dpb

Why didnt he rent it to them

and then get them to put it back to same order it was before they had it

Matteeboy

A mate has worked on several (producer); he did the Bentley rally one and TWO were used. Both were scrapped afterwards.

It's some weird rule they have.

joz8968

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Anyone notice the Esprit's wheels were changed from the V8's original 5-spoke ones to the vanilla model's type. Just before the ferry crossing section.

Wonder why?

joz8968

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I guess the originals got buckled and they had to fit a spare set...?

gpssti4

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It wasn't an option that he was given. Anyway, I think it's comon knowledge that the cars are generally quite fubar'd once they've finished with them so he didn't want it back. Apparently the Mustang forums are not too happy about him selling the car to them.

stevebt

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It's a car, why should the Mustang forums be bothered as I bet their own users have trashed more this year

hodgy0_2

I can sort of see their point

there can be only so many Mach 1's around

How much did he get for it

gpssti4

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I'm not sure how much they paid him. When I speak to him I'll ask.

Tidgy

Finaly got roudnd to seeing it last night.

Wow what a bunch of thugs? What a great advert for the people if argentina. i bet 99% of the thuggish mob wern't even born at the time of the war.

P1Fanatic

I take it from JC's commentary of events that the 3 amigos were not part of the convoy that was attacked and were it safe and sound elsewhere?

Tidgy

no they stayed back and went another route out when mob went after the other convoy

f1_fan

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Yeah it's not like we sank one of their ships in cold blood and killed hundreds of Argentinians is it now?

It was a deliberately provocative ploy that badly backfired on TG! Serves them right frankly!

neil-h

It's not like they weren't warned.

The Trooper 1815

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Bollocks. I was at that Rally GB as a FIA film crew member at that Stage and only one Bentley was used.

f1_fan

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WHich is presumably why it was sailing away from the Falklands

neil-h

A fact which appears to be dependant on whose version if event you chose to believe and true ti firm you've chosen to believe the other side.

f1_fan

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Yes you can either believe the Argentinians, all the neutral observers, the Royal Navy itself and the entire assembled corps of war journalists as well as the radar traces all of which show it leaving the area or the 'secret government papers' discovered recently that showed it was heading to the Falklands

dpb

The rest of the world inc Africa, cant believe we should lay claim to Falklands STILL

andy97

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In times of war which the Falklands conflict was. All legitimate targets are fair game. Which is why the Argentina saw fit to launch exocet missiles at ships in Falkland sound.

Matteeboy

Tell me the name of the Producer then...

WRXrowdy

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It has been said that when they film various races (car v boat etc) they go back and re film stuff after the race, so it is possible that they went back after the rally and re recorded some action footage using a second car.

I do find it a bit strange that they would scrap them afterwards. In fact I am sure I have seen a picture on the net somewhere of the Bentley being cleaned after being ragged around the stage, not sure they would bother if scrapping it.

neil-h

They tend to be development mules which from memory, have to be scrapped by law. Hence why Top Gear end up with some of them, nice bit of free advertising for the manufacturers and saves them having to scrap the cars themselves.

WRXrowdy

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Correct. No mention of a second car though.
http://www.carsuk.net/what-happened-...took-rallying/

dpb

Here it comes again ,clogging up the airwaves

Dirk Diggler 75

Clarkson's just a prize pr1ck don't watch the 5hite anymore ......

CrisPDuk

No great loss, the Mach 1 was a piece of sh!te

Yes it was the last of the non-emissions control cars, but it was also hideously ugly and massively overweight thanks to all the unnecessary additional steel used to make it look less tiny next to a Charger

ALi-B

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Interesting that the article was written in 31st Jan 2013.

But the tax ran out July 2014.

Why would it still be taxed 18months after it was said to be scrapped?

wrx300scooby

Got it this time, now on my planner, just need some time now to watch it

ScoobyJawa

You are quite right, so by that logic please ensure that the US of A is given back to the Native Indians, Australia is given back to the Aborigine's etc etc etc etc

Lets not even start on the geography of Europe being returned to its "rightful" owners

john1979

Bang on, regardless of which way it was heading it was a machine of war sunk during a war.

I have no idea what f1 fans point is.