{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/631f3b92b4aca6001290ac09/6abfb1ca52a5384444c1e370?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bonus: Death rays and hapless F1 entries. Amazing archive stories with Kris Culmer","description":"<p>In this bonus episode of the Autocar podcast, Matt Prior is joined by Kris Culmer, Autocar&#39;s self-appointed archive nerd (and official chief sub-editor). </p><p><br></p><p>Kris writes our &#39;lost in the Archives...&#39; feature every week and loves interesting stories. We bring you some top ones: the Skoda so bad that government asked it to be redesigned. The &#39;pleasure spiral&#39; meant to replace the Eiffel Tower. The man who claimed to have invented an invisible death ray. The hapless Japanese F1 team. Plus much more besides.</p><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s a lot of fun, and we&#39;ll do it again. And if you&#39;d like access to the 131-year Autocar archive, including our special offer for listeners which includes six issues for just £6, click <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://www.google.com/url?q%253Dhttps://www.themagazineshop.com/ACD/PODCAST/%2526source%253Dgmail-imap%2526ust%253D1774957910000000%2526usg%253DAOvVaw0846nYF3yRqGiQ4ZNH_P_m%26source%3Dgmail-imap%26ust%3D1777969321000000%26usg%3DAOvVaw39NKlSejwXE5v6_8WuZp4Q&amp;source=gmail-imap&amp;ust=1785258954000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MYm-7wFDUXZ2Vp9e5Y20j\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></p>","author_name":"Autocar"}