All Torque Car Podcast

This is episode is recorded from Las Vegas before SEMA Show begins.  Peter is joined by Ross "the other one" Gravaris, Leo Sarris and Mario Baroud.  We discuss many activities Vegas has to offer including the dune buggy experience, fighter pilot experience and many others available. Leo discusses his ownership experience between a Huracan and an R8.  The boys visit the Shelby Factory and Museum an...

Happy Halloween!! Peter Ross and George discuss the upcoming SEMA trip and talk about what is planned in Las Vegas.  Ross went shopping and bought a boat and discovered he had old new friends. The M3 is gone, the Range Rover is gone and we are waiting for a new X5M.  Ross test drove a G63 and Peter received a present from Chris Poulos.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email your questions...

Track days - not horses, but horsepower!! The boys invite Gavin Starr and George Ronis to discuss all things track day - what do you need to prepare, how much does it cost, what car should you bring and is there a petrol station at the track? Gavin takes his road registered carbon bodies Lexus RC F Carbon V8 and George has an M3 race car. Has anyone seen a Tesla at the track? Halil and Ross discus...

Happy Bathurst Day! Romey joins the Peter and Halil to discuss all things paint protection.  The boys look at the quality of paint over the years from different car companies and how it is applied.  Why does metallic paint cost more? The boys look at the number of Dodge Demons in Australia and we look at the Ferrari second hand market.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and send your questions a...

The boys are at Kollector Kafe and Chris Poulos goes through some of the cars they have an offer.  We look at 1990's Porsches and Chris talks about future plans at Kollector.  We look at the splitting up of Rolls Royce and Bentley between Volkswagen and BMW and Ross and Peter talk about how they went in each other's car.  Follow us on Instagrama and Facebook and email us at alltorque@outlook.com.a...

The boys talk about parking spots today - is it your parking spot outside your house? Can you claim a parking spot by reversing from 5 cars ahead with a blinker on? Halil and Peter are taking the Multivan on a road trip at the end of the week and Ross is taking the Macan as part of the car swap. We discuss Range Rover stories and Ross test drives the Alfa Romeo Stelvio.  The boys discuss the emerg...

Peter is joined by Halil and Dan the Luggage Boy this week to talk about all things relating to panel beating with Tom Dimitrakas.  Tom discusses the changes in the industry over the years where insurance companies won't let you pick your own insurers, the closure of small panel shops.  But some things stay the same - when it rains the work increases. Tom comments on the drop of apprentice numbers...

Peter and Ross meet up Trent Demos from Etuners Australia and learn about the world of tuning.  Trent's first tune was in 2000 in his brother's Peugeot buying a tune from Stelios in Greece!!!! Etuners Australia has become a custom collaboration company and study the ECU's of various cars and recaliberate the information to extract better performance out of your car.  Trent talks about an 823hp AMG...

Have you ever wanted to shut down an airport and race your car with your mates? Chris Ioannidis does every year at Cootamundra. Halil clicks 2,000 kms in his GTS-R on the dragstrip and Chris reveals the surprise he got with his Torana 20 years after he bought it - he tracked the original special owner. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and email us alltorque@outlook.com.au

Peter and Halil went drag racing on a Test and Tune day.  Ross is not allowed to talk about his Range Rover. But he can talk about his Multivan. Ross buys new wheel and an Akrapovic exhaust. Peter is taking his Macan on a country run wearing his new Porsche cuff links.  Peter's grandfather passed away this week and he discusses his early memories steering his grandfather's Chrysler Galant, Ross go...

Peter and Halil actually discuss car news - the Corvette is coming to Australia! What does this mean for Holden? We look at the widest utes for sale and scan the classifieds for some luxury bargains.  We discuss our upcoming guests and Peter looks forward to his upcoming trip to SEMA in the USA.  Halil compares a Kia Cerato GT to a used A45. Follow us on Instgram and Facebook and email us on allto...

The boys return from holidays and Ross talks about letting off fireworks in Barcelona almost burning his family. In Crete Ross's rental car was smashed in the first minute of the rental. Peter talks about speeding on Greek freeways overtaking a marked police car and discusses Greek road etiquette.  Halil held the fort and went drag racing with his HSV and came back with a crushing time. Follow us...

Guest Matthew Joyce joins us to discuss all things hot rods, rat rods, resto mods and building an engine at the age of 14 in his bedroom. We learn how parts were sourced before the internet.  Halil remembers attending his first swap meet as a kid and bought four original hub caps for a Mazda R100.  Matthew tries to convince Ross to build a hot rod.  We look at the debate between authentic v pre fa...

Mem Mustafa (yes, Halil's brother) joins us to talk about abrasive blasting, commonly used to remove paint from vehicles before restoring or respraying cars. We look at other applications where this can be used and Ross refers to YouTube for the guy who uses noodles to repair. We talk new cars including the Supra and talk old cars including Ross's first VW Beetle. Range Rover stories continue and...

Claudio and Mona Di Gregorio are ice cream van owners and join us to talk about owning their traditional Ford Transit ice cream van.  Claudio talks about his days travelling with his mum and dad each weekend in his parents' first Morris ice cream van.  He explains what is involved in creating the ice cream and goes into details in how a van is tranformed into an ice cream van.  Claudio has served...

Karmann Ghia collector Nick Cass joins us to talk about owning a '59 Karmann Ghia.  Nick explains how to look after old cars. We look into 1980's kit cars that look like Ferraris.  Ross provides us uodates with his RAGE Rover and Halil talks about dealing with Holden head office.  Peter talks about meeting Wayne Carini and we re-visit what cars we would buy, money no object!!!  Follow us on Instag...

Engineers Con Boutsikakis and Andrew Paterson join us on our building roads podcast. Con and Andrew explain how roads are built on embankments using natural resources, how orads are designed to speed limits and the type of planning involved.  The engineers explain different tunnelling techniques for train and road tunnels.  Ross owns a road according to the government and asks questions to improve...

Chris Poulos and Peter Aird join us this week on our Easter podcast.  Chris dicusses Kollector Cars expansion into the car storage market.  Chris also runs down his car ownership history with a consistent VW theme.  Peter recalls his time working at Leyland in Zetland, Sydney and reveals driving a famous tennis player to Wimbledon.  The boys take their families to the Royal Easter Show.  Follow us...

Andrew Smyrnis from Andrew's Refrigerated Transport joins the boys to talk about all things Trucks. Andrew delves into how to drive particular trucks from seating positions, to using exhaust brakes and using the amenities provided in truck cabins.  We find out whaty is at the end of safety ramps and Andrew comments on the attitude between cars and trucks.  Halil wants to support local towns by avo...

David Aquilina joins us this week to talk about his love of Fords, tattoo and all! The boys again argue about GM and Ford's plans in Australia post local manufacturing. Halil talks about his Valiant he found under a tree. Our guest David goes through all his Fords including his John Goss XB and current '56 Ford Pick Up. Ross talks about his first car, ED Falcon with bench seat. Peter talks about h...

Christian, Jackson, Bille and Jamie host a kids special. The kids describe the car they would like to own.  Billie already owns her own car from the age of 13.  Jackson and Christian have found a way to pay for their million dollar car tastes.  The kids discuss electric cars and their effect on the environment and also refuse to get into driverless cars.  Rosses dresses up as Mario in Mario Kart. ...

A behind the scenes special summing up the Victorian adventure.  Peter sat in the emergency row without the room for any emergency. The boys rejected the upgrade offered at the rental counter.  Halil finds a way to beat car rental prices.  Peter talks about the BMW Drive Experience at Phillip Island. Halil discusses his next project with press cars and Ross talks about his father's recent visit to...

The final part of our Victorian specials the boys meet Tony Murdaca from IVIC, a panel beater with over 40 years in the panel beating industry. Tony explains how your vehicle should be inspected to determine the structural integrity of your vehicle. Tony exposes the short cuts used in the panel beating industry from not changing panels to the use of non genuine parts.  Tony highlights the differen...

Part 2 of the Victorian specials and the boys travel to Dutton Garage and meet up with Melbourne real estate agent David Stewart. The boys discuss what cars real estate agents should drive and learn whether real estate agents ferry people around in their large cars. We learn about David's loyal car history.  The boys learn about driving in Melbourne and road safety techniques used in Victoria. Wha...

Paul Maric from Car Advice joins the show explaining how Paul started his career as an auto journalist from the age of 17 with his own website.  Paul discusses auto journalism in the 21st Century with content on the web and the advent of YouTube car reviews compared to the traditional model of monthly magazines.  Paul explains how he became the youngest journalist in the world to drive the Bugatti...