# Wayne Carini

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{{short description|American car restorer and TV personality}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Wayne Carini
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1951|10|13}}
| birth_place   = [Portland, Connecticut](/source/Portland%2C_Connecticut), US
| occupation    = {{ubl|Television personality|Car restorer}}
| website = {{url|waynecarini.com}}
}}

'''Wayne Carini''' (born October 13, 1951) is an American [car restorer](/source/car_restorer) and TV personality.<ref name="stuffnz">{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/73388063/Wayne-Carini-talks-Chasing-Classic-Cars |title=Wayne Carini talks Chasing Classic Cars |last=Page |first=Emma |publisher=Stuff Limited |date=November 1, 2015 |website=stuff.co.nz |access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref><ref name="jbugs">{{cite news |date=2018-04-26 |title=Chasing Classic Volkswagens with Wayne Carini |url=https://www.jbugs.com/Blog/chasing-classic-volkswagens-with-wayne-carini.html |work=California Pacific/JBugs |access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> Carini starred in the ''[Chasing Classic Cars](/source/Chasing_Classic_Cars)'' TV series that was last produced in 2021, but continues to air on the [Motor Trend](/source/Motor_Trend) channel.<ref name="stuffnz"/>

== Personal life ==
Carini was born in [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Connecticut), [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut), on October 13, 1951. He is the son of Robert Carini who owned a collision repair and [auto restoration](/source/Preservation_and_restoration_of_automobiles) business in [Glastonbury, Connecticut](/source/Glastonbury%2C_Connecticut).<ref name="kbmcs">{{cite news |date=2017-12-18 |title=Remembering Bob Carini |url=https://klingbergmotorcarseries.org/remembering-bob-carini/ |work=Klingberg Motor Car Series |access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref> He eventually inherited half of the family business as a gift.<ref name="kbmcs" />

== Professional career ==
Carini started his career in his father's shop while still in grade school,<ref name="kbmcs" /> working together on classics including [Duesenberg](/source/Duesenberg)s, [Lincoln](/source/Lincoln_Motor_Company)s, [Packard](/source/Packard)s, and [Ford Model A](/source/Ford_Model_A_(1927%E2%80%9331))s.

Carini has served as a grand marshal at the Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival, conducted in [New Britain, Connecticut](/source/New_Britain%2C_Connecticut).<ref name="hemmings">{{cite news |last=Ernst |first=Kurt |date=2016-01-08 |title=Robert Carini, 1922 – 2016 |url=https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2016/01/08/robert-carini-1922-2016/ |work=Hemmings Daily |access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref><ref name="tom">{{cite news |date=2015-06-06 |title=The 2015 Klingberg Vintage Motorcar Festival |url=http://theoldmotor.com/?p=143775 |work=The Old Motor |access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref>

He was involved in the TV show ''[My Classic Car](/source/My_Classic_Car)'' as himself and he appeared in reality TV series ''[Overhaulin'](/source/Overhaulin')'' and ''[Auction Kings](/source/Auction_Kings)'' also as himself.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3277944/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm |title=Wayne Carini |publisher=IMDB |website=imdb.com |access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wayne Carini |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/wayne-carini/credits/3000101296/ |website=tvguide.com |publisher=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide) |access-date=25 January 2026}}</ref>

He is on the board of directors at CW Resources,<ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://www.cwresources.org/about/board-of-directors/ |website=cwresources.org |publisher=CW Resources |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref> a company that employs "all people including persons with disabilities, veterans, wounded warriors, and the economically disadvantaged".<ref>{{cite web |title=About CW Resources |url=https://www.cwresources.org/about/ |website=cwresources.org |publisher=CW Resources |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref>

=== ''Chasing Classic Cars'' ===
{{Main|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.<ref name="Ogden Courant 2012">{{cite web | last=Ogden | first=Katherine | last2=Courant | first2=Special to the | title=Portland Man's Passion Is 'Chasing Classic Cars' | website=courant.com | date=2012-10-08 | url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2012-10-08-hc-portland-wayne-carini-classic-cars-20121005-story.html | access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref> The show started in 2008 and was last produced in 2021, but repeats continue to air on the [Motor Trend](/source/Motor_Trend) channel.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|3277944|Wayne Carini}}
* [http://www.f40.com/ F40 Motorsports]
* {{TV Guide person|3000101296}}

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Category:Living people
Category:1951 births
Category:Car restorers
Category:Mass media people from Connecticut
Category:Conservation and restoration of vehicles
Category:American television personalities

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