Smith and Sniff
Jonny Smith and Richard Porter
Updated 3 days agoTV presenter Jonny Smith and Sniff Petrol creator Richard Porter are two friends who talk about cars, and many other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes (435)
OTOSOT 37
Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about a Honda Jazz replacement, the lost art of jump starting, Mazda design, cars you can’t get rid of, and which restomod? For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The murderous Rover
Jonny and Richard discuss a strange Spanish news story involving an old British saloon. Also in this episode, Clive Mansory, a badly-restored Jesus, quick release loo seats, food waste, sinister caravans, light-up grille badge news, the Golf GTI Clubsport, Jonny’s Chinese car incident, and another head-to-head in the Pistonheads auctions. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com To discuss the Pistonheads auctions go to pistonheads.com/smithandsniff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about Tales Of Modern Motoring, Top Gear Aston misery, the best small car, and changing the driving test to reflect the modern world. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Longbridge too far
In another of his hyper-nerdy solo shows, Richard is in Birmingham poking around the remains of the once-massive Longbridge car factory. He recounts the time he snuck into the factory soon after MG Rover’s collapse to poke round secret prototypes and the eerily frozen production line, and tells some of the history of the place including plane making, strike breaking, car styling, and losing money on every Mini made, before encountering a ghost of the past on new housing estate that stands on the factory site. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OTOSOT 35
Jonny and Richard are at the Haynes Motor Museum answering audience questions about cars they’ve never driven, giving people car names, the next Bond car, other names for this podcast, a Rancho update, and when will Smith and Sniff make another video? For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Live from Pistonheads Sunday Service
Jonny and Richard are in front of an audience at the Haynes Motor Museum, raising money for Mission Motorsport by talking their usual nonsense, specifically about doing the walk of shame in crocs, finding the home of the Celica Lady, incredibly strong over-the-counter American drugs, being a self-conscious driver, Tiff’s new car, tucking the airbags back in, Audi Procon Ten, breaking news in the world of screenwash, a fancy dress confusion at Jay Kay’s house, juddery clutch conundrums, ugly steering wheels, and running-in an air fryer. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OTOSOT 34
This week Jonny and Richard answer listener questions about cars from the ‘80s, mechanical sympathy, most rave car interior and old cars in TV detective dramas. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Dalai Palmer
Jonny and Richard walk to the pub, and later walk back from it, while looking at the vaguely interesting cars they find along the way. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OTOSOT 33
In this week’s Smith and Sniff second show Jonny and Richard answer listener questions about watches, Miami Vice Ferraris, interesting cars for learners, the best cars from Sweden, writing books, and North Eastern musician special editions. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jingle horse
Jonny and Richard are back discussing changing car buying habits, Martin Lewis and his nemesis Lewis Martin, overhang parking, sunken sitting rooms, light-up badges, the Bentley Bentayga and Renault 5 EV, a Swedish postal van, jingle horses, the death of the VR6 and cheeseboards. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friends with tired eyes
In the final episode of the year, Jonny and Richard talk live show tech problems, mean Christmas songs, Yoko Ono the cold start superbike, buying too many valve amp car stereos, low spec Skylines, Eleanor Mustangs, the car in the new Sade video, aeroplane seatbelt tightness, new members of the Wendens Ambo universe, clothes trapped outside the car, an algal Agila and old money Father Christmas. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Find out more about TECHRON https://bit.ly/4hGEJr2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jonny and Richard answer more listeners’ questions. This week, getting out of cars in British garages, synchro on reverse, the state of the car world and bad car casting in films and TV shows. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The snoring dog
Jonny and Richard are sitting by a Christmas tree with Richard’s noisy mutt discussing once, twice, thrice a lady, wanting a Honda Beat, Tonys of the gearboxes, not closing important doors, Home Alone, where Jude Law goes wrong in The Holiday, the seriousness of Daniel Craig, Bond film titles in German, a hand-painted Hijet, Jonny’s 2CV, getting to an age when you happily spend money on suspension, the end of the Super Cub 50, and a Metro-shaped Christmas present. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OTOSOT 31
In front of an audience at the MINI factory in Oxford, Jonny and Richard answer more questions. This time they cover Richard’s Range Rover (and why the story can’t be told yet), Clarkson and the Corrs, the idea Guernsey car, bringing a TV car to production, Australian cars, the state of Ford, and how Top Gear vehicle races were filmed. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Compton Pauncefoot and Facel Vega
Sitting in a reasonably-priced hotel room on a ring road, Jonny and Richard discuss a black ice vest, the Dacia Spring, Compton Pauncefoot, a duvet lady in a Superb, adjusting your electric tailgate, encouraging work with Chris de Burgh, and another episode of CSI: Jonny’s Car Keys. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OTOSOT 30
In front of a few hundred people at the MINI factory in Oxford, Jonny and Richard answer audience questions about synth pop endurance racing, amazing car factories, next generation retro cars, a TV cop show three car garage, if there was any saving MG Rover, Sade and rotary engines, replacement for a 3 Series diesel, and what sleeper? For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Live from the MINI factory
In front of an audience at the MINI visitors’ centre in Oxford, Jonny and Richard meander pointlessly through a range of topics including the Cowley or not Cowley game, cabinets of BL artefacts, the mighty Eagle limo going for its MOT, picking up Taylor Swift from Luton, an interesting look round the MINI production line, reversing away from sick, John Lennon crashing a Maxi, a manky camper van and sinister Laguna, trying to explain the TV show Treasure Hunt, and Richard’s disastrous attempt at a best man’s speech. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In this week’s Smith and Sniff second show, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about cars only you think are good, people who don’t look after new cars, future barn finds, strangers insulting your car, and car TV filming locations. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get a grip, lads
Why has everyone lost their minds about Jag? Also in this episode, steam rally season, jammed kettles, the TWR Supercat, a superclub curry restaurant, the fate of St Michael, the masters of selling toss, a car used by James and Brian May, listeners’ stories of Terry Nutkins and secret prototype testing, and two more Pistonheads auction choices. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com To discuss the Pistonheads auctions go to pistonheads.com/smithandsniff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OTOSOT 28
Richard answers listeners’ questions while Jonny is busy on a Scottish barnfind. Topics covered include old Top Gear screen cars, the best looking motorway services, Jag spy shots, memories of Sherpa V8 ambulances, car buying advice for mid-life crisis cars, the TG mag and TV relationship, things entering the window of a moving vehicle, the Wolfrace Sonic and television audience wrangling. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two-stroke terrorist
Richard has managed to record the motorcycle noise that wakes him every morning. Also in this episode, cash-only petrol buying, useless spy James Wand, getting bitten by Jason Plato’s dog, a Smith and Sniff sticker in an unlikely place, a very heavy lanyard, Audi by Audi, the common ground between metal bands and William Woollard, and a very choady shifter. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OTOSOT 27
On The Other Side Of Things, Jonny and Richard answer listeners’ questions about car-related aide memoires, best uses of the Ford V6 and Rover V8, how the Top Gear BMW X6 film was made, the slogans in the movie Crazy People, and tuning EVs. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The uninteresting adventures of Spiderman
Jonny returns from a theme park holiday with one complaint. Also in this episode, does The Incredible Hulk drive a Lamborghini, the return of the Scout badge, the US having to wait for the ID.Buzz, American tailpipe direction, M3 v 3200GT, a revelation about a recently discussed Grand Tour photo, basketball Suggs and T-shirt cannons. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com To discuss the Pistonheads auctions go to pistonheads.com/smithandsniff Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jonny and Richard are back together and answering listeners’ questions about buying a car in the 1990s, removing tar spots, morbid thoughts while driving, and seeing the holy trinity of cars on the street. End music: Stellantis by Polonez Skyline feat. ArnaFor early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Find out more about TECHRON https://bit.ly/4hGEJr2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hunting a top secret Jaguar
In a change to the usual format, Richard is on the road trying to track down prototypes of a mysterious new Jag. It’s mostly a very boring man talking to himself about test mules and Cold War bomber aircraft but don’t worry, Jonny will be back next time. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live podcast recordings go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.