The Tyre Kickers - Classic Cars

We're changing our Prime Minister (yet again) but the bigger question is - what have been the best PM cars? And what on earth is the current one driving? We run through the list. Plus, do we need to drive our classics with the lights on to avoid getting hit by dopey drivers? And which one of us does a listener think should be doing panto? We chat those and many more things through in Episode...

Max has bought a new classic car but hasn't told Matt what it is, so they're meeting in a beer garden so Max can do the Big Reveal. Will it be the car Max has talked about for the past two years? Matt thinks he knows the answer, so join them as they reveal all, test drive, argue over a beer and discuss servicing spreadsheets. Then Max does what you should never, ever do with a new purcha...

A special bonus episode from the Footman James Coffee and Chrome event at Prescott Hill in Gloucestershire. Max and Matt get sunburnt and bumble around a field talking to the owners showing off their classic cars at the famous hill climb course. With Special Guest Star Harry Metcalfe from Harry's Garage and some hot news about The Tyre Kickers podcast.   Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagra...

We’ve been on holiday (not together by the way) and we’re back tanned and ready to talk cars. In this episode we look at poptastic classics. Which cars featured in pop videos and stole the show? Plus - how do we attract the next gen to liking classic cars when they only seem interested in their screens? Max has been driving through France and is moaning about the lack of classics. While Matt has b...

It seems young people aren't really into classic cars. But is that because they don't like them - or they just don't see them enough? People under 30 don't read magazines or watch TV, so how can the scene cut through?  For this bonus episode, Matt's been to Birmingham to talk to young drivers at a special Classic Car Weekly meet-up.  See photos of the drivers and their car...

The weather's nice, so like a school lesson outside, we've taken the show on the road - to a pub! Max and Matt drive their shiny cars to Berkshire to get their get their faces into the sunshine. They chat favourite classic cars, underrated and overrated classics and fess up about the best and worst things about their own cars. And - they pick a classic they think sums up the other one. U...

Would you add air suspension, massive alloys and a 25 speaker sound system to a Triumph Stag? In this bonus episode, we meet members of a London car club not afraid to bend the rules (and spend the money) to create the Stags they really want. They're not British Leyland purists but the passion they have for the 70s cruiser is infectious. Come with us as we meet the drivers and their cars at S...

It's the resolution to the world's least exciting cliffhanger ever from the last Tyre Kickers episode - will Max finally buy a Rolls Royce? Plus with petrol prices still painfully high, Max and Matt offer up some fuel saving tips to help keep your costs down. Oh, and Matt's had a sweaty dream involving a Stag and a hot radiator. These boys need to get out more!  Send us Fan Mail Fol...

Max has been going on and on (and on) about buying a Rolls Royce, will this be the episode he finally does it? He's found a 1974 Corniche for sale and is putting it through a full pre purchase inspection. Listen to the inspection, the test drive, checking the history, what to look for in an old Rolls Corniche and the final conclusion - will he buy it? Please hope he does to stop him wittering...

After Max tried to spike his car with cheap fuel, the chat this time turns to economy classics. Which car is the best buy to sip fuel and save cash? Also Matt tries to crush the 1980s icon that is the Scir-coco, the Score-oco, the Sir-coc, the Golf based coupe that was named after a burp. Or was it just wind? Plus your comments and news of an exciting new episode on the Corniche. The car, not the...

We're back and asking - what’s the best colour for a classic car? Is it best to go bright - or be more mature and muted? Plus - all the switchgear and no idea. Some classics have terrible switches, some have cool ones. We’ll name the worst and celebrate the ones that click. And we hear your thoughts on storage, Aussie motors and more Guilty Pleasures. Plus Max has got the hots for a £10k rust...

Would getting a smaller classic save you money - or would you end up looking like the local village weirdo? Why do we go to classic car shows for parts and then buy random stuff? And what's the correct response to a fellow classic car driver who doesn't wave back? All that plus the pick of the auctions in the UK and a snoop through the classifieds in Australia. And we hear from you - as...

What's your classic car guilty pleasure? What old cars do you really like but would never buy? Max and Matt fess up their fantasies and then burst them. Also - were pop up headlights cool or did they just make you look like a winker? Plus, Matt goes unsupervised to the Historics auction and gets distracted by stuff Max told him to avoid. And we come across the rudest numberplate we've se...

We’ve got to 50! After two years of arguing, somehow Max and Matt have made it to FIFTY episodes! Blimey. To celebrate, they're finally getting a divorce. Only joking! They're having a super extra special high octane heated debate on what's the BEST decade for classic cars? It's an extended edition of The Tyre Kickers as a special punishment beating for you, our loyal listener,...

We're back! Max has had a breakdown - in something even more unreliable than his old Porsche 912. Also on the show - let's make brown great again! What's happened to all the brown cars? Plus - it's a hard knock life. We look at the sub-povvo spec of old car-based vans. No heated seats and CarPlay for the tradies of old. They were lucky to have wind-up windows and a steering whe...

In Episode 48, Max and Matt discuss the best car for looking ten years younger. So what are the perfect wheels for that mid fifties midlife crisis? Also, we look at the 70s super sports car that blew the Brits out of the rusty water, the Datsun 240Z. Plus should you have a set of cars? Max tries to persuade Matt to complement his Stag with the Triumph 2000 saloon and estate - three Michelotti desi...

The boys are back for Season 3! Max and Matt discuss the snobbery of British car buyers opting for coach built specials made from run of the mill models. Plus they look at that cockroach of cars, the 1970s Mercedes W123 and have some big news about the future of the show. Hit play and hear all! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Indepen...

What if you could ditch the daily and do the Christmas commute in something more classic and classy? Would you make it or would you arrive on a low loader? Plus, just how much do Max and Matt know about their cars? We find out in a festive know-it-all quiz. And we swap socks for spark plugs and discover the perfect presents for classic car lovers. So press play and say Ho-Ho-Hello to our 2025 Tyre...

How come we’re not fussed by fast Fords? Should we save or crush that dumpy Mini rival, the Hillman Imp? And is it weird to get hung up about classic car interiors? All that plus our thoughts on the NEC show, your views on whether to fix your cars at home and the usual knockabout from the two hosts. If you like classic cars, you'll love this podcast. Click play to get involved! Send us Fan Ma...

Lots of people look like they can fix their classic cars. But we don't look like two of them. So we grabbed the editor of Practical Classics magazine to ask him for help and advice. Can we - and should we - fix our own cars? Or are we beyond hope? Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025

A Tyre Kickers podcast auction special at the NEC Classic Motor Show. Max and Matt pick some lots, argue, then guess the price the cars will fetch. A few days later, they meet up to see what the cars sold for and who was closest to the hammer price. Answer? Neither of them, really. Listen to some live tyre kicking and bickering as we plumb the depths of our classic car knowledge. See photos of all...

The Tyre Kickers have left the studio! And spent the day arguing the toss about Espadas and doing oil changes at the 2025 NEC Classic Motor Show. Check out our special edition as we brave indifference at the Podcast cafe as the audience goes totally mild. Listen now to our Classic Motor Show special episode….out now! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kic...

Max and Matt discuss the spec wars and boot badge hierarchy. Are you a better person if your car badge says HLS instead of HL? Or is L for Lowly and GL for Great Leader? Also Max is digging through filler to look for a shiny Rolls Royce, Matt is about to trigger Dashboard Wars and take his Triumph Stag interior apart, plus in See It, Want It, we talk Porsche 928s and overpriced Alfas. Join us wast...

It's a flippin' new bonus episode of the Tyrekickers...this time a Trade Talks special with Sam Grange Bailey from Southern Cars. She got in touch when Max complained on a Tyrekickers episode about car dealers flipping classics and doubling the price. Sam gives the trade perspective and talks about her childhood in the 1970's car business, going to school in a Lamborghini Miura, the...

We're back with a bonus episode! Last time, we dropped into 67sourdough, the unique pizza/classics restaurant in London. Now we're back with a full walkaround of the jaw-dropping cars on display. So if you like concours stuff, you're in for a real treat, as we talk pristine Jags, Astons, Ferraris, Mercs and Porsches.  Thanks to Elena, Cam and Jeremy for their help in putting this ep...