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Added 2024-06-23 17:01:00 +0000 UTCThis week in pics, we lead with C63 shenanigans at a Le Mans campsite and how that ended. Pics courtesy of listener (and pit lane heckler) James Proudfoot. Then we have Freddie Mercury making his leotard into a unitard, a black Boxster GTS 4.0 with gold wheels, and the new Bugatti Tourbillon. Sadly, we can’t find any evidence of that car insurance ad Jonny was talking about but here are some other links…
The stuff they put in petrol https://ftloscience.com/chemistry-of-detergents-in-gasoline/
Ad blue, in case you need some https://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-and-fluids/adblue/
Festival of the Unexceptional https://www.hagerty.co.uk/official-events/hagerty-festival-of-the-unexceptional/
The Bugatti Tourbillon https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bugatti-tourbillon-revealed-£32m-276mph-v16-hyper-hybrid
When Jonny met Mate Rimac https://youtu.be/6CSiIfwC5DI?si=xF6dUxfnoSUeySo8
Comments
As a former Bosch associate, I’m ashamed to see their name on that C63
Stanley Elder
2024-06-28 00:14:30 +0000 UTCI wish I could find a Lotus Elite in a garden. Best I can find is old tin cans and stones.
Jason K
2024-06-25 22:42:12 +0000 UTCLooking forward to seeing you at FOTU - after a new rear axle recently, the AX will hopefully be tranporting us there in (very scruffy) style. On the Teacher side of things - there are a few that stand out: The French Teacher Mr Horricks who had a couple of gold transaxle Porches in my time there (a 928 and a 944) The Biology teacher Mr. Burton who had a sucession of Volvo 480s (at least one turbo) that cemented my love of pop-up headlights. The Physics teacher (who I'm not going to name here) who had something saloon and Japanese (Toyota?) which was unremarkable in itself, but his ability to pilot it home without damage while in an advanced state of refreshment was legendary. They were different times you see. While I'm here - a Q for you... We've all had on road 'moments' which are neither big nor clever, but have you ever had one that left you thinking, 'blimey - that could have ended badly and I'm not sure how it didn't.' I think my most memorable was on a motorbike and involved having to go down the white line between the a car, and the van that had decided to make an overtake despite me coming the other way.
Thom B.
2024-06-25 07:25:00 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/R0VJIs4EPvU Managed to find a link to the car insurance ad Jonny was talking about
Harri Liggins
2024-06-25 00:20:36 +0000 UTCMy Craft, Design and Technology teacher drove a 1960s TVR Griffith, the (tiny, but hairy-arsed) one with an American Ford V8
James Bolton
2024-06-24 23:50:16 +0000 UTCMy most memorable teacher's car was from when I was in 1st or 2nd form secondary school when I still lived in the UK. The maths teacher was Miss Target, and she drove a red Triumph Stag with a black convertible top. She was in her 50's I would guess, I was a huge Elvis fan - she had posters of him in the classroom, and she sort of dressed like 70's Elvis too.
Adam R
2024-06-24 18:43:38 +0000 UTCHi guy's re your teachers car memories. I think Richard and myself are the same age that being 49 this year so that will give you a rough idea of a time line. My school carpark was a interesting place for a car fanatic Mr White the engineering/metal work teacher had a Silver Citroën Cx Gti estate ( a rare beast even at the time I think) Mr Hay the RE teacher had a simitar GtE in a dull as dishwater beige or dirty cream colour MRS Metcalf the geography teacher had a rubber bumper MGB Gt this caused many a chuckle as she was bless her wasn't the most svelte of build so was always good fun watching her extricate herself from it. The crowning glory for me was Mr Weston Smith the other geography teacher he had a Mk2 capri 3.0 ghia in bronze with a tan vinyl roof. My strongest memory of this car was him and Mr White flying across the playground onto the school field chasing the local jack the lad on his Cr250 motocross bike who had just dropped his girlfriend off after a lunch time rendezvous. The play ground was full of pupils and all you could hear was the 3.0 Essex growling and horn blasting as kids scattered. Oh and who knew you could Pit manoeuvre a motocross bike with a capri. Russ Hill
Russ Hill
2024-06-24 18:26:24 +0000 UTCTalking about teachers cars reminded my of my deputy head driving a series of Dallas spec Mercedes SLs (all V8s). These would have fitted in well outside some private school, but it was a comprehensive school in the 1980s, so was surrounded by run of the mill Fords, Vauxhalls and BL tat. We also had a teacher with a Mazda RX7, though that was written off when a lorry literally ran over it (thankfully no one was injured).
Gordon Segar
2024-06-24 18:03:27 +0000 UTCWhat's the difference between a unitard and a monotard? 47 yo Canadian car saddy.
Kevin
2024-06-24 17:29:41 +0000 UTCI know, in my defence its current state could best be described as a habitat. Maybe next year I’ll have the Fulvia Shooting Brake finished (that’s even less likely).
Matt Jones
2024-06-24 17:06:23 +0000 UTCLotus Elite?! Sounds a bit exceptional to me!
Smith and Sniff
2024-06-24 15:33:37 +0000 UTCBought my FOTU ticket, the plan is to get the Lotus Elite I dragged out of a garden back in May on the road in time.
Matt Jones
2024-06-24 14:15:34 +0000 UTCExcellent Pistonheading.
Smith and Sniff
2024-06-24 12:42:27 +0000 UTCI'd like to claim this was some cunning ruse to convince people to upgrade but no, just good old fashioned incompetence as usual. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2024-06-24 12:41:56 +0000 UTCI suspect the lack of on-grass action can be blamed on the Twingo's Smart-spec permanently activated stability control. Richard
Smith and Sniff
2024-06-24 12:40:55 +0000 UTCOh, and my phone stopped charging every time we hit a hill as well. Truly a new level of gutlessness I'd never previously experienced, and I did driving lessons in a 1 litre K11.
Misteralz
2024-06-24 12:32:34 +0000 UTCI take issue with the idea that you don't need power to get the arse out on grass. Back in 2016 I rented the cheapest car available to get me from Gatwick to The Festival of Speed. The one where it was very wet on the Thursday. It was my first FoS, and it was a hire car, so I didn't really care if my card got marked. So on the last day, I took a wide sweep of the car park, popped the clutch and revved the tits off our fantastic RWD euro hatch. The mighty Twingo did a sort of parp and remained resolutely on the line I'd started off on. Pathetic.
Misteralz
2024-06-24 12:31:04 +0000 UTCMaybe just me but the first thing I envisaged when talking about the 'grassy tickle' is the image of that jon tickle of brainiac with hammond fame on the herbal tobacco
John Hempson
2024-06-24 10:46:53 +0000 UTCI love the chap saying 'water water water' and the next clip is the car engulfed in flames.
Martin Parlow
2024-06-24 09:19:59 +0000 UTCWould you say that high mileage rucksack use could be called "sack work"?
will beresford
2024-06-24 08:55:29 +0000 UTCShame C63-dude hasn't dropped by to give the thread legendary status. Vid from YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQeSdFkK0d8 I love the campsite marshal just standing by enjoying the show :)
Chris Squirrel
2024-06-24 08:20:28 +0000 UTCThe discussion on ph regarding the c63 is golden. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=25&t=2082812
Martin Parlow
2024-06-23 21:18:45 +0000 UTCAh, Richard has thrown us Spowahtaaaaaah members some bonus show notes. It's good to be back. Having not yet listened to the show, this could well be some kind of genius sales move to show us what we are missing. However, I feel it more likely to be an error of the fat finger variety when he pulled the trigger. The flute. Much obliged though, sir. Some pics of a C63 on fire always brightens up a Sunday night. CMTMB.
Jonathan G
2024-06-23 21:00:09 +0000 UTCHow does one ask a question for OTOSOT as an eagle quest member 👌🏼
Ashley Secker
2024-06-23 19:51:15 +0000 UTCAnyone else can't listen to the Pet Shop Boys single New Bohemia without being reminded of the new S&S closing song?
andrew philbey
2024-06-23 17:35:22 +0000 UTCThe Tourbillon is such a cool looking car. I'm a bit a of a fan of Mate Rimac too and so you know it will be something else when built
Dibz
2024-06-23 17:20:16 +0000 UTCPrevious show notes? 🤔
George Wade
2024-06-23 17:16:12 +0000 UTCMatt Armstrong will have the C63 back on the road by the end of the summer holidays!
Steve Morton
2024-06-23 17:13:39 +0000 UTCI really can't comprehend that steering wheel. It must be because I am poor.
Luke
2024-06-23 17:11:29 +0000 UTCNice one
Chris Oxford
2024-06-23 17:03:19 +0000 UTC
