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Chandan Basu Mallik: Bob Lutz, Murray Walker, Horacio Pagani & the first British-Asian Car Journo

'Brown Car Guy & Buddies' - Catching up with Chandan Basu Mallik in Calcutta, India -  I knew him in Dubai where he headed up and/or wrote for several major automotive publications during his near two decades in the Middle East, including Autocar, F1 and Wheels. As a fellow British-Asian, he beat me to his first car review by a couple of years.    Some great stories and anecdotes here including experiences with Bob Lutz, Murray Walker and Horacio Pagani. And as a model car collector - with the oldest one in his collection aged at over 100 years, during lockdown, he's taken to crafting and building his own scale models from scratch.   Video https://youtu.be/ws_CDr2ajrw Find him at  https://www.facebook.com/chandan56mallik  https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandan-mallik-45113615/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  https://motoroverload.com/   Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #BrownCarGuyAndBuddies #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #interview #India #BritishAsian #boblutz #horaciopagani #murraywalker #dubai #UAE #autocar #f1 #oman #modelcars

S2E28 Sep 24, 2020 44 min

Jim Murray Jones: Secrets of the Digital Automotive Media Revolution

'Brown Car Guy & Buddies' - Automotive media started to embrace digital platforms in the UK in the 90s, Jim Murray Jones has been at the centre of it since day one - AutoTrader, Exchange & Mart, SunMotors, Sunday Times Driving, Autocar, WhatCar?, PistonHeads and DriveTribe to name a few of the organisations he's worked at.    As he now moves into the arena of live motoring events, having joined the team behind the all-new British Motor Show to relaunch in 2021, he reveals the secrets and behind-the-scenes shenanigan of how the online automotive scene evolved in the UK, and how Motor Shows will morph into experiential activations in future.    Plus we talk about his own two modern classics - both featuring pop-up lights!    Watch video at https://youtu.be/PG4mxuURu0k Find him at  www.thebritishmotorshow.live  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmurrayjones/  https://drivetribe.com/u/V1FdPHw0ggnQTLYRGayoQf?iid=M0hA2LCgSxad7MtO_WNS-Q   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please sponsor my content at Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #interview #autotrader #drivetribe #pistonheads #sundaytimes #digitalmedia #digitalmarketing

S2E27 Sep 16, 2020 42 min

From LJK Setright to BrownCarGuy via Car Mag & Motoring Middle East

How to beat the odds! Here's my story - going from the late great legendary motoring journalist, LJK Setright, to BrownCarGuy, via Car Magazine, Motoring Middle East, Parkers Price Guide website and more, including Saudi Gazette & Arab News becoming Saudi Arabia's first motoring journalist along the way. It's about highs and lows, achievements and disappointments, and the controversial undertones of prejudice and unfairness presenting a constant battle and struggle.    Would really love to hear you experiences, of these brands, of your own struggles and your thoughts on this video commentary in general! Comment below.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh   Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #BCGDaily #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #news #bulletin #motoringjournalist #LJKSetright #CarMagazine #MotoringMiddleEast #SaudiGazette #ArabNews #ParkersPriceGuide #racism #institutionalracism #beingbrown #UsedCarBuyer #media

S2E26 Sep 09, 2020 21 min

Reuters Photo Journalist Jorge Ferrari: Caught escaping Kuwait & how Maradona saved him!

'Brown Car Guy & Buddies' - Jorge Ferrari is one of the leading photographers in the UAE, but he's been based in the region as far back at 1986 in Kuwait, where he found himself caught up in the invasion by Iraq. Ever the professional, his pictures were the first seen by the world from inside occupied Kuwait as he was shooting for Reuters.    He talks about how his big escape plan failed miserably and he was caught and saved, in a manner, only by Maradona.    He later moved to the UAE and went on to shoot motoring and motorsports, extreme sports and other events, meeting some of the biggest names in the sporting world along the way. I met him in Dubai in 2006, we became good friends and I worked regularly with him on car shoots and events.   Plus he gives some great advice and tips on how to be a great photographer.    Find him at  https://www.instagram.com/jorgeferrari_photos/  https://www.facebook.com/FerrariPhotos/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.   If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:   https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  https://motoroverload.com/   Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #interview #JorgeFerrari #Ferrari #Reuters #kuwait #Desertchallenge #WRC #marlboro #diegomaradonna #football #argentina #UAE #Sharjah #rogerfederer #photography #photographer #iraq #gulfwar #warphotography

S2E25 Sep 09, 2020 40 min

Abdulla Jaafari: from Illegal Street Racing in Amman to Shooting Supercars in Dubai (+Drifting)

Abdulla Jaafari: from Illegal Street Racing in Amman to Shooting Supercars in Dubai (+Drifting)   'Brown Car Guy & Buddies' - Abdulla Jaafari has gone from covering illegal street racing / drifting on the strees of Amman, Jordan, to shooting the Pininfarina Battista in Dubai. Plus dune drag with the Mercedes AMG G-Class 4x4 Squared - a video that's got him nearly 8 million views on YouTube, and of course drifting... lots and lots of drifting. In fact I first met him at a drift event at Umm Al Quwain, where he was covering Jordan's drift king, Ahmad Daham.   Jaafari says he is "an automotive content creator - which means that I spend most of my time either behind a computer screen, a camera or a steering wheel, and the best part is that this is how I make a living!    "Worked as a journalist, a photographer, a presenter, a host, an accidental influencer (Oh god..), and thankfully, I was always surrounded by cars."   Find him at https://www.instagram.com/abdullajaafari   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #interview #AbdullaJaafari #Jordan #Amman #ammanV12 #drifting #dunebashing #dunedrags #dragracing #streetracing #illegalracing #MercedesGClassSquared #AhmadDaham #CrankAndPiston #WSFCreative #pininfarinabattista #dubai #redbull #driftchampionship #kenblock

S2E24 Aug 08, 2020 40 min

Exclusive Interview: Gordan Murray T50 Supercar!

Exclusive interview with car design legend Gordon Murray on his new supercar, the amazing T.50 from Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA), the true successor to the iconic McLaren F1.  Lamenting that no one had appeared to create a true follow-up to the F1, and to mark his own 50th year in the business, Murray set out to create not only modern-day F1, but what he claims will be the definitive and last great ‘analogue’ supercar.    The T.50, created under his own brand Gordon Murray Automotive is as extraordinary as its illustrious forebear with three abreast seating in a car that’s smaller than Porsche 911. It will have a totally unique and bespoke 3.9-litre V12 engine that revs to a record-breaking 12,100rpm and produces 660bhp. All this in a car weighing less than a ton at 986kg.    To keep it planted and to ensure standard-setting ride and handling dynamics, the T.50 will have the most advanced and effective aerodynamics ever seen on a road car thanks to a unique show-stopping huge 400mm rear-mounted fan.    The car features sensational scissor (or dihedral as described by Murray) doors, and gullwing rear compartment lids to show off the incredible Cosworth developed power unit and luggage space. Like the F1, it has a central, very driver-focussed driver position, with passenger seats flanked on each side.   Most astonishingly of all, the T.50 comes not with an automatic or flappy paddle gearbox but an actual H-pattern 6-speed manual transmission nestled in a narrow floor-mounted console. The steering too is only assisted at parking speeds and on the move reverts back to being purely mechanical.    Only 100 will ever be made with a pre-tax price tag of £2.36 million each, and production of will begin at Gordon Murray Automotive’s UK production facility in January 2022 – with a year of testing and development to take place between now and then. Most of the cars are already spoken for, but apparently there is some availability and there will be a Middle East sales and service office in Abu Dhabi.   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #BCGDaily #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #news #bulletin #motoringjournalist #carnews #supercar #hypercar #gordonmurray #gordonmurrayautomotive #t50 #gordonmurrayt50 #GMAT50 #BCGGMAT50 #conceptcars #cardesigner #automotivedesign #mclaren #mclarenf1 #newcar #interview

S2E23 Aug 05, 2020 49 min

Tim Ansell: I Talked AC Cobras with Tom Cruise & Broke my Back on the Desert Challenge

25072020 'Brown Car Guy & Buddies' - Tim Ansell talks about working on Syriana, Fast  & Furious 7 and Mission Impossible 4 during which he got to talk to Tom Cruise about AC Cobras.    A huge fan of Land Rovers, he started rallying in the Desert Challenge as a co-driver until a crash broke his back, so he took up photography, shooting cars, planes and motorsports, as well as motoring journalism. All the while successfully running businesses in the UAE and UK.   His latest adventure is yet to begin however - he plans to go overlanding and tour the world in a six-wheel Mercedes. We talk about why that's three years behind schedule, as well as reminisce about the fun times we've had on press events together.    Find him at  www.facebook.com/TimsTravelTruck  www.timstraveltruck.rocks  www.althika.com   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #interview #timansell #desertchallenge #Rally #landRover #audiQuattro #tomcruise #Missionimpossible #fastandfurious #syriana #stuntdriving #injury #AlAin #AirShow #Mercedes #overlanding #funny #journalist #wheelsmagazine #ACCobra

S2E22 Aug 01, 2020 37 min

Mitch Perera: Dubai Custom Car Legend talks.... EVs?!!

18072020 'Brown Car Guy & Buddies'   Muscle Car Mitch Perera, is known for V8 muscle cars, feasome off-road trucks, building cool custom cars, being a SEMA veteran and his love of the great outdoors. But after all these decades in the UAE, has the sun finally got to him as he talks Electric Vehicles?! Plus is he the only person on the planet that doesn't like the new Ford Bronco?    He talks about moving to the UAE from Sri Lanka, how his dad and grandfather inspired his love of cars and tinkering with all things mechanical, getting involved in tourism and car culture in the UAE and working with General Motors in the Middle East and the UK!   Find him at  https://www.instagram.com/bluedevil_in_dubai/  Email: [email protected]   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #funny #discussion #interview #gm #GeneralMotors #mitchperera #customcars #musclecars #libertymotorsports #sharjah #trucks #UAE #dubai #carculture #offroad

S2E21 Jul 25, 2020 39 min

Ronald Balit - NOT a Lebanese Rally Driver!

Watch at https://youtu.be/Zq1ZNyy_hcY From deck hand to car journalist to Rolls-Royce PR to a career with GM - but not a Lebanese rally driver, definitely NOT a Lebanese rally driver - meet Ronald Balit!  Ronald Balit hails from the land of the cedars, lebanon, fabled for its snowy mountain caps, gushing rivers and Mediterranean coast, its winding mountain roads, deep valleys,  and..... rally drivers, all 4 million of them!    Ronald never aspired to be a rally driver, though he did try out for navigator once, he was passionate about cars and the industry that made them and dreamt to work in the industry as soon as he figured out becoming an Astronaut or president was things 5 year olds said and being a pilot was akin to being a glorified bus driver.   He wanted to be a car engineer, but even that was not to be. And thanks to his skill in finding a way into whatever profession interested him he's been entrenched in the industry for the past 20 years, from the outside in, he is living the dream and he's here with us today to tell us how he made it there and how he lives his passion every day.    Find him at https://www.instagram.com/ronaldbalit/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #funny #discussion #interview #ronaldbalit #yacht #lebanese #lebanon #chevrolet #gm #GeneralMotors #RollsRoyce #PR #mediarelations #inspirational #career #dubai #rallydrivers

S2E20 Jul 18, 2020 37 min

Neville Darukhanawalla - from Scooter Boy to Ram Head

The Amazing Journey from selling old mags in India to PR for FCA in Dubai   In this episode I chat to my good buddy, Neville Darukhanawalla. A self-confessed automotive buff, Neville Jal Darukhanawalla has been associated with cars and bikes since his school days in the late 1980s. A two-time national champion, racing scooters in his native India, he has raced in different forms of motorcycle sport – road racing, motocross, rallies, flat track, trials and what have you. A massive fan of Formula One and MotoGP – in fact, of all forms on motor racing, he believes that racing improves the breed.   He was the team leader of a marathon expedition crossing the inhospitable Sahara Desert in 1990 – on a 100cc scooter, no less – traversing north to south from Morocco, Algeria, Niger and onto Nigeria, a distance of nearly 10,000kms. With a total trip time of 28 days, he led his teammates for a collective riding time of 17 days as they overcame all that nature, man and machine could throw at them with aplomb.   A motoring journalist since 1987, he switched over to the other side in 2008 and was, till last year, looking after public/press relations at Fiat Chrysler Middle East as the PR Manager. He is always looking out for adventure and making new friends. Affable, helpful, inviting and always acceptable to criticism – he is always approachable and ready to talk things automotive and otherwise too!   Watch the video here https://youtu.be/jowrOjHgTdE Find him at  https://www.facebook.com/ndarukhanawalla  https://www.instagram.com/nevilledaru/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #funny #discussion #interview #nevilledarukhanawalla #middleEastcar #AutomiddleEast #India #bike #motorcross #parisdakar #EoinYoung #pune #dubai #UAE #FCA #jeep #Dodge #ram #algeria #morocco #sahara #scooters #bajaj #honda

S2E19 Jul 12, 2020 39 min

Jonny Lieberman: Reviewing Cars is Like comparative

In this episode I chat to one of America's most well-know senior motoring journalists/car content creators, MotorTrend's Jonny Lieberman - you'll know him from his work on the mag but also videos like Ignition, Head 2 Head, Best Driver’s Car, and the World’s Greatest Drag Race videos on YouTube and Motor Trend on Demand (links below).    Jonny Lieberman has been MotorTrend’s senior features editor for a decade. During that time, he’s written and made videos about every sort of car under the sun. From driving the one millionth Land Rover Discovery onto Red Square in Moscow, to nearly getting stranded on the side of a snowy volcano in Iceland inside a Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, to plunging a Mercedes-Benz Unimog into a frozen lake, to hammering a 5,000-pound Bentley Continental GT around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, Jonny has lived the car guy’s dream.    We do talk about how he survived the Unimog in the frozen lake incident! Also there's a look back at his career, his top tips and advice for people wanting to get into automotive media, we talk about the cars he's currently testing, and we head into the difficult area of politics - tackling racism both in general and in relation to the automotive and media industries in particular.    Find him here:  https://www.instagram.com/jonnylieberman/  https://www.facebook.com/jonnyloverman/  https://www.motortrendondemand.com/  https://www.youtube.com/user/MotorTrend   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #funny #discussion #interview #motortrend #jonnylieberman #headtohead #motortrendignition #America #racism

S2E18 Jul 04, 2020 42 min

Filippa Guarna - Directing Success

'Brown Car Guy & Buddies'  - Meet Filippa Guarna, who at one point was directing and producing all our commercial videos at Motoring Middle East in Dubai (links to some of those below).   In fact she's also been a radio and print journalist, has worked with motor racing teams, is a Knight Rider fan, owns her grandad's classic Holden and is a full-on car girl! She's also running media courses now helping others to learn and benefit from here two-plus decades of media experience at Media Master Coach (link below).    We go over her career, what she loves about the Middle East, and talk about the amazing, fun and often spectacular video content we created.    Find her here:  Website: www.mediamastercoach.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mediamastercoach/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediamastercoach/     Love Knight Rider?  Check these out https://amzn.to/2V8UH4F https://amzn.to/2V7x4tn https://amzn.to/2NnkCBk https://amzn.to/2NiLhPF   Toyota GT86 vs FJ Cruiser TRD on-road off-road challenge  https://youtu.be/z8d78ZTB2VQ   Chevrolet Camaro 50th Anniv series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qiKzZLO22ZtLH9sne-CLuqaoNZRKMvc   Cadillac Escalde 'The Deal' https://youtu.be/FT5XcKWBVfM   AC Delco sponsored car reviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qiKzZLO22axZGohm5oWOsHm51KzU3me   Automall used car buying series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qiKzZLO22ZlKLqYGu16oGWkq0P8qZHB   Dubai Motor Show Series 2017 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qiKzZLO22aMoskmiCJE-ELpeNLAyxsw   Honda Jazz Endless Possibilities https://youtu.be/qsbT7ySG15U   Honda Jazz Fuel Economy Challenge https://youtu.be/2xu44Jyzzoo   Cadillac Hot Weather Testing https://youtu.be/7Zrr-7P2yvE   Ferrari pre-owned promo https://youtu.be/D1DWoqeoDdM   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #funny #discussion #interview #filippaguarna #knightrider #KITT #Holden #australian #dubai #UAE #chevrolet #video #motoringmiddleeast #toyota #racing #cargirl

S2E17 Jun 29, 2020 34 min

Origin Story of Motoring Media in Saudi Arabia - Bakur Azher

Meet Bakur Azher of Saudi Auto, he is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's most senior and established motoring journalist. His journey started through a love affair with a Jaguar E-Type and subsequently starting the country's first dedicated automotive publication.    He's seen a lot of change and development over the near three decades since, including an evolution of the carscape and the kind of motors driven there, and women taking the wheel on the streets of Saudi.    And who was KSA's first motoring journalist? In this video we finally establish that too. You might be surprised!   Check this out https://amzn.to/3hkW0XX https://amzn.to/30GxVom   Find Bakur Azher here  Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/c/saudiauto  Website : https://www.saudiauto.com.sa  Twitter : https://twitter.com/saudiauto  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saudiautosa  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/saudiauto  Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/saudiautosnap  Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@saudiauto  Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/saudiauto  Whats app : https://saudiauto.com.sa/whatsapp   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #funny #discussion #interview #saudiarabia #KSA #SaudiAuto #BakurAzher #jeddah #middleEast

S2E16 Jun 21, 2020 39 min

Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations - Ford Comms Dir

John (Yahya) Gardiner, Ford Comms Director: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations  'Brown Car Guy & Buddies'  In this episode I speak to John Gardiner who has been at Ford Motor Company for 30 years and currently has two jobs - Executive Director, Communications & Public Affairs, Ford of Britain & Ireland, and Corporate Communications, Ford of Europe.   As well as a PR guru, he's also a Muslim revert, a student of Chinese and Malay Fighting skills, and of course a fellow Trekkie! We find out about his unique career path from selling classic American muscle at aged 12 to Ford Exec via a catering and Custom Car magazines.    In light of the the lockdown from the COVID-19 Coronavirus and now the #BlackLivesMatter movement and new reports about BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) communities in the UK, the conversation inevitably turned to how a big car company like Ford deals with these issues.  There is some encouraging information about that and the post-Lockdown response of the automotive industry, as well tantaslising insight into what's to come from Ford of Europe!   Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations (IDIC) is from Star Trek and represents inclusiveness. It's the basis of Vulcan philosophy. “It represents a Vulcan belief (also Roddenberry’s belief) that beauty, growth, progress — all result from the union of the unlike.” And the symbol, a triangle intersecting a circle, with a stone in the center, represents this with unlike shapes – one smooth and one angular – combining together with a gemstone in the middle, “as the union of words and music creates song, or the union of marriage creates children. The circle can represent infinity, nature, woman, etc; the triangle can represent the finite, art, man, etc.” (Inside Star Trek 1)   Get this  https://amzn.to/2B25KFG  https://amzn.to/30EUQ3C  https://amzn.to/3dYpXuP  https://amzn.to/2XVhDWV  https://amzn.to/2Yv80NQ    Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.   If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #funny #discussion #interview #Ford #Press #PR #Communications #executive #johngardiner #revert #convert #muslim #StarTrek #IDIC #COVID19 #BAME

S2E16 Jun 13, 2020 43 min

Should you buy... a Vector W8?

Kicking off a new series with Imthishan Giado of Motoring Middle East, in which we decide if you should buy a certain car. If the two of us both agree we'd buy it, you get the green light!    Like this? Then check this out  https://amzn.to/3hkTPnf   https://amzn.to/30DUryn   Here we shoot for dream car you won't believe is real. But it exists, and I should know - I saw the second one ever made back in 1991 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We explain what it is, whether you could buy one and how much would you pay.    I needed help with this, so I teamed up with my buddy at Motoring Middle East - find him at the links below.    Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh   Follow Motoring Middle East  https://youtube.com/motoringmiddleeast  https://www.instagram.com/motoringmiddleeast/  https://twitter.com/MotoringME_  https://www.instagram.com/imthishan/   Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #BCGDaily #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #motoringmiddleeast #shouldyoubuy #carchoice #imthishan #vector #vectorW8 #vectorfiles #supercar #dreamcar #vectorfiles

S2E15 Jun 13, 2020 36 min

Meet My Arch Rival!!

When I moved to Dubai in 2006 as editor of Car Middle East, Damien Reid was editor of Autocar Middle East, but from fierce professional rivalry emerged a fast personal friendship. It's great to catch up with one of the most respected and prolific car journalists in the Middle East, to hear some great behind-the-scenes stories of what really want on with PR, car manufacturers and magazine publishing in Dubai, and get his considered take on the state of motor racing during the COVID-19 lockdown.   Check this out https://amzn.to/3dw1D2W  https://amzn.to/2Bun6eF    Find Damien here:  https://www.instagram.com/damienreid/  https://twitter.com/DamoReidF1  https://twitter.com/damien_reid  https://www.thenational.ae/  https://race.news/  Live commentary on MBC action for F1   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.   If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:   https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #dubaieye #radio #dubai #UAE #funny #discussion #interview #damienreid #motorracing #autocar #f1mag #Formula1 #rival #media #magazine #caroftheyear #DubaiAutodrome

S2E14 Jun 05, 2020 38 min

I know Supercar Blondie but I'm the real Car Girl!

Great to catch up with the all-action Wonder Woman of motoring in the UAE - Alix Capper Murdoch Atkinson. She's in the military, she does stunt driving, she races cars and bikes, she's a radio DJ, has done TV and live shows (with me) and raises loads of cats. She also manages to name drop quite a bit in this video from her time in Dubai from Kanye West and Kim Kardashian to Jackie Chan and working alongside Alex Hirschi AKA Supercar Blondie. Plus that time she deliberately crashed a Range Rover into a Taxi in Dubai!   Find her here:  https://www.militarymotoring.com/  https://www.instagram.com/miss_auto_know/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #dubaieye #motoringmiddleeast #podaholiks #radio #dubai #UAE #funny #discussion #interview #SupercarBlondie #AlixCapperMurdoch #AlexHirschi #jackiechan #kanyewest #Kimkardashian #cityoflights #stunts #stuntdriving #crash #movies #cargirl #alimustapha

S2E13 Jun 03, 2020 36 min

Cars, Ice Cream Vans, Horses & did she ever buy that Honda Accord?

Hilarious chat with former Dubai Eye radio host, Podcaster/YouTuber and full-time university lecturer - the Jeep-driving, Hawaiian-shirt wearing, irrepressibly energetic Canadian - Prof James Piecowye.     We catch up on doing six years of the CarTalk one-hour weekly radio show on Dubai's top talk-radio channel, why I love Honda's, why he won't buy a new Jeep, how I got into motoring journalism, how he annoyed radio people enough to be given his own show, why Nissan was wrong about us, why we both dislike the Land Rover Defender, and how Chinese cars and podcasters will ultimately come to rule the world!    Check out more from him here  https://www.podaholiks.com  https://www.instagram.com/thejamescast  https://www.instagram.com/podaholiks/    Here's his version of the same discussion  https://www.podaholiks.com/podcasts/episode/331e0ff6/catching-up-shahzad-sheikh-aka-brown-car-guy    Motoring Middle East YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/MotoringMiddleEast    Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.   https://www.youtube.com/BrownCarGuy     If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:   https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh    Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!    --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #BrownCarGuy #podcast #dubaieye #jamespiecowye #motoringmiddleeast #podaholiks #radio #dubai #UAE #funny #discussion #interview #chat #honda #jeep #nissan #LandRover #Defender #chinesecars #media

S2E12 May 30, 2020 83 min

You Car Questions Answered by Brown Car Guy!

In this episode I answer questions you've asked about the air suspensionn on a Porsche Macan, the quality of Japanese cars, whether to get an Abarth 595, choosing between an Audi S3 and BMW 4 Series, the best car for a newby driver, if 90s BMW saloons would work as daily drivers, essential difference between petrol, diesel, eletric and hybrid and the Alfa Romeo Stelvio.  Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Review https://youtu.be/hHe4H4hvJmY Alfa Romeo Stelvio Review https://youtu.be/pn2MWpzkXJo Influencer Parady Alfa Romeo Stelvio review https://youtu.be/BI-UyKNXw0A Fiat Abarth 595 Review https://youtu.be/iXZUnymGPFg Toyota Aygo Review https://youtu.be/enxRzu9y-CY Audi RS3 Review https://youtu.be/2MfcSlV7Bho Audi S3 Review https://youtu.be/NKe5Gp_QZUY Porsche Macan walkaround https://youtu.be/kLc42vqiId4 Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.  If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh Please subscribe/follow https://BrownCarGuy.com https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/ https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/ https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks! -------------------------------------------------------- #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #qanda #questions #guide #advice #tips #answers #expert #consumer #alfaRomeo #BMW #abarth #Ford #audi #porsche #petrol #diesel #electriccars #hybrid

S2E11 May 23, 2020 19 min

Getting Car-Inspirational with FarrukhTalks Podcast

Another episode in which I catch up with a friend - but this one is different. Farrukh Ahmed, based in the UAE, is himself a podcaster - check out FarrukhTalks! So he took the lead on this one, and turned the spotlight on me! We covered more of my journey as a Brown Car Guy and the obstacles in the career path I obstinately choose, plus overcoming shyness and advice for those looking to follow in our footsteps.    Check out more from him here  https://farrukhahmed.com  https://www.facebook.com/farrukhtalks/  https://www.instagram.com/farrukhtalks/   Here's his version of the same discussion  https://farrukhahmed.com/re021  https://linktr.ee/reframepodcast   It's not easy being a Brown Car Guy  https://youtu.be/yw3lxNLePXs   Motoring Middle East YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/MotoringMiddleEast  Honda Accord review Farrukh shot  https://youtu.be/Hda9M80ZMlk   Walking through the flags shoot for The Autocrats  https://youtu.be/P2p-qxhpA_k   My first ever video car review  https://youtu.be/OSK3_PFYoTo   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh

S2E10 May 21, 2020 51 min

Kalashnikovs to Karaoke, confessions of a Dubai Pro Driver!

In the latest in my series where I catch up with friends and colleagues from around the world, I chat to Ian Cox who's been in the United Arab Emirates for over a decade and is a man of many talents - a DJ, Quiz host, Karaoke entertainer, and pro-driver involved with track days and car manufacturer drive events on road and track for VIPs, tourists and of course the media.    There's some great stories of motoring mayhem in the Middle East in this episode. He's also a modern classic anorak and I get him to dispense some top tips on which 80s and 90s cars are ripe for the picking right now. It's alway a laugh with Coxy in Dubai!   Find him at  DJ Coxy in Dubai Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/324539087707148/   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coxyindubai/   Drive Dynamics http://drivedynamics.com/   Dubai Autodrome https://www.dubaiautodrome.ae/   Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this - and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.    If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #track #raceinstructor #drivinginstructor #prodriver #dubai #bahrain #DubaiAutodrome #ford #dodge #modernclassics #karaoke #klashnikovs #DJ #funnystories #performancedriving

S2E9 May 18, 2020 36 min

Secrets of an Automotive PR Professional

In this video I catch up with PR professional, good friend and supporter Tom Conway-Gordon. Having worked both in the UK and Dubai, I got to know Tom from the Chevrolet Camaro launch a decade ago. He worked on the huge General Motors Middle East account and also on the very important Daimler Mercedes-Benz account for the region.    We reminisce about car launches, me being that pain-in-the-arse journalist that causes PRs such headaches, mishaps and madcap car journos, what makes good and bad automotive PR, how to managed a brand out of a crisis, and there's some extra hugely beneficial life-coaching advice on mental health and well-being during difficult experiences, like the current COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown. You don't want to miss this!   Find him at   https://Instagram.com/tomconwaygordon   https://AllWashedInBlack.wordpress.com  https://Linkedin.com/tomconwaygordon   Please subscribe to my channel.   If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #tomconwaygordon #press #media #pr #publicrelations #chevrolet #GeneralMotors #Cadillac #GMC #AMG #Mercedes #Daimler #Benz #Dubai #YasMarinaCircuit #MentalHealth #Lockdown

S2E8 May 12, 2020 36 min

Kevin Haggarthy - Cars Post COVID-19

Kevin Haggarthy is a pioneer of motoring journalism in the UK: the first black motoring journalist, a motor industry consultant, race and high performance driving instructor, serial classic-car owner and a presenter of the Pulling Power car show on TV in the early 2000s.   I've known him since the late 90s and have worked with him on Used Car Buyer magazine, and am presently collaborating with him on MotorOverload, and here we catch up after a few weeks in lockdown and crystal ball gaze the future of the auto industry and cars in general post-coronavirus. A fascinating and insightful discussion as always.    Find him at  https://motoroverload.com/  https://twitter.com/drivin  https://www.instagram.com/kevin_haggarthy/  https://www.instagram.com/road_tester/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-haggarthy-a3883417/   Please subscribe to my channel  If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #kevinhaggarthy #Motoroverload #pullingpower #motorindustry #autoindustry #manufacturing #business #market #finance #future #insight

S2E7 May 12, 2020 36 min

Bangernomics Guru - Buy Your Dream Car Now!

This is the time to buy your dream car says James Ruppert! He is the man that created the term Bangernomics - and comic book series about a 70s action hero (Spencer Haze) transporter to present day (which was allegedly modelled on me).    A veteran car journalist who's extensively written on the new and used car market and authored several books on the subject, researched for TV shows and is regularly asked to give his expert opinion on the car market - hear the Motor Sage Speak!   In this chat we look at the how the car world is coping with the COVID-19 Coronvirus Lockdown: How will the automotive media fair, will there be any car magazines left standing? What are new and used car dealers doing to survive? Will car buying look the same after this lockdown? What's happening with car prices - will they go up or down? And is now just the right time to buy that dream car you always promised yourself? (Yes actually - watch the video to find out why).    And finally - what is an Innocenti Mini?  Find him at https://www.bangernomics.com/ Check out his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLzM8wn-MRDDsKE17F0LxNg  Follow him on  Twitter https://twitter.com/Bangernomics  Free Car Mag https://www.freecarmag.com/   Here's my previous chat with him from February 2018 on Motoring Middle East https://youtu.be/_aA9nuXIf18   Please subscribe to my channel If you enjoyed this video please consider supporting me Patreon and you can also exclusively check out my parody Cannonball Run sequel:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #Jamesruppert #bangernomics #freecarmag #innocenti #carmarket #industry #media #carmagazines #usedcars #carprices #insider #guide #advice #consumer #buyingtips

S2E6 May 12, 2020 35 min

I drove Ferrari F40 for Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld & hated it!

Continuing the series - 'BrownCarGuy & Buddies' in this episode I chat with Fraser Martin - a Scotsman who's lived in the Gulf for over four decades and has been involved in just about every aspect of automotive and motoring in the Middle East, from instructing, to testing, to car development and motoring journalism.    Here he talks about that time he had to drive Mohammed Ben Sulayem's supercars (Ferrari F40 and F50, Porsche 959 and Jaguar XJ220) all day for Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld and continues to shatter my illusions about the F40.    We also touch on the time he was hostage and human shield in Kuwait in the First Gulf War and what he learned from that; his extensive experience off-roading including how he proved a point by taking his Honda Jazz (one of the very first in the UAE) over an off-road course designed for a large SUV; that time we took a Volkswagen Passat CC 4Motion into the dunes and things went a bit wrong; and why most motoring journalists can't drive - oh, he had to get that one in!  Plus we look at a the incredible dioramas he's been creating over the last couple of years utilising the over 500-strong collection of classic model cars he has. You can see more that in the link below:  https://www.motoringmodels.com/   Fraser's guide on coping with lockdown based on his time as a hostage in Kuwait: https://www.facebook.com/sheikhshahzad/posts/10156787876932120   Driving the VW CC in the dunes https://youtu.be/jDWX0Fhgrlg   Fraser's model car collection: https://youtu.be/vVZtgN--yBM   Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld Dubai Episode https://youtu.be/ToNCqF3KCHs   Don't forget to check out exclusive my parody Cannonball Run sequel only at:  https://www.patreon.com/shahzadsheikh   Please subscribe to my channel  Please subscribe/follow  https://BrownCarGuy.com  https://YouTube.com/BrownCarGuy https://www.instagram.com/shahzadsheikh/  https://www.facebook.com/BrownCarGuy/  https://twitter.com/Shahzad_Sheikh  Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe! Thanks!   --------------------------------------------------------  #car #cars #carblogger #motoring #automotive #carguy #diary #vlog #update #motoringjournalist #jeremyclarkson #motorworld #BBC #TopGear #MohammedBenSulayem #UAE #Dubai #Clarksonsmotorworld #diorama #diecast #modelcars #Hondajazz #LandRover #VolkswagenCC #offroading #desert #driving #scottish #FerrariF40 #Porsche959 #JaguarXJ220 #kuwait #gulfwar #lockdown

S2E5 May 12, 2020 36 min