Episode notes
Jonny had an ingenious idea for road food while Richard spent a mixed week with a Caterham Seven. Also in this episode, listeners’ ideas for car-related time travel, developments in the caravan name game, the fearless people of the ‘60s generation, a revelation about owls, and another excellent car picked from Car & Classic. For early, ad-free episodes and extra content go to patreon.com/smithandsniff To buy merch and tickets to live shows go to smithandsniff.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Smith and Sniff
by Jonny Smith and Richard Porter · English · Leisure & Travel
TV presenter Jonny Smith and Sniff Petrol creator Richard Porter are two friends who talk about cars, and many other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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