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Car Chat

Sam Mooreswww.sammoores.com
The Car Chat Podcast features regular interviews with familiar and interesting faces from the automotive world. Hosted by Sam Moores (@sammooresphoto). Video podcasts now over on the Car Chat Podcast youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2AKE9BDG5e7fvpkj7E4kg

Episodes

Sergio De Michele | Fire Safety Stick

Sergio De Michele is the Managing Director of Fire Safety Stick in the UK and an expert in all things fire safety. He's on the podcast to talk about his product the fire safety stick and also explain a bit more about fire safety in general. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/HFvQ8UlAe0E Enjoy, Sam https://firesafetystick.com/ https://www.instagram.com/firesafetystick/ Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 06:56 - Fire Safety Stick vs Conventional Fire Extinguishers 22:04 - In-car Fire Suppression System...

Nov 22, 20211 hr 20 minSeason 1Ep. 119

Nabil Naamo | Topaz Detailing - Topaz Skin and Custom Interiors

Nabil Naamo of Topaz Detailing joined me for a catchup. It's been a while since I caught up with Topaz Detailing and they really have taken things to another level, changing the colour on a McLaren F1 and doing some insanely bespoke projects such as a Porsche GT2 RS. Go check out episode 8 for the story behind the business and to hear from Mazin Naamo as well. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/S5aDTuZdp_8 https://topazdetailing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/topazdetailing/ Hope you enjoy, S...

Nov 15, 20211 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 118

Alex Kersten | Car Throttle - Building The Off-Road MR2 and Having Fun With Cheap Cars (AutoAlex)

Alex (@autoalex) is back on the podcast to talk about what he's been up to in the last year including the offroad Toyota MR2, big engined MX5s and much more. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/sh_aDyEO9ec https://www.instagram.com/autoalex https://www.youtube.com/c/CarThrottle Hope you enjoy, Sam 00:00 - Intro 04:09 - The Best Budget Cars 10:49 - Car Throttle Videos of 2021 22:13 - Alex’s Rocketeer MX5, Phil 30:03 - Car Throttle Loan Cars 49:22 - Riding Motorbikes and Safety 1:04:01 - Wo...

Nov 08, 20212 hr 32 minSeason 1Ep. 117

Ian Briggs | BAC - Designing A Single Seater Dream

Ian is the Head Of Design and Co-Founder of the Briggs Automotive Company, responsible for the single seater road car the Mono. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/lzv_zu2Kxw0 https://www.bac-mono.com/ https://www.instagram.com/discovermono/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 07:13 - Studying Automotive Design 24:40 - Starting BAC & Making the First Single Seater Road Car 38:39 - THE BAC Models 44:01 - Designing a Car for a Purpose 49:05 - Basing in Germany 52:05 - 5 Questions Lear...

Nov 01, 20212 hr 53 minSeason 1Ep. 116

The New Range Rover, Mercedes SL, Porsche GT4 RS and Rolls Royce Black Badge w. Tom Jaconelli

Tom Jaconelli of @Romans International joins us to talk about a bunch of the new cars released this week and discuss the state of the car market. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pHmn9pbaBAY https://www.romansinternational.com/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro 01:16 = 992 GT3 03:15 = Cayman GT4 RS 10:40 = New Range Rover Vogue 23:18 = Rolls Royce Ghost Black Badge 28:18 = New Mercedes AMG SL 37:04 = What's the state of the current car market? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Oct 29, 202151 minSeason 1Ep. 115

David Brown | The Journey Of David Brown Automotive, Speedback GT and the DB Mini

David Brown of @David Brown Automotive Limited joins us on the podcast to tell us about his journey and the cars along the way such as the Speedback GT and the Mini. https://www.davidbrownautomotive.com/ https://www.instagram.com/davidbrownautomotive/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 06:06 - The Peking to Paris Rally in a Rolls Royce 13:13 - David Brown Automotive & The Speedback GT 37:39 - The Mini Remastered 50:24 - Challenges of Working With a Mini 54:42 - The Oselli Edition 1:02...

Oct 25, 20211 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 114

Jonathan Wells | Head Of Design For Morgan Cars On The Plus Four CX-T

Jonathan Wells is the Head of Design at Morgan Cars, we have a chat about how he got into the industry and the new Morgan CX-T. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/k3cqsE9v9Jw https://www.instagram.com/morganmotor/ https://www.morgan-motor.com/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:54 - Getting into Car Design 05:53 - Bringing Modern Design into Morgan 11:05 - The EV3 19:18 - The CX Platform 30:09 - The CXT 43:4...

Oct 18, 20211 hr 17 minSeason 1Ep. 113

Ant Antstead | Radford Cars - His Journey And The Lotus 62-2 By Radford

Ant Anstead (@ant_anstead) is a car builder and tv host, he joins us to talk about his company Radford Cars and their new Lotus 62-2 coachbuilt by Radford. Watch the youtube version here: https://youtu.be/Vejam_NiYf0 https://radford.co/ https://www.instagram.com/radfordmotors/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 07:12 - Becoming the “TV Mechanic” 17:09 - The Start of Radford Cars 30:32 - The P62 Design 39:00 - The Next ...

Oct 11, 202148 minSeason 1Ep. 112

GF Williams - Commercial Photographer On Shooting For Manufacturers And Building His Lotus Exige

George (@gfwilliams) is an Automotive Photographer who I've known for a long time. He's shot for a variety of manufacturers and focuses on high end cars. We have a chat about how he got into the industry and all of the cars along the way including his heavily modified Lotus Exige. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/woGDpTZHIrE https://www.instagram.com/gfwilliams/ https://gfwilliams.net/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00...

Oct 04, 20212 hr 44 minSeason 1Ep. 111

Thank YOU! That's A Wrap For Season 3

It's time for Season 3 of the Car Chat Podcast to come to an end. We are having a bit of a break and will be back on October 4th. Cheers, Sam Buy Sam A Pint: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 06, 20215 minSeason 1Ep. 110

Justin Lunny | Everrati Cars - Converting Classics And Iconic Cars To Electric

Justin Lunny Is the founder of Everrati - a company that modifies existing classic and iconic cars to electric. They have a variety of models ranging from a Porsche 964 911 to a Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/5jUKVR2Qli4 https://www.everrati.com/ https://www.instagram.com/everraticars/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 01:24 - Starting Everrati 04:24 - Restoring and Designing the Cars 12:43 - Batt...

Aug 30, 20211 hr 27 minSeason 1Ep. 109

Jonathan Ward | Icon 4x4 - Taking The Art Of Resto-Modding To The Next Level

Jonathan Ward of Icon 4x4 (@icon4x4) is on the podcast to talk about restomodding classic cars. A man of many fascinations, from pristine authentic restorations to adopting the latest aerospace tech and hand made leather goods. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/4LCn0QSoOLM https://icon4x4.com/ https://www.instagram.com/icon4x4/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes 00:00 - Intro 12:10 - Starting TLC 4x4 & ICON 4x4 19:59 - Jonat...

Aug 23, 20212 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 108

Ben Hedley | The Little Car Company - Crafting The Bugatti Baby 2, DB5 Junior and Ferrari Testa Rossa J

Ben is the CEO of The Little Car Company (@little.cars). They make a variety of special small electric cars including the Bugatti Baby, Aston Martin DB5 Junior and the newly announced Ferrari Testa Rossa J. Check out the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/ERbyPWc974Q https://thelittlecar.co/ https://www.instagram.com/little.cars/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 03:20 - How Did The Little Car Company Start? 10:42 -...

Aug 16, 20211 hr 29 minSeason 1Ep. 107

Freddy Page Roberts - The Future Of EV Design?

Freddy Page Roberts is on the podcast to talk about the new Page Roberts design for an EV promising a big increase in range. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/GqtnGCpI5_Q https://www.page-roberts.com/ Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:54 - The Page-Roberts Automotive Design 08:04 - Battery Layout and Design Philosophy 20:32 - The Alternatives to Petrol 22:50 - Sports Car EVs 28:33 - What is the Plan for...

Aug 09, 202140 minSeason 1Ep. 106

MrJWW - Which Is The Best Koenigsegg? Racing Caterhams & Pragas + The Modern Classic Series

MrJWW is back on the podcast again. We have a catch up about what James has been up to. Lots of racing, driving the full Koenigsegg range and a bunch of Modern Classics. Watch the video podcast here James's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/mrjww James on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjww/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:56 - The MrJWW Channel in 2020 15:38 - The Chronicles of Koenigsegg 32:14 - Caterham ...

Aug 02, 20212 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 105

Jonny Smith | The Late Brake Show

Jonny (@jonnycarpervert) is back on the podcast, we have a catch up about what he's been up to including driving a crazy Ferrari 250 Restomod, the Rimac Nevera and much more. Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/YyIw5eR7OR8 https://www.instagram.com/jonnycarpervert/ https://www.youtube.com/user/CARPERVERT Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 05:23 - What We’ve Been Up To 19:57 - Driving EV’s in the Past Year 34...

Jul 26, 20211 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 104

Marino Franchitti - Racing Driver on Le Mans, Developing Singer 911s and Three Men Four Wheels

Marino Franchitti joins us on the podcast to talk about racing, testing Singers and his new tv show "Three Men Four Wheels". Check out the video: https://youtu.be/_fqbvtzIaw4 You can find the show on Discovery + and Quest https://www.instagram.com/mfranchitti/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 01:16 - Driving Insane Race Cars 14:15 - Favourite Race Cars 18:13 - Racing Super GT 20:35 - Road Car Development - Singer DLS...

Jul 19, 20211 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 103

Tom Wood | Car & Classic

Tom Wood is the CEO of Car & Classic (@carandclassic.co.uk). We have a good chat about his background, how he came to acquire Car & Classic and make it what it is today. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk Watch the video: https://youtu.be/cNEkp39m06k Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:49 - Classic Car Data and Cazana 11:40 - Price Trends of Used EV’s 15:49 - Car and Classic 28:21 - Buying a Car In-Person vs Online 36:0...

Jul 12, 20211 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 102

Bruce Southey | Rocketeer Cars (Putting Large Engines In Mazda MX5s)

Bruce Southey is the man behind @rocketeercars. A company that puts V6 engines in Mazda MX5s. It sounds like a great proposition, no extra weight but a better engine note and a lot more grunt. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/ImjIQpfX_ng https://www.rocketeercars.com/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 10:52 - Bruce’s Design Career 16:56 - Modifying MX5’s with V6’s 22:04 - Performance Gains 35:35 - Custom MX5 Int...

Jul 05, 20211 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 101

David Pook | Life 110 (Tuning Alpine A110s)

David Pook (@alpine_life110) is a specialist in vehicle dynamics, having worked previously for JLR SVO Division bringing you cars such as the Project 8. He founded Life 110 to bring that knowledge and consequently products to the Alpine A110. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/PFFQ-MZQ420 Life 110 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alpine_life110/ https://life110.co.uk/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:29 - W...

Jun 28, 20212 hr 55 minSeason 1Ep. 100

Max Girardo | Girardo & Co - A New Location And Lots Of Crazy Cars

Max Girardo (@maxgirardo) is back on the podcast to have a chat about their new location in Oxfordshire and have a chat about lots of car stuff. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Ul7eH8fpeC8 https://www.instagram.com/girardoandco/ https://girardo.com/ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:18 - Moving into the new space 14:38 - Porsche 956 18:19 - Racecar on the road - CLK GTR 20:53 - Buying and selling cars from a coll...

Jun 21, 20211 hr 19 minSeason 1Ep. 99

Magnus Walker - His Journey, Porsches And The Nike SB 277s

Magnus Walker (@magnuswalker) is a Porsche guy, a man with a beard and generally a pretty cool dude. We have a chat about his journey, lots of Porsches and his new Nike colab, The SB 277 Dunk. Magnus's YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/magnusporsche1 Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:21 - Urban Outlaw 15:41 - Doing a TED Talk 24:47 - Magnus’ Car Collection 37:37 - Building a 60’s Porsche 48:25 - Ferrari F40 58:02 - ...

Jun 14, 20212 hrSeason 1Ep. 98

Ratarossa Scott - The Ferrari Guy Bringing Cars Back To Life

Scott ( @Ratarossa ) is an absolute Ferrari fan and has taken to youtube to document bringing life back to some seriously unloved vehicles. Probably best known for his "Ratarossa". We have a chat about what got him into cars, some of the builds along the way and dig a bit into the guy behind the channel. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/IYTEtUzG2Mc Scott's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA0ZY1x5r2lyKQfoUYvHvqQ Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/sho...

Jun 07, 20211 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 97

Jayemm On Cars | Automotive Youtuber On His journey, Lots Of Cars And The Mclaren saga

James (@jayemmoncars) is an automotive youtuber of the more journalistic variety. He loves old school top gear and aims to bring a bit of that to 2021. We have a chat about his journey, "The McLaren Saga" and lots more. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/GV40C5jlRc0 James's Youtube Channel Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 11:13 - How did you get into cars? 27:38 - From Film Production to YouTube 44:30 - Press Cars...

May 31, 20213 hr 44 minSeason 1Ep. 96

Shmee150 | Pandemic Life, The USA And Lots Of Cars

Tim (@shmee150) is back on the podcast again! We have a long chat about what it's like to film in America, the Shmueseum, filming hypercars and much much more. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/XXTz70Bn5a4 Tim's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Shmee150 Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 04:43 - Driving the Nurburgring 12:43 - The SLS Black Series 27:10 - The Shmuseum 39:48 - The Porsche Taycan and EV’s 52:40 ...

May 24, 20212 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 95

Cars With Luke | Youtuber and Photographer

Luke (@carswithluke) is an automotive photographer and youtuber based in Switzerland. His videos and photography showcase this stunning backdrop. We have a good chat about photography, youtube and lots of cars. Check out the video version: https://youtu.be/VAthJ4Er1Kg Luke's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwgzx-E7BXya5thqTVFPCrg Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 03:03 - Moving to Switzerland and becoming a ...

May 17, 20212 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 94

Tristan Judge | The Market (Online Classic & Collector Car Auctions)

Tristan Judge is a Director of The Market, an online classic and collector car auction site. We have a chat about the state of the car market at the moment, what's going up, what's going down and the growing world of online auctions. Watch the video here: www.TheMarket.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/themarket_auctions Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 5:21 - Types of Car Auctions 10:03 - What cars have increased in va...

May 10, 20212 hr 51 minSeason 1Ep. 93

The Lowdown On The New Ferrari 812 Competizione & Competizione A

A little bit of a news update with some info about the new Ferrari 812 Competizione Coupe and Convertible Version. Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/KanIhKJlD4Q Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro 01:27 = Specs 02:07 = Engine 03:10 = Aero 03:34 = Interior 04:23 = Independant steering + RWS 05:50 = Braking 06:50 = Fake vents? 07:10 = Price... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 06, 202110 minSeason 1Ep. 92

Petrol Ped - Automotive Youtuber on Minis, BMWs and racing

Peter (@petrol_ped) returns for the second time to tell us what he's been up to in the last year. We chat cars, bikes, podcasting and more. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/hOwO-8JaS6A Peter's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/greavsie6672 Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Show Notes 0:00 - Intro2:55 - What have you been up to? 12:01 - Cycling Content and starting a Podcast 19:21 - Mini GP3 22:39 - Electric Car Chat 33:39 - Vinta...

May 03, 20212 hr 41 minSeason 1Ep. 91

Dan Prosser | Automotive Journalist and The Intercooler

Dan Prosser (@danprosser86) is an automotive journalist, presenter and founder of The Intercooler. We hear back from Dan about what he's been up to in the last year and his new digital media outlet: The Intercooler. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/lZE_zMNIjvw https://www.instagram.com/theintercooler/ Support The Podcast: https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pint Hope You Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 3:03 - Driving a V12 Ferrari for the first time 8:20 - Do you get exc...

Apr 26, 20212 hr 9 minSeason 1Ep. 90