Bonar and Trevor sit down with Nhu Nguyen...a rare technician who doesn’t just work on Porsches, she speaks Porsche.

Trained in Canada and now based in sunny California, Nhu works at a small independent shop focused almost entirely on classic, air-cooled cars. Along the way, she earned one of the brand’s most respected credentials: Porsche Classic certification—becoming the first woman ever to achieve it.

We cover Nhu’s late-career leap into the trades, what it actually takes to become Porsche Classic certified, and why classic work is often about undoing what previous hands have done. Nhu also shares practical buying advice for anyone dreaming of an air-cooled 911, the tools she swears by, and the mindset that separates great technicians from average ones.

If you love air-cooled lore, craftsmanship, and the reality of keeping old machines alive, this one’s for you.

Guest: Nhu Nguyen
Find Nhu: @dear_new

Ten years ago, The Bucket Seat started as an idea — part blog, part unfinished film concept, part excuse to talk about cars with people who care deeply about them.

In this special episode, the format flips.

Instead of interviewing a guest, Trevor Byrne takes the Bucket Seat himself. With no preparation and no script, he reflects on where the show began, the people who shaped it, the cars that formed his identity, and what a decade inside the automotive world has taught him.

The conversation moves through early influences, first cars, industry shifts, and the surprising things that haven’t changed — all leading to a simple but clear idea: this show has always been about connection, curiosity, and community.

It’s unpolished by design. Honest by accident. And intended as a marker — not a celebration — of ten years spent asking questions worth asking.

Welcome to a very different episode of The Bucket Seat.

In this episode of The Bucket Seat Podcast, Bonar and Trevor are joined by Marc Ouayoun, Managing Director of Peter Auto — the people behind some of the most important historic motoring events on the planet.

Marc’s story starts the way all good ones do: as a kid obsessing over car magazines, dreaming big, and eventually finding himself at the helm of Porsche in France and Canada, Audi France, and now the custodian of motorsport history at full throttle.

We talk first cars (including a Peugeot 205 GTI), daily drivers, and why Marc sold his personal Porsches when he joined the brand — before diving headlong into the world of Peter Auto. From Tour Auto and Le Mans Classic to Chantilly Arts & Élégance, Marc explains why these events aren’t museums, but living, breathing celebrations where history is meant to be driven hard, not parked quietly.

Along the way, we get into why Europe’s density of history matters, how younger generations are discovering historic racing, what makes a true “gentleman driver,” and whether electric or hydrogen cars will ever earn a place on a historic grid.

Topics include:

• Growing up car-obsessed (and the cars that never really leave you)
• Life inside Porsche, Audi, and the modern car industry
• Why historic racing works best at full speed
• Tour Auto, Le Mans Classic, and Chantilly Arts & Élégance explained
• The next generation of historic motorsport
• Electric cars, hydrogen, and the future of endurance racing

Recorded remotely between Toronto and Paris — with the sun setting in one city and engines echoing somewhere else.