My Dad's Car

Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell
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My Dad's Car

Join Andy and Jon for a discussion with invited guests about their personal relationships with automotive nostalgia. We start each episode by asking “what’s your earliest car memory?”From there it’s a journey back through time towards the modern day, but generally focussing on vehicles we remember from childhood.We ask about music, smells, smoking, breakdowns, selling, buying, accidents and more. Despite the podcast title, we don’t discriminate against cars belonging to other people, such as Mum’s, Gran’s, Uncle’s, Aunts, friends, or even a neighbours. If it made an impression, we want to talk about it.Season 1 - February - May 2023Season 2 - July 2023 - November 2023Season 3 - November 2023 - March 2024Season 4 - April 2024 - September 2024Season 5 - October 2024 - March 2025 Season 6 - Starts 1st April 2025 - Hosted by Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell. Want to be a guest? Get in touch mydadscarpodcast@gmail.comEnjoying the podcast? You can support us with with a one off or monthly donation. www.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscarVisit our website: www.mydadscar.co.uk 

  1. FEB 18

    Ed Foster: Racing with Dad,driving a Land Rover around Australia, Mum's Escort Cosworth and the F40 that came to school! S5E10

    Send us a text It's a pleasure to bring you this episode with Ed Foster, a farmer, a motoring journalist, a racer, and perhaps most familiar to you as the (tall) face and voice in the Goodwood Paddocks during the Revival, Festival of Speed and Members Meeting. He grew up on a Farm in Scotland, although boarded at a school in London. His Dad was into racing, and owned the last ever E-Type lightweight, along with an XK120 racecar, a Ford Maverick (with a Joseph tape stuck on repeat) and h...

    51 min

  2. FEB 4

    Tom McCooey: I wrote a book about restoring my parents wedding car. MG Magnette, Montego, BMW 3 series, 5 series S5E9

    Send us a text We welcome Tom McCooey, a journalist and author onto our podcast to chat about his parents cars, and in particular an MG Magnette called Maggie. The car had previously last been used in 1983 and was his parent's wedding car. After his father passed away in 2016, his mother offered him the car and he set about restoring it. Financially it should never have been saved, but the vehicle lives, and was the basis for a book which is now available to buy. Maggie – A Lifelong MG ...

    47 min

  3. JAN 21

    Faye Hatton: I used to play 'guess the car' walking to school. Ford Sierra, Mercedes SL, S5E8

    Send us a text We're joined by Faye Hatton, an Automotive PR specialist who just so happened to answer a social media post by Jonny Smith with a memory of her parents cars. Naturally, we hijacked that post and got in touch, and shortly afterward had this chat. Faye’s earliest memories are of the cars she used to walk past on her way to and from school. Not a long walk, 300 yards, as she lives next door! But she would test herself on recognising headlamps and badges from a distance. The fi...

    51 min

  4. JAN 14

    Bonus Episode: Brooklands New Year Classic Car Meet - 20 of your earliest car memories

    Send us a text Andy went along to the historic Brooklands Museum (home to the iconic banked race track of the 1930s) for their annual New Year Classic Car meet. It should have been the 1st January, but bad weather saw it postpone till the weekend. Meeting up with friend and automotive artisit, Steve from AutoLegends Autolegends.co.uk they spent the morning enjoying the sites and interviewing fellow show goers about their earliest car memories. If you spoke with us, thanks, we...

    18 min

  5. JAN 7

    Phil Weeden, Classics World: Driving on Dad's lap and how the seatbelt law saved Dad's life. S5E7

    Send us a text In the second of our full length live podcasts recorded at the NEC Classic Car Show we were joined by Phil Weeden, the MD of Kelsey Media and Classics World. We have a great chat about his earliest car memories, what got him into the industry, his time editing Car Mechanics magazine, before taking the helm in charge of all Motoring titles at Kelsey Media. From his first memory sat on his father’s lap, driving his Talbot (not Chrysler) Avenger around a car park, whilst waiting...

    25 min

  6. 12/24/2024

    Martin Hackett: My Mum was a girl racer, my Grandads Granada, My Dad's Stanza and Bluebird and the Golf that went through the garage! S5E6

    Send us a text We're joined by Andy's friend Martin Hackett who has plenty of great stories to share. His earliest car memory is a Ford Granada belonging to his Grandfather, who used to drive down from Scotland to see him on the South Coast, then take him back again to spend the school holidays. His Mum drove a peppermint green Mk1 Fiesta Sport, and was a bit of a girl racer. His Dad has Nissan Stanza's and Bluebirds, and van he used for work. Later on his Mum bought a brand new Yugo 45, and ...

    44 min

  7. 12/17/2024

    Bonus Episode: The Nativity with a difference read by Andy's 9 year old daughter. Ford Escort Van. Christmas Special

    Send us a text A special festive bonus episode with Andy’s eldest daughter reading a Chat GPT generated take on the Nativity story (Chat GPT is only as good as the prompt, and I’d like to think this came out pretty well!) Journey across Northumberland in a Ford Escort van, back in 1984 and join Joseph and Mary for a roadside birth like no-other. Perhaps this could be the start of a new religion?! Support the show We’d love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and...

    7 min

  8. 12/10/2024

    Anna Bebbington: Live from the NEC Classic Car Show. Reliant Robin, VW Camper, VW Golf Mk1, Mk2 S5E5

    Send us a text This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in the Podcast Lounge at the Classic Car Show at the NEC in November 2024. Our guest, Anna Bebbington is the events organiser for the VW Golf Mk1 Owners Club, and told us some brilliant motoring tales from her childhood. From a 3 wheeled van, a Reliant Robin, through to a Mk1 Golf, a Mk2 Golf GTI and several Volkswagen campervans, it is a tale inspired and influenced by her Grandfather. Even when Anna could drive, the first ...

    28 min
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About

Join Andy and Jon for a discussion with invited guests about their personal relationships with automotive nostalgia. We start each episode by asking “what’s your earliest car memory?”From there it’s a journey back through time towards the modern day, but generally focussing on vehicles we remember from childhood.We ask about music, smells, smoking, breakdowns, selling, buying, accidents and more. Despite the podcast title, we don’t discriminate against cars belonging to other people, such as Mum’s, Gran’s, Uncle’s, Aunts, friends, or even a neighbours. If it made an impression, we want to talk about it.Season 1 - February - May 2023Season 2 - July 2023 - November 2023Season 3 - November 2023 - March 2024Season 4 - April 2024 - September 2024Season 5 - October 2024 - March 2025 Season 6 - Starts 1st April 2025 - Hosted by Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell. Want to be a guest? Get in touch mydadscarpodcast@gmail.comEnjoying the podcast? You can support us with with a one off or monthly donation. www.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscarVisit our website: www.mydadscar.co.uk 

Information

  • Creator
    Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    70
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 My Dad's Car Podcast
  • Show Website
    My Dad's Car

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