The Retro Rides Podcast Episode 2: An interview with Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive founder Mark Hawwa

On this week’s instalment of The Retro Rides Podcast, Rich Fowler sat down for a chat with Mark Hawwa, founder of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive.

The two talk not only about the event, but also Mark’s encounter with Jay Leno and his thoughts on the controversial Jaguar rebrand.

Retro Rides founder Cam Jurd is also back alongside Rich to talk the week in automotive news, with the two also taking a look back at some auction results from the past week.

You can check out the full half-hour episode below:

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“If it moves and makes a noise, count me in. That pretty much sums up my lifelong passion for motoring and motorsport history. Rich has worked in various roles in the digital and motoring media world, starting his career at Autosport and also working at Auto Action, Motor, and as the founder and publisher of Motorsport Retro.

Most recently, Rich successfully launched Collecting Cars in the Australian market, growing the brand from 0 to $150 million in sales in just 3 years.”

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