Cricket, Poker, Gold: Revisiting Route 66 and Surviving Death Valley

Jon Summers is The Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing, technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. Hailing from California, he collects cars and bikes built with plenty of cheap and fast, and not much reliable. On his show, he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, and motoring travel.

The conversation spans various topics, including cricket, poker, and memorable car experiences. Jon shares personal anecdotes about driving different cars, particularly Porsche models, and highlights their pros and cons. The discussion transitions into Jon’s recent adventures, including a road trip along Route 66 with his son, visiting historical sites like Coloma and the X15 memorial in the Mojave Desert. They also stop in Las Vegas and explore scenes related to the Cars movie in Seligman, Arizona. The episode touches on classic car restoration challenges and the appeal of small, agile vehicles. Additionally, Jon pays tribute to Bruce Junor, a notable figure in motorsport history.

• Cricket and the Englishman
• The Loved One - Evelyn Waugh
• Poker
• A Porsche Digression - 
• The rise of the 993 4S
• J’s 964 experiences
• J’s 968 CS test drive
• In praise of the Cayenne GTS’ interior
• Porsche choose their customers like Ferrari. Anecdotally.
• The appeal of a base model Boxster
• J rebels against car models always bloating
• '15 and '16 Fiesta ST running reports
• A revolution in car cleaning products, by YouTube
• '17 BMW M2 running report - A/C and brake juddering, and a not great dealer
• J’s app for surfing beater cars in Europe - AutoScout24
• Renault Clio 182
• 1914 Grand Prix Peugeot
• Peugeot 205 GTi
• Sierra Cosworth (Sapphire)
• Citroen Saxo VTS
• Citroen C6 and Up N Down
• Renault Fuego GTX
• 2002 Mercedes E55 AMG running report @ 158k, “cut roof off”, a broken hood ornament but mechanically sound; central locking pump and battery change
• Battery strategy when letting cars sit
• Hubnut
• Vain - Whisper
• Plans to Pick up the Free Motorcycle
• Vice Grip Garage
• Western road trip - Coloma, where they found gold in California
• X-15 Major Michael Adams Memorial
• Seligman AZ: the real Radiator Springs from the Cars movie
• Death Valley at 124 degrees with no A/C 
• Thanks to United Rentals, and their Ford F250
• J retells the story of the discovery of gold in California
• Highway 395
• Route 66 - all kinds of awesome, Seligman to Victorville especially
• Gentrification and Shelby - an LA story (as seen in Ford vs Ferrari)
• Newton’s bad behaviour on a Honda XR650 Supermotard
• Paradise Cove reprised
• Bruce Junor and his book
• PCH and memories of the CBR

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