Restoring the Past: Triumph Spitfire, Arctic Volvo Duett & First Car Stories with James McCrea 🛠️🇬🇧

Click here to share your favorite car, car story or any automotive trivia!What defines a true "Barn Find"? Is it a dusty car left in a field, or is it finding a high school friend 30 years later who now runs a restoration shop inside a barn? 🏚️🤔In this episode, we sit down with James McRae, owner of McRae Enterprises LLC, to talk about the art of keeping vintage metal alive. Broadcasting from his shop on the Eastern Shore of Maryland—surrounded by skeletons of Packards, Porsches, and Volvos—James shares his incredible journey from driving a land-yacht first car to restoring concourse-level classics.In this episode, you’ll hear:🚓 The "Undercover" First Car: The story of his 1977 Chevy Caprice Classic, a two-tone V8 behemoth that looked suspiciously like an undercover police cruiser.🇬🇧 The Impulse Buy: How he bought a Kermit-green 1976 Triumph Spitfire for $1,000 that had no brakes (and had to be "bumper towed" home at night).❄️ The Arctic Volvo: The fascinating history of a 1962 Volvo 210 Duett that spent its life above the Arctic Circle and required two heater cores to keep the driver alive.🏎️ The Dream Realized: Why James finally pulled the trigger on a Porsche 996 Cabriolet and why it’s his form of therapy.🛠️ The Lost Art: A look into the reality of auto restoration, hunting for parts on forums, and learning from the last generation of engine rebuilders.Don't miss Megan, the owner of a FJ60 Land Cruiser who shared her eBay Motors purchase experience with our listeners on this fun episode: https://buzzsprout.com/2316026/episodes/16170942Whether you are a fan of British roadsters, curious about the restoration business, or just love a good first car story involving a bench seat and a V8, this episode is a barn find of its own.🔗 Links & Resources:Check out McCrea Enterprises on FacebookVisit LinkTree 🔗🌲for our 60+ first car stories : https://linktr.ee/carsloved📢 Join the Conversation: What is the "one that got away"—the car you sold but wish you had kept? Let us know on Instagram @toallthecarsivelovedbeforeConnect with Us: Got a great car story? Email us at [email protected]. Find all our content and social links here: linktr.ee/carsloved.Podcast News:Our co-host, Doug was a guest on the Driven Radio Show Podcast to share the origin story of our podcast and connecting with his late father through his DeLorean project.Check out the amazing article about the podcast by Elevate Society and Tal Gur, author of "The Art of Fully Living"Feedspot selected To All The Cars I've Loved Before in their list of Top 100 Car Podcasts and 31 Best Road Trip Podcasts For Your DriveOur co-host, Doug was featured in this magazine article along with his DeLore...