Gracie Haddon - StarterMotor Charity: My Dad took us around Europe to meet car owners for a book he was writing. Triumph Herald, Austin Healey Sprite, Porsche 912 S7 E8

From My Dad's Car : Nostalgic cars of our childhood by Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell

February 10, 2026 · 35 min · Season 7 · Episode 8

About this episode

Gracie Haddon discusses her upbringing and experiences traveling around Europe with her father to document classic car owners.

Send us Fan Mail We're joined by Gracie Haddon, from the StarterMotor Charity, an organization that helps young people to create careers in the classic automotive 'ecosystem'. We chat about Gracie's upbringing - her Dad's work as a writer of Classic Vehicle books, and how they would travel around Europe, with a photographer, to meet and document owners of rare and cherished vehicles. Family holidays were taken in a Jeep Cherokee, and spent in an Airstream Caravan kept just outside...

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy Gregory, Jon Recknell

Guest: Gracie Haddon

Topics covered

classic cars
automotive careers
family travel
European road trips
nostalgia
charity

Keywords

classic vehicles
StarterMotor Charity
car owners
family holidays
automotive ecosystem

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StarterMotor Charity

Products: Triumph Herald, Austin Healey Sprite, Porsche 912, Jeep Cherokee, Airstream Caravan

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