Smith and Sniff

Nissan GT-Rs of history

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Beset with technical problems including crashing software and randomly rebooting laptops, Jonny and Richard finally managed to record this show of non...

Mitsubishi Jet Towel

18 Apr 2022

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Jonny has discovered a new type of Mitsubishi and it's good news for your granddad. Also in this episode, hot V versus deep V versus Flying V, Britain...

The Conquistadors

11 Apr 2022

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Richard makes up an '80s American advertising slogan and Jonny has developed a strange obsession with Tiger Woods. Also in this episode, sports people...

Brut Sport and the electro Lotus

04 Apr 2022

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Jonny and Richard discuss the new Lotus Eletre and try on a freshly-discovered retro aftershave. Also in this episode, Roy Orbison's poor standards of...

Lunch at Baldock

28 Mar 2022

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Jonny and Richard are back at Baldock having a bite to eat and talking about, amongst other things, knock-off A-ha, cars in property ads, conspicuous ...

Episode 100 live from Baldock Services

21 Mar 2022

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To celebrate the 100th episode of this podcast Jonny and Richard meet up in their spiritual home; the car park of Baldock Services on the A1. Topics c...

Anyway, the ID.Buzz

14 Mar 2022

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Jonny and Richard attempt to talk about the Volkswagen ID.Buzz but get slightly distracted by unexpected wetsuits, the Bristol Channel, Florence out o...

Just driving and smiling

07 Mar 2022

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Jonny decided to try something new while driving to Yorkshire. Also in this episode, Richard has been thinking about Flo Rida, Jonny remembers getting...

Prelude 1.8 on low RON fuel

28 Feb 2022

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Jonny's been listening to Foreigner and Richard has a problem with the way people impersonate Elvis. Also in this episode, enjoying over-the-top songs...

Scooter through a plate glass window

21 Feb 2022

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Jonny's back after a trip to the world's longest pier and Richard knows a man who once had a terrible accident with a holiday scooter of doom.Also in ...

What it's like to live with an old Range Rover

14 Feb 2022

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Richard is flying solo this week and spends most of the podcast droning on about his Range Rover and then mangling the pronunciation of German words. ...

All the bells and whistles

07 Feb 2022

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Jonny and Richard wonder about a forgotten and very noisy part of the Mod scooter scene. Also in this episode, the cars of A Touch of Frost, annoyingl...

Accidentally kicking an Alpine A110 under the fridge

31 Jan 2022

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Jonny's been to see Gordon Murray and Richard has weird memories of trying to win a Porsche 924S. Plus, some lesser known facts about the GMA T.33, th...

Ye olde Ford fayre

24 Jan 2022

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Jonny and Richard wonder why Lionel Richie keeps turning up to a medieval Ford festival, even though they've asked him not to. Also in this croaky and...

The Bristol Disco drift scene

17 Jan 2022

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Jonny and Richard discover a hidden pocket of hardcore D1 action that uses Land Rover Discovery 4s. Also in this episode, Jonny's extremely tiny offic...

The Queen's secret car collection

10 Jan 2022

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Jonny and Richard have some ideas about the cars Her Majesty rocks at the weekend. Also in this episode, a Fiat with permanently sliding doors, keepin...

YouTube clip show

03 Jan 2022

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Jonny and Richard are taking a break so here are some Smith and Sniff greatest hits from those old videos where they had lunch in a parked car. Topics...

Shaky's Christmas Cadillac

20 Dec 2021

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Jonny and Richard wonder what Shakin' Stevens drives and conclude that it must be some sort of bad Cadillac. Also in this festive-ish episode, the Sug...

James May's terrible dinghy

13 Dec 2021

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Richard tells the story of James May taking a trip to the pub in a rubbish inflatable boat. Also in this episode, Jonny and Richard read out some...

Body like an old 911 Turbo

06 Dec 2021

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Jonny is worried he has the physique of a 1970s Porsche and Richard has spotted a flute shop. Also in this episode, free Audi gloves, extremely lavish...

Why Jonny quit Fifth Gear

29 Nov 2021

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Jonny explains why the new series of Fifth Gear is going ahead without him. Also in this episode, the London-to-Brian run, the weirdness of veteran ca...

Noel Gallagher's Low Mileage Cars

22 Nov 2021

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Jonny and Richard discover that Noel Gallagher is selling an old Jag. Also in this episode, creative driving, EV coast timing, traffic light concealin...

The most sinister Audi

15 Nov 2021

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Jonny is tired and Richard has a hangover so naturally talk turns to the most up-to-no-good Audi, songs with places listed in them, old episodes of Th...

Madchester

08 Nov 2021

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The morning after The Late Brake Show Live in Manchester Jonny and Richard are in a hotel room talking about Madchester shoes, big windowed sixties ho...

The new Range Rover and Adele's BMW

01 Nov 2021

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Jonny is getting his big hedges cut and Richard had his mouth open for an hour. Neither of these things are euphemisms. Also in this episode, Adele an...

John Travolta restomod

25 Oct 2021

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Still sounding pretty sickly for various reasons, Jonny and Richard nonetheless manage to talk some nonsense about stopping modern-day John Travolta l...

Imp, Mini and a pipe of Polos

18 Oct 2021

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Jonny's got the lurgy and Richard has been told off by a dentist. Also in this episode, struggling to recall Kim Basinger's music career, buying out o...

Audis, Scenics and amazing facts about beavers

11 Oct 2021

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Jonny's been driving two Audis, Richard has discovered something about the Renault Scenic, and there's an unexpected diversion into the world of aquat...

What happened at the No Time To Die premiere

04 Oct 2021

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Jonny and Richard went to the premiere of the new Bond film. The morning after the night before they recount what happened. Features car albums, plot ...

Fiat 500e v Renault Zoe v Wacky Races

27 Sep 2021

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Richard can't get comfy in an electric Fiat and Jonny mounts a spirited defence of a Renault tech-lift. Also in this episode, trying to name all the W...

Lancia Integrale scuttle crew

20 Sep 2021

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Jonny has spotted a barn find rally legend on eBay but Richard would rather go to Portugal. Also in this episode, listeners' tales of bump starting an...

Hello Market Harborough!

13 Sep 2021

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Jonny and Richard reflect on Saturday's second Late Brake Show Live event. Also in this episode, The Fordsy 100 Index, going for an old school cu...

A dog, a Jazz, and a spooky coincidence

06 Sep 2021

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Jonny tells a story about being a good samaritan that takes an unexpected live action turn. Also in this episode, using the word village for other thi...

A rucksack full of petrol

30 Aug 2021

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Jonny knows someone with a very low range motorcycle and Richard has been wondering what happens to old minicabs. Also in this episode, celebrities in...

Road rage and the SAAB detective

23 Aug 2021

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Jonny's been in a ruck with a van driver and Richard has some TV show ideas. Also in this episode, Karmann chameleon, the Hindenburg of motorhomes, th...

The Bugatti Royale of tractors

16 Aug 2021

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Jonny draws our attention to a very expensive second-hand tractor and Richard shares the true story behind the infamous Top Gear indestructible Hilux ...

The morning after the live show before

09 Aug 2021

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Jonny and Richard look back on the previous day's inaugural Late Brake Show live event while sitting in a Dover hotel room which is decorated like a d...

How this podcast made a listener think their GR Yaris was faulty

02 Aug 2021

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Jonny and Richard have accidentally spoilt someone's enjoyment of their new car. Also in this episode, not liking Tommy Lee Jones, households that own...

Simon and Garfunkel's hire car nightmare

26 Jul 2021

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How did the beloved singing duo get to Scarborough Fair? Also in this episode, venus fly traps, unstable loo seats, surprisingly posh Transit door loc...

Cars and washing powder

19 Jul 2021

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This week Jonny and Richard manage to talk about cars for once, including the Ineos Grenadier, the Gemballa Marsien and the new Vauxhall Astra. There'...

Live from a field near Goodwood

12 Jul 2021

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This week Jonny and Richard sit in a field drinking wine and talking about things they've seen at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. So naturally the con...

Fast 9 and a gift from Jackie Stewart

05 Jul 2021

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Richard has been to see the new Fast & Furious film and Jonny has received a package from a multiple Formula 1 champion. Also in this episode, a C...

Drowning a Lada

28 Jun 2021

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Jonny tells the full story of his Lada Niva water disaster. Also in this episode, the horror of gel plates, a bargain-priced GMC Motorhome, annoying n...

Clown in a Bedford Rascal

21 Jun 2021

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A listener has sent us an incredible tale of a kids' entertainer getting into a comical tiny van accident. Also in this episode, a creepy flyer for a ...

The cars of the G7

14 Jun 2021

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Jonny has discovered the real issues discussed at the G7 summit and Richard has a double decker motorway plan. Also in this episode, the trouble with ...

Whisky, pickups and David Coverdale

07 Jun 2021

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Jonny has been listening to country music while Richard encountered some annoying aeroplanes. Also in this episode, drinking whisky like someone in a ...

Trapped in an empty airport

31 May 2021

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How Jonny lost his passport and ended up living in Frankfurt Airport. Also in this episode, the daftness of sheep, the even greater daftness of DJ Kha...

The great smell of Sierra

24 May 2021

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Jonny has been driving an amazing 1980s Ford with just one thing missing. Also in this episode, American podcast plum shaving promos, vasectomy memori...

The wheeltrim fairy

17 May 2021

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How to bring Christmas cheer armed only with six sets of plastic wheel covers. Also in this episode, spotting a Triumph Stag in a hurry, what happens ...

What does Sade drive?

10 May 2021

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An amazing story from a listener has Jonny and Richard wondering what a sophisticated singer might have in her garage. Also in this episode, Monty Don...

Santa Pod sleepover

03 May 2021

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Jonny wants Richard to spend a weekend at a drag strip sleeping in a van. Richard does not want to do this. Also in this episode, Quentin Willson's pa...

Car buying, live from eBay

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny is distracted by a bargain-priced Audi A2 auction about to end. Also in this episode, talking to previous owners of your car, Bluetooth phone dr...

Ask us anything, volume 2

23 Apr 2021

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In a special bonus episode Jonny and Richard answer some more listeners' questions. Topics include disappointing cars, 500 quid snotters, how to ...

Ask us anything, volume 1

19 Apr 2021

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Jonny and Richard answer questions from Patrons covering topics such as their chosen BL car for life, dodgy car buying transactions, things that don't...

Vigilante car detailing

12 Apr 2021

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Jonny has an idea for spreading a little kindness and Richard now lives in a noisy Kia neighbourhood. Also in this episode, vehicular Vocoders, unexpe...

Du Sporrrrrrrrrrgh

05 Apr 2021

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Jonny has been driving the Peugeot 508 Sport Engineering while Richard has been having gin-fuelled thoughts about the GR Yaris. Also in this episode, ...

JDM nonsense

29 Mar 2021

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Jonny has been offered some rotten weirdness. Also in this episode, sending Sir Jackie Stewart a Ford Scorpio full of tat for his birthday, mice treat...

Starting quietly

22 Mar 2021

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Jonny and Richard start this episode by paying tribute to Sabine Schmitz and Murray Walker. Later, talk turns to a Mercedes with knackered dampers in ...

That's a negative, lawnrider

15 Mar 2021

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Jonny has been mowing the grass and driving some new cars. Also in this episode, the exploding Megabus of rockets, splashing on the Brut, the great sm...

Beer festival waistcoat Croc Dundee hat and ponytail man

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

That chap you always see at real ale events. He probably has a mark 1 Discovery. Also in this episode, more on F1 drivers trolling track days, the bad...

Lewis Hamilton's trackday Discovery 2

01 Mar 2021

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F1 drivers terrorising track days in totally unsuitable cars. Also in this episode, the stress of waiting for an MOT result, the relentless underachie...

Bum-faced airship incident

22 Feb 2021

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Richard has put a deposit on a new family car, sight unseen. Also in this episode, Bruce Springsteen's cold hands, KFC translation mishaps, American c...

Harry's all-night Garage

15 Feb 2021

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Jonny and Richard have a new spin-off idea for Harry Metcalfe. Two, if you count Harry’s UK Garage. Also in this episode, earning money from storing...

I'm a Hustler, baby

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny tries to get Richard to go splits on a weird old car with glass doors. Also in this episode, Nights In White Satin, Jeff Bezos dropping off his ...

The truth about the GRRRR Yaris

01 Feb 2021

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Jonny and Richard compare notes on Toyota's new homologation special. Also in this episode, Tesla Model S and X updates, the minimalism of the Citroen...

Schrodinger's garage door

25 Jan 2021

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Richard remembers a neighbour with a weird car hole policy and Jonny endorses the dad ritual of pushing cars onto the drive. Also in this episode, the...

James May spilt tea in my car

18 Jan 2021

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Richard remembers the time TV's James May had a travel tea disaster in his Land Rover. Also in this episode, Jonny's barnfind laptop, memories of Feu ...

Back once again with the Jeep Renegade Master

11 Jan 2021

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Jonny and Richard return for 2021 with chat about the Rolls-Royce Ghost, the Singer ACS, the new Kia logo, and a review of a book about secret Fords. ...

Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall?

21 Dec 2020

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Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall? Recorded just before Christmas was cancelled, Jonny and Richard have a seasonal chat about a Network ...

Doors like a raver's neck

14 Dec 2020

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Richard has spotted a strange design influence on a certain Vauxhall. Also in this episode, Jonny has been extracting a mystery car from a garage oppo...

Romain Grosjean met my jacket

07 Dec 2020

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Richard lent Jonny a jacket, and Jonny used it to interview Romain Grosjean. Also in this episode, the joy of proper car brochures, the awfulness of B...

Britain's most unrealistic road

30 Nov 2020

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Richard has a new book out and Jonny would like you to buy his merch. Plus, the location of that not-quite-realistic road you always see in TV dramas,...

Chin spoiler alert!

23 Nov 2020

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Richard has given himself a terrible home haircut and Jonny's brother has bought tyres from a scrapyard. Also in this show, singers with high revving ...

Thoughts on the BMW iX

16 Nov 2020

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Richard and Jonny have a few things to say about the new BMW electric car. Also in this episode, unexpected baldness, radio DJs not looking how they s...

The Ford Granada People's Front

09 Nov 2020

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Jonny has been driving the Toyota GR Yaris but can only talk about it in code. Also in this episode, fat Stig driving a dumper truck, Richard's I-Pace...

Auditioning for Top Gear

02 Nov 2020

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Jonny remembers a nerve wracking TV try-out involving a Mercedes C63 and an unneeded can of Red Bull. Also in this episode, the 'I have never' game wi...

Saying hello to Stig Blomqvist

26 Oct 2020

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Jonny spots a rally legend having breakfast and manages to get into an embarrassing chat. Also in this show, Karun Chandhok power breakfast update, Ti...

Live from Goodwood

19 Oct 2020

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Jonny and Richard have been doing things at Goodwood SpeedWeek. Includes shambolic TV presenting, real life Jason Plato shirt hole action, Karun Chand...

The amazing suitcase car

12 Oct 2020

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Jonny has discovered a very strange Mazda. Also in this episode, Italian singer Almeratino, horrible Victorian toys, Tracy Chapman's actual fast car, ...

Jason Plato's visible nipple

05 Oct 2020

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Jonny tells a strange story from the making of 5th Gear. Also in this episode, the sad fate of high-spec estate cars, shabby wraps for Ferrari FFs, wh...

No brakes racing

28 Sep 2020

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Jonny has got a motorsport idea. Jonny hasn't been getting much sleep lately. Also in this episode, the trousers of Salon Privé, Scottish people goin...

Mate Rimac's slowly rotating massage car

21 Sep 2020

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Jonny remembers meeting electric car maestro Mate Rimac, the possible future owner of Bugatti. Also in this episode, the perils of lunchtime drinking,...

Mondeo Des, Kestrel Super, Airwolf TVR man

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny has seen some new things on the road where he spotted a trouserless man in smart shoes. Also in this episode, Charley Boorman, Manchester insult...

Two apologies and a nice Rancho

07 Sep 2020

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Richard says sorry to his car (and Jonny). Plus, a really nice Talbot Matra Rancho for sale - actually, TWO Ranchos for sale - and an embarrassing dev...

What's the least you've ever paid for a car?

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny and Richard remember a couple of insanely cheap cars they've owned. Also in this episode; horrible trolley jack noises, heavy clutch injuries, V...

Gordon Murray's shirt kaleidoscope

24 Aug 2020

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Jonny wants to have a look in Gordon Murray's wardrobe. Also in this episode, skidpan mishaps, muted trumpets, high depreciation Hyundais, the GMA T.5...

Sorry about last week

17 Aug 2020

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Richard has been given bad directions by James May and Jonny's kitchen is full of wasps. Also in this episode, Impreza 22B confusion, a strangely good...

Driving the new Land Rover Defender

10 Aug 2020

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Richard spends a day in the new Defender and then rings Jonny to tell him about it. Warning; contains a gratuitous mention of Bryan Adams. Hosted on ...

Impreza v Evo

03 Aug 2020

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Why Subaru v Mitsubishi was the Blur v Oasis of cars. Plus, mistakenly thinking someone smells of poo, George Clooney asking for very specific medical...

Your questions answered - volume 1

27 Jul 2020

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Jonny and Richard answer listeners' questions and Jonny tries to give a new meaning to the expression 'sliding in your DMs'. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

The Ford Mustang Cars and Coffee Embarrassing Accident Edition

20 Jul 2020

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Jonny and Richard discuss the new Ford Bronco, car spotting in Norfolk and the spec of a Mustang special edition aimed at its core market; people who ...

Why is Vin Diesel banned from most cities?

13 Jul 2020

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Vin Diesel struggles to get into Paris. Plus, what sort of Rovers are urban music stars driving? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

The Ineos Grenadine

06 Jul 2020

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Jonny's been urban exploring and Richard has some strong views about the Ineos Grenadier. Plus, love for the FJ Cruiser, sneaking into Longbridge, peo...

How to jump a car

29 Jun 2020

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Jonny explains how he once jumped a Ford Sierra Sapphire in honour of the Dukes of Hazzard. Plus, having a wee with Jason Plato and almost getting ban...

Bacs To The Future

22 Jun 2020

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Jonny has been hanging out with a DeLorean. Also in this episode, cars you’d completely forgotten about, the indignity of flicking on the wipers whi...

Jerry Seinfeld's chino trouser Porsche

15 Jun 2020

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If Seinfeld ordered a Singer 911 would he have the interior made to match his nineties clothes? Also in this episode, Richard can't move for discarded...

Commer comedy

08 Jun 2020

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What happened when Jonny bought a cheap Commer camper van for a romantic break in Cornwall (Clue; it involved a naked hammock disaster). Plus, the ter...

Aston Martin needs to stop making cars

01 Jun 2020

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Jonny and Richard have a solution to Aston's problems. Also in this show, are we sad about Dyson cancelling their electric car or more upset about the...

On the run in a Focus RS

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Which is worse; bolting in a fast Ford or misusing traffic cones? Also in this episode, getting stopped in someone else's Peugeot 306 cabrio and an in...

Joy riding heavy plant machinery

18 May 2020

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Jonny tells an extraordinary story about why he once had to hide up a tree for seven hours. Plus, Commodore 64 versus BBC Micro Model B, city boys pap...