Why LA is the Car Capital of the World
4/15/202659 min
Spike and Zuckerman sit down with Evan from LA in a Minute to dig into the surprisingly rich automotive history of Los Angeles, from the first gas-powered car tested at 2 a.m. on Broadway in 1897 to how a racing speedway literally built Beverly Hills. Plus, Spike reviews the Aston Martin Vantage S, Evan confesses to rear-ending a nun, and the crew debates why Angelenos can't stop saying "the" before freeway numbers.
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First 90 secondsSpike Feresten· Host0:00
[upbeat music] All right, welcome to Spike's Car Radio. It's gonna be a fun show. You know, as you know, Los Angeles is the car capital of America, and, uh, no one knows more about Los Angeles- No one ... than my guest today. No one. I thought Zuckerman knew a lot, but really, Evan Lovett. Who's Evan Lovett? Everybody knows who Evan Lovett is here in LA, and I think in California. He's, uh... loves to talk about the culture of Los Angeles in his segments and show and podcast, LA in a Minute. And what he's done that's genius is he's put it in snackable form. Here he is. Hi, Evan. It's nice to meet you. I'm a fan of yours, by the way.
Evan Lovett· Guest0:40
Thank you for having me, man.
Spike Feresten· Host0:42
A- and, uh, your, your c- your content really enriches, uh, the city that I love. I think w- I moved here- Same ... what, 22 years ago, 23 years ago? I c- I'm double you. Yeah, really?
Paul Zuckerman· Co-host0:52
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host0:52
What do you mean?
Evan Lovett· Guest0:52
Wow.
Paul Zuckerman· Co-host0:53
44.
Evan Lovett· Guest0:53
Good job.
Spike Feresten· Host0:54
44 years.
Evan Lovett· Guest0:55
Good job.
Paul Zuckerman· Co-host0:55
44 years.
Spike Feresten· Host0:56
You're an elderly man at this point.
Paul Zuckerman· Co-host0:57
I am an elderly statesman.
Spike Feresten· Host0:59
It's not something I would brag about.
Paul Zuckerman· Co-host1:00
Yes.
Spike Feresten· Host1:00
But I wanted to have you on to just kinda have a nice loosey-goosey episode where we talk about the history of cars in LA. [smacks lips] And, uh, why don't we start with the first car?
Evan Lovett· Guest1:12
All right.
Spike Feresten· Host1:12
Tell us what, y- you know, when, when... You did a video about the first car. Is it the first car in LA, or is it the very first car? It can't be the first car.
Evan Lovett· Guest1:19
First gasoline-powered automobile in Los Angeles- Yeah ... Erie and Sturges. Uh- [laughs] ... they conceived it in 1895.
Spike Feresten· Host1:25
There it is. There's Zuckerman.
Evan Lovett· Guest1:27
They had- [laughs] ... uh, $30,000