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Wheels & Deals with The Old Car Lady,  the UK's classic car podcast for people who love the stories behind the cars.

Sam Grange-Bailey isn't just a presenter. She's a classic car dealer and a car dealer's daughter who grew up in the Manchester motor trade. She lived through the golden era of the British car business — the 1960s, '70s, '80s, and early '90s — when deals were done on a handshake, the cars had genuine personality, and the dealers who sold them were larger-than-life characters.

This podcast preserves those stories before they're lost and we love to compare the ‘olden days’ with what’s going on now in the classic car world….and it begs the question - are the old ways the best?

Each episode brings honest, unfiltered conversations with the people who lived it: dealers, auctioneers, journalists, mechanics, and collectors. Expect tales of dodgy deals, auction house drama, barn finds, family businesses, cars that got away, and the ones that probably should have.

If you've ever wondered what it was really like inside a British car dealership before the internet changed everything or you just love hearing proper stories about proper cars this is the podcast for you.

Featured guests include Bond car specialists, Rolls-Royce dealers, senior motoring journalists, auction house insiders, and the characters who built the Manchester and UK classic car scene.

Topics: classic cars, motor trade history, buying and selling at auction, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, MG, Porsche, barn finds, modern classics, showroom stories, car dealer life, classic car values, and the unwritten rules of the trade.

New episodes every week.

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Click here to talk to us…..we’d love to hear from you! Most classic car auctions look like glamour on the surface, but the real story is all the unseen risk, cost, and strategy that happens long before the hammer falls. I take a look behind the curtain with Penny & Stacey from Iconic Auctioneers to find out what it really takes to put a classic car auction on, and why the smartest sellers and buyers use auctions very differently than most people think. From the obvious cost of staging auc...
Click here to talk to us…..we’d love to hear from you! The humble Metro is far more fascinating than most people remember. From a base-spec 1982 Austin Mini Metro City to a rare Mark 2 MG Metro Turbo, a Rover 114 SLi, and the final Rover 100-era cars, this episode reveals why these small British hatchbacks were everywhere then, and why survivors are turning heads now. The Old Car Lady joins Tim from Stockley Classics to compare four very different Metros side by side, uncovering how the line ...
Click here to talk to us…..we’d love to hear from you! Two very different corners of the car world collide here - and the result is a brutally honest blueprint for how to buy, prep, sell, and actually make money from cars in 2026. If you care about classics, modern classics, or running a dealership without drowning in comebacks, this conversation is packed with real-world tactics you can use immediately. James and The Old Car Lady get into the shift from modern stock to older metal, why proje...
Click here to talk to us…..we’d love to hear from you! A £50,000 Audi Quattro, a bargain Lagonda Rapide, and a handful of French and German oddballs that prove the market is full of surprises. If you love classic cars, auction drama, and the kind of brutally honest price-picking that only comes from people who are part of the industry, this episode is for you. The Old Car Lady puts 6 lots under the microscope with sharp, opinionated calls on value, condition, and desirability. From a 1990 Aud...
Click here to talk to us…..we’d love to hear from you! The Old Car Lady is joined by Paul Gardner, founder of Speed Broker. Paul and his wife manage private treaty sales on behalf of collectors: photography, listings, storytelling, negotiation and handover, with the car staying exactly where it is. Paul’s career went from a paper round to Halfords, through valeting, wrapping, three years travelling with the Gumball 3000 and a restoration centre in Essex. Along the way: The Beatles’ E-Type, a ...
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