Josh Davies: My Dad worked with Andy, we moved to the USA because of VWs. Herbie, Vanagon Syncro S8E5
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Send us Fan Mail Josh Davies joins us from the USA to talk about his Dad, Richard Davies, who Andy worked with for over ten years at Heritage Parts Centre. Richard was a brilliant guy, hugely knowledgeable, and stoically lived with Cancer for 20 years before it finally caught up with him. Josh recalls his Dad having a Herbie VW Beetle when he was young and growing up in Wales. They moved to USA for Josh's Dads work, In Colorado, Josh and his Dad would go for a drive, with cl...
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Send us Fan Mail Alex Michaelides joins Andy and Jon to share how his father’s lifelong passion for cars shaped his own childhood and career. His earliest motoring memory is sitting in the family garage inside his dad’s 1985 Delta Formula Ford, surrounded by the sights and smells of a racing car. Alongside it were a rare Florida Green MGC University Special, an MGB and, later, a Ferrari 308 GT4. Alex recalls an eclectic succession of family cars, from a Mercedes W123 and Triumph Acclaim to a ...
Send us Fan Mail No Jon this week, but instead we're joined by Paul Gardiner from Speedbroker. As it happens, and by sheer fluke, Paul is good friends with out guest, Jo, and so we have a really open and honest conversation about her car memories, caring for her Dad, going car spotting as a form of respite from caring, and buying a dream car to help remember her Dad since he has passed away. Jo's earliest car memory is cleaning her Dad's Rover 800 at the weekend. Later, they...
Send us Fan Mail Just a quick audio note to say "We're still alive" and we haven't forgotten you. In fact, we recorded this whilst we were recording another guest for Season 9. We've recorded 4 so far of Season 9, with more guests pencilled in for this September. In this bonus episode, Jon and Andy have a quick chat about summer holidays, Jon's work with grass cutting and furniture sales, Andy's rusty 944 and modern classics going up in value, and of course the fact we've had a li...
Send us Fan Mail We're joined by Tom Gray, who may be better known to you as 'That Guy Gray' an automotive content creator. He's sat in his Range Rover L322 for this interview. Tom's earliest car memory starts off with him around age 12, and a Sunbeam Alpine that he would steer from the lap of a family friend. Other motoring memories include staying up 'late' to watch Top Gear with hid Dad. His Dad was and still is, a bit of a petrol head. Prior to children he'd had a Ford Escort ...
Send us Fan Mail Paul Harding steps into the co-host chair once more for this great episode with Emily Wilson. We found Emily on Instagram Emily Wilson’s Cars (@emwilsons_cars) • Instagram photos and videos where her channel has rocketed to now over 40k followers in only a matter of months, largely based on her 81 year old Dad's antics, knowledge and huge likeability, and her own skill of extracting soundbites and pearls of wisdom and turning them into social media content for others to enjoy...