{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Car Torque 600!!!","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/car-torque-600","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/6f85c180/podcast/play/123068571/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-20%2Fe110efb6-208c-b12b-1bc1-8eee17898696.mp3","description":"On this special episode of Car Torque, the boys celebrate the 600th episode of the podcast! Matty is joined by Alam, Luka, David, Scotty, Chad, Andrew, Harley, Rob and John as they discussed their favourite moments of the podcast. The boys celebrate 10 years of doing this podcast by reminiscing the best 10 moments of show!Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!Please follow this show on Spotify. It really helps!Support us and become a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cartorquepodcastCheck out our merch here!https://cartorquepodcast.secure-decoration.com/Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybzrcsj4nhADsyfYKtXPzwhttps://carloop.com.auDavid and Eds Podcast Autoretrohttps://open.spotify.com/show/5aOi9R8WfqOccEfnm2vslQ#Carupdates#2026#carshow#carpodcast#car#600episodes#600#stories#10years#goodtimes#automotivediscussion\n"},"annotations":[{"id":506804,"startTime":262.7,"endTime":264.16,"type":"car","title":"GMC Typhoon","url":"/cars/gmc/typhoon","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/1992_GMC_Typhoon_in_Frost_White%2C_front_right_side.jpg","quote":"...t want to have the Liberty B4. Yeah, I was in the Typhoon. 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