Ep 12: Dead Brands Pt2, Bad Decisions and the Granite Dashboard

The Clangers are back for another dive into the automotive graveyard, and there are still plenty of ghosts rattling around. In Part 2 of our dead brands special, we dig up even more forgotten names from the late ‘90s and early 2000s… the ones that fell through the cracks, quietly disappeared, or probably should have known better.Before that, as tradition demands, we check in with Craig to find out what he’s bought (or offloaded) this week – featuring yet more questionable life choices and an MX-5 saga that involves a bit of “pass the roadster.”Then it’s onto the main event: From the bizarre to the brilliant (and occasionally both), we revisit marques like Marcos, Jensen, Lancia (sort of), and Maybach, plus tales of rallying a Lada Niva, a Proton with a fax in the glovebox, and the general chaos of brands that didn’t quite make it. Why did they fail? Were they misunderstood? Or were they doomed from the start?Expect nostalgia, mild disbelief, and the usual Clangers-level tangents.We wrap up by teeing up next week’s episode: cars that weren’t winners when new, but have since become unlikely heroes (think BMW Z8, Ford Puma Racing, and more).Got a Clanger we should cover? Let us know!Follow us on Instagram @clangerspod or find Clangers Podcast on Facebook.And if you enjoy the pod, please subscribe and leave a review—it helps more than you think (and yes, our egos too). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.