You Bet: Can you name all these tail lights.

[Milkyway63]

There used to be a popular Saturday night TV programme called YOU BET.
( Forsyth... Between 1988 - 1990)

Contestants had a unique feat or memory.
They had their challenge... if they won, they got a medal.

This 17yr old chap reckons he can name 40 tail lights.

This clip is years old.. so put your thinking caps on.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9v0UTn6Eqw

GO!!!...
(Wonder if he’s a PH’er or went into the motor industry).

Edited by Milkyway63 on Wednesday 15th September 00:32

[interstellar]

I got zero as there is no link

[Mave]

Milkyway63 said:

Soz... forgot
( Sally James too.... Bonus)

THERE IS NOW.... GOOD LUCK ( & the scores on the doors is)

Edited by Milkyway63 on Tuesday 14th September 22:22

Is there? I can't see it...

[Milkyway63]

Mave said:

Milkyway63 said:

Soz... forgot
( Sally James too.... Bonus)

THERE IS NOW.... GOOD LUCK ( & the scores on the doors is)

Edited by Milkyway63 on Tuesday 14th September 22:22

Is there? I can't see it...

Try again...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9v0UTn6Eqw

[Milkyway63]

interstellar said:

I got zero as there is no link

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9v0UTn6Eqw

[underwhelmist]

I remember watching that at the time. There was also a chap who worked in a motorbike shop who identified a load of bikes (make and model) from just their engine sounds.

[Mave]

Ha ha I got about half of them. Might have cheated because sometime he named them before you got you see them, I'm sure I would have got those right...

[Milkyway63]

BONUS; Try a bit of Russ Swift...amazing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QnKMpex2zfc

Edited by Milkyway63 on Tuesday 14th September 23:53

[romeodelta]

I straight up had a dream I was on You Bet doing this, but with headlights

Can’t remember if I saw this 30 years ago though

The You Bet I remember was with Matthew Kelly.

[dudleybloke]

I'm pretty sure someone was on there identifying cars by the sound of the door closing.

[Milkyway63]

romeodelta said:

I straight up had a dream I was on You Bet doing this, but with headlights

Can’t remember if I saw this 30 years ago though

The You Bet I remember was with Matthew Kelly.

Wiki:
Bruce: 1988 - 1990
Matthew Kelly... 1991 - 1995.

Edited by Milkyway63 on Wednesday 15th September 00:16

[Milkyway63]

Should get Tim Shaw to attempt this on CAR SOS...his sort of challenge;

1% Discount for each one .. “On the nose” & all that.

Edited by Milkyway63 on Wednesday 15th September 01:40

[forzaminardi]

There was a similar show in Germany called "Wetten, Dass?" ('Bet on that?') which in one episode a kid claimed to be able to recognise the make and model of cars simply by hearing the sound of their doors closing. He failed. He may or may not be a NVH engineer now.

[Twisted Vicar]

dudleybloke said:

I'm pretty sure someone was on there identifying cars by the sound of the door closing.

Also IIRC one for door hinges?

[Every day a journey]

Twisted Vicar said:

dudleybloke said:

I'm pretty sure someone was on there identifying cars by the sound of the door closing.

Also IIRC one for door hinges?

Also for wing mirrors.

From memory he got every single one corrrect.

[anonymous-user]

I'm sure I remember another one where the bloke was identifying cars by their silhouettes

[M1C]

I used to like that Show. Not watched the clips yet though.

I used to be able to do the headlights thing. I could sit on an evening down at the village crossroads and could tell what cars were coming from the shape of their headlights.

I was pretty good with engine sounds too, to tell the manufacturer.

Yes, i was such a cool kid!

(and still am!)

[Vickers_VC10]

One challenge that stuck in my mind was a guy who could name the song by how a candle flickered next to a speaker ( he had ear defenders on iirc ) fairly sure he failed lol

Loved You Bet!

[Muzzer79]

dudleybloke said:

I'm pretty sure someone was on there identifying cars by the sound of the door closing.

German guy IIRC.

[MattyD803]

Used to love that show as a kid - great post.

There was another where a guy named the car by the plastic wheel trims alone (with centre cap blanked out) - again, I think he got every one!.

I think I could have got nearly all of those rear lights, perhaps except the Fiat Chroma and perhaps the Peugeot 505 lamp....although no way could I have done it that time frame!

Edited by MattyD803 on Wednesday 15th September 10:52