Wayne Carini

Wayne Carini
Wayne Carini
Born	October 13, 1951 (age 73); Portland, United States
Occupations	Television personality; Car restorer;
Children	Lindsay Carini; Kimberly Carini;
Parents	Robert Carini (father); Rosemary Carini (mother);
Website	waynecarini.com

Wayne Carini (born October 13, 1951) is an American car restorer and TV personality.^[1]^[2] Carini stars in the Chasing Classic Cars TV series.^[1]

Personal life

Carini was born in Portland, Connecticut, on October 13, 1951. He is the son of Robert (Bob) Carini who owned a collision repair and auto restoration business in Glastonbury, Connecticut.^[3] He eventually inherited half of the family business as a gift.^[3]

Professional career

Carini started his career in his father's shop while still in grade school,^[3] working together on classics including Duesenbergs, Lincolns, Packards, Ford Model As and Garth Crooks Specials.

Carini has served as a grand marshal at the Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival, conducted in New Britain, Connecticut.^[4]^[5]

He was involved in the TV show My Classic Car as himself and he appeared in Overhaulin', a reality TV series.^[6]

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.^[7] The show airs on the Motor Trend channel.

References

^ ^a ^b Page, Emma (November 1, 2015). "Wayne Carini talks Chasing Classic Cars". stuff.co.nz. Stuff Limited. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ "Chasing Classic Volkswagens with Wayne Carini". California Pacific/JBugs. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Remembering Bob Carini". Klingberg Motor Car Series. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ Ernst, Kurt (2016-01-08). "Robert Carini, 1922 – 2016". Hemmings Daily. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "The 2015 Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival". The Old Motor. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
^ "Wayne Carini". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ Ogden, Katherine; Courant, Special to the (2012-10-08). "Portland Man's Passion Is 'Chasing Classic Cars'". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

External links

Wayne Carini at IMDb
F40 Motorsports

[stuffnz-1] Page, Emma (November 1, 2015). "Wayne Carini talks Chasing Classic Cars". stuff.co.nz. Stuff Limited. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[jbugs-2] "Chasing Classic Volkswagens with Wayne Carini". California Pacific/JBugs. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[kbmcs-3] "Remembering Bob Carini". Klingberg Motor Car Series. 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[hemmings-4] Ernst, Kurt (2016-01-08). "Robert Carini, 1922 – 2016". Hemmings Daily. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[tom-5] "The 2015 Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival". The Old Motor. 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

[imdb-6] "Wayne Carini". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[Ogden_Courant_2012-7] Ogden, Katherine; Courant, Special to the (2012-10-08). "Portland Man's Passion Is 'Chasing Classic Cars'". courant.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.

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