The Motoring Historian

Warlock - Signs of Satan (intro)J’s exploration of the neolithic sites of southern England, by GixxerWarlock - Signs of Satan (break)German power metal, Warlock, Doro Pesch, Scanner, Running WildWarlock - Hateful Guy (intro)The Chronicles of Halvar and Clarence, another shameless plug for M and J’s Dungeons and Dragons novelWarlock - Hateful Guy (break)Musings on Rhetoric Scorpions - Don’t Stop At The Top (intro)Musings on Remote Conferences Just Go Drive and Jeremy Clarkson rip offsClarkson/Wilman, Summers/Gammie, Beavis/ButtheadM is uncomfortable with Clarkson or 44teeth as ugly Brits abroad44teeth’s Baron von Grumble and Mental HealthThe Right Turn On Red Is ThreatenedWarlock - Burning the Witches (intro)RIP Cale Yarborough1979 Daytona 500Nascar Legends YoutubeDale Jnr PodcastJ’s discourse on Hooters (with hindsight it seems Hardees was the sponsor - whoops;-)JHS Racing, friends of 44teeth and Gixxer builder extrordinaireOver wheelieing the press Gixxer thouMonster Magnet - Dig That Hole (x2)The Bitcoin Spot ETF Is ApprovedD.A.D. Makin’ Fun of MoneyM’s BMW M2 is a LemonChops Garage, Car UK and the sub $5k used car marketThe Revival of the 1000HP Sunbeam - please donateGoodwood to Celebrate Can-Am in 2024Scanner - Retaliation PositiveThe lawless grey area of the electric mountain (motor)bikeScanner - Grapes of Fear (break)Bird and Revel go busyHelmet lawsQuartic steering wheels, Mr Silly and the Nonsense CupM does not like the Volvo EX30, nor SUVs in generalM does not think supercar performance is applicable for most EV buyersLucid circling the plughole?Tesla Beta Testing on the Public HighwayJ’s tribute to the Jaguar Mk2: a properly fast car for 30 yearsScanner - Grapes of Fear (outro)J and scratch built slot carsScanner - Killing Fields (outro)

Special Guest Dinsmore GreepSlayer - Altar of Sacrificec.2010 Mercedes Sprinter 2.2 litre turbo diesel, 5 speed manualIn praise of Mercedes cruise control - stalkC.2015 Mercedes Sprinter Supermarket refrigerated delivery van, automaticM beats the governor with a neutral dropSprinter vs. VW Crafter A fiery Sprinter and a ten mile tail back on the A38A fiery Ford OrionSlayer - The AntiChristA Fiat Ducato, a lost crabstick and a Cornish dry stone wall Slayer - Die By The SwordDukes of Hazzard in a Citroen C35Driving 7.5 ton trucks on a car license in England; U-haul rentals in the USMercedes 308The white/work van “get out of the way” effect2010 Fiat Ducato2010 Renault MasterVW Crafter, “shat nav”, and narrow Devon lanes“Floor it and get throught, that’ll be the answer”“At Dagenham and Dartford”A can of beer in a Ford TransitJ’s brown ‘93 Ford EconolineAn unintentional burnout on California Street, San FranciscoJudas Priest and Steel Panther in San JoseJ’s bespoke fitting of a velour driver seat from the Econoline ChateauxA bachelor party LDV duallie taking up 8 parking places A Ginster’s pastyEarly noughties Ford Transits - fast!Gated communities of CornwallSlayer - Spirit In BlackTurning in DrivewaysMemories of a Rental House in Reading; an Alfa 33 on the lawn; strimming the lawn  Greep’s Corsa VXR125mph MitsubishiM’s BMW M2, Nissan 350Z and Honda CBR600RR: fettling requiredSlayer - Behind the Crooked CrossA sidebar on SlayerSlayer - South of HeavenVauxhall Cavalier SRiPeugeot 309Gixxer and potholesM’s Fiesta ST Broken Throttle bodyDio at the Hammersmith Odeon and Pee in the Radiator of a Ford SierraFixing Overheating by running the HeaterMad Max FalconRonin Audi S8Sux 6000 (Robocop) Toyota Yaris and Corolla GRGreep experiences a TeslaBMW CE04 electric mopedRevel (who have since left San Francisco)J needs 50mph, not 30mph from his e mopedSlayer - I Don’t Want To Hear It

A Florida Roadtrip; A Prius Digression;J impressed by hybrid torque and 50mpg;Prius not impressed by J’s driving;Daytona Track Tour is worthwhile to see the banking’s steepness from the actual track; J drives where Dale Earnhardt met his end; J’s recent Sprint Car research project - Midget racing in the bay area in the late 1940s/50sHall of Fame Museum at Daytona;Campbell’s Bluebird;Marshall Teague’s “Fabulous” Hudson Hornet;Automotive sites in Daytona Beach - Smokey Yuinick’s shop, Marshall Teague’s shopEarly Nascar and the rise of the SuperSpeedway;The North Turn RestaurantVINWiki Curated Lamborghini in MiamiThe Green Diablo Jota in the Kitchen1981 Lamborghini Countach - the Monaco Grand Prix Pace CarThe Estrella Warbirds MuseumCalifornia History - Hunter-Gatherer societies and aeroplane graveyards - the most awesome sprint car collectionMotorhead - Deadmen Tell No Tales;Pebble Beach 2023 - Structured a different way - first time in a decade didn’t watch the start of the tour;Stayed in Soledad - good roads but the distance an issue;The People Of Pebble Beach, and the McLaren Millenial crowd;If last year was McLarens this year it was lots of Rolls Royces;Familiarity makes them “less off-puttingly ostentatious”J has made his peace with the CullinanThe Yellow Crypto LamboJ is cynical about Audighini’s baked in understeerIron Maiden - Sun and SteelBig day at RM; Lancia LC2Manowar - And The Gods Made Heavy Metal8 litre BentleySiataRMs Barn Find Exhibit and the 1954 MondialExodus - Metal CommandJDM at Pebble; but who are Spoon?; The white 90’s tuner Civic as a classic car; Are drift cars attaining collectibility?Ratt - DanceSeeing the Quail show at the end of the day, while the cars are being loadedHow Daimler and Benz came to merge in 1926 and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, designed by PorscheType o Negative - We Hate Everyone;Monterey Historic Races from Laguna Seca; Group C cars enjoyable from the Corkscrew; The build-up of Turns 3,4,5,and 6 - a rhythm and style which British club circuits lack. All like Copse Corner at Silverstone - simple fast, challenging; J loves Historic Formula 1; RIP Phil Reilly, Ford/Cosworth DFV GuruThe Ragtime Racers,Classic car auctions as Performative TheatreKreator - GrinderJ’s new logistics for Pebble ‘23; the show itself remains the Best Car Show. But only until all the people arrive.A Beautifully Curated Balance of Cars. J particularly enjoyed Senna’s 1988 McLaren Formula 1 car. A fresh appreciation for Daimler Benz as the featured marque.Prong - Who’s Fist?J’s tribute to Don Williams, the man who wanted to “touch every car”, seller of the first $1m car, and the first $10m car; the origins of the Blackhawk Museum; Don said “I don’t like crap”, but J does! Blackhawk Museum, jewelry store display case vs. J’s desire to tell rich stories around artifactsJ appreciates Don for elevating cars to antiquesDope - You Spin Me3 Awesome Black Mercedes - #1 - The Trossi Mercedes SSK owned by Ralph Lauren, J’s Best in Show, image car for this episodeJ’s tour for some Mercedes Benz visitors leading on how the concours works; pleasingly ended the tour on the winning car, #2 a black Mercedes 540k; 800 miles in two weeks in #3 my black ‘02 Mercedes E55 - great old car despite a cracked windshield;Cadaverous Collectors and the cars of Pebble as AvatarJ’s favourite YouTuber of the moment - Car UK

M’s Goodwood Festival of Speed reportThe Allure of the Metro 6R4M on The Value of Being a Goodwood MemberMcLaren P1, Marlboro liveryHyundai Ioniq 5 N, a EV with gears, and the comedy touch in performance EVsNot racing, but burnouts and crashes on the hillclimb up Lord March’s driveJ’s interest in Leyton HouseCathedral - Hopkins, Witchfinder GeneralA Nissan Altima rentalJ forgives the CVT, if indeed it has oneThe aggressive nose of the innocuous AltimaJ wants to Fight The System in New England, don’t judge me by my flip-flops!!!An E-plate Aston Martin V8 Vantage at home in New EnglandA cheap MG EV - is this a milestone affordable-and-practical EV, as J thinks?J worries about the longevity of today’s EV carsLe Mans: the TV experience - J is impressedM moans about UK Formula 1 coverage, and the new Murray Walker, David CroftJames Hunt and Martin Brundle Commentators Above ReproachJ’s five minutes of Formula 1 in the last five years - Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton crash at CopseJ doesn’t like MaxM doesn’t like Red BullM respects Adrian NeweySpa deaths at Eau Rouge / RadillonDoor hits are always bad - Keith Odor, Mike HawthornThe Halo on F1 CarsNASCAR Chicago street race; Shane van Gisbergen wins his first NASCAR raceType o Negative - These Three ThingsAutomotive Storytelling - Fast Five. Panteras jumping off trains, Hokosuka Skylines in a Rio favellaCeltic Frost - Dance SleazyMission Impossible bike stunt and movie review, including plot spoilersM recommends John Wick 4 for its Epic Imagery3d botmaker 1:64 scale Hot Wheels diecast car racing updaterThe A-Team rollFastest Hot Wheels castings; Sierra Cosworths, Nissan Maxima WagonsPractical Sportsbikes, the son of Performance Bikes magazine is dead. The End of Days for print media.M considers the tablet as a shareable alternative to magazinesQuick FireUS road trip - $ no object what do you drive? Broadly T70The rental F250XL used for the Route 66 road trip discussed in Ep11“High Four” is J’s new happy placeAn Epic DriftBest driving music?Metallica: short hair or long?

Cricket and the EnglishmanThe Loved One - Evelyn WaughPokerA Porsche Digression - The rise of the 993 4SJ’s 964 experiencesJ’s 968 CS test driveIn praise of the Cayenne GTS’ interiorPorsche choose their customers like Ferrari. Anecdotally.The appeal of a base model BoxsterJ rebels against car models always bloating'15 and '16 Fiesta ST running reportsA revolution in car cleaning products, by YouTube'17 BMW M2 running report - A/C and brake juddering, and a not great dealerJ’s app for surfing beater cars in Europe - AutoScout24Renault Clio 1821914 Grand Prix PeugeotPeugeot 205 GTiSierra Cosworth (Sapphire)Citroen Saxo VTSCitroen C6 and Up N DownRenault Fuego GTX2002 Mercedes E55 AMG running report @ 158k, “cut roof off”, a broken hood ornament but mechanically sound; central locking pump and battery changeBattery strategy when letting cars sitHubnutVain - WhisperPlans to Pick up the Free MotorcycleVice Grip GarageWestern road trip - Coloma, where they found gold in CaliforniaX-15 Major Michael Adams MemorialSeligman AZ: the real Radiator Springs from the Cars movieDeath Valley at 124 degrees with no A/C Thanks to United Rentals, and their Ford F250J retells the story of the discovery of gold in CaliforniaHighway 395Route 66 - all kinds of awesome, Seligman to Victorville especiallyGentrification and Shelby - an LA story (as seen in Ford vs Ferrari)Newton’s bad behaviour on a Honda XR650 SupermotardParadise Cove reprisedBruce Junor and his bookPCH and memories of the CBR

Tommy Vance, Radio Caroline and Early rock radio in BritainWASPFour bands in one: the evolution of Judas PriestThe science fiction theatre of Iron MaidenAerosmith or Kiss ?Slayer - Die By The Sword Production and thrash metal - to remaster or not to remasterMotley Crue, Backing tracks and the digitization of live musicMixtapes, and M’s impression of For Whom the Bell TollsListening culture 1980s vs 2020sWASP - Shoot from the HipNews - Ford/Tesla (and GM/Rivian) charging infrastructure partnershipsM remains EV scepticalJ loves the hybrid Chevy Volt designJ is flabbergasted by the Faraday Future launchTesla, Lucid and Faraday: redefining the carEV ranges: the utility of 200 miles vs 400 milesM theorizes that lightweight is better than EV behemothsThe unsafety of cabover vans44teeth Boothy's return to the TTA shameless plug for our book, The Chronicles of Halvar and ClarenceIsle of Man TT: Hickey’s 133 mph lapTwenty years since the passing of Dave JeffriesBullett - Stay WildPau Historic Grand Prix - A balcony overlooking the track: M’s Five Star experience at the Parc Beaumont HotelLegends RacersM and the attainable dream of Historic RacingA critique of BelgiumThree Men in a KaThe defeat of the Silver Arrows - and the Nazis - at Pau - by Rene DreyfusA digression on Mellaha, the site of the Tripoli Grand PrixThe Million Franc PrizeJ’s digression justifying his factual incorrectnessA thumbnail on Hermann LangAccept - Too High to Get it RightThe Ethics of Banger RacingQuick fire - F40 or 959?F40 or F50?R32 or Focus RS?GT2 or 488 Pista?Manual transmission or rear wheel drive?You can historic race any car anywhere. What and where?Eulogy to Spa