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David Lillywhite is the founder and Editorial Director of Magneto Magazine, a quarterly printed magazine for the discerning motorist. This week, he's our podcast guest in conversation with Amy Shore and John Marcar. Before Magneto, David was involved in launching other publications and websites such as Octane Magazine, Bike Magazine, and Auto Classics. In this conversation, David talks us through...

This week on the Driven Chat podcast John Marcar and Amy shore talk to Lewis Warren, founder and owner of Takona - a clothing brand with a twist.  Takona is a brand that encourages people to talk #ITSOKTOTLK and focuses on the importance of openly discussing mental health. Cars are the catalyst to Takonas operation, with meets, gatherings, and drive-outs organised in collaboration with the br...

John Mayhead is the editor of the UK Hagerty Price Guide and has the enviable task of tracking and reporting classic car values on behalf of the insurance and automotive lifestyle brand, Hagerty. This incredible job brings with it some incredible stories, many of which you'll hear in this chat. Be warned; the episode brings some bittersweet emotions, such as John Marcar's realisation that he proba...

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Amy Shore are joined by script editor and author Richard Porter. Richard Porter is perhaps most famously known as the scriptwriter for Clarkson, Hammond and May for BBC Top Gear and Amazon's The Grand Tour. More controversially, he was a secret satirist for the automotive world through his mysterious yet frankly brilliant website - SNIFFPETROL....

Andy Wilman is the vital 4th name to be added on to the highly esteemed Clarkson, Hammond & May. As one of the creators and the executive producer of Top Gear from 2002 onwards, he has been celebrated as one of the great brains that created and managed one of the most loved TV shows for petrol heads. Of course, beyond Top Gear at the BBC, Wilman went on to executive produce Clarkson, Hammond a...

Lotus Managing Director Matt Windle joins us as a special guest for this week's Driven Chat Podcast in conversation with Andy Jaye and John Marcar. Joining us on the show for a second time, Matt brings us up to speed on Lotus as a brand, teases us with some intel on future models and shares his excitement for the Radford Type 62-2, which happened to be testing on-site on the very same day that we...

Fifth Gear is back! And it's been... recharged! This week, on the Driven Chat Podcast, Andy Jaye and John Marcar talk to a collection of the hosts from 5th Gear Recharged. Jason Plato, Rory Reid, Grace Webb & Vicky Butler-Henderson. In this collection of conversations, we speak to Jason Plato, who talks about his racing career and offers a brutally honest opinion on EV's. We then talk to Rory...

Jimmy de Ville is a face many will know through various car-based TV shows, including Scrap Heap Challenge, Goblin Works Garage and many more. He's also been responsible for behind the scenes car builds on shows we all know and love, such as Top Gear & The Grand Tour - which includes a car made almost entirely out of animal bones and meat. In this week's conversation recorded at the Classic Ca...

Ant Anstead is back on the show as a full show guest for the second time for a deep dive into his world of cars but also his love life too! Ant is back in the UK from California for the Classic Car Show at the NEC and to unveil some exciting new developments on his Radford Type 62-2. This, as ever, is a genuine, honest and open conversation that gets a little deep in places but one you're guarante...

This week on the Driven Chat podcast, the team reassemble for the first time in a few weeks! Andy Jaye, Amy Shore and John Marcar are all back in the studio truck parked up at Caffeine & Machine, and they bring with them a special guest - Road Rat Magazine Editor - Mikey Harvey.    Mikey shares some fantastic stories of his time in the editorial world, including how he was fired from...

Last week our favourite automotive venue celebrated its 3rd Birthday. Caffeine & Machine has been an integral part of the global motoring scene since 2015, however in 2018, in a small village in the middle of England, it became a physical presence.  On October 27th 2018, Caffeine & Machine (the location) was born, and our very own John Marcar was there from the beginning, offering sup...

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, we're focussing on Bond Cars! Hurrah! Recorded almost a year before publishing, Amy Shore and John Marcar sat down with the author Ben Robinson, who wrote the book '50 Greatest Bond Cars'. We unfold our inner depths of 'car-movie-geekery' as we work through some of the most iconic bond cars and unearthing Bens intricate involvement in the placement of vehicles...

This week we're doing something a little different. John Marcar and Andy Jaye step away from the studio and leave Amy Shore to fly solo for her very own podcast episode. Amy has recently embarked on her very own workshop business alongside her partner William Heynes. In this episode, Amy and Will talk about the challenges of starting this new venture and why the car they have decided to focus on i...

This week the Driven Chat Podcast comes to you from Sleeping With Art - a new event celebrating automotive art! We have three chats for the price of one this week where we talk to three very different artists exhibiting their work at the event.  First up is Jean-Yves Tabourot, who is known now as a painter of beautiful and iconic cars but previously was an engineer for Williams Racing, where...

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, Andy Jaye, Amy Shore, and John Marcar talk to one of the worlds most influential fashion and automotive photographers Camilo Rios aka RIOCAM. RIOCAM is known by many for staging shoots with some of the worlds most iconic cars, often with a long pair of legs waving out of the windows. Recent shoots have seen a White Ferrari Testa Rossa, a pink Porsche 993 GT, a...

BONUS PODCAST - HURRAH! Do you like discussions about classic bikes? Well, this is a podcast for you! Recorded only a few hours before publishing, in this bonus episode John Marcar and Amy Shore sit down with the Bonhams Motorcycles Specialist - Andy Barrett ahead of The Bonhams Autumn Sale in Stafford (October 9th & 10th, 2021). The Bonhams Stafford Sale is an auction of over 300 motorcycles,...

This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, we speak to Ben Hedley, the CEO of The Little Car Company. The Little Car Co build incredible scaled-down models of iconic cars, including a Buggati Type 35, Aston Martin DB5, and a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. The fantastic thing about the little cars that they make is that they're all officially licenced products. - Actual Bugattis, actual Aston Martins and actu...

This week Andy, John and Amy come to you from the hustle, bustle and magic of The Goodwood Revival Meeting in Chichester as guests of The Auctioneers, Bonhams. Recorded on Friday 17th (on the morning of the first day of the three-day event), Andy, John, and Amy sit in the auction surrounded by a collection of spectacular cars before enjoying a tour of some of the most iconic vehicles before they g...

This week, John and Amy get down to the details on the world of classic cars and ask questions such as; 'will classics be as loved in the future as they are now?' and 'Why are some people put off the idea of owning a classic car?' Fortunately, they are joined for this week's podcast by the MD of the SL Shop, Sam Bailey, who brings his passion and expertise in the automotive industry and classic ca...

It's time for another radio show bonus recap episode of The Driven Chat Podcast! Last weekend, Andy Jaye joined our friends Mike Brewer and Marc 'Elvis' Priestly for a radio show recording dedicated to the brand new season of Wheeler Dealers. The show went out on talkRADIO at 7 pm and we've decided to add it on to your list of podcasts here too (just in case you missed it!) Enjoy the episode and g...

This week on the driven chat podcast John Marcar and Amy Shore talk to Praga Cars Racing Driver - Miles Lacey. Miles brings with him a fairy tale story of how he went from an apprentice as a vehicle development test driver for a larger OEM to being offered a seat as a racing driver for Praga Cars in the Praga R1. Like so many people in the automotive industry, Miles Lacey has a true passion for ca...

Every once in a while, we like to surprise our subscribers with a cheeky bonus episode... and this is one of those! Today's podcast is a highlight reel from our very popular radio show on talkRADIO. We know that not everyone can tune in to our show at the time of it going out 'as live' (every Sunday at 7pm on talkRADIO in the UK), so we thought we would throw together some of the segments to give...

If you're in the fortunate position to be able to invest some spare cash, then the market can be slightly daunting when it comes to knowing where to put your money. But what if there was a way to invest in a market you already know a lot about? As a petrolhead, chances are you'll know quite a lot about certain cars and subsequently what they are often worth. The Car Crowd is an investment company...

Jody Millhouse is the face and owner of Thornton Hundred Motorcycles - the go-to custom shop for Triumph bikes. Jody joins John Marcar, Amy Shore and Ant Partridge for some premium two-wheel chat. As a custom builder, Jody has built bikes for decerning customers and celebrities like The Body Coach - Joe Wicks. Despite being just 25 years old, Jody explains how frustrations as a young mechanical en...

Ant Anstead is a familiar face to petrol heads and gear heads on both sides of the Atlantic, thanks to his work in top-level car-based television in shows such as For the Love of Cars and Wheeler Dealers with our friend Mike Brewer. Ant joined Andy Jaye and John Marcar at the Silverstone Classic event to talk about his working life, private life and the challenges of becoming tabloid fodder for th...