Iron Trap Garage Podcast

2026 Carlisle & Hershey Fall Swap Meet Shopping Lists!!

Matt and Mike sit down to talk through their shopping lists for the 2026 Fall Carlisle and Hershey AACA Swap Meets. The big thing on both of their lists is time and energ

How To Be A Successful Swap Meet Buyer & Vendor

Matt and Mike sit down to go over their personal tips and trick for being a successful swap meet vendor or buyer. From being assertive, pricing your itmes and more!! Be s

Why Are Major Car Shows Seeing A Decline In Attendance

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about a decline in car show attendance, and why we think it's happening. What attracts you to certain types of car shows? We would hav

Common Misconceptions About Iron Trap Garage - YouTube Millionaires

Matt and Mike sit down to chat about some of the common misconceptions with Iron Trap. One of the largest ones is where we make the majority of the money, which is not Yo

Winter Time Blues. Top ways to be Productive on Your Antique Car Projects.

Matt and Mike sit down to chat from the road about winter projects. That's right, winter project talk in the middle of August. We actually do try to start planning t

What Would We Buy At Sotheby’s 2026 Monterey Auction?

Matt and Mike sit down to look through the catalog of the Sotheby's 2026 Monterey Car Week Auction. The auction is filled with almost 200 high end cars from the earl

Would The Milner Coupe Be Famous Without American Graffiti????

While driving to a recent pick Matt and Mike had a short discussion about if the Henderson Roadster roadster lost would it still be as famous? We took that hypothetical 

Crazy Model A Hoard In New Hampshire - Insane Quantity Of Parts!!

Matt and Mike sit down to chat about an estate from a few years back that was packed full of Model A and Early V8 parts. This estate had the largest quantity of individua

Importance Of Saving Everything Possible!!

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about the importance of saving everything they find when picking. Our friend Jeff recently bought an old hot rod that was later found to be

Do We Ever Have Buyers Or Sellers Remorse? - Surprising Answer!!

Matt and Mike sit down to chat about having remorse when buying or selling cars or parts. Matt's answer is very surprising, but we would love to hear if anyone has a

Jazz Music, Tony Bennett, Hot Rods & Customs - Brian Newman

Matt is joined by our good friend Brian Newman, who is a renowned Jazz Trumpet player, and the current owner of the 32 Ruined Roadster. Brian has played trumpet for a lot

Should Modern Technology Be Used In Traditional Hot Rodding

Matt and Mike sit down to discuss a highly debated topic, should modern tech be used in/on a traditional hot rod. If you are a member of any facebook or online forum, thi

Super Sketchy Mad Scientist Estate - 1939 Ford Coupe & 1941 Lincoln Continental

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about one of the estate in NJ we dubbed the "Mad Scientist Estate". This estate is where we got the 1939 Ford coupe and 1941 Lincoln, and a

Tips For Building An Authentic Looking Traditional Hot Rod

Matt and Mike sit down to give some tips and tricks for building an "Authentic" looking traditional hot rod. These are a few of the things we try to do that make our buil

Everything Is Earned In Life - Even With Hot Rods

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about how Hot Rodding is still very old school and the only way to figure things out is by doing. Everything is earned, there isnt a cut a

What Is Our Favorite Subgenre Of Collecting Of The Old Car Hobby

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about what they feel are "subgenres" in the collecting side of the old car hobby. They discuss some of the collections we have bought that

Joe Koch Estate - Hot Rods & Rare Speed Equipment!

Matt and Mike sit down to talk about a little slice of heaven they were able to pick, the Joe Koch Estate. Joe was the "local legend" in the Ocean City, NJ area and had a

Garage Magazine, Autocult & Hemmings Creative Director - Dan Stoner

Matt sat down with Hemmings Creative Director Dan Stoner last week to chat about hot rods. Dan started Garage Magazine and Autocult Magazine before working for Hemmings i

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 proje

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.  C