K&F Show #345: SEMA 2025, Road Coarse Racing, and Matthew McConaughey // Car Movie Review - 40th Anniversary of Back to the Future!
Release Date: 11/13/2025
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National Parts Depot is celebrating an incredible milestone — 50 years in business — and we’re sitting down with Rick Schmidt for a special Ask Rick episode to talk about the journey that built one of the most respected names in classic car restoration. From its humble beginnings in a family basement to becoming a global leader in restoration parts, Rick shares the story of how his father Jim Schmidt built NPD through hard work, vision, and a relentless commitment to serving enthusiasts. We also dive into Rick’s leadership philosophy, the evolution of the restoration market, and what...
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With 2026 officially underway, Episode 352 marks a turning point for the Kibbe & Friends Show. This year brings expansion—more formats, more content, and more ways to hang out—while staying true to what makes the show what it is. Rob kicks things off with stories from a brutally cold Yellowstone trip filled with snow coaches, snowmobiles, and a reminder that mechanical failure never takes a vacation. Back home, Bernie holds down the hacienda, Corndog keeps the wheels turning through the holidays, and before long the crew is rolling headfirst into a new year. That momentum carries...
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This week we’re doing something a little different, and honestly — something really special. For the first time ever, the original team behind my Chevelle build all sat down together to revisit the journey from 2011–2013. This wasn’t a “sponsored” build or a corporate project. It was a leap of faith between friends who believed we could pull off something big long before we knew how. We started in basements and small shops, fought rust, deadlines, wiring headaches, and fatigue — and somehow ended up rolling into SEMA together. In this episode you’ll hear Jeff Allison, Danny...
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The Kibbe & Friends Show brings back a classic this week with a rebroadcast of one of our all-time favorite Dukes of Hazzard episodes: Season 3, Episode 13 – “Duke vs. Duke.” Released in 1981 during peak-series glory, this one throws Bo and Luke into the Hazzard County Derby—against each other. When Cooter wipes out and can’t drive, Luke steps behind the wheel of Cooter’s big-block Chevelle while Bo straps into the General Lee. Pride kicks in, egos flare, and suddenly the cousins aren’t just racing cars… they’re racing each other. From nitrous-bottle shenanigans courtesy...
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Episode 350 is a Christmas-season milestone for The Kibbe & Friends Show, and the guys deliver exactly what the week before Christmas calls for: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation with all the extra flavor only K&F can add. Rob, Corndog, and Bernie celebrate the “small block Chevy” episode number, clink moose mugs, share the good news that Holley is back for 2026, and recap a successful Toys for Tots push—setting the table for a holiday episode that feels equal parts tradition, gratitude, and pure fun. From there, the crew dives into why Christmas Vacation still works no...
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’Tis the season, and it’s time once again for the Christmas episode of The Muscle Car Place—a tradition now 17 years strong. We’re thrilled to welcome our most exclusive guest of the year, known by many names around the world, but to us he’ll always be Santa Claus. 2025 was a whirlwind year filled with unforgettable moments alongside the Holley MoParty and the Kibbe & Friends gang, from epic parking lot steak dinners to incredible interviews with creators and automotive legends, capped off by the best SEMA experience I’ve had since debuting my Chevelle. We came home with a...
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OSUSC 2026 Preview - Tracks, Rules, and TV Deals! Happy Holidays, everyone! We are back for one last show of the year to give a rundown of what you can expect in 2026. Two things were SPECIFICALLY covered in this show; the 2026 tracks and the 2026 rules! Registration opens on January 12, 2026! Also announced - we will have our OWN TV Crew for 2026 as well! This will relay in to a new YouTube channel plays increased social media as well. The rules have a few minor changes and we encourage you to . The items highlighted in green are the changed/additions/omissions for 2026. Items of note are:...
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Just outside the chaos of SEMA, we sat down at Hodson Motors—Riley Hodson’s backyard-born, fast-growing sweepstakes operation that’s taking over the classic 4x4 world. What started as a humble father-and-son hobby turned into a full business when Riley realized people weren’t just following his truck builds…they trusted him. From diesel-swapped Suburbans to bone-stock Toyotas, Riley breaks down the real math, the real risks, and the real heart behind giving away fully built vintage trucks to everyday enthusiasts. No hype, no gimmicks—just honesty, hustle, and a shop full of lifted...
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In Episode 349 of The Kibbe & Friends Show, the crew battles a few Christmas-season technical gremlins before diving straight into holiday tradition: revisiting The Great Santa Claus Chase, the one and only official Christmas episode of The Dukes of Hazzard. Rob, Corndog, and Bernie bring their signature blend of nostalgia, humor, and heart as they walk through why this episode still delivers all these years later—car chases, small-town charm, and classic Hazzard County holiday chaos included. Along the way, they also recap this year’s Toys for Tots campaign, revealing how a well-timed...
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In this Christmas edition of Ask Rick, we sit down with Rick Schmidt to talk holiday traditions, family time, and how he celebrates the biggest day of the year. Rick shares what Christmas looks like in the Schmidt household—good food, classic movies, and quality time with the people who matter most. As we wrap up 2025, it’s the perfect moment to slow down, reflect, and appreciate another great year in the world of Muscle Cars. Rick also gives his year-end perspective on the shifting automotive landscape, from the sharp rise in restoration part prices to the evolving future of EVs, hybrids,...
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Presented with Holley - Back for 2025!
Phase 3 of Kibbe and Friends is officially here, and Holley is back for more fun, foolishness, and flying orange Chargers! Once again we’re proud to be associated with the historic name that has made cars fast for years and years, and their innovations continue forward (as always)!
Make sure that you visit Holley.com to place your speed parts orders - and THANK THEM for continuing on as the Title Sponsor of the KF Show!
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Car Movie Review: Back to the Future 40th Anniversary Edition!
Can a DeLorean even hit 88MPH without exploding? Who cares! Listen in for out full blown 40th anniversary review of Back To the Future, the most perfect, amazing, awesome, cool, and funny time travel movie featuring a DeLorean ever! Did you know that the DeLorean and KITT share something in common? Did you know that Ford wanted the Mustang to be the star instead? Did you know that nearly the entire movie was shot with a different actor playing the role of Marty McFly? If not…you guys just aren’t ready for this stuff yet. But your kids are going to love it. This review originally aired in KF Episode 107. It was killer then, and it's killer now!
Rating: 10 (of 10) Pine Treees
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National Parts Depot Presents: Bernie on the News! https://www.npdlink.com.