NEW New new new New top gear ON HOLD, RIP?

[mat_the_cat]

We do the optics for the F35 helmet

[Dan_ZTT]

Really enjoyed that one, proper Top Gear. 

 

Race a supercar against a jet fighter.

Make a 4x4 out of a Bedford Rascal, fitted with bifold doors and a gravy machine.

Job jobbed. 

[gadgetgricey]

Surprised that Rascal did go end over end on the hill descent. Swear the back wheels left the ground as it started.

Took some balls

[Kowalski]

Top Gear isn't really for proper car enthusiasts anymore. In the same way that a Greek wedding would make pottery enthusiasts uneasy.

[gadgetgricey]

5 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

 Swear the back wheels left the ground as it started.

Just checked. - Jesus.....

[Kowalski]

If you really want a Bedford Rascal 4x4, then a Subaru Sumo would be a better option if there are any left.

[Dan_ZTT]

39 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

Top Gear isn't really for proper car enthusiasts anymore.

Not sure it ever has been, or not since before the 'modern' version anyway. It's a family entertainment show that happens to have cars in, and I love it for that. 

My wife wouldn't sit with me and enjoy an episode of Wheeler Dealers or Hoovies Garage, but Top Gear she will, that's the difference. 

[Zelandeth]

Fluffing hell...Rascals are terrifying enough on flat ground...

[face]

I think the show is starting to settle down a little bit. It also feels as if the studio aspect of things is becoming far less part of things. The Grand Tour have canned that side of things completely now.

Harris is an excellent motoring journalist. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable with no fuss. I expect he’s a nice chap. I think Flintoff is the odd man of the trio - I reckon a different kind of character is needed to obtain a bit of balance. Fuck knows who though.

[timolloyd]

Worth listening to Harris’ Collecting Cars podcast. His anecdotes and knowledge are excellent.

The episode with Harry Metcalfe is particularly good.

[Rod/b]

12 hours ago, mat_the_cat said:

We do the optics for the F35 helmet

No need to call him that, “pilot” would have done. 

[Rod/b]

What chassis And running gear did they use for the rascal?

[rantingYoof]

What chassis And running gear did they use for the rascal?

I'm guessing it was a Daihatsu Fourtrak.

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[garbaldy]

They said it was diahatsu but I thought the wheels looked very shogun to me and I didn't think they had the same stud pattern, must do I suppose.

[Rod/b]

I thought that - could have had spacers on I guess but i don’t think the fourtrack was 6 stud

[HMC]

[Rod/b]

I’m going to put my neck on the line here and make a prediction:

I reckon that what’s going to happen now is that a load of tedious bores who “don’t like Top Gear, especially with these presenters and with how they treat the cars, it’s all set up anyway” are going to sit down and watch this episode anyway.
 

After they do, they’re going to be hitting the internet to moan and whinge about how Top Gear isn’t really a car show any more, they’ve smashed the cars up and the presenters aren’t as good as when Chris Goffey was in it.

 

 

 

 

 

[rantingYoof]

Sooooo...d'you reckon Paddy will keep up his current trend on these road trips and arrive in one of these?

[HMC]

I’m glad the production team has seemingly zoned in  on these road trips, Sunday evening escapism; burbling through Peru with some banter and stunning scenery whilst storm ciara batters outside our place  with torrential rain and darkness. Sign me up please.

[HMC]

Here we go; £5k.

dodge dart (Harris)

Vw type 2 (Flintoff)

Pontiac trans am(mcguinness)

[HMC]

The Pontiac looks utterly appalling! Zero roll over protection on the back street drop top conversion

[motorpunk]

On 1/30/2020 at 1:49 AM, Roobarb said:

Chris Harris is a great car journalist - with or without TG. 

One of my favorites because it’s not in a $2squillion Bugatti or the like:

 

I crashed that exact same Morgan once. Happy days.

[SiC]

Proper real LOLs tonight with this episode. Especially with a back axle looking like it was held on with rebar. 

[Jamie]

Happy gallops! 

[motorpunk]

On 1/30/2020 at 1:49 AM, Roobarb said:

Chris Harris is a great car journalist - with or without TG. 

One of my favorites because it’s not in a $2squillion Bugatti or the like:

 

Passenger shat his pants. I had a blast.

[HMC]

Baja 1000 OLLI

[Peter C]

5 minutes ago, HMC said:

Baja 1000 OLLI

Watching.

[HMC]

Emilia and Laurence fox

sibling stars in a reasonably fast car

[Peter C]

I ❤️ Chris Harris.

I ❤️ Emilia Fox.

Good episode.

£72k for a Megane! ?

[jmsguzzi]

Better than the Clarkson lot I think. There’s no way the old trio would of been able to tackle the Baja 1000, shame they didn’t get very far like...