Wayne Carini
American car restorer and TV personality
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Wayne Carini (born October 13, 1951) is an American car restorer and TV personality.[1][2] Carini starred in the Chasing Classic Cars TV series that was last produced in 2021, but continues to air on the Motor Trend channel.[1]
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| Born | October 13, 1951 |
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| Website | waynecarini |
Personal life
Carini was born in Portland, Connecticut, on October 13, 1951. He is the son of Robert 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, and Ford Model As.
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 reality TV series Overhaulin' and Auction Kings also as himself.[6][7]
He is on the board of directors at CW Resources,[8] a company that employs "all people including persons with disabilities, veterans, wounded warriors, and the economically disadvantaged".[9]
Chasing Classic Cars
Carini's lifelong occupation of finding vintage cars and restoring them was noticed by Jim Astrausky, the chief of Essex Television Group Inc. Astrausky approached Carini for a television show.[10] The show started in 2008 and was last produced in 2021, but repeats continue to air on the Motor Trend channel.