Cruise along with Nebraska Public Media’s new series, ‘Classic Car Love Stories’

Nebraska Community Media’s most recent regional documentary “Classic Car Like Stories” shares the passions of car or truck fanatics who simply cannot resist weekends expended tinkering with the nostalgia of a four-wheeled close friend, according to a push launch.

“Classic Car Adore Stories” premieres at 7 p.m. CT Feb. 26, on Nebraska Community Media and Fb Stay, having viewers to satisfy auto owners in tiny towns and huge cities.

Just like a childhood toy, classic vehicles can steer reminiscences towards easier times and remind proprietors of unique people today, destinations and situations.

Other house owners dream about legendary stylings and style and design, and for some, it is the velocity. Regardless of what the attraction, “Classic Motor vehicle Adore Stories” introduces viewers to motorists who passionately like these classics and continue to keep background alive on Nebraska’s nation roadways and interstate highways.

System host Braeden Tyma of Kearney grew up in Grand Island around classic cars and trucks.

He opens the method with a visit to Matty Mattson and his 1947 Oldsmobile in Omaha. Mattson considers automobiles as an extension of himself, and a connection to spouse and children and his beloved Chicano community.

Following, “Classic Automobile Love Stories” normally takes viewers to satisfy Jeff and Jim Karls, two brothers who have various typical vehicles and don’t forget a very hot rod relatives heritage — Jeff even opened a generate-in theater in Valley.

Then, the film introduces Kelsey Bugjo, an Omahan with an affinity for the stylings and iconic fins of a 1957 Chevy.

In Wakefield, a father and son share businesses and a 1965 Corvette that has been their passion for extra than 40 years.

Each summertime considering the fact that 2001, the duo races together a twisty, hilly stretch of Sandhills blacktop close to Arnold in the Sandhills Open Road Problem.

“It’s just exciting. It is adrenaline,” explained car proprietor Lyle Ekberg.

The race was a desire of motor vehicle buff Joe Demonstrated, who, like the Ekbergs, is 1 of the race’s first opponents.

In Lincoln, Tyma introduces traditional auto buff Tim Haith, who has invested many years in an remarkable assortment of modified and restored cars and trucks, such as one he has owned given that he was a teen and a 1933 Ford that he uncovered at a swap meet up with.

As “Classic Automobile Love Stories” continues around Lincoln in Hallam, Jess Gasper and Jenn Ankerson share the tale of how their mother and father brought the two infant ladies household from the medical center in a basic. Now, the identical twins share a lifetime-extended enthusiasm for cars.

Next, Tyma explores a motor vehicle culture with roots in 1940s Los Angeles. Omahan Richard Medina grew up all around lowriders in Colorado and founded the Lowriders of Nebraska Club as a way to share cars and trucks, audio and enjoy across the point out.

The film also follows the story of Larry and Nathan Elias of Lincoln, a father and son who paid out homage to Nathan’s grandfather by monitoring down a beloved car marketed extra than 25 a long time ago.

“Classic Automobile Appreciate Stories” ends in Mitchell with Beth Janecek, a vintage car or truck lover with a passion for convertibles and a love of Studebakers, which include a 1963 Studebaker Avanti. She lovingly in depth the motor vehicle just about every time the couple and their two younger sons headed out to a weekend auto clearly show.

Discover more about typical cars and trucks in Nebraska and the documentary “Classic Auto Love Stories” on the internet at nebraskapublicmedia.org/vehicles.

“Classic Auto Really like Stories” repeats at 8:30 p.m. CT, Thursday, March 2 and 8:30 p.m. CT, Tuesday, March 7 on Nebraska General public Media. It will also be broadcast at 6 p.m. CT, Friday, March 10 on World and at 7 p.m. CT, Saturday, March 4 and 8:30 p.m. CT, Saturday, March 11 on Create.