Snow Day, not Slow Day
Send Car-Chum a Text Grab a Slushie and listen to this old slush about slush. But wait, there's more! A broken Jimny Dipstick and...well, there must be more. Surely. Support the show
Episodes
Car-Chum
Two chums; one podcast. An automotive journalist and a radio presenter with a shared mono-maniacal interest; surely this should be good. Surely.
Episodes
ICE ICE BABY
Send Car-Chum a Text It's cold outside, so what could be more appropriate than Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, delving into ICE? Oh! Hang on. In Car Entertainment. Kind of like Car-Chum itself: entertainment in your car. Enough! Get on with it! Support the show
Dead Brands & Motorcycles
Send Car-Chum a Text In this edition of Car-Chum's Car Share Tony muses on why his driveway is populated by dead brands and Mike drops the mic by saying he wants to go two-wheelin'. Support the show
Genesis & the Pursuit of Perfection
Send Car-Chum a Text How very festive? Not. In this edition of Car-Chum's Car Share, Tony and his Car-Chum Mike deliberate the future sales aspirations of niche brands like Genesis. They also discover differences in their willingness to compromise on functioning features. Happy Christmas. Support the show
History Lesson 1
Send Car-Chum a Text A rip-snorting 12-part blast through the history of the automobile. Decade by decade, the Car-Chums pick their choice moments of development, innovation and dead ends. Tony and his automotive journalist chum Mike also tell their personal tales from behind the wheel (or tiller) and choose a standout product from each period. This episode: where it all started. Maybe a little bit before, but not too much horse. Support the show...
Car Shopping & a Naughty Knob
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum host Tony goes Polestar shopping in Battersea and his car chum Mike wrestles with a forty year old knob in his BMW. The usual fayre. Support the show
Live at NEC Classic Motor Show
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum took to the stage live at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2024. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike in the Podcast Lounge. They're joined by award winning author Simon Charlesworth for a ramble around motor shows past and present. Support the show
Mongolian Maestro & Blinged Up Boxster
Send Car-Chum a Text Should a round-the-world Maestro be left in peace asks Car-Chum host Tony? And should a Porsche Boxter be taken to pieces wonders his Car-Chum Mike? Support the show
NEC Classic Motor Show Shameless Plug
Send Car-Chum a Text As per the title! Car-Chum is off to Birmingham again in November...but this time we're on stage. (Quick: think of something interesting to say.) Support the show
Simply British at Beaulieu
Send Car-Chum a Text It’s showtime again and Car-Chum was invited to cover Beaulieu’s Simply British event. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike demonstrating what they don’t know as they take a leisurely wander around the show. Support the show
Rustival 2 - The Sequel - The Return Of
Send Car-Chum a Text If you liked Rustival 1, you'll love Rustival 2. And this time Car-Chum made it onto the stage. With permission! Here's Tony and Mike's doing what they do - all hosted by Practical Classics' Danny Hopkins. Support the show
Concepts
Send Car-Chum a Text Ever been faintly disappointed by the reality after the Concept? Just wait until you hear this episode. Join Tony and his Car-Chum and auto journalist, Mike Renaut, as they analyse the details in pitiless detail. Wait, that can’t be right. Support the show
Dignitary for a Day and Chepstow Club
Send Car-Chum a Text Welcome to Car-Chum’s Car Share – a monthly update on what’s happening. And what’s not happening. And what should be happening. And might have happened if only… Support the show
Complete One Car
Send Car-Chum a Text It wasn’t Tony; it was his Car-Chum Mike. The episode title is his work. Regardless, join the Chums as they attempt to choose a car for life. Support the show
Toys
Send Car-Chum a Text Toys. This one's about toys. Support the show
Supermodel
Send Car-Chum a Text Fancy listening to two men with no hands-on experience of the subject talk about car design? Great! Here's your chance. It's the latest edition of Car-Chum where auto journalist Mike Renaut joins Tony to impart great wisdom and 'humour'. There's also a fascinating critique of the Jag E-Type's design. All to look forward to then... Support the show...
An Inside Job
Send Car-Chum a Text They say it’s what is inside that really matters. Just ask the designer of the Ssangyong Rodius. Tony and his Car-Chum Mike set about finding out if interiors are the deciding factor for 38.6% of new car buyers. Support the show
A Rally Good Episode
Send Car-Chum a Text Tony and Mike go Rallying …from the comfort of their studios. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike as they delve sideways first into the hedge via the ditch. Support the show
Mustang is 60
Send Car-Chum a Text Happy Birthday Ford Mustang! Sixty years ago this week – well, the week we made this edition of Car-Chum. Join Tony and Mike as they saddle up and talk Pony. Whatever that means. Support the show
Testing Testing (With Vicky Parrott)
Send Car-Chum a Text What’s it like to be a roadtester? Imagine a different new car on your driveway every week, endless track-time and glitzy trips to launches in Monaco. Now imagine if Tony and his Car-Chum Mike had thought to ask some of these questions of Vicky Parrott - roadtester, editor, writer, presenter and rather good driver. Instead they did this. Testing Testing from Car-Chum. Support the show...
What a Tool! (Practical Classics Resto Show Coverage)
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum’s on the road yet again this week, this time to the Practical Classics Restoration Show at the NEC. Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, have tools on the mind… Support the show
Rustival Show Coverage
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum heads to the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire to cover the inaugural Rustival car show. Tony and his Car-Chum, Mike, bump into to some familiar faces and new characters from ‘the scene’. Support the show
A-T, A-T, ATV
Send Car-Chum a Text Tony and Mike head off the potholed tarmac to explore All Terrain Vehicles. From Mars to Iceland and EVs to tractor pulling, this is the Car-Chum episode that doesn’t need roads where it going. Support the show
Out with the New; In with the Old (with Matt Richardson from Furious Driving)
Send Car-Chum a Text Youtube sensation(!), Matt Richardson from Furious Driving fails to learn from his mistake in joining Car-Chum years ago, by turning up again. On this edition of Car-Chum, Tony and Mike cross-examine each other – and Matt – on the vexed question: Old or New? Support the show
Autonomous for the People (with Noah Gedrimas, VP Strategy at GPR)
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum opens the door to the future in this episode…and finds someone rather knowledgeable on the other side (of that door). Noah Gedrimas, VP of Strategy at GPR (Ground Positioning Radar), joins Tony and his Car-Chum Mike to autonomously talk auto autonomy. Support the show
Crime Cars
Send Car-Chum a Text Car-Chum feels the long arm of the law in this episode. Tony's joined by his regular Car-Chum and motoring journalist, Mike to tell the stories of cars and their drivers getting nicked! From Bonnie and Clyde's letter to Henry Ford, through the-most-stolen Ford Capri, to modern-day dodgy data dealings, it's all here on this edition of Car-Chum. Support the show...
Here is the News 🗞️
Send Car-Chum a Text Just occasionally, something car-ry happens that’s deemed interesting enough to bump celebrity tittle-tattle out of the news. Tony and Mike mine the archives to find such car news that made it…to the news. So, Here is the News. Support the show
Wintry Tales and Winter Tyres (with Ben Field, MD Vintage Tyres)
Send Car-Chum a Text Tyre expert Ben Field – Vintage Tyre MD – joins Tony and Mike on this episode of Car-Chum. They tell tales of great winter driving bravery. Well, getting stuck on the driveway anyway. Also, there’s a free winter tyre fact buried in all the fun, too. Get a grip and join Car-Chum for this winter wonderland special. Support the show...
On Tow!
Send Car-Chum a Text Grab your high-viz and join Car-Chum in its favourite location – bonnet up by the side of the road. This time, Tony and Mike unravel the knot in the tow rope, search for the missing trailer ramp and get creative making a ‘temporary’ number plate. Caution: Car-Chum’s On Tow! Support the show
Take a Break
Send Car-Chum a Text Don’t fast forward, don’t walk off, don’t start scrolling! Car-Chum’s taking a break for ad breaks. In this episode, Tony and his Car-Chum Mike delve deep into the world of automotive advertising. Support the show