Podcast Episode with Matt Park

Marines, motorcycles, Stetsons and ‘Longmire’.

Matt Park and his 1951 Ford.

Illinois native Matt Park is a retired Marine who runs the parts department at BMW Motorcycles of San Francisco. With a personal soundtrack and demeanor that oozes style, class and character, Matt is the pure reflection of what vintage looks like in 3D. His bikes, his cars, his house, his clothing, his beard: all authentic, imperfect and classy. 

A founding member of the Sunday Moto Club in August 2017, Matt relates his origin stories with cars and bikes in this podcast episode, sprinkled with where he’s served around the world, and why he digs living in Niles, a small San Francisco East Bay canyon town gloriously stuck in 1955, where none other than Charlie Chaplin – working for Essanay Studios – shot The Tramp in 1915. 

We talk about our shared appreciation for the Longmire Netflix series, Craig Johnson books and other notable topics. Matt’s dedication to hunting down vintage memorabilia with wife Pam extends to reserving the first Sundays of each month to attending the Alameda Antique Fair to seek more storied treasure. Our discussion of Stetson hats prompted me to pull the trigger on a gently used Stetson Open Road Royal Deluxe Silverbelly work hat, size 7-½.  

There’s also an important topic covered that zeroes into what matters most when faced with life-threatening news, and how best to live out the rest of one’s days with vigor.

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