Interesting photos...

UKXR8 · 31-07-2010, 08:45 AM

Looks like proper top gear is going to do an interesting feature, anyone know anything...

Bucknaked · 31-07-2010, 09:03 AM

Now they have a classic australian ford on their show, it would be nice if they had some modern Australian fords. I'd like to see a couple of FPV's and then something else from ford like the GE6T

Barry_v · 31-07-2010, 09:25 AM

As the steering on the vintage holden remained unresponsive, jeremey was reduced to giving hand signals in a last ditch effort to change direction.

GS608 · 31-07-2010, 09:30 AM

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As the steering on the vintage holden remained unresponsive, jeremey was reduced to giving hand signals in a last ditch effort to change direction.

Any idea which Top Gear will show it? With the Aussie hosts there I'm thinking our one but who knows? they could be guests for the proper one?

**GasoLane** · 31-07-2010, 09:32 AM

Australian cars with English plates?...curious.

GS608 · 31-07-2010, 09:36 AM

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Australian cars with English plates?...curious.

Ah did not notice that, no way it'll be on our one then.

Arkturus · 31-07-2010, 09:36 AM

Wasn't that for a Poms vs. Aussies special? similar to the German one they did. Will probably be shown in both series.

tex · 31-07-2010, 09:40 AM

Damn I wish the little weed in the shiny Blunnys and riding pants had been dropped.

Aussie muscle cars will get an absolute bollocking from Clarkeson me thinks, often he fails badly at distinguishing old from modern, and seems to have an expectation that every car should be judged against vehicles available today, which I think is wrong.

I bet he can't hold these things sideways in third though - no computer to make him look like a hero.

MO · 31-07-2010, 09:54 AM

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Australian cars with English plates?...curious.

Not really there is quite a lot of Australian and American muscle cars over there. From what I've read in the mags etc there is a large Corvette following there.

csv8 · 31-07-2010, 10:00 AM

Where's the Stig ?

**GasoLane** · 31-07-2010, 10:02 AM

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From what I've read in the mags etc there is a large Corvette following there.

Thats only because they have long straight motorways now, so you can drive a Seppo 'sports car' fast now without having to worry about cornering.

MO · 31-07-2010, 10:10 AM

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Thats only because they have long straight motorways now, so you can drive a Seppo 'sports car' fast now without having to worry about cornering.

Of course how forgetful of me

Bushbasher · 31-07-2010, 10:11 AM

Pity they only got the slowest versions of the red and the blue (assuming the monaro is a HJ) as the pollution laws started choking them by then. I predict that charger would leave the other 2 behind.

Bushbasher

BPXR6T · 31-07-2010, 10:39 AM

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Damn I wish the little weed in the shiny Blunnys and riding pants had been dropped.

Couldn't agree more. If they ever do a remake of revenge of the nerds this guy will get the gig for sure.

MO · 31-07-2010, 10:47 AM

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Couldn't agree more. If they ever do a remake of revenge of the nerds this guy will get the gig for sure.

Who is he and whats his claim to fame??

**DJR-351** · 31-07-2010, 10:59 AM

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Who is he and whats his claim to fame??

It's Steve Pizzati (aka Pi$$ant) off TGA i think....

InfernoSR · 31-07-2010, 11:05 AM

hellz yeah... put it against 3 pommy cars of the era... say the Triumph TR6, Jaguar and Jenson Interceptor

MO · 31-07-2010, 11:50 AM

@DJR-351,thanks I'll google him later.

@InfernoSR,now your talking have'nt driven the Triumph but have owned Mk1 and Mk2 Jags and have had the use of a Jensen Interceptor for a few weeks.

**GasoLane** · 31-07-2010, 12:06 PM

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have owned Mk1 and Mk2 Jags

Aha! you would be very familiar with the 'prince of darkness' then -Lucas electrics-

(I had a '74 V12 and a '78 V12)

**Sorted** · 31-07-2010, 12:06 PM

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Pity they only got the slowest versions of the red and the blue (assuming the monaro is a HJ) as the pollution laws started choking them by then. I predict that charger would leave the other 2 behind.

Bushbasher

even if they got the fastest the charger would still leave the other 2 behind - then if the Charger did lose, we can claim it's just a 6 lol

MO · 31-07-2010, 12:26 PM

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Aha! you would be very familiar with the 'prince of darkness' then -Lucas electrics-

(I had a '74 V12 and a '78 V12)

Strangely enough the only electrical problem I had was a high tension lead on the dizzy of a Mk2. The wire was broken inside the insulation and would make and break contact,took a while to track that one down.

DBourne · 31-07-2010, 12:31 PM

They are doing an ashes special

ltd · 31-07-2010, 12:33 PM

Doesn't look like any Australian Aerodrome either. Could the BBC and channel 9 have paid for the aussies to go over there?

x series · 31-07-2010, 12:35 PM

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hellz yeah... put it against 3 pommy cars of the era... say the Triumph TR6, Jaguar and Jenson Interceptor

May be just coupes !

**GasoLane** · 31-07-2010, 12:36 PM

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They are doing an ashes special

Cool. Are they going to burn the loser?

bungarra · 31-07-2010, 12:44 PM

Looks like the number of Aussie cars in the UK are going to get a run on the Top Gear track. Would love to have seen them go around the old airfield flat out. Maybe they could have freighted in a XY GTHO, XU1 as well, really give them some pace.

The TG track is the same airfield that VW did the tow the 747 ad.