Iron Trap Garage Podcast
The definition of a "Iron Trap" is a trap from which there is no escape and for us that's traditional hot rods and customs. Matt of Iron Trap Garage sits down with people that have their own "Iron Trap" and get to know more about how they got hooked. Contact us with possible Podcast guests - irontrapgarage@gmail.com
Episodes
106 episodes
How To Avoid Getting Burnt Out On Your Hobby
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about a topic that seems to happen quite often, hobby burnout. Matt seems to go through it quite often every season when dealing with project cars having issues, running out of fuel, and an endless amount of car e...
Spring Carlisle 2026 - Packed Swap Meet, Great Buys & We Sold A Ton,
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about their 2026 Spring Carlisle, They cover the parts they bought, some of their favorite things they saw, and the overall attendance. Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com
Hometown Hot Rodders - Vince Hamm & Don Wimmer
Mike sits down with his grandfather Vince & his childhood friend Don. Vince & Don were in a car club called Custom Rods in the East Greenville, PA area. The club owned/raced a front engine dragster at Vargo & Lancaster Dragway. Mike...
How Our Swap Meet Shopping Tactics Have Changed
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about how their shopping tactics have changed over the years. Swap meets have become more about visiting friends that we only get to see at these larger swap meets, and less frantic shopping.Chec...
How To Grow Your Hot Rod Family
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about growing your hot rod family or group of friends. Keeping the old car hobby alive in your area is important and is easier with a good group of friends!!Check out our website!! - www.irontrapgarage.com<...
Remembering Gene Winfield & How He Impacted Us At Iron Trap Garage
Matt sits down with Mike to talk about Gene Winfield and the memories of the time spent together. Gene did a bunch of collaborations with Eastwood including debuting a new build a sema, metal shaping demos, and a bunch of How To videos for YouT...
How To Build A Hot Rod On A Realistic Budget - $5k, $10k, & $20k
Matt and Mike sit down to talk through building a hot rod on a specific budget! They cover 3 realistic budgets that will get anyone into a great hot rod. Please leave a comment with your personal experience on building a hot rod on ...
Mad Fabricators, Massive Heart Attack, Model T's & More - Piero De Luca
Matt sits down with Piero De Luca, the man behind Mad Fabricators Society. They cover hot rodding in the early 2000's, the start of Mad Fab, and much more. Piero inspired Matt to start Iron Trap and Live Wire was on of the many channeled Model ...
Moultrie Swap Meet - The Good, The Bad The Ugly
Today Matt and Mike to sit down and talk about their experiences at Moultrie Fall swap meet. We had a great time the first year but things started to go down hill when Matt was almost scammed by a local shop owner on some 34 Ford parts. Thanks ...
Drag Racing, Hot Rodding & NHRA Championship!! - Bruce Larson
Matt sat down with drag racing legend Bruce Larson to chat about his early hot rodding days and 40 year racing career. Bruce started racing with his first car a 1932 Ford 5 window, that he bought back and restored to how it was in the 1950s.
2026 Hot Rod Trends - Styles, Parts Sales & More
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about some of the trends we have started to see at the start of 2026. Hot Rodding is always changing and certain builds influence the entire hobby, and change what parts we sell the most of. What trends have you s...
Lucky Burton - Model T’s, Bonneville & Shift Knobs
Matt sits down with Lucky Burton from Luckys Hot Rod shop & Speed Equipment, Lucky talks about his early days at Old Crow Speed Shop, Bonneville racing, and how he became the Model t hot rod guru. Check out our websit...
2026 Grand National Roadster Show Wrap UP
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about their California Trip and their time spent at the Grand National Roadster Show. GNRS is always a fantastic show with a huge variety of cars in the buildings, and an even better selection that drives into the...
The Story Behind The "Lost" Florida Episode - Roaches, Feral Cats & Early Fords!
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about the Lost Florida Episode. This is the only video we have had to pull from the channel due to a family's request but the statute of limitations have passed. The story of the adventure, the parts and all of th...
Mastering A Craft & Starting A Business In Your Hobby
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about mastering a craft & starting a business in your hobby. The antique automobile hobby is filled with speciality businesses that focus on one small need and are providing some great parts!!!<...
10 Big Things We Have Learned From Doing Large Estate Buyouts
Matt, Mike & Moon sit down to talk about the 10 important things we have learned while doing large estate buyouts. There are way more than 10 but we figured these were the most important, and some of the largest learning curves since we sta...
How To Build A Hot Rod That Is Uniquely Yours
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about building Hot Rods that can mimic a style or car but still be unique. Matt tries to accomplish that by taking small ideas from multiple different cars to create a unique car that stands out from the rest, in ...
Busy & Crazy Year For Iron Trap!! - 2025 End Of Year Wrap-up Show
Matt & Mike sit down to talk through their very busy year and all of the adventures!! In 2025 they were able to buy the Mill, buy a few major estates, and find a couple amazing forgotten Early Fords. Thank you for all of the support this ye...
What Are Your Favorite Time Honored Hot Rod Traditions
Matt and Mike sit down to talk about their favorite time honored traditions. From helping local friends and younger people getting into the hobby, to allowing young kids to sit in the cars to hopefully create a memory that starts their journey ...
How Did We Find The 1932 Ford Roadster Owned By Jack DeLorean???
Matt and Mike sit down to discuss the very long process of finding and buying the DeLorean roadster. There are many layers to the story from buying the car, finding the history, and having to track down some parts that were missing. The DeLorea...
What Are The Most Popular Traditional Hot Rod Engines - Flathead, Caddy, Hemi!!
Matt and Mike sit down to discuss some of the most popular hot rod engines you typically see in "Traditional Hot Rod" engines. We are not experts, so there may be some information that is incorrect. There is a ton of other engines we didn't dis...
Picking In An Abandoned NJ Restoration Shop FIlled With Duesenberg Parts!!
Back in 2021 we received an urgent phone call about a property that was recently purchased, and it is filled with vintage car parts. The new owners are starting to clear the property tomorrow and we needed to come ASAP. Matt and Mike sit ...
Can We Use Modern Tools & Tech And Still Build A Traditional Style Hot Rod??
Matt and Mike sit down to discuss a very interesting topic that gets brought up during conversations and in the comments sections of our videos, modern tools for building a "traditional hot rod". While we feel that that look and style of the ca...
Jordon Beller - A Lifetime Obsession Collecting Early Fords!!
We stopped at the Beller Museum on our way home from Oklahoma to sit down with the founder of the museum Jordon Beller. The Beller Museum is home to Jordon's massive collection of Model A and 32 Ford cars, and trucks. Jordon started his collect...
What Is Our Favorite Hot Rod Literature - Books & Magazines!!
Matt and Mike sit down with a few of their favorite books and magazines pulled from the library in Matt's office. They discuss some of the best literature for inspiration and for How To articles. Let us know what books or magazines you love to ...
