Wonder if Jezz, Hamster and Captain Slow read these forums?
Closing shots over the White Cliffs of the Grace Spitfire with a Hurricane doing a fly past of the assembled ranks of Jaguar E-Types in a tongue in cheek celebration of Britishness…
Must say the Eagle Speedster does look rather nice…
By: Lincoln 7 - 4th July 2011 at 21:17
Hi John. It was an Icon, until the whole of the boot rusted out, they had to be likenened then to a computer, and re booted, pardon the pun.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: J Boyle - 4th July 2011 at 20:01
After watching this episode I have decided I want an old E Type as my next car and I don’t think it’ll take much to persuade the wife…! 😀
A laudable goal. The E-type is an icon.
And of all the cars my wife sees at the shows I occasionally drag her to, it’s the one she would really like to own.
I saw a local series one FHC a couple of weeks ago that won a big award at the Jaguar Club of North America meet.
Absolutely first rate, a heartbreaker from any angle.
By: Lincoln 7 - 4th July 2011 at 19:54
WP840. It’s not the wife that will need persuading, it’s the Bank Manager, or Camelot, A fully rebuilt nut and bolt ground up restorated job would cost an arm and a leg, (Suppose you could throw the wife in and get a decent set of wire wheels:D)
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: WP840 - 2nd July 2011 at 21:29
After watching this episode I have decided I want an old E Type as my next car and I don’t think it’ll take much to persuade the wife…! 😀
By: AutoStick - 27th June 2011 at 20:26
Just caught up with it on i-player thingy….great stuff for us 66 going on 13 types . Cant understand why a car as big as a jeep Patriot would have any form of MINI badge on it?? & the E–type not starting –yea been there ( I was a young car salesman in 1963)
By: Lincoln 7 - 27th June 2011 at 20:23
Strange not intentional, is the quotey thing playing up? Look at both of our posts:confused:
You have quoted me but it is showing as Lincoln7.
Thats O.K. Guys I’m always in the proverbial, it’s only the depth that varies.;)
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: stangman - 27th June 2011 at 20:12
As always? 😮
Haven’t you watched the last five series then?
Moggy
Typical reply there Moggy C you never disappoint;)
“drivelling sycophants that make up the audience, and many others”
Never been called one of these before is it good?
By: pagen01 - 27th June 2011 at 20:10
Strange not intentional, is the quotey thing playing up? Look at both of our posts:confused:
You have quoted me but it is showing as Lincoln7.
By: Sky High - 27th June 2011 at 19:47
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Speaking as someone who has owned almost 100 cars over the past, of various vintages, British and American, I really don’t think that is the case.
It isn’t a serious motoring programme, and this is where people seem to get hung up about it.
You inadvertently misquoted me in place of Lincoln 7. I agree with you and posted such earlier.
By: ThreeSpool - 27th June 2011 at 19:44
Which episode was it that they had to put an advert in the ‘love’ column? James May had “…must have liberal attitude to motorcycle parts in the bath”. You can easily imagine that he would have parts in the bath.
It would be boring if it was just James May, equally, it would be boring without him, hmmm…
By: KabirT - 27th June 2011 at 18:14
Well someone did ask TopGear to be more serious and review cars which people can actually buy….and they did so with reviewing the Fiesta. Great episode that was. 😀
By: pagen01 - 27th June 2011 at 18:13
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I think that James May, should be the only one on that show, the other two just make a mockery of serious motoring enthusiasts.
Speaking as someone who has owned almost 100 cars over the past, of various vintages, British and American, I really don’t think that is the case.
It isn’t a serious motoring programme, and this is where people seem to get hung up about it.
By: Sky High - 27th June 2011 at 18:12
I’d agree with that but for one thing. It is not a show for serious motoring enthusiasts and it doesn’t pretend to be. I don’t think there’s any denying Clarkson and Hammond’s enjoyment of cars, but May certainly knows more technically about them than they do.
Yes, he did…or did he?I thought that was a bit of a put up job, wasn’t it?? He always plays the fall guy, doesn’t he?
By: Lincoln 7 - 27th June 2011 at 18:05
[QUOTE=Sky High;1765662]None of that surprises me. I reckon May is “you take me as you find me”. A true enthusiast.
I think that James May, should be the only one on that show, the other two just make a mockery of serious motoring enthusiasts.
At least James, is the most sensible and more knowledgeable than the other two, well, until he flew into, what was it?. Heathrow air space 😮
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: pagen01 - 27th June 2011 at 16:39
A push on the mighty Zepp and The Who!! Sacrilege! 😮
Well the mighty ‘Roses are of my era, but my mummy says from the previous era that the ‘Stones was best, and daddy liked the Yardbirds!:D
I like ’em all really!
As for the TG presenters, the great thing is no matter what they are like they make a perfect programme together.
By: Sky High - 27th June 2011 at 16:31
None of that surprises me. I reckon May is “you take me as you find me”. A true enthusiast. Hammond is smiles and japes up front but the ego has grown a tad on the large size. Clarkson’s ego is huge anyway and is the team bully.
By: Blue_2 - 27th June 2011 at 16:06
oh come on…. plenty of things other than those, like Led Zeppelin, The Who, Stone Roses to name a few. 😀
All of the above get my vote! 😀
Back to TG, I think I also favour Captain Slow. Hammond hasn’t been the same since his accident with a jet engined car (right outside my girlfriend’s kitchen window, incidentally).
When they were filming the episode where they raced a letter from (I think) the Scilly Isles to Scotland or some such japery, my sister was on the ferry from the Scillies to the mainland too. Knowing I like the show she tried to get messrs. May and Hammod’s autographs for me. James May took the time to talk to her, and penned a (really tidily written) ‘best wishes’ message to me, even asking the correct spelling of my name. After a bit more of a natter he went off to visit the ferry’s oily bits. My sister then saw Hammond (who up till this meeting she’d had a bit of a thing about) and asked him to sign the same bit of paper. He mumbled something at her, scrawled something unintelligible on the bit of paper, then seeing several other people approaching, shot off without another word…
By: Sky High - 27th June 2011 at 14:13
Captain Slow is my favourite, I think…………:D
By: KabirT - 27th June 2011 at 14:07
A push on the mighty Zepp and The Who!! Sacrilege! 😮
Btw coming back to Top Gear…. this is one of my favorite moments from the show, still cracks me up
By: pagen01 - 27th June 2011 at 14:03
oh come on…. plenty of things other than those, like Led Zeppelin, The Who, Stone Roses to name a few. 😀
I’m with you on the Roses:cool:
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