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Jonny and Richard remember the racing career of Andrew Ridgeley. Also in this episode, trying to remember the plot of Shaft, a towel-based dilemma, a John Wick theory from someone who's never seen any of the John Wick films, news about Volvo's decision to stop selling saloons and estates in the UK, a trip to depreciation corner, the problem with the new Toyota Land Cruiser, the cockroach car favoured by a professional mechanic, a K11 Micra doing a Morgan Aero 8 impression, the wonderful world of Kei cars, life in flip flops, a Timothy Dalton XK8, more news from headlight renouncers, the surprisingly large range of Brut products, and does that make sense? patreon.com/smithandsniff Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It has a face only a mother could love, the Morgan Aero Super Sport! This story and more! [Ep59] The post Car Guys Report – What is a Morgan Aero Super Sport anyway? appeared first on Radio Misfits.
Tonight’s segments – The (relatively) high tech Morgan Aero 8 GTN, the inaugural Historic People Carrier Racing Championship, 50 years of the Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing, Clarkson making a hot lap attempt of the Nurburgring in a diesel Jaguar S Type, and star in a reasonably priced car Christian Slater Top Gear Series 5 on Amazon Prime – https://amzn.to/2M20OAQ Morgan Aero 8 GTN Specs – http://www.automobile-catalog.com/make/morgan/aero_8/aero_8_gtn/2004.html Cross eyed – http://space.b-frame.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/tumblr_l8vw4pmfkx1qzdclko1_500.png Nico Rosberg’s 300SL in Monaco – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmM0Jwx-Bjo How you bought a 300SL in the 50’s – https://jalopnik.com/this-is-how-you-bought-a-300sl-roadster-in-1957-1821302269 250 GTO for 52M pounds – https://www.topgear.com/car-news/classic/new-world-record-ferrari-250-gto-sells-ps52m First 10 supercars – https://jalopnik.com/5867594/the-first-ten-supercars/ Fiat Mephistopheles at Goodwood in 2011 – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motoringvideo/8566579/Goodwood-2011-the-mighty-Mephistopheles-returns.html Porsche destroying the Nurburgring record – https://www.topgear.com/car-news/future-tech/porsche-has-ripped-nurburgring-lap-record-shreds-919 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/topgearrearview/ Music – In Heaven by DeCreek, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Greg Dixon-Smith, from the Morgan Motor Company in Ledbury, Glos, with the Morgan Aero 8, one of the last Aero 8s to be made.
This week Derek Kreindler of The Truth About Cars joins us, we talk about the VW Jetta Turbo Hybrid, RWB Porsches, the Morgan Aero, Nissan Skylines, the new Audi R8 GT, Burning Jeeps and how to find people to have a "crisis" with on the internet.
Matt returns from Europe and Bill Caswell joins us to talk about the Volvo S60 Polestar, electric hot-rodding, the Fiesta ST, partying at the Nurburging, rally built 911s, and driving in the UK in a Morgan Aero 8.