My Classic Car
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My Classic Car is a television show originally broadcast on TNN
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...

 and now airing on Speed Channel
SPEED Channel
Speed , is a cable and satellite television network broadcast to various parts of North America, but primarily the United States...

 about classic automobiles
Classic car
A classic car is an older car; the exact meaning is variable. The Classic Car Club of America maintains that a car must be between 20 and 40 years old to be a classic, while cars over 45 years fall into the Antique Class.- Classic Car Club of America :...

, hosted by Dennis Gage. It was produced by MadStache, who also created Popular Hot Rodding Television, Corbin’s Ride On and Texas Hardtails
Texas Hardtails
Texas Hardtails is a TV series that aired 10 episodes in the USA during 2005. The show aired on the Speed Channel and ran thirty minutes.-Cast and crew:...

.

The host of the show, Dennis Gage is known for his seemingly boundless enthusiasm, his trademark handlebar moustache
Handlebar moustache
A handlebar moustache is a moustache with particularly lengthy, upward curved, extremities. It is named for its resemblance to the handlebars of a bicycle. It is also known as a "spaghetti moustache", because of its stereotypical association with Italian men...

 and the catchphrase with which he ends every episode, "Honor the timeless classics."

The series features major classic automobile shows and collections, usually in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 but occasionally in other countries, including Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. Some episodes focus on celebrities and prolific car collectors such as talk show host Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...

. Every episode also features a segment now sponsored by Egge Speed Shop, a manufacturer of replacement parts for antique automobiles, offering restoration
Automotive Restoration
Automobile restoration is the process of repairing the degraded aspect of a car to return it to an overall "authentic" condition. To renovate a car without updating or upgrading it by keeping in line with how it would have appeared when first offered for sale...

and maintenance tips for classic car owners and collectors.

Dennis Gage resides in Evansville, IN with his wife. He has three children; two daughters, and a son who may be seen biking with him in the Trippin' On Two Wheels TV travel series.

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