Podcast 60 - Whisky, pickups and David Coverdale
Added 2021-06-06 18:00:03 +0000 UTCJonny has been listening to country music while Richard has encountered some annoying aeroplanes.
Also in this episode, drinking whisky like someone in a movie, why Chinooks are like kits with two bass drums, a confusion about George Benson's bed shop, why you never see people mooning or sitting backwards on kitchen chairs any more, and a discussion about the Ford F-150 Lightning with its amazing Pac-Man front boot.
Plus, unimaginative restomods, an old person in an Integra Type R, the dream of an EV Matra Rancho, and the despair of 1980s Euro car designers when asked to do the US-spec detailing.
Oh, and an inordinate amount of chat about David Coverdale including his comical Whitesnake videos, his incredible air-brake shirts, his taste in cars, and why his shoes are like a fourth generation Pontiac Firebird.
Comments
A country song for Jonny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4NGb3PHytY
Tim Organo
2021-06-08 19:24:02 +0000 UTCgiven Jonny's penchant for Country Music (perhaps in the new Maverick? looks ace), I would like to recommend Canada's Corb Lund. Genuine, narrative country music, not that Top 40 in a Stetson garbage. Often very funny. Take, for instance, Bible on the Dash, which is all about the benefits of keeping a King James handy to get out of speeding tickets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S00y75ebq8&ab_channel=NewWestRecords
Brendan McAleer
2021-06-08 19:04:44 +0000 UTCThe comedian, Jon Richardson, converted his garage into a pub and named it the Dog and Bastard which is quite possibly the best best pub name going.
Scott Carlton
2021-06-07 21:13:47 +0000 UTCFor pub names I do think the ‘Swan & Paedo’ from Peep Show is unparalleled, on that side of things. Another great episode guys.
Nik Howard
2021-06-07 19:59:12 +0000 UTCI am fortunately married to an incongruous driver. My wife was the accounts manager for a group of BMW dealerships for many years which gave the family access to some nice cars. Our son had a penchant for a Dakar Yellow M3, owning an E36 and an E46. When they needed a service, mum used it to commute to work. She was always amazed at how quickly people moved over on the M56 and then gave a double take to the lady of a certain age as she drove past.
Nick Mullins
2021-06-07 19:45:20 +0000 UTCCoverdales aerodynanimism had me weeping out loud with laughter in the middle of picking up some building supplies at Travis Perkins. People were looking.
Andrew Jones
2021-06-07 13:09:18 +0000 UTCHa ha, yes!
Smith and Sniff
2021-06-07 10:32:13 +0000 UTCIt struck me as bad at the time, but maybe now it would seem okay. Likewise, I'm told the Panda 100HP doesn't feel too bad these days, maybe 'cos everything's got firmer. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2021-06-07 10:32:04 +0000 UTCBrilliant
Smith and Sniff
2021-06-07 10:31:17 +0000 UTCOh, sorry, yes. It was an elderly gentleman with a long grey beard and a yarmulke driving a second gen Mini Cooper S in a VERY press-on manner. Exhaust pops and bangs, the lot. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2021-06-07 10:30:41 +0000 UTCGood intel. Thanks Ed.
Smith and Sniff
2021-06-07 10:29:18 +0000 UTCI spent a couple of happy years car sharing to work with a guy with a UK Integra Type R and never thought the ride too bad. The 195/55 rubber must help. Epic car.
Dave Smith
2021-06-07 10:22:03 +0000 UTCThat's me, hello!
Daniel Bevis
2021-06-07 07:47:52 +0000 UTCDan Bevis whose byline I’ve seen in PPC?
Tim C
2021-06-07 07:27:46 +0000 UTCThe one person in my village who owned an original Honda Integra R when they were new, and had it for many years, was a widowed maths teacher in her fifties named Hilda.
Tim C
2021-06-07 05:57:20 +0000 UTCExcellent stuff as usual gentlemen. Have to say I love my FOOOOAAARDS F150 with the old V8 in full - country music King Ranch spec. Saying that I really want an EV so the Lightning would be a fantastic replacement. If for nothing more than the MEGA POWER FRUNK. Speaking of pub names does anyone remember Reeves and Mortimer’s “The Weekenders” which featured a pub called “The Farting Dashboard”?
Rob
2021-06-07 04:56:36 +0000 UTCDid Richard end up mentioning the second example of an incongruous driver / car combo? They sidetracked themselves talking about the Type R variants I think.
Ed Nicholson
2021-06-06 22:39:48 +0000 UTCThree random thoughts: the pub in The Young Ones was called The Kebab and Calculator; that Christine Keeler chair photo was used on the sleeve of a Charlatans single in the nineties; I think you’d enjoy looking up the lyrics to Woke Up This Morning by Nazareth
Daniel Bevis
2021-06-06 20:50:35 +0000 UTCI've always said that if I won a silly amount of money on the lottery I would devote my days to financially pointless restorations, saving cars that nobody else would save because they just isn't worth it. At the end I'd probably sell them for a low price to someone who gives a shit.
Matt Tester
2021-06-06 20:14:02 +0000 UTCI now realise why when out drinking at friends and the hard stuff comes out it tends to have a quicker effect on me than at home. Back in my early carrier in the horticultural industry I smashed my right thumb between some steel staging and a hefty lump of sandstone I was lifting. The end thumb bone split top to bottom even while wearing the winter option of a pair of orange gripper gloves under the dipped cotton waterproof ones. I was off work for a couple of months as I couldn't lift anything. The thumb healed fine though you can still see 25 years later where they used a hot needle to puncture and release the pressure under the nail. The key thing is that the right thumb is now 5mm wider than the left. So, proffering my glass for a refill with my right hand will ensure a 25% larger measure than one I'd pour myself at home, holding the glass in my left. Many thanks for shining a light on this and giving me the confidence that I'm not such a lightweight after all.
Maurice Barnes
2021-06-06 19:51:21 +0000 UTCGreat podcast guys! I seen a women in her 50s/60s driving an Audi s3
zain ali
2021-06-06 19:29:47 +0000 UTCExcellent as always.
Graham Dallas
2021-06-06 19:29:27 +0000 UTCAnother reason why Ford is going with the conventional body on the F-150 would be economies of scale for production with the regular trucks. And yes the 5.0L Coyote engines in the trucks has been more reliable once the miles are higher than the Ecoboost 3.5 V6 (I work at a Ford dealer in Canada as a parts guy). The Fox Mustang 5.0L started at around 140 hp in 1979, by 1987 they were 225 hp, and 300 lb./ft torque at 3,200 rpm ... I owned an 87 new on that side of things. The ridiculous pub names had me cracking up, same phenomenon here in North America but happened a bit later. Rich's generic American accent is pretty good too! The AMC 4x4 sedan was also called an Eagle, it was based off the Concord sedan which was the regular version. There was also a 2 door hatch Eagle from the Spirit body. They all basically shared the same mechanicals and similar bodywork ahead of the windshield. Forgot to mention, AMC used to have an old assembly plant in my hometown growing up, Brampton Ontario. Torn down years ago, but a street named "Rambler Drive" is still there. They built a new plant on the opposite corner of town where Eagle Premiers and their variants were being built just before the acquisition by Chrysler. Now it's the only assembly plant for Charger and Challenger, formerly 300 and Magnum as well.
Ed Nicholson
2021-06-06 19:25:02 +0000 UTCExcellent stuff. Also: New message notification for my phone using Jonny's Pacman noise "Arra...! Arra...! Arra...! Arra...! Oouw oouw oouw...!"
Rup (FastAsFunk)
2021-06-06 18:49:12 +0000 UTCHave to say, I think you talk down your audio quality! It's always great (apart from that god-awful new defender episode ofc)
Edwin Barnes
2021-06-06 18:45:05 +0000 UTC
