S2 Ep13: The Golden Era of JDM: Our Favorite Cars
From the early days of innovation after WWII to the brand new supercars coming out of Japan, "The Golden Era" of the Japanese Car Industry s...
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Donut Media brings you some of the craziest stories from all of automotive history in their new podcast "Past Gas!". Hosts James Pumphrey, Nolan Sykes and Joe Weber walk you through incredib...
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20 of 342 episodesS2 Ep12: The Golden Era of JDM: Why Gen Z Grew Up Without Cars
From legendary 90s JDM icons skyrocketing into the millions, to corporate scandals, economic crashes, and a generation forced to trade the s...
S2 Ep11: The Golden Era of JDM: The Last Great JDM Halo Cars
By the late 2000s, shrinking markets, tightening emissions, and a younger generation losing interest in vehicles signaled the end of the leg...
S2 Ep10: The Golden Era of JDM: The Secrets That Made Tokyo Drift Successful
In this episode, we explore the unbelievable evolution of drift culture. From Keiichi Tsuchiya—the legendary "Drift King"—cutting his teeth...
S2 Ep9: The Golden Era of JDM: The Forbidden Japanese Cars The US Demanded
When The Fast and the Furious hit theaters in 2001, it lifted Japanese car culture out of the mountain passes and dropped it straight into t...
S2 Ep8: The Golden Era of JDM: Nitrous, Neon and... Internet Forums?
In this episode of Past Gas, we dive into the explosive rise of the tuner revolution. We explore the wild Motorex scandal that illegally bro...
S2 Ep7: The Golden Era of JDM: Why The Drift King Chose The AE86 for Initial D
Initial D exploded beyond the confines of car culture to a global phenomenon and broke a lot of rules along the way. In the seventh installm...
S2 Ep6: The Golden Era of JDM: How Japan Embarrassed the Racing World
For decades, the world saw Japanese cars as just efficient, economical daily commuters. Then the 1990s hit, and Japan unleashed a lineup of...
S2 Ep5: The Golden Era of JDM: Inside Japan's Exclusive Outlaw Race Club
Join us in the fifth installment of Past Gas: The Golden Era of JDM, as we dive into the history of one of Japan's most elusive car clubs, T...
S2 Ep4: The Golden Era of JDM: Car Zines That Made JDM Culture Global
Before the internet, Japan's underground car culture was built on independent, cheaply printed zines, word-of-mouth networks, and late-night...
S2 Ep3: The Golden Era of JDM: Honda Hacked The Gas Crisis
This week, we're exploring how Japanese automakers fared during the gas crisis of the early 1970's. What led to them being in the right plac...
S2 Ep2: The Golden Era of JDM: Japanese Grand Prix
In this episode of Past Gas, we're diving into the first ever Japanese Gran Prix, and how it shaped motorsport from that day on. How did Jap...
S2 Ep1: The Golden Era of JDM: Prologue
In this season of Past Gas, we're exploring the origins of Japan's Golden Era of Cars. How did Japan bounce back from the devastation of WWI...
S1 Ep319: How Ferrari Survived Ford, Fiat, and Fate
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S1 Ep318: Ferrari Borrowed Its Most Famous Symbol
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S1 Ep317: How Japan’s Fastest Cars Were Built in a Cowshed
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S1 Ep316: The Tire Problem That Created Drifting
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S1 Ep315: What Ever Happened To Pininfarina?
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S1 Ep314: How a Racing Loophole Made Tom Walkinshaw a Legend
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S1 Ep312: The Million-Dollar Porsche That Got Its Maker Killed
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