Car Chat

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 - Intro12:28 - How has marketing budgets changed? 22:24 - The Radical SR Lineup38:18 - Driving the SR1050:14 - The Radical RXC Lineup1:02:10 - The Radical Buying Journey1:11:16 - The Different Radical Markets 1:18:34 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, SamShow Notes:00:00 - Intro & The Morgan Super 307:19 - Customer Feedback Driving Design 16:28 - New System Designs36:42 - Dynamics & Performance44:03 - Morgan “Firsts”1:03:40 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 - Intro04:32 - The design behind Scalextric cars 09:07 - The best community builds15:20 - Getting brand deals for scale cars 26:55 - Attending motorsport events 42:36 - The 2021 F1 season50:04 - Turning a real car into a model 58:07 - Simon’s track-day car1:07:59 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eugenio Amos (@automobili_amos) is a car builder, collector and the founder of Automobiliamos and the man responsible for the Lancia Delta Integrale Futurista and now Safarista. We have a chat about his car journey, racing GT3 cars, Safari Rallies and building his perfect Integrale. https://automobiliamos.it/https://instagram.com/automobili_amosEnjoy, Sam Show Notes:00:00 - Intro06:55 - What are rally raid events like? 11:15 - Thoughts on road cars after racing 13:05 -F40 Ownership17:29 - Automobili Amos23:49 - The AA Safarista31:21 - Racing old cars36:00 - Ressence Watch Collaboration 47:08 - Thoughts on Modern Cars52:58 - 5 Questions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Clark of Toyota & Lexus UK joins me on the podcast to talk about his journey, what's going on with Toyota and Lexus, the ins and outs of working with the media, press launches and much more.Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/9iCxfb11SYUhttps://www.toyota.co.uk/https://www.lexus.co.uk/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes:00:00 - Intro02:19 - How to Enter the Automotive Industry and Connecting with PR21:21 - The Day-to-Day of Automotive PR25:06 - Handling Media Feedback34:47 - The Changing Media Forms for PR52:08 - The GR Yaris1:09:43 - Future Models1:18:06 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tusco Cavalli is the founder of Officine Fioravanti and the man responsible for their Ferrari Testarossa restomod. A complete ground up re-look at the Testarossa.Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/xH_yQ-l96mwhttps://www.instagram.com/officinefioravanti/https://officinefioravanti.com/testarossa-officine-fioravanti/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes:00:00 - Intro05:44 - The Officine Fiovaranti Testarossa19:23 - Suspension and Geometry Changes28:24 - Interior Changes40:37 - Audio Changes44:31 - Engine Changes59:21 - Bodywork Improvements1:08:05 - 5 (Extended) Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Lane is the founder of Oshe Design and Workshop Seventy7 - a specialist classic car build and restoration workshop. David joins us to talk about his journey to starting the business, his love of cars and all of the projects along the way and in the future. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/clkJOzFJQlohttps://workshopseventy7.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/workshopseventy7/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes:00:00 - Intro10:39 - Lessons Learned From Workshop Seventy724:24 - Impact of Geometry Changes46:29 - Oshe Design1:01:39 - Moving into a New Space1:10:44 - What’s the Future of Oshe Design1:19:54 - Building Motorbikes vs Cars1:32:56 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Frankel (@frankelandrew) is back on the podcast to talk about a bunch of cars he's driven in the last year and the development and evolution of The Intercooler.  Andrew was first on the podcast for episode 73 so have a listen to that to hear about his journey up till now. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/z5zz-jGBVbkhttps://www.theintercooler.co.uk/https://www.instagram.com/theintercooler/Enjoy, Sam Show Notes00:00 - Intro & The Intercooler25:40 - Intercooler Track Day & Track Etiquette41:53 - Driving a Jaguar XJR948:00 - Buying and Owning a Caterham1:02:22 - 5-ish Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Merlin (@dukeoflondon) is the boss of Duke Of London - a classic car hub in west London. We have a catch up about the evolution of the business during the pandemic and Merlin’s latest purchase. To hear Merlin’s story tune back to episode 26. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/it0LH3XybSohttps://instagram.com/duke_of_londonhttps://www.dukeoflondon.co.uk/Enjoy,Sam Show Notes:00:00 - Intro05:08 - Growing a Business Through the Pandemic16:00 - Starting a Showroom and Growing a Community30:05 - Hosting Events40:23 - Merlin’s Garage58:55 - Attending Goodwood1:02:43 - Current State of the Car Market1:16:20 - 5 Questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sergio De Michele is the Managing Director of Fire Safety Stick in the UK and an expert in all things fire safety. He's on the podcast to talk about his product the fire safety stick and also explain a bit more about fire safety in general.Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/HFvQ8UlAe0EEnjoy, Sam https://firesafetystick.com/https://www.instagram.com/firesafetystick/Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro06:56 - Fire Safety Stick vs Conventional Fire Extinguishers22:04 - In-car Fire Suppression Systems24:26 - FSS Longevity and Effectiveness38:15 - Sergio’s Garage - Model 3, Performante53:40 - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices