Famous people and the cars you have seen them in?

[PowerfullyBuilt]

Davina McCall lives across the road from my office, so quite often see her in her Q7 (been tailgated through the 30 zone here quite a few times by her too!) Her husband runs some sort of activity holiday company and uses an ancient Dodge Ram to promote it, with a plate ending 12AM.

Also see Jeff Beck (of Hi-Ho Silver Lining fame) around here a lot in various pieces of of luridly-painted Americana. Oh and Roger Daltrey is pretty local and I've seen him in a Jag of some sort.

[blueg33]

Ages ago

Paul Daniels in Bracknell driving a pale blue Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, IIRG reg was MAG 1C

Quentin Wilson at Micheal Wood Services on the M5 getting out of an E class Merc

Nick Mason at the Prescott Drivers School, but I totally forget what car!

Simon Cowell's Rolls Royce nearly ran me over on a zebra crossing near Lancaster Gate tube

[angus321]

Recently I've seen Hugh Grant in his Ferrari F12, Petra Ecclestone driving her range rover (P3tra) in convoy with James Stunt (Rolls S7unt), other not so recent spots have included Jordan in her Pink Range Rover...!

Edited by angus321 on Monday 8th July 00:20

[stevejh]

I once tried to keep up with Nick Mason in his F40 when on my way to a job interview in Guildford. I followed him round the one way system and we then ended up on the A31 and unsurprisingly the F40 left my Astra GTE for dead .

[DanglerDoo]

Stephen Fry in a Saab convertible quite a few years ago - do I win a prize?

[Xakid]

Arrived at Silverstone last Thursday and had to stop at a roundabout to let Eddie Jordon, Suzie Perry and David Coulthard come round in 3 Peel P50's preceded by a camera car. That's surely worth a prize of some sort?

[BigBen]

Jim Davidson in a Jag S-type at a petrol station on the A12

The Queen Mum in a Daimler Limousine in Crawley

[ryanMIL]

I often see a car near me with the registraction; '7AV' - seems to change cars fairly often and is currently on a ghastly matt-black RR Ghost.

I'm not a football fan, but can only guess deduce that it's an Aston Villa player?

[s m]

ryanMIL said:

I'm not a football fan, but can only guess deduce that it's an Aston Villa player?

Dalian Atkinson ( ex Villa player ) in a Lotus Carlton ...doing well into triple figures

[Camoradi]

Stephen Fry in a Sunbeam Tiger (Kings Lynn circa 1987)

[Frances The Mute]

Xakid said:

Arrived at Silverstone last Thursday and had to stop at a roundabout to let Eddie Jordon, Suzie Perry and David Coulthard come round in 3 Peel P50's preceded by a camera car. That's surely worth a prize of some sort?

Mmmmmmmmm. Suzie Perry.

I saw JK in a Porsche Panamera on the M40.

[donutskidmark]

I was walking by the Ritz one day and Michael Winner cruised by driving his vintage Rolls Royce. Sadly he’s dead now.

[So]

donutskidmark said:

I was walking by the Ritz one day and Michael Winner cruised by driving his vintage Rolls Royce. Sadly he’s dead now.

Yes, but only recently when the poster before you contributed.

[SlimRick]

I saw Her Majesty in the back of an Omega estate on the Cromwell Road in London a good few years ago. Range Rover front and Rear. She was sat on the back seat, tartan travel rug across her knee and a corgi next to her.
She didn't wave.

[Harji]

A fair few years ago, myself and friends in a car saw Neil Ruddock in a Bentley or Roller, being a fat useless footballer, we let him know it as we passed.

A few miles down the motorway I had a blow out, guess who drove past inviting me for coffee.

[P5BNij]

Back in 1995 I was making my way home after the London - Brighton Mini Run in my tatty old '67 Mk1 Mini 850, at a set of traffic lights just outside Brighton John Cooper pulled up alongside in his own Cooper, we tooted and waved at each other and off he went like the clappers.

Twenty years earlier I was in Hammersmith on a family visit and saw John Thaw and Dennis Waterman being driven round the Broadway in the Sweeney Mk1 Consul GT, festooned with scaffolding and camera gear.

[IanCress]

SlimRick said:

I saw Her Majesty in the back of an Omega estate on the Cromwell Road in London a good few years ago. Range Rover front and Rear. She was sat on the back seat, tartan travel rug across her knee and a corgi next to her.
She didn't wave.

I like to think this happened just yesterday. The Queen, being driven round in a knackered £500 Omega estate.

[Pothole]

Claudio Ranieri almost ran me over on King's Road back when he was managing Chelsea

[ToothbrushMan]

Leaving Earls Court Motor show circa 1988 somewhere in Kensington or Chelsea - stuck in traffic two lanes one way.

Car next to us was a long Jag XJ6 and I spotted Terry Venables at the helm.......cue a bit of "Terry! Terry!" Got the thumbs up and that big cheeky smile from him before we started moving......

Possibly drew level with Mike Brewer from WD on the A38/A5 island (before the underpass was built near Lichfield) circa 2010. Cant even remember was the car was now something black and tall. Possibly a Range Rover/Disco or an old Talbot Matra Rancho.

[aka_kerrly]

About 10 years ago I was walking across a zebra crossing in a small Cotswold town when I realised that there was a Ferrari 430(possibly a 456) being driven by Rowan Attkinson in the queue. I expect I did that awful semi shocked pointy finger OMG its Mr Bean look causing him to grin an look away.