The Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast

The Alfa Romeo Driver podcast team have something a little different for you this week. Who will be in the spotlight in this Episode? Model Registrar? Section committee member? Magazine contributor? Or all of the above? 

Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick discusses the Club's recent Club of the Year win in the Classic and Sportscar magazine awards - as well as National Alfa Day 2021, some of the new benefits available to members and the forthcoming Virtual Racing Championships with Club Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright and Board Member David Faithful. 

Guy Swarbrick has scoured the podiverse and uncovered 28 Formula One, motorsport and automotive websites to keep you entertained through to the New Year. From professional, 'official' podcasts to enthusiastic amateurs, there's something here for everybody to listen to over the festive period.

It's fair to say that one of the criticisms often levelled at Alfa Romeo dealers is the lack of passion and knowledge of some of the dealer sales people – but that’s certainly not true of the subject of this week's interview. We'd heard so many good things about Saber Ali of Research Garage in Nuneaton that we just had to get him on the podcast. A 4C owner and an active member of the East Midlands...

Guy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths, Scuderia MiTo team principal David Faithful and Club Manager Nick Wright to talk about mergers, finances, auctions, motorsport, Club activities - virtual and otherwise - and a host of other topics.  

In this Episode, Guy Swarbrick meets Ian Brookfield - Alfasud Registrar, proprietor of SudShop and owner of no fewer than 57 Alfasuds (although not all at the same time!).

In the second part of his conversation with Editor Guy Swarbrick, Johnathan Griffin talks about his racing career  and the work he's doing with the Board to develop the Club's Geographic Sections.

In the first part of a two part Episode, Guy Swarbrick talks to AROC Board member Jonathan Griffin about 105s, Alfasuds he's owned - and about this year's Southern Alfa Day. Part 2 will explore Jonathan's role on the board and his racing career. 

Damien Dally joins Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright, Board Member David Faithful and Editor Guy Swarbrick around the virtual round table to talk about his Alfa Romeo life and the future of the marque. 

Which is the best modern small Alfa - the pint-sized 3-door MiTo or the family-sized Giulietta? We pit MiTo Registrar and Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast regular David Faithful against Giulietta Registrar Alexander Black and ask them to make the case for their cars. 

This week Guy Swarbrick sits down with AROC Chairman to talk about a subject close to both their hearts - detailing and car cleaning. John talks about how car cleaning has evolved and shares some tips and tricks for creating a shine that lasts.

In this week's episode Guy Swarbrick talks to AROC Motorsport coordinator and Lancashire Section Secretary Richard Murtha about his Alfa-owning history, his role on the board and the abbreviated 2020 motor racing season.

In this Episode, Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to 159 model registrar Chris Macdonald about the purpose of the register, roof boxes, front subframes, paint, halo lights, modding, not-modding - and much, much more.

In this week’s Episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver we talk to TV’s Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer about the history of the show, the move to the US, a possible return to the UK, his passion for Alfa Romeo - and the Alfasud in particular – the Alfa’s he’s owned, the Montreal that got away, delivering medicine for the NHS - and much, much more.

This is not so much a podcast as an adcast… In this week’s Episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver we talk to TV’s Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer about the history of the show, the move to the US, a possible return to the UK, his passion for Alfa Romeo - and the Alfasud in particular – the Alfa’s he’s owned, the Montreal that got away, delivering medicine for the NHS - and much, much more. Here’s a sample of...

Episode 8 of the Alfa Romeo Podcast is an extra-long bonus edition as our regular panel of Guy swarbrick, John Griffiths, David Faithful are joined by AutoItalia's Michael Ward to discuss Alfa's 110th Anniversary celebrations, our highlights from the last 110 years and what we hope to see from the marque in the future.

In this week's episode, Guy Swarbrick talks to his fellow judges about how they cast their votes in the recent lockdown photo competition. With Guy are Club Chairman John Griffiths and AROC's answer to Craig Revel Horwood - author, photographer and regular contributor to Alfa Romeo Driver, Peter Collins. You can see all of the photos being discussed at  https://alfaromeodriver.podbean.com/p/episod...

Guy Swarbrick talks to the team behind the new AROC Archive - 55 volumes of the Club magazine online for members. With Baord member and Surrey Section Secretary Grant Richardson, former magazine Editor, Club Chairman and BTCC driver Jon Dooley and Club webmaster Bill Smith.

Guy Swarbrick talks to the 750 MC Alfa Romeo Championship's Championship Coordinator Andy Robinson about his role, the switch from the BRSCC to the 750 Motor Club, prospects for racing this season and the future of the series.

Guy Swarbrick talks to Pre-War Registrar Carol Corliss about her blown 1750 Zagato, the pre-war scene in the 1960s and 70s and the effects of spiralling prices on the owners of vintage cars.

Guy Swarbrick talks to the Alfa Romeo Owners Club's full-time Manager Nick Wright about his job, his van and his new Spider.

Guy Swarbrick describes how the Club's new esports series cam about, talks to four of the competitors - Elio D'Alessandro, Timothy Perry, Alex Smith and Rob Whitney - about their backgrounds, gaming setups and reasons for competing - and to Nick Day from Championship sponsor and long-time AROC partners Chriss Knott Insurance.

Guy Swarbrick talks to the Alfa Romeo Owners Club's newest board member David Faithful about running the MiTo Register, starting a racing team, joining the AROC board and his thoughts on the future of the Club.