Richard explains what happened when his wife found out about his new Panda 100HP. Also in this episode, Jonny apologises for some bagpipes confusion, Richard remembers getting name checked in the sleeve notes to a petrol station CD, a listener shows us his very tall gearlever, we bravely tackle the Australian question of Holden or Ford and there’s new about the next Smith and Sniff live recording. Plus, the Technoviking, buying a Fiat 126 as a Valentine’s Day present, the Queen’s X-Type, book review corner (featuring RS Icons by Steve Saxty and Racing With Rich Energy by Alanis King and Elizabeth Blackstock), Noel Gallagher’s precariously tuned mopeds, and can we help a listener find his dad’s old Cavalier GSi? patreon.com/smithandsniff
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Richard is done for!
God forbid they talk about cars and not what bath plug Jonny is choosing for his sinks and baths
I have just realised I have been confusing John Farnham with Jon Secada the last couple of weeks, trying to work out where the bagpipes were in the song without listening to either. It’s all so clear now.
I do recall in the 90s we used to cruise around in a work mates 58 Ford consul and you could basically hang out the window and hold the gutter and indeed he would drive with arm in the ledge as had a bench seat and column shift gearbox along with no seatbelts whatsoever .
do our worst? meh, not enough beer for that.
A mate tried this but as it was an Austin ambassader for 175 quid off a scrap dealer said mates Mrs kindly saw through the lie
It's got to be a right hoon driving the panda round the Cotswolds roads .
I'm looking at cheap fun next year and fancy a 325 ti compact …..
It's not "the Farnham" but Farnsie. Likewise Jimmy Barnes (Cold Chisel) is "Barnesy", and where one act supported the other you got Farnsie and Barnesy. And yes, the national anthem is a dirge: after the first verse, no-one but the Distinguished Guests can be bothered with the rest. BTW just for a bit of local colour, the blue singlet is often referred to as the "wife-beater", and Australia hasn't made a single Holden or Ford (or Toyota for that matter) for years.
#fingeringthegutter
Jonny's reactions as Richard told the Panda story were brilliant – we've all been in that situation. "Gash" and "piss" were the best 😂
Flippin eck.. Fell asleep and woke to hear 'unicorn piss' Bugger.
Kia-boy-gang looting the world rid of base model Kia lol https://youtu.be/WTze6g9ZuF4
Years ago a friend 'modified' his dad's Austin Cambridge ( the big finned one in 'lilac' which my old man referred to as "pig pink") by extending the gear knob . We were all into hot rods and songs like Little Cobra and 409 . The car was otherwise completely stock and the sight of my mate's dad two fingering the shaft was a sight to behold .
Correct car to sit in the woolies carpark fingering your gutter would have been a XD / XE Falcon (knackered door handles, 4.1L crossflow, simmons mag wheels). Mullet / blue singlet not optional.
Real bagpipes or not, it's an appalling song
As the Goodies famously said just before covering Tim in Baked Beans "Get it right!". Johnny Farnham, like many Aussie artists of the time, was born in the UK. Dagenham to be precise
I wonder if Jonny and co are pulling down the old house in order to build it back better and greener,I seem to remember that was the idea quite some time ago ?..
I did a music degree at the university of New South Wales in Sydney. The faculty had a Fairlight CMI which I was able to use now and then. A wickedly difficult device to make music on compared to modern systems. It would have taken some fettling to incorporate a 911 door clunk into a song.
I had a similar issue. Then she found the second one….
Is there a link gor the next live shows tickets or are they already sold out?
I've got a car full of girls and it's going real swell – next stop is the Eastsiiiiiiiide moteeeeellllllllllllllllllll
I see to remember You’re the noise being on the completion Double cassette called Life in the Fast Lane.
I bought it as Fast Lane was my favourite car magazine on the 80’s 90’s and it was a sad day when it died.
They did a free cassette with engine noises of an Audi Quattro and others being taken round a circuit which I forget. I used to listen to it in the car which is a bit odd.
I have to say that this episode was particularly hilarious. Thank you Richard for hiding the Panda from your wife. It made for a hilarious story… and Johnny's impression of those low quality calls at the start of programmes like 24 hours in A&E was incredible 🤣
Great news….coming over from Ireland for the Crewe gig.
Come on the Paddy's 👍
One of these podcasts, I hope you just open it with a simple, pared back "I'm Smith…and I'm Sniff…and this is Smith and Sniff!" It just tickles me to think of Richard referring to himself as "Sniff".
Can’t wait for Jonny’s next video on The Wake & Bake Lake Cake show, in which he awakes before dawn, takes several comedically-large bong rips, and inexplicably throws baked goods into the nearest body of water in a stoned stupor
Noel’s precariously tuned moped….don’t rev that in anger
I’d wager that Cav has been parted out fir a nova or Corsa conversion. I’ve got the c20let engine if the guy needs parts for it.
The uniform back then was actually Black T Shirt with a packet of smokes tucked into the sleeve 😂
regarding Seth Kennedy and his Hillman i suspect it will be the Hillman Hunter estate in beige with chrome smoothie wheels. Also probably made the shifter himself as he made one for Paul Cowland for Salvage Hunters Classic cars and he is a super talented watch restorer/maker.
Richard, Jonny, thank you for many laugh out loud moments. But Richard thank you especially for Ogmios! Episode 2…" was that God on a quad?"
Join us for next week's episode, where Richard will be recording from his new 100HP bedsit…! 😆
Fingers are fully crossed for getting tickets for the Crewe show. Highly tuned horizontal Catherine wheel made me absolutely lose it for some reason, luckily I'd just pulled into the drive way
Vauxhall Cavalier GSI 2000 4×4 Red J802 GEU