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/l1I3eRP4Cj8 https://www.instagram.com/twisted_automotive/ https://www.twistedautomotive.com/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 17:45 - The Ethos of Twisted 26:57 - Sourcing of Staff 37:13 - The Buying Process 53:08 - The Twisted Models 1:19:02 - Differences in Regional Customers 1:27:15 - 5 Q...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 135
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 - Intro 12:40 - Attention to Detail & The Process 33:36 - Choosing the Projects 46:20 - Engine Swapping a Classic 56:25 - Interiors 1:12:21 - The Redux Series 1:18:19 ...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 134
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 - Intro 12:03 - The Vision for Lister 28:55 - Making the Modern Lister 41:50 - Will Lister Work on EV’s? 48:30 - Warranty and Reliability of Tesla’s 1:02:08 - The Challenges of Reviving a Car Brand 1:12:23 - Warrantywise...
May 02, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 133
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/lltr09SKwHk https://www.instagram.com/amalgamcollectionmodels/ https://www.amalgamcollection.com/ Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 06:45 - How do you start a model build? 15:22 - How much detail is in a model? 20:02 - Cool experiences through model making 31:31 - The Ferrari partnership 36:58 - The Model Making Proces...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 132
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, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 7:20 - How do tyre reviews work? 20:25 - What cars do you use? 24:28 - Factors that affect grip 1:10:33 - Winter Tyres vs All-Weather Tyres 1:31:12 - Studded vs Non-studded tyres 1:42:27 - 5 Questions...
Apr 18, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 131
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/ivb8M1Z9rwo Previous episodes: ep.19 + ep.91 https://www.instagram.com/petrol_ped/ https://www.youtube.com/c/PetrolPed Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro & Catch Up 06:22 - Constantly Changing Cars in Automotive Media 18:26 - Working with The Market 35:10 - Sam & Peter’s Recent Drives 1:07:15 - The EV/PHEV Landscape ...
Apr 11, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 130
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 History 19:22 - Remaking the BRM V16 32:54 - The 1.5L V16 Engine 44:49 - Highlights of the Remaking Process 50:35 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices....
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 129
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 - Intro 12:28 - How has marketing budgets changed? 22:24 - The Radical SR Lineup 38:18 - Driving the SR10 50:14 - The Radical RXC Lineup 1:02:1...
Mar 28, 2022•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 128
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, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro & The Morgan Super 3 07:19 - Customer Feedback Driving Design 16:28 - New System Designs 36:42 - Dynamics & Performance 44:03 - Morgan “Firsts” 1:03:40 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 127
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 - Intro 04:32 - The design behind Scalextric cars 09:07 - The best community builds 15:20 - Getting brand deals for scale cars 26:55 - Attending motorsport events 42:36 - The 2021 F1 season 50:04 - Turning a real car into a model 58:07 - Simon’s track-day car 1:07:59 - 5 Questions Learn more a...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Eugenio Amos ( @automobili_amos ) is a car builder, collector and the founder of Automobiliamos and the man responsible for the Lancia Delta Integrale Futurista and now Safarista. We have a chat about his car journey, racing GT3 cars, Safari Rallies and building his perfect Integrale. https://automobiliamos.it/ https://instagram.com/automobili_amos Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 06:55 - What are rally raid events like? 11:15 - Thoughts on road cars after racing 13:05 -F40 Ownership 17:29 -...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 125
James Clark of Toyota & Lexus UK joins me on the podcast to talk about his journey, what's going on with Toyota and Lexus, the ins and outs of working with the media, press launches and much more. Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/9iCxfb11SYU https://www.toyota.co.uk/ https://www.lexus.co.uk/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 02:19 - How to Enter the Automotive Industry and Connecting with PR 21:21 - The Day-to-Day of Automotive PR 25:06 - Handling Media Feedback 34:47 - The Changing Media ...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Tusco Cavalli is the founder of Officine Fioravanti and the man responsible for their Ferrari Testarossa restomod. A complete ground up re-look at the Testarossa. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/xH_yQ-l96mw https://www.instagram.com/officinefioravanti/ https://officinefioravanti.com/testarossa-officine-fioravanti/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 05:44 - The Officine Fiovaranti Testarossa 19:23 - Suspension and Geometry Changes 28:24 - Interior Changes 40:37 - Audio Changes 44:31 - En...
Dec 20, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 123
David Lane is the founder of Oshe Design and Workshop Seventy7 - a specialist classic car build and restoration workshop. David joins us to talk about his journey to starting the business, his love of cars and all of the projects along the way and in the future. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/clkJOzFJQlo https://workshopseventy7.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/workshopseventy7/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 10:39 - Lessons Learned From Workshop Seventy7 24:24 - Impact of Geom...
Dec 13, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Andrew Frankel ( @frankelandrew ) is back on the podcast to talk about a bunch of cars he's driven in the last year and the development and evolution of The Intercooler. Andrew was first on the podcast for episode 73 so have a listen to that to hear about his journey up till now. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/z5zz-jGBVbk https://www.theintercooler.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/theintercooler/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes 00:00 - Intro & The Intercooler 25:40 - Intercooler Track Day &...
Dec 06, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Merlin ( @dukeoflondon ) is the boss of Duke Of London - a classic car hub in west London. We have a catch up about the evolution of the business during the pandemic and Merlin’s latest purchase. To hear Merlin’s story tune back to episode 26. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/it0LH3XybSo https://instagram.com/duke_of_london https://www.dukeoflondon.co.uk/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 05:08 - Growing a Business Through the Pandemic 16:00 - Starting a Showroom and Growing a Community 30:0...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 120
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, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 119
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, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 118
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 - ...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 117
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 ...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 116
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, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 115
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 ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 114
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, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 113
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 Nex...
Oct 11, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 112
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: ...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 111
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, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 110
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, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 109
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 -...
Aug 23, 2021•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 108
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, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 107
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, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 106
