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Car Chat

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

Copyright: ℗ & © 2020 Car Chat

Latest Episodes:

MrJWW - Which Is The Best Koenigsegg? Racing Caterhams & Pragas + The Modern Classic Series Aug 02, 2021

Show notes

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

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

02:56 - The MrJWW Channel in 2020

15:38 - The Chronicles of Koenigsegg

32:14 - Caterham Academy

47:05 - Racing a Praga

59:10 - The Modern Classics Series

1:07:32 - The MrJWW Garage

1:29:22 - F40 Chat & 5 Questions

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Jonny Smith | The Late Brake Show Jul 26, 2021

Show notes

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

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

05:23 - What We’ve Been Up To

19:57 - Driving EV’s in the Past Year

34:14 - Lotus Emira

43:24 - Driving a 250 GTO RestoMod

52:59 - Driving the Rimac Nevera

1:07:49 - 5 Questions

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Marino Franchitti - Racing Driver on Le Mans, Developing Singer 911s and Three Men Four Wheels Jul 19, 2021

Show notes

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

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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

30:20 - 3 Men 4 Wheels

45:44 - 5 Questions

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Tom Wood | Car & Classic Jul 12, 2021

Show notes

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

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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

36:08 - Classic Cars in an EV Future

43:57 - The Future of Car and Classic

46:54 - Driving the Ariel Nomad

52:05 - 5 Questions

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Bruce Southey | Rocketeer Cars (Putting Large Engines In Mazda MX5s) Jul 05, 2021

Show notes

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

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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 Interiors

39:46 - Perceived Quality

49:47 - Built not Bought

53:43 - 5 Questions

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David Pook | Life 110 (Tuning Alpine A110s) Jun 28, 2021

Show notes

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

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

02:29 - What is Vehicle Dynamics

10:40 - Designing Cars for Local Roads

18:50 - David’s Career in Vehicle Dynamics

26:09 - Modelling Ride and Handling

42:19 - What was the Ethos of JLR SVO

59:17 - Life110

1:16:16 - Perfecting the A110

1:30:03 - Jaguar Project 8

1:35:42 - The Future of Life110

1:39:25 - 5 Questions

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Max Girardo | Girardo & Co - A New Location And Lots Of Crazy Cars Jun 21, 2021

Show notes

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

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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 collection

27:51 - Restomods vs. Originality

33:05 - Selling rally cars

47:26 - The state of the market

51:58 - XJR15

53:59 - The Christmas Movie

56:59 - Alfa Romeo 179C

1:00:13 - Events coming up

1:04:02 - 5 Questions

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Magnus Walker - His Journey, Porsches And The Nike SB 277s Jun 14, 2021

Show notes

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:

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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 - Carrera GT and Old Cars People Like

1:07:07 - Nike Collaboration (SB Dunk 277)

1:19:32 - Sam’s Collection and Modern Porsche Chat

1:37:41 - 5 Questions

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Ratarossa Scott - The Ferrari Guy Bringing Cars Back To Life Jun 07, 2021

Show notes

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

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

01:26 - How did you get into cars and YouTube?

09:35 - Putting together the Ratarossa

15:08 - Tailoring the channel for a US audience

20:56 - Working with sponsors

23:37 - How do you pick your next project?

28:13 - Dry Ice Blasting an engine bay

35:53 - What is the final goal with the projects?

44:21 - Upcoming projects

1:01:44 - Learning new skills through car restoration

1:11:36 - 5 Questions

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Jayemm On Cars | Automotive Youtuber On His journey, Lots Of Cars And The Mclaren saga May 31, 2021

Show notes

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:

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Show Notes:

00:00 - Intro

11:13 - How did you get into cars?

27:38 - From Film Production to YouTube

44:30 - Press Cars And Working With Press Teams

57:40 - Driving the Ferrari 812 Superfast (and GTS)

1:09:45 - Owning a Ferrari 550

1:26:48 - The “McLaren Saga”

1:41:48 - Influencing Buyer Decisions and Current Garage

1:47:46 - Audience Questions

2:17:24 - 5 Questions

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