Jeremy Clarkson's Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Jeremy Clarkson's Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
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camshafted

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938 posts

181 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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Clarkson's old Lamborghini is on the market - looks very nice indeed!

The interesting thing about it is that he was (apparently) dared to buy a Lamborghini by James May.

Proof if anything else that they still have the mentality of three school boys.

http://swns.com/jeremy-clarksons-convertible-lambo...

I'd really love to be able to act on that sort of impulse. I'm assuming he traded it in / sold it when he got the CLK Black.


off_again

13,917 posts

250 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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Impulse buys of cars when you earn £2m+ a year are not so wallet breaking.

I understand Hammonds Morgan is also up for sale. And Mays Porsche was / is....

Still, not bad going though. Kept all of them for a few years when most keep them for months and trade on. Clearly the Lambo had appeal.

Deerfoot

5,073 posts

200 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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off_again said:
I understand Hammonds Morgan is also up for sale.
Hammond`s Morgan is lovely.

camshafted

Original Poster:

938 posts

181 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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I just phoned up about Hammond's - has just sold!

Not a fan of Morgans to be fair, would much prefer a crazy Italian car

EDLT

15,421 posts

222 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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camshafted said:
The interesting thing about it is that he was (apparently) dared to buy a Lamborghini by James May.
That was in Top Gear magazine, the story is that he tries to get people to buy cars with a horrible spec. He said Clarkson's Gallardo should be baby blue with a purple interior and wheels. hehe

RESSE

5,896 posts

237 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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camshafted said:
I just phoned up about Hammond's - has just sold!

Not a fan of Morgans to be fair, would much prefer a crazy Italian car
The Hairpin* Company?

I saw the car advertised on their website in February and it was shown in Classic and Sports Car Magazine.

  • They have some lovely cars for sale.

camshafted

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938 posts

181 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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Yes, The Hairpin. Hadn't heard of them before.

They have some stunning 'proper' Porsches with spoilers and bodykits and a load of retro Mercs.

Very nice indeed

waremark

3,278 posts

229 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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I thought he had it for rather a short time, and replaced it with the Ford GT. At the same time as these cars he had an SL55 and then an SLK 55. Since he had the CLK Black I have not heard mention of any other cars (apart from a ? 60's 'Grosser' Merc 600); has anyone else?

btdk5

1,861 posts

206 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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camshafted said:
Yes, The Hairpin. Hadn't heard of them before.

They have some stunning 'proper' Porsches with spoilers and bodykits and a load of retro Mercs.

Very nice indeed
Why would you ring them up about it if you're not interessted in buying it?

camshafted

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181 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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Just to enquire. Someone told me Hammond's car was for sale so I phoned up to satisfy my curiosity.

That's when they said it had sold.

anonymous-user

70 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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"An impressive endorsement of a fantastic supercar.” according to the selling dealer BHP.

bks. People neeed to get over the fact that JC's opinion is just that - he's commented in his column before that members of the public often come up to him and say that they bought a car because he said it was good, and after living with it for a while they don't like it, to which he's asked them why they'd be so stupid to buy a car based on his opinion.

It IS a great car, but not because JC's owned it.


camshafted

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938 posts

181 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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That's just PR spiel though from the dealer.

Ultimately people to take what Clarkson says as gospel, that's why he has petitions for him to be in government and enough money from book sales to buy a Cotswold mansion and park a fighter plane in the grounds!

CypherP

4,396 posts

208 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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yellowbentines said:
"An impressive endorsement of a fantastic supercar.” according to the selling dealer BHP.

bks. People neeed to get over the fact that JC's opinion is just that - he's commented in his column before that members of the public often come up to him and say that they bought a car because he said it was good, and after living with it for a while they don't like it, to which he's asked them why they'd be so stupid to buy a car based on his opinion.

It IS a great car, but not because JC's owned it.
At least he owns up to the fact that his opinion is nothing but bks. But then that just goes to show you how many dim people there are out there.

Mustardo

95 posts

174 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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TBH the car never really suited him. You need to be a handsome, chiselled-jawed he-man (like me) or a stunning, slim brunette (like my wife), not a fat, ugly, middle-aged hack.

Lord_Howit_Hertz

1,955 posts

233 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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If im right in thinking, both the ford GT and this Gallardo have both been (or are) owned by PH'ers

SplatSpeed

7,491 posts

267 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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you need one thing for a convertable

Hair!

paulrussell

2,271 posts

177 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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waremark said:
I thought he had it for rather a short time, and replaced it with the Ford GT. At the same time as these cars he had an SL55 and then an SLK 55. Since he had the CLK Black I have not heard mention of any other cars (apart from a ? 60's 'Grosser' Merc 600); has anyone else?
He replaced the Ford GT with the Gallardo not the other way round.

He doesn't have a fighter jet outside his house. The local council wouldn't let him keep it nor his wife.

Mastiff

2,515 posts

257 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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ThatPhilBrettGuy

11,810 posts

256 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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Lord_Howit_Hertz said:
If im right in thinking, both the ford GT and this Gallardo have both been (or are) owned by PH'ers
Yup smile

LukeSi

5,780 posts

177 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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