The Tyre Kickers - Classic Cars

Max & Matt

Humour led classic car chat with a UK slant. Join Max & Matt as they chat about the highs and lows of wanting, owning and running classic cars.

Join in on the classic car chat on our socials: Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk and Facebook: The Tyre Kickers.

Finalist (Highly Commended) - Independent Podcast Awards 2025.

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July 24 · 42 min
We're Barnstorming!
We've escaped from the studio to go to Winchester Auto Barn for some cars, chat and coffee. We ask - what does your classic car say about you? How much should you spend on buying the car of your dreams? And we also do some live Tyre Kicking on a 60s Lambo, a 70s Merc and a mint MGB GT. Join us as we barnstorm at this new classic car barn! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
July 10 · 43 min
Prime Minister Motors
We're changing our Prime Minister (yet again) but the bigger question is - what have been the best PM cars? And what on earth is the current one driving? We run through the list. Plus, do we need to drive our classics with the lights on to avoid getting hit by dopey drivers? And which one of us does a listener think should be doing panto? We chat those and many more things through in Episode 58. Oh, yes we do! Hit play and enjoy! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
June 26 · 31 min
He's Gone And Bought One!
Max has bought a new classic car but hasn't told Matt what it is, so they're meeting in a beer garden so Max can do the Big Reveal. Will it be the car Max has talked about for the past two years? Matt thinks he knows the answer, so join them as they reveal all, test drive, argue over a beer and discuss servicing spreadsheets. Then Max does what you should never, ever do with a new purchase....let a specialist have a good look round. Enjoy! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
June 21 · 32 min
Bonus Episode: Coffee and Chrome Special
A special bonus episode from the Footman James Coffee and Chrome event at Prescott Hill in Gloucestershire. Max and Matt get sunburnt and bumble around a field talking to the owners showing off their classic cars at the famous hill climb course. With Special Guest Star Harry Metcalfe from Harry's Garage and some hot news about The Tyre Kickers podcast. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
June 12 · 42 min
Hot Tarmac And Petrol
We’ve been on holiday (not together by the way) and we’re back tanned and ready to talk cars. In this episode we look at poptastic classics. Which cars featured in pop videos and stole the show? Plus - how do we attract the next gen to liking classic cars when they only seem interested in their screens? Max has been driving through France and is moaning about the lack of classics. While Matt has been in Spain, breathing in the smell of hot tarmac and petrol and having a flashback. So hit play and hear us debate and disagree on the great world of classic cars. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
June 5 · 8 min
Why Don't Kids Like Classics? - Bonus
It seems young people aren't really into classic cars. But is that because they don't like them - or they just don't see them enough? People under 30 don't read magazines or watch TV, so how can the scene cut through? For this bonus episode, Matt's been to Birmingham to talk to young drivers at a special Classic Car Weekly meet-up. See photos of the drivers and their cars on our socials and read the full write-up in Classic Car Weekly in their 8th July issue. Thanks to Jesse Billington @ CCW. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
May 22 · 34 min
Pub Chat! - Bonus Episode
The weather's nice, so like a school lesson outside, we've taken the show on the road - to a pub! Max and Matt drive their shiny cars to Berkshire to get their get their faces into the sunshine. They chat favourite classic cars, underrated and overrated classics and fess up about the best and worst things about their own cars. And - they pick a classic they think sums up the other one. Uh oh! Warning: this podcast may contain two car nuts. See the snaps of us recording the show and our cars parked up - on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
May 14 · 13 min
You've Done What To A Stag?! - Bonus Episode
Would you add air suspension, massive alloys and a 25 speaker sound system to a Triumph Stag? In this bonus episode, we meet members of a London car club not afraid to bend the rules (and spend the money) to create the Stags they really want. They're not British Leyland purists but the passion they have for the 70s cruiser is infectious. Come with us as we meet the drivers and their cars at Stag Empire's biggest meet-up yet. See photos of the cars, the mods and the people behind them on our Instagram and Facebook profiles. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
May 8 · 34 min
A Corny Cliffhanger
It's the resolution to the world's least exciting cliffhanger ever from the last Tyre Kickers episode - will Max finally buy a Rolls Royce? Plus with petrol prices still painfully high, Max and Matt offer up some fuel saving tips to help keep your costs down. Oh, and Matt's had a sweaty dream involving a Stag and a hot radiator. These boys need to get out more! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
May 1 · 25 min
Bonus: Should I Buy This Rolls Corniche?
Max has been going on and on (and on) about buying a Rolls Royce, will this be the episode he finally does it? He's found a 1974 Corniche for sale and is putting it through a full pre purchase inspection. Listen to the inspection, the test drive, checking the history, what to look for in an old Rolls Corniche and the final conclusion - will he buy it? Please hope he does to stop him wittering on about it... Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
April 24 · 50 min
Cheapskate Classics
After Max tried to spike his car with cheap fuel, the chat this time turns to economy classics. Which car is the best buy to sip fuel and save cash? Also Matt tries to crush the 1980s icon that is the Scir-coco, the Score-oco, the Sir-coc, the Golf based coupe that was named after a burp. Or was it just wind? Plus your comments and news of an exciting new episode on the Corniche. The car, not the place. Hit play and give your ears 50 mins of classic car pleasure. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
April 10 · 38 min
£10k Rusty Rolls? Just Buy It!
We're back and asking - what’s the best colour for a classic car? Is it best to go bright - or be more mature and muted? Plus - all the switchgear and no idea. Some classics have terrible switches, some have cool ones. We’ll name the worst and celebrate the ones that click. And we hear your thoughts on storage, Aussie motors and more Guilty Pleasures. Plus Max has got the hots for a £10k rusty Rolls. Matt's egging him on to buy it. Press play and hear it all unfold. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
March 27 · 46 min
Size Isn't Everything
Would getting a smaller classic save you money - or would you end up looking like the local village weirdo? Why do we go to classic car shows for parts and then buy random stuff? And what's the correct response to a fellow classic car driver who doesn't wave back? All that plus the pick of the auctions in the UK and a snoop through the classifieds in Australia. And we hear from you - as you confess your classic car guilty pleasures. It's all in the latest 40 minutes of classic car chat, opinions and disagreements. Hit play and come along for the ride. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
March 13 · 53 min
Guilty Pleasures
What's your classic car guilty pleasure? What old cars do you really like but would never buy? Max and Matt fess up their fantasies and then burst them. Also - were pop up headlights cool or did they just make you look like a winker? Plus, Matt goes unsupervised to the Historics auction and gets distracted by stuff Max told him to avoid. And we come across the rudest numberplate we've seen in a long time. Who would leave that on their car?! All that and more is here in Episode 51. So hit play and lose yourself in our chaotic world of classic cars! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
February 27 · 1 hr 2 min
Battle of the Decades - 50th Show Special
We’ve got to 50! After two years of arguing, somehow Max and Matt have made it to FIFTY episodes! Blimey. To celebrate, they're finally getting a divorce. Only joking! They're having a super extra special high octane heated debate on what's the BEST decade for classic cars? It's an extended edition of The Tyre Kickers as a special punishment beating for you, our loyal listener, who has stuck with us through lots of torrid nonsense and the occasional laugh. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy it. Spoiler alert - we may finally agree on something! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
February 13 · 41 min
I Need A Tow Truck!
We're back! Max has had a breakdown - in something even more unreliable than his old Porsche 912. Also on the show - let's make brown great again! What's happened to all the brown cars? Plus - it's a hard knock life. We look at the sub-povvo spec of old car-based vans. No heated seats and CarPlay for the tradies of old. They were lucky to have wind-up windows and a steering wheel. All that, plus your thoughts, comments and corrections. Hit play and enjoy the chat! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
January 30 · 39 min
Midlife Crisis!
In Episode 48, Max and Matt discuss the best car for looking ten years younger. So what are the perfect wheels for that mid fifties midlife crisis? Also, we look at the 70s super sports car that blew the Brits out of the rusty water, the Datsun 240Z. Plus should you have a set of cars? Max tries to persuade Matt to complement his Stag with the Triumph 2000 saloon and estate - three Michelotti designs in one. Max thinks they're cool. Matt isn't so sure. Hit play and hear the debate! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
January 16 · 45 min
All Fur Coat And No Knickers
The boys are back for Season 3! Max and Matt discuss the snobbery of British car buyers opting for coach built specials made from run of the mill models. Plus they look at that cockroach of cars, the 1970s Mercedes W123 and have some big news about the future of the show. Hit play and hear all! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
Dec 12, 2025 · 57 min
Driving Home For Christmas - Our Xmas Special!
What if you could ditch the daily and do the Christmas commute in something more classic and classy? Would you make it or would you arrive on a low loader? Plus, just how much do Max and Matt know about their cars? We find out in a festive know-it-all quiz. And we swap socks for spark plugs and discover the perfect presents for classic car lovers. So press play and say Ho-Ho-Hello to our 2025 Tyre Kickers Christmas Special! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025
Nov 28, 2025 · 45 min
Why Don’t We Like Fords?
How come we’re not fussed by fast Fords? Should we save or crush that dumpy Mini rival, the Hillman Imp? And is it weird to get hung up about classic car interiors? All that plus our thoughts on the NEC show, your views on whether to fix your cars at home and the usual knockabout from the two hosts. If you like classic cars, you'll love this podcast. Click play to get involved! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Instagram: @thetyrekickersuk Facebook: The Tyre Kickers Finalist - Independent Podcast Awards 2024 & 2025