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Restorer and Machinist Mike Pistello and Keeping REALLY Old Cars Alive on the V8 Radio Podcast
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- Jan 20, 2026
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Summary
When 1910 Meets 2026: Racing Internals in Brass Era Beasts! 🏁📜 The latest V8 Radio Podcast is LIVE! Kevin and Q-Ball are joined by the master of the "unobtainium," Mike Pestello from Coachcraft and Precision Services. If you think restoring a muscle car is tough, try building parts for a 1907 Packard from a single photograph! 🤯 Mike takes us deep into the world of Brass Era restoration, where 100-year-old engines get treated to modern 4340 billet cranks, racing pistons, and serious compression bumps. We’re talking about pre-WWI cars completing 4,000-mile endurance runs without a support vehicle! In this episode, we cover: 🔧 Reverse Engineering History: How 3D scanning and printing are saving cars built before the Titanic sank. 🏎️ The "Sleeper" Century: Hiding modern racing engine technology inside 120-year-old engine blocks. 🧟 The Zinc Pest Nightmare: Why "New Old Stock" might actually mean "crumbles in your hand." 📉 Dyno-ing the Ancients: Building a custom dyno because modern ones can't handle engines that max out at 2,000 RPM! 🏆 PRI Show Recap: Highlights from the Performance Racing Industry show and the emotional Hall of Fame inductions. 😂 Funny Moment: Don't miss the trivia segment where Kevin and Mike Pestello accidentally share a brain cell! They both gave the exact same answer to two completely different trivia questions. Great minds think alike... or maybe they've just been around too many exhaust fumes? 💨🤔 Listen now and subscribe! #V8Radio #ClassicCars #BrassEra #Restoration #Fabrication #Machining #PRI2024 #CarTrivia #AutomotiveHistory #MuscleCars #Podcast Featured Companies & Links Coachcraft and Precision Services: cpsrestorations.com V8 Speed and Resto Shop: v8speedshop.com Performance Racing Industry (PRI): performanceracing.com SEMA (Specialty Equip…