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Paul Renowden
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Italian and French shitbox fan, enthusiast of chod, pasties, pies, real ale, rare but nobody cares cars and the Lightning Seeds. Total twat.
2001 Toyota Yaris Verso 1.3 Auto
1999 Skoda Felicia 1.3 L
October 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Panda 100HP spotted yesterday.
#weirdcarbs
October 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
N10 Datsun Cherry at a local car show - Lizard Point car show.

Yes, that is a Crayford Allegro next to it, and it's also owned by Richie who seems to own Cornwall's entire population of Datsuns. More on the Allegro in another post.
August 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A dear friend of mine (and Craig Cheetham) has teamed up with Tom Barnard and Mike Askew to bring you a new podcast talking about normal, forgettable everyday cars from the 1990s and early 2000s. Expect tales from the industry and from when they were all working for Auto Express. Links in the reply.
August 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My good friend Mat and I have done an thing again. We've finally done the next episode of the Lightning Seeds Podcast. This time we take a long look at the album Tales Told, Ian's solo album.

Get it on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/5zxG...

Get it on YouTube:
youtu.be/USIq_q6eU4c?...
August 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Skoda Favorits of #fotu2025
The car that won the event, a 1992 Favorit Forum and a 1994 Favorit 1.3 LXi
August 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Pair of 205s from #fotu2025.
1989 205 1.4 XS and a very early 205 1.1 GL registered in 1983!
August 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Fabulous Lancia Betas from #fotu2025.
1979 Beta Berlina 2000 Automatic and a 1977 Beta Berlina 1600
August 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
British Leyland Filth from #fotu2025. I love an Allegro, especially an Allegro 3. The sheer desperation of trying to make it modern I find so appealing.
1981 Austin Allegro 3 1.3 L
1977 Austin Allegro 1300.
August 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Pure Austin Rover filth from ##fotu2025. A fantastic Maestro Vanden Plas from 1985, a Ledbury Maestro from 1998 and a fabulous 1984 Montego 1.6L from the Concours.
August 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Datsuns of #fotu2025 3/3
1997 Almera 1.6 SLX
1985 Micra 1.0 SGL
August 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Datsuns of #fotu2025 2/3
1989 Sunny 1.6 Estate
August 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Datsuns of #fotu2025 1/3
1976 100A Cherry
August 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Talbot Alpine and Solara from #fotu2025. The Solara came all the way from Poland.
August 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
- Good mate Craig checking out the lovely behind of an R8. He's a journalist, you know...
- Good mate Rob enjoying his Spec D 206. MANIAC.
- A charming pair of Gents with a Xsara that humoured Craig and I with Flat Eric.
- My Xsara in good company in the Concours with a Punto and a Visa.
July 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
- Mates and Unexceptional Motors
- Some lovely people in Citroën Xantias who invited me to park the Xsara alongside them.
- A pair of right F-ing CVHs modelling for Festival of The Undressable in the middle of recording their brilliant podcast of absolute bobbins. Must be TIME FOR A SERVICE!
July 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Fiats of FOTU 2025, Part 5
July 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fiats of FOTU 2025, Part 4
July 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fiats of FOTU 2025, Part 3
July 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fiats of FOTU 2025, Part 2
July 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fiats of FOTU 2025, Part 1.
July 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Being a Spec D car, there's plenty of "character". No, don't be daft, they're not faults. There's a bump or scratch at each corner, but I've got the worst of the scratches out. The engine bay isn't perfect but it's my daily driver. All of these things tell a story, and it's all original.
July 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Been prepping this for the Concours de L’Ordinaire at this year's Festival of the Unexceptional. Typically, the machine polisher broke half way through and it started raining whilst trying to treat the bumper plastics. Hey ho.
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It's been online a wee while, but the Tilt episode of the Lightning Seeds podcast hosted by Mat Read and I is in the usual places.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5M4v...

Youtube: youtu.be/GYF5krpSM3k?...

Show Notes: lightningseedsarchives.co.uk/2024/10/13/t...
July 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Said goodbye to this old timer over the weekend after 7 and a half years of ownership. It was a hard decision to make but one that needed making. It was too far gone for me to do, but from what I can gather it is getting done up by the next owner 🙂
July 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM