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01 June 2000, 09:11 PM
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Outstanding!
Jeremy where have you been?
Why have we had to wait so long for this sort of thing on the BBC rather than people carriers, diesels, Quentin etc?
It's not PC but that's what makes it sooooo good.
Can't wait for next week!
Jeremy where have you been?
Why have we had to wait so long for this sort of thing on the BBC rather than people carriers, diesels, Quentin etc?
It's not PC but that's what makes it sooooo good.
Can't wait for next week!
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02 June 2000, 09:25 AM
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EB110 one of the most beautiful cars ?
I think not.
And only exclusive because no-one liked it, and didn't buy one !
Lambourgini Diablo, now THAT is a beautiful and wonderfully impractical car.
I think not.
And only exclusive because no-one liked it, and didn't buy one !
Lambourgini Diablo, now THAT is a beautiful and wonderfully impractical car.
02 June 2000, 09:39 AM
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Clarkson's back in town.
He da Man, he da Man.
Even if Tiff went sideways in an Impreza for a mile with VBH flicking the Bright Button it wouldn't be half as good as this.
Lets just take a minute to remember that this is also the man who got a device built enabling him to smoke whilst scuba diving. Patent pending I presume.
Mines the F40, please. Diablos and XJ220's also accepted.
Looks good next week!
Don
He da Man, he da Man.
Even if Tiff went sideways in an Impreza for a mile with VBH flicking the Bright Button it wouldn't be half as good as this.
Lets just take a minute to remember that this is also the man who got a device built enabling him to smoke whilst scuba diving. Patent pending I presume.
Mines the F40, please. Diablos and XJ220's also accepted.
Looks good next week!
Don
02 June 2000, 11:05 AM
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Very good stuff. Can't wait til next week.
His Paxman ****-take was classic.
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
BTW: Is it skittish? Looked a bit when Tiff was driving it
. The F1 for those that didn't see it.
His Paxman ****-take was classic.
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
Is it skittish?
BTW: Is it skittish? Looked a bit when Tiff was driving it
. The F1 for those that didn't see it.
02 June 2000, 04:26 PM
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He was behind me on the M3 the other week in his XJR (1 JJC). A nice gentle cruise at 95. Things was, he couldn't keep his fingers out of his nose. Then he got bored of that and started picking his ears. Top bloke, very talented, shame about the habits !!
02 June 2000, 11:00 PM
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Just got back from Dublin , still suffering with a hangover 
, watched the Clarkson show on video - top stuff
I'll have an F40 please
, still suffering with a hangover , watched the Clarkson show on video - top stuffI'll have an F40 please
03 June 2000, 01:35 AM
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"I'm back" said Clarkson. And ain't he so.
He's right about supercars - 80s stuff.
Greatest of them all? The F40. But if you include (very) limited homologation jobs then the McLaren F1 LM. Only available in metallic, er, orange. Big wing so it ain't skittish. And preferably a sticker on the back saying "You've just been Tango'd"...
Jaguar XJ220 - lemon
Bugatti EB110 - expensive lemon
Diablo - it's the only one still being sold, which says something.
Supercars have nothing to do with beauty. Which is one reason why the F355 isn't one - it's too pretty (aswell as being too easy to drive and too slow). If you want contemporary beauty then try a 550 Maranello. But the most wonderful (beauty, sound, ability, rarity) car ever is without any doubt the 250 GTO. 39 made between '61 and '63. 37 left, most still being raced. And each one worth at least 7 figures.
Ooops, I'm sorry, I've just come.
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He's right about supercars - 80s stuff.
Greatest of them all? The F40. But if you include (very) limited homologation jobs then the McLaren F1 LM. Only available in metallic, er, orange. Big wing so it ain't skittish. And preferably a sticker on the back saying "You've just been Tango'd"...
Jaguar XJ220 - lemon
Bugatti EB110 - expensive lemon
Diablo - it's the only one still being sold, which says something.
Supercars have nothing to do with beauty. Which is one reason why the F355 isn't one - it's too pretty (aswell as being too easy to drive and too slow). If you want contemporary beauty then try a 550 Maranello. But the most wonderful (beauty, sound, ability, rarity) car ever is without any doubt the 250 GTO. 39 made between '61 and '63. 37 left, most still being raced. And each one worth at least 7 figures.
Ooops, I'm sorry, I've just come.
Mike 'Tifosi' Shaw
05 June 2000, 01:15 PM
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It wasn't included for exactly that reason, it made compromises for practicality, including seats in the back and a decent interior. Shame we didn't see it though as it was the only contemporary rival to the F40.
There's a good story about the 959 on
There's a good story about the 959 on
05 June 2000, 01:46 PM
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What about the Vector.
The first car to break 210mph so I belive, it looked awful handled like a wet bag of squirrels by all accounts, and was American.
Yeh I'll let him off fo rthat oversight.
The first car to break 210mph so I belive, it looked awful handled like a wet bag of squirrels by all accounts, and was American.
Yeh I'll let him off fo rthat oversight.
05 June 2000, 02:14 PM
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interesting he said that the Diablo was the only one still being made, and yet he drove the Esprit earlier in the program...? Im pretty sure they still make them..
Anyway - Vector. Apparently the MD of that company was nuttier than a fruitcake. Wanted to follow up the Vector with something called the 'Ramwing' - which didnt have any wheels. His board said 'er...we dont think so', so he sacked them all, then locked himself in his office and refused to eat till they said he could make it! top bloke
Anyway - Vector. Apparently the MD of that company was nuttier than a fruitcake. Wanted to follow up the Vector with something called the 'Ramwing' - which didnt have any wheels. His board said 'er...we dont think so', so he sacked them all, then locked himself in his office and refused to eat till they said he could make it! top bloke
05 June 2000, 08:42 PM
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eighties kit may be ,but if the lottery ever comes in........
Scoob Wrc rally car
Diablo gt
jag xj220
ferrari F40
m.
Ps. Own an insurance company (save brass there then)......discounts for scoobies !!
Scoob Wrc rally car
Diablo gt
jag xj220
ferrari F40
m.
Ps. Own an insurance company (save brass there then)......discounts for scoobies !!
05 June 2000, 09:24 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by markford:
<B>Whats up with you all.
It's got to be the MacLaren F1.
0-60 3.1s
231 mph
Now that is a supercar.
MAF[/quote]
But is it twitchy?
<B>Whats up with you all.
It's got to be the MacLaren F1.
0-60 3.1s
231 mph
Now that is a supercar.
MAF[/quote]
But is it twitchy?
05 June 2000, 10:32 PM
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Scott,
What exactly does a wet bag of squirrels handle like? - made me laugh anyway
[This message has been edited by Chris L (edited 05-06-2000).]
What exactly does a wet bag of squirrels handle like?
- made me laugh anyway[This message has been edited by Chris L (edited 05-06-2000).]