Podcast 85 show notes
Added 2021-11-28 18:01:02 +0000 UTCMiandering all over the place this week (as usual), hence our pictures show legendary kids' TV presenter Brian Cant, the horror of the London to Brighton run, Hyundai's new restomod Grandeur, an iconic photo of Pet Shop Boy Chris Lowe in a stripy T-shirt, a rather less iconic picture of Richard at a fancy dress party pretending to be him, and the full majesty of Jonny's cock & balls chair (stern visit from HR, not pictured). Finally, after recording the podcast Richard asked Jonny to send him a diagram of what happened in that Mercedes T123 wheel knob kerb strike incident and here is the brilliantly informative result.
Now for some links...
Brian Cant, in case you've not heard of him - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cant
The Somerset Levels. Too damp, according to Jonny - https://bit.ly/3xvm8I7
Some fast wheel action from a forklift driver - https://youtu.be/oR5xvBYJB0A
That factory restomod Hyundai Grandeur - https://bit.ly/3FQstAH
Those fresh cream cakes ads - https://youtu.be/5FDGdshBObA
An extremely disco Burnley Building Society record with lyrics by Salman Rushdie - https://youtu.be/TIFabOTK-DI
Jonny's new Generation Flex vid - https://youtu.be/nDG8q9GhftM
Get a ticket to see Richard talking about stuff with Alex Goy at Caffeine & Machine next Monday - https://caffeineandmachine.com/event/caffeinemachine-i-love-you-man/
Comments
Jonny I live in Eastbourne, the sun trap of the south , the location of your ffffooooooorrrrrrdddddsssssaaaaaa sierra jump was polegate . Lots of banger boys in this neck of the woods as Arlington raceway is just up the road , the home of the speedway and stock car racing , youβre welcome π
Mark Berry
2021-11-30 23:06:46 +0000 UTCListen, nothing to do with this weekβs freewheeling chatter, but since youβre both motoring journalists I wonder if either of you has any observation on my recent encounter with what looked like an MG Cyberster this afternoon. I was pottering home through Peasmarsh this afternoon when i saw a rather fetching swoopy vision in red metallic stopped at the roundabout as I went past Guildford Crematorium. There was a distinct impression of an octagonal MG badge on the central grille line, but unlike any MG Iβd seen. Traffic was too heavy for impromptu pursuit in curiosity, but on getting back to Google I see that MG has been flaunting a concept vehicle which looks awfully like what I saw. There appears to be no interest from MG in selling the thing, so I wonder if thereβs a demonstrator/press vehicle knocking about. Having owned an MG as my first car (a YA saloon if youβre interested) I have much lamented the sale of the brand to the Chinese to produce rather unexceptional generic vehicles. This new 500 mile range (??!) two seater might prevail on me to adjust my view.
Chris Rayner
2021-11-30 20:03:47 +0000 UTCI'm pretty sure that as a kid, Brian Cant and Geoffrey Palmer were the same people to me.
Ant Brown
2021-11-30 17:20:31 +0000 UTCWhy does Brian Cant's hair remind me of Lionel from As Time Goes By?
Lee
2021-11-30 15:06:32 +0000 UTCOne of the best of your oeuvre this week, gentlemen. I read Salman Rushdieβs memoir this summer - I was also surprised to hear he wrote the Aero ads with the word bubble in them, eg βavailabubbleβ &c. He also mentioned that when he was in hiding he bought a nearly new armoured 7-series from someone associated with pornography. He did not mention which model but based on the year Iβd guess at early E38, probably with the 750iL to carry the weight. His electric garage door motor kept failing because of the weight of the armour on it OTSOT.
Ed Storer
2021-11-30 09:27:22 +0000 UTCBrian Cox (physicist) could throw a great Brian party by getting his fellow band mates from D:Ream in
Harry Bridges
2021-11-30 07:48:08 +0000 UTCThere's a nice dovetailing between Jonny's barnfind and the restomod Hyundai in that the original Grandeur replaced a built-under-license Ford Granada in Hyundai's range. We got the Pony in Canada - in fact, it was an instant best-seller (with much immediate buyer regret). I thought the veteran's cars thing was going to be about motorized invalid carriages like the one Paddy Hopkirk raced around as a kid. Dangerous-looking contraptions, extremely popular post-WWI for disabled soldiers. Someone found Hopkirk's, it was restored, and he did a hillclimb with GBBO's Mary Berry as a passenger, OTSOT.
Brendan McAleer
2021-11-30 02:14:11 +0000 UTCThe fork lift chatter reminded me of my very first βOh, my Dad is actually cool!β moment as a kidβ¦ remember the first time I went to his work, only to see him whipping paper reels around like a dancer engaged in a βliftβ with their partner. Skilful and, with the danger element of doing it much more quickly than he should have been, bloody cool.
Ian Davies
2021-11-29 19:30:14 +0000 UTCOi! I live in Surrey. Itβs all we can do to keep the provincial oiks under control. On another aspect, here is the description of the controls for a Cadillac for sale currently for over Β£100,000 The throttle is on a quadrant under the steering wheel. The right hand pedal on the floor is the brake which also doubles as the hand (foot) brake via a clever ratchet system. The left hand pedal is first gear which is engaged after giving the car at least 50% throttle. Second may be engaged once underway by letting off on first & pushing forwards the lever to the right of the drivers leg. Being a friction drive it is kind to the car & transmission to briefly reduce the throttle when engaging second allowing yourself to feel your way into the gear. Next to the 2nd gear lever is the advance retard which is usefully employed to slow the car down when required with second gear engaged.
Chris Rayner
2021-11-29 19:20:45 +0000 UTCI thought all good Somerset folk were tuned to hate 2nd home types from London buying up rural property and then leaving villages devoid of life. And Frome, for the hipster types serving organic artisan crap from cut open tennis balls
John Hammond
2021-11-29 14:53:27 +0000 UTCGreat to see some recognition of Brian Cant, enjoyed that. With you on Surrey and not exclusive to those from the North, I live in nearby SW London and while I respect the motorsport heritage think it's the entire lack of non-AMG G-Wagons
andrew philbey
2021-11-29 13:08:26 +0000 UTCThat chair is a masterpiece!!!
Michael Cosgrove
2021-11-29 11:18:48 +0000 UTCWith regard to the planned London to Brian race, featuring retro modded iron horses, surely the honorary patron should be Brian London - the British heavyweight boxer who lost to Cassius Clay in 1966 and sadly died this year? The Brian London London to Brian trophy race would, as now, normally start in London but on those occasions when the annually selected Brian dwells in London the race could start in Blackpool, where Brian London had a famous nightclub (excellently named 007's). It would then be the Brian London to London Brian race. I should probably get back to work.
Simon Hall
2021-11-29 10:44:21 +0000 UTCAs soon as I saw the forklift vid, I remembered the film Gabelstaplerfahrer Klaus (forklift driver Klaus): It's Klaus' first day on the job. It starts slow, but carnage soon follows. Classic German film ;). (Easy to find, with English subtitles. Enjoy!)
Lisa Monsterken
2021-11-29 10:41:28 +0000 UTCBrian Cant is an absolute legend from my child hood, for this reason I always loved the lyrics of Half Man Half Biscuits' 'Trumpton Riots' and 'Time Flies By'
Andy Waterman
2021-11-29 10:16:31 +0000 UTCSo for us Northerners. Surrey seems to be the hardest word π
Martin Stephenson
2021-11-29 09:00:15 +0000 UTCTwo things: 1) I had the same thought 2) Your parallel youβve drawn caused a genuine snort of laughter. Chapeau
Ant Brown
2021-11-29 08:29:25 +0000 UTCFifth Gear featuring cars without that many gears is a bold choice. Be much like the Great British Bake Off moving to drunken fry ups
Neil Gatley
2021-11-29 06:04:55 +0000 UTCJohnny isn't really that self aware if he even told half as many urination stories in the office as he does on the Podcast it's no wonder they turned his chair into a giant cock and balls
Bill
2021-11-28 21:31:21 +0000 UTCBrian Cant is an absolute hero of mine, sadly no opportunity to meet the great man before he passed away. Play Away, Playschool, Chigley, Camberwick Green and Trumpton all great parts of my childhood
Bob Burr
2021-11-28 19:47:13 +0000 UTCThat diagram of Jonny's knob disaster is superb, thanks for all of the details.
Matt Tester
2021-11-28 18:45:47 +0000 UTC
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