OIllie Preston, Technical Director of RPM Technik joins me to talk about his journey and all things Porsche. We have a dig into what it was like building a business from a single ramp all the way through to the multi building setup it is today. We don't just cover what RPM do (although they do ALOT, they will even put back seats in your GT3) but we also cover aftermarket tuning and restomods such as Singer and RUF. There is so much 911 chat in here it's possibly too much (is that possible tho......
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Justin Bell is a Racing Driver, TV And Web Show Host. Son of the famous racing legend Derek Bell. We talk about what it was like growing up with such a famous father and the journey he has taken along the way. From racing at Le Mans in fire spitting Vipers to his more creative side putting together TV shows and his passion alongside - photography. Justin's Life With Legends podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-with-legends/id1633151527 https://www.instagram.com/leicaracer/ https:/...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 154
I knew very little about WRC so when I got the chance to attend Rally Spain with Toyota UK I grabbed my local expert (Chris Rawes) and we had a chat about how it all works. A big shoutout to Chris and also Toyota for enabling this to happen. https://www.instagram.com/chrisrawes/ https://www.toyota.co.uk/discover-toyota/toyota-gazoo-racing/world-rally-championship Enjoy, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Director of Design, Nathan Malinick joins me to talk all about the Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster launched at the Quail. https://www.hennesseyperformance.com/ Enjoy, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 19, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 152
David Lickfold - Director, Chassis and Vehicle Dynamics at Lucid Motors joins me to talk about the new Lucid Air Sapphire shown at The Quail. We have a chat about Lucid, EVs and some of the interesting things you can do with electric motors. https://www.lucidmotors.com/ Enjoy, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 12, 2022•21 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Richard Tuthill joins me to talk about his latest build "The 911K". We dig into some of the specs and have a walk around the car. It's pretty special. https://www.tuthillporsche.com/ Enjoy, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sep 05, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Amjad Ali is the technical director for Guntherwerks. Amjad walked me around their new Project Tornado; a RWD turbocharged manual 993 beast. https://www.guntherwerks.com/ https://www.instagram.com/guntherwerks/ Enjoy, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 29, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 149
I have a sit down with Jens Sverdrup, Chairman and CCO of Zenvo Automotive to get the low down on their new car coming in the not too distant future. It's a pretty epic design and I very much enjoyed hearing more. https://zenvoautomotive.com/ https://www.instagram.com/zenvoautomotive/ Enjoy, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 22, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 148
This week I caught up with Luke Sutton of Clive Sutton. We have a good chat about the massive variety of cars they deal with. From straight up sales to American imports, RHD conversions, customisation work, bespoke Mercedes VIP Class Program, Bespoke LEVC London Taxi, restoration, tuning and much much more. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/Ipc2m9WVwyI https://www.clivesutton.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/clivesutton/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 08:03 - Importing US Cars 27:...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 147
David Lorenz (Founder & CEO) of Lunaz joins us to talk through his journey and all about Lunaz Design and Lunaz Applied Technologies. Lunaz re-engineers luxury vehicles into electric form and also creates the world's first upcycled electric vehicles for industrial purposes. https://lunaz.design/ https://www.instagram.com/lunazdesign/ https://www.instagram.com/lunaztech/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 12:02 - The Development Process 19:02 - Modernising Classic Cars 32:49 - Restoring Cars on ...
Aug 08, 2022•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 146
Simon Saunders, Founder and Director of Ariel Motor Company joins us to talk all about his journey and the cars along the way. https://www.arielmotor.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/arielmotorcompany/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 06:22 - Developing the Atom 15:51 - The Atom Engine 23:15 - Revisions and Progression 34:57 - Atom V8 47:23 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Alberto, founder of Roadstr App joins me to talk about their vision and creating an app to make events and car related activities much easier to find. https://www.instagram.com/roadstr_app/ https://www.roadstr.io/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 03:49 - App Building Process 09:28 - Sam’s Experience with Roadstr 23:48 - Main Regions Using The App 35:20 - Businesses on Roadstr 40:21 - Future Features 48:02 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Colin Hoad of CAT Driver Training joins me this week to talk all about the mechanics of driving effectively on track and road, Colin comes at the process from a very engineering focused angle and really digs into the nitty gritty bits of psychology and technique. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/rKdgVNKFBl8 https://catdrivertraining.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/catdt/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 09:38 - Oval & C1 Racing 34:26 - Learning On-Track Techniques 57:21 - On-Track Psycholo...
Jul 18, 2022•3 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 143
This year I went along to the Supercardriver Secret Meet and decided that I'd try out a new format for the podcast. I packed up some mics and grabbed a few people at the event to chat to. https://www.supercar-driver.com https://www.instagram.com/shmee150/ https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/ https://www.romansinternational.com/ https://www.litchfieldmotors.com/ https://www.dkeng.co.uk/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro 00:35 = Shmee150 05:01 = Iain Litchfield 11:41 = Tom Jaconelli - Romans 17:54 = Matt ...
Jul 11, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Richard Tuthill joins me to talk all about Tuthill Porsche, his journey and lots of the cool projects along the way. https://www.tuthillporsche.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tuthillporsche/ Enjoy Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 07:48 - The Rally Racing Experience 18:36 - Rally vs On Track 25:26 - Ice Driving 47:23 - Ken Block x Tuthill Safari 56:04 - Singer x Tuthill 1:08:21 - The Logistics of Rallying in Africa 1:18:36 - The Future of Tuthill 1:22:43 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choice...
Jul 04, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Matt Prior joins us again from Autocar to talk about all things cars. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/STbQ9kiYX7U https://www.instagram.com/automattictransmission/ https://www.autocar.com Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 08:54 - Driving ALL the Restomods 20:50 - Current Crop of Super Cars & EV’s 53:43 - Recent Autocar Articles 1:19:16 - Future Classics 1:44:58 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2022•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Marcus Holland (@marcus.l.holland) joins us from E Type UK to talk about starting an E Type business and building their own restomod Jaguar E Type - The Unleashed. https://etypeuk.com/ https://www.instagram.com/marcus.l.holland/ https://www.instagram.com/etype_uk/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 16:04 - Starting and Operating E Type UK 30:45 - The Evolution of Restoration 43:51 - Are we at peak E Type? 1:05:18 - The Unleashed 1:41:44 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...
Jun 20, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 139
David Twohig (@David__Twohig) is an automotive engineer who had a hand in Nissan Qashqai I, Renault ZOE I, Alpine A110, BYTON M-BYTE and others. We have a chat about engineering, a deep dive into David's various projects, EVs and of course a heavy look at the Alpine A110. Check out David's Book: https://amzn.to/3QkAWlR https://www.instagram.com/david__twohig/ Watch the video: https://youtu.be/UqEF3ywWBj4 Enjoy, Sam Show Notes 0:00 - Intro 10:49 - Managing an Automotive Production Team 16:49 - Th...
Jun 13, 2022•2 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Jason Torchinsky joins us from the States to talk about his journey (previously at Jalopnik) and his new website - The Autopian. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/1eoSDyM90-w https://www.theautopian.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jasontorch/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 22:38 - Working at Jalopnik 47:32 - Starting The Autopian 58:35 - How do you run a website like The Autopian? 1:08:03 - US vs UK Car Culture (and other things) 1:22:56 - Jason’s Book, “Robot, Take The Wheel” 1:47:20 -...
Jun 06, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Thomas Yates - Managing Director of McMurtry Automotive joins us to talk about his journey, working at Mercedes F1 and the McMurtry Speirling. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/zwF7jLVWqdM https://www.instagram.com/mcmurtryautomotive https://mcmurtry.com/ Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 16:57 - Developing an F1 Car 22:07 - Starting McMurtry Automotive 43:07 - How does the Speirling Compare? 48:01 - The Battery System 1:04:14 - The Future of McMurtry Automotive 1:25:18 - 5 Questions Lea...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 136
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 Que...
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 - 5 Qu...
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 1:37:10 ...
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. Vis...
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 1:02:10 - ...
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
