James Blaze: My Dad had 2CVs, Skodas and then collected Porsches. 924, 968, Carrera GT. S8E3
From My Dad's Car : Nostalgic cars of our childhood by Andy Gregory and Jon Recknell
April 21, 2026 · 50 min · Season 8 · Episode 3
About this episode
James Blaze shares the story of inheriting his father's diverse car collection, including Citroen 2CVs, Skodas, and Porsches.
Send us Fan Mail We’re joined by James Blaze this week who has found himself the custodian of his late father’s car collection. The story starts with Citroen 2CVs and moves through a Peugeot 505 estate that he welded seat belt brackets into and toured around Europe. His father became interested in motor trials and picked Skodas as his weapon of choice, before getting introduced to Porsches, firstly with a 924, then a Turbo before a run of 968s, including several Clubsport models.&...
People in this episode
Hosts: Andy Gregory, Jon Recknell
Guest: James Blaze
Topics covered
- car collection
- nostalgic cars
- family stories
- Porsche history
- European tours
- motor trials
Keywords
- James Blaze
- car collection
- Porsche
- nostalgic cars
- Citroen 2CV
- Skoda
- Peugeot 505
- motor trials
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Citroen 2CV, Peugeot 505, Skoda, Porsche 924, Porsche Turbo, Porsche 968, Porsche Clubsport, Porsche Carrera GT
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