Wayne Carini


Wayne Carini is an American car restorer and TV personality. Carini starred in the Chasing Classic Cars TV series that was last produced in 2021, but continues to air on the Motor Trend channel.

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. He eventually inherited half of the family business as a gift.

Professional career

Carini started his career in his father's shop while still in grade school, 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.
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.
He is on the board of directors at CW Resources, a company that employs "all people including persons with disabilities, veterans, wounded warriors, and the economically disadvantaged".

''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. The show started in 2008 and was last produced in 2021, but repeats continue to air on the Motor Trend channel.