UKMotorTalk

Dave and Graham take a look at some of the stories that have caught our eye over the last few weeks:

• Lewis Hamilton says he's sold his car collection
• There's a new World's Fastest Production Car
• Wood and Picket Minis return with Ian Callum
• Christian Horner's next step
• Jaguar Land Rover's hacking issue
• The death of MX5 designer Tom Matano
• BMW will have iX5 with hydrogen power

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/09/podcast-new-worlds-fastest-production-car-wood-and-picket-is-back-ix5-hydrogen/

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Mike and Jim have a good look round the 2025 British Motor Show at Farnborough.

Many thanks to everyone who spoke to us, including:

• Harding Auto Services
• Haynes Motor Museum
• Totalled Car Club
• TVR Car Club

You can also watch this podcast and see all of the great cars on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXscfDPuRV4 , including:

• VW Golf (various!)
• Ford Sierra Cosworth
• Lamborghini Countach
• Peugeot 205 GTi
• Renault 5 GT Turbo
• Lotus Elise
• TVR Sagaris
• Rover Metro (with Lotus engine!)
• Microlino
• and KITT!

#lotus #tvr #golf #classiccars #britishmotorshow #bms2025 #bms25 #countach #supercars #drifting #cosworth #modified #modifiedcars

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Graham has made the trip to his local cinema to see F1 The Movie. So, does it live up to his expectations?

We also discuss the sudden departure of Christian Horner from Red Bull Racing, and what this might mean.

If that isn't enough theatrical glamour, we also look at the sale of Mansour Ojjeh's rather spectacular collection of McLaren road cars.

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/08/podcast-some-real-and-not-so-real-f1/

NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 05: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talks with Christian Horner, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 05, 2025 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

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Graham spends a sunny day browsing the wide and various lots at the RM Sotheby's Cliveden House Auction 2025.

With "something for everyone". Not just Ferrari, Lotus, Austin, Maserati and Aston Martin.... but also pre-War Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Daimler, Clement-Talbot, and Lagonda.... The list goes on!

Also available is a 2007 Creation CA07 LMP1 Le Mans car.... Not something you see every day!!

NB. This episode is also available on the UKMotorTalk YouTube Channel, with video of the fantastic cars on offer. Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcjQ5q9OO9M

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/07/podcast-rm-sothebys-cliveden-house-auction-over-100-years-of-motoring-history/

For RM Sotheby's:

https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/ch25/

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A great day out at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, with like-minded Ford enthusiasts for a Simply Ford event, is spoiled when Mike's pride and joy, The Onion, doesn't start when it is time to come home. Unfortunately, a series of failings from the RAC means that the problem is not solved once they've been called....

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/07/podcast-a-breakdown-in-communication/

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Dave, Jim and Mike take a nostalgic walk through 1990s Car Magazines... and, by pure coincidence, Mike's 1990 Ford Orion Equipe ST170 conversion project, which might have been mentioned here before, is currently featuring in the latest edition of Classic Ford Magazine!

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/06/podcast-a-fond-look-back-at-90s-car-magazines/

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The team attend the SMMT Test Day and get behind the wheel of many of the newest cars on the road, including:

• Renault R5
• BYD Seal
• Polestar 2
• Volvo V60
• Audi RS3

For more, and videos of the roadtests:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/05/podcast-driving-some-of-the-latest-cars/

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To celebrate Formula One's 75th Birthday, Graham and Jim don their anoraks, boil the kettle and sit down for a chat about the sport and the many stories behind it. With access to the many hours of our archive interviews with F1 related characters, this proves to be a longer episode than usual....

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/05/podcast-75-years-of-formula-one-world-drivers-championships/

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In this episode:

• Learning to Drive in the current climate
• General Driving Standards
• Sleeping (or not) for Charity - https://www.v2radio.co.uk/local/beds-for-kids/
• Jackie Stewart's work for Race Against Dementia - https://www.raceagainstdementia.com/

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/04/podcast-learning-to-drive-in-2025/

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In this episode we pay tribute to the life of Formula One stalwart Eddie Jordan, look at the new road tax rules for EVs, have an chat about the current F1 situation, and enjoy a few moments with this year's crop of April Fools from the motoring world.

For more:

https://ukmotortalk.co.uk/2025/04/podcast-eddie-jordan-formula-one-update-and-april-fools/

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