Joe Rogan Experience #2022 — Jeremy Gerber, Phil Gerber, & Josh Henning Transcript

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0:00 the Joe Rogan experience you Josh I'm Josh Henning from the road car now that's that just went number one it beat all of them hell yeah dude you know like edges I only like hot rods that are manuals. It's really amazing. doing it dude i'm glad that you're digging it i love it i love it that was the whole everything It's an internal combustion engine.

2:57 It's probably lighter than the Porsche engine. I know man. I've I've heard that that is so crazy did it for me really it looks like junk oh junk. Oh, man. That side thing with the vents, like, get the fuck out of here. I want to do that Lambo LP2000 or whatever, the Lambo truck, the vintage one. That's your style for sure. Yeah, that's the guy with

4:52 You drove it here. You could shift it at like 8300, 8400. That's so crazy exotic car. It's real weird. Have a little respect. I don't think you need doesn't need to be that sounds perfect it sounds i didn't know if there was like a hoa or something you know so it's trying to make sure you have that that option of the thing. doesn't it compared to the exact opposite feeling of the old car the old 70 was that it had that

7:35 You're like, dude, what the fuck? So it's interesting, back-to-back two days, jumping out of the Camaro. Yeah, you got to respect the Camaro The Camaro is just like a bar brawler. Yeah, I mean it'll shoot pretty straight. It's a fun car to drive. It's a recipe for disaster but that fucker is rowdy compared to the Cuda for sure. Yeah, it's very different.

9:42 Oh, yeah. this guy's out there right now taking notes and like okay so you sure you sure about this I'm going to roll some broads, man. Really? This old truck. 73 to 79. It's shifting, man, because the generation is changing, Remember that show? He had the Bronco in his show, too. Yeah, I think it totaled it. There's Mark. He's just chilling, having a good time, enjoying himself.

12:14 Jogging around a lake. Like you have to really pay attention if you're in a place where trees fall. And people are like, dude, what happened? It's a crazy story. That's always blown my mind because they don't sneak up on you. No, you can't. Or they try to beat the train, and they get clipped. and Sean was a buddy of mine. You have a nap, you just find one, pick it up, start riding.

15:07 A group of those. They're always happening. yeah oh boy yeah pull out my pull out my phone i'm navigating we're trying to find a bar That's what we said. Making sure you're okay. You used to be able to, like, roll. It's like a brick and breaking. I saw that Grand National you guys did. I've always hated the G-Bodies. I turned the corner on the G-Bodies a little bit.

17:21 coming? You gotta do a Mustang, don't you? You like some shape and some. What's that dude's name? No, at the Red Suit all the time. Look at him. Like the 71 Barracuda's dope. into like the 80s and you're like what is that yeah with the irox like what is that what have Yeah, they had some wild ones. But they lived a life. the design yes they were rock and roll guys they made rock and roll cars man they all they really

21:09 But you know that's an old car, but 50 to 60s like that's when the drugs kicked in and that's a hundred percent Do, do, do. and you get the best of both worlds. Like a bone stock car. That's when I became infatuated with Kudas. intoxicated me just as a kid and i was always like but hers was like kind of boring looking it was And it's easy when you start with one of those.

23:59 the Hellcat, I was like, that's a fucking dope car. so you're used to the proportions of, like, I've had 70 Challengers, It's just the wheelbase, the platform. that stuff like if you think everybody raves about like the muscle car era but And somehow it does it silently so you don't feel like a douche bag. Is it controllable or is it just go by itself or electronically dialed?

26:19 It's nuts. I'm not trying to go. wish they had that are actually worth getting and muscle cars are one of them 100 this is just one It's just your place. Oh, I'm in my house. Oh, I'm in my house It's a trip. It's the rawest car I have. It weighs nothing. And it's this raspy, You're the one controlling it. they take when they do like Chris Harris did that once he took a 90, I think it was a 1970

30:27 This guy who's an automotive enthusiast, he can kind of get any car he wants. That's not it. 911, my perfect sports car. you know, had built over time. with wider arches than an RS and no ducktail spoiler. are very similar to the stuff was American though, right? for biting a hooker. That's an American success story right there. What was the problem?

33:38 the story very unfortunate for all involved but um yeah the Billy Mays guy That's right. Damn. Gandolfini was the first guy that you rooted for that was a murderer. Was there anybody before him? This is our thing. I want to be a rancher. that's a real work deep in a fucking cowl There's some fucking work there. That's an interesting way of looking at it.

36:22 It's interesting, though, because it is kind of what that is. you know i think it's a good thing even if it's glamorizing it in an unrealistic light, Remember that movie with Pauly Shore? Well, there's something but he's involved in some dispute with his neighbor. But maybe he would. I don't think so. How many people out there have been in that industry?

38:48 set you up, so what you're gonna need is reality show. Didn't Jeremy Clark do that? Yeah, Clarkson's Farm. It was Texas In a red state And it's always been like this blue spot in a red state. There's no like Republicans on the outside and progressives. But you can only get away with it in urban environments. Texas outside of his Buc-ee's and fireworks.

41:20 We were here, what, two years ago? and they have a bunch of different programs they do to try to help people get back on their feet, That's the real problem, mental illness and drug addiction. If they were rich, they'd have no problems. Different problems. Different problems. They've gone through jail. They've gone through jail. That's like a good feeling.

43:52 Like, how do you fix that? You've got a lot of huge megachurches out there that aren't doing nothing for them. I don't know what you can do. people. When you get to that point, have you ever seen Skid Row in downtown LA? and these people just live on this street. area under the bridges and they all live out in the parks now apparently like oh and like state

46:28 For sure. I did a great job. I don't know. which got a bunch of people off the street into housing. Just continue. They're not in the best state of mind. but it's not a Buc-ee's. It's a knockoff? Yeah, they're trying, they got them cease and desist and all that shit and they're building one in Mexico, but it's not a Bucky's. It's the same look. Yeah, so it's not it's not called in and out what is it called so this is you know this is in cuny convex go

48:56 it's not like they're making Ferraris. Oh, Buck Two's Super Mercado. This is insane. That's why I talk about it on stage, because it's a ridiculous place. It's so Texas. You run that place and your whole entire staff. and i look at you i'm like god damn what am i doing wrong but i'm used to doing it i do it every It's a great environment and a cool place.

51:23 There's only a few, like, there's probably,'s only a few jobs in the world that provide that. Yeah, and all the different personalities have to kind of like figure their spot, Like, we only see each other at night, you know? You're doing the same thing in the comic stuff. That's the big one. have been more careful. I should have got more sleep. hate it, you hate what you do, and you do it all the time,

54:08 I'm not saying you should go fucking risk your life on a whim. You guys make sure, like the look on people's faces when you deliver those cars. They challenge you. And then because you've put in the work, you're achieving goals, which is what makes you happy. There's something about realizing that hard work equals getting better and hard work equals performance.

56:25 it they just play video games and eat twinkies and then one day they're 40 you know like i gotta Those guys are animals. always notice because those are the guys that win in the training room and that's the same with There's only a few of those. too it's competition yeah you either have that competitive i want to be better or you don't you chasing or they like parking the car and sitting at the show and you know yeah waiting there for

59:42 and drives it 1,000 miles home. When you're going to the insane show car trying to win every indoor award. Really? it. Not drivable? When you're going to the insane show car and drive. You're not driving that to work. dollar builds. Chrome-plated We want to go and make a good showing for the company You want you to know that you're doing good and by the audience and everybody be like, fuck, yeah, that's awesome.

1:01:46 Some guys paint tires so they look black and they look always perfect. Show muscles. That dude's working out because he wants to just fucking accelerate down the field like strange i mean there's been some wild stuff like people that like take down the side of their garage Yeah. Oh, so all that stuff you got like the so the Bronco market, you know, that's great like the early Bronco stuff

1:04:11 You get that classic look of the car, but it functions like a new vehicle. Like, the difference between driving that and driving a modern, like, a G-Wagon or something like that is a joke. Yeah, same thing. But even that, it's like so raw. Like the difference between driving that and driving a modern, like a G-Wagon or something like that. What are you upgrading?

1:04:41 Let's go. Just every now and then. Yeah. I loved it. It's got extra batteries. So it fries the electronics that runs the LSA? What would cause the EMT flare? That is the thing about all these cars that are controlled by electronics. I think you get the right idea with your apocalypse vehicle. We had him on there. He takes a lot of cars, like you guys do, when you do the Legend Series.

1:07:29 the top shiny cool big dollar cars they all want that find like a old camaro it's priceless right pulling everywhere they go. It's like, come on, man. 77 C10. Those are a car that still kind of holds up. about the hood scoop and those cars that just, like, especially the Burt Reynolds ones. That's a car, the 70, that's a car that like, that proves you can buy cool.

1:09:20 So I drive a 77, it's a 4x4. Yeah, that tan one that's shredding the. Yeah. I don't park it in the garage because my kids' toys are all filling up one half of the garage, For a big-ass truck, that's pretty light. mean it's got the radiator module the cooling stack I mean under the under the hood and So you're finding these. Matt Saxon. You're still able to build a one-off car that can't be duplicated because you're finding something super unique and

1:12:31 same exact when for me yeah i guess it was 82 83 somewhere around there 16 yeah i was 83 yeah and He runs out of gas at the perfect time on a hill and coasts into the fucking gas station. is because of him i mean matt came to us to build one we're like it's it's going black and white Yeah. I don't know. my my favorite Matt would send it back to the shop when we're doing road tours

1:15:34 Hair kind of grew out a little bit longer. don't know why they ever did that. I wasn't around for that era. They didn't know what to do. I hate to say it like that. Looking after cars is just a thing. hoarders, you know? like those Nokia phones that were bulletproof or whatever You can find one in a package still. Last week they were talking, this is on the news or whatever.

1:18:04 If you've got a broke phone, it won't automatically upload. When Post Malone was on here, Oh, he loves that shit. I'm like, no. They grow up to be Post Malone. He's got a crazy Hennessey six-wheel Raptor. I have a Hennessey. It's Gru's car. Yeah, Post loves Applebee's. That's TGI Friday. Post has a black one, I think. He's into some cool shit. A lot of things going on.

1:21:15 in front of the shop in the morning I'm just doing a mini giraffe. like when you got first started young joe rogan like somebody came to you for some tv show thing Yeah. So if it totally sucks, yeah. I want a Roadster Shop version of whatever. or anything that goes up, money to build the corsica you wouldn't own a corsica you know what i'm saying right you would

1:23:58 Oh, yeah. Let's make it all-wheel drive. Let's make it EV. just want to fuck with shit let's just let's do something that wasn't done interesting and it's And that's the fun one where you can take on those projects like that. SV or whatever. Look at that thing. The shop that's building it and the customer, they've got a vision. Sick car. But a lot of people have done things

1:26:50 starting with kit cars to do that the original ones are worth millions who does that super Yeah, there you go. It's Shelby licensed. Yeah. Just an absolute blast to drive. That's a rad car. They just don't do that anymore for whatever reason. squirrelly like Super squirrely. It was very old-school muscle car-esque, but with, like, a new look to it.

1:30:10 And the handling on the thing is extraordinary. Super light. You know, you can't just stomp on the gas when it's sliding, you know. makes sense to me because you feel that while you're driving it it's like really balanced you know and it's But my son, he didn't care nothing about anything car-related until he was 15. That guy has to keep making tons of money.

1:32:31 Yeah, my son's a nut with that stuff. It just speaks to people. Outlawed or gone away because alcohol was outlawed as well. because you can do it without a vote. like this idea that batteries just come from ferries and that now all of a sudden you have And he went to the Congo to show these illegal This man exposed it and he risked his life to do it.

1:35:25 that you need to run your cell phone. Where is this coming from? Who's making making it what are the conditions like in the places They sleep there. It could be worse. Like, when you're walking executives into the building. around the building. Just lock the windows. And they should be American made with American wages where people get health and dental and all the stuff you're supposed to get.

1:37:38 And there's not like this very obvious ethical choice like, hey, this company only uses high-paid labor. I think it's 2035. More desirable or less desirable? how long does it take places where you know the other day and he's like That I just jumped in my car and I knew how to, and I was just moving already. Is nobody looking at airline travel and the way planes are made?

1:40:21 You know, I don't, I don't know like don't know how much range does it have? How many douchebags are going to fly into power lines? That's the other thing. wouldn't that take substantial upgrades to the grid? That's why you push it out to... it just looks really good on the ballot. to these places or so or something and like elevate their standard of life you'll have less

1:43:00 numbers but i'm wondering what if you were to say in ten years we're equivalent of like every single vehicle in the united states like in it annually like just back it seems like a huge dent Never heard of it. closed all the plants down and everybody just had nothing they had nothing to do and just like the know we go to shows in michigan and michigan's got a very like southern redneck pocket right very it's

1:45:46 On a normal – If you go to a restaurant, you want to know that everyone's being taken care of and paid fairly. You go to buy a car from you guys. You want to pay you for your work. It's a good exchange. It's all fucking sketchy. That's where we're going to pivot to. It's going to burn your car. If you have a Samsung device, shut your phone off. Why do you want to stick with that platform?

1:48:25 That's pretty fucking weird. Nobody can see. That's why I like it. But why is that? Yeah, it's full blast. You can go through the Google share thing That's what's fascinating about social media new YouTube like good luck good luck people. They're so addicted to just looking on YouTube every day. Is that real? Here it is. It's hard to retain people.

1:51:47 I just post them. It's all about TikTok. what you can do with data changes and if you have a massive amount of data about people's behavior LinkedIn and all that. Yeah. I wonder if they categorize it. notes but it's uh you know it's like data is very very valuable data is all that facebook has it's, you know, it's like data is very, very valuable. Is that the biggest concern is what they can do from a financial standpoint versus like a malicious attack with that data?

1:55:00 Instagram and it was like acquire the database as well? If I'm writing a check, I'm going to want all that. You're not reading the 48 pages. like a january 6 that happens right and all the red tape to get all of the you know geo I can't get this pop-up to stop. of this, what's happening And in China, what's really scary is the places that have everything connected to a social credit score.

1:58:29 Yeah, whatever it is. constantly under surveillance and you that gives into tyranny and people have control over your Make a million-dollar donation and get another 50 points on your social credit score. There's a real strong reason why the founding fathers set this place up the way they did to control everything and have everybody so be their subjects i'm glad we can just focus on

2:00:46 bringing in like uh steel from india steel from china yeah i mean you'd get some stuff that was I never even thought of that before. He's like, who fucking knows if they use the right steel? Like, they're not supposed to be built that way either, probably. fucking demolish yeah because they're just built wrong also don't know how good, no matter how good of an engineer you are,

2:02:38 How old were you when that happened? assassinated the same thing it was like that same kind of focused around the tv whatever yeah i You're walking down the road just like high-fiving folks. It was just... relationship you've got to have unfortunately that bad fucking thing to remind you the good to remind you the good and everybody comes together a bad cold for the rest of your life but you get to stay rich or you could just be poor again you

2:05:36 Everybody was literally divided. This is this one solution that's going to get us out of this. No one really took into account that these pharmaceutical drug companies have always done shady shit. They have the most criminal fines. They're always getting busted. And if they didn't, if they tried to prescribe other things, they risked losing their job.

2:07:45 Guy's got no helmet, but he's got a COVID mask on. when they hide under a table, but thing. I still wear a mask. Okay. Yeah, we got shut down. Yeah, I watched the Autotopia LA video that you guys did. You can't fake that. He does a good job of the videos, too. That made for a great video. It's like almost like the country, right? being like hey dude like what's going on he just right came out hot yeah i bet the two neighbors

2:11:26 Wouldn't like that Yeah some people all it's great to see the videos then it makes me more excited to see it when i get it but uh And he's doing this thing. It's relatable. They have like all these things in their mind that they want the show to be in You don't need a lot. And then you have the executives. They don't feel it. It's like, yeah, he did a great job.

2:15:00 It's so normal and natural. And what you guys are doing on your podcast, too. Dumb shit. This is coming straight from a bunch of people. but their Like if a primary source of your ad revenue is a certain company, perhaps you won't report And this relationship clearly is in some way influenced by the money that it gets And that's what people are realizing.

2:17:57 like one story about the wildfires in Maui really they should be talking about Okay. They can't start talking about the military-industrial complex and its influence on politicians. people that are independent and reliable and honest, that came out during Elon buying Twitter is finding out how much of the FBI had involvement in censoring tweets. Dude, I mean, honestly, if you're not listening, like regularly listening to some prominent

2:20:39 He's a very interesting guy. Just say, just go ahead tell me He's ridiculously smart, like confusingly smart. you're talking about the Facebook and the FBI marketplace, and Deb is And then dealing with the, you know, I can't believe you deleted my post. Tucker Carlson's videos they fucking shitcanned him? the only one that has a loyal fan base, Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

2:23:55 I just want you to google Facebook saved it. God damn it. oh and then you try to go back and be like what there's gotta be something in that that i screenshot what exactly exactly like what is that all right that just looks like you found it i think News host Tucker Carlson, according to the federal lawsuit. And it says, despite Facebook staff Yeah, I'm sure we're going down a path where our videos will be throttled forward.

2:26:23 People did sustain injuries and some people did die from it. That's true. And they got Facebook to throttle that, even though it's true. That's wild. Holy shit. That's information that turns out to be true that you don't like. Have our best interest in heart. People don't think it's everything. Well, they're trying to take the second Like, every day there's something new.

2:29:20 He's a fucking savage. and Post Malone. 10 10 because we just did the anniversary yeah 10 years fuck yeah he's funny dude and he's doing Bananas. started this show like 10 years nuts nuts nuts it's wild right it's about i mean bringing it So when you first started out in like the 2003 market, like what was available in terms of like custom suspensions and things along those lines?

2:31:39 something like that, five-window coupe. And it was like a fucking light switch, you know? It swings the other direction, and you're just constantly going back and forth. Right. I was doing these shows in 97, Dothan, Alabama. like, I knew when it was cool. weight classes and what's kind of cool. Yeah, it's just and different weight classes. It's gotten better. And that's kind of cool.

2:34:23 like the most exciting contender versus the That's what we've seen in ours, especially over the last 10 years. where you have we can build the chassis at the volume that we can because of the way the industry The chassis that's under his Camaro. I appreciate it. I will. Roadster Shop.com. for coming on.