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The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 115 - Live! At the Classic Motor ShowThe Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast - live from the NEC - with Editor Guy Swarbrick, Club Chairman John Griffiths and Club Manager Nick Wright. Thanks to Tony and the team from the Car Chum podcast - you can listen to this episode and others recorded during the event at carradio.co.uk or on the Car Radio channel on TuneIn and other internet radio apps.
2025-11-0839 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 111 - National Alfa Day PreviewAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with AROC Manager Nick Wright and Management Team member David Faithful to discuss National Alfa Day - which will be held at Bicester Motion on the 17th of August. Find out what's in store at the biggest and best Alfa Romeo event of the year!
2025-07-2731 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 110 - Lance Dong of Always Looking for AnotherIn Episode 110 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club we have something slightly different – or, rather, we have two slightly different things.
Lance Dong of the San Diego Chapter of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of the USA - a regular listener to the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast started his own podcast - Always Looking for Another.
Lance interviewed Guy Swarbrick for his show – and then Guy turned the tables and interviewed him back. You can find Episode 13 of Always Looking for Another through this link, on Spotif...
2025-07-0641 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast10, 20 and 40 - the Giulia, 159 and 75In 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.
2025-06-0135 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 108 - The 50th Anniversary EpisodeIn 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.
2025-05-0458 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 105 - MiTo Registrars Owen Reeve and Reeve TaylorIn 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.
2025-02-0235 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 104 - Steve Deeks and AlfaWorksIn 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 Steve’s early racing career and his links to Alfa Romeo – and how that developed into the passion he has for the marque.
Part 2 covers his exploits in the Alfa Workshop 4C and the work he’s done with Jamie Port...
2025-01-0525 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 103 - Steve Deeks Part 1 - F3 to 4CIn 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 links to Alfa Romeo – and how that developed into the passion he has for the marque.
Part 2 will cover his exploits in the Alfa Workshop 4C and the work he’s done with Jamie Porter to help deve...
2024-12-0133 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 102 - LIVE! from the Podcast LoungeIn 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 year's events and the Club's Guardian microsite scheme.
If you'd like to see the team live in action - and we have no idea why you would - there's a webcam video v...
2024-11-0940 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 101 - Classic Motor Show PreviewIn 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?
2024-11-0327 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 100 - No Such Thing as a Laser HandbrakeIn 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 podcast, here are a couple of links
Fiat Strada - Handbuilt by Robots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fXV6KzhBbM
BL Ambassador - Handbuilt by Roberts
https://ww...
2024-10-0619 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 99 - Becoming a Racing DriverIn 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.
2024-09-0153 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 98 - NAD Preview Round TableIn
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 things you can look forward to at National Alfa Day on Sunday the 18th of August at Bicester Heritage. We’re very much looking forward to seeing you all there.
2024-08-0427 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 96 - Alfa Romeo UK Managing Director Jules TilstoneIn 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 racing driver, that episode will now be released in July.
2024-06-0235 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 95 - Junior RevisitedIn 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 driving enjoyment declines with age and – when we remember – the new Alfa Romeo Junior. To be fair, it’s mostly about the Junior.
2024-05-0552 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 93 - AROC's longest serving member - Ron SmithIn 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 history.
2024-04-0731 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 92 - Nathan Mahoney - GT RegistrarIn 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.
2024-03-0329 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 90 - STLA Large and Alfa Platform Sharing - Part 1Episode 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 – and by the time we’d finished, we had over an hour of material.
So we’ve split it into two roughly half hour long episodes, which we’ve made available at the same time – so if you liste...
2024-02-0432 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 91 - STLA Large and Alfa Platform Sharing - Part 2Episode 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 by the time we’d finished, we had over an hour of material.
If you’ve already listened to Episode 90 then you’ll know that we’ve split it into two roughly half hour long episodes, which we’ve...
2024-02-0433 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 89 - 60th Anniversary Round TableEditor 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.
2024-01-0724 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 88 - Kid name reveal - LIVE!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... We weren't expecting... well, you'll have to listen to find out!
2023-12-1432 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 87 - Website Development & AROC GuardianIn 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 examples of the new functionality are shown below.
Member login screen
My AROC
A list of a member's cars
A sample AROC Guardian page
2023-12-0334 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 86 - No Such Thing As Sivocci’s Triangular Quadrifoglio2023 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 and Alfa Female and Club Director Kirsty Hodson to share their favourite facts about the Quadrifgolio. Some you may have heard before, some you hopefully won't - and many you may find hard to believe!
2023-11-0518 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 85 - Round TableAlfa 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.
2023-10-0128 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 84 - Tribe Days 2In 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.
2023-09-0349 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 83 - National Alfa Day PreviewIn 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.
2023-08-0633 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 82 - MiTo 15th AnniversaryAlfa 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.
2023-07-0240 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 81 - Tonale Q4 versus the worldIn 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 Tonale Q4 is now available on the Club's YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/w7pQQeEIBPQ
2023-06-0443 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 79 - Spring Alfa Day Round TableIn 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 a busy few months of events to come.
2023-04-2333 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 78 - ARCA Season PreviewIn 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.
2023-04-0928 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 77 - Rosie & Jack HodsonFor 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.
2023-03-2636 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 75 - No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio 3From 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 Romeo Owners Club.
2023-02-2618 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 74 - Jim Rastall - 159 RegistrarIn 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 have any humorous or obscure – or, better still, humorous and obscure – facts from the world of Alfa Romeo that you’d like us to talk about, email me at editor@aroc-uk.com before next Wedne...
2023-02-1227 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 73- Jolly Club GTAIn 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. What's happened to it in the 57 years that followed?
2023-01-2934 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 72 - Review of the Year 2022 Round TableEditor 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.
2023-01-1534 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 71 - Alen Thomas - Modified RegisterIn 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 Giulia Quadrifoglio, given the chance? And many, many more.
2023-01-0133 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 70 - Roberto Giordanelli - AutoItalia Test DriverAlfa 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.
2022-12-1834 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 69 - New AROC websiteAlfa 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 available from day one - and about some of the plans for future enhancements.
2022-12-0434 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 68 - NEC Classic Motor ShowIn 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 preparing for one of the biggest classic motor shows in the world.
2022-11-2040 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 67 - Christmas Gift IdeasIn 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 everyone!
1
Italian supercar experience
DRIVE AN ALFA GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO ON ARESE CIRCUIT - RSE Italia
2
Spider car hire
Alfa Romeo Spider - 24 hr Mid Week | Great Driving Days
3
Displate metal posters
'Alfa Romeo' Poster by shreyas rao | Displate
4
105 Series books...
2022-11-0625 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 66 - Ian Willis - CKIIn 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 determines your premiums, what to do if you're unhappy with your renewal, why you should declare modifications, how classic car policies work and much, much more.
2022-10-2326 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 65 - Events and Jon Dooley Memorial Round TableAlfa 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 - particularly National Alfa Day - and the events still to come - MITCAR and The Classic Motor Show at the NEC. Kirsty reflects on the launch of Alfa Female and David talks about the relaunch of the AROC parts service, while John and Guy...
2022-10-0229 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 64 - Peter SmartIn 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.
2022-09-1824 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 63 - Tom BrooksEpisode 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 an 8-part YouTube video series (link below) - and about his career as a motorsport commentator and voice over artist for, among other things, Gran Turismo on the PlayStation.
...
2022-09-0435 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 62 - National Alfa Day previewAlfa 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.
2022-07-3118 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 61 - AlfaTonale TI - Notes from a test driveAlfa 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.
2022-07-1718 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 60 - Goodwood Festival of SpeedAlfa 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.
2022-07-0323 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 59 - The Four on Tour Charity ChallengeIn 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 mile round-trip?
The pair will be raising money for Leicester Children's charity Menphys and Dementia UK and donations can be made at their JustGiving page. The QR code here and on the podcast la...
2022-06-1225 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 58 - AROC Events 2022As the 2022 events season kicks off in earnest, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman and Events Director to look back on a successful Spring Alfa Day and look forward to the events planned for the rest of the year - as well as a couple of exciting initiatives being run in conjunction with Alfa Romeo. Are you part of a three (or more!) generation family of Alfisti? If so, please get in touch with as at editor@aroc-uk.com
2022-05-2232 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 57 - There’s Still No Such Thing As A Brera QuadrifoglioTo celebrate our second anniversary, we thought we'd revisit our fact-based QI-elf-tribute, No Such Thing as a Brera Quadrifoglio - so Editor and Model Registrar Guy Swarbrick, Section Secretary and Model Registrar Kirsty Hodson, Model Registrar and Board Member David Faithful and Section Secretary Jade Pidgley have hit the books and the interwebs to find some - hopefully - quite interesting facts about Alfa Romeo. So whether you're an Alfa nerd or have just been co-opted to produce your Section's quiz this year, hopefully we have some interesting, obscure and amusing facts to keep you entertained.
2022-05-0822 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 56 - SZ Registrar Adrian JardineAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with the boss of Maidenhead Alfa specialist Alfa Aid and SZ Registrar Adrian Jardine to talk about his Alfa history, his business and his passion for Il Mostro.
2022-04-2447 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 55 - Alfa Romeo Championship PreviewIn this week's episode, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to two friends of the podcast - Alfa Romeo Championship Series Coordinator Andy Robinson and Bianco Motosports Supremo Paul Plant - about the forthcoming 2022 season, the new V6 class and gets an update on the development of the forthcoming 1.4 MultiAir MiTo and Giulietta spec.
2022-04-1032 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 54 - Alan Greenhalgh - Giulia GTAmThis week Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with one of the Club’s newest members – but a man with a long Alfa pedigree - Alan Greenhalgh. Alan was fortunate enough to be one of the 500 owners of an Alfa Romeo GTA/GTAm.
2022-03-2734 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 52 - Tonale Uncovered with Rob LakeIn Episode 52 of the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast, brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Guy Swarbrick sat down with the Senior Product Manager for Alfa Romeo at Stellantis, Rob Lake to talk about the forthcoming Alfa Romeo Tonale, the marque's first foray into the ultra-competitive C-SUV market. They talk about why Alfa Romeo is building SUVs, what makes an Alfa an Alfa - and how those characteristics can be applied to help Alfa stand out from the crowd. They also talk about Rob's lifelong passion for Italian cars, which includes 30 years of AROC membership and an...
2022-02-2747 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 50 - Top 50 Post-War Alfas Round TableEpisode 50 of the Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast – brought to you by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club - is a little different. Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to the usual round table team of Club Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright and board members Kirsty Hodson and David Faithful about almost every post-war road-going Alfa, sort of ranked into a sort of Top 50!
Numbers 11 to 50 are based on the weighted votes of the round table team and a selection of Model Registrars and Section Secretaries - and their top 10 was then put to the membership for a final ranking. So...
2022-01-3044 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 49 - Ken CarringtonThis week Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Ken Carrington about his 40 years with the Club which have included a spell as Club Chairman, a long career as a photographer, organising the legendary Andiamo a Milano trips to Italy and acting as the Club's liaison with the Alfa Romeo Archive and the DVLA.
2022-01-1629 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 48 - Ashley Croft - New Alfa OwnerIn the first Episode of 2022, Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Ashley Croft - one of the sales team at Chris Knott Insurance - about the why, what, where and how of buying his first Alfa, the benefits of Club membership, and some of the many options for modifying his new Giulietta.
2022-01-0222 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 47 - Hillclimber Mike StarkThis week Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Mike Stark. Mike's 3.8 litre Busso-engined 156 GTA was a big hit among AROC members at National Alfa Day and on the Club's stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show. Mike talks about his history in motorsport, the history of the car, his record-breaking runs up Shelsley Walsh - and provides some useful hints and tips for anyone interested in getting involved in this uniquely British form of grass-roots motorsport.
2021-12-1939 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 46 - StuartTaylor - 105 RegistrarAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with 105 registrar Stuart Taylor to talk about the register, the cars, the owners, modifications, celebrations and drag coefficients. Among other things!
2021-12-0536 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 45 - GTA & GTAm Brand Ambassador James BrowningAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick caught up with Alfa Romeo's GTA and GTAm Brand Ambassador James Browning about his role, the car and the process of building and buying the best sports saloon ever made.
2021-11-2136 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 44 - Round TableAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman and East Midlands Section Secretary John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright, Board Member, MiTo Registrar David Faithful and newly elected Board Member, Thames Valley Section Secretary and GT Registrar Kirsty Hodson to talk about the recent Section Secretaries and Model Registrars meeting, the Club's General Meeting, the upcoming NEC Classic Motor Show and another chance for a virtual - and physical - visit to Pirelli in Burton.
2021-11-0736 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 43 - Jim StokesAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to legendary pre-war Alfa restorer Jim Stokes about his business, how he got involved with Alfas in the first place, some of his most interesting and challenging projects, the Tipo 158 he ran at the Goodwood Revival this year, restomodding and the future of both Alfa and the automobile itself. It's a little bit longer than usual - but it's worth it.
2021-10-2439 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 42 - Clive Baker - Somerset Section SecretaryIn this week's Episode, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Somerset Section Secretary and Alfa Romeo Driver Section News Editor Clive Baker about his ownership history, his time in the Club, South West Alfa Day and the upcoming Registrars and Section Secretaries' meeting.
2021-10-1029 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 41 - Berlina and Arna Restorer Ian JephcottIn this week's Episode Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Ian Jephcott about the process of restoring some of the less popular Alfa Romeo models - the challenges involved and the workarounds - as well as trying to figure out just how he does it to such a high standard so quickly!
2021-09-2640 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 40 - Yorkshire Section Chairman John ScottAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Yorkshire Section Chairman John Scott ahead of Autumn Alfa Day at Yorkshire Wildfire Park in Doncaster to talk about the Alfas he's owned and the future of the Section.
2021-09-1228 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 39 - Summer Events RoundtableWe're halfway through a fantastic Summer of events and to celebrate, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright and Board Member David Faithful to talk about the events that have gone (Silverstone Classic, Cotswold Alfa Day, Festival Italia and MITCAR), events that are coming up (Autumn Alfa Day and Auto Italia at Brooklands) and one that was actually happening as the podcast went live (South West Alfa Day).
2021-08-2941 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 38 - Geoff Gordon at SilverstoneGeoff Gordon made quite an impact with attendees at National Alfa Day in June with the roar of his Giulietta - a car already familiar to fans of the Goodwood Revival, where it has raced with Geoff, Emmanuele Pirro and Steve Soper behind the wheel. Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Geoff at the Silverstone Classic where he'd brought along his immaculate Group 2 Alfasud Sprint to talk about both cars, their histories and Geoff's plans for the future.
2021-08-1522 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 36 - Laurence Preston of Autolusso BournemouthIn this Episode, Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with Autolusso Bournemouth proprietor Laurence Preston to talk about his introduction to the motor trade, how he started and grew his business, his plans for the future, the cars he's owned and the cars he'd like to own. Caution: Contains bad language (in particular, the names of German car brands).
2021-07-1837 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 35 - National Alfa Day RoundtableAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club Manager Nick Wright, Chairman John Griffiths and Board member David Faithful to look back on the biggest event in the Club's history at Bicester Heritage - and forward to some of the other events the Club is involved in this Summer.
2021-07-0437 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 34 - Vicki Butler-HendersonThis week Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick chats to Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson about her career, National Alfa Day, MiTos, 4Cs, 8Cs, women in motorsport and in the motor industry and her new YouTube channel.
2021-06-2032 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 33 -National Alfa Day PreviewRound TableEditor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club chairman and East Midlands Section Secretary John Griffiths, Club manager Nick Wright and board member and MiTo Registrar David Faithful to talk about their memories of National Alfa Day at Bicester Heritage in 2019, the plans for this year's event, the packed programme of regional events over the summer, the latest rumours from Stellantis and the huge range of benefits available to Club members.
2021-06-0638 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 32 - Best selling author James OswaldThis week, Editor Guy Swarbrick sits down with best-selling crime fiction author James Oswald who makes his return to Alfa Romeo Driver in the June issue with the story of the restoration of his 156 GTA Sportwagon.
James is no stranger to the magazine, having been a regular contributor as GT Registrar in the noughties and he talks about the Alfas he's owned, the Alfas his characters have driven and the writing process.
2021-05-2338 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 31 - No Such Thing As A Brera QuadrifoglioTo celebrate our first anniversary, we thought we'd do something a little different, so Editor and Model Registrar Guy Swarbrick, Chairman and Section Secretary John Griffiths, Section Secretary and Model Registrar Kirsty Hodson and Model Registrar and Board Member David Faithful have hit the books and the interwebs to find some - hopefully - quite interesting facts about Alfa Romeo. We've also included some of the facts from our Built For Athletes Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen backpack competition - and we reveal the winner.
2021-05-0927 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 30 - Andrew Banks of AlfaholicsThis week Guy Swarbrick chats to Andrew Banks who, along with his brother Max, runs the legendary 105 performance parts and restomod specialist Alfaholics. They talk about the firm's GTA-R 290 - as featured in a recent episode of Top Gear - the history of the business, racing, waiting lists, carbon fibre, titanium and the future of Classic Cars.
2021-04-2538 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 29 - Section & Register Round Table with Carol Corliss, Kirsty Hodson and Mel WestwellSection Secretaries and Model Registrars are the Club's unsung heroes in the best of times. Over the last year, they've played a crucial role in keeping us all informed and involved in difficult circumstances. This week Guy Swarbrick talks to Pre-War and Vintage Registrar Carol Corliss, Goodwood Section Secretary Mel Westwell and Kirsty Hodson who is both the Thames Valley Section Secretary and the GT Registrar about running Sections and Registers during the pandemic, about their plans for this year and about their dream driving holidays.
2021-04-1131 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 28 -2021 Formula One Season PreviewThis week Guy Swarbrick previews the 2021 Formula One season. He looks back at 2020, looks forward to the new look, twenty-three race calendar and reflects on what we learned from Alfa Romeo Racing's car launch, testing programme and the Friday and Saturday sessions from the opening round at Bahrain. Featuring Fed Vasseur, Jan Monchaux, Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi.
2021-03-2834 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 27 - Bianco Motorsport's Paul PlantAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Paul Plant about the Alfas he's owned, the ones he still owns and the ones he'd like to own, about motorsport - real and virtual - and about Bianco Auto Developments,
2021-03-1433 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 26 - Meet the Board - with Duncan LangfordIn the latest of our Meet the Board series, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with social media supremo and serial model registrar Duncan Langford to talk about Facebook, forums, MiTos, Giuliettas, Giulias, string and pre-war 8Cs. Yes, string...
2021-02-2826 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode25 - Stellantis : Where does Alfa Fit?For our 25th Episode, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick sat down with Club Chairman and East Midlands Section Secretary John Griffiths and board member and MiTo Registrar David Faithful to discuss the recent FCA-PSA merger and to speculate on where Alfa Romeo will fit in Stellantis' new 14 brand portfolio. These issues are also explored in the February 2021 issue of Alfa Romeo Driver, out this week.
2021-02-1459 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 24 - Jamie Porter - From the WorkshopIn this week's Episode, Alfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to Jamie Porter - Alfa Romeo Driver and owner of the Alfa Workshop about cars he's owned, cars he's worked on, his business, his racing MiTo and the future of Alfa Romeo - and the future of the car itself.
2021-01-3154 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 23 - Meet the Board with John TimmsIn this Episode - the latest in our 'Meet the Board' series - Guy Swarbrick talks to John Timms about his Alfa history, his role as Finance Director, the challenges of Covid-19 and his thoughts on the coming year and beyond.
2021-01-1744 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 21 - Club of the Year Round TableAlfa Romeo Driver Editor Guy Swarbrick discusses the Club's recent Club of the Year win in the Classic and Sportscar magazine awards - as well as National Alfa Day 2021, some of the new benefits available to members and the forthcoming Virtual Racing Championships with Club Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright and Board Member David Faithful.
2020-12-2033 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 20 - The 2020 Alfa Romeo Driver Podcast Advent CalendarGuy Swarbrick has scoured the podiverse and uncovered 28 Formula One, motorsport and automotive websites to keep you entertained through to the New Year. From professional, 'official' podcasts to enthusiastic amateurs, there's something here for everybody to listen to over the festive period.
2020-12-0618 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 19 - Alfa Super Salesman Saber AliIt's fair to say that one of the criticisms often levelled at Alfa Romeo dealers is the lack of passion and knowledge of some of the dealer sales people – but that’s certainly not true of the subject of this week's interview. We'd heard so many good things about Saber Ali of Research Garage in Nuneaton that we just had to get him on the podcast. A 4C owner and an active member of the East Midlands Section, he breathes, sleeps and – as he tells Editor Guy Swarbrick – dreams Alfa Romeo.
2020-11-2234 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 18 - The November RoundtableGuy Swarbrick sits down with Club Chairman John Griffiths, Scuderia MiTo team principal David Faithful and Club Manager Nick Wright to talk about mergers, finances, auctions, motorsport, Club activities - virtual and otherwise - and a host of other topics.
2020-11-0847 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 17 - Ian Brookfield - Alfasud RegistrarIn this Episode, Guy Swarbrick meets Ian Brookfield - Alfasud Registrar, proprietor of SudShop and owner of no fewer than 57 Alfasuds (although not all at the same time!).
2020-10-2527 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 16 - Meet the Board with Jonathan Griffin - Part 2In the second part of his conversation with Editor Guy Swarbrick, Johnathan Griffin talks about his racing career and the work he's doing with the Board to develop the Club's Geographic Sections.
2020-10-1129 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 15 - Meet the Board with Jonathan GriffinIn the first part of a two part Episode, Guy Swarbrick talks to AROC Board member Jonathan Griffin about 105s, Alfasuds he's owned - and about this year's Southern Alfa Day. Part 2 will explore Jonathan's role on the board and his racing career.
2020-09-2738 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 14 - Alfa's UK Country Manager joins the AROC Round TableDamien Dally joins Chairman John Griffiths, Club Manager Nick Wright, Board Member David Faithful and Editor Guy Swarbrick around the virtual round table to talk about his Alfa Romeo life and the future of the marque.
2020-09-1352 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 12 - John Griffiths - Club ChairmanThis week Guy Swarbrick sits down with AROC Chairman to talk about a subject close to both their hearts - detailing and car cleaning. John talks about how car cleaning has evolved and shares some tips and tricks for creating a shine that lasts.
2020-08-1634 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 11 - Meet the Board with Richard MurthaIn this week's episode Guy Swarbrick talks to AROC Motorsport coordinator and Lancashire Section Secretary Richard Murtha about his Alfa-owning history, his role on the board and the abbreviated 2020 motor racing season.
2020-08-0231 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 10 - Running the 159 Register with Chris MacdonaldIn this Episode, Editor Guy Swarbrick talks to 159 model registrar Chris Macdonald about the purpose of the register, roof boxes, front subframes, paint, halo lights, modding, not-modding - and much, much more.
2020-07-1923 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 8 - Alfa's 110th Anniversary with John Griffiths, David Faithful and AutoItalia's Michael WardEpisode 8 of the Alfa Romeo Podcast is an extra-long bonus edition as our regular panel of Guy swarbrick, John Griffiths, David Faithful are joined by AutoItalia's Michael Ward to discuss Alfa's 110th Anniversary celebrations, our highlights from the last 110 years and what we hope to see from the marque in the future.
2020-06-2850 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 7 - Judging the Lockdown Photo Competition with John Griffiths and Peter CollinsIn this week's episode, Guy Swarbrick talks to his fellow judges about how they cast their votes in the recent lockdown photo competition. With Guy are Club Chairman John Griffiths and AROC's answer to Craig Revel Horwood - author, photographer and regular contributor to Alfa Romeo Driver, Peter Collins.
You can see all of the photos being discussed at https://alfaromeodriver.podbean.com/p/episode-7-photo-competition/
2020-06-2122 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 6 - The AROC Archive with Grant Richardson, Jon Dooley and Bill SmithGuy Swarbrick talks to the team behind the new AROC Archive - 55 volumes of the Club magazine online for members. With Baord member and Surrey Section Secretary Grant Richardson, former magazine Editor, Club Chairman and BTCC driver Jon Dooley and Club webmaster Bill Smith.
2020-06-1421 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 5 - The 750 MC Alfa Romeo Championship with Championship Coordinator Andy RobinsonGuy Swarbrick talks to the 750 MC Alfa Romeo Championship's Championship Coordinator Andy Robinson about his role, the switch from the BRSCC to the 750 Motor Club, prospects for racing this season and the future of the series.
2020-06-0728 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 4 - The Golden Age of Vintage Motoring with Carol CorlissGuy Swarbrick talks to Pre-War Registrar Carol Corliss about her blown 1750 Zagato, the pre-war scene in the 1960s and 70s and the effects of spiralling prices on the owners of vintage cars.
2020-05-3137 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 3 - Meet the Manager with guest Nick WrightGuy Swarbrick talks to the Alfa Romeo Owners Club's full-time Manager Nick Wright about his job, his van and his new Spider.
2020-05-2420 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 2 - The Alfa Romeo Owners Club Virtual Racing ChampionshipGuy Swarbrick describes how the Club's new esports series cam about, talks to four of the competitors - Elio D'Alessandro, Timothy Perry, Alex Smith and Rob Whitney - about their backgrounds, gaming setups and reasons for competing - and to Nick Day from Championship sponsor and long-time AROC partners Chriss Knott Insurance.
2020-05-1730 min
The Alfa Romeo Driver PodcastEpisode 1 - Meet the Board with David FaithfulGuy Swarbrick talks to the Alfa Romeo Owners Club's newest board member David Faithful about running the MiTo Register, starting a racing team, joining the AROC board and his thoughts on the future of the Club.
2020-05-1045 min