James Clark of Toyota & Lexus UK joins me on the podcast to talk about his journey, what&apos;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/9iCxfb11SYU https://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 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

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#124 James Clark | Toyota & Lexus UK PR - But What If I Crash It?

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-l96mw https://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) QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#123 Tusco Cavalli | Officine Fioravanti - Building The Perfect Testarossa

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/clkJOzFJQlo https://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 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#122 David Lane | Oshe Design & Workshop Seventy7 - building and restoring classic cars

Andrew Frankel (@frankelandrew) is back on the podcast to talk about a bunch of cars he&apos;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 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#121 Andrew Frankel | Automotive Journalist & The Intercooler

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/it0LH3XybSo https://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 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#120 Merlin McCormack | Duke Of London - West London Classic Car Hub

Sergio De Michele is the Managing Director of Fire Safety Stick in the UK and an expert in all things fire safety. He&apos;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/HFvQ8UlAe0E Enjoy, 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 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#119 Sergio De Michele | Fire Safety Stick

Nabil Naamo of Topaz Detailing joined me for a catchup. It&apos;s been a while since I caught up with Topaz Detailing and they really have taken things to another level, changing the colour on a McLaren F1 and doing some insanely bespoke projects such as a Porsche GT2 RS. Go check out episode 8 for the story behind the business and to hear from Mazin Naamo as well.Check out the video: https://youtu.be/S5aDTuZdp_8 https://topazdetailing.com/https://www.instagram.com/topazdetailing/Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes:00:00 - Intro01:16 - Topaz Skin09:56 - Working on Unique Cars and Projects24:56 - Opening New Topaz Premises33:00 - Finding the Right People39:14 - What Manufacturer has the Best Paint45:51 - What’s in Nabil’s Garage56:54 - 5 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#118 Nabil Naamo | Topaz Detailing - Topaz Skin and Custom Interiors

Alex (@autoalex) is back on the podcast to talk about what he&apos;s been up to in the last year including the offroad Toyota MR2, big engined MX5s and much more. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/sh_aDyEO9ec https://www.instagram.com/autoalexhttps://www.youtube.com/c/CarThrottleHope you enjoy, Sam 00:00 - Intro04:09 - The Best Budget Cars10:49 - Car Throttle Videos of 202122:13 - Alex’s Rocketeer MX5, Phil30:03 - Car Throttle Loan Cars49:22 - Riding Motorbikes and Safety1:04:01 - Working From Home & Starting a Podcast1:16:43 - 5 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#117 Alex Kersten | Car Throttle - Building The Off-Road MR2 and Having Fun With Cheap Cars

Ian is the Head Of Design and Co-Founder of the Briggs Automotive Company, responsible for the single seater road car the Mono. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/lzv_zu2Kxw0 https://www.bac-mono.com/https://www.instagram.com/discovermono/Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro07:13 - Studying Automotive Design24:40 - Starting BAC & Making the First Single Seater Road Car38:39 - THE BAC Models44:01 - Designing a Car for a Purpose49:05 - Basing in Germany52:05 - 5 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#116 Ian Briggs | BAC - Designing A Single Seater Dream

Tom Jaconelli of  @Romans International joins us to talk about a bunch of the new cars released this week and discuss the state of the car market. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pHmn9pbaBAY https://www.romansinternational.com/Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 = Intro01:16 = 992 GT303:15 = Cayman GT4 RS10:40 = New Range Rover Vogue23:18 = Rolls Royce Ghost Black Badge28:18 = New Mercedes AMG SL37:04 = What&apos;s the state of the current car market?Podcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#115 The New Range Rover, Mercedes SL, Porsche GT4 RS and Rolls Royce Black Badge w. Tom Jaconelli

David Brown of  @David Brown Automotive Limited joins us on the podcast to tell us about his journey and the cars along the way such as the Speedback GT and the Mini.https://www.davidbrownautomotive.com/https://www.instagram.com/davidbrownautomotive/Hope you enjoy,Sam Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro06:06 - The Peking to Paris Rally in a Rolls Royce13:13 - David Brown Automotive & The Speedback GT37:39 - The Mini Remastered50:24 - Challenges of Working With a Mini54:42 - The Oselli Edition1:02:15 - The Future of DBA1:04:10 - 5 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#114 David Brown | The Journey Of David Brown Automotive, Speedback GT and the DB Mini

Jonathan Wells is the Head of Design at Morgan Cars, we have a chat about how he got into the industry and the new Morgan CX-T. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/k3cqsE9v9Jw https://www.instagram.com/morganmotor/https://www.morgan-motor.com/Hope you enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast:https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pintShow Notes: 00:00 - Intro02:54 - Getting into Car Design05:53 - Bringing Modern Design into Morgan11:05 - The EV319:18 - The CX Platform30:09 - The CXT43:49 - Designing Around Regulations and Constraints49:32 - Hiding Modern Features in a Heritage Design1:00:03 - 5 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#113 Jonathan Wells | Head Of Design For Morgan Cars On The Plus Four CX-T

Ant Anstead (@ant_anstead) is a car builder and tv host, he joins us to talk about his company Radford Cars and their new Lotus 62-2 coachbuilt by Radford. Watch the youtube version here: https://youtu.be/Vejam_NiYf0https://radford.co/https://www.instagram.com/radfordmotors/Hope You Enjoy,SamSupport The Podcast:https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pintShow Notes: 00:00 - Intro07:12 - Becoming the “TV Mechanic”17:09 - The Start of Radford Cars30:32 - The P62 Design39:00 - The Next Radford41:40 - 5 QuestionsPodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#112 Ant Antstead | Radford Cars - His Journey And The Lotus 62-2 By Radford

George (@gfwilliams) is an Automotive Photographer who I&apos;ve known for a long time. He&apos;s shot for a variety of manufacturers and focuses on high end cars. We have a chat about how he got into the industry and all of the cars along the way including his heavily modified Lotus Exige. Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/woGDpTZHIrE https://www.instagram.com/gfwilliams/https://gfwilliams.net/Hope You Enjoy, Sam Support The Podcast:https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pintShow Notes:00:00 - Intro02:06 - “That” P1 Photoshoot04:42 - Getting into Photography10:22 - Retouching Photos15:33 - Evolution of Editing Style22:55 - How to Start in Car Photography27:07 - Camera Gear45:43 - Making YouTube Videos54:47 - Driving a Lotus Exige1:11:08 - Changing Cars vs Modifying a Car1:22:11 - Favourite Road Trips1:29:09 - 5 Car GaragePodcast Sponsors:The Market By Bonhams Online Classic & Collector Car AuctionsElev8 Finance Prestige Automotive Funding Specialists

#111 GF Williams - Commercial Photographer On Shooting For Manufacturers And Building His Lotus Exige

It&apos;s time for Season 3 of the Car Chat Podcast to come to an end. We are having a bit of a break and will be back on October 4th. Cheers, Sam Buy Sam A Pint:https://www.sammoores.com/shop/buy-sam-a-pintFollow me on instagram:https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto

#110 Thank YOU! That's A Wrap For Season 3

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