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thelawnet said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11137...
'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
Touchy lot down there 'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
thelawnet said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11137...
'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
That looks more like a quote from The Daily Mash! Are these people for real? 'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
Mr GrimNasty said:
I've absolutely no doubt it was accidentally on purpose. If you look at the history of all the little 'accidental provocations' in their foreign jaunts, it's an intrinsic part of the program. If the plate was genuinely original to the car, that doesn't even make it improbable. With access to the data, it would be easy enough to search for apt number plates, and then set the program up around whichever one turned out to be on a car that could be suitable/sourced. If you think about it, their are dozens of number plates that contain 982, 82, FKS,FLS,FKD,FLD,FDS etc. etc., if that failed, then you could look for plates that suggested Belgrano, Exocet etc. etc. etc.
I am inclined to agree as its somewhat of a coincidence that all 3 cars are somewhat 'close to the wind' when it comes to the choice of plate.However, the TG team will go to their grave swearing they didn't plus the majority of the audience will get the joke and move on or not care.
The only outraged people will be the Daily Mail readers who were outraged when they read about it in the Mail.
matchmaker said:
thelawnet said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11137...
'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
That looks more like a quote from The Daily Mash! Are these people for real? 'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
thelawnet said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11137...
'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
Page 102 of this thread. 1 sounds like Juan, hundred sounds like Junta and 2 is a synonym for too which means that I posted just now so that I am implying that Juan wants the Junta back also.'Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang Mustang Richard Hammond was driving were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war.
He added that the numbers 646 on James May's Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Local war veteran association member Osvaldo Hilliar, referring to the Falklands by their Spanish name, said: "Our position from the outset was to demand the withdrawal of the TV team from our province, which includes the Malvinas, by 8pm on Thursday, with the warning we'd organise a demonstration to reject their provocation if not.
"What they did was an offence that through no coincidence was committed in the capital of the Malvinas, without any regard to local feeling about this cause.
"They said they didn't want to upset anyone but we know the British have lied for the last 200 years. We told them we couldn't guarantee their security if they didn't leave."'
I imagine the Mustang is in a similar state. Westy Carl said:
Ayahuasca said:
It was absolutely deliberate. Anyone who thinks otherwise is naive.
100% agree. JC and the top gear team are the best in the business at self promotion. Very very clever.
k 'em if they can't take a joke." John Travolta, Broken Arrow, 1996 - which is the same year as that Esprit. 
It's all a conspiracy I tells ya.
Fizpop said:
H1 VAE comes back to a 2006 3.6l Porsche, so somethings afoot in the image above.
I imagine after the initial issue, they changed the plate.car was registered with that plate back in 2001, TG did not change it.
Basically, it's a demonstration of what a complete bunch of intolerance troublemakers the Argentinian idiots are.
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