Car Chat

Charles Fawcett (@charlesrfawcett)of Twisted Automotive joins us to talk about their journey building brilliant Land Rover Defenders with a variety of powertrains.Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/l1I3eRP4Cj8https://www.instagram.com/twisted_automotive/https://www.twistedautomotive.com/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro17:45 - The Ethos of Twisted26:57 - Sourcing of Staff37:13 - The Buying Process53:08 - The Twisted Models1:19:02 - Differences in Regional Customers 1:27:15 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Callum Seviour (@retropower_cal) is one of the founders (two brothers) of Retropower. A company building high end bespoke restomods. We have a chat about their journey, building custom restomods and some of the cars along the way. https://www.instagram.com/retropowercars/https://retropower.co.uk/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro12:40 - Attention to Detail & The Process 33:36 - Choosing the Projects46:20 - Engine Swapping a Classic 56:25 - Interiors1:12:21 - The Redux Series1:18:19 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lawrence Whittaker, MD of Lister Cars and CEO of Warrantywise joins me on the podcast to talk all about Lister Cars, his passion and a bit about warranties. https://www.lister.com/https://www.instagram.com/listercars/https://www.warrantywise.co.uk/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes:00:00 - Intro12:03 - The Vision for Lister28:55 - Making the Modern Lister41:50 - Will Lister Work on EV’s?48:30 - Warranty and Reliability of Tesla’s1:02:08 - The Challenges of Reviving a Car Brand 1:12:23 - Warrantywise1:39:45 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sandy Copeman is the founder of Amalgam Collection, a company responsible for making the most insanely detailed and high quality models you can find.Check out the video: https://youtu.be/lltr09SKwHkhttps://www.instagram.com/amalgamcollectionmodels/https://www.amalgamcollection.com/Show Notes:00:00 - Intro06:45 - How do you start a model build?15:22 - How much detail is in a model?20:02 - Cool experiences through model making31:31 - The Ferrari partnership36:58 - The Model Making Process59:18 - Materials used in the models1:08:52 - Challenges in model making1:15:03 - Custom order models1:25:16 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonathan Benson ( @Tyre Reviews ) is the man behind Tyre Reviews - a website devoted to rigorous tyre testing. We dig into Jonathan’s journey, dispel some common myths and learn all about tyres. https://www.instagram.com/tyre_reviews/https://www.tyrereviews.com/Enjoy,SamShow Notes:0:00 - Intro7:20 - How do tyre reviews work?20:25 - What cars do you use?24:28 - Factors that affect grip1:10:33 - Winter Tyres vs All-Weather Tyres 1:31:12 - Studded vs Non-studded tyres 1:42:27 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter Greaves (@petrol_ped) is an automotive youtuber and returns to the podcast for a catchup and discussion about what he's been up to.Watch the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/ivb8M1Z9rwoPrevious episodes: ep.19 + ep.91 https://www.instagram.com/petrol_ped/https://www.youtube.com/c/PetrolPedShow Notes: 00:00 - Intro & Catch Up06:22 - Constantly Changing Cars in Automotive Media 18:26 - Working with The Market35:10 - Sam & Peter’s Recent Drives1:07:15 - The EV/PHEV Landscape1:37:10 - Sim Racing1:44:25 - Vintage Voltage2:06:19 - 5ish Questions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Owen (Director and grandson of Sir Alfred Owen, BRM’s original proprietor who bought BRM in 1952) joins us to discuss bringing back the amazing BRM V16 and the revival of the iconic British Racing Motors brand. https://www.britishracingmotors.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/britishracingmotors/Show Notes:00:00 - Intro & BRM History19:22 - Remaking the BRM V1632:54 - The 1.5L V16 Engine44:49 - Highlights of the Remaking Process 50:35 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Redpath is the group Sales & Marketing Director for Radical Sportscars, he joins me on the podcast after I've spent a day testing the Radical SR10 racecar. We have a chat about all things lightweight sports cars and the radical offerings. https://www.radicalmotorsport.com/https://www.instagram.com/radical_sportscars/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro12:28 - How has marketing budgets changed? 22:24 - The Radical SR Lineup38:18 - Driving the SR1050:14 - The Radical RXC Lineup1:02:10 - The Radical Buying Journey1:11:16 - The Different Radical Markets 1:18:34 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Morgan has redesigned the 3 Wheeler, I had a look around the car and then a chat with Head of Design Jonathan Wells (@mrjonwells)https://www.morgan-motor.com/https://www.instagram.com/morganmotor/Enjoy, SamShow Notes:00:00 - Intro & The Morgan Super 307:19 - Customer Feedback Driving Design 16:28 - New System Designs36:42 - Dynamics & Performance44:03 - Morgan “Firsts”1:03:40 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Owen joins us from Scalextric to talk about slot cars and what Scalextric is up to at the moment. https://www.instagram.com/officialscalextric/https://uk.scalextric.com/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro04:32 - The design behind Scalextric cars 09:07 - The best community builds15:20 - Getting brand deals for scale cars 26:55 - Attending motorsport events 42:36 - The 2021 F1 season50:04 - Turning a real car into a model 58:07 - Simon’s track-day car1:07:59 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices