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Added 2022-07-10 17:01:03 +0000 UTCWe’re leading this week with a picture of Richard’s old XJR, as it looked when he owned it. It still looks like this, thankfully. Incidentally, the car has now been sold but unfortunately not to Richard. After that we have William Shatner on his crazy trike, the Citroen C6 being sold by the French ambassador to Ireland, and the Volvo S40 and Peugeot 406 Supertouring cars mentioned in the show. Now, some links…
My toe hurts, Betty T-shirt - https://amzn.to/3c3qQWA
The vast range of Muller Corners - https://www.muller.co.uk/our-brands/muller-corner
A Reddit thread about the smell of aeroplanes - https://bit.ly/3uDhRBU
Tomato juice really does taste better on planes - https://www.rd.com/article/tomato-juice-tastes-better-airplane/
Toca’s Miracle (which was released in 2000, by the way) - https://youtu.be/6GR2GcjL_M0
More about William Shatner’s crazy trike - https://blog.grabcad.com/blog/2015/05/06/rivet-designed-by-william-shatner/
The tragic fate of William Shatner’s wife - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-11-me-64692-story.html
The haunting track William Shatner recorded about his wife’s death - https://youtu.be/2ufoNrnKrHU
Furious Driving buys a Crown Vic - https://youtu.be/S8yfU07dnc8
The French ambassador to Ireland trying to flog his C6 on Twitter - https://twitter.com/vincentguerend/status/1542105069268733954?s=20&t=QOJpNx1tUqgc9cTYxT9Z8g
Finally, this week’s episode should sound a little better thanks to a suggestion from listener Andrew Muir and some advice from ace audio engineer Ian Deeley. See if you notice any improvement.
Comments
@Richard: https://www.carscoops.com/2022/09/richard-hammond-buys-back-the-car-he-regretted-selling/ Looks like Richard Hammond has bought back his/your XJR
thomas bouvier
2022-09-16 05:32:38 +0000 UTCCrikey that shattner thing is dark
Simon Moseley
2022-07-18 18:20:39 +0000 UTCThe sound is a lot better, it’s always been difficult to hear everything when played in the car, but all good now. Good work guys.
Anthony Bell
2022-07-15 09:36:40 +0000 UTCThat gabber ending was absolutely glorious
Matthew Watt
2022-07-13 08:26:14 +0000 UTCRichards old Jag is beautiful, I’d definitely buy that back if it was mine. I almost bought a 3.2 Spooowaaaat in black with cream leather from auction in about 2006. Sensible miles and in stunning condition. However, the dash was lit up like a Christmas tree, probably coincidence after some shady looking blokes had been under the bonnet for a while before it was started. I was so tempted to take a chance with it, just in case they’d been pulling fuses but I wasn’t brave enough in the end. Still kick myself about it.
Mark Sheridan
2022-07-12 19:55:00 +0000 UTCThe Plato corner yoghurt would barge its way in to your hand and shout "ooo ya fighter"
Lee
2022-07-12 13:17:38 +0000 UTCYvan Muller Fruit Corners - I have some things to say. 1. What sort of maniac tips the corner goodness into the yoghurt? Obviously, you double dip being frugal with the nice bit until the end so you can have a massively fruity last spoonful 2. 'Compote' is pronounced 'Com-pot' not 'Com-poat' you bloody weirdo. 3. A Plato corner yoghurt would spill yoghurt all over you, then whine to the press about how you spilled yoghurt all over him.
Zoona
2022-07-12 11:44:38 +0000 UTCFake Sheik Show - in which Johnny attends Nazi themed sex parties with Formula 1 supremos and a disgraced News of The World Journalist ?
Matthew Aves
2022-07-12 09:54:13 +0000 UTCOkay, so I had to stop listening for a bit there, guys, because I was in danger of crashing my car. On my morning commute, got to the bit where you were discussing tomato juice on planes and completely lost it. I was literally in tears laughing and had to turn it off for a bit and calm down.
Alexander Clement
2022-07-12 07:10:33 +0000 UTCAh... I didn't hear those Rolf style allegations.
Simon Smyth
2022-07-12 07:06:35 +0000 UTCI just watched the new Thor movie. Didn't know Richard was in it!
Kevin Perham
2022-07-12 01:16:41 +0000 UTCLove the “Woolnough Six” with its radial engine, one of only four you know. I still have a 70s Matchbox “Mini HaHa” which is remarkably nuts even for the 70s. Chopped and at a 20 degree rake with huge drag tires at the rear, a massive radial engine projects through the bonnet, and presumably drives a prop shaft straight through the gut of or just below the gonads of the driver whose grotesquely large head sticks out of the roof. As a small child I looked at this and thought, I’m not sure that these are all based on real cars…..
Jim Galbraith
2022-07-11 20:19:15 +0000 UTCI do have to say, I want to meet jonnys friend party boy (could have possibly seen him at shows in the past) but stories of cav 130s & owning mk1 asta GTE (which is the connoisseurs choice of 80s hot hatch) we basically have the same car taste having owning the same cars, it’s nice to hear about other Vauxhall owners other than the normal GTI / XR stories.
joe brudenell
2022-07-11 18:44:59 +0000 UTCSorry, it's only about as long as you hear on the podcast. But I've also made a 'Stellantis' mix of the the theme tune which is much longer. Might finish it off and put it up for Patrons. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2022-07-11 17:58:51 +0000 UTCAh. Missed that news. Wasn't sure if he'd got the M3 to go alongside the Crown Vic. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2022-07-11 17:57:55 +0000 UTCSteam fair “attendees”? 🤔😉
Matthew Kemp
2022-07-11 17:26:45 +0000 UTCI love the remixed S+S theme at the end. I really want to hear the full version (if there is one).
Firstdan2000
2022-07-11 16:06:27 +0000 UTCFYI Zack (Klapman offof The Smoking Tire) swapped his Crown Vic for an E46 M3 back in 2016. Zack has been mending his E46 M3 since 2016...
Bertie
2022-07-11 14:28:27 +0000 UTCSonoma in December? Arse Freeze a Palloza?
david marden
2022-07-11 14:12:09 +0000 UTCWheee!! They run Lemons in NZ and Australia I'm sure you could franchise it in the UK...
david marden
2022-07-11 14:01:53 +0000 UTCSome eleven odd years ago, a group of us did a TOCA tribute run to the Nurburgring with a £1000 budget per car and lots of emotional leverage on a supplier base (It was a legitimate tribute / fundraiser to a departed friend). The 'gallery' part of this site shows that we weren't a million miles away http://grand-to-ring.co.uk/
Dan Beament
2022-07-11 13:41:11 +0000 UTCThe 850 estate was also the best as it always had toy dogs in the back for the parade laps. There was some method in the madness, the long roof actually improves the airflow and gave the estate a higher top speed than the saloon
Bruce Driffill
2022-07-11 13:31:48 +0000 UTCMight be legally dubious to post pictures of strangers and label them as wrong 'uns. Not sure. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2022-07-11 13:20:41 +0000 UTCMight be time to soft pedal that one.
Smith and Sniff
2022-07-11 13:20:06 +0000 UTCThis is a travesty and Jeff Bezos should be ashamed of himself. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2022-07-11 13:19:55 +0000 UTCGreat intel.
Smith and Sniff
2022-07-11 13:19:30 +0000 UTCThere's a Jaguar XF uber in my town. I got a lift in it in 2015 and he said he'd just bought it new. I still see it around and it's been slowly deteriorating over the years; currently it looks extremely tatty. I assume he's worried about a trip to the garage in the same way people put off going to the dentists
Ben Oliver
2022-07-11 12:25:25 +0000 UTCSlightly disappointed the pictures of the steam fair wrong 'uns was not included in the show notes. Despite this, another great one, cheers fella's!
Matthew Kemp
2022-07-11 12:23:18 +0000 UTCGreat podcast, especially as it's the same week as I came across THE SCRAPYARD. A dark web of TOCA/BTCC merch and more importantly parts of touring cars at bargain prices. Annoyed I just missed out on a Rickard Rydell wheel nut. Got my eye on A Rob Austin Alfa bumper - very hard justification to the wife mind... could you cover an entire BTCC car using all these part? Like a VW harlequin... *Also how do they get all these parts? Run onto the track after a shunt? Enter parc ferme under cover of darkness and stealthily take bumpers off. Best Touring car =Volvo 850 estate because it's an estate and defies aerodynamics and logic. http://www.motorsportsphotography.org/product-category/car-parts https://www.facebook.com/BTCCScrapyard https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_dmd=2&_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_ssn=motorsports-and-militaria&store_cat=0&store_name=motorsportsandmilitaria&_oac=1
Robert Wootton
2022-07-11 12:16:43 +0000 UTCAre we going to drop the John Peel gag now it seems he might have been a #SexPest
Richard Major
2022-07-11 10:38:30 +0000 UTCThe Pigeon T shirt from Amazon is BS. The bird depicted is a Feral Pigeon (or a rubbish racer) and its call is nothing like that of a Wood Pigeon.
Simon Smyth
2022-07-11 08:42:42 +0000 UTCThanks for the shout out about my McLaren tattoo. I have it as I'm a fan of F1. I don't own one, maybe one day...
Daniel P
2022-07-11 07:45:19 +0000 UTCThere really wasn't a detective spec Crown Vic the police interceptor might not be used as a detective car especially in larger departments they would use the standard spec or cars that were not Crown Vics at because detectives were not usually engaging in pursuit so a cheaper car would do. When a department would use the Interceptor for detectives the difference was the paint and after market equipment, lights, radio, siren, rear seat divider and they could be wildly different between Departments. I was Firefighter and a Chief, Fire Departments starting in the 1980s Fire Departments would use SUVs for the Fire Chief before that it was station wagons. Occasionally fire inspectors/marshals might use a Crown Vic because they didn't need the equipment the chief did.
Bill
2022-07-11 01:13:28 +0000 UTCIs this Ian Deeley to the rescue again ;)
Nigel Hancock
2022-07-10 21:28:46 +0000 UTCTOCA Touring Cars - great game! Laguna was the quickest, but trickiest to drive
Bruce Driffill
2022-07-10 19:18:49 +0000 UTCThat gabba remix at the end is epic lololol
Peter Bland
2022-07-10 18:41:34 +0000 UTC
