Jeeves and Wooster?

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Can someone please tell me what car Bertie Wooster drives in the series?
I think its either a riley, Aston Martin, lagonda or frazer nash. Not a bad guess.

[burblingbrownone]

Dont know what it is, was watching it myself this morning and thinking that it was an utterly gorgeous motor.
Would love to roar about in one of those complete with leather WWII flying jacket, helmet & goggles !

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Absolutley, rather like the current advert with jodie kidd driving an AC Ace, pure genius.
My MG is currently being fettled and i cant wait to get her back and go for a spin.

[tog]

Is it a Triumph of some type?

[nicecupoftea]

I think he drives different cars in different episodes, but that one this morning was gorgeous!

[williamp]

Its a pre-war Aston Martin. A 1 1/2 litre Mark 2, to be precise.

Campian (rememebr that?) drove a Lagonda

[PVN]

Captain Hastings, in the Poirot series, also drove a Lagonda. Gorgeous car!

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williamp said:

Its a pre-war Aston Martin. A 1 1/2 litre Mark 2, to be precise.

Campian (rememebr that?) drove a Lagonda

Thank you, thats what i had in mind but needed to hear it from someone else.
Blooming lovely car.


Talking of Poirot, one of our cars was used in the movie 'Peril at End house'.
It was the red Cheverolet. sadly not in our ownership any more. My dad imported it from south america and restored it. its still as shiny as the day it left the paint shop and that was 25 years ago and it gets used for wedding etc still. 1931!! cant see many of the modern day chevys doing that

[jith]

PVN said:

Captain Hastings, in the Poirot series, also drove a Lagonda. Gorgeous car!

Sorry old son, Hastings drove a Bentley I'm afraid.
But utterly gorgeous just the same!

[thunderbelmont]

Bergerac had a Triumph Roadster Mk2 (or something like that...)

Who was it that drove a Triumph Renown (I'm sure it was someone like the original "Dangerous Davies" or similar).

Rob.

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Its on again today. channel 119. simply wonderful.
What ho!

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I saw this a few months ago in winchester. Does anyone know anything about it?
It was great to see just parked up mid week in the middle of the town. Quite different to seeing one at a classic car show.

[eccles]

mmmm, a nice late 30's aston, worth quite a few quid as well!

[ettore]

williamp said:

Its a pre-war Aston Martin. A 1 1/2 litre Mark 2, to be precise.

Campian (rememebr that?) drove a Lagonda

Without being too boring this is incorrect. The car in Jeeves and Wooster is earlier than a Mk11 (which is from the thirties). I believe that the car is a very early International (an earlier 1 1/2)from the late twenties. Lovely car.

Campion did drive a Lagonda, an M45, as did Captain Hastings from Poirot. Lagonda`s from the twenties do have some similarity with Bentleys but they had smaller engines and were nowhere near as quick! (Hastings` was either a s/charged two litre or a three litre).

And in a final effort to confirm anorak status the picture above is of a late thirties Aston Martin 15/98 (or two litre).

[williamp]

ettore said:

williamp said:

Its a pre-war Aston Martin. A 1 1/2 litre Mark 2, to be precise.

Campian (rememebr that?) drove a Lagonda

Without being too boring this is incorrect. The car in Jeeves and Wooster is earlier than a Mk11 (which is from the thirties). I believe that the car is a very early International (an earlier 1 1/2)from the late twenties. Lovely car.

Campion did drive a Lagonda, an M45, as did Captain Hastings from Poirot. Lagonda`s from the twenties do have some similarity with Bentleys but they had smaller engines and were nowhere near as quick! (Hastings` was either a s/charged two litre or a three litre).

And in a final effort to confirm anorak status the picture above is of a late thirties Aston Martin 15/98 (or two litre).

Quite right. But, for tull bragging right on pre-war Astons on pistonheads, why does the 15/98 have a green AMOC badge????

And no, its not to match the colour scheme...

[ettore]

williamp said:

ettore said:

williamp said:

Its a pre-war Aston Martin. A 1 1/2 litre Mark 2, to be precise.

Campian (rememebr that?) drove a Lagonda

Without being too boring this is incorrect. The car in Jeeves and Wooster is earlier than a Mk11 (which is from the thirties). I believe that the car is a very early International (an earlier 1 1/2)from the late twenties. Lovely car.

Campion did drive a Lagonda, an M45, as did Captain Hastings from Poirot. Lagonda`s from the twenties do have some similarity with Bentleys but they had smaller engines and were nowhere near as quick! (Hastings` was either a s/charged two litre or a three litre).

And in a final effort to confirm anorak status the picture above is of a late thirties Aston Martin 15/98 (or two litre).

Quite right. But, for tull bragging right on pre-war Astons on pistonheads, why does the 15/98 have a green AMOC badge????

And no, its not to match the colour scheme...

I`m not a member of the AMOC (fine institution though it is) so I don`t really know. Is it something to do with being pre-DB?

[richb]

williamp said:

ettore said:

williamp said:

Its a pre-war Aston Martin. A 1 1/2 litre Mark 2, to be precise. Campian (rememebr that?) drove a Lagonda

Without being too boring this is incorrect. The car in Jeeves and Wooster is earlier than a Mk11 (which is from the thirties). I believe that the car is a very early International (an earlier 1 1/2)from the late twenties. Lovely car.

Campion did drive a Lagonda, an M45, as did Captain Hastings from Poirot. Lagonda`s from the twenties do have some similarity with Bentleys but they had smaller engines and were nowhere near as quick! (Hastings` was either a s/charged two litre or a three litre).

And in a final effort to confirm anorak status the picture above is of a late thirties Aston Martin 15/98 (or two litre).

Quite right. But, for tull bragging right on pre-war Astons on pistonheads, why does the 15/98 have a green AMOC badge????And no, its not to match the colour scheme...

And the answer is???

[richb]

jith said:

PVN said:

Captain Hastings, in the Poirot series, also drove a Lagonda. Gorgeous car!

Sorry old son, Hastings drove a Bentley I'm afraid.
But utterly gorgeous just the same!

No, as has been said it was a Lagonda, I've just watched an episode where he enters it for Le Mans, no racing unfortunatly. Now then, what type was it? A M45? Anyone???

[williamp]

There are several differnt colours of Amoc badge. The red one is for all mebers. The green one is for thbose who race cars- hence that car has, at some poine been raced in AMOC events, and has the "right" to wear that badge. There are also blue and yellow ones, for (I think) winners of different races.

[ettore]

richb said:

jith said:

PVN said:

Captain Hastings, in the Poirot series, also drove a Lagonda. Gorgeous car!

Sorry old son, Hastings drove a Bentley I'm afraid.
But utterly gorgeous just the same!

No, as has been said it was a Lagonda, I've just watched an episode where he enters it for Le Mans, no racing unfortunatly. Now then, what type was it? A M45? Anyone???

I can`t remember exactly without watching an episode but seem to remember it was a 3-litre so earlier than an M45.