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We know you enjoyed the episode with Jonny Smith... so here's a little conversation we kept back for you to enjoy all about lawn mowers and car washing.

Jonny's first job was mowing lawns for neighbours, and as it happens, that is what Jon does for a day job too. 

It's silly, its a little rough around the edges, but we hope you enjoy it! 

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Our latest guest is the one and only Robbie Knox! If you’re familiar with @meggarobbie you probably first saw him on cult football morning show Soccer AM, but if you missed the 90s/00s he can now be found trading as an influencer extraordinaire.

Robbie was kind enough to spare us an hour or so as we attempted to pick his brains on all things cars and car nostalgia. Naturally this did veer away from cars rather a lot, including why Butlins is like Center Parcs without the trees. Circus marketing campaigns. And who has the hardest water in their area, Jon or Robbie? 

Find this particularly whacky episode and all the others on Apple, Spotify and YouTube or tune in at mydadscar.co.uk

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A first for our podcast, an intergenerational episode, as we welcome Elliot Mitchell, who came to us after hearing his Dad on Season 2 Episode 8.

We had a great time on that one, and remained in contact with the family afterwards as Rob is a personal friend, so it made sense to hear what his eldest son had to say about his memories of cars growing up. 

Some lovely tales of Grandparents, travelling to and from his Dad's after growing up living with his Mum - something Andy can relate closely too. 

We hope you enjoy this one, and please do go and check out Rob's episode (S2E8) it's one of our most listened too!

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It was a real pleasure to have Motoring Journalist, TV and You Tuber Jonny Smith join us for a full fat chat about cars of yesteryear.

His story starts with a couple of British classics. A Harvest Gold Austin Allegro belonging to his Grandparents, and a Hillman Avenger that his parents owned from 1979 to the late nineties, perhaps even beyond the millennium! 

We take in an Austin Maxi with a ‘drink driver facelift’ which his Dad repaired overnight with piano wire, ready for work the next day. 

There’s a Vauxhall Carlton, an honourable mention for the Mk2 Vauxhall Cavalier Estate (apparently built in Australia by Holden). 

We also speak about a white Austin Rover Montego estate, why used car dealers have bunting, and more puzzlingly always leave the boot of a car open, when on display. 

We finish things up with a chat about gifting books to schools, and incentivising car manufacturers painting their cars bright colours rather than ‘soviet grey’ or appliance white. 

It goes without saying we recommend you take a listen to the wonderful Smith and Sniff Podcast, and check out The Late Brake Show on You Tube. 

https://smithandsniff.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@TheLateBrakeShow

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After a fantastic day out at the 82nd Members Meeting at Goodwood Motor Circuit, Andy is joined by his brother Mike for a chat about the event, and comparing it to the more mainstream Revival event. 

A quick plug for Mike, if you need a Videographer for a business or personal project, look him up - www.mikebdesigns.com 

Normal episode service will resume, with another full episode dropping next Tuesday. 

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We're joined by Stuart Weaver for today's episode.

Recommended to us by previous guest, Jamie Orr's mum no less, Stuart is a survivor of male breast cancer, and met Sally Orr through her work in this field. 

Stuart's parents have had their fair share of MG's - and some of them are still in the family now.

His Dad beat Adam Faith to a red MGA, and was due to use it as Stuart's wedding car. However, a ladder fell on it the night before, and it's never really be used since. 

His Mum used to drive him around in a Fiat 500, but has had a couple of MG BGT's and currently there's a blue one on his parents drive awaiting re-commissioning. 

We also touch on Stuart's history with breast cancer, and we urge you to take 2 minutes to check yourselves over, and report any suspicious lumps or discharges to your Doctor ASAP. 

We should add, we're publishing this on April 15th, which by sheer fluke is Stuart's Dads birthday!! 

We hope you enjoy this episode! 

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We're joined this week by John Marcar, the host and driving force behind the driven.site podcast, and website. 

We met John up at the NEC at the end of last year, and whilst we didn't manage to sync our watches to record at the show, we sat down a few weeks later to have a proper chat.

From a chocolate brown Ford Cortina, to a K10 Micra, gifted to his Mum by his caring Auntie, to a Nissan Bluebird and his Father's access to exec level company cars through his work in a garage. 

There was plenty to influence John, and help pave his way towards a career with cars. 

We hope you enjoy this chat, and please also go and check out what John gets up to as well. 

Website: Driven

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Recently whilst clearing out my loft, I've found lots of old car books from when i was a kid. 

Rather than take them to a charity shop, for another 40-something guy to buy for a quid and stash in his study, i chose to give them to my kids school, in the hope they might just inspire the next generation.

So, if you've got any old car books at home, please do the same - these kids (and our hobby) need your help. 

This episode is a bonus. Season Six will commence on the 1st April 2025.

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It's a pleasure to bring you this episode with Ed Foster, a farmer, a motoring journalist, a racer, and perhaps most familiar to you as the (tall) face and voice in the Goodwood Paddocks during the Revival, Festival of Speed and Members Meeting. 

He grew up on a Farm in Scotland, although boarded at a school in London. His Dad was into racing, and owned the last ever E-Type lightweight, along with an XK120 racecar, a Ford Maverick (with a Joseph tape stuck on repeat) and his Mum daily drove a Ford Escort Cosworth.

This is a chat full of horsepower and petrol! Strap and in hold on there's lots to be discussed... Including an F40 that came to his school on a parents visiting day, and his Dad driving a Land Rover twice around Australia.... which has now returned to the family farm! 

We give Ed's day job a shout out early on - please do look the Rhynd up here. 

The Rhynd in Fife | Weddings, café, gym, clay shooting and more

You can find Ed on Instagram here: Ed Foster (@anotheredfoster) • Instagram photos and videos

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We welcome Tom McCooey, a journalist and author onto our podcast to chat about his parents cars, and in particular an MG Magnette called Maggie.
The car had previously last been used in 1983 and was his parent's wedding car.  After his father passed away in 2016, his mother offered him the car and he set about restoring it.
Financially it should never have been saved, but the vehicle lives, and was the basis for a book which is now available to buy.
Maggie – A Lifelong MG Love Affair - Scratching Shed Publishing

Beyond this car we chat about a Mk2 Fiesta with no rear seat belts, mini disc players and ipods, a Montego Estate with the 'vomit seats' a pair of aging BMWS which sounded posh, but Tom assures us really weren't.
These were later replaced by the Zafira, and then a Vauxhall Agila, which he learnt to drive in.

In this episode we also discuss how Tom's father passed away, likewise what led to Andy's Dad and Jon's Dad's checking out early, and what we would have done given the opportunity to take on our Father's cars.

Hope you enjoy this one. 

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