My Dad's Car

My Dad's Car

Steve Clyde-Gyeon UK. My Dad could pedal. Peugeot 504, Vauxhall Carlton Chevette, and Capri S8E1
My Dad's CarMarch 24, 202600:39:19

Steve Clyde-Gyeon UK. My Dad could pedal. Peugeot 504, Vauxhall Carlton Chevette, and Capri S8E1

We're joined by Steve Clyde from Gyeon UK this week. His earliest car memory is a gold Peugeot 504 Estate, and taking 8 or 9 family members down to Cornwall for holidays. After Vauxhall Chevette followed, which was his first experience of his Dad in a rear wheel drive car. He’d previously owned a Mk...

Greg and Adam from Viking Covers Beige Mk2 Escorts Peugeot 205 Audi RS4 Jag E Type Jaguar
My Dad's CarMarch 10, 202600:42:16

Greg and Adam from Viking Covers Beige Mk2 Escorts Peugeot 205 Audi RS4 Jag E Type Jaguar

We are joined by Greg and Adam, owners of Viking Covers, our proud sponsor for Season 7 of the Podcast. We've never recorded as a 4 before, but we think it came out pretty well - although it does make the editing a bit harder!! Adam recalls his parent's hearing aid beige Mk2 Escort - and strangely e...

Episode 100: Andy Gregory Cavaliers Toyota 1000 Maestro and Montego Caravans BX Honda Accord, EType
My Dad's CarFebruary 25, 202601:03:59

Episode 100: Andy Gregory Cavaliers Toyota 1000 Maestro and Montego Caravans BX Honda Accord, EType

To mark this momentous achievement in the life of the podcast, Andy steps into the guest hot seat and is interviewed by Jon and co-host Paul Harding (previous star of S4E4). This episode will also be published the day after Andy's 43rd Birthday and 3 years and 3 days since the first episode was aire...

Gracie Haddon - Starter Motor Charity: My Dad took us around Europe to meet car enthusiasts S7E8
My Dad's CarFebruary 10, 202600:34:35

Gracie Haddon - Starter Motor Charity: My Dad took us around Europe to meet car enthusiasts S7E8

We're joined by Gracie Haddon, from the StarterMotor Charity, an organization that helps young people to create careers in the classic automotive 'ecosystem'. We chat about Gracie's upbringing - her Dad's work as a writer of Classic Vehicle books, and how they would travel around Europe, with a phot...

Nick Whale-Iconic Auctioneers: Dad's Camaro Brand New Rolls Royce, Aston Martin V8 Gerry Marshall
My Dad's CarJanuary 27, 202600:34:42

Nick Whale-Iconic Auctioneers: Dad's Camaro Brand New Rolls Royce, Aston Martin V8 Gerry Marshall

We recorded this live at the NEC Classic Motor Show, in the back of a Land Rover Campervan! Our guest is the founder and CEO of Iconic Auctioneers - the massive auction at the show, Nick Whale. Nick's Dad was a Car Dealer, so its safe to say cars are in his blood. His Dad imported a Camaro when he w...

Bonus Episode Boxing Day Meet at Madeira Drive Brighton and Christmas Holiday Wrap up
My Dad's CarJanuary 22, 202600:18:44

Bonus Episode Boxing Day Meet at Madeira Drive Brighton and Christmas Holiday Wrap up

Jon shares Christmas Holiday tales from his trip to France and Andy shares 20 or so clips recorded at Madeira Drive, Boxing Day Classic Car Meet. A big thanks to our new podcast sponsor Viking Covers. If you are looking for quality and customizable indoor or outdoor vehicle covers please go check th...

Andrew Robinson  My Dad never sold his cars, he just let them rot on the drive. S7E6
My Dad's CarJanuary 13, 202600:34:37

Andrew Robinson My Dad never sold his cars, he just let them rot on the drive. S7E6

We're joined by long time listener of the podcast Andrew Robinson. We first spoke at the NEC in 2024, when he gave us a taster of his car story, but we finally scheduled some time to do the full episode properly, and what a fascinating set of vehicles he recalls. A 30's Rolls Royce, a classic Alfa C...

Barney Dines Heritage CEO:  Mk1 Escort Mexico to France, Nan in Sportscars, Teacher in a Cossie!
My Dad's CarDecember 30, 202500:28:25

Barney Dines Heritage CEO: Mk1 Escort Mexico to France, Nan in Sportscars, Teacher in a Cossie!

Barney was the first of our live interviews at the 2025 Classic Car Show at the NEC. As Andy's boss, he's known Barney for 18 years, but this is the first time he had interviewed him. We start things off with a bucket and a gritty sponge, with him helping to clean his Dad's yellow Mk1 Escort Mexico....

Jez Hayter-Mythron Cars: Grandfather’s Wolsley, Norway in a Renault 18, 3 door Range Rover
My Dad's CarDecember 16, 202500:37:52

Jez Hayter-Mythron Cars: Grandfather’s Wolsley, Norway in a Renault 18, 3 door Range Rover

We’re joined by Jez Hayter the founder of Mythron Cars who produce a bespoke, reinvented modified Austin Healey Sebring Sprite for the modern day. Discussion starts with the charm of playing Action Men and moves into a 50’s Wolsley which belonged to his Grandfather - complete with fold out rear picn...

Bonus Episode: Model Cars from our childhood and using Dad's camcorder
My Dad's CarDecember 09, 202500:07:20

Bonus Episode: Model Cars from our childhood and using Dad's camcorder

A few minutes of ramblings about Bburago models, Scalextric, big head football characters and making your own videos with Dad's camcorder!