Car Chat Podcast #61 - Adam Hawley | Theon Design Porsche

August 31, 2020 in Porsche, Podcast

Adam Hawley (@theonporsche) is the man behind some really quite amazing Porsche 964 builds. A car designer by trade he has now turned his skills into creating perfect panels and an overall design that just looks "right". We have a dig into what makes him tick and the cars he has created.

Check out the video podcast: https://youtu.be/doabOYQl8CM

https://theondesign.com/

Hope You Enjoy,

Sam

Show Notes:

00:00 = Intro
00:50 = It's all about the details
06:41 = Why did you choose a 964 as a base and even a Porsche to begin with?
12:47 = What have been some of the biggest struggles?
13:52 = How useful has 3d modelling been?
18:04 = In the event of a small accident what is it like to fix carbon fibre?
18:42 = Is this your perfect 911?
20:24 = What are the spec options on the car? What can you change?
23:40 = What is your response if someone has an extremely wacky project they want to make?
25:48 = What are some of your favourite design elements of the car?
30:46 = What cars are you into?
35:39 = What is a typical customer?
44:40 = OEM +
52:31 = 5 Questions

Car Chat Podcast #60 - Frank Stephenson | World Renowned Automotive Designer (Mini, Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and McLaren)

August 24, 2020 in Car Design, Podcast

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Frank Stephenson (http://instagram.com/frank.stephenson.official) is a renowned automotive designer having directed the design departments at BMW, Ferrari, Fiat, Maserati and Alfa Romeo before heading to McLaren to head up the new road car division.

He has designed:

New Mini, New Fiat 500, BMW X5, Maserati MC12, Ferrari FXX, Ferrari F430, McLaren 12C up to 720s and P1 and the list goes on. A really interesting guy and a lover of all things design, we have a great chat about his journey before finishing off with some of his current projects outside of the automotive realm.

Frank also makes videos on his youtube channel talking about how he designed various cars, worth checking out: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0prFtEeFBIRwm57wu2lBpQ

Make sure to check out the film about Frank's life on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81184189

Hope you enjoy the Podcast.

Thanks, Sam

00:00 Intro + Backstory

03:09 = What does a design director do?

09:09 = Is it difficult to maintain that initial form and design direction throughout a project?

13:55 = Are you an innately curious person?

15:16 = Starting a new design language at McLaren

17:13 = How do you create a design that will look good today but also in the future?

22:20 = The McLaren P1 and how McLaren has shifted to performance led design

27:04 = Manufacturers creating cars to fill niches without creating desirable products.

33:42 = Do you think we'll see some radical changes in car design with driverless cars?

36:30 = Autonomous flying vehicles and the future of mobility

44:29 = 5 Questions

55:23 = The Cybertruck

Car Chat Podcast #59 - Richard Porter (Sniff Petrol) | Top Gear Script Writer, Journalist and Author

August 17, 2020 in Podcast

Richard Porter (@sniff_petrol) is the man behind the satirical blog "Sniff Petrol", writer of many automotive books, Evo columnist, script writer for Top Gear / The Grand Tour and much more.