Bobthebeard Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I believe that the Queen has a fleet of Rover 75's tucked away as an investment. She drives a tidy V6 around Balmoral apparently. These cars can only appreciate surely. Ahem. UltraWomble, privatewire and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I think US Ventrillioltwat Jeff 'Achmed' Dunham has a pair of AMC Gremlins in his vast fleet, and Mr Regular of RCR wants a Pugrat 206 and his daily is now a mk1 MR2 which replaced Sillicone Sally, his heavily sealed up Honda Fit (Jazz) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Don't RCR have an undisclosed camera car? The MR2 is Mr R's personal car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I had no idea about Peel's Merc. Rather unsurprisingly, I am a massive fanboi - lived in Suffolk and an interest in radio meant that I miniworshipped him. Very little about it online, apart from a poor dub of a C4 documentary when he went around Germany in it. Weirdly though, it was LHD. I'm not overly surprised as he was a bit eccentric, but I did wonder if that was actually HIS car in the documentary or whether it was something sourced for the show. Either way, I'll watch it properly later on. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 He used to mention his Mercedes in his Radio Times column, and generally mentioned the mileage at the same time. At that time, which would maybe be the early 90s, the mileage was about 155k. I find it a little difficult to believe that he clocked up 350k in the ten years or so he had left tbh. I used to pick my mate up for work,in Buxhall in mid-late 1980's aforesaid Mr Peel used to drop his car off for a service/repair at little workshop adjoined the house i cant recall it being a 190 either, so whacking on 500k miles on a replacement doesnt tie up..Also i recall he had an UMM Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I reckon. A) It was LHD2) It was counting in KM (meaning just over 300k)D) A little creative licence may have been afforded on this story. There's a very nice guy over on PH in the 'Smoker Barge' thread who has a Merc with 375k on it and still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62 Austin Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Sir Peter Jackson, oddly enough, owns an old brewery delivery truck. Not a luxury barge, despite its 55,000 pounds cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I reckon. A) It was LHD2) It was counting in KM (meaning just over 300k)D) A little creative licence may have been afforded on this story. There's a very nice guy over on PH in the 'Smoker Barge' thread who has a Merc with 375k on it and still going strong. Peely had a 60s Impala but I suspect that was in the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 John Peel put half a million miles on a Mercedes 190. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2731309/Portrait-of-a-driver-John-Peel.htmlThat's a good article. I do miss John peel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 From Tony Benns 2001-2007 diaries - RobT, mat_the_cat, davocano and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 EV car fan and serial chod botherer Jonny Smith is firmly one of us. He's got some W124's, had a 1st Gen Honda Insight for ages, and even has an Enfield 8000 in his stable of cars. I think he was putting a 2.7 Ronda V6 in an Allegro at some point too. Jerzy Woking and Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11001010 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Ed Miliband's Focus. ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 That escort is now part of this dude's...fucking epic ....collection of Ford legends https://www.pistonheads.com/features/ph-features/rs-royalty-the-bonkers-collection/23965Yep, ive drooled over pictures of the bonkers collection a good while back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I’m surprised all these MPs drive old bangers, I’d have thought they’d be knocking about in a Leaf or something. Next you’ll be telling me Siddiq Khan has a Talbot Horizon Diesel. timolloyd, mk2_craig, ProgRocker and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I’m surprised all these MPs drive old bangers, I’d have thought they’d be knocking about in a Leaf or something. Next you’ll be telling me Siddiq Khan has a Talbot Horizon Diesel.I’m not. When you get the public threatening to kill you because you bought some book shelves for your notes on expenses, it’s best not to smoke around in a new Roller. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I believe that the Queen has a fleet of Rover 75's tucked away as an investment. She drives a tidy V6 around Balmoral apparently. These cars can only appreciate surely. Ahem.If only we knew people who might have some of these for sale at bargain prices! Lacquer Peel, Bobthebeard and mk2_craig 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Labour have a lot of form on this, Harriet Harman had a Mk1 Rover 800 well into the 2000s, as did Tessa Jowell. Mandelson had a Mk2 Sterling, which he sold at a pretty heavy loss when it was about 6years old - I remember the newspaper article taking the pee. Blair had a Montego Estate until around the time he got elected - again I remember the (Mirror) article about ‘Blairs Battered Banger’. - it had quite a few dents I believe. The same article mentioned Norma Major turning up to a G7 summit in the early 1990s in a 1984 Montego saloon - which probably wins some kind of Autoshite award. There was a UKIP or Tory MP/MEP who campaigned during the referendum in a Jaguar XJ covered in leave stickers. It was an early X300 on something like an N plate - proper pub landlord spec. TBF it looked well cared for under all the crap. Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Blair's family car was an early Grand Voyager... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I reckon. A) It was LHD2) It was counting in KM (meaning just over 300k)D) A little creative licence may have been afforded on this story. There's a very nice guy over on PH in the 'Smoker Barge' thread who has a Merc with 375k on it and still going strong.Found a video of John on YouTube with the Merc. It was a B plate LHD that he had for 20 years. So 500,000km is only a very reasonable 15k miles a year. Nice evening spent watching my hero. Good thread this. privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I remember john peel putting out an appeal for anyone that had an Edsel for sale as he wanted one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I will put this out here for now before researching it properly but a mate told me many years ago that somebody or other who was very high up at Lamborghini drove a 1.3 Opel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Found a video of John on YouTube with the Merc. It was a B plate LHD that he had for 20 years. So 500,000km is only a very reasonable 15k miles a year. Nice evening spent watching my hero. Good thread this. 500k miles over 20 years, is 25k per annum. John Peel lived in Great Finborough in Suffolk, so the commute to Broadcasting House from Peel Acres would be a 185 mile round trip.Three times a week for 48 weeks a year gives you just over 26k miles. He probably didn't drive in three times a week, but throw in some festival trips and continental trip once a year and 25k looks easily do-able. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 James Hunt had a Austin A30 Van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 cros, Tayne, Shep Shepherd and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 The Merc is still on the road. Richey Edwards from the manics had an L reg Cavalier, L519HKX, survived a good few years after he sacked it off at Severn Services. warren t claim and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Austrian actor Harald Krassnitzer donated his car to a charity auction: He since bought another one. eddyramrod, privatewire and Cardinal Wolseley 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Nothing constructive to add. Just this: davocano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 11001010 and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Far as i know Ken Bruce still owns a routemaster. twosmoke300 and Banger Kenny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Tim Mälzer has a shonky Mustang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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