About this episode

The episode features a live interview with Barney at the 2025 Classic Car Show, discussing his experiences with classic cars, particularly the Mk1 Escort Mexico.

Send us Fan Mail Barney was the first of our live interviews at the 2025 Classic Car Show at the NEC. As Andy's boss, he's known Barney for 18 years, but this is the first time he had interviewed him. We start things off with a bucket and a gritty sponge, with him helping to clean his Dad's yellow Mk1 Escort Mexico. We stay in that car for drives to the South of France, including knocking the exhaust off on the ferry with some frequency. There was a teacher at Barney's school with...

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Gregory, Jon Recknell

Guest: Barney

Topics covered

• classic cars
• live interviews
• nostalgia
• car shows
• family memories

Keywords

• classic car show
• Mk1 Escort Mexico
• Barney
• live interview
• nostalgic cars

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Mk1 Escort Mexico

Places: South of France

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