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My Dad's Car : Nostalgic cars of our childhood

My Dad's Car : Nostalgic cars of our childhood

By: Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell
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Join Andy and Jon, two friends who have discussions with invited guests about their personal relationships with automotive nostalgia and family history.

Each episode kicks off with us asking our guest “what’s your earliest car memory?”
From there it’s a journey back through time towards the modern day, but generally focusing on vehicles we remember from childhood.
We ask about siblings, neighbours, music, smells, smoking, breakdowns, selling, buying, accidents and more.

Despite the podcast title, we don’t discriminate against cars belonging to other people, such as Mum’s, Gran’s, Uncle’s, Aunts, friends, or even a neighbours.
If those cars made an impression, we want to talk about them.


Season 1 - February - May 2023
Season 2 - July 2023 - November 2023
Season 3 - November 2023 - March 2024
Season 4 - April 2024 - September 2024
Season 5 - October 2024 - March 2025

Season 6 - April 2025 - August 2025

Season 7 - November 2025 -

Hosted by Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell.

Want to be a guest? Get in touch mydadscarpodcast@gmail.com

Enjoying the podcast? You can support us with with a one off or monthly donation. www.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscar

Visit our website: www.mydadscar.co.uk

© 2026 My Dad's Car Podcast
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Episodes
  • Ben Marshall - Dad Cars: A Mitsubishi Space Wagon, a Fiat Punto, Jag XJ6, Lotus Elise and my older brother's Gran Turismo car! S8E8
    Jun 16 2026

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    We're joined by Ben Marshall from the YouTube channel Dad Cars to discuss why and how he got involved in the automotive world.

    It all starts with a Mitsubishi Space Wagon, a rare car, with 7 seats, back in the day but a car Ben would love to get his hands on, although they have all seemingly vanished from the planet!

    Following his parents split, his Dad got a sliver Mk1 Fiat Punto as a runaround, his Mum never passed her test, despite several attempts.

    Music wise, Bens Dad would listen to Fleetwood Mac and Queen.

    A pivotal car in his childhood was an S1 Lotus Elise which belonged to a neighbour, Ben would later re-live that ownership fantasy himself as an adult.

    At school Ben had a pal with a burgundy Jaguar XJ, it didn't have any seatbelts in the back, and his Mum let them run around with their t-shirts off in the summer, let alone climb up the scaffolding at his house.

    Please check out Ben's Dad Cars channel on YouTube here: I MADE A MASERATI MPV FAMILY CAR WITH 6 SEATS!

    and on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dadcars88

    We're pleased to say the guys from Viking Covers are staying on as Sponsor for My Dad's Car.

    If you are looking to keep the dust, dirt and weather off your cherished car go check them out at www.vikingcovers.co.uk

    Support the show

    We’d love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and follow us on social media.

    www.instagram.com/mydadscar_podcast

    www.Facebook.com/mydadscar podcast

    www.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscar

    If you’d like to support the podcast and are able to, you can ‘buy us a coffee’ which will help towards costs of hosting and purchasing equipment to allow us to record guests in person, rather than just on zoom.

    Get in touch with us direct - MyDadsCarPodcast@gmail.com

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    43 mins
  • Mike Fernie - The Engine Guy: My Dad's MG C, Lanchester LD14, Rover 600, Mondeo and Aston Martins at the school gates.
    Jun 2 2026

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    We're joined by You Tuber Mike Fernie, previously a presenter for DriveTribe, he's now out on his own and doing fantastically. Andy met Mike at the NEC Classic Car Show last year, and Mike was kind enough to say he'd join us for a chat.

    We kick things off with Mike's earliest car memory, and it's his fathers MGC behind the garage doors which sticks prominently in his mind, from when he was 2 or 3 years old. Behind the MG, is parked a 1930s Lanchester LD14, a car that we think either belonged to his Grandfather or Uncle, or is the same model that they used to drive. The MGC is due to be back on the road again in 2026, the Lanchester sadly, with its 8hp engine, is still sat in the corner, awaiting some love.

    When it comes to cars in regular use, his Father's Rover 600 is the core car memory, along with his Grandfather's Mk2 Ford Mondeo.

    Just like many of our other guests, Mike has dipped his toe in reliving those ownership experiences himself, however, he's 'one-upped' his elders and bought the range topping sportier versions, the ST200 and the 600 Ti with the Tomcat turbocharged engine.

    We touch a little on Mike's time on DriveTribe, and see if we can get any inside 'dad's car' scoops on his previous ex-Top Gear colleagues. Jeremy's Dad had a Cortina 1600E, and Richard now owns the Morgan he'd previously gifted to his late father, and apparently has plans to modify it in the future.

    A big thanks to Mike for joining us - please go and check out his channel here.

    Mike Fernie - YouTube

    https://www.instagram.com/mike_fernie

    You'll also find lots of Mike Fernie content over on Drivetribe.

    http://www.youtube.com/@Drivetribe

    We're pleased to say the guys from Viking Covers are staying on as Sponsor for My Dad's Car.

    If you are looking to keep the dust, dirt and weather off your cherished car go check them out at www.vikingcovers.co.uk

    Support the show

    We’d love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and follow us on social media.

    www.instagram.com/mydadscar_podcast

    www.Facebook.com/mydadscar podcast

    www.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscar

    If you’d like to support the podcast and are able to, you can ‘buy us a coffee’ which will help towards costs of hosting and purchasing equipment to allow us to record guests in person, rather than just on zoom.

    Get in touch with us direct - MyDadsCarPodcast@gmail.com

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    42 mins
  • Josh Davies: My Dad worked with Andy, we moved to the USA because of VWs. Herbie, Vanagon Syncro S8E5
    May 19 2026

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    Josh Davies joins us from the USA to talk about his Dad, Richard Davies, who Andy worked with for over ten years at Heritage Parts Centre.

    Richard was a brilliant guy, hugely knowledgeable, and stoically lived with Cancer for 20 years before it finally caught up with him.

    Josh recalls his Dad having a Herbie VW Beetle when he was young and growing up in Wales.

    They moved to USA for Josh's Dads work,

    In Colorado, Josh and his Dad would go for a drive, with classical music playing loud, in an attempt to scare the Buffalo!

    We're pleased to say the guys from Viking Covers are staying on as Sponsor for My Dad's Car.

    If you are looking to keep the dust, dirt and weather off your cherished car go check them out at www.vikingcovers.co.uk

    Support the show

    We’d love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and follow us on social media.

    www.instagram.com/mydadscar_podcast

    www.Facebook.com/mydadscar podcast

    www.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscar

    If you’d like to support the podcast and are able to, you can ‘buy us a coffee’ which will help towards costs of hosting and purchasing equipment to allow us to record guests in person, rather than just on zoom.

    Get in touch with us direct - MyDadsCarPodcast@gmail.com

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    39 mins
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