Hello there. Us again. This week in show notes pictures we have the not-an-estate Polestar 3, followed by the concept versions of the forthcoming Polestars 5 and 6. Then we have Polestar boss and Liam Neeson impersonator, Thomas Ingenlath, and Jag Land Rover’s Gerry McGovern back in his Brian M...
2022-10-16 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostJonny has been to see a new EV and Richard thinks no one will buy the M3 Touring. Also in this episode, hitting the vitamin C supplements, NASCAR driver Richard Pictures, a German Liam Neeson disguised as a Swede, a big American locomotive having a baby, the urge to drive into an arrester bed, ho...
2022-10-16 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again people of the Patreon. What do we have for you in this smorgasbord of shite? Well, we lead with a screen grab of Her Majesty’s X-Type in back of shot at Windsor. Then we have listener Seth’s very long gearlever (and gutter fingering position) followed by an example of the fine thi...
2022-10-09 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostRichard explains what happened when his wife found out about his new Panda 100HP. Also in this episode, Jonny apologises for some bagpipes confusion, Richard remembers getting name checked in the sleeve notes to a petrol station CD, a listener shows us his very tall gearlever, we bravely tackle t...
2022-10-09 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, yes, yes, we're doing another live recording and this time it's at the actual Bentley factory in actual Crewe not far from actual Manchester (although actually closer to actual Stoke-on-Trent). And the good news is, Patrons can buy tickets for the event now, before they go on general release...
2022-10-07 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again. In pictures this week we have the amazing JDM VeilSide jacket (Jonny couldn't find pics of the jeans) followed by the Top Gear presenters in the ‘00s being an advert for the bootcut (or maybe an advert against the bootcut). Then there’s the BMW XM, the Ford Flex, the stereo with ...
2022-10-02 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostJonny remembers a bizarre gift from Japan and Richard has some information about the Queen’s final journey. Also in this episode, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in trouble on the A1, amusing terms from footballing, DJs having their records nicked, Top Gear as an advert for bootcut jeans, the ...
2022-10-02 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello lovely Patrons,
We promised you a Patreon-exclusive video of our recent live recording at the Morgan Experience Centre and here it is.
As with the podcast of the same event, the sound quality is a bit ropey in places but hopefully that won't spoil your enjoyment of s...
2022-09-30 12:48:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This week in pictures we start with a series of shifters from, in order, the TVR Griffith (NBA suit spec), mk1 MX-5 and Honda S2000. Then we have - spoiler alert! - Richard’s new car and a black current-shape 911 with the optional gold alloys. Finally, we have a trio of pictures from Jonny’s ...
2022-09-25 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostRichard has got a new car. You probably will believe what it is, actually.
Also in this episode, unfortunately shaped gearlevers, ‘90s NBA suit leather gaiters, sorting out cars that don’t ride well, Jonny’s best-ever Beetle, sonic cleaning everything, almost treading dog mess i...
2022-09-25 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again, dear friends. What do we have for you this time? Well, on the tissue-thin excuse that Jonny and Richard mentioned David Bowie in relation to laptops we lead with this brilliant image from 1975 of him in his maximum ‘original Macbook Air’ era, driving a Merc S-Class in Los Angeles...
2022-09-18 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostManaging to stick to cars for once, Jonny and Richard discuss the new Pagani Utopia.
Also in this episode, living in a VW Caddy California, ongoing badger problems, plaintive security guards, guerrilla stickering, a trip to Telford to collect a V6, moving to Japan when you don’t spe...
2022-09-18 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Not much to add to this week’s show so here are some pictures taken by members of the audience at the live recording (including several of Jonny and Richard adopting the rally driver and co-driver positions with an armchair) and a couple of links;
Busfest. Apparently it’s the world’s ...
2022-09-11 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about some of the sound quality on this one. It gets better after the first 10 minutes.
For the first time Jonny and Richard record a podcast in front of a live audience, in this case at the Morgan Experience Centre in Malvern Link.
Topics covered in this episode inc...
2022-09-11 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We lead this week with the knackered Metro pub sign spotted by a listener, followed by the deceased/OAP spec Audi Coupe spotted by another listener. (Thanks to Joe Brudenell and Neil Rapsey respectively). Then we have The Sensational Alex Harvey Band with a textbook multiple feet on monitors demo...
2022-09-04 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostJonny and Richard discuss an extreme example of spawty Fawds going for crazy money. Also in this episode, what the boss of Mercedes design hated about the ‘90s S-Class, hidden taxes in American shops, listeners’ messages about their local no-name full suspension mountain bike guys, deceased s...
2022-09-04 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again, and here we go with this week’s Patreon bonus material. We start, of course, with the amazing Freddie Mercury jacket tribute Jeep. Then we move on to some of Richard’s highlights from Radwood, a man trying to mend a Grand California fridge, and Keith Moon’s nutty house. And, of...
2022-08-28 17:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostJonny has spotted a very specific character in a small town and Richard gives his verdict on RADwood.
Also in this episode, the MMA platform, how to watch '80s music videos while using an electric toothbrush, elaborate efforts to avoid waking everyone, professional fighters named afte...
2022-08-28 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and welcome to the slightly late show notes for episode 122. In pictures we have some scenes from Jonny’s #vanlife holiday (change of clothes not pictured) then a shipwreck near Woodbridge and an seal. Next we have a Daihatsu Midget, the inside of an Imperial Crown Coupe Mobil Director Ed...
2022-08-21 20:01:24 +0000 UTC View PostJonny has been away camping and Richard has a new reason to stop swearing in the podcast.
Also in this episode, meeting a seal, forgetting how to behave in London, craving a Panda 100HP, buying a car for RADwood, the thinking person’s Piaggio Ape, Jonny’s festival of musicians he ...
2022-08-21 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello you. It's us again. In pictures this week we start with the Mazda with the seriously knackered A-pillar. Jonny’s memory was playing tricks on him; it’s a Mazda6 not a 3. Then we have Pitbull looking like an estate agent, as usual, a current-shape Audi A7 looking quite sinister in all-bl...
2022-08-14 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe sight of a seriously damaged Mazda gives Jonny and Richard a brilliant car interior design idea.
Also in this episode, Range Rover suspension collapse, a challenging local speed bump, carrying a wallet of CDs, a burnt-out combine harvester, driving like a flute because there’s m...
2022-08-14 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, ON THAT LIVE OF THINGS, the very first Smith and Sniff live podcast recording is happening, just as we threatened. Here are the headlines;
When: Thursday 8 September 2022 at 7:30pm.
Where: The Morgan Experience Centre, Spring Lane, Malvern,...
2022-08-11 16:56:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again. And this week the big news is SMITH AND SNIFF LIVE.
Yes, it’s happening, and what we didn’t say in the podcast is that it’ll be on Thursday 8 September at the Morgan factory in Malvern, Worcestershire. Tickets will be on sale very s...
2022-08-07 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostJonny has an idea for making politics more interesting. Also in this episode, Dempsey & Makepeace versus Howard's Way, seeing Henry Kelly at a wake, the lip licking weirdness of Going For Gold, why you can't have a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow, crashing into another motorist you were trying to t...
2022-08-07 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again. We lead this week with a still of Rich Energy boss and all-round ridiculous man William Storey attempting to doughnut his Jag. Link to the full clip below. Then we’ve got one of the original MG3 ‘FUN’ ads, a near-copy of the old money spec Range Rover Sport seen by Richard and ...
2022-07-31 17:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostJonny's been having trouble with his own car and someone else's dog.
Also in this episode, the great smell of Relentless Pursuit, that ridiculous Rich Energy understeer video, the E-Transit and MG3, an old money Range Rover Sport, an immaculate brick-shape Volvo S90, the carbon cost o...
2022-07-31 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again. This week we have some actual cars as pictures, starting with what a base model Kia Picanto looks like, followed by what a base model Range Rover looks like. You could have just over eight of the former for one of the latter. Then we have the latest Fiesta and Focus facelifts. See if...
2022-07-24 17:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostJonny has encountered a strangely-dressed car washing man. Also in this episode, how to pronounce car names, the surprising niceness of Watchet, the joys of a narrow car, what you get on a base model these days, chaotic looking 911s, defending terrible clothes because they cost a lot, getting clo...
2022-07-24 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again gang. What have we got this week then? Well, in pictures we have a typical 1980s kitchen (portable telly, waste disposal and ‘80s aerobics mum, not pictured) then a crazy valve tube head unit, and two photos from Lithuania courtesy of listener Augustus. Now, some links…
John...
2022-07-17 17:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post