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Tonight, in the 3 on the Column Classic Car Podcast, Andrew Roberts and Brian Thomas meet Mike Renaut, freelance journalist, Car Chums podcast host and American cars (especially Edsel) and movie motor enthusiast.

Move all those Vivas out of the way! There's a Ford LTD Country Squire wagon coming through.

If you drove an American car in 1960's London, you were (probably) a villain.

We explore the design influence flowing between US and UK manufacturers in the 1950s and 60s and the broader transatlantic styling trends.

Quick, change all the fins! America made how many cars an hour?

We discuss how the manufacturers' continued use of the same mechanical parts has enabled the hot rodding genre.

We just love the Ford Edsel — why did no one else? Oh, where did I leave my sandwiches and other items of sabotage! Don't worry, Roy. Pop over to Dagenham and sort us out a Cortina, will ya?

Bit of wind noise on your Mondeo? Ron in service will adjust that for you. Look out, he's hitting the airbag! And don't worry Mr Smith, your car will be ready for the midnight handover. Just mind the paint!

It's a Mad Mad Mad World.

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For this episode, Brian and Andrew take a nostalgic journey through the golden age of automotive brochures, exploring how these marketing masterpieces shaped car culture from the 1950s through to the 1980s and beyond. From Ford's aspirational photography to BMC's airbrushed illustrations, we discuss the art, copy, and social history captured in these colourful documents.

In a desperate attempt to be on trend, we pay a visit to the Renault Boutique and ponder some questionable wheel trims and whether or not we should have gone on to the online configurator and bought some £8000 special paint!

Why every Ford dealer needs to have a record player in the back of a Cortina.

If you don't buy a Traction Avant and buy a Maxi instead, we will report you to the headmaster.

Well, you could have had a Mercedes Benz 200 if you wanted to, but the Morris Ital beckons...it's a bit of a neck snapper.

"Richard, it's time for a Vanden Plas dear, but not in that jacket!"

Why you need a tough truck chassis made of paper.

The Austin Lancer: "Powered for rocketing performance"

"Closing the doors requires only the lightest effort." By whom? (Wolseley 6/99 - disputed by Andrew).

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Brian and Andrew, this week, are really excited to meet Matthew Davis and Neil Campbell from Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust.

We hear the stories of the Trust from its inception in 1983 to where it is today:

Being part of the "Our Jaguar" program and inspiring Type 00

Taking Jaguars to Blackpool and making a noise

Why people who know nothing about Jaguars are really important

What needs to be in the collection and why it's not just the cars

In the driving seat with their favourite cars, what is a project eight?

Hang on, we've found another XJ8!

Who's got the keys to the Rumble Room?

Anniversaries this year, where's my list?

"Self evidently marvellous"

"The new ones, that is the history we need to capture now: heritage is constant reinvention"

This episode is slightly longer than our normal podcast to capture more of the Trust's great story for our listeners, with a big thank you to Matthew and Neil!

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