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Gathering Addicts Ep5: Electrifying traditional vehicles and the fantasy of receiving an organization automobile
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Ray Parker Jr.' The other Woman and The Gap Band's You Dropped a Bomb on Me are some awesome tunes for a smooth, spirited drive on a Sunday morning.
You've Got Another Thing Coming by Judas Priest and The Spirit of Radio by Rush are awesome as well.
I have a Trabant and the engine is the best bit😂
Jessica by The Allman Brothers, and also Kitty's Back by Bruce Springsteen.
I'd love to make my 1972 VW Westfalia an EV. 150 hp and 150 miles of range would do it. It's a local daily driver for lunch trips or late morning coffee with the wife and our two Boxers.
The music recommendations segment was bloody fantastic. Can’t believe we get to hang with these characters once a week. Feels too good to be true, going to enjoy it to the fullest while it lasts. Many thanks Gents.
The comment about music having the potential to elevate an experience is absolutely true. 2019, driving through the Gorges du Tarn in France, with the guitar solo of 'Brothers in Arms' by Dire Straits playing in my S2000 is a memory that will stay with me forever.
Top top podcast with fantastic chat loved todays episode that we listened to on route to collect a new to us 981 GT4, really helped on the journey up from Cornwall to Windsor.
First up on the playlist on the new stereo and amazing driving tracks that get us going every time
Hot House Flowers- I can see clearly now & Bob Seger – Hollywood Nights.
Looking forward to loading all your suggestions onto the Spotify playlist 👏🏁
If you are lucky, you will drive a car where you would never play music as it would interfere with the engine sound. Music is glorious, but not in a car with a good engine. Playing music in an F12, for example, should warrant confiscation. Or an 812, although its engine is slightly more muffled.
Driving tunes:
Your Love – Frankie Knuckles
Estrelar – Marcos Valle (video is cruising the beach in Rio in a convertible…)
Sapore di Sale – Gino Paoli (for the feeling of summer love at the beach)
@Collecting Cars , you might need to setup a spotify play list….
When much younger, i used to travel @ night and I remember listening Chemical Brother at 3.00AM doing the “kph speed limit” but in mph 😏 crossing Le Havre Bridge (pont de Normandy) in the old elise, i used to love this part of the journey….
Later, while being a the back of the grid in combe, i used to listen Moog (chasing midnight, giving up on time, etc.) waiting for the green light and then trying the keep up with more faster cars (with out stereo i must had) and more experience drivers.
Greyhound from swedish house mafia is dangerous for driving licence… great on a bicycle though
From what I have read, the French have a sound idea in that their EV conversions are not allowed to make more power than the original car that is being converted.
Chri Harris for the win 🏆
Let me set the stage- Driving from LA to Las Vegas. The sun is setting over the desert, you are top down in a Jaguar F-Type R. About 60 miles outside vegas you put on the album Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age. Listen to it cover to cover as the lights of Las Vegas glow on the horizon. Best collection of driving songs ever recorded. Have your lawyer on speed dial for when Song for the Dead and God Is On The Radio play.
Suggestions: Dire Straits- Telegraph Road, Kate Bush – The Morning Fog, Tom Petty – American Girl, AC/DC – You shook me all night long, and I would add Mozart Piano Concertos 20 and 21. Some great pace and crescendo. I remember sticking the best of Kate Bush album in my CD player in my first Elise S1. I don’t think it ever came out!
It doesn’t sound like any of you apart from Chris has ever driven a conversion. In which case asking how you feel is a bit like asking a virgin about how good sex is.
To Chris‘ point about the noises : at least with a classic car you can tighten things up yourself unlike modern cars.
Regarding whether they are “good“ for the environment: most conversions use recycled parts from other EVs.
Otherwise they usually use Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries which last longer, can handle more cycles and use no cobalt.
All conversions here in Germany must be within 10% of the original weight and horsepower. So modding brakes and suspension is not an issue.
As we all know EVs use regenerative braking (yes even conversions) so under normal driving they last longer.
The motors are sold or recycled. Steel is still needed for all industries.
Of the half dozens conversions I know of and have driven they usually charge from solar and all of them have driven between 10,000 and 20,000 km per year since the conversion.
Many places will not allow ICE cars in their cities.
Replacement parts are becoming scarcer and of worse quality.
If you can’t do the work yourself finding someone to do it become more difficult and expensive. Most shops won’t touch carburetors!
My attitude is to each his own.
I appreciate a perfect Classic as well as a modded one. Not all mods float my boat but it is not my car and I would not make sweeping statements about what is “good” or “right”.
Some people actually LIKE Morris Dancing for Pete’s sake!
Oh and I have a dog and if I knew an artificial heart would keep her alive I would do it!
Brilliant as always. I have created a Spotify Playlist with the songs mentioned called "Collecting Addicts Ep5 Driving Tunes"
How Chris undermined Charles is just disrespectful.
George did not win anything in F1 yet, as far as I can remember, he didn't even battle with Max as often as Charles, and automatically he's ahead of Charles.
Charles was screwed up many times by his own team last year, and yet he could be there with Max in many occasions.
I understand being British proud, but god, be realistic.
Let's just say you hope George proves himself this year, with a more competitive car, and that's totally expected being as talented as he is.
But he has not proven anything yet, certainly not more than what Charles did with a similarly poor performing car.
Driving music x5: Superheroes by Daft Punk; I Want It All by Queen; Le parc (L.A. Streethawk) by Tangerine Dream; Bonkers (feat. Armand Van Helden) by Dizzy Rascal; Running With The Night by Lionel Ritchie. I could go on. Well done lads.
Chris never replies the DMs lol
What were Manish's driving tune recommendations again?
On the classic electric – i think there's exceptions. I really want a volvo 240 estate with electric motor.
Great content, keep it going. Much appreciated. Thank you!
The section from 50 minutes in to the end took about 2 hours to listen to because I had to go and listen to all of the songs 🙂 For me I remember listening to Fade to Black by Metallica when driving from Palmerston North to Auckland in NZ when the desert road got down to -3C in a Legnum VR-4 with a 6 speed Evo 8 gearbox and being basically dead by the time I got to Taihape. I was then so enthralled with the first 4 Metallica albums I thought it made sense to head over to Napier from Taihape, then go back up to Taupo. Google says the BP in Taihape to the next BP north of Napier which is 160km away (100 miles) is 2 hours 34min – I did it in 1.5 hours. What a drive!
sooo, chris H is fan of withnail and i. my fav film of all time. havent watched for a while. i know where it is. perfumed ponce!
"You can't really love a Japanese car." Utter codswallop! I knew the cut of Clifford's cloth appeared wonky from the off, although now having watch the other episodes of this I can't admire the man's taste in Japanese cars enough. I've retracted into my shell a bit…
Driving music? The Prodigy – Out Of Space
You Gits! I've spent, what feels like days down the music track rabbit hole! Thank-you, its an excellent way to spend a day!! Its clear that this series of video podcasts directly aligns with and hits to the soul of my/our generation and automotive hankerings. This got me to thinking, is this connection we have of a time? Be it a time in life or a time we lived in? So, I have a question I'd like you guys to ponder; In the year 2050 will today's 20 years olds have the same passion for things automotive and the links to music nostalgia? If so, what will it look like? Discuss.
Some please list the music titles!!!!! The people need to know
Company car stories for you.
Not long after first starting out on the road, Mobile phones were very new, analogue technology and really only an evolution of the wired in "car phone". My first was a classic Motorola "brick", that angular box that you convinced yourself was comfortable lodged between shoulder and chin for miles and miles (it was legal back then). Whilst performing the then common to company car drivers juggling act of phone, gears, crisps, steering and drink i dropped the phone but found i could still hear and shout at it to continue the conversation. At junction 10 of the M40 heading to Silverstone after the services there is a small stretch of duel carriageway between roundabouts, which luck would have it was empty, now was my chance to grab the phone from under the seat. I figured that maxing the cavalier in 2nd then knocking it into neutral would allow me time to move the seat and retrieve said errant brick.
It did.
However what I had failed to comprehend was the physics involved. Releasing the sliding seat mechanism at circa 40mph ably demonstrated this, as I was catapulted backwards, ripping the steering from my grasp and rendering the peddles far off objects beyond my reach. Shock became fear before realising that I would have to use a combination of door and transmission tunnel furniture to claw my way back to the controls, whilst still battling the cars momentum. I clearly remember the 2nd set of rumble strip vibrations giving way to an unsettling noise signalling we were now on the grass verge and thinking this could be difficult to explain on any incident form.
All ended well though, I regained control as the car rolled to a near stop, retrieved the phone and continued on my way, thinking that was close but that I had got away with it………..then I remembered the call was still active. Bugger!
The Second, again many many years ago I had a Honda Civic 1.6ES saloon, chosen as it was on my list, and according to the guides in the back of What car, came with every equipment icon showing as standard. Metallic paint, alloy wheels, leather, AC, CD, 4 (count them) 4 electric windows, a sunroof and even "plip" central locking. Youngsters today have no idea how much magazine cross referencing was needed as the internet was not even a porn thing and mobiles were just becoming "blackberrys" at the time. I chose well…….save for the crap performance, horrendous road noise and silly 6000 mile servicing or monthly servicing as I called it.
Anyways I was once summoned on a Thursday evening by a customer wanting me at their factory in the North East Friday morning at 9.00am, necessitating a Southampton to Billingham round trip in a day. It is at this point that I should point out that the fully loaded civic lacked 1 crucial (in hindsight) accessory, the humble cup holder. To be fair to Honda I was convinced they took all the control buttons into clasped hands, shock them, and hurled them at the dash…..where they landed is where they fixed them it seemed. I assumed cup holders fell off so were never fitted.
Upon returning to my car following the meeting I buckled up and left their carpark, waving at security as I approached a gentle righthand bend flanked with a "welcome to….." flower display. At this point I reached through the steering wheel for the can of fizzy drink wedged firmly in the instrument brinicle as my make do cup holder, whilst twirling the wheel. I think it was initially surprise that hit me as we failed to make much direction change at all, forcing the wheel harder was met with resistance and sudden pain that did not compute. Still somewhat bewildered as to why the car was not responding and I was in agony only grew as I tried harder to turn the car, only now my right leg was also wet. Confusion and pain where brought sharply into focus as the car jolted from mounting the curb and became fully immersed in their flower display. Taking stock of the situation it became clear that my own arm had became trapped between the dash and the steering wheel preventing the steering, resulting in the pain and the wetness was me poring the drink from the still clutched can over my leg. Having exited the car and surveyed the predicament I genuinely thought I had got away with it as I could no longer see the security guard. Alas I could not push the car out on my own so had to go looking for him, only to find him curled up on the floor in his hut in laughter. Needless to say we had a switch in accounts by the time I arrived back to base, my boss politely and calmly suggesting that my horticultural skills were not appreciated and that I should never call on them again.
Deep Purple – Highway Star
ACDC – Shoot To Thrill
Montrose – Space Station #5
THE song, and its a little bit of a stereo test. On The Beach by Chris Rea. Summer evening tune, everyone from kids to parents and even grandparents love it.
My first company car back in 1985 was a 3-door Golf GTI 8 valve. So much better than my old XR3!. The Golf was replaced by a 3-door Sierra Cosworth 😀. Those were the days!
Not one to wax on about it, but this stuff is great. Thanks lads. I feel at home.
Topics:
– best carbureted 4 cylinder engine in a car combination
– best handbrake moments
– More best wheels
– best mechanical bodgeing. (roadside repair in a pinch)
Manish has best most eclectic music preferences, Goldberg variations and Diva soundtrack are epic – try Vide Cor Meum and you're in Florence no matter where you are…!
Actually third places are locations where you can socialize and meet strangers or regulars. A cafe/pub would be a good example.
Music. Memories of my dad driving his Granada 2.8 I Ghia around Wales when on holiday with the sunroof/windows open blasting Roxy Music's album Flesh & Blood. I have that album on all formats and play it regularly. I one day hope to own a similar car and take that road trip 🤞
What 35 year old can afford the garage these days, not to mind the 2 cars to put in it
I will always remember sitting in the back of the car with my dad playing this CD great song about a great brand.
Chris rea and Shirley bassey
Do you own a ferrari.
https://youtu.be/i2WirXK077c
Would love to know your thoughts.
Now then, Mr Clifford will you please stop banging on about what you think is or isn’t good for the environment. Plainly you don’t really know what you’re talking about so please don’t. While I also dislike these high cost EV transplants, recycling broken EV drivetrains into cars with lack lustre and unreliable drivetrains is a route for some people to enjoy their classics in a different way. You may not agree with the transplants per se, but recycling and extending the life of our cars is arguably something we should be encouraging not discouraging.
Another rite of passage,Paradise by the dashboard lights,also by Meatloaf.
Music- Dixie Dreggs, Take it off the Top., Stonker. Remember Tommy Vance and the radio 1 Rock Show….
Dr. John, Such a night from his Trippin' Live album- rolling piano and a hyped crowd…. magic
David Byrne, Lazy, 12 inch edit….
The Flower Duet, aka that British Airways advert…. that's my sophisticated thought, and hat in the ring for starters…
The Bellamy Brothers….
More on request….
Judie Tzuke Sports Car
Two car garage for me would be the first car Volvo 850R, which covers the European touring, track day and practicality side of things. Second would be a 4×4 vehicle like a old Land Rover Defender/Discovery/Range Rover or a Toyota Landcruiser for off road adventures.
Putting an electric engine in a classic car is like watching Pavarotti in a soundproof booth with no headphones on.
I have huge empathy with the views expressed about electric conversion of classic cars but I have a slightly different viewpoint. If a classic car doesn't have an engine and the only way to save it is to fit a used electric drive train from a crashed EV, how is that bad? Making a new car of any type is more damaging to the planet. Saving a classic car this way is surely better than it being gone? Or, have I got this all wrong?