Ghosts, Gearboxes & Great Stories | BCG Podcast w/ Jeff Bailey & Imthishan Giado!

Classic cars, haunted highways, and the death (or rebirth?) of motoring journalism! In this lively BrownCarGuy Therapy Session, Shahzad Sheikh (BrownCarGuy) is joined by fellow automotive media veterans Jeff Bailey and Imthishan Giado for a deep dive into how the car world - and the way we write, film, and talk about it - has evolved.

They discuss whether car journalism is dead or just rebooted for the influencer age, how understanding your audience really matters, and why EVs, range anxiety, and modern car design are reshaping everything. Expect humour, nostalgia, and brutally honest insights about writing, creating, and surviving in the ever-changing world of cars and content.

Plus: haunted roads, electric Minis, oversized modern cars, classic BMWs, and how sound — or the lack of it — is killing the joy of driving. If you love cars, car culture, and good conversation, this one’s for you.

📚 Featured Topics:

- EV range anxiety & charging chaos

- Why classic cars get more attention than supercars

- The real difference between influencers and journalists

- How sound defines driving emotion

- The behavioural psychology of car ownership

- What audiences actually want from car media

- Haunted highways and the cars we’d take to drive them

🧠 About the Guests:

Jeff Bailey – journalist, author, publisher, songwriter, entrepreneur and all-round motoring raconteur.

Imthishan Giado (in Dubai) – car journalist, and co-founder of Motoring Middle East.

Hosted by Shahzad Sheikh – aka BrownCarGuy.

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Brown Car Guy

Welcome to the BrownCarGuy Therapy Podcast — where we rant, reminisce, and revel in all things automotive!

In this packed episode, I’m joined by three of the most opinionated petrolheads I know:

🔥 Sy Ali – Founder of Drivers Union Supercar Club

🔥 Adnan Mallick – Collector & Founder of Landbeasts Automobile Classica

🔥 Imthishan Giado – Motoring Middle East co-founder & Dubai car culture legend

Together we dive deep into the real frustrations, nostalgia, and passion that define modern motoring:

🚨 Classic Car Market Crash?

Why values of icons like the Jaguar E-Type and MGB have plunged — and whether this is correction or collapse.

⚡ Ferrari’s Identity Crisis

From the failed EV push to the ugly new SC40, has Ferrari lost its soul or just changed its audience?

🎬 Movie Car Magic

DeLoreans, Esprits, KITT, the Batmobile, Mustang “Eleanor,” and more — why the coolest cars ever made all come from the silver screen.

💥 The Jay Leno Syndrome

Are we all just hoarders at heart? Inside the psychology of car collecting and what makes us chase nostalgia on four wheels.

🧠 Generations & Gearboxes

Why young drivers are reviving manuals while older enthusiasts cling to analog icons — and what it means for car culture’s future.

💬 COMMENT BELOW:

Which movie car defines you?

Would you buy a modern Ferrari or stick to the classics?

And what car would YOU hoard if money and space were no issue?

📅 Filmed: Saturday 18 October 2025

🎥 Host: Shahzad Sheikh — BrownCarGuy

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Brown Car Guy

BrownCarGuy Therapy: Fiona Easterby & Syeed Ali of Drivers Union!

In this wild and heartfelt episode of BrownCarGuy Therapy Session, we welcome adventurer and TV camera operator Fiona Easterby, alongside our regular guest Sy.

Fiona shares her incredible stories of overlanding across continents — from buying a £99 Beetle and driving it across the Sahara Desert to Gambia, to an epic journey from the UK to Singapore, passing through Iran and Pakistan in her beloved Baja Bug, Pedro.

You’ll hear about:

🚙 Real-world adventures in classic cars — from Europe to Asia

🏜️ The Plymouth-Banjul Challenge, Mongol Rally, and travelling through war zones

🔋 Fiona's experience owning a converted electric Beetle – and why it was a disaster

🇵🇰 How she found Pakistan safer and more hospitable than expected

🧾 Sy's rage about garage-blocking drivers, ridiculous parking fines, and the war on motoring access

🏁 Fiona & Sy’s thoughts on recent events like Brooklands German Day, Kop Hill Climb, and AMG GT drives at Brands Hatch and Silverstone

⚡ EV reliability issues, e-fuels, and the future of classic car ownership

This is one of the most human, funny, and raw episodes yet — a true tribute to car culture, global travel, and what it's like to live life behind the wheel.

📌 Subscribe, like, comment and JOIN the conversation. Let us know your thoughts!

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📖 Want to become an automotive journalist, content creator, or car influencer? Check out my book: How to be an Automotive Content Creator

👉🏽 https://amzn.eu/d/7VTs0ii

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👉🏽 https://amzn.eu/d/0Y93s9g

📖 The ULEZ Files – My all-action thriller set in a dystopian ULEZ future!

👉🏽 https://amzn.eu/d/jhADkOt

📌 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISM

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STRATIGENCY:

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Big Thanks to

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