Car Chat

Charles Fawcett (@charlesrfawcett)of Twisted Automotive joins us to talk about their journey building brilliant Land Rover Defenders with a variety of powertrains.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/l1I3eRP4Cj8

https://www.instagram.com/twisted_automotive/

https://www.twistedautomotive.com/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

0:00 - Intro

17:45 - The Ethos of Twisted

26:57 - Sourcing of Staff

37:13 - The Buying Process

53:08 - The Twisted Models

1:19:02 - Differences in Regional Customers 

1:27:15 - 5 Questions

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Callum Seviour (@retropower_cal) is one of the founders (two brothers) of Retropower. A company building high end bespoke restomods. We have a chat about their journey, building custom restomods and some of the cars along the way.

https://www.instagram.com/retropowercars/

https://retropower.co.uk/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

0:00 - Intro

12:40 - Attention to Detail & The Process 

33:36 - Choosing the Projects

46:20 - Engine Swapping a Classic 

56:25 - Interiors

1:12:21 - The Redux Series

1:18:19 - 5 Questions

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Lawrence Whittaker, MD of Lister Cars and CEO of Warrantywise joins me on the podcast to talk all about Lister Cars, his passion and a bit about warranties.

https://www.lister.com/

https://www.instagram.com/listercars/

https://www.warrantywise.co.uk/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

12:03 - The Vision for Lister

28:55 - Making the Modern Lister

41:50 - Will Lister Work on EV’s?

48:30 - Warranty and Reliability of Tesla’s

1:02:08 - The Challenges of Reviving a Car Brand 

1:12:23 - Warrantywise

1:39:45 - 5 Questions

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Sandy Copeman is the founder of Amalgam Collection, a company responsible for making the most insanely detailed and high quality models you can find.

Check out the video: https://youtu.be/lltr09SKwHk

https://www.instagram.com/amalgamcollectionmodels/

https://www.amalgamcollection.com/

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

06:45 - How do you start a model build?

15:22 - How much detail is in a model?

20:02 - Cool experiences through model making

31:31 - The Ferrari partnership

36:58 - The Model Making Process

59:18 - Materials used in the models

1:08:52 - Challenges in model making

1:15:03 - Custom order models

1:25:16 - 5 Questions

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Jonathan Benson ( @Tyre Reviews ) is the man behind Tyre Reviews - a website devoted to rigorous tyre testing. We dig into Jonathan’s journey, dispel some common myths and learn all about tyres.

https://www.instagram.com/tyre_reviews/

https://www.tyrereviews.com/

Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

0:00 - Intro

7:20 - How do tyre reviews work?

20:25 - What cars do you use?

24:28 - Factors that affect grip

1:10:33 - Winter Tyres vs All-Weather Tyres 

1:31:12 - Studded vs Non-studded tyres 

1:42:27 - 5 Questions

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Peter Greaves (@petrol_ped) is an automotive youtuber and returns to the podcast for a catchup and discussion about what he's been up to.

Watch the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/ivb8M1Z9rwo

Previous episodes: ep.19 + ep.91

https://www.instagram.com/petrol_ped/

https://www.youtube.com/c/PetrolPed

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro & Catch Up

06:22 - Constantly Changing Cars in Automotive Media 

18:26 - Working with The Market

35:10 - Sam & Peter’s Recent Drives

1:07:15 - The EV/PHEV Landscape

1:37:10 - Sim Racing

1:44:25 - Vintage Voltage

2:06:19 - 5ish Questions 

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Simon Owen (Director and grandson of Sir Alfred Owen, BRM’s original proprietor who bought BRM in 1952) joins us to discuss bringing back the amazing BRM V16 and the revival of the iconic British Racing Motors brand.

https://www.britishracingmotors.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/britishracingmotors/

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro & BRM History

19:22 - Remaking the BRM V16

32:54 - The 1.5L V16 Engine

44:49 - Highlights of the Remaking Process 

50:35 - 5 Questions

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Dan Redpath is the group Sales & Marketing Director for Radical Sportscars, he joins me on the podcast after I've spent a day testing the Radical SR10 racecar. We have a chat about all things lightweight sports cars and the radical offerings.

https://www.radicalmotorsport.com/

https://www.instagram.com/radical_sportscars/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro

12:28 - How has marketing budgets changed? 

22:24 - The Radical SR Lineup

38:18 - Driving the SR10

50:14 - The Radical RXC Lineup

1:02:10 - The Radical Buying Journey

1:11:16 - The Different Radical Markets 

1:18:34 - 5 Questions

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Morgan has redesigned the 3 Wheeler, I had a look around the car and then a chat with Head of Design Jonathan Wells (@mrjonwells)

https://www.morgan-motor.com/

https://www.instagram.com/morganmotor/

Enjoy, 

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro & The Morgan Super 3

07:19 - Customer Feedback Driving Design 

16:28 - New System Designs

36:42 - Dynamics & Performance

44:03 - Morgan “Firsts”

1:03:40 - 5 Questions

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Simon Owen joins us from Scalextric to talk about slot cars and what Scalextric is up to at the moment.

https://www.instagram.com/officialscalextric/

https://uk.scalextric.com/

Enjoy, 

Sam 

Show Notes: 

00:00 - Intro

04:32 - The design behind Scalextric cars 

09:07 - The best community builds

15:20 - Getting brand deals for scale cars 

26:55 - Attending motorsport events 

42:36 - The 2021 F1 season

50:04 - Turning a real car into a model 

58:07 - Simon’s track-day car

1:07:59 - 5 Questions

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