“Last surviving” means it’s the final one of that specific type still around. Collectors often get excited because it’s rare, even if the car isn’t perfect.
A sunroof is a panel in the roof that lets in extra light, and sometimes opens for fresh air. Collectors may care because it can affect how rare a specific car is.
The Toyota Solara is a two-door car (a coupe, and there’s also a convertible version). The hosts are talking about it because it’s a memorable, nostalgic model for them.
Concept
Proustian rush
They mean a strong wave of nostalgia. Driving the car makes them remember a past time, and it feels emotional for a moment.
A “facelift” is when the same car model gets refreshed partway through its production. Think of it like a newer-looking version with some updates, without switching to a whole new generation.
They’re talking about a car with extremely low mileage, like it was barely driven. Enthusiasts like these because the car can feel “new” in terms of wear and condition.
The Suzuki X-90 is a small older Suzuki that has a cult following. Some people love it because it’s unusual and compact, and it can feel like a “classic” even though it’s not a famous supercar.
A “modern classic” is a car that’s not old enough to be a traditional antique, but people are starting to treat it like one. It’s often because it’s cool, different, or has a dedicated community.
Brand
Jasper Chrysler
“Jasper Chrysler” appears to refer to a Chrysler-related brand identity or dealership/brand name that the speaker believes preceded later ownership changes. The transcript treats it as a former name before being absorbed into larger corporate groups.
Mercedes-Benz is a major German luxury car brand. The speaker is comparing its current situation to how it used to lead in the luxury/automotive space.
They’re talking about Audi as a car brand and saying it doesn’t feel as well-made as it used to. They’re basically complaining about quality and craftsmanship.
They’re complaining about cars that rely on huge touchscreens for everything. The issue is that it can be annoying or distracting compared with normal buttons.
W123 is a Mercedes-Benz from the 1970s and 1980s. The host is using it as an example of a more classic, long-lasting style compared with today’s designs.
They mention Jaguar as another luxury car brand. The idea here is that Jaguar’s newer cars feel more comfortable and friendly inside than the older Mercedes examples.
They bring up Citroën as a brand that tends to feel softer and more comfortable. In this conversation, it’s used as a comparison to show that the other cars feel firmer.
“Patrician” basically means “fancy and old-school,” like something meant to feel high-class. Here they’re saying the car’s vibe feels more formal than warm and friendly.
Touchscreens are the displays you tap to control things in the car. The point here is that some features can be controlled by touch, but you still want important controls to be easy to use without fumbling.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a top-tier luxury Mercedes. Here they’re using it as an example of a car that had too many physical buttons for its dashboard.
The Mercedes-Benz SL is a luxury Mercedes roadster. In this discussion, it’s mentioned as another example of a car that used lots of buttons on the dash.
Brand
VW
They’re talking about Volkswagen (VW) and how it used to design controls for easier use. The idea was to let the driver change things like the radio volume without taking their eyes off the road.
This is the Volkswagen Golf from the second generation. They’re using it to show a simple design choice: putting the radio where the driver can reach it easily without looking down.
Concept
luxury seems to have focused too heavily on tech
They’re saying some luxury car brands spent too much effort on new tech features. The worry is that tech changes so fast that the car can lose the character people expect from that brand.
Tesla is a company that makes mostly electric cars. Here, the hosts are comparing other brands’ electric cars to Tesla’s popularity and overall execution.
Many newer cars use a huge screen instead of lots of physical buttons. The speaker thinks some brands tried to copy the trend and it didn’t work out well.
Audi uses “RS” to label its faster, sportier versions of certain models. The speaker is saying the front grille styling on these cars doesn’t feel high-quality for the money.
“Emotional design” is a phrase designers use when they want a car to feel exciting or expressive. In this conversation, they’re saying that people often use it to mean “more flashy,” and they’re not sure why that’s always the case.
The Audi 100 is an older Audi luxury sedan. The point they’re making is that its simple, clean styling can look a little too plain by today’s standards.
The Ferrari Luce is a Ferrari model, and the podcast is mainly talking about what the inside looks like. The interior is described as being distinctive and eye-catching. That’s the part being emphasized in the conversation.
Here “analogness” means the car feels more traditional and mechanical, not like everything is done through screens. It’s about having a more tactile, straightforward experience.
Term
mechanical automatic watch
They’re comparing the car’s interior to an automatic mechanical watch. The idea is that it feels solid and trustworthy because it’s driven by mechanical parts, not just electronics.
The Volkswagen ID.3 is an electric hatchback, and the hosts specifically note an update that adds physical (“hard”) buttons for climate control. This is a common response to criticism that touchscreens can be slower or less intuitive while driving.
BYD is a car company (mostly known for electric cars). The hosts are saying that lots of brands can offer similar features, but the logo/brand image is what feels different to buyers.
A “saloon” is basically a sedan—an everyday passenger car with a separate trunk. “Four-door” just means there are doors for both the front and back seats.
“Ex-government spec” means the car used to be set up for government work. That can include extra equipment or different setup compared with a normal car.
The Honda Insight is a Honda car that’s known for using a hybrid powertrain. Here, the hosts are saying a music album cover uses a picture of a Honda Insight that looks like the one the listener has.
The Land Rover Defender is a tough, off-road SUV. Here, the hosts are talking about a photo where someone is sitting on the Defender’s roof and they’re describing the wheels and tires.
Belvedere is a classic Plymouth car model from the late 1960s. The hosts think the mystery car could be this one too, based on what parts of the front are visible.
LIVE
I'm Richard Porter, I'm Johnny Smith, and this is On the Other Side of Things, the Smith and Sniff spin-off in which we answer your questions.
Hark.
Hark and low.
It's hot as hot.
It is.
We're answering Alyssa's questions as we do on a Friday for half an hour.
I'm going to get straight in there with a...
You're so fast with this verbal drag.
Well, you know, we've only got 30 minutes, so I'm not mucking around.
There the hell.
A listener called Adam, who signs off Adam 50 from Coventry.
Good, we have all the information at hand there.
Well, he's 50, or he's just... It's his race name, remember?
Oh, he's 50 miles from Coventry.
Where would that be?
I mean, it's kind of in the middle in Coventry.
50 miles.
I'm less than 50 miles from Coventry.
I'm 50 miles from Coventry, basically.
Ah.
Yeah.
Anyway, I think he means his age, and Adam says,
I was recently very close, and he's italicised very to emphasise how close.
I was recently very close to buying a Tolbert Solara LS on eBay,
mainly because the seller claimed it was the last one left.
Also, because my dad had one,
although this isn't nostalgia based on good memories,
I vividly remember the engine seizing on the M1 with fewer than 20,000 miles on it.
I found myself imagining turning up to the Festival of the Unexceptional
as some kind of hero for saving it.
In the end, I just couldn't do it,
even for this roadworthy, low mileage example,
up for £2,445.
So my question is, how bad does a car have to be
before even the last one in existence isn't enough to tempt you?
And what's a car that, even if it genuinely was the last one left,
you still wouldn't buy?
I mean, the last one of anything has a historical fascination, as it were, doesn't it?
Because now we're in the realms of a bit like one-of-one Corvette guy.
I see there's things now where it's like,
this is the last surviving GXI version, or the last one with the sunroof.
So there's iterations of the final survivors.
I'll be honest, I don't want the responsibility.
No, no.
It would weigh heavily on me,
and I think it would impede my enjoyment of the car
because you'd be driving it going,
oh, I better not scuff it into that lamppost
because this is the last one left.
And it's like, I just feel like maybe there are people out there
who are better placed to look after the last one.
And also, it's not one of those ones where you go,
if I don't buy this, it's just going to be crushed to a pulp
because if it really is that valuable, there's someone out there who wants it.
So it's sort of like it's a sort of thing for the right kind of person.
So there's no pressure to save it as such, I think.
No, I would always want it to go to the right obsessive.
If you said this is the last BMW X6,
I'd be like, OK, well, if you want,
I can tell you where the nearest landfill site is.
It's not that far away.
I'm not interested in it and I don't want to look at it
and I don't want to waste my garage space with it.
But I'm happy if someone's really into that car
and they really dig deep and go for it.
And that's why going to certain classic car shows
where there's owners' clubs of certain things
and they're just so into it.
I get joy from seeing their joy and I don't want to be...
It's easy to be just a bitch, isn't it?
It's easy for me to just go, well, that's a complete flute car
or they were shit in periods and they're still shit
and I'm still not interested.
I mean, a Toyota picnic.
I actually think a Toyota picnic would probably be quite joyful now
in the same way that we talk about aspiring to own a Previa.
Yes.
I think the practical packaging brings joy.
Yeah.
I think you would get delight from a sort of relative simplicity of it
and it's sort of 90s norm core interior
and it would probably be quite amusing in its own way.
Exactly. That's why Greg James has got that SPAS,
that 1997 SPAS or whatever it is.
I mean, the chaotic patterned interior is amazing
with the remote control radio.
It's just fantastic. It's just so cool.
Norm core.
The reason that Adam's message particularly chimed with me
is because it's about a Solara.
Like I've said before, my dad had a couple of Solaras in the 80s
and funnily enough, I've seen,
I might have seen this Solara that he's mentioning
but I definitely see Solaras for sale
on the rare occasions they come up
and not least because listeners send us links
when one comes for sale somewhere.
I forward them to you as well.
Yeah. Well, that's it.
But the funny thing is I like to see them.
I like to know there are still Solaras out there
in saleable condition.
I don't actually have a desire to buy one.
No, because you'd never drive it.
They were a bit rattly and crap.
I think I'd sort of have one driving it and go,
well, this takes me back.
But I don't, you know,
what's that sort of Proustian rush has worn off?
Yeah, I'm not into it.
No, I don't need that.
I just, I'm glad other people care for them.
Yeah.
But I don't want to be part of that.
Yeah.
Even though my dad had one.
So, yeah, I can,
I understand Adam's position there.
It's just a bit like, nah, nah, that's fine.
The last of the escorts,
that's probably one a good example
for me to be going on with there.
Yes.
Whatever that.
Mark seven, Mark eight.
Can't remember.
Yeah, people's opinions seem to vary on this,
but yeah, something like that.
The six, Mark six, I suppose.
Mark six, face lifting Mark six,
whatever it might be.
You could offer me an absolutely amazing one of those
5,000 miles proper time caps your car.
I don't want it.
Someone will want it.
And I'm just happy that someone will want that.
But I definitely don't want it.
I don't see anything redeeming in it particularly,
apart from the condition.
And that's the other thing.
It's like, I might actually turned on by the preservation,
not the actual product.
Yes.
I mean, if there was a really,
the Mark six was a lot better, wasn't it?
But the Mark five was the really tragic.
The 1991 was just piss poor.
But if there was one there that had sort of 5,000 miles on it,
I might go over and ask to have a little huff of the interior
because it's sort of just, you know,
if it's still got a bit of 90s Ford smell about it,
that's just a nice little nostalgic moment.
But you don't need to buy the actual car to get that.
No.
Yeah.
Also, just very quickly on your point about,
you know, getting joy from people's joy
in whatever old cars they're into.
Yeah.
I was served on social media the other week.
A young woman who's got a Suzuki X 90.
Yes.
And I think was taking it to some rust of it
or something like that.
And I had this real pang of guilt because I was like,
I've frequently mocked the X 90 because it always seemed
like a pretty terrible car.
And apart, I'm not with some of the trial people love them.
I was going to this, this, this personal social media,
it's not someone I follow.
It's just someone that the algorithm suggested I do.
And I was like, they clearly love this car.
And they're quite young.
So this is probably their first sort of,
you know, modern classic.
Yeah.
And I had this pang of guilt for going,
I'd have said that car shit,
but they clearly don't think so.
And it's sort of, who am I to say either way,
because it's bringing them joy.
I don't want to be a downer about it.
So I was like fair play, enjoy, enjoy your car.
Yeah.
Different generations look at this stuff
in a different way, don't they?
It's not cheesy to some people or maybe it is.
Yeah.
And it, but it has a redeeming factor of a bygone era.
So yeah.
Yeah.
I'm sure our listeners have got many other opinions.
Because that's the nature of the beast, Richard.
It is.
And I'm going to talk about,
I'm going to read out another question.
This one's actually been sent to us by a chap
called Jasper Talbot.
So you were just talking about Talbot Solaris.
This man is called Jasper Talbot.
Maybe he hates Talbot.
Was he formerly known as Jasper Chrysler before?
Yeah.
And then get swallowed up into PSA or some sort of complex.
Yeah.
Jasper PS Talbot.
He only does vans now and ultimately that's going to be faced.
Yeah.
Hi, you pair of peelback door skins in brackets.
Let's begin with 60s voice.
May I ask you a chapter question?
Nearly one decade ago,
Germany's big three, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi,
enjoyed sharing the top automotive step,
evenly distributing high levels of class,
refined dynamics and aspirational luxury.
Myself and others are now witnessing a point in time
where all three of these have somehow found themselves
blindfolded and deeply lost within an idiotic labyrinth maze,
which perhaps doesn't have an exit.
I like this story.
It's interesting.
How is it possible that they have fallen so far away
from what looked like a secure, well-balanced, winning formula?
Everything has gone wrong.
Audi eroding any sense of quality.
BMW's recent i3 styling madness.
Mercedes with their melty egg wagons
and all insisting on gigantic touchscreen BS.
I think that stands for bullshit, not Bridgestone,
which is bloody dangerous, the opposite of timeless,
and the opposite of the restrained elegance
that they had undeniably earned themselves
over years and years and years of healthy competition.
The list of infuriating decisions is long.
They are destroying themselves.
My question is why?
Why?
He's spelt it very specifically.
W U U H H Y Y Y.
Why is this happening?
C M T M B Jasper.
Jasper is a big old important question here,
and it's actually quite sad when you dwell on it,
because I dwell on it as someone who tries to review cars
and becomes quite selective
over what I'm going to bother reviewing, really.
What do you think, Richard?
I was thinking about this the other day in the context of Mercedes,
because a friend of mine put up a picture of the interior of his W123,
which looked amazing,
and I briefly thought, I don't do cars like that anymore,
as in sort of stoutly upright and sensible cars,
but then the answer is that I don't think people would buy them.
It's a different time now where people want more sort of obvious luxury.
They are actually quite...
They're not bleak, those old mercs inside,
but they're not as warm and welcoming as a contemporary Jaguar.
No.
There's a sort of starchy kind of...
Stiff upper lip.
Stiff upper lip, yeah.
They're not as cosy-ting as a Citroën.
No, no, that's the thing.
The seats are quite hard, aren't they?
The seats were hard, yeah.
But that's almost like, no, these seats will last forever.
No, stop moaning about the fact you've got a sore arse.
It's almost, you know, there's something quite sort of patrician about them.
Particularly Mercedes, I think, was this kind of, we know best.
Now, suck it up.
Leave it to us.
We've made this car to last you a lifetime now.
Any complaints, you can keep them to yourself.
We know best.
And you cannot sell a car like that anymore, sadly.
And I think, as well, trying to integrate all the features,
you actually saw Mercedes get a bit lost in button craziness
in the 90s and into the 2000s before touch screens.
There is obviously a compromise to be found
where sometimes stuff can go on a touchscreen if it's very rarely needed.
And it's stuff like, you know, changing the colour of your interior lighting.
There's no need, but obviously they want to offer it because it's a neat little trick
and presumably some buyers do enjoy it.
And you don't want that to have like a separate switch on the dashboard.
No.
But for a while, you know, the S-Class and the SL were just sort of covered in buttons
and it was a bit much.
The nature of luxury, the number of gadgets in cars now
is that, you know, they've got to find a new way
and they can't have this sort of very minimalist interior
like an old 70s W123 or even 126.
One of the things about Mercedes is it sort of stout sensibleness.
That doesn't have to be boring and it doesn't have to be un-luxurious,
but it just has to be sort of thoughtful.
VW probably the same.
You know, the way they used to put the radio in the Golf Mark 2,
like right up high because they went,
it should be very easy for the driver to adjust the volume
or anything else on the stereo without looking right down into the footwell
whilst driving.
It's a really rational thing to do.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And then they totally lost sight of all that as well.
It's like they're now vaults are going to scrabble
to sort of instill trad VW values back into their cars.
Yeah.
And, you know, the sad thing is it's like,
it feels left authentic because they deviated too far away from it
and now they're trying to get it back before they have all their lunch
eaten by, you know, manufacturers from China and so on.
And I think you just see the same thing with the others,
the other German makers.
Well, I think luxury seems to have focused too heavily on tech
and tech has changed so fast.
And I think that storm that's been brewing
that has been completely disrupted by Tesla.
I do actually think Tesla has a lot to answer for with the likes of Mercedes.
I think Mercedes and a couple of others,
they rushed to chase after Tesla
and probably made some irrational decisions
that their heart might not have been completely in.
And they've cast aside some of the values and the styles
that they built up over years that they kind of own the game on, really.
And now they've been found to be tripping up on it.
So they're, you know, a lot of their electric cars
might not be as good as Tesla's or as popular as Tesla's at least.
They've gone so far down the big touchscreen thing to chase them
that it hasn't quite, I think in a lot of cases, hasn't quite worked.
Instead of staying true to their own values, you know,
it'd be like me doing this podcast,
constantly trying to impersonate James May.
It would get really tedious and quite shit quite quickly
because you'd see, why doesn't Johnny just act like Johnny now?
Why is he trying to be like James May that doesn't make any sense?
And I think, but I might have lost sight of being confident as me in this world.
And I do honestly think that's happened with the Germans.
They've properly lost their mojo.
They've kind of forgotten what they were good at
and actually Jasper's comment about Audi eroding any sense of quality.
See, that's interesting for me.
I look at Audi front grills, especially the Audi RS stuff now
and also some of the bigger BMWs
and the tackiness and the plasticiness of the front of that car.
And you go, this is a hundred grand car in some instances
and I'm left feet.
If I was washing it and touching it a lot,
I'd just be left feeling like I'd been thoroughly ripped off.
It doesn't feel substantial at all and it's stupidly expensive.
I suppose the other thing to say is that the world has changed
and there's a whole new generation of people who are now buying cars
because they're old enough to and they've got the income to.
Whose tastes are different and I think a very restrained minimalist look
like Audi's used to have to a degree
and actually BMWs and Mercedes did those very tasteful sort of restrained styling.
Probably wouldn't cut it for a younger generation.
You know, car design, people often talk about more emotional design,
more expressive design.
I don't think I fully understand this except that a lot of the time
when they say emotional design, they often mean busier
and I sort of don't quite understand why that has to be the case
but it is almost like perhaps we've got a generation now
that have grown up with so much more visual noise in everyday life
that they want their cars to be visually noisier as well.
So a 90s Audi 100 or 80
which looks really clean sort of simple look now
is actually a bit sort of plain and doesn't look expensive enough
because it's almost like there's not enough going on to justify the money.
I know you've been about tackiness
but I think there's just a sort of generational change and design has shifted
and so there's been this move towards busyness
but it seems to be moving again back towards something maybe a little bit simpler.
I don't know.
That electric Ferrari that we talked about a few weeks back now on the main cast
I suppose if you look at the interior of that electric Ferrari
which has got the name of an old Mazda, hasn't it?
Yes, they are the luce, yeah.
The interior of that is celebrating the analogness
in the same way that you have like a mechanical automatic watch
that is very clear and confident but analog and mechanical feeling.
I wonder if the huge influence of Ferrari
which does have massive influence outside the car world
but people who just like luxury expensive things
if that car is a success or that interior is embraced
is that going to trickle down?
And are we going to see this U-turn?
We're already seeing people getting a bit fecked off with touchscreen madness, peak touchscreen BS.
Yeah, everybody's already walking back from it.
They've just updated the VW ID3 and given it proper hard buttons for climate control
and hard buttons on the wheel.
Hallelujah.
But there's still a bit of stuff that's always got a lot of stuff I guess is on the touchscreen.
It sort of feels like they're working though.
It's just feeling their way towards compromise.
Yeah.
I think that Ferrari interior is great but really expensive to do.
Yeah.
Because obviously the walk back from buttons is because it's cheaper to put everything on the touchscreen
that has a mechanical button which might go wrong
but Ferrari's got loads of stuff going on.
But we could do some button sharing and some 3D printing on an industrial level or something.
I don't know.
Something, something.
Anyway, yeah.
It's interesting.
Because Mercedes particularly has been around for a very long time in car company terms
and it just feels like it got to a point where it was trying to be a sort of,
like, you know, you see those stories about someone's grandma who still goes clubbing in Ibiza.
Yeah.
Or discovered clubbing in Ibiza at the age of 70 or something.
Yeah.
It's a bit like Mercedes.
It seems like they tried to be too cool and youthful.
Yeah.
And ended up looking a bit stupid.
But then maybe for a younger person, they're not stupid.
Maybe they think Mercs are still cool.
It's just us.
We're old and we remember what Mercedes used to be like
and we just want everything to sort of be preserved in time.
Well, yeah.
They had to evolve in some way.
But I know what Chasper means.
They sort of do feel a bit lost at sea.
They're not.
They don't have anything that's so distinctive and so theirs
that you wouldn't go, well, sure, a lot of people just get the same benefits from buying,
you know, a BYD or something.
Yeah.
The badge is the main thing.
Yeah.
That stands out.
The prestige.
Yeah.
But you want brand loyalty, which is harder and harder to achieve, right?
This is a...
We could talk about and we could dedicate our podcast to this question.
It's a fantastic question, Chasper.
We do want to know if you actually own a Talbot though, most importantly.
Yes.
Can I do a very...
This is not really a question as...
Well, it is, but it's one that I want to throw open to the audience
because I don't know the answer.
It's a listener called Andrew.
He says, hello, you find examples of the Mark.
Continuing on from the American car discussion last week.
In the past, I've had my eye on a 1969 Plymouth satellite.
Yes.
Brackets Belvedere.
Yeah.
Four-door saloon.
Possibly ex-government spec.
Yeah.
There are many hilarious police chases in the movies where they end up becoming a cropper.
I was drawn to this particular car because of a music album cover I once saw,
but I can't for the life of me remember which band it was.
Could your very knowledgeable and wise listeners and now viewers maybe help me out?
Okay.
A good shape car.
Same as the Road Runner, front end, back end pretty much.
Does this ring any bells?
I actually wrote back to Andrew because I was a bit like...
When you mentioned like Copcar from the late 60s,
I thought of that as actually a Ford Copcar, the KLF used to use,
and which was on one of their single covers.
Was it a Ford, folks?
Well, I sent it to Andrew apologising for besmirching his American car spotting skills,
but he says, no, it's definitely a satellite or a Belvedere on this music sleeve
that he can't quite place, showing mostly the left headlight and half the grill
as viewed from the front left quarter.
He thought it might be Fatboy Slayer, Mass Effect or Badly Drawn Boy,
but he can't find anything online.
And if anyone knows what this might be, then please do get in touch.
Because I know there was that picture of Blondie with a car like that, wasn't it?
But I don't think it was on a cover, it was just an iconic photograph.
That's really annoying me now.
I know, well, that's it, it was bugging me, because I thought I'd cracked it straight away.
I was like, oh, I think maybe it's just got mistaken.
It's actually a Ford, and it's the KLF cover, but no.
Not so.
Not so.
I don't know, I'm at a loss, but hopefully...
I don't know.
We've got lots of very clever listeners.
Andrew actually has a supplemental question,
which is, there are many music album covers that feature cars, which ones stand out for you.
And I immediately thought that there's one that's right up your street.
I think we've talked about it before, which is that the band Metronomy
have got an album cover with a Honda Insight like yours on it.
Yeah, and it was like on a hillside looking down at a town or a city.
It's like a city scale.
And it's sort of, I think it's like it's a drawing or painting.
Yeah, or a brushed effect.
But it is very unquestionably a Honda Insight of the type that you've got.
So, yeah, I still need to get that.
Yeah, countermind.
Gosh, from the Iron Man.
Oh, yeah.
Bullocks.
One for you.
Brian, not Brian.
Adams.
Adams with the Land Rover County artist before the Defender.
He's sitting on one, I think, and there's a white letter tire on the back
with the track listing from memory.
Yes.
I think it's an album.
Brian Adams, it was called So Far So Good.
And the actual name of his name and the name of the album
is the white lettering on the tire.
And guess what the wheel is?
Is it a weller?
It's a white weller.
Oh, God.
It's a dirty, definitely going to rusted minutes, white weller.
Yes.
Just seconds after the photo was taken, the wheel was entirely rusty.
It just collapsed and crumbled.
Yeah, he's sitting on the roof of the Land Rover looking like really happy.
As you would, he's probably been out for a lovely country jaunt.
Yeah.
I don't know if it's a best of.
I'm not sure.
I think it might be a best of because it's had summer of 69 on it.
And I think this came out in the 90s.
I suppose.
Because what's it called?
So Far So Good.
So, yeah, that would, I guess that's quite a good name for it.
Yeah.
Greatest hits when you're not actually retiring.
That's right.
Good.
Well, anyway, the main thing is if anyone can solve Andrew's conundrum,
it's definitely a Plymouth satellite or Belvedere from the late 60s.
Yeah.
Mainly showing left headlight and half a grill.
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because we're not that organized if you don't.
But we should probably wrap this up for now or we'll be back on Monday with a normal show.
Answering questions again on Friday until then.
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Tuesday.
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About this episode
The hosts weigh up the odd appeal of preserving unwanted cars, but make clear they would rather see the right obsessive take them on than own them themselves. They then dig into how German premium brands have shifted from their old design and interior values toward touchscreen-heavy, busier cabins. The episode also turns into a car-spotting puzzle, as they identify a mystery music-sleeve car as a late-60s Plymouth Satellite or Belvedere and swap examples of album covers featuring cars.
Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about cars you wouldn’t want even if they were the last one left, what’s gone wrong with German car makers, a mystery album cover with a car on it, and favourite sleeves featuring cars.
