Welcome to The Cool Car Guy’s Blog

Hey, it’s John Boyd. Some people call me “Johnny.” Some call me The Sales Freak (since I’m always selling something). But most people know me as The Cool Car Guy.

I started flipping cars as a hobby and a passion back in high school. By the time I graduated in 1985, I’d already owned a Ford Escort, a Ford Granada, four VW Beetles, and bought a brand-new 1986 Honda Civic SI off the showroom floor at just 18 years old. My future father-in-law at the time told me I’d owned more cars by 18 than he had bought in thirty years.

Since then, my wife Becky and I have owned more than 60 cars. The running joke was always: “What’s John driving now?” From German engineering (BMWs, Mercedes, Porsches) to Japanese icons (Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi), to domestics (Cadillac, Saturn, Ford, Chevy) — there are very few brands I haven’t owned, and only a handful I haven’t personally driven.

That was long before 2005, when I started brokering vehicles for Centennial Leasing and Sales in Colorado. That work eventually morphed into CoolCarGuy.com as a boutique dealership. For nearly two decades, I helped people buy, sell, and trade everything from daily drivers to high-end exotics. Along the way, I built this blog and published 250+ posts about the car industry, enthusiast rides, and the stories behind them.

In 2024, I decided it was time for a new chapter. Instead of brokering cars, I wanted to create a platform where enthusiasts could connect directly — without middlemen, commissions, or corporate algorithms. A boutique online directory. Affordable. Flat-fee. A kind of “repository for cool cars” in a fragmented industry dominated by Wall Street platforms.

That’s why today, CoolCarGuy.com is a flat-fee, enthusiast-first directory. It’s the place to list, showcase, or trade your ride — and keep it live until you decide otherwise.

It hasn’t been easy. Technology changes constantly. Attention spans shrink. People scroll memes all day. Getting noticed in a world where an iPod connector in your glove box once felt cutting-edge — and dealers charged $3,000 for navigation — is no small task. But that’s what I’m building: something that doesn’t exist online today.

And I didn’t stop at just listings. I tied it to an affiliate program so people can earn money promoting cool cars — even if they don’t want to flip them like I did for years.

This blog? It’s the storytelling side of the brand. My personal take on cars, people, and the industry. It’s where I’ll keep posting commentary, insights, and updates.

If you’re here, you’re probably a car person too. Welcome.

Thanks for stopping by — and for being part of this next chapter of the journey.

See you on the road,
John Boyd
The Cool Car Guy

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