Bangers & Classics

In this week's edition of Bangers & Classics, David leaves a court via the bin shelter, James spies on a military convoy, the ghost of Euro 2020 pops in and announces a new competition, the Triumph Dolomite has a Banger or Classic shaped mountain to climb, the lads reminisce about old-school F1, and the Renault 5 GT Turbo regrows its mullet, pulls on its favourite ripped jeans and resumes its battle with the Peugeot 205 GTI.

In this week's bumper (or should that be fender?) edition of Bangers & Classics, the lads pay tribute to Carlos Reutemann, James pulls on his stringback gloves and enthuses over a Bentley, David dons his string vest and raves about a Lotus (hint: it's not the Emira), and the Lancia Beta appears before the Banger or Classic beaks; will it emerge triumphant or will it be banished to the salt mines? Elsewhere, two famous British designs, neither of which has a full complement of wheels,  are remembered, and the world's most expensive Escort Ghia heads off to sunnier climes (and, no, we don't mean Bognor Regis...)

In episode 20 of Bangers & Classics, the boys try to figure out if E10 is the latest boy band from East London or just HMG's idea of a bad joke, James Taylor and a Beach Boy are outcooled by Warren Oates in the California sun, Martians take over a Citroën factory, the Vauxhall Nova pleads its case before a Burberry-clad Banger or Classic jury, James reveals the latest entries in his car spotter's notebook, David wears a disguise to the shops, and the safety (or otherwise) of old cars is discussed.

In this, the 19th episode of Bangers & Classics, David unveils his personal theory about how Autozam AZ-1s were imported to the UK, James dodges an irate phone call from the 911 Owner's Club, the credentials of a certain 1990s Ford are, ahem, probed by the Banger or Classic inquisitors,  the allure of poverty-spec models is debated, the Fiat Barchetta sails into port to take on the MX-5, James buys a woolly hat, a notebook and thermos and embraces his new life as a Land Rover spotter, and David tries to start a petition. 

In this special edition of Bangers & Classics, we reveal which car was voted as the worst of this year's contenders in the BangerVision Car Contest AND the draw is held to determine the prize winner. It's gripping stuff (it says here)...

In this episode, a polarising Porsche and the second most annoying yuppie couple from 1980s British TV adverts end up in the dock. Not to be outdone, John Lennon ends up in a ditch, Paul McCartney is the unwitting victim of Beatlemania (featuring a VW Beetle), and a 1970s BMW comes over all pugilistic. Elsewhere, David thinks it's his lucky day when he stumbles across a trio of British classics but it's James who drives off into the sunset with the girl.

Episode 17 of Bangers & Classics, the podcast which hits all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order. This week, the Metro finds itself in the dock before the Banger or Classic adjudicators, the lads launch the world's greatest (it says here) car contest, James takes off his beard and goes undercover, David wins a prestigious award for sartorial inelegance, Eric Morecambe's gearbox is discussed, and another challenge is attempted, with the usual outcome...

In this week's shambolic episode, the lads are confronted by more technical issues; maybe it'd help if they put 50p in the meter. But amid the chaos, not one but two coupes are offered up to the Banger or Classic inquisitors, there's news from Norway about Tesla, James sells a car to a film producer, Charlton Heston is tipped for a starring role in the Bangers & Classics film, David returns to an old obsession, the worst mass-produced car of the 70s and 80s is named (owners of Allegros, Princesses and Marinas can rest easy), favourite driving roads are discussed, and the lads decide to set up a new airline.

In this week's Bangers and Classics, the lads hit technical problems, someone crashes both of David's cars simultaneously, and James makes up for a flat battery by getting himself all wound up about timepieces. The Alfa Romeo 166 finds itself in the dock in 'Banger or Classic', James, having donned his best tweed suit and brogues, presents the gentleman's guide to 1980s BMWs and then joins a *somewhat* more casually attired (think Steptoe on dress-down Friday) David to discuss the future of car sales in the UK. Oh, and the Bangers and Classics klaxon finally gets an airing...

In this, the 14th episode of Bangers & Classics, the lads each undertake a challenge, with wholly predictable results, James attends a party but is thwarted in his quest for a nice Bristol, David's attempt to take a sultry French model home has a similar outcome, a car that probably wasn't driven by an astronaut finds itself under the 'Banger or Classic' microscope, and James dons his favourite cravat and presents the definitive guide to Land Rover etiquette.