Explore every episode of the podcast Car-Chum
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dignitary for a Day and Chepstow Club | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:13:21 | |
Welcome to Car-Chum’s Car Share – a monthly update on what’s happening. And what’s not happening. And what should be happening. And might have happened if only… | |||
| Complete One Car | 30 Aug 2024 | 00:56:11 | |
It wasn’t Tony; it was his Car-Chum Mike. The episode title is his work. | |||
| A-T, A-T, ATV | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:41:19 | |
Tony and Mike head off the potholed tarmac to explore All Terrain Vehicles. From Mars to Iceland and EVs to tractor pulling, this is the Car-Chum episode that doesn’t need roads where it going. | |||
| Out with the New; In with the Old (with Matt Richardson from Furious Driving) | 22 Feb 2024 | 00:54:36 | |
Youtube sensation(!), Matt Richardson from Furious Driving fails to learn from his mistake in joining Car-Chum years ago, by turning up again. On this edition of Car-Chum, Tony and Mike cross-examine each other – and Matt – on the vexed question: Old or New? | |||
| Autonomous for the People (with Noah Gedrimas, VP Strategy at GPR) | 08 Feb 2024 | 00:52:43 | |
Car-Chum opens the door to the future in this episode…and finds someone rather knowledgeable on the other side (of that door). Noah Gedrimas, VP of Strategy at GPR (Ground Positioning Radar), joins Tony and his Car-Chum Mike to autonomously talk auto autonomy. | |||
| Crime Cars | 25 Jan 2024 | 00:54:37 | |
Car-Chum feels the long arm of the law in this episode. Tony's joined by his regular Car-Chum and motoring journalist, Mike to tell the stories of cars and their drivers getting nicked! From Bonnie and Clyde's letter to Henry Ford, through the-most-stolen Ford Capri, to modern-day dodgy data dealings, it's all here on this edition of Car-Chum. | |||
| Here is the News 🗞️ | 11 Jan 2024 | 00:46:19 | |
Just occasionally, something car-ry happens that’s deemed interesting enough to bump celebrity tittle-tattle out of the news. Tony and Mike mine the archives to find such car news that made it…to the news. So, Here is the News. | |||
| Wintry Tales and Winter Tyres (with Ben Field, MD Vintage Tyres) | 28 Dec 2023 | 00:52:43 | |
Tyre expert Ben Field – Vintage Tyre MD – joins Tony and Mike on this episode of Car-Chum. They tell tales of great winter driving bravery. Well, getting stuck on the driveway anyway. Also, there’s a free winter tyre fact buried in all the fun, too. Get a grip and join Car-Chum for this winter wonderland special. | |||
| On Tow! | 14 Dec 2023 | 00:45:37 | |
Grab your high-viz and join Car-Chum in its favourite location – bonnet up by the side of the road. This time, Tony and Mike unravel the knot in the tow rope, search for the missing trailer ramp and get creative making a ‘temporary’ number plate. Caution: Car-Chum’s On Tow! | |||
| Take a Break | 30 Nov 2023 | 00:52:32 | |
Don’t fast forward, don’t walk off, don’t start scrolling! Car-Chum’s taking a break for ad breaks. In this episode, Tony and his Car-Chum Mike delve deep into the world of automotive advertising. | |||
| Brum Brum! NEC Classic 2 (Show Coverage Special) | 15 Nov 2023 | 00:42:55 | |
More from the Car-Chums as Tony and Mike finish their weekend at the Classic Motor Show 2023. | |||
| Brum Brum! NEC Classic (Show Coverage Special) | 14 Nov 2023 | 00:46:17 | |
Car-Chums Tony and Mike head to Birmingham for the NEC Classic Motor Show 2023. They catch up with loads of clubs, exhibitors and show organisers to give you a flavour of this year’s event. | |||
| Toys | 04 Jul 2024 | 00:46:27 | |
| Fast Cats, Facts and Fat Cats (with Sam Skelton, Classic Jaguar Editor) | 02 Nov 2023 | 00:51:48 | |
Classic Jaguar’s editor, Sam Skelton, joins Tony and Mike on this edition of the Car-Chum Podcast. There’s a bit of Jag stuff, but oh so much more besides. Sam also reveals the most comfortable car on sale – and it is not what you would expect. Go on: take a guess. And then take a listen to this edition of the ever-entertaining Car-Chum. | |||
| Car-Chum's Junkyard Geese | 19 Oct 2023 | 00:50:18 | |
What’s the opposite of a Mini? A Maxi. The opposite of a boring automotive podcast? Car-Chum. And a Main Stealer’s parts counter? A scrap or junk yard. And that’s exactly where Car-Chum has been consigned to today. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike as they bathe in oil, balance toppling cars and play with the geese. The geese? Keep listening… | |||
| Pick up a Pickup | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:52:20 | |
They say ‘use it or lose it’ and clearly I don’t. I’ve already forgotten the difference between Fleetside and Stepside. Best listen to this fabulous episode of Car-Chum again to jog the mind. Pickups – that’s the subject of this Car-Chum episode. | |||
| Simply the Best...Road Car | 21 Sep 2023 | 00:50:52 | |
If you set the rules and make up your own criteria, you can argue anything with this one. As Tony and Mike ably prove in this edition, there are so many parameters for what makes a truly great road car. | |||
| Welcome to the Jumble (Beaulieu Autojumble Show Coverage Special) | 04 Sep 2023 | 00:47:17 | |
Car-Chum doesn't do Special Editions; we leave to Peugeot and Ford in 1992. If we did though, this episode would be one such example. And so much more than just a tilt-only glass sunroof to make it special. Join Tony and Mike at the Beaulieu Autojumble 2023 as they rummage for treasure with Matt Richardson from Furious Driving, Steph from Lancaster Insurance (and I Drive a Classic, of course), Danny Hopkins of Practical Classics fame. The Chums also get a guided tour of the Autojumble from Beaulieu's Ben Coleman. Oh - and they also ride the Monorail. Well, it'd be rude not to. | |||
| The Golden Hour Part 2 | 31 Aug 2023 | 00:44:26 | |
I got my Car-Chum Mike to promise he wouldn’t make me guess a year that pre-dates my Bronze Age relatives. To be fair the year was good. Mine was a lot newer, so hopefully there’s something for every taste. And what taste you have in choosing the Car-Chum Podcast. Sit back, savour the delights of the second instalment of The Golden Hour – and guess the year. | |||
| Luxury | 17 Aug 2023 | 00:54:27 | |
What is luxury? Fine wines, fine food and The Car-Chum Podcast. There. Just saved 50 minuntes of listening. Hang on! What about what makes a car luxurious? Join Tony and his motoring journalist chum Mike as they deliver the ultimate definition – with a few laughs along the way. | |||
| The Golden Hour | 03 Aug 2023 | 00:47:15 | |
The Golden Hour, The Mystery Year, The Time Tunnel, The Time Machine: I was spoiled for choice when naming this edition of the Car-Chum Podcast. Any of those would have done. In summary, my Car Chum Mike and I pick a year and describe the significant cars, entertainment and events, while you play along with us trying to guess. Fun, fun, fun. That’s Car-Chum for you. | |||
| A Day at the Races. Le Mans Classic and Thruxton Historic | 20 Jul 2023 | 00:50:58 | |
Car-Chum pays visits and respect to Le Mans Classic and Thruxton Historic in this episode. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike on the Leading Light Entertainment Automotive Podcast as they hurtle towards the chequered flag. | |||
| In Collections | 06 Jul 2023 | 00:44:47 | |
I reckon Car-Chum listeners are more likely than average to have a collection. What do you think? In this episode, Tony and Mike delve into the art of collection curation and try to pinpoint what works – and what doesn’t work – when it comes to displaying it. Or them. To collect or not to collect? That’s the question for this episode of Cr-Chum. Join us, do. | |||
| Supermodel | 20 Jun 2024 | 00:52:06 | |
Fancy listening to two men with no hands-on experience of the subject talk about car design? Great! Here's your chance. It's the latest edition of Car-Chum where auto journalist Mike Renaut joins Tony to impart great wisdom and 'humour'. There's also a fascinating critique of the Jag E-Type's design. All to look forward to then... | |||
| Number Plates | 22 Jun 2023 | 00:47:42 | |
I normally like to be creative with the Car-Chum episode titles, but not today. It’s a podcast and it’s mostly about Number Plates. Not much more and not much less. Of course, you’ll find all the usual Car-Chum Podcast fayre here, too: a bit of wit, wisdom and at least one fact. Number Plates then…go on, admit you’re just a little bit interested. | |||
| The Worst Episode | 08 Jun 2023 | 00:50:12 | |
It’s not what it sounds; it’s a really rather good fun episode or The Car-Chum Podcast. Tony and Mike range around design, build and usage fails of some greats from Subaru, Jaguar, Ford, Volvo and Triumph. In modern management speak (and on a site dedicated to professionally showing off), these are areas of opportunity and improvement; on Car-Chum, they’re just fails. | |||
| It's Show Time | 25 May 2023 | 00:51:34 | |
If anyone knows how to put on a show, it’s Car-Chum. Tony and Mike get set for a Fiesta in this episode as they share fond memories of car shows past and present, old and new. So, strap your wicker basket to the boot, pack a microfibre cloth and download the latest Car-Chum for the journey there. Or at least the queue to get in. It’s show time! | |||
| Car-Chum Website Launch Special | 18 May 2023 | 00:05:38 | |
The rumours swirling Silicon Valley and the City of London were true: the new Car-Chum website has launched. In this bonus quickie, Tony and Mike cut the ribbon on car-chum.com . | |||
| Why? | 11 May 2023 | 00:44:31 | |
If you’re into measuring things, storing oddments in your car, and not having a spare wheel when you need one, this is the episode for you. Tony and Mike ponder some of the baked-in designs and mistakes that beg the question ‘Why?’. | |||
| Dealers | 27 Apr 2023 | 00:48:11 | |
Shady and shiny. That’s Car-Chum. No, wait! That’s the subject of this episode of Car-Chum: car dealers. Join Tony and Mike as they cross the bunting and explore the (car) lot, making this the undisputed Podcast of the Week, the Manager’s Special, the One Listener (you) deal of the decade. | |||
| Decent Exposure: Bristols (with Simon Charlesworth, award winning automotive Author) | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:52:26 | |
Car-Chum is visited by a distinguished guest this episode. Motoring author and Publication of the Year award winner, Simon Charlesworth, joins Tony and Mike to discuss everything from Alfa Alfettas to upside down Mondeos. Oh, and his award winning book. Did I mention his book has won… | |||
| Myths and Leg Ends | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:46:51 | |
The Car-Chum Podcast streams before you, offering the whole truth and nothing but the truth. There’s a good dollop of facts, too as well as a healthy dose fun, of course. Classic journalist, Mike Renaut is Tony’s car chum again on this edition of…Car-Chum. | |||
| Sleeping in the Car | 16 Mar 2023 | 00:44:00 | |
What’s the best way to pass a long Car-Chum? A car journey. What’s the best way to combine a long Car-Chum and a car journey? Sleep through it. And today should send you right off. Take a break and have a nap through this edition of Car-Chum Podcast. | |||
| Emergency! | 02 Mar 2023 | 00:47:39 | |
Blues and twos – not number twos is the subject of this week’s Car-Chum. All motoring things Emergency related: Police, Fire, Ambulance and…the other ones. | |||
| An Inside Job | 16 May 2024 | 00:49:23 | |
They say it’s what is inside that really matters. Just ask the designer of the Ssangyong Rodius. Tony and his Car-Chum Mike set about finding out if interiors are the deciding factor for 38.6% of new car buyers. | |||
| Art by Car-Chum (with auto artist, Bex) | 16 Feb 2023 | 00:46:13 | |
Unbelievable really that it’s taken so long for something as cultured as Car-Chum to enter the world of art. It’s happened in style now though with an automotive artist to the stars. Share in Art by Bex’s enthusiasm of painting cars for drivers like Sir Jackie Stewart and Mark Blundell. Join culture-vulture Car-Chums Tony and Mike in the gallery with Bex on this edition of Car-Chum. | |||
| Italian for Beginners (with Angie Voluti, former Alfa PR boss) | 02 Feb 2023 | 00:57:54 | |
It’s been said that American, Swedish, German, French, Spanish and Australian cars have made it to the Car-Chum hall of fame, but Italian’s finest have been conspicuous by their absence. This is the episode that rights that wrong – in spectacular style. Former Alfa PR boss Angie Voluti joins Tony and Mike for forthright views and downright fun. | |||
| Mods and Rocker Covers | 19 Jan 2023 | 00:44:37 | |
Did you know that the ‘rod’ of Hotrod comes from the word ‘roadster’? Well you do now, so I’ve saved you listening to this episode of the Car-Chum Podcast. Unless that is, you want more facts and more fun. Yes that is possible and you’ll find it in this edition. | |||
| Spray That Again | 05 Jan 2023 | 00:44:27 | |
Car-Chum ushers in another year in the best way it knows how: talking about paint, obvs. What else? Join Tony and Mike as they lift the lid on colour changing tech, silly names and bodged repairs. | |||
| Six Cars; One Podcast | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:44:26 | |
It’s gameshow time at Car-Chum. Three cars each, a few factual and anecdotal clues, some searching questions and iffy answers are the essential ingredients in this edition. How many would you have got? Join me and my car-journalist Car-Chum Mike Renaut as we sit poised with our fingers on buzzers. | |||
| Mats and Flaps | 03 Nov 2022 | 00:36:28 | |
If you’re not familiar with the title, it was a term used to refer to the options dealers could upsell you when buying a new car. A more accurate title for this edition of Car-Chum might have been “When Did You Last See…?”, but Mats and Flaps made us smile. Anyway, here it is, the latest Car-Chum Podcast. | |||
| A View to a Car | 20 Oct 2022 | 00:51:23 | |
Sorry about the title: couldn’t resist – it just seemed to flow so well. And it does desscribe the contents quite well. A chance viewing of James Bond in A View to a Kill – with Roger Moore, of course – led to a whole Car-Chum dedicated to it. More specifically, the cars in the film. Even if I do say so myself, it was a bit of a laugh. Just a bit. | |||
| Dream Drives | 06 Oct 2022 | 00:48:24 | |
Ever heard a motoring journalist hum Abba? Ever wondered what a Dodge Charger Hellcat is really like? Ever needed to pass an hour with no effort at all? If the answer is yes to any of those, try the latest Car-Chum podcasts. | |||
| Don't Leave Home Without... | 22 Sep 2022 | 00:42:51 | |
...…a Car-Chum Podcast downloaded was the obvious line there. And I missed it. Never mind, the content is all the better for it. Loads of cars, loads of accessories, loads of stories – it’s all here for your pleasure. It’s the latest edition of The Car-Chum Podcast. | |||
| The Queen's Cars (with Andrew Roberts) | 09 Sep 2022 | 00:42:56 | |
With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday 8th September 2022, Car-Chum looks back at a selection of state and personal cars associated with and owned by the former Queen. | |||
| A Rally Good Episode | 02 May 2024 | 00:53:54 | |
Tony and Mike go Rallying …from the comfort of their studios. Join Tony and his Car-Chum Mike as they delve sideways first into the hedge via the ditch. | |||
| Connect 4...Cars | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:51:33 | |
A straightforward concept: take a fun game and then add Car-Chum. What do you get? A sort of game of Tag or It with cars. And there is a lot of car in the latest Car-Chum Podcast. So sit back, relax and learn – my Car-Chum Mike is in a knowledgeable mood. | |||
| The Car's the Tsar | 18 Aug 2022 | 00:38:00 | |
World Leaders as cars; that’s the premise of this edition of The Car-Chum Podcast. Important questions will be answered: what car would Joe Biden be…if he were a car, what comes after A6 and is there such a thing as a Mini Clubvan? The Car-Chum podcast is back with a bang after it’s summer holidays. | |||
| Not the Worst Bits! | 04 Aug 2022 | 00:26:31 | |
Happy holidays! Car-Chum’s on a quick summer break, but we made sure to leave you with a few memories before I left. | |||
| Three Men in a Car 2: Eastleigh to Norwich (with noted author and columnist Andrew Roberts) | 21 Jul 2022 | 00:28:09 | |
Time for the second leg of Car-Chum’s lap of the UK. This time Tony, Mike (aka the Chums) and Dr Andrew Roberts (aka someone who actually knows something useful) head west, then north then south again. There’s a heady mix of cars, Littlechef, The Prisoner, George Fornby and Get Carter to look forward to here. Buckle and up and join us! | |||