has Top Gear Gone Too Far This Time?
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Team have had to flee Argentina. Just seen photos of the Esprit with its windows stoned in. Looks like it got ugly.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29474...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29474...
Edited by Hedgerley on Friday 3rd October 16:04
ks.www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/top-gear/11137879/Jer...
Look on the bright side they did wait 32 years to give things time to cool down before trying the stunt.But probably not Top Gear's brightest idea.Maybe should have done a special run to the Ruhr dams including a flypast by the two Lancasters instead.
Look on the bright side they did wait 32 years to give things time to cool down before trying the stunt.But probably not Top Gear's brightest idea.Maybe should have done a special run to the Ruhr dams including a flypast by the two Lancasters instead.
The plate on Clarkson's 928 does smack of a piss take. I can see the voice over suggesting that the unfortunate events of 30 years ago have long been forgotten, followed by a close up of the number plate as the car pulls away.
But the numbers on the others are too tenuous.
But the numbers on the others are too tenuous.
Local councillor Juan Manuel Romano said:
the digits 269 on the number plate of the Ford Mustang were close to the 255 Britons killed during the 1982 war - and the numbers 646 on the Lotus could be taken as a reference to the 649 Argentinian casualties.
Edited by Caruso on Friday 3rd October 21:38
Edited by Caruso on Friday 3rd October 21:38
Either way there's been a long history of 'look at us aren't we clever' stuff on these specials.
The sad thing is that, honestly, the shows would be more watchable without the in jokes. The production levels are fantastic, the location choices are great, it just seems, time after time, that the decision making process within Top Gear's production team has the self control levels of a sugared up 13 year old.
I'd go as far as to say that at this point I'd be quite ready to believe that they made their choice of the cars for this trip based on finding that Porsche with that numberplate. Its certainly quite unusual to see the same make and model of car in more than one of these road trips - and the 928 has featured before.
The sad thing is that, honestly, the shows would be more watchable without the in jokes. The production levels are fantastic, the location choices are great, it just seems, time after time, that the decision making process within Top Gear's production team has the self control levels of a sugared up 13 year old.
I'd go as far as to say that at this point I'd be quite ready to believe that they made their choice of the cars for this trip based on finding that Porsche with that numberplate. Its certainly quite unusual to see the same make and model of car in more than one of these road trips - and the 928 has featured before.
The hamster was on Chris Evans yesterday and said the no plate a coincidence.
"There were only 2 cars of that sort for sale in the UK at the time and this was the best".
I could believe that but then the bit about the 'other no plates' did sound a bit weak - it was a joke for later in the programme. !
"There were only 2 cars of that sort for sale in the UK at the time and this was the best".
I could believe that but then the bit about the 'other no plates' did sound a bit weak - it was a joke for later in the programme. !
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