Overdrive

G’Day Welcome to Overdrive, a program that proudly gives you the alternative facts to all aspects of motoring and transport.

I’m David Brown

Road test

Peugeot e 2008 electric small SUV

Interviews

With the 50th anniversary of the Opera House we look at how a technical group took a different transport approach to cope with the crowds – it was a start of not treating the car as a god.

And we talk to Alan Finally about his transport reflections from a trip through Vietnam and Cambodia

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Originally broadcast 28 October 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that ponders the philosophical and practical aspects of motoring and transport.

I’m David Brown

Road test

Chery Omoda5 – Chinese Small SUV

Interviews

There are hints coming from Japan that Toyota may make a new Celica – we discuss the history of the previous models

We can to a gentleman who made, from the ground up, a replica of the 1960s exotic endurance race car the Ford GT40.

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Originally broadcast 21 October 2023

G’Day this is Overdrive a program about the facts, the fun and the fiction of motoring and transport

I’m David Brown

Road test of the Toyota Camry

Feature interview

With Evan Jones

• Bathurst 1000 (he was an official at the event) – good event but may be some trouble brewing

• Road test Hyundai Ioniq 6

• The role of volunteers in motor sport

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Originally broadcast 14 October 2023

G’Day this is Overdrive a program about trains, planes and automobiles, but mainly automobiles.

I’m David Brown

Some feedback from a listener supporting our call to stop cars making unnecessary beeping noises

We chat to our resident mechanical engineer Fred Brain with his laconic reflections of driving on long trips.

And we have a quintessential example of how politicians have replaced thoughtful, technically excellent public servants with content ignorant, politically focused managers.

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Originally broadcast 7 October 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the facts, fantasises and fallacies of anything to do with motoring and transport.

I’m David Brown

Some feedback making a long car trip

• Lovely towns on the old highway but they were locations where you could get booked

• Driving when you were tired

• An unusual (and unsafe?) way to cope with the fog over the Blue Mountains.

An interview about Sydney to Melbourne trips with Alan Finlay – traffic engineer – very articulate, personable but also very precise in his memories

An interview with a young lady who is using artificial intelligence not to make conclusions but to give insights on which humans can make more informed conclusions

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Originally broadcast 30 September 2023

G’Day and welcome to Overdrive, a program that looks at the factors affecting our attitude and actions to motoring and transport.

I’m David Brown

We start the programme by talking about the reasons we chose to drive from Sydney to Melbourne as opposed to flying or catching the train and play some vox pops of people we meet along the way.

We then talk to our road test expert Evan Jones about the Subaru Crosstrek a small SUV formerly know as the XV

And then we ask Evan about his long trips in a variety of different cars from the elegant saloon to the Lotus sports car

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Originally broadcast 23 September 2023

G'day and welcome to OverDrive where we come to you this week from Melbourne, Australia at the National Conference of the Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management

And in this program we will focus on an interview with Bill Allen, an international expert in computer modelling of transport networks and has over 40 years of experience in the business.

His is not a technical presentation, but rather one of the difficulties and pitfalls of trying to deal with the broader political and community environment to make sure the models are reflecting real needs and overcome some inherent biases.

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Originally broadcast 16 September 2023

Hello this is Overdrive a program that tries to spread the word about trains, planes and automobiles.

I’m David Brown

In this program a conversation with our transport expert and observer of all things cultural, Brian Smith about three subjects

• A historic Bentley and taking your children around in a vintage or veteran car

• Car design and practicality has Tesla gone wrong in both these areas with their cyber truck, and finally

• the Australian army is making cardboard drones: what can the car industry particularly from the past offer in terms of practical advice.

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Originally broadcast 9 September 2023

Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that pushes the parameters in discussing motoring and transport.

I’m David Brown

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Feedback

• Some of the feedback on a few social posts where have put up, including:

• Cars with spats. Do they help or hinder the design. We posted some pictures of classic European cars Jaguar from Morse TV series but the one that gained the most attention was the 1968 Holden Monaro.

• Classic Jaguars

• A beautiful car: the Fiat 2300 S Coupe

Feature

RMIT university in Melbourne is now offering a short course in Flying Car and Autonomous Flight Engineer. We talk to our resident transport expert Brian Smith on whether flying cars will become a significant transport option or a quirky fun ride for the few.

Talking about the Shannons Classic that was on last Sunday, Fred Brain and I discuss what caught our eye from the 1500 vintage, veteran and classic cars that were on display.

Hello this is Overdrive a program with an infatuation about trains, planes and automobiles.

I’m David Brown

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Powerhouse opening of exhibition.

I went to the opening night of the Powerhouse Museum’s “1001 remarkable objects”

In amongst items of haute couture and jewellery, however, was a 1917 Detroit Electric car that came to Australia and was used for 30 years.

The evolution of Triumphs

The difference less than 20 years can make in car design as shown in this picture.

The car at the back is a Triumph TR2 (Built, I believe, between 1953 and 1955. Was there ever a TR1?). The car at the front is a GT6 Mk III (GT6 built between 1966–1973).

Book Review (Sort of)

A colleague received this book ‘Car Dealers and Other “honourable” professions’ in the hope that he might promote it.

My colleague felt that it was too raunchy for his audience.

The best-looking Holden Monaro

Holden produced the HQ Sedan in the early 70s. They continued the trend they started in 1967 of making a 2 door coupe based on their family sedan.

I may be biased but I think it looks pretty good.

Feature

David Berthon talks about his 1928 Rolls

Bernie Fehon – is a mentor to the students at Western Sydney University who are racing a solar car in about 7 weeks time.

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Originally broadcast 2 September 2023