Hello again. We start this week, since he gets a mention in this podcast, with a picture of William Woollard adopting his signature stance followed by a picture of the crazy Austin A35 monster truck in Richard’s neighbourhood and finally some shots of the ridiculous Balloonfest ’86 mentioned at the end of the show. Now, some links…
Sad news; it seems Toyota’s Megaweb in Tokyo closed in 2021 <...
2024-03-10 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In the second Glasgow live recording Jonny and Richard answer questions from members of the audience. Topics covered include where to Woollard in Japan, how to pronounce auction, what sort of classic car DJ Khalid would be, dream road trips, cars you will never own, the perfect car for the North Coast 500, sleeping in boots, getting trapped in cars, Chevy Blazer v Ford Explorer, the Hyundai i20Enya, business advice for this Patreon, favoured road snacks, a young person with a Rover 75, the mo...
2024-03-10 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
This week for the glorious 200th episode show notes we start with a pic of the Eastwood Park Theatre, scene of his recording. But this is before it was full of people because Jonny and Richard forgot to take any pictures of that. Then we have Billy Connolly in a shirt that appears to be significantly longer at the back, Graeme Hall apparently upgraded to a Discovery 4 with his dog-themed plate, the late Mike Smith with one of his Flying TV helicopters and that BTCC Mondeo outside the Green Dr...
2024-03-03 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
For their 200th episode (which they completely forgot to mention on the night), Jonny and Richard record in front of an audience in a theatre, basically in Glasgow.
Topics covered include a drum ’n’ bass version of the Taggart theme tune, the trouble with the Tesla yoke, Billy Connolly shirts, people who grip the wheel too hard, dot matrix nonsense, listeners’ coach driver memories, actual information about what Michael McDonald drives, an unusual tractor arrangement, Graeme...
2024-03-03 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Since we were actually in the same room for the new podcast recording we decided to do a half-arsed job filming ourselves on a phone, exclusively for Patrons.
Jonny and Richard
In pictures this week we start, of course, with Sam the Eagle from The Muppet Show. Then we have the weird James car wash, the original and excellent but wheel mismatched 911 S/T, the new Dacia Spring after Jonny asked the designer to take off the wheel trims, the Tesla Model Y with and without wheel trims, Chris Boardman’s Lotus aero helmet, evidence that the VW Golf Rolling Stones and Bon Jovi are not just strange things we’ve made up, and Spowart Drive in Dunfermline.
Richard remembers a great Muppet Show line from Sam the Eagle and Jonny has been on a business success podcast. Also in this episode, what sort of dog the BMW X6 resembles, a weird car wash, mismatched wheels, cars with hubcaps, the joys of Brent Cross, Boxster coil pack issues and Panda 100HP woes, ordering an odd number of tyres, unreasonable fears about scaffolding, cars named after letters of the NATO alphabet, falling asleep on trains, VW special editions named after bands and the ultima...
2024-02-25 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry, the show notes are a bit rubbish this week, mainly because we don't have any pictures from school coaches in the '80s (although if we did, they would have been taken on a 110 camera and be terribly dark). Also, we're not allowed to show you the new R5 or the updated Dacia Spring so we start with the amazing Renault 5 Turbo 2, then we have a six wheeled coach like the one Richard used to catch to school, and finally we have Jonny leaning on some top secret pixels (no-name meat, not pict...
2024-02-18 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Richard dredge up some childhood transport memories. Also in this episode, how sportspeople speak in interviews, old and new Renaults, a small Dacia trouser disaster, farewell to Steve Wright, taking the long way round to look at an interesting car, snow day skyving, and slightly too much information about islands.
2024-02-18 18:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again. We start this week with a picture of the actual Chrysler from the Love Shack video (it’s a 1965 300 Convertible) followed by the original Chrysler Alpine that Richard would rather take to such an establishment, Jonny’s eventual choices, a 1976 Dodge Monaco Royal Brougham wagon and a Chrysler TC by Maserati, and the not-entirely-safe-for-work meme that inspired all this nonsense. Ahem. Moving on, there’s Vauxhall’s teaser photo for the forthcoming re-born Frontera, a Japan...
2024-02-11 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny is still giggling about a strange B-52s reference. Also in this episode, old Skodas, car sellers who have unnecessary opinions about paint colour, the imminent return of the Vauxhall Frontera, a manual gearbox with an amusing name, the BMWs you wouldn’t miss, a listener’s experiences of the Eagle Quest limousine, Richard’s attempts to fence a knackered Picasso, the movie career and surprising fan base of the Ford Flex and incredible tales from the Franchitti brothers. Plus, we’v...
2024-02-11 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while coming but at long last we're doing a live show in Scotland. Specifically, it's on Wednesday 28 February at Eastwood Park Theatre in Giffnock near Glasgow.
As usual with an On That Live Of Things evening we'll record two podcasts with a break in between so you can ask Jonny and/or Richard an obscure question about Talbot Sambas.
The venue is about 20 minutes from the centre of Glasgow, there's loads of parking, and it...
2024-02-07 10:42:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again. This week we start our picture selection with the Lexus LS400 (or is it a Toyota Celsior?) from Street Fighter 2. Then we have the new and very Alphard-y Lexus LM, the amphibious-looking MX-5 mk3 and the much nicer mk4 in that excellent Soul Red paint. That’s followed by Jonny’s Beetle with its newly adjusted headlights, a spy shot of Enya’s Maybach, and a listener’s mate’s excellent but weirdly undented mk1 Twingo. Finally, an example of what a Mitsubishi Cordia GPT mi...
2024-02-04 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostJonny’s kids have been playing Street Fighter 2. Also in this episode, a listener sends in sensational info about the cars of the Corrs, intrigue about the new Lexus LM, an alternative meaning for Alphard, showing love for the MX-5, mishearing Bob Marley, nocturnal Beetling, Enya’s Maybach, how they made mk1 Twingos, the state of facilities on the Eurotunnel, the quaint way people still say ‘wing mirrors’, fooling ChatGPT over Hondas, a review of the Jeep Avenger and amazing news abou...
2024-02-04 18:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We start our pics this week with one of our favourite Tesla body swap suggestions, the Jaguar XJ40. Then we have a Daimler SP250 police car from the sixxxtiesss (complete with massive bell), that fibreglass kit to make your modern Citroen van look retro, Live Is Life hitmakers Opus with lead singer (and possible van converter) Herwig Rüdisser second left. Then we have a few of our favourite Tesla body swap suggestions; the Citroen CX, Citroen XM, Mercedes W116 S-Class, AMC Hornet Sportabout,...
2024-01-28 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter last week’s podcast, we’ve been inundated with suggestions for interesting cars to splice with a Tesla Model 3 floorpan. This week we read out some of the suggestions while also discussing retro vans made by an Austrian pop star, the strange theft of a Ford Flex, Jonny’s thoughts on the Polestar 4, Richard’s brief review of the Volkswagen ID.7, the fate of the Honda e, things that look like the latest Golf, and the uselessness of metal roof cabrios.
2024-01-28 18:00:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, hello. And what do we have in the show notes this week. Well, we start with some photos of the Dutch police and their Porsches. Then we have Jonny in full Swedish architect mode relaxing in the back of a speeding Tesla Model 3 (floorpan bop, not pictured) and a bear dressed like a middle-aged man at a cars & coffee. Finally, yes, dog nappies are a real thing. Now some links…
Jonny has learnt of a bizarre misheard lyric. Also in this episode, long distance Tesla travel and floorpan bop, what retro car to drop onto a crashed EV chassis, a strange French shopping centre and the poo bouncer, having a dismal time in a low quality hotel, a suggestion for the Eurotunnel, throwing apple cores from cars, letting your kids eat in the car, Richard’s wife and the Starbuck’s filter coffee conspiracy, the Dutch police and their 911 Targas, dogs in nappies, lust for Porsche...
2024-01-21 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again lovely Patrons. And we start this week’s show notes with a picture of Jonny’s ‘secret’ new car that we talked about very carefully in the podcast so as not to reveal its identity, not realising that this weekend there’s a new Late Brake Show which gives away what it is. Jonny forgot about this when recording the pod, the concert standard flute. After that we have an Amphicar 770 (scam, not pictured), Richard in his new rollneck and flat cap (unimpressed wife, not picture...
2024-01-14 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostJonny has been receiving some very strange emails. Also in this episode, an update on a household of Fiat Idea enthusiasts, cars seen from trains, pin-dropping interesting things, a Honda PAS nightmare, having a healthy obsession with tyre pressures, a selection box of batteries, getting mixed reviews for a new hat, Richard’s recent trip to the Bicester Scramble, the most impressive school run car, swans on cars, an embarrassing best man incident, 5th Gear stunts and Top Gear challenge cars...
2024-01-14 18:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
In pics this week we start with the lovely Bjentjly Flying Spur enjoyed by Jonny over Christmas. Then we have the amazing, Conti-like evolution of Gary Barlow, the Continental GT generations, two classic examples of the badge bar, some of the Jeep Gladiator model range (including the Rubicon Fart), and the late Queen Elizabeth II enjoying the bespoke bonnet mascot on her L322 Range Rover. Now some linkery…
Richard gets an early Christmas present and Jonny has been driving a Bjentjly Flying Spur hybrid.
Also in this episode, the Gary Barlow of cars, Jonny’s unusual coffee preferences, deliberately watching Die Hard 2, the disappearance of the badge bar, Jeep Gladiator model names, an unexpectedly swan enthusiast, the late Queen Elizabeth II and her fondness for bonnet ornaments, getting distracted by internal combustion, and a special version of the merch song.
2024-01-07 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy (almost) new year gang. We’re back with the show notes, starting with pics of Jonny’s heroine, Michele Mouton, and Richard’s hero, Harris Mann. Then we have the horrendous Rover 25 one-off designed by Matthew Williamson and the intriguing, fabric-bodied BMW Gina concept. Couldn’t find any pics of the Max Power star car with the upholstered exterior, sadly. Now, some links…
2023-12-31 18:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn their second live recording at Stellantis HQ, Jonny and Richard answer questions about automotive heroes, banned number plates, future terms for car enthusiasts, that Top Gear Peugeot film, what to buy for a rally to Croatia, unexpected features in used cars, peak old money models, Collins v McCarthy v Needell, amazing Max Power cars, terrible interior mods, and what Jeremy Clarkson thinks this podcast is called.
If you're listening to this on Sunday evening then it's not quite the N...
2023-12-31 18:00:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again. What do we have in the show notes this week, you might ask? Well, we start with some pics of Keith Moon and his hovercraft, obviously. Then we have Ayrton Senna with a Tamiya car and a Cortina (and possible his Merc SEC behind) and a picture of the Ayrton Senna Road sign in Reading. Finally, we have an example of an engine taller than a car, a listener’s sweet, sweet pair of Omegas that distracted Jonny, the nice-looking but almost certainly crap mk1 XR2 that Jonny saw at ock-s...
2023-12-17 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In the final episode of 2023, Jonny and Richard are together in a hotel room in Coventry to discuss Britain’s swollen waterways, misfire versus leak, why the word ‘damp’ is never used in a positive way, Keith Moon’s transport shenanigans, Senna and Tamiya, top-of-the-range cars with smaller engines, Merc slogans, starting engines with shotgun cartridges, feeling the similarities between old and new cars from the same maker, Defender bums, engines that are taller than the car they’re...
2023-12-17 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello gang. No show notes this week but instead we have a rare treat, only for Patrons. The lovely people at Stellantis filmed us on stage during our live show on Thursday night and you can watch it here.
This isn't just the podcast as you'll hear it on the audio-only version because the video comes with our walk-on and a load of rambling audience chat before we get on with the ...
2023-12-10 18:09:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Jonny and Richard record in front of an audience at Stellantis HQ in Coventry where topics covered include companies that are or aren’t Stellantis, the Tesla Cybertruck, Mansell-themed eBay buys, the amusing names for types of bowler, other things called SD1, in-car cutlery, terrible uses for socks, good news about Natalie Imbruglia, bad news about Miami Vice, low value cars with high value number plates, the self-healing Boxster, and a dampener on Jonny’s enthusiasm for relieving himself...
2023-12-10 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
In pictures this week we lead with the classic Club biscuit followed by the interloper Club "Cake Crunch" and the can of mushroom soup signed by Nigel Mansell. Sadly the actual listing for this has gone. Then we have the new Dacia Duster, an annoying Sierra gearknob, the latest Land Cruiser 70 with its Funko face and mis-matched tracks, and actual Funkos in case you don’t know what they are.
Jonny has been receiving some strange offers while Richard has been discussing Clubs. Also in this episode, a can of Mansell soup, Jonny’s dim view of Genesis and DS, the new Dacia Duster, annoying Sierra gearknobs, the resurgence of the Toyota Land Cruiser 70, headbutting a worktop because of your dog, getting knocked out by a door frame, Funky Cat news, getting thrown out of a supermarket, Defender side box update, an awkward social moment as a result of this podcast, and the truth about ...
2023-12-03 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post