Gerry McGovern
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Oct 12, 2026
Julian ThompsonGUEST
And, um, there wasn't an awful lot happening at Jaguar at the time, and I asked if I could actually go and run advanced design for Land Rover as well.
Julian ThompsonGUEST
So I had this period of my life when I worked for Gerry McGovern and Ian Callum at the same time.
Julian ThompsonGUEST
So I'd travel up and down the A46.
Julian ThompsonGUEST
Um, and, um, that was quite weird because they're quite different personalities, you know.
Steve BeresHOST
I don't actually know.
Steve BeresHOST
But, but yeah, it is a, also, I guess the Paul Smith car was a collaboration with none other- than His Majesty Jerry McGovern.
Steve BeresHOST
So that's interesting.
Steve BeresHOST
But, uh
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Steve BeresHOST
I don't actually know.
Steve BeresHOST
But, but yeah, it is a...
Steve BeresHOST
Also, I guess the Paul Smith car was a collaboration with none other than His Majesty Jerry McGovern, so that's interesting.
Steve BeresHOST
But-
John BarkerGUEST
Mm.
Stuart GallagherHOST
Jerry McGovern standing there and-
Richard MeadenGUEST
Yeah
Stuart GallagherHOST
... sort of talking at people and telling them how brilliant he is, and revealing a pink Thunderbird concept car.
Martin DomoneyHOST
No.
Martin DomoneyHOST
Not as much as they thought everyone would just, uh... 'Cause everyone was against Gerry McGovern at the time, that- Yeah ... why did he do that? And basically everyone was like...
Martin DomoneyHOST
And everyone just c- cracked on, just bought them and didn't modify them.
Martin DomoneyHOST
Yeah.
Rory SmithGUEST
They've now expanded the family to five cars.
Harry JarmanHOST
Who was this? Where did this come from, this car? Is this Jerry McGovern?
Rory SmithGUEST
Well, most cars start many years of production, so I would hazard a guess that this started under McGovern and then obviously someone else has come and taken over that.
Rory SmithGUEST
But it looks cool.