Smith and Sniff

Jonny and Richard are back discussing changing car buying habits, Martin Lewis and his nemesis Lewis Martin, overhang parking, sunken sitting rooms, light-up badges, the Bentley Bentayga and Renault 5 EV, a Swedish postal van, jingle horses, the death of the VR6 and cheeseboards. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of the year, Jonny and Richard talk live show tech problems, mean Christmas songs, Yoko Ono the cold start superbike, buying too many valve amp car stereos, low spec Skylines, Eleanor Mustangs, the car in the new Sade video, aeroplane seatbelt tightness, new members of the Wendens Ambo universe, clothes trapped outside the car, an algal Agila and old money Father Christmas. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Find out more about TECHRON https://bit.ly/4hGEJr2  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Richard answer more listeners’ questions. This week, getting out of cars in British garages, synchro on reverse, the state of the car world and bad car casting in films and TV shows. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny and Richard are sitting by a Christmas tree with Richard’s noisy mutt discussing once, twice, thrice a lady, wanting a Honda Beat, Tonys of the gearboxes, not closing important doors, Home Alone, where Jude Law goes wrong in The Holiday, the seriousness of Daniel Craig, Bond film titles in German, a hand-painted Hijet, Jonny’s 2CV, getting to an age when you happily spend money on suspension, the end of the Super Cub 50, and a Metro-shaped Christmas present. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In front of an audience at the MINI factory in Oxford, Jonny and Richard answer more questions. This time they cover Richard’s Range Rover (and why the story can’t be told yet), Clarkson and the Corrs, the idea Guernsey car, bringing a TV car to production, Australian cars, the state of Ford, and how Top Gear vehicle races were filmed. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sitting in a reasonably-priced hotel room on a ring road, Jonny and Richard discuss a black ice vest, the Dacia Spring, Compton Pauncefoot, a duvet lady in a Superb, adjusting your electric tailgate, encouraging work with Chris de Burgh, and another episode of CSI: Jonny’s Car Keys. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In front of a few hundred people at the MINI factory in Oxford, Jonny and Richard answer audience questions about synth pop endurance racing, amazing car factories, next generation retro cars, a TV cop show three car garage, if there was any saving MG Rover, Sade and rotary engines, replacement for a 3 Series diesel, and what sleeper? For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In front of an audience at the MINI visitors’ centre in Oxford, Jonny and Richard meander pointlessly through a range of topics including the Cowley or not Cowley game, cabinets of BL artefacts, the mighty Eagle limo going for its MOT, picking up Taylor Swift from Luton, an interesting look round the MINI production line, reversing away from sick, John Lennon crashing a Maxi, a manky camper van and sinister Laguna, trying to explain the TV show Treasure Hunt, and Richard’s disastrous attempt at a best man’s speech. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s Smith and Sniff second show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about cars only you think are good, people who don’t look after new cars, future barn finds, strangers insulting your car, and car TV filming locations. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why has everyone lost their minds about Jag? Also in this episode, steam rally season, jammed kettles, the TWR Supercat, a superclub curry restaurant, the fate of St Michael, the masters of selling toss, a car used by James and Brian May, listeners’ stories of Terry Nutkins and secret prototype testing, and two more Pistonheads auction choices. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com To discuss the Pistonheads auctions go to pistonheads.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.