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Meet Tom & Ray Magliozzi
MIT grads.
Musicians. Funny guys.
Car buffs. Hosts of Car Talk on NPR.
Tom and Ray. Click and Clack. The Tappet Brothers.
(That's Ray on the left, big brother Tommy on the right.)
Musicians. Funny guys.
Car buffs. Hosts of Car Talk on NPR.
Tom and Ray. Click and Clack. The Tappet Brothers.
(That's Ray on the left, big brother Tommy on the right.)
What Is the "Car Talk" Theme Song Music?
You know it's time for "Car Talk" when you hear that banjo strummin' and the fiddle fiddlin'.
That bluegrass music you enjoy every week at the beginning of every "Car Talk" segment is called "Dawggy Mountain Breakdown
," performed by The David Grisman Quintet. Enjoy it anytime with a quick MP3 download.
Click on the album cover on the left to listen to the Car Talk theme song and more from The David Grisman Quintet while you peruse this page, then click again to download your favorite selections.
," performed by The David Grisman Quintet. Enjoy it anytime with a quick MP3 download.Click on the album cover on the left to listen to the Car Talk theme song and more from The David Grisman Quintet while you peruse this page, then click again to download your favorite selections.
The Tappet Brothers at a Glance
Hey, Tom and Ray have hosted Car Talk on NPR for more than 20 years. They deserve at least a glance!
Quick, what do you think of The Tappet Brothers?
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What's a Tappet?
Now you know.
tap-pet (tap' it)1. A lever or projecting arm that moves or is moved by contact with another part, usually to transmit motion, as between a driving mechanism and a valve.
2. Those two funny guys on the radio, the brothers who give car advice.
Never Miss Another Episode of Car Talk!
Mark it down on your 2010 Car Talk Desk Calendar
Click and Clack's helpful car care advice makes its way to your desktop in this handy daily calendar. Each day features a different Car Talk Puzzler, Tip, Myth, Joke, Tale, or Trivia. All this from the Marx Brothers of tune-ups, Tom and Ray Magliozzi. Click on the calendar to order. Makes a great gift for a "Car Talk" fan!
Here's where you can listen to Car Talk.
Find an NPR station
Listen overseas
Listen online
Here's where you can listen to Car Talk.
Find an NPR station
Listen overseas
Listen online
Do You Remember Last Week's Puzzler?
Tommy doesn't either. He can find it here, and so can you.
Are you a Car Talk puzzler fan? You've come to the right place! Here are the latest puzzler puzzles. Can you solve them?
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byCar Talk's The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Once Upon a Car Fire
Going on a road trip? Listen to a Car Talk CD and your car will be shaking with laughter!
Car Talk: The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Once Upon a Car Fire...
Enjoy Tom and Ray's stories on "Car Talk"? These sometimes-embellished stories never get old, and this collection of great stories from Tom and Ray, Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, is sure to keep you laughing.
"Don't drive like
my brother!"
"Don't Drive Like My Brother"
And don't drive like MY brother!
Presented in proud MIT colors of cardinal red and silver gray. T-shirts for real Car Talk fans!
More Great Car Talk Books and CD's
From those guys on the popular NPR radio show, "Car Talk"
See one you like? Hit the up arrow to give it a vote and move it to the top of the list. Did we miss one? Add it to the list!
Car Talk: The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Once Upon a Car Fire... (Car Talk) by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
You decide to waste another perfectly good hour ge more...0 points
Car Talk: Doesn't Anyone Screen These Calls: Call About Animals and Cars by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
The guys share some of their favorite calls about more...0 points
Car Talk: Why You Should Never Listen to Your Father When It Comes to Cars by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
It's a fact: 98% of what fathers say is dead wrong more...0 points
Faces Made for Radio: the Car Talk Video
Starring Click and Clack and other famous brothers more...0 points
In Our Humble Opinion: Car Talk's Click and Clack Rant and Rave by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
"If you are a fan of the program, you'll love more...0 points
Car Talk Puzzler Deck: 75 All-time Favorite Puzzlers from Click and Clack by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
This deck features 75 of the best brainteasers fro more...0 points
Best and Second Best of Car Talk: with Click and Clack
It's a laugh-out-loud collection of wisecracks, au more...0 points
Car Talk Car Tunes: CD by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
After "Will you guys please go away?," C more...0 points
Car Talk Maternal Combustion: Calls about Moms and Cars (Car Talk) by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
Moms have served honorably in the minivan wars. Ne more...0 points
Car Talk: Hatchback of Notre Dame: MORE CAR TALK CLASSICS by Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi
The Hatchback of Notre Dame includes many memorabl more...0 points
Car Talk Car Tunes: CD by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
After "Will you guys please go away?," C more...0 points
Car Talk: Born Not to Run: More Disrespectful Car Songs by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi
Born Not to Run is a collection of car tunes as ir more...0 points
In Case You Stump the Chumps . . .
Here are some car care resources if Click & Clack can't help you.
How Cars Work
Amazon Price: $12.21 (as of 01/05/2010) 
Buying a Car for Dummies
Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 01/05/2010)
Auto Repair For Dummies
Amazon Price: (as of 01/05/2010)
Geek's Guide to Auto Maintenance: Don't Be a Dummy. Get Twice as Smart for Half the Price. (The Geek's Guides series)
Amazon Price: (as of 01/05/2010)
How to Repair Your Car (Motorbooks Workshop)
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 01/05/2010)
Car Magazines Perfect for Car Talk Fans
Car buffs love their cars and enjoy keeping up-to-date on the latest car news. Here's a selection of the most popular car magazines.
Click & Clack Have a TV Show?
They did. An animated show! Wow, PBS is brave.
Car Talk on TV? On PBS?? Yep, you read it right. Those famous faces made for radio have been animated and appeared for a time on a primetime TV show of their own.-
As the Wrench Turns
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They've always said they had faces made for radio. Well, PBS must have taken them seriously because they've animated Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as The Tappet Brothers, and given them their own TV show! The Car Talk guys may not show their fac...
The Tappet Brothers on Video
Faces made for radio? Well, maybe, but you have to agree that they're a couple of pretty talented car guys!
curated content from YouTube
The Tappet Brothers' Links on the 'Net
From Cambridge (their fair city) to the world wide web!
- CarTalk.com
- Car Talk's website. The Puzzler, the Mechanics' Files, and everything you love about the radio show. Oh, yeah. They even have really good information about buying, selling, and owning a car.
- Listen online.
- Can't find Car Talk on the radio? No problemo. Just listen to this week's show online.
- All about Tommy
- From East Cambridge, Mass., to MIT, and eventually to Car Talk with all the steps in between. Everything you never knew you wanted to know about Thomas L. Magliozzi.
- Ray's Auto-Biography
- How Ray went from Our Fair City to, well, Our Fair City and The Good News Garage. You'll even find out about the third brother (Tom and Ray's sister, Lucille).
- Tom and Ray on 60 Minutes II
- Tom and Ray make it to the small screen. Steve Kroft talks to Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers.
- Car Talk on NPR
- Tom and Ray Magliozzi's National Public Radio biography page.
Car Talk Credits
Just a few of the many of the Dewey, Cheatham and Howe staff.
Accounts Payable Administrator - Imelda Czechs
Asst. Fleet Manager - Lisa Carr
Asst. Transportation Coordinator - Orson Buggy
Auto Seat Tester - Fitz Matush
Chief Legal Counsel - Hugh Louis Dewey of Dewey, Cheetham & Howe
Child Transportation Specialist - Minnie Van Driver
Crash Tester - Hope Anna Prayer
Director of Automotive Security - Boris Karlarm
Director of Purchasing - Lois Bidder
Exhaust Manifold Specialist - Manny Burns
Head of Front Desk Security - Constance Noring
Lug Nut Specialist - Tad Tolouse
Manager of Automotive Accessories - Francis Ford Cupholda
Mechanic's Assistant - Hannah Twomey
New Truck Reviewer - Zbigniew Rigg
Official Spokesperson - Howie Vasive
Personal Makeup Artist - Bud Tuggli
Press Secretary - Don B. Zonozi
Public Opinion Pollster -Paul Murky of Murky Research
Puzzler Tester - Otis S. Hard
Russian Chauffeur - Picov Andropov
Safety Officers - Mort & Fay Tality
Shop Foreman - Luke Bizzy
Staff Fact Checker - Neera Nuff
Statistician - Marge Innovera
Wardrobe Advisor - Luke Howard Fitzhugh
The entire Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe Staff
Asst. Fleet Manager - Lisa Carr
Asst. Transportation Coordinator - Orson Buggy
Auto Seat Tester - Fitz Matush
Chief Legal Counsel - Hugh Louis Dewey of Dewey, Cheetham & Howe
Child Transportation Specialist - Minnie Van Driver
Crash Tester - Hope Anna Prayer
Director of Automotive Security - Boris Karlarm
Director of Purchasing - Lois Bidder
Exhaust Manifold Specialist - Manny Burns
Head of Front Desk Security - Constance Noring
Lug Nut Specialist - Tad Tolouse
Manager of Automotive Accessories - Francis Ford Cupholda
Mechanic's Assistant - Hannah Twomey
New Truck Reviewer - Zbigniew Rigg
Official Spokesperson - Howie Vasive
Personal Makeup Artist - Bud Tuggli
Press Secretary - Don B. Zonozi
Public Opinion Pollster -Paul Murky of Murky Research
Puzzler Tester - Otis S. Hard
Russian Chauffeur - Picov Andropov
Safety Officers - Mort & Fay Tality
Shop Foreman - Luke Bizzy
Staff Fact Checker - Neera Nuff
Statistician - Marge Innovera
Wardrobe Advisor - Luke Howard Fitzhugh
The entire Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe Staff
Shout Out For Tom and Ray Magliozzi, The Tappet Brothers
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- Susan52 Susan52 Oct 20, 2009 @ 3:58 pm | in reply to Mark Myers
- Thanks for that, Mark!
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- Mark Myers Mark Myers Oct 20, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
- The Car
My car won't win a derby
Can't cruise the boulevard
In fact for it to move at all
Would certainly be hard
It is permanently parked
In my neighbor's yard
A deliberate shrine to apathy
It's chuck full of weeds and rocks
Ever since I moved it there
And put it up on blocks
I tried to pass it off as art
Or a planter box
My neighbor said, "you've got one week",
Three years and some ago
I just can't get a grip on time
My family thinks I'm slow
But in my car that never runs
I know just where to go
I hope it is adopted
By some craven, cultist, squires,
They will dance around it naked
Get drunk and totally wired
And when their debauchery culminates
They will set the thing on fire
Jo Case
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- Susan52 Susan52 Aug 7, 2009 @ 4:43 pm | in reply to james : thedxrest@msn.com
- James, wish I could help, but instead I recommend you visit the forums on CarTalk.com to find some great advice! Thanks for visiting our page!
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- james : thedxrest@msn.com james : thedxrest@msn.com Aug 7, 2009 @ 4:26 pm
- i have a 90 trooper and got the rear seal redone as was pucking oil, now oil comeing out sides somewhere. oil pressure has always indicated really high, could something be plugged ? help on warm springs indian reservation of oregon
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- cappuccino136 cappuccino136 Jan 1, 2009 @ 2:02 pm
- The Car Talk guys are so hilarious! Nice lens. My favorite part is the list of the credits.
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- WhippetTalk WhippetTalk Jul 9, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
- Did you know Click and Clack will be on PBS tonight? Check your local schedule!
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