My Dad's Car : Nostalgic cars of our childhood

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We're joined by Ben Marshall from the YouTube channel Dad Cars to discuss why and how he got involved in the automotive world. 
It all starts with a Mitsubishi Space Wagon, a rare car, with 7 seats, back in the day but a car Ben would love to get his hands on, although they have all seemingly vanished from the planet!
Following his parents split, his Dad got a sliver Mk1 Fiat Punto as a runaround, his Mum never passed her test, despite several attempts.
Music wise, Bens Dad would listen to Fleetwood Mac and Queen.
A pivotal car in his childhood was an S1 Lotus Elise which belonged to a neighbour, Ben would later re-live that ownership fantasy himself as an adult.
At school Ben had a pal with a burgundy Jaguar XJ, it didn't have any seatbelts in the back, and his Mum let them run around with their t-shirts off in the summer, let alone climb up the scaffolding at his house. 
Please check out Ben's Dad Cars channel on YouTube here: I MADE A MASERATI MPV FAMILY CAR WITH 6 SEATS!
and on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dadcars88
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We're joined by You Tuber Mike Fernie, previously a presenter for DriveTribe, he's now out on his own and doing fantastically. Andy met Mike at the NEC Classic Car Show last year, and Mike was kind enough to say he'd join us for a chat.
We kick things off with Mike's earliest car memory, and it's his fathers MGC behind the garage doors which sticks prominently in his mind, from when he was 2 or 3 years old. Behind the MG, is parked a 1930s Lanchester LD14, a car that we think either belonged to his Grandfather or Uncle, or is the same model that they used to drive. The MGC is due to be back on the road again in 2026, the Lanchester sadly, with its 8hp engine, is still sat in the corner, awaiting some love. 
When it comes to cars in regular use, his Father's Rover 600 is the core car memory, along with his Grandfather's Mk2 Ford Mondeo.
Just like many of our other guests, Mike has dipped his toe in reliving those ownership experiences himself, however, he's 'one-upped' his elders and bought the range topping sportier versions, the ST200 and the 600 Ti with the Tomcat turbocharged engine. 
We touch a little on Mike's time on DriveTribe, and see if we can get any inside 'dad's car' scoops on his previous ex-Top Gear colleagues. Jeremy's Dad had a Cortina 1600E, and Richard now owns the Morgan he'd previously gifted to his late father, and apparently has plans to modify it in the future. 
A big thanks to Mike for joining us - please go and check out his channel here. 
Mike Fernie - YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/mike_fernie
You'll also find lots of Mike Fernie content over on Drivetribe.
http://www.youtube.com/@Drivetribe
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Josh Davies joins us from the USA to talk about his Dad, Richard Davies, who Andy worked with for over ten years at Heritage Parts Centre.
Richard was a brilliant guy, hugely knowledgeable, and stoically lived with Cancer for 20 years before it finally caught up with him. 
Josh recalls his Dad having a Herbie VW Beetle when he was young and growing up in Wales. 
They moved to USA for Josh's Dads work, 
In Colorado, Josh and his Dad would go for a drive, with classical music playing loud, in an attempt to scare the Buffalo! 
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We're joined by Grant Williams this week, a third generation classic Jaguar racer who is a crowd favourite out on track. 
Starting from pole position in his first race, to winning the championship in the first year, to wowing the fans at Goodwood events going sideways at every opportunity. 
It’s fair to say racing is in his blood. It started with his Grandfather, who with a few friends used to all race on the same license, keeping a bucket of water on the paddock to cool the drum brakes between races! 
He regularly races BUY 1 which was first bought by his Grandfather from the factory team as it had disc brakes and kept beating him! Grant has also recently bought back his father's Mk2 Jaguar wide body 'lightweight' project which will be powered by 700hp V12 race engine, and features 19” wide rear wheels from an F1 car! 
Other cars of note include a 3 door Range Rover tow car, and a Mk3 Ford Escort Van that used to tow the Jag behind it. 
Grant would travel in the car, and his Dad would drive the van - when they got to a hill, Grant fired up the race car and pushed the van along, helping it get to the top!! 
You can follow the whole project on YouTube.
Grant Williams - YouTube
Grant Williams (@grantwilliamsracing) • Instagram photos and videos
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We’re joined by James Blaze this week who has found himself the custodian of his late father’s car collection. 
The story starts with Citroen 2CVs and moves through a Peugeot 505 estate that he welded seat belt brackets into and toured around Europe. 
His father became interested in motor trials and picked Skodas as his weapon of choice, before getting introduced to Porsches, firstly with a 924, then a Turbo before a run of 968s, including several Clubsport models. 
We first saw James on Jonny Smiths Late Brake Show - watch the video here. 
https://youtu.be/w_Y1i1qWo1M?si=A-8aGQzSl7g0La3_
We're pleased to say the guys from Viking Covers are staying on as Sponsor for My Dad's Car. 
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