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  • 20 episodes
  • Updated July 22

Episodes20

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  • July 22 · 35 min

    Festival of Speed, Lotus Esprits and Optional Coffee Machines - 15 July 2026

    Busy summer production schedules have seen us get all out of order, so you’re likely getting two episodes of the CCW podcast this week! Aren’t you lucky! Chris and Jesse chat about car options packages and Jesse’s latest adventures. Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes series; send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction, Jesse’s been drag racing. 3:15 - Behind the scenes at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 18:40 - Options packages that reflect your personality 23:26 - Driving the Lotus Esprit S4 on the hottest day of the year 30:20 - Still to come

  • July 11 · 36 min

    Behind the Scenes with the Next Generation - 8 July 2026

    The team are back at CCW HQ and they’ve sat down for a chat about this week’s bumper issue. There’s a lot of chat about the next generation, the hurdles faced getting into the hobby young, which clubs are working well to bring in the next wave of owners and a threat of going topless if this heatwave continues. It’s a mixed bag. Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes series; send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 7:40 - Bumper content for the bumper issue 33:35 - Elsewhere in this week’s issue

  • June 25 · 40 min

    Fantasy Gauges, Boiling Petrol and Banning Social Media - 26 June 2026

    Jesse, James and Chris are back, battling the summer heat to bring you another round of mildly classic-related chatter. Jesse has run out of petrol (again), somehow boiled a tank of petrol, been to Brands Hatch and taken the Jimny apart. Everyone else has been smart enough to avoid the heat. There’s also chat about the social media ban, fake heritage certificates and an encore about children’s television and how epic Tugs was. Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes series; send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA.

  • June 12 · 37 min

    Can you buy a classic for less than a World Cup trip? - 10 June 2026

    Jesse, James and Chris are back, and they have a case of football fever and are trying to answer the question, can you buy a classic for the same cost as a trip to the world cup? Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes series; send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction and Our Classics 4:33 - Can you buy a classic for less than it costs to attend the World Cup? 20:16 - Behind the Scenes on this week’s feature - Classics at Mathewsons 31:52 - Club mags are struggling. What can you do to help? 34:38 - What else is in this week’s issue and what’s coming up?

  • June 5 · 42 min

    Wiring, Waving and Weeping - 3 June 2026 - Classic Car Weekly Podcast

    Jesse, James and Chris are back, and it’s time to talk paintwork, waving at other classics and the art of specialising in automotive electronics. There’s another instalment of Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes and an update on the boys’ classics. Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes series; send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA.

  • May 29 · 26 min

    The Ferrari Luce, Modern Classics on the Market and Breaking into Your House - 27 May 2026

    Jesse is back, joined by James and David this week for a discussion about breaking into your own house, cars James shouldn’t have sold and how you can join CCW on the coast in Brighton. Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes, send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction and Our Classics: Jesse is nearly finished with the MG 7:46 - Modern classics and inside our lead story this week 18:15 - The Luce and other “ugly” Ferraris 23:55 - Join us on the London to Brighton Run

  • May 22 · 36 min

    TR7s, Flouting ULEZ with Classics and the Mystery of the Nissan Tape - 20 May 2026

    Jesse is back with Chris and James with the latest CCW Podcast. Jesse’s been testing a car you can buy, there’s an update on the mysterious Nissan tape from last week and someone has bought Chris’ TR7 at auction. WiFi problems still plague the pod, we’re working on that. Buy Tony's Lancia Fulvia - £23,000 ono, 25200 miles, FIA paperwork, road registered. tony@tonyjardine.com or +447989408736 - more images - https://we.tl/t-5kDwFD8s4nucBEXH Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Come to our young classic owners meet at Transport Museum Wythall, 23rd May, from 9 am. It’s free. Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes, send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA.

  • May 15 · 40 min

    Pre-selectors, plus polar bears and terrible tapes - 13 May 2026

    Jesse is joined by Chris and James this week for a chat about noise cameras, pre-selector gearboxes, Retro Rides Weekender, Stanford VW meet, and we’ve finally got another instalment of the terrible tapes and crap cassettes series (apologies for the sound in that section, someone else in Bedfordshire logged onto the web at the same time as Jesse and the bandwidth got a bit busy). Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Come to our young classic owners meet at Transport Museum Wythall, 23rd May, from 9 am. It’s free. Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes, send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA.

  • May 1 · 27 min

    Drive It Day Adventures, Morgan Magic and a top Classic Run - 29 April 2026

    Jesse is joined by David and James for a Friday morning chat about their Drive It Day adventures, Jesse's dive into the history of Morgan, tips for enjoying your classic more safely and the London to Brighton Classic Car Run. Take part in the London to Brighton Classic Car Run - www.popupcarshows.co.uk Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9 Keep sending in recommendations for classic car shows down under. Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November And we're still accepting donations for the Crap Cassettes and Terrible Tapes; send them to CCW HQ. C/O Jesse Billington, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA.

  • April 24 · 46 min

    Politics, Drive It Day and Members Meeting - 22 April 2026

    Jesse is joined by David and James for a quick weekly catch-up ahead of Drive It Day. David has been busy news-hounding in the political sphere, and Jesse got sunburnt at Goodwood. Subscribe to the paper here, please: https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9

  • April 18 · 46 min

    Suspension Strip Downs, Spotting Your Old Car and an SD1-Granada Twin-Test - 15 April 2026

    Jesse and Chris are back amidst a busy April to record another instalment of the Classic Car Weekly podcast. There’s a lot to cover across the two previous issues: Chris’ old classic heading to auction, Jesse’s taking the MG apart again, a funky 70s saloon twin test, and a new world has been unlocked on Twitter! To submit your Drive It Day adventures - editorial@classiccarweekly.co.uk Buy Chris’ TR7 - https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-81---1980-triumph-tr7/?lot=63343 Jesse’s Australian Adventure Dates - Perth 15th-27th October, Sydney 28th October-8th November Subscribe to the paper here, please: https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9

  • April 2 · 37 min

    Our Classics Catch Up, Resto Show Delights and BTCC Legends - 1 April 2026

    Jesse is joined again by Chris and James for a classics-oriented chat during a busy production week on Classic Car Weekly. From what's been going on with their classics to their highlights from the Resto Show, there's a fair bit to catch up on ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday. Subscribe to the paper here, please: https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9

  • March 13 · 37 min

    Getting Resto Show Ready with Practical Classics - 11 March 2026

    We’ve sent Jesse to deepest rural Cambridgeshire to pester Danny and Matt from Practical Classics to learn what makes the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show special, in between being interrupted variously by the Red Arrows, a series of Lawnmowers and a rather persistent Blue Tit singing away in the nearby hedgerow. Join Danny, Matt, Jesse and the teams from Practical Classics and Classic Car Weekly at the Classic Car and Restoration Show at the NEC from 20-22 March. Listeners can use MDCWSOC to save £2 per ticket - https://bit.ly/3LUM8Ij Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:40 - The Red Arrows interrupt 14:48 - A lawnmower appears 26:43 - A second lawnmower strikes the show 34:30 - A third lawnmower hoves into view, this bit is unlistenable, so… 35:17 - The lawnmower stops

  • February 25 · 37 min

    Chris' Leaky Mini and Race Retro - 25 February 2026

    Jesse and Chris are back, and in CCW HQ for another edition of the Classic Car Weekly podcast to chat all things Race Retro, leaky Minis, overhauling suspension and the upcoming Resto Show. Subscribe to the paper here, please: https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9

  • February 12 · 32 min

    Autojumble Gems and Fuzz's Top Ten Under Ten - 11 February 2026

    Jesse and Chris are back with David joining the fray to chat all things wayward handling, top autojumble finds, and Fuzz Townshend's bargain classics found in the latest issue. Subscribe to the paper here, please: https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9

  • January 28 · 35 min

    Car Casting and Pomeroy Picks - 28 January 2026

    It's award season when it comes to TV and Film, so Jesse has tasked Chris and James to come up with their top picks when it comes to car casting. Plus, there's the first instalment of "crap cassettes" and a look ahead to the Pomeroy Trophy and it's strange rules about storing suitcases. You can donate your cassettes to the cause by post, send them to; FAO: Jesse Billington, Classic Car Weekly Media House Peterborough Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE2 6EA Subscribe to Classic Car Weekly - https://bit.ly/4bpQMF9

  • January 16 · 45 min

    Torpedo Tubes and Inspection Lights - 14 January 2026

    Jesse and James are back for a chat about their classics, the market and the latest issue of Classic Car Weekly. There’s a catch-up on their Christmas activities, projects, torpedo tube arming light and a Triumph Stag estate. The usual spread of content. If you want to subscribe to CCW, which you do, https://bit.ly/3ZkKjaz