Car Chat
Sam Moores
Last episode 5 months agoThe Car Chat Podcast features regular interviews with familiar and interesting faces from the automotive world. Hosted by Sam Moores (@sammooresphoto). Video podcasts now over on the Car Chat Podcast youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2AKE9BDG5e7fvpkj7E4kg
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Episodes (254)
Bisimoto | 1000hp Porsche builds and an Electric 935 K3
Bisi Ezerioha (@bisimoto) is an engineer and builder of some absolutely crazy cars. A serious Porsche nut; he's famous for his 1000hp 930 Turbo, 1000hp+ Honda Odyssey, a 935 K3 that is now electric and much much more. We discuss Bisi's story and the thinking behind the builds along the way. A really inspiring guy to follow who lives and breathes amazing engineering. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/bifc_QBB6hQ https://instagram.com/bisimoto My Instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto If you would like to support the podcast check out our patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/sammoores Hope You Enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 = How did it all begin? 13:26 = Working with OEMs 17:10 = Red Porsche 935 and modernising old cars 22:05 = What made you start working with electric cars? 27:02 = The back story and build of the Electric 935 36:43 = What battery packs do you use? 41:07 = Have you kept most of the crazy builds? 43:25 = Bidi's wife's mental car build 44:28 = Can you convert small Porsches to electric? 46:53 = What's a normal amount of bhp for one of your builds? 50:20 = How heavy are the cars? 50:44 = Do you have some plans to do newer Porsches? 52:00 = The central seat Boxsters and Caymans 1:07:00 = Shop Tour 1:15:00 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ted Gushue | Type 7 Magazine
Ted Gushue (@tedgushue) is the Editor In Chief of the Porsche Magazine (@type7). Formerly from Petrolicious, Ted is always travelling with his camera bringing his audience into all kinds of exotic and interesting places. You can find the video podcast: https://youtu.be/qzuE6LlRt_M https://instagram.com/tedgushue https://instagram.com/type7 Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 00:00 = Where did it all begin? 09:20 = Starting your own magazine 10:40 = Petrolicious 15:00 = How is Petrolicious monetised? 17:20 = Finding a love for photography 30:06 = Needing less stuff 33:55 = Type 7 Magazine 47:00 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Niels Van Roij | Automotive Design / Coachbuilding
Niels (@nielsvanroijdesign) is an automotive designer and coachbuilder specialising in bespoke products for wealthy clients. One of his more famous designs is a Tesla Model S shooting brake but he has worked on quite a few cool projects. We discuss automotive design, photography, making cars look "Right" and much much more. Thoroughly enjoyed this chat with Niels. You can find the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/FuQiZahPSYQ Niels' website: https://nielsvanroij.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nielsvanroijdesign/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 Your journey 6:35 = What do you learn studying industrial design? 6:48 = Designing a London taxi 11:50 = Having a fresh perspective 15:57 = The Porsche Cayenne 20:37 = There is so much happening in the industry right now 21:08 = Why would you go back to study at the RCA when you've already got a job in design? 26:19 = What is coachbuilding in 2020? 28:48 = The Breadvan Homage 34:35 = The Rolls Royce Shooting Brake 41:40 = It becomes about more than the car 49:58 = How do you stop a car looking like a concept car 55:52 = What's your favourite bit of new design? 59:28 = Mclaren Senna, what went wrong? 1:10:30 = You must get a high amount of job satisfaction 1:14:10 = Car Photography (and tiny things that mess it up) 1:18:14 = Good photography vs bad and bad press shots 1:22:20 = Cars need an environment 1:24:00 = Cars are not cows 1:32:35 = Adventum Coupe 1:36:20 = Making a car with a singular message 1:38:49 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jens Sverdrup | Czinger Vehicles
Jens Sverdrup is the CCO of Czinger Vehicles (@czinger_vehicles), he is the man in charge of marketing, sales, product development etc. Jens has worked for a number of interesting companies over the years including director of sales and marketing at Koenigsegg. We have a chat about Czinger as a company, the car and dive under the hood of this new hypercar manufacturer. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/QDgP9z4FMrs https://www.czinger.com/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto Show Notes: 0:00 = Your journey 7:00 = Koenigsegg 10:28 = Czinger 24:21 = Are we going to see more cars in the future? 25:52 = What is the Czinger ethos? 28:10 = Being given a blank canvas at a new company 41:09 = Are you entering the top speed game contest? 46:47 = Driving a hypercar on small roads 49:36 = Do taxes in different countries affect the amount of cars you sell? 51:22 = Will cars go back to the states for servicing? 53:27 = Will we see a Nurburgring lap? 55:07 = Seeing the car out and about and containing leaks (media) 59:37 = 5 Questions 1:05:22 = Is crash testing an annoying process to go through? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Abbie Eaton | Pro Racing Driver / The Grand Tour Precision Driver
Abbie Eaton (@abbieeaton44) is a professional racing driver, coach and precision driver. She is well known for being the test driver for The Grand Tour. You can watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/2oNGXMxjQ4U Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto Twitter: https://twitter.com/sammooresphoto Hope You Enjoy, Sam Abbie's Instagram: https://instagram.com/abbieeaton44 Show Notes: 00:00 = How did it all begin? 14:21 = Working for the grand tour? 19:35 = Was it difficult jumping into lots of different types of cars? 23:10 = Do you have a favourite era of car? 25:30 = How do you get these drives in race cars? 27:14 = Tell me about racing Rallycross? 29:32 = Who's the best driver out of Clarkson, May and Hammond? 30:18 = How have you found being a woman in motorsport? 37:28 = The W Series 43:57 = Do you use a Sim? 50:51 = What's the number 1 mistake people make driving on track? 55:47 = How do you go about getting more seat time? 1:04:26 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Julien Chaffard | Classic Racing School
Julien Chaffard (@classicracinggroup) is the founder of "The world’s first historic racing school" in France based at the Charade circuit. We have a dig into the journey of building the company, some of Julien's funny stories about financing the cars and discuss the joys of driving old formula style cars. You can also find the podcast on youtube: Car Chat Podcast My instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto Classic Racing Group: https://www.classicracinggroup.com/ https://www.instagram.com/classicracinggroup/ Hope you enjoy the podcast, Cheers, Sam Show Notes: 0:00 = Intro 03:40 = Why did you choose that car 07:55 = You have more fun when you are in control 09:32 = Why did you start a racing school? 20:02 = Adapting the car for larger people 22:00 = Where are you based? 24:55 = The growth of the business 31:10 = The interesting people that attend 33:41 = Difficulty finding staff? 51:23 = Does weight make a difference in laptimes? 53:05 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Matt Farah | The Smoking Tire
Matt Farah (@thesmokingtire) is a freelance automotive journalist from LA, hosting The Smoking Tire Podcast, making videos on his youtube channel and writing articles for magazines such as Road & Track. He also now has a car storage business in LA called Westside Collector Car Storage. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/6-0G72YrlqE Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesmokingtire/ Matt's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmokingTire https://www.westsidecollectorcarstorage.com/ Hope you enjoy the podcast, Follow me on instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto Sam Show Notes: 00:43 = Where did it all begin? 05:20 = Working at Gotham Dream Cars 22:14 = Drive 27:14 = One Takes 38:24 = 992 Turbo thoughts 44:58 = The Safari 911 55:36 = The Smoking Tire Podcast 1:01:00 = Westside Collector Car Storage 1:10:35 = 5 Questions 1:22:36 = The Countach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gavan Kershaw | Lotus Cars
Gavan Kershaw is the Director of Attributes and Product Integrity (Basically the man that makes sure a Lotus drives like a Lotus). We have a chat about all of the things that go into this process, the Evija hypercar and some of Gavan’s amusing stories from the test tracks along the way. Check out the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/fskzbSDbjHA Hope you enjoy, Sam, Show Notes: 3:57 = The Evora GT4 7:41 = The benefits of having the test track right at the factory 9:34 = What's the process for developing a Lotus? 15:53 = If someone had a car and wanted to set it up on the track how would you go about it? 20:43 = Has this process been different on the Evija 27:13 = Driving the lotus F1 cars 32:40 = You've been involved in some group C racing? 38:20 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Neill Briggs | BAC Mono
Neill Briggs co-founded BAC (Briggs Automotive Company) with his brother Ian Briggs and is the head of engineering at BAC. We have a deep dive into how the BAC Mono came about along with the technology and engineering used to create this awesome single seater. Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/M68ThasOoYo https://www.bac-mono.com/ Hope you enjoy, Sam Follow me on instagram: sammooresphoto Follow me on twitter: sammooresphoto Show Notes: 02:15 = Why did you make a single seater? 07:40 = Were there a lot of legal constraints on making the car? 10:20 = How has the car evolved over the years? 14:54 = The gearbox 22:07 = The advances with graphene 26:14 = 3d Printing 31:54 = The lightweight wheels 40:30 = The Mono R 44:34 = How far have people driven Monos? 49:11 = What have been some of the biggest struggles along the way? 51:26 = How do you see the future of the motor show and how good are they for you? 59:33 = The NEW Mono 1:05:08 = Who is your biggest competitor? 1:07:47 = How difficult is it to make tyres for a Mono? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Alex Kersten | Car Throttle
Alex Kersten (@autoalex) is the head of video at Car Throttle and the familiar face on the youtube channel. Alex LOVES cheap cars. This is also a video podcast so check it out below: https://youtu.be/-T_s82NDCJU Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Car Throttle YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/CarThrottle My Instagram: https://instagram.com/sammooresphoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James Cottingham | DK Engineering
James runs DK Engineering; a Ferrari Specialist just outside of London. We have a chat about the details of running a Ferrari Specialist, racing classic cars, the car market and driving F40s. www.dkeng.co.uk 37:26 = Using photographers and instagram to create great imagery 57:00 = What get's you excited? Cars with stories - Mille Miglia Barchetta 1:07:00 = 5 Questions 1:08:25 = Racing a GT40 1:12:04 = Driving an F40 and an F50 to Le Mans 1:17:28 = 5 Car Garage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jonny Smith / Carpervert
Jonny Smith (@carpervert) is a freelance automotive journalist, tv and video presenter/maker for hire. Renowned for his time on Fifth Gear and now creating media for his own channel (Carpervert) along with work for others. Check out the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/CtH_cO2_NxY Jonny's Instagram: https://instagram.com/carpervert Jonny's Youtube: https://youtube.com/carpervert Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Show Notes: 21:08 = How did you start your journey? 25:31 = What was it like working at a magazine? 27:31 = Moving To Fifth Gear 34:15 = Highlights from the fifth gear years. 36:41 = The flux capacitor - E drag racer 46:31 = People with obscessions 50:31 = The Austin Allegro 52:11 = Fully Charged 53:31 = Exclusive on the Taycan 1:15:21 = Best Car Launch Ever 1:18:51 = Plug in Hybrid vs Full Electric Cars? 1:24:21 = Running Costs 1:32:08 = What happens to electric cars after 10/15 years? 1:45:09 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
JM Littman / Sport 21 (Racing Driver and Driver Management)
JM (@jml930) is a gentleman racing driver competing in a variety of different cars across various racing series. We have a chat about getting into racing, some of the pitfalls and ways you can get better value out of your budget. We talk a bit about his new company Sport 21 which aims to help drivers get the most out of their budget and time. www.sport21.com Hope you enjoy. Cheers, Sam Website: http://www.sammoores.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sammooresphoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shmee150 - From eBay Seller To Successful YouTuber
It's been a long time coming but I finally managed to record an episode of Car Chat with Tim (Shmee150). Tim is a youtuber who's managed to build an audience into the millions across every platform out there. Hope you enjoy this insight into his journey to date and a conversation about what goes on behind the scenes and why he hasn't bought a Lamborghini (doubt you'd guess). Check out the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/m7Y5BxcClpc Tim's Channel: https://youtube.com/shmee150 Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Sam Show Notes: 4:42 = How did it all start? 15:32 = When did you start talking to the camera? 17:32 = Is there a team behind Shmee? 57:37 = Is Tim the same as Shmee? 1:03:57 = Who even watches your videos? 1:07:00 = What sort of thought process goes into your car buying? 1:09:51 = Are any of your cars "forever"? 1:17:31 = The prevalence of "special edition" cars nowadays 1:27:17 = Driving the Senna 1:29:02 = The stories behind the cars (including SLS BS) 1:33:33 = Why don't we see you in race cars often? 1:36:57 = How do you feel about the dropping values of your collection? 1:44:44 = When will you buy a Lamborghini? 1:46:58 = How did you break your back? 1:53:30 = 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Max Girardo | Girardo & Co
Max (@maxgirardo) of Girardo & Co (@girardoandco) used to head up the European arm of RM Auctions where he was also the head auctioneer. He now runs a classic car brokerage specialising in high end cars of all varieties. A real car enthusiast and lover of the stories behind some of these amazing machines. https://www.instagram.com/maxgirardo/ https://www.instagram.com/girardoandco/ The Podcast is available under "Car Chat" on all major podcast platforms (iTunes, Spotify etc). Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Seen Through Glass - His Journey And Drive The World
Sam (Seen Through Glass) is a youtuber and podcaster who has just done a round the world trip to capture content on all continents! We have a chat about how he got into the industry, youtube life, drive the world, Porsches and of course the 5 questions. https://www.instagram.com/seenthroughglass/ You can find the video podcast: https://youtu.be/Xv8aFvfx0Eg Hope you enjoy, Sam Episode Markers: 1h2m - Drive the world 1h12m - The 911 T 1h15m30s - Snow Tour / The Citroen 1h23m45s - Cars on finance and buying cheap cars 1h35m17s - 5 Questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Phil McGovern | Caffeine & Machine
Phil McGovern is one of the founders of @caffeineandmachine. I've known Phil for a while and he's a real car nut with a massively eclectic interest in cars. We have a chat about how Caffeine & Machine came about and the journey to becoming one of the most popular car hubs in the UK. Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SMPhotoYT Website: http://www.sammoores.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sammooresphoto Facebook: http://www.fb.com/sammooresphotography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oli Webb | LMP1 Driver and Coach
Oli Webb (@oliverjameswebb) is a pro racing driver and coach racing in a variety of categories including LMP1. We have a catchup about what it's like to drive fast prototypes and rallycross, along with travelling the world coaching and driving insane cars. The Podcast is available under "Car Chat" on all major podcast platforms (iTunes, Spotify etc). Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SMPhotoYT Website: http://www.sammoores.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sammooresphoto Facebook: http://www.fb.com/sammooresphotography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sid North + Geneva Roundup
Sid is a youtuber (@sid.north) making a mix of extremely high production and more vlog style videos reviewing cars. If you've not come across him before you can check out Car Chat Episode #3 to hear his back story. We have a chat about the Geneva Motorshow, Koenigsegg and what Sid's been up to in the last year. You can follow the video version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2AKE9BDG5e7fvpkj7E4kg Show Notes: 9m20s = The MP4-12C story 1h16m47s = Geneva Motorshow Discussion / Koenigsegg 1h32m36s = 5 Questions Sid's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbCtCG7BowpRvDSMI_ZR1w Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SMPhotoYT Website: https://www.sammoores.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammooresphoto Facebook: https://www.fb.com/sammooresphotography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paul Brace | Eagle E-Types
Paul is a director of Eagle and the man responsible for all the technical and design work including the speedster. We chat about Paul's journey and delve into the innards of what has now become an iconic set of cars. https://www.eaglegb.com/ Hope You Enjoy The Podcast Cheers Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
News: What's Coming At The Geneva Motorshow 2020?
A quick run through of the new cars you can expect to see next week at the Geneva Motor Show. I will be attending the event and plan to grab some interviews whilst I'm there. Cheers, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dan Prosser | Automotive Journalist - Life Story
Dan Prosser (@danpross86) is a freelance automotive journalist who has worked for many of the big UK magazines over the years. He now creates videos and written content mainly for Pistonheads and Car Guru. We have a chat about his journey and his new purchase, an Alpine A110. Check out the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/BrEMZQO3NFY Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Paul Stephens | Porsche 911 Specialist - A Life Of Porsches
Paul Stephens is the owner of a Porsche specialist (@paulstephens911) and creator of backdated 911s. I went in to see Paul, have a chat to him about all things 911 and to drive their Le Mans Classic Clubsport (see my youtube). I hope you enjoy this insight into the man behind the cars. Cheers, Sam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Raziz Rehan | RokenR | Remove Before Race - The Story
Raz (@rokenr) is a youtuber who has a particular affinity to Mercedes AMG leading him to be named "Mr AMG". We have a chat about all things AMG and how he developed his rather unique style of videos. Raz's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrujKGZ0YHwxMhN2-OwleRQ Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SMPhotoYT Website: http://www.sammoores.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sammooresphoto Facebook: http://www.fb.com/sammooresphotography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MRJWW - The Snow Tour, Bentley Continental GTC V8 and Project 4
James (@MRJWW) and I are on the road driving a Bentley Continental GT V8 Convertible up in the Arctic Circle. We have a bit of a catchup on what James is up to and the delights of driving on ice and snow. Hope you enjoy the Podcast. Thanks, Sam Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SMPhotoYT Website: http://www.sammoores.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sammooresphoto Facebook: http://www.fb.com/sammooresphotography Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices