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Q&A 125 - DAF 66 on Route 66 Nov 06, 2026

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle listeners’ messages about the Matchbox movie and good car chase films, road trips in cars whose names match the destination, and carryover rear lights.

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The wiper that can break your arm Nov 02, 2026

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Jonny and Richard remember the swan of windscreen wipers. Also in this episode, stealth wealth cars of Geneva, a mannish trip to Germany, the time one of the Top Gear team got trapped on a submarine, the strange wiper policies of the VW Scirocco, driving a classic S-Class, listeners’ messages about the weird GM credit card, police cars and the Dutch, the return of the Smith and Sniff Saab, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic.

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This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/la/C2050547

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Q&A 124 - Automotive beige flags Oct 30, 2026

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things Q&A show, Jonny and Richard attempt to answer listeners’ messages about quirky car views, vigilante badge removal, and people who don’t put ‘the’ ahead of car names.

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Far too much about cars Oct 26, 2026

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Jonny and Richard have a belated chat about all the new cars at the Paris motor show including the new 2 CV, Peugeot RCZ and E-T16, Opel STX, Fiat Multiplay and Alfa Cuorerosso concepts, and explain why show cars are usually a sham. Also in this episode, famous car makes teetering on the brink, the Jag Type 01 revealed at last, the return of a really small Smart, a short review of the Subaru E-Outback, and another delightful car found on Car & Classic.

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This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2063579

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Q&A 123 - Oooh, me Trophy! Oct 23, 2026

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard tackle listeners’ messages about retro design, the worst riding cars, and car launches you’d like to have been at.

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Why we all need car shows Oct 19, 2026

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After Bicester Scramble a couple of weeks ago, Richard thinks there’s a reason car shows are more important than ever. Also in this episode, Scimitar grimace, asymmetric car faces, wallowy land yachts and unloved AMCs in old movies, staging a one car at a time car show, getting mobbed by tourists in a Honda Beat, and another great car chosen from Car & Classic.

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This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1912335

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Q&A 122 - Add lightness, remove trousers Oct 16, 2026

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages the BMW M5 manual being available only in America, why paddleshift Ferraris are often advertised as manuals, a hypothetical quandary involving Gordon Murray, a former racing driver and a disgraced TV presenter, the least mechanical sympathy ever shown to a car, and strange automotive habits.

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Is retro the future? Oct 12, 2026

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As Citroen announces a re-born 2 CV, Jonny and Richard wonder where the Euro retro car trend will end. Also in this episode, the British prime minister somehow ending up in an AC replica, an old Mini that couldn’t be stopped, Victorian follies, a strange idea from Vauxhall in the ‘90s, the low key cars of Paris, a listener’s inside story of a VW Beetle advert, engine silkiness on the radio, an off-brand A-Team, and another cracking pick from Car & Classic.

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This week’s C&C pick (which has now sold!): https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2086137

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Q&A 121 - Peak steering wheel Oct 09, 2026

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In this week’s On The Other Side Of Things question answering show, Jonny and Richard respond to listeners’ messages about cars that don’t work outside of their homeland, oddball cars your dad told you about, why UK private plates are the way they are, and the greatest steering wheels of all time.

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What is Aunt Bessie driving? Oct 05, 2026

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Jonny and Richard wonder what an increasingly young-looking food logo lady might have bought with her pre-made Yorkshire pudding millions. Also in this episode, misheard lyrics, Weller wheels, local car show spots, Uncle Ben’s Benz and Captain Birdseye’s quayside Shogun, the new Bristol Fighter in person, the Bridgestone Super R.A.P. wheel, driving theory test strangeness, and another delightful thing found on the Car & Classic.

For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff

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This podcast is sponsored by Car & Classic https://candc.li/uc1yqz

This week’s C&C pick: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2191812

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