Chasing Classic Cars is the long-running series starring Ferrari collector Wayne Carini as he locates the most exclusive, elusive, and interesting classic cars that collectors have to offer.

As he featured in every episode of the 16 seasons long Chasing Classic Cars, it’s safe to say it is Wayne Carini's program. Since 2008, Wayne has taken viewers into his world at F-40 Motorsports as a master restorer and collector. He and his company specialize in finding cars ranging from the 1920 Revere-Dusenberg to a 1990 Mazda Miata.

So, without further ado, let's look at where the cast from this great car TV show are today.

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What Is Wayne Carini Of Chasing Classic Cars Up To Today?

Wayne Carini Of Chasing Classic Cars
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Off the back of Chasing Classic Cars, Wayne has launched his own merchandise line consisting of hats, t-shirts, vests, jackets, and reusable bottles. Carini has also produced a book called Wayne Carini's Guide to Affordable Classics Volume 1. The book introduces the reader to 25 classic cars that are still affordable and what to look out for in an example of each car.

F-40 Motorsports, as shown on Motor Trend’s series, has a flourishing inventory. Currently containing such rare cars as the 1966 Ferrari 330 GT SII, 2008 Mercedes-Benz Mclaren SLR, 1952 Porsche 356, and a range of E-types, to name but a few. But this doesn’t mean that he is purely interested in these iconic cars. In stock, F-40 motorsports have a range of super saloons, including the Audi S5 and S65, that by comparison, appear rather mundane.

On his Instagram account, Carini has been giving more of an insight into his world as he has been going about filming the 21st season of Chasing Classic Cars. He’s recently done the Tour d’Amelia in a Lancia Fulvia. He’s frequently shown a red 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta that he currently has for sale; both of these cars will likely make an appearance.

Here's Where Evan Ide Is Now

Evan Ide Of Chasing Classic Cars
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Although Wayne Carini is the host of the show, there are returning experts, collectors, and friends. One of these is Evan Ide, an automotive historian specializing in cars pre-World War 1. He is frequently seen at Bonham’s auctions and was one of the auctioneer’s consulting experts before, in 2010, becoming a senior specialist.

In the show, he has taken on numerous roles, including both an expert and an owner of classic cars. His private collection has remained largely out of the public eye, but he is known to own a 1920 Revere-Dusenberg, 1933 Maserati 8C-3000, and 1896 Armstrong Hybrid, with the Revere-Dusenberg featuring on Chasing Classic Cars and the other two being showcased on his YouTube channel.

As well as this, he owns a classic car workshop in Massachusetts, advises museums such as the Larz Anderson Auto Museum and private collectors. Before the show, he became a published author, writing a book on the history of the Packard Motor Car Company and featuring in a book titled the Stewardship of Historically Important Automobiles alongside other automobile historians such as Fred Simeone and Miles Collier.

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This Is What Tom Shaugnessy Is Up To

One collector that Carini spent four episodes with is Tom Shaughnessy, a Ferrari specialist who stocks replacement parts and who has made some of the greatest barn finds in the Ferrari space in recent memory. In 2006, he found a 1952 Ferrari 340 America Spider that he then restored and displayed at Monterey car week. A brief search online will find that he is highly active within the classic Ferrari community with plenty of forum posts about his services and cars that people have sold him.

Online Shaughnessy’s name appears as one of the recommended restorers for older Ferrari models in the United States, with many restoration blogs citing him as a reliable supplier of parts for models such as the 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe.

What About Roger Barr?

Roger Barr Of Chasing Classics
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Roger Barr is Carini’s long-time friend, colleague, and mechanic. Carini’s 2016 blog post, Roger and Me, goes through the extent of their relationship. Having met at ten years old and parted ways through much of their adult lives. Barr began working for Carini as an older man coming up on retirement in his mid-sixties, having been both a racing driver and mechanic throughout his career.

Featuring in 41 episodes of the show, for fans, he is a major part of Chasing Classic Cars, acting as a perfect fit for the show as of his knowledge and experience. Unfortunately, in 2018 his health deteriorated because of an infection after sustaining an injury.

He was forced to leave the show and has not yet returned. Before leaving the workshop, Barr was forced to begin working half shifts before leaving his role at the workshop, which is said to have been a painful decision to make.

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up in order to pay for his treatments. With Barr not having appeared on Carini’s Instagram recently, it is safe to assume that he will not be joining for the next season of the show; he recently underwent knee surgery and is recovering from this. Currently, Barr is very active on Facebook, sharing videos and photos of cars he worked on and finds interesting.

Both Barr and Carini have played instrumental roles in Chasing Classic Cars, although Carini is the man at the center of the show. Season 16 aired in 2020 with five episodes in total. We eagerly await news of season 17 and whether it's going ahead. But, we certainly hope so!