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The cars that have a special place

The cars that have a special place

Car Torque with Matty J Jul 01, 2025 121 min
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About this episode

A lively discussion unfolds as the hosts reminisce about cars that hold a special place in their hearts, sharing personal stories and experiences. From the nostalgic Ford Taurus to the beloved Honda Civic, each host reflects on vehicles that shaped their automotive journey. The episode also features engaging anecdotes about car updates, memorable drives, and the quirks of various models. Listeners will enjoy the camaraderie and humor as the hosts navigate through their automotive memories, punctuated by a fun quiz on car colors and trivia.

Topics: nostalgic cars personal stories car updates Ford Taurus Honda Civic car colors quiz automotive memories driving experiences classic cars car ownership
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Ford Taurus
Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Taurus

"...atthew? Believe it or not, talking about the Ford Taurus. Really. What did they say?"
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Ford Fairlane
GTHO (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Fairlane

"... you know, the, the, the, the wife's car when the Fairlane and the Ltd were a bit big. Yeah, yeah, it was a ..."
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Alfa Romeo GTV
Peter & Laila (CC BY 2.0)
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Alfa Romeo GTV

"...nd of the show Michael Green, who drives an Alpha GTV. What is his name? Poor Michael. Well, he."
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Subaru Liberty
TuRbO_J from Adelaide, Australia (CC BY 2.0)
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Subaru Liberty

"...ll discuss those as well as we'll discuss the the Subaru Liberty Xesia, whoever bought those. So, so we'll have to..."
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911 Porsche Gt3
David Villarreal Fernández (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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911 Porsche Gt3

"...andom. It was very random, from a Renault 16 to a Porsche GT3. I think that black. One was the GT3 GT 3RS."
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Toyota Corolla
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Toyota Corolla

"Boxer. Roller Hearts. Type 3 Volkswagen Yeah, Corolla CSI Corolla hatch, which was not the Chinese smar..."
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Volkswagen Type 3
Palauenc05 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Volkswagen Type 3

"Boxer. Roller Hearts. Type 3 Volkswagen Yeah, Corolla CSI Corolla hatch, which..."
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Nissan Pathfinder
EurovisionNim (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Nissan Pathfinder

"...e in front of us said. And then there was a Jolly Pathfinder, I think there was there. Was a Prado in front of..."
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Mahindra Thar
raul;Cropped and minor alterations by uploader Mr.choppers (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Mahindra Thar

"...k works loaded up. Sorry, is. It is it called the thar? No. No. The the. 30X No, not the 30X"
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Ford F150
UltraTech66 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford F150

"years ago, like massive like he was, you know, he's Ford's biggest fan. He was in all their magazines and had a territory and had an had an F-150 like this is years ago. And and I saw him recently he was advertising Mahindra's so that yeah, that's you're just, you're just, you know, it's like, it's like you mean Mahindra or something, something that wasn't the tagline."
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Ford Edge
Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Edge

"... some scrapes on it and it had a crack on the top edge that that just wasn't easy to fix. So normally th..."
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Tesla My Model
Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Tesla My Model

"...s your boat or what are you exposed to? And yeah, my model Pagoda, I used to love driving that around. I jus..."
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Morgan Roadster
Semnoz (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Morgan Roadster

"...car. And the other one I'm yet to own is a Morgan Roadster from the well, yeah, she could say from the 60s, ..."
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Honda Civic
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Honda Civic

"...t had, which was a cracking little car or a Honda Civic. And I'd always, always liked Hondas and I'd alwa..."
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Toyota Camry
S5A-0043 (CC BY 2.0)
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Toyota Camry

"...ct, correct. Yeah, I can relate to that. With our Camry V6, we had the BZV 21 Camry V6, full import. Reme..."
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BMW M3
Matti Blume (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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BMW M3

"...e been thinking the whole time It's it's. Not the M3 BMW. I'm going to go no. Definitely not, I reckon..."
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Nissan Gtr
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Nissan Gtr

"...nd it was quick. It was probably quicker than the GTR, but it probably was just had something like, you..."
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Nissan R34
TTTNIS (CC0)
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Nissan R34

"...ne that I actually owned myself was the four door R34 non turbo skyline. Before that my parents had the..."
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Ford Falcon
GTHO (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Ford Falcon

"... I was using that one for a bit and that was a EB Falcon that had done like head gasket twice. And so I st..."
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Subaru Rx
TTTNIS (CC0)
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Subaru Rx

".... And then they got rid of that and they had a 99 Subaru RX for a bit. So that was nice. And then I was able ..."
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Minor Morris Minor
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Minor Morris Minor

"...eah, I remember the first car I ever bought was a Morris Minor 1958 Model 4 door for those playing at home. And ..."
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Ford Excursion
Bull-Doser (Public domain)
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Ford Excursion

"...ople I worked very closely with and we were going excursions and stuff together. And then they later for diffe..."
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Ford Festiva
MercurySable99 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Ford Festiva

"...oo, next year we've got to have someone driving a Festiva and someone driving a TK Arena I think too. Absol..."
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TVR Chimaera
Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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TVR Chimaera

"Head. I think I heard. Golden Chimaera. Incorrect. Matthew. Matthew is."
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Honda S600
Prova MO (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Honda S600

"Ed. Ed. The Honda S600. I'll give you give you half a mark. M."
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Honda S800

"Jim. You saw Jim. Honda S800. Incorrect. Well, actually, that's tricky. Can th..."
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Honda S500
Mytho88 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Honda S500

"I. Got in, not quite in. Do you? S500 correct? Is that a .5 or is that a? That's that's..."
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Opel Astra
Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Opel Astra

"...Opal, they did a Nurburgering Wise edition on the Astra, but they might, but they might have done, they m..."
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Dodge Charger
Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Dodge Charger

"...a say. Chrysler in their. Valiant. Range in their charger. Range Vitamin C Vitamin C is a cool colour."
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Mazda 2
TTTNIS (CC0)
Car

Mazda 2

"cover on the steering wheel. Because he did. That's currently at 8600. Drive away, we have a Mazda. 2. Manual O9 with one O 8 KS on it. Beautiful little car and we have"
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