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This episode I sat down with the brilliant Helen Stanley, you will probably already know Helen, she's been on the telly! For those that haven't come across her work, Helen has been in a few automotive tv shows including Goblin Garage and Motor Pickers, writes for Mini Magazine, and creates brilliant artworks. It was a real treat to sit down and just chat all things cars, art, and mental health, es...

This episode I am joined by Craig Cheetham of Practical Classics magazine, amongst many other things. Craig came over to visit for a shoot involving the plucky little Renault 5, and being the opportunist I kidnapped him for an hour to sit down and chat. A brilliant episode fun of interesting stories and insights into the motoring journalism world. Keep an eye out for the Takona feature in Practica...

I sit down with the automotive legend that is Alex Goy! A man who has supported Takona practically from it's inception, it was a proud moment when my "will you come on my podcast?" text got a yes. Alex is a freelance automotive journalist who's pretty much written for every automotive outlet going, highly regarded amongst the automotive world and a genuinely great guy. An absolute pleasure to sit...

This week I managed to sit down with one of the busiest guys in the automotive world. When he's not running his hotel, he's creating car events, or maybe doing music videos in his Aventador, or quite possibly creating an episode of his mental health awareness YouTube series. The guy doesn't stop. Well, until I asked him to sit and chat. You can find Ciro on instagram here and on Youtube here. &nbs...

It's a Bonus episode! The format for the Morning Drive is firmly rooted in guests and conversation. As a brand promoting talking it makes sense to lead by example and talk to people.  That's why this is a bonus episode, it's just me. As 2022 has started in a very positive way, coming out the blocks quickly. I wanted to take a minute to have a look back at 2021, go through how the year has sta...

Today I'm joined by a very special guest. Internationally acclaimed Jaguar XJ connoisseur, classic car "collector", personal classic car saviour, and my good friend; Luke aka Luden Automotive. In a few of the podcasts I've been involved with, I've talked of the amazing connections I've made through the car world. I've spoken of the classic car world bringing people together and of the kindness and...

I sat down with a hugely inspiring young man, Louie Martin, his story is one of determination, overcoming huge adversity, and keeping a positive spirit throughout. We met at a car morning down at goodwood motor circuit and I was blown away by both the story and by Louie. The first half of the Audio isn’t the smoothest as the microphones failed when we recorded, but the story eclipses my technologi...

I sat down with David, creator of The Car Crowd to talk about this exciting new automotive investment platform. In a world of crypto currency, stocks and share, and bewildering investment opportunity, the Car Crowd have an investment product you can actually look at, sit in, and appreciate. See more about The Car Crowd Here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sat down with Liam from The Back Roads to talk about the mighty return of the 944 after it's 2 years of being fixed. We looked into the origin of Charity Corner and the amazing friends that connect us. We also got an interruption about halfway through were someone walked into the cafe, so you are forewarned. You can find more from Liam and The Back Roads - Here  Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

The first episode to not have a youtube counterpart!  I sat down with Mike, owner of 4T/ Squisita and Matt of SFJ Photography after the cars and coffee morning to chat cars, coffee and just general life, the intention is for this to become a regular thing to give us the potential for an episode every two weeks.  It's barely edited, and quite long. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Following our first cars and coffee event, I sat down with Marc O'Shea to talk about his lovely and particularly special Fiat 500 Abarth. We also shared a story of how Marc spotted me in Brighton and got his wife to stop her car so he could come and introduce himself, a real show of how the car world brings us together. Thank you to Mike at 4T in Sawbridgeworth for hosting cars and coffee with me...

The Morning Drive is kicking off our guest stories starting with Sam Johnson Aka the 4K86. We sat down to go through the story behind how this 86 went from write off to show stopper!  To see more photos of the car head to Sams instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/samwise_excl/And for videos on the build check out his YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EXCLgarage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

In episode 2 I talked about looking at old cars to accompany the GT86, well I've bought one, and you can have a look!  I also tell a story on some times spent with the Aston Martin Vulcan that featured on the Grand tour!  For everything Takona : www.takona.co.uk  To see the Vulcan spin chasing a P1 on track: https://youtu.be/1bHcwB5B9ig Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Lockdown remains, which means you're stuck with just me in the morning drives for now.    Over the Christmas period I've purchased some better bits of kit to hopefully improve the quality of the videos and get the foundations set in for a format going forward.    So here's episode 2, reviewing Christmas and the new year, going through the car I drive, and sharing a car story in...

Recorded in the car during a commute to work, the audio isn't perfect, but it was learning the process while having a go.  The first of what will hopefully become a series. The Takona Morning Drive, our foray into podcasting and long form conversation.   This first episode explains what Takona is, where the brand came from, and what direction things are aiming to head in.   It's not...