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• Guest: Nick Kingsley - So How Did I Get Here?

  EP274 Born and raised here in Arizona, Nick Kingsley at the age of 25 already belongs to a small fraternity of car fabricators and fitment experts around the country. His latest project was installing a Liberty Walk widebody on an first gen Acura NSX for Fitment Industries. Nick has also worked alongside Akira Nakai on the very popular RWB Porsche builds. Nick recently announced that he will do car repair and fabrication for one more year only. While the specifics of that declaration is not in this episode, Nick steps through his life and how he got to this point of being that 25 year old that is flown across the country for custom work. Find out why being behind the wheel of 1-2 million dollar dream cars at times is not enough to counter the demons of his personal life. This is Nick's journey, this is Nick's story. Follow Nick on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/k1ngsl3y_See Nick featured on Fitment Industries YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaJ-RoLFYmIMain Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/ Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.com/ Autocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/ Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: [email protected] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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• They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

  EP273 – They Don’t Make Them Like They Used ToThis episode has full video on the YouTube channel @HardParking Have you done the “Tesla Challenge"? Chances are, “No”. This is a made up challenge of seeing how many traffic lights you can go without seeing a Tesla. How many Tesla’s are on the road in the United States?A man was arrested for vandalizing as many as 6 Tesla’s causing over $21,000 in damages but was NOT charged by county attorney Mary Moriarty, yet she did charge a 19 year old first-time offender for allegedly keying a co-workers vehicle (non Tesla) upwards of $7,000 in damages. How disciplined are you on social media when a friend or colleague makes a post you fundamentally disagree with? What is the real deal with the Trump administration threatening to remove Harvard University’s “tax-exempt” status? The All-In Podcast covered this discussion and Jhae plays some of the opinions and responds to them in this episode. What is the real deal about the popular phrase “They don’t make them like they used to”? How close are we really to seeing the next generation of the Honda / Acura NSX? Main Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.com/ Autocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/ Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: [email protected] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Links Referenced in this video:Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: https://pancan.org/ Christy and Sandy’s crew: https://secure.pancan.org/site/TR/PurpleStride/PurpleStride?fr_id=2948&pg=team&team_id=59253 All-In-Podcast Podcast segment: (at 28 minute mark on All In pod) Trump vs. Harvard: Why the White House is threatening to take Harvard's tax-exempt status awayhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-vs-harvard-nvidia-export-controls-how-dei-killed/id1502871393?i=1000704069760 YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/rCrb4TbHRxc?si=RKixQXc4MvhMQPiH Other Links:https://x.com/SawyerMerritt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-was-1940s-car-discovered-wreck-american-naval-ship-that-sank-during-world-war-ii-180986485/ https://www.autoevolution.com/news/honda-acura-nsx-for-2030-is-already-here-still-with-ice-power-albeit-only-virtually-250081.html https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/hennepin-county-attorney-wont-charge-man-who-caused-20k-in-damage-to-teslas/ https://www.teslarati.com/atty-no-charge-six-time-tesla-vandal-controversy/ NPR Editorial Staff statistics and congress oversight meeting:Jim Jordan and Katherine Maher (CEO of NPR): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-YBKr40feghttps://washingtonstand.com/news/npr-has-zero-republicans-87-democrats-on-editorial-staff-says-senior-editor- https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/anti-american-airwaves-holding-the-heads-of-npr-and-pbs-accountable/ https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/us/harvard-university-endowment/index.html https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/7/13/faculty-survey-political-leaning https://www.thefire.org/news/columbia-nyu-join-harvard-bottom-2025-college-free-speech-rankings Bob Jones Univ. v. United States, 461 U.S. 574 (1983) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/461/574/ Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023)https://www.oyez.org/cases/2022/20-1199

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• Acura Longbeach Grand Prix / Guest: Ex-Black Hawk Crew Chief - Dre Mullins

  EP272In this episode, Jhae and returning in-studio guest Dre Mullins discuss tariffs as it relates to auto sales as a former finance director. Dre gives his input on what may have gone wrong with the Hudson river helicopter crash involving the Siemens CEO, family, and Navy Seal pilot. Then Jhae and Dre recap all events leading to and during the Acura Long Beach Grand Prix weekend that took place April 11 - 13, 2025. 00:00 Introduction 02:00 car parts and tariffs Dre Introduction05:40 Auto loans and tariffs08:30 Low Credit High Risk12:20 Toyota to absorb tariffs and billing rates explained14:40 Chinese factory workers expose US brands on social media16:10 creative dealership techniques to move your money around19:00 NY Post on Honda , Nissan cancels orders for Nissan Rogue22:41 Grand Prix vs Formula 1 experience27:30 Siemens CEO and family die in helicopter crash, what happened?30:00 crew chief screws up Acura NSX33:00 It never rains in Southern California37:00 Acura Lounge at the Grand Prix52:21 Katella Bakery - best bakery in SoCal? 54:47 Watch your kids 57:30 Jordan vs Lebron GOAT discussion1:03:50 Acura brand headed in the right direction1:11:00 Outro and ClosingContact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning:email: [email protected]: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparkingpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Links Referenced in this video:https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/nissan-cut-japanese-production-top-selling-us-model-due-tariffs-source-says-2025-04-15/ https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/business/honda-to-boost-manufacturing-in-us-after-trump-tariffs/https://www.gplb.com/

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• Live from The Copperstate 1000 - Arizona's Premier Car Rally

  271 Copperstate 1000 - Arizona's premiere rally took place on Sunday April 6, 2025. This annual event is the premiere car rally of Arizona with cars ranging in value from several hundred thousand to several million. These vehicles have to be original and they drive 1,000 miles on the rally, hosted by Men's Art Council. Men's Art Council About:Men’s Arts Council (MAC) of Phoenix Art Museum was founded in January of 1967 to support the programs and activities of the Phoenix Art Museum. Admission is by invitation only. With the talents and efforts of its over 200 members, MAC organizes three distinctively different annual events: the Bell Lexus North Scottsdale Copperstate 1000 vintage car road rally, the Copperstate Double Gun, and the Copperstate Overland vintage off-road rally. In addition, MAC members provide help in a variety of ways at the Phoenix Art Museum.Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning:email: [email protected]: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparkingpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Links Referenced in this video:https://mensartscouncil.com/

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• Cars and the Tariffs That Loom

  EP270 Video Available here: https://youtu.be/4BnZt8DuoaQIn this episode, various topics related to the automotive world. The show kicks off by exploring tariffs and their implications for the car industry. EU fines automakers $496 million for recycling program collusion. The potential impact of a 25% tariff on non-American-made cars and car parts. What's up with Facebook Marketplace? Wins and frustrations. Is it time to replace the Infiniti FX? In addition, the episode touches on the political dimensions of transgender athletes in sports and rounds off with a conversational section on car news and industry updates. 00:00 Introduction and Today's Topics00:05 Facebook Marketplace Experiences00:37 Transgender Athlete Controversy in Fencing04:02 Gas Prices and Consumer Habits09:01 Car Buying Decisions and Market Trends10:57 Tariffs and the Car Industry22:01 Impact of Tariffs on Car Imports and Parts24:46 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsContact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenningemail: [email protected]: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparkingpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Links Referenced in this video:https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/usa-fencing-disqualifies-female-fencer-refusing-fight-trans-opponent-rcna199556 https://www.foxnews.com/sports/womens-fencer-reveals-why-she-refused-face-transgender-opponent-accepting-punishment-backlash https://www.eenews.net/articles/eu-fines-15-big-carmakers-496m-for-green-cartel/#:~:text=The%20EU%20has%20doled%20out,terms%20for%20recycling%20old%20vehicles. https://www.binary.org.au/teenage_boys_vs_adult_female_athletes https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculationshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-chart-explained/105131002 https://hondainamerica.com/news/honda-ties-for-most-models-in-top-10-in-cars-com-2024-american-made-index-leads-all-brands-with-nine-vehicles-in-the-top-20/#:~:text=Honda%20Manufacturing%20in%20America&text=In%202023%2C%2070%25%20of%20all,than%20$520%20billion%20since%201979

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