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07-04-05, 04:28 AM
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| | 4 Tenths
Join Date: Mar 2002 GT40: London
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Rep Power: 11  | Clarkson returns GT
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07-04-05, 04:47 AM
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| | IanAnderson Gold Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heathrow, London, UK GT40: Dax 40 Mk1 (Rover3.9EFi)
Posts: 1,230
Rep Power: 17 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
So as far as Clarkson is concerned Ford stands for Fix or Repair Daily!
Bit of a bad rap for the car though!
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07-04-05, 05:23 AM
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| | MGNut Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Tavistock, Devo GT40: C type MK1 KVA
Posts: 367
Rep Power: 8 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
He still loves the car,
it's just the alarm system he hates!!
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07-04-05, 11:06 AM
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| | Mark Worthington Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Dec 2001 GT40: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,784
Rep Power: 24 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
Hold it...he returned the car because it had a crappy after-market alarm system? Then he bitches about Ford? And he's given and Aston Martin DB9 to drive around in while he claims in the next sentence that he's never profited from his position as an automotive journalist?
What's that term you Brits have for guys like Clarkson? A wanker? I believe the American term is "asshole." | |
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07-04-05, 11:30 AM
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| | aladinsane Lifetime Premier Supporter
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: So Cal, USA GT40: Tornado
Posts: 715
Rep Power: 14 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
LOL [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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07-04-05, 12:28 PM
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| | Hershal Byrd 10 tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Phoenix GT40: RF
Posts: 1,262
Rep Power: 19 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
ROTFLMAO [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
My sides hurt!!
Hersh [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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07-04-05, 06:15 PM
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| | brettmcc 10 tenths
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Essex, UK GT40: RSGTD
Posts: 1,287
Rep Power: 19 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
Guess he won't want to read the Observer then...
The journalist there has managed to get one of the 28, in black. He has had no problems. You wonder if karma is working early for those comments he made about the club members' cars [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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07-05-05, 12:48 AM
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| | 3 Tenths
Join Date: Sep 2001 GT40: australia
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Rep Power: 10 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
If he had kept the car,it would not be news. Nothing wrong with a bit of serious self promotion. | |
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07-05-05, 11:07 AM
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| | Fred/GT40 8 Tenths
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Brussels/Belgium GT40: GTD40
Posts: 825
Rep Power: 15 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
I tought he was a funny guy...now I know why he is only a funny SO... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]...
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07-05-05, 03:21 PM
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| | 7 Tenths
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Magazine Editor (finance magazine) and Freelance Writer (classic car articles) GT40: Robin Hood Country, England
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Rep Power: 12 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
Yesterday I banged off a quick email to The Editor of The Times about Clarkson and his GT, and included Mark W's comments (good post Mark). They've just written back to say they're publishing part of it (I guess it may end up as a one-liner).
It will be interesting to see if Clarkson replies ...
Cheers | |
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07-06-05, 11:57 AM
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| | p thompson Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milland, West S GT40: None
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[ QUOTE ]
(I guess it may end up as a one-liner).
It will be interesting to see if Clarkson replies ...
Cheers
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If it's a one-liner Rob - let's hope its Mark's last sentence.... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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07-10-05, 06:38 AM
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| | 4 Tenths
Join Date: Mar 2002 GT40: London
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
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07-10-05, 08:29 AM
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| | Ron Earp Site Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 3,844
Rep Power: 54  | Re: Clarkson returns GT
Nice post, Suzanne Tosh got it right. One problem and the man lets go of a "35 year old dream"? My suggestion is his "dream" was nothing more than a passing fancy and he's now on to the next thing. If he is go interested in a GT40, then maybe he should have a replica instead of a Ford GT? Any of the manufactuers here want to have a go at building a car to make him happy???
Now, on this site, there are some folks who understand the meaning of dreams and work to acheive them. | |
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07-11-05, 09:24 AM
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| | 4 Tenths
Join Date: Mar 2002 GT40: London
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
Car apparently is already at Romans in Banstead at UKŁ 55000 over list.... | |
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07-11-05, 07:56 PM
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| | Ron Earp Site Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Rep Power: 54 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
Some dream huh? An electronic alarm did it for him.
I wonder what would have happened if he'd had a real GT40 or well done GT40 replica - noise, leaks, vibration, slot car handling, blinding acceleration, etc. - I suppose he could only take it an hour huh? | |
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07-11-05, 11:29 PM
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| | roaldin 5 Tenths
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia GT40: RF
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Rep Power: 11 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
I suspect it's more a display of the difference between his self-image and reality.
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07-12-05, 04:22 AM
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| | brettmcc 10 tenths
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Essex, UK GT40: RSGTD
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Rep Power: 19 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
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Car apparently is already at Romans in Banstead at UKŁ 55000 over list....
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No its not. Trust me.
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07-12-05, 03:39 PM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
Posts: 2,166
Rep Power: 27 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
i saw the episode when he gets his ford gt(in Italy top gear episodes arrives always in late..)
If that was really his dream car,as for me is also the ugliest replica...he will never regive it back.
I think this is just show. | |
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07-15-05, 04:23 AM
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| | Rookie
Join Date: Aug 2004 GT40: West Sussex U.K.
Posts: 22
Rep Power: 4 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
I think anyone who is any sort of car enthusiast will now understand where Mr.Clarkson is coming from and it is heartening to know that he is above reproach. And that any member of the public returning their faulty Ford will automatically qualify for a free DB9.
Having just enjoyed a quick blast in a GT, you would have to drag the car out of my cold dead fingers before it went back to Ford!! But it is a pity that (as ever) the car is compromised by cheap and nasty interior fittings that will not last, as seems to be the case on another thread. And where did they find those sun-visors - out of a Lada? Fords press car will be returning to the UK on Sunday after a European tour and it will be interesting to see what fell off. | |
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07-15-05, 12:42 PM
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| | 3 Tenths
Join Date: Mar 2004 GT40: LONDON
Posts: 383
Rep Power: 8 | Re: Clarkson returns GT
Why did they not give Mr clarkson the car of his dreams? The one he fits perfectly! The one they gave him as a courtesy car in the first place.
The Ford Focus Estate!!!!
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