Salt, Family & Hot August Nights in The 55
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Jeff Thisted was born in Maine and raised in Colorado Springs, CO. He is a self-admitted “Car-Guy” and always wanted to be “America’s favorite television game-show host.” After graduating from Colorado State University with a Radio and Television-emphasized Communications degree, he moved out to Los Angeles to pursue his dream. For seven years Jeff worked as the production coordinator on “The Price is Right,” the longest running game-show in television history. He was delighted to be able to tell Bob Barker about landing his own hosting gig. Barker happily gave his blessing and good wishes for a long and successful hosting career. Jeff is known as the only male host of GSN’s Playmania Block of programming which was broadcast live. He hosted game-shows “Quiznation” and “100 Winners,” giving away thousands of dollars in the process. Jeff’s reviewed cars for AutoTrader.com and Wheels-TV driving the likes of Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and more. Lately he’s been lucky enough to showcase his passion for cars on “Rods ‘n Wheels,” the hit show on Discovery channel & Velocity. If you're lucky you may be able to catch him at your local car show. Jeff currently resides in Los Angeles and enjoys water-skiing, skateboarding, mountain biking and his 55 Chevy.
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The 2018 Hot Rod Power Tour started in Bowling Green, Kentucky. And it was the best Power Tour ever. Bowling Green is the home of the Corvette Assembly Plant and home of the Car Craft Summer Nationals. We had our kickoff party at the National Corvette Museum. Our buddies at Laid Back had their Chill-Fest … More Hot Rod Power Tour 2018
If you’ve read Part 1 you know I made it to Colorado. If you haven’t – click the link and get up to speed. And I got to see Avery compete in her Jiu-Jitsu competition. It was a special time bonding with my niece. There’s also something special about driving an old car and bonding … More Road Tripping in The 55 – Part 2
I just got back from a super cool road trip adventure in The 55. My goal was to make it out to Colorado in time to watch my 10-year-old niece compete in the State Jiu-Jitsu Championships and I wanted to hit a few National Parks along the way. Here’s the story: I had just gotten … More Road Tripping in The 55
The past few months have been event filled. And that’s a good thing because I’ve been driving the heck outta The 55. Last year I drove The 55 to SEMA in October, then the Prestone 90th Anniversary Rally from LA to Scottsdale, AZ and back to the LA Auto Show in November. After the Prestone … More Adventures in The 55
I got up early Friday morning, fueled The 55 and met up with Lucky. You may know him as the host of “Hot Rod Garage.” We cruised The Fury Wagon and The 55 to the Irwindale Raceway for the Roadkill Zip Tie Drags rally to Tucson, AZ. We arrived before sunrise and surprisingly the place was … More Roadkill Zip Tie Drags
I saw on Instagram that Prestone was looking for 90 cars to help ‘em celebrate their 90th anniversary. They wanted to do a rally from Phoenix, AZ to Los Angeles, CA. I’m in! If you read my previous installment: “The 55’s Daily Carry” you’ll remember The 55 is pretty well prepared for life out on … More Prestone Rally
I’m getting The 55 ready to go to Phoenix in a couple of weeks. I’m going to meet Kyle and Bam who I know from the Hot Rod Power Tour. They’re righteous dudes. They’ll be in the Prestone big-rig with a caravan of cars following them out to LA. All to celebrate Prestone’s 90th anniversary. It … More The 55’s Daily Carry
Living in Southern California definitely has its benefits. Like complaining about the heat… in October. And checking out the life-sized Hot Wheels Twin-Mill while cooling off with some creamsicles. When I was a kid the Twin-Mill was my favorite Hot Wheels. Last week I was invited to the Mattel design center for what turned out … More Hot Wheels Camaro
I just got back from hosting the inaugural Classic Industries F-Body Nationals at Memphis International Raceway. It was a really great event! I knew it was gonna be awesome as soon as I spotted these two beauties parked right next to each other in the hotel parking lot Friday morning still covered in morning dew. … More F-Body Nationals