Classic car writers Andy Talbot and Tom McCooey talk about how they’ve been getting their automotive fix during lockdown.  

Andy's VW Iltis is finally on the road, and we talk about his wish list as motorists start to go topless. 

Meanwhile, Tom is still on foot as the ZA's completion is still no nearer. But far from wasting his time, he's been reading all about a particular motorway bridge.  

Andy Talbot is a motoring writer and TV car show narrator and an enthusiast of the more unusual VWs. He is a contributor to Classic Car Weekly and the likes of Octane, Volksworld etc. He can be heard every week as the voice of ITV4 & Discovery Motor Trend TV’s AUTO MUNDIAL and a number of weekly motorsport shows on Sky, ESPN, Motor Trend. Unrelated to classic cars fact: Has been the voice of Alpecin shampoo ads on ITV. 

Tom McCooey is a freelance journalist and contributor to Classic Car Weekly. A former sports reporter for the Wigan Observer, Tom is now studying for a Master’s in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire. He has also written for national titles.  Unrelated to classic cars fact: He was in a band which once opened for Bon Jovi.