Best Guy Swarbrick, Editor Alfa Romeo Driver Podcasts (2025)

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10, 20 and 40 - the Giulia, 159 and 75 35:40

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In Episode 109 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to 75 Registrar Nick Suiter, 159 Registrar Debbie Lindsey and Giulia Registrar Andrew Celi to talk about their models’ 40th, 20th and 10th anniversaries respectively.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 108 - The 50th Anniversary Episode 58:35

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In this month's episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with his very first guest - Management Team member David Faithful to choose their favourite ten episodes from the last five years.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 107 - Britain's first racing Alfa 29:25

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Hello and welcome to Episode 107 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. This month I sat down with Alfa Hillclimber, National Alfa Day pace car driver and friend of the Podcast Mike Stark - and Former Club Chairman (and Alfa Romeo Driver Editor) Ed McDonough to talk about their recent discovery of an Alfa R…

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Episode 106 - International Women's Day 2025 33:07

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Episode 106 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club is our annual International Women's Day podcast. AROC Management Team member and Alfa Female founder Kirsty Hodson sat down with AROC New Zealand President Kirsten Adams-Ford and Head of PR for Alfa Romeo in the UK Krystyna Perry to talk about their achieveme…

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Episode 105 - MiTo Registrars Owen Reeve and Reeve Taylor 35:18

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In episode 105 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick hosts one of our occasional ‘Meet the Club Officials’ podcasts. Taking over from David Faithful as MiTo Registrars makes Owen Reeve and Reeve Taylor two of the bravest individuals we've had on the show.…

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Episode 104 - Steve Deeks and AlfaWorks 25:00

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In Episode 104 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with professional racing driver – and instructor – Steve Deeks to talk about his passion for Alfa Romeo. They talked for so long, we turned it into two epsiodes. Part 1 was released in December as Episode 103 and covered Stev…

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Episode 103 - Steve Deeks Part 1 - F3 to 4C 33:21

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In Episode 103 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with professional racing driver – and instructor – Steve Deeks to talk about his passion for Alfa Romeo. They talked for so long, we’ve turned it into two epsiodes - in Part 1 they talked Steve’s early racing career and his l…

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Episode 102 - LIVE! from the Podcast Lounge 40:51

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In this special bonus episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths and Club Manager Nick Wright - and a live audience - in the Podcast Lounge at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC to talk about the show, the Club, the yea…

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Episode 101 - Classic Motor Show Preview 27:02

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In Episode 101 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths and Club Manager Guy Swarbrick to look ahead to the upcoming Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC. What's going to be on the AROC stand? What else is there to look at? What's a podcast lounge?…

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Episode 100 - No Such Thing as a Laser Handbrake 19:31

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In the fifth episode of No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio - and the 100th episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Guy Swarbrick, Kirsty Hodson, Nick Wright and John Griffiths gathered around the microphones with our four favourite facts from the world of Alfa Romeo patents... As promised in the …

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Episode 99 - Becoming a Racing Driver 53:29

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In episode 99 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Editor Guy Swarbrick is joined by two friends of the podcast – magazine regular and Alfa Workshop owner Jamie Porter and sim-to-real-life-racer Colin Cunniffe - to share their experiences on becoming a racing driver.…

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Episode 98 - NAD Preview Round Table 27:23

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In Hello Episode 98 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits round the virtual round table episode with the usual suspects – Club Chairman John Griffiths, Management Team members Kirsty Hodson and David Faithful and Club Manager Nick Wright – to talk about all - OK, most - of the th…

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Episode 97 - Jamie Porter Revisited 55:32

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For the last two months we’ve been promising you an interview with Jamie Porter about becoming a racing driver. Last month he was bumped in favour of Alfa Romeo Managing Director Jules Tilstone. This month… well, this month we’re unable to bring the interview to you for technical reasons. Honestly, we lost it. We looked for it – for days – but it’s…

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Episode 96 - Alfa Romeo UK Managing Director Jules Tilstone 35:21

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In Episode 96 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Jules Tilstone - managing director of Alfa Romeo UK - to talk about his background, his plans for the UK retail network and the new Alfa Romeo Junior. If you were expecting Jamie Porter, talking about becoming a racin…

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Episode 95 - Junior Revisited 52:22

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In Episode 95 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick and Management Team Member David Faithful and I witter on for the best part of an hour about the state of the UK charging network, domestic electricity prices, the economics of operating a motorway service station, whether or not dr…

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Episode 93 - AROC's longest serving member - Ron Smith 31:59

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In Episode 93 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick was joined by the Club’s longest serving member Ron Smith. No longer based in the UK – and, as we’ll see, he wasn’t when he joined, either - but still an active and enthusiastic member, as he has been for most of the Club's 60 year …

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Episode 92 - Nathan Mahoney - GT Registrar 29:52

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In Episode 92 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with arguably the Club’s most enthustiastic Model Registrar Nathan Mahoney, to talk about his cars and the work he's doing with the GT Register - and, in particular, the growing collaboration with other Model Registers.…

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Episode 90 - STLA Large and Alfa Platform Sharing - Part 1 32:10

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Episode 90 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - is a little different to our usual format. Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club management team member and MiTo nerd David Faithful for a half hour chat about the new STLA Large platform that will underpin the replacements for the Giulia and Stelvio – an…

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Episode 91 - STLA Large and Alfa Platform Sharing - Part 2 33:12

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Episode 91 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club is a little different to our usual format Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club management team member and MiTo nerd David Faithful for a half hour chat about the new STLA Large platform that will underpin the replacements for the Giulia and Stelvio – and b…

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Episode 89 - 60th Anniversary Round Table 24:01

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Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright and Management Team member David Faithful to discuss some of the exciting events in store for the Club's 60th Anniversary in 2024 - those already confirmed and some still in the planning stages.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 88 - Kid name reveal - LIVE! 32:26

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For those who missed our first livestream, here's a recording of Editor Guy Swarbrick and Club Chairman John Griffiths as they shamelessly filled dead time with speculation waiting for Alfa Romeo to announce the name of the new, small Sport Urban Vehicle, codenamed Kid... The internet knew it was going to be called Brennero - we weren't so sure... …

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Episode 87 - Website Development & AROC Guardian 34:17

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In Episode 87 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with AROC management team member David Faithful to talk about some of the improvements to the Club's online experience behind the scenes - and some of the cool new member benefits that technology will enable. Some early examp…

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Episode 86 - No Such Thing As Sivocci’s Triangular Quadrifoglio 18:38

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2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the famous Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio emblem and we're celebrating with our 4th episode of No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio. In this episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick is joined by Club Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright …

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Episode 85 - Round Table 28:29

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths, Manager Nick Wright and Section Development Supremo Jonathan Griffin to discuss National Alfa Day, a busy Summer of events, Midlands Italian Car Day, the Classic Motor Show and the forthcoming Section Secretaries and Registrars meeting.…

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Episode 84 - Tribe Days 2 49:31

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In Episode 84 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Guy Swarbrick talks to Club member, GTAm owner and friend of the podcast Alan Greenhalgh - and the Club’s Giulia registrar Andrew Celi – about their recent trip to Le Mans as part of Alfa Romeo's second European-wide Tribe Days event.…

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Episode 83 - National Alfa Day Preview 33:54

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In this Episode, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with AROC Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright and Alfa Female's Allie Taylor to talk about the upcoming National Alfa Day. There are lots of new things going on - as well as lots of the things you've all grown to love at Bicster Heritage.…

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Episode 82 - MiTo 15th Anniversary 40:16

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with AROC Racing Leagues commentator and Sim Racing columnist Reeve Taylor, Club Manager Nick Wright and MiTo Registrar David Faithful to discuss 15 years of the MiTo, its importance to the Club, the recent 15th Anniversary track day, their current cars and their dream MiTos.…

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Episode 81 - Tonale Q4 versus the world 43:57

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In Episode 81 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick drives the Tonale Q4 – the 280 horsepower, four-wheel drive, plug-in hybrid version of Alfa’s C segment SUV – along with some of its potential rivals at the SMMT test day at Millbrook. The video of a lap (or two) of Millbrook in the T…

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Episode 80 - AROC Ragazzi takeover 38:38

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The week's episode sees Chiara Shearn talking to AROC Ragazzi Chairman Sam Butler and Ragazzi and Hereford & Worcester Section Secretary Sophie King about their Alfa history, the formation of the AROC Ragazzi Section and their plans for the future of the group.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 79 - Spring Alfa Day Round Table 33:36

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In this Episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths, board member Kirsty Hodson, Club Manager Nick Wright and cinqueportephobic David Faithful to talk about a record-breaking Spring Alfa Day, rapid unscheduled carton disassembly events and…

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Episode 78 - ARCA Season Preview 28:37

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In Episode 78 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick discusses the upcoming Alfa Romeo Championship season – and looks back at last year – with Championship Coordinator and friend of the Podcast Andy Robinson.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 77 - Rosie & Jack Hodson 36:27

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For Episode 77 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Jack and Rosie Hodson for the first of our new series of profiles of AROC families.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 76 - International Women’s Day with Julie David - MD Alfa Romeo UK 29:49

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In Episode 76 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Kirsty Hodson sat down to celebrate International Women’s Day with the new Managing Director of Alfa Romeo UK – Julie David. They talked about her life, career and plans for the future of the marque.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 75 - No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio 3 18:59

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From four undisclosed locations around the UK, Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Kirsty Hodson, John Griffiths and Nick Wright to discuss their four favourite facts from the world of Alfa Romeo, in the third episode of No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio - celebrating the 75th episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast, brought to you by the Alfa …

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Episode 74 - Jim Rastall - 159 Registrar 27:40

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In Episode 74 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with the Club’s 159 Registrar Jim Rastall and talks about his car history and his plans for the Register. To celebrate our 75th episode, we’re recording the third edition of No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio. If you hav…

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Episode 73- Jolly Club GTA 34:23

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In this Episode Guy Swarbrick sat down with AROC virtual racer and ARCA 4C racer Mike Hilton and Andrew Bergbaum, his partner in a project to bring a very special racing Alfa back to the track. In its heyday, it was an Autodelta car running in Jolly Club livery, taking fourth in the 1966 Monza Four Hours in the hands of Alfa legend Rob Slotemaker. …

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Episode 72 - Review of the Year 2022 Round Table 34:34

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Editor Guy Swarbrick is joined by Club Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright, MiTo Registrar David Faithful and Thames Valley Section Secretary Kirsty Hodson to talk about our highlights from 2022 and the things we’re looking forward to in 2023.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 71 - Alen Thomas - Modified Register 33:55

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In Episode 71 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with AROC Modified Register coordinator Alen Thomas to answer all of life's important questions: What is a modified car? What's the Register for? When does a sticker become a wrap? Who's Jacky? What would Alen do to a Giuli…

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Episode 70 - Roberto Giordanelli - AutoItalia Test Driver 34:07

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with AutoItalia road and track test driver Roberto Gordanelli to talk about his life and career, the Alfa Romeos he's owned and driven, the future of the automobile and motorsport - and his new book Confessions of a Test Driver.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 69 - New AROC website 34:03

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with AROC management team member David Faithful to talk about the Club's new website, which launched this week. Behind the clean, modern feel is a completely new website, built with an emphasis on making it easier for Club officials and members to share content. David talks through the features avail…

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Episode 68 - NEC Classic Motor Show 40:11

2+ y ago40:11

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In this week's episode, Editor Guy Swarbrick looks back at the NEC Classic Motor Show where he sat down with Alfasud Registrar Ian Brookfield to talk about the cars on this year's AROC stand, Jonathan Trinder to learn more about his 47 year old Alfasud ti and Club Chairman John Griffiths to get an insight into what's involved in planning and prepar…

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Episode 67 - Christmas Gift Ideas 25:26

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In Episode 67 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick and Kirsty Hodson – Club management team member, Thames Valley Section Secretary bring you their Top 30 Christmas Gift Ideas for the Alfisti in your life (or your car...). Ranging for £6 to £1,200, there should be something for everyon…

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Episode 66 - Ian Willis - CKI 26:52

2+ y ago26:52

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In Episode 66 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Ian Willis - the head of personal lines at the Club’s insurance scheme provider CKI – better know to most of us as Chris Knott Insurance - to talk about the company's relationship with the Club, the role of brokers, what…

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Episode 65 - Events and Jon Dooley Memorial Round Table 29:13

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick is joined at the round table by Club Chairman and East Midlands Section Secretary John Griffiths, Alfa Female supremo, GT Registrar and Thames Valley Section Secretary Kirsty Hodson, and management team member and MiTo Registrar David Faithful. They look back at some of the events over the Summer - particularl…

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Episode 64 - Peter Smart 24:12

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In this week's episode of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Peter Smart - owner of the eponymous Peter Smart Classic Alfas to talk car histories, restorations and motorsport preparation.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 63 - Tom Brooks 35:20

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Episode 63 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - is the one delayed by Covid, but we think it was worth the wait! In this episode, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Tom Brooks about his 147 GTA restoration project - featured in the upcoming October issue of Alfa Romeo Driver magazine and in …

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Episode 62 - National Alfa Day preview 18:58

3y ago18:58

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club Manager Nick Wright, and board members Kirsty Hodson and David Faithful to talk about next weekend’s National Alfa Day and the events for the rest of the year – from Sussex through to Yorkshire.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 61 - AlfaTonale TI - Notes from a test drive 18:31

3y ago18:31

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick got the keys to a new Alfa Romeo Tonale - at very short notice. A plan was hatched to produce the magazine's most ambitious test report to date - some of which sort of worked. Eventually. This is not that test report- but it is the story behind the test report.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 60 - Goodwood Festival of Speed 23:18

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Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick was at the Goodwood Festival of Speed where he managed to sit down with Alfa Romeo UK's Damien Dally and board members John Timms and Kirsty Hodson to talk about the highlights from this year's event.By Guy Swarbrick, Editor - Alfa Romeo Driver

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Episode 59 - The Four on Tour Charity Challenge 25:13

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In Episode 59 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast, Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Leicester-based petrolheads Sat Flora and Haris Ahmad, who set out to buy a cheap car and drive it to and from Amsterdam to raise money for charity. Can you even buy a used car for £500 at the moment? And, if you can, will £250 be enough to prepare it for a 1,000 mi…