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Matt Saunders interviews Andrew Monachan about bespoke engineering at Rolls-Royce.

On this bonus episode of the podcast, Autocar Meets... Andrew Monachan, Head Of Bespoke Engineering at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Matt Saunders talks to Andrew about all things bespoke: what's possible, what's illegal, and how they develop a car while you're busy helicopter fishing in Australia. Autocar is the world’s leading magazine for car news. To subscribe, and take advantage our special offer for listeners, which includes six issues for just £6 and access to the 131-year Autocar archive, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Saunders

Guest: Andrew Monachan

Topics covered

• bespoke engineering
• Rolls-Royce
• automotive design
• interviews
• luxury cars

Keywords

• Rolls-Royce
• bespoke
• automotive
• engineering
• luxury

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Autocar

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