. Is this million-dollar build the ultimate evolution of the iconic first-gen Acura/Honda NSX, or does something get lost in the transformation? Jhae shares his honest take after talking with fellow NSX owners and compares it to Singer and Gunther Werks Porsche builds. Later, Talk 2 Que returns to the show for an in-depth recap of the 2025 college football playoff selections, controversial snubs, surprise inclusions like Indiana and James Madison, and what to expect from the Texas vs. Michigan bowl matchup. Plenty of hot takes on Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, and who might win it all! Whether you're an NSX enthusiast, a restomod fan, or deep into college football – this episode has something for you. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro & Recent NSX Meet Recap 02:13 - JAS Motorsports Pininfarina NSX Reveal Discussion 04:13 - Is This Million-Dollar Restomod Worth It? 05:01 - Pininfarina Design Legacy & Donor Car Requirements 06:02 - Singer vs Gunther Werks vs JAS Tensei NSX 08:09 - Engine, Transmission & Pricing Details 11:43 - Why True NSX Owners Might Hesitate 14:23 - Talk 2 Que Joins: College Football Playoff Reactions Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/ [https://righthonda.com/] Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/ [https://www.righttoyota.com/] Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.com [https://arcusfoundry.com] Autocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/ [https://shop.autocannon.com/] Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: Email: Info@HardParking.com Website: www.Hardparking.com [https://www.Hardparking.com] Patreon: www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ [https://www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/] Instagram: instagram.com/hardparkingpod/ [https://instagram.com/hardparkingpod/] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HardParking [https://youtube.com/@HardParking] 🔥 Like, subscribe, and hit the bell for more car culture and sports talk! #AcuraNSX #Pininfarina #JASMotorsports #Restomod #CollegeFootballPlayoff #HardParkingPodcast

Charles Worden of Cleannuff Events in-studio

EP305 Charles Worden (IG @cleannuff) returns to the Hard Parking Podcast after a 2-year hiatus. From beating 10 street-racing charges in Tempe, Arizona then getting shredded in bodybuilding, and plotting generational wealth — Charles explains why he disappeared, how he rebuilt himself, and why Cleannuff is coming back bigger than ever. The monster Stradman × Houston Hot Chicken event was just the start. Private supercar cruises, The Compound burnout spot, and huge 2026 plans with Lambos, 918s, GT3s and more. Subscribe for more car culture every Monday! IG: @hardparkingpodcast |@cleannuff Chapters 00:00 – Intro + Why Charles vanished for 2 years 02:26 – Beating the Tempe “kingpin” case (10 charges → 0 convictions) 05:12 – The insane Stradman x Houston Hot Chicken comeback event09:50 – 270 lbs bodybuilding bulk, now shredded “Jacked Ghost” 14:04 – Private supercar cruises & why cities still fear him 19:02 – The Compound: legal burnouts, photoshoots & 2026 plans 45:28 – New supercar(s), YouTube launch & Cleannuff forever Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://righthonda.com/ Right Toyota: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.righttoyota.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Arcus Foundry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arcusfoundry.com Autocannon Official Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.autocannon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: Info@HardParking.com Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking

Are Auto Shows Dying? My Larry Chen Full-Circle

Thanksgiving Real Talk, Auto Shows Are Dying, Larry Chen Full-Circle Moment & December Events | Hard Parking Podcast EP304 Jhae Pfenning is back with a post-Thanksgiving vibe check: why nobody actually celebrates pilgrims anymore, why this year’s smoked turkey was mid (but nobody said it), how auto shows went from epic to “one sad hall,” getting blacked-out trying to watch the Bills in Arizona, and the wild full-circle moment with automotive photographer legend Larry Chen. Chapters: 00:21 – Intro + Texas beats A&M, Michigan loses again 03:18 – The real meaning of Thanksgiving in 2025 07:08 – Phoenix Auto Show 10:16 – Hope4TheHomeless charity show 12:10 – Larry Chen and the 2017 Pikes Peak photobomb 15:41 – Why I won't be attending FuelFest this year Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://righthonda.com/ Right Toyota: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.righttoyota.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Arcus Foundry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arcusfoundry.com Autocannon Official Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.autocannon.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: Info@HardParking.com Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking

Jake Johnson's STUNNING Nissan GT-R Collection | R32, R33, R34, & More

EP303 Inside a Stunning Private Nissan GT-R Collection | R32, R33, R34, Veilside RX-7 & More w/ Jake Johnson | Hard Parking Podcast In this episode Jhae Pfenning steps inside Jake Johnson’s incredible private collection in the Phoenix area. Jake walks us through his journey from a green 1991 Foxbody Mustang GT (that he still owns!) to building one of the cleanest Nissan Skyline GT-R lineups in the country: an R32, black R33, legendary blue GReddy R33 demo car, ultra-rare yellow R34 V-Spec, and a 2021.5 GT-R NISMO Special Edition in Stealth Gray.We also dive into his triple Cobra R Mustang set, Shelby GT350R Heritage, restored 300ZX, ’94 Supra, Veilside Fortune RX-7 project straight out of Tokyo Drift, and even his ex-press 2005 Acura NSX. Jake shares stories of street racing in the San Fernando Valley, buying cars sight-unseen from Japan, and the full-restoration rabbit hole that keeps every car in concours-level condition. PLUS – Jake gives a shout-out to the massive Code R GT-R event happening right now at The Warehouse in Phoenix (Nov 22–29) with daily events and Larry Chen appearing on the 29th. Chapters 01:39 – Code R GT-R event at The Warehouse (Nov 22-29) + Larry Chen appearance 02:35 – How Jake got into cars (Tom Nelson, street racing, green Foxbody Mustang) 05:03 – First car: 1991 green Mustang GT (still owns it!) 08:52 – The 300ZX that smoked him & the Stillen GTZ look 11:17 – How the GT-R obsession actually started 17:52 – The Cobra R trilogy (’93, ’95, 2000R) 21:09 – Buying Skylines sight-unseen from Japan 22:31 – The legendary GReddy blue R33 demo car 26:57 – The ultra-rare Stealth Gray 2021.5 GT-R NISMO Special Edition 28:13 – Buying tips for imported Skylines (rust, clusters, documentation) 36:41 – Yellow R34 V-Spec rarity explained 40:52 – Veilside Fortune RX-7 project (Tokyo Drift vibes) 43:50 – How Jake finally scored his 2005 Acura NSX press car Main Show Sponsors:Right Honda:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.righttoyota.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arcus Foundry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.autocannon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: Info@HardParking.com Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking

Tim Eull's RX-7 Legacy: Rotary Passion

EP302 Podcast Episode Summary: Jhae Pfenning welcomes local Mazda RX-7 icon Tim Eull on the Hard Parking podcast, diving into his Arizona car scene dominance with a trophy-laden yellow 1993 RX-7 and original 1979 model. Tim Eull traces his roots from a plaid-interior 1973 Camaro Z28 and Minnesota street racing to rotary obsession, sharing repaint debates, engine reliability tips, and community-focused events. Explore RX-7 history, from 1979 production quirks to the underappreciated RX-8 and Mazda's upcoming hybrid rotary concept. Tim highlights his 23rd Seven Stock run, co-organizing the Arizona Rising Sun Rally for pre-2005 Japanese classics, and launching Honeywell's "Bring Your Ride to Work Day." Prioritizing relationships over awards, Tim Eull inspires RX-7 enthusiasts with tales of car clubs, vintage mods, and preserving rotary heritage. Essential listening for Mazda RX-7 fans, Arizona rally lovers, and classic Japanese car collectors. Tim Eull Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/ Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro & Blinker Rant 00:02:06 - Welcoming Tim Eull 00:04:48 - 1973 Camaro Z28 & Plaid Interiors 00:15:41 - Discovering Mazda RX-7 Rotaries 00:29:37 - Arizona Rising Sun Rally Details 00:36:54 - Seven Stock & Rotary Events 00:56:32 - RX-8 Insights & Mazda Future 01:13:24 - Passion, Community & Wrap-Up Main Show Sponsors: Right Honda:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://righthonda.com/ Right Toyota: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.righttoyota.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Arcus Foundry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arcusfoundry.com Autocannon Official Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.autocannon.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: Info@HardParking.com Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/hardparkingpod/ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking