Country powerhouse Old Dominion isn’t just revved up in the studio — they’re revving engines too. In a recent interview with Car and Driver, frontman Matthew Ramsey and guitarist Brad Tursi took fans on a ride through their automotive passions and explained how cars and country music share a poetic bond.
Ramsey’s prized possession: a restomod ’67 Chevy K10 outfitted with a Duramax engine, blending vintage style with modern performance. Tursi counters with classics of his own, owning a numbers-matching ’69 Camaro RS/SS and a freshly acquired ’67 Austin Healey. Their collections stand as personal time capsules, reflecting identities shaped by sound, road, and memory.
But these aren’t just garage trophies. The pair credits cars for inspiring some of their writing — Tursi revealed they recently dropped a Camaro reference into a new track. They see automobiles as emotional vessels: first cars, late-night drives, open roads all chart the landscape of life and lyrics. When asked why cars resonate in country music, Tursi responded that trucks and muscle machines embody America’s emotional terrain — independence, heritage, longing.
As Old Dominion tours behind their new album Barbara, the duo brings with them not just instruments, but intrinsic stories of movement, escape, and home. Amid the roar of engines and licks of guitar, they remind us that some of our deepest songs begin with the twist of a key.
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