Wayne Carini (born October 13, 1951) is an American car restorer and TV personality. Carini stars in the ''

Chasing Classic Cars ''Chasing Classic Cars'' is a US television documentary series presented by Wayne Carini of F-40 Motorsports and produced by Clint Stinchcomb. It looks at classic cars from all eras, focusing on finding and getting cars running, with the option o ...

'' TV series.

Personal life

Wayne Carini was born in

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, on October 13th, 1951. He is the son of Robert (Bob) Carini who owned a collision repair and auto restoration business in

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. He eventually inherited half of the family business as a gift.

Professional career

Carini started his career in his father's shop while still in grade school, working together on classics including

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s, Ford Model As and

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Specials. Carini has served as a grand marshal at the Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival, conducted in

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. He was involved in the TV show ''

My Classic Car ''My Classic Car'' is a television show about classic car, classic automobiles, hosted by Dennis Gage. It was originally broadcast on The Nashville Network, TNN, and Speed (TV network), Speed Channel, followed by MAVTV, MAVtv and Velocity. As of 2 ...

'' as himself and he appeared in ''

Overhaulin' ''Overhaulin'' is an American automotive reality television series. The show originally ran for five seasons between 2004 and 2008 on TLC. After a four-year hiatus, sixth season premiered on October 2, 2012 on Velocity and Discovery (Cablevision) ...

'', a reality TV series.

''Chasing Classic Cars''

Carini's lifelong chasing of vintage cars was noticed by Jim Astrausky, the chief of Essex Television Group Inc. Astrausky approached Carini for a television show. The show airs on the

Motor Trend ''MotorTrend'' is an American automobile magazine. It first appeared in September 1949, and designated the first Car of the Year, also in 1949. Petersen Publishing Company in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles published ''MotorTrend'' until 19 ...

channel.

References

External links

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F40 Motorsports
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