Brian Champagne
Cool Cars: Home-built Utah camper featured in Popular Mechanics is probably one-of-a-kind
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 27 - 11:00 a.m.
When a Logan real estate agent thought the campers of the day were primitive, he built his own.
Ogden man's low-rider paint job too good for what he paid
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 10 - 11:05 a.m.
The paint job on Andy Turrubiartez's pickup truck was so good that he paid the painter more than he was billed.
Manti man designed Utah license plates, loves Utah roads' history
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 10:58 a.m.
He's loved road trips and their history in Utah, and is driving and drawing on that history.
Layton man shows what an '80s icon could have been
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted April 4 - 12:33 p.m.
General Motors held Pontiac engineers back when they designed the 1980s Fiero; a Layton man shows what it could have been.
Cool Cars: Logan man takes small expeditions using Land Rovers that have taken bigger ones
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted March 7 - 9:34 a.m.
Jeremy Jenkins has traveled extensively and is bringing home the iconic Land Rover off-roaders he has seen all over the world.
Cool Cars: Orem man saves to build his own dream rally car
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 12 - 11:55 a.m.
Thanks to research and practice, this Fiat rally replica is better than the original and could be getting more Italian in the future.
One of the last car shows of the season might be one of the coolest — because of the art
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 6 - 11:01 a.m.
This Saturday's Kulture Krash show will have more art than cars.
Cool Cars: Can you see WWII warplanes' influence in this unique truck?
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted July 20 - 11:44 a.m.
Gregg Johnson is an artist by day, truck artist in his time off.
'Wipe Out' band, the Surfaris, brought real album on return to Manti
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted July 1 - 6:23 p.m.
They played the hit song "Wipe Out," but not the other songs on the "Wipe Out" album. Now, you can get the real album.
Cool cars: 2 brothers love old trucks so much, they've lost count of how many they own
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted June 15 - 10:50 a.m.
The Carrillos grew up loving old trucks and now have the literal poster model for the old truck movement.
Utah veteran plans cross-country trip with vintage Jeep, seeks help with drive, funds
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 5:22 p.m.
Marine captain Scott Montefusco's cross-country drive to honor veterans is running short on funds and drivers.
Cache County man out to save the 'whales' of your childhood road trips
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted May 11 - 3:29 p.m.
They are some of the largest family vehicles ever made, once crushed; now they're coming back.
Vintage Mustang was already rare — the meeting in front of it, even rarer
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted April 20 - 12:16 p.m.
When the Hoxers brought their Mustang to a car show, they met someone who literally knew the ride inside and out.
'Overall Wednesday' started at USU, now spreading to other countries
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted April 16 - 11:03 a.m.
Two cousins at Utah State University started what they're calling "Overall Wednesday," as a fun way to unite students — now it's gaining footholds across the globe.
Spring breaking in southern California? Try this museum if the weather is too cool
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted March 27 - 11:31 a.m.
The Petersen Automotive Museum is world-renown, easy and fun. It's another must-see in Los Angeles.
Vintage truck 'chooses' Utah owner — who chooses to save it twice
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 11 - 3:03 p.m.
Samuel Edwards fixed up an old Nissan pickup. Now he's fixing it up again.
Utah Honda owner towers over maker's first model, which he overhauled during the pandemic
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 16 - 2:02 p.m.
Provo's Quinn Peterson wasn't looking for a new project. But when one of the smallest cars in the U.S. found him, he found a cute little way to get around.
Alex Boyé to headline 2nd concert addressing suicide prevention, mental health
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 21 - 10:18 a.m.
Cache County will host Alex Boyé for a free concert Monday, but his efforts are intended to help save a life.
Trash Car Racing will get you dashing and crashing for around a hundred bucks
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 11 - 5:58 p.m.
"Trash Car Racing" combines NASCAR and Demolition Derby, but it's far cheaper.
Back to School is cool with this 1957 Pontiac-driving teacher
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 5 - 12:04 p.m.
It's tough going back to school, but easier when your teacher drives a 1957 Pontiac and dresses retro.
62 years and counting: How a Utah man has kept his 1929 Ford going for decades
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted July 14 - 10:53 a.m.
Americans are now holding onto their cars for an average of 12 years, a new record. For Manti's Bill Thompson, that's less than a fourth of the time he's had his.
Cache Valley Cruise-In adds 2nd car giveaway, drops burnout contest
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted June 28 - 9:31 a.m.
You can now win two cars at the annual Cache Valley Cruise-In's custom car giveaway, but you'll have to wait three weeks to legally do burnouts in them.
Celica or Mustang? How simple curiosity turned into a big restoration project for Draper man
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted June 2 - 7:46 p.m.
In 2005, Josh Wheeler saw a 1977 Toyota Celica and thought it was a Ford Mustang. He loved the lines so much that he went and found one in 2016, finishing its restoration in 2022.
'Wipe Out' band to play at Rat Fink Reunion in Utah
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted May 22 - 9:41 a.m.
You've heard the song "Wipe Out" from 1962. You may have heard of the hot-rod monster, Rat Fink. Now the two are coming together in Manti this summer — for free.
