Famous people and the cars you have seen them in?
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Back in the 90s I was queuing outside Harrods and a silver Vauxhall Vectra V6 tried to aggressively cut in front of me - I didn't let it. Out the window leaned one Jeremy Clarkson, who called me a f
king wker and spun his wheels up the road. I think he was a brand ambassador for them back then, which presumably required him to drive cockishly.Barack Obama, northbound on the M11 in April 2016 all the way from the M25 intersection to Stanstead. We weren't held up - they were cracking along around 80. There were about 8 bike outriders & 6 vehicles. Odd thing though - the convoy was in the outside lane the whole time, with the outriders blocking off the middle & inside. Weird. Presumably to avoid anyone accidentally (or otherwise) barging in from a junction?? No idea what he was in, but the convoy included 3 matching SUV's.
Edited by CardinalFang on Friday 18th January 15:54
illmonkey said:
I've seen Jay Kay many times as I was once local to his (amazing) home. One of my bike rides went straight past his house, I've seen him in a lambo and also ragging a moped up and down the road (sans helmet) leading to his house with some big hat on waving.
I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
Similar thing to this last year. I was making some very good progress on a B road in my old 996 when a brand new '18 plate 911 T pulled out of a side junction and caught up with me surprisingly quickly. I pulled into a petrol station a couple of miles further up the road and the T pulled in behind me and parked up. A bloke got out with a big grin on his face and nodded at me across the forecourt and went in to the shop. I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
After refuelling I ended up joining the queue to the tills behind him and commented on how nice his car was and he returned the compliment (although I'm sure he was just being polite about mine!) and we got chatting. It wasn't until were outside a couple of minutes later having a look round his car and he was extolling the virtues of the basic 911 over a long list of other exotica that it suddenly clicked it was Jay Kay. Really nice bloke and very obviously a complete enthusiast. Very down to earth as well and left the petrol station in some style as well
The Curn said:
illmonkey said:
I've seen Jay Kay many times as I was once local to his (amazing) home. One of my bike rides went straight past his house, I've seen him in a lambo and also ragging a moped up and down the road (sans helmet) leading to his house with some big hat on waving.
I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
Similar thing to this last year. I was making some very good progress on a B road in my old 996 when a brand new '18 plate 911 T pulled out of a side junction and caught up with me surprisingly quickly. I pulled into a petrol station a couple of miles further up the road and the T pulled in behind me and parked up. A bloke got out with a big grin on his face and nodded at me across the forecourt and went in to the shop. I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
After refuelling I ended up joining the queue to the tills behind him and commented on how nice his car was and he returned the compliment (although I'm sure he was just being polite about mine!) and we got chatting. It wasn't until were outside a couple of minutes later having a look round his car and he was extolling the virtues of the basic 911 over a long list of other exotica that it suddenly clicked it was Jay Kay. Really nice bloke and very obviously a complete enthusiast. Very down to earth as well and left the petrol station in some style as well
Years ago, he was in a pub garden, when a brand new 911 pulled up.
Driver got out, and my mate said how nice the car was, owner said, "jump in, I'll take you around the block, which he did"
Car came back, ,my friend returned to the group of people he was sitting with, and was asked if he got the drivers autograph.
Driver was George Harrison.
Trevatanus said:
The Curn said:
illmonkey said:
I've seen Jay Kay many times as I was once local to his (amazing) home. One of my bike rides went straight past his house, I've seen him in a lambo and also ragging a moped up and down the road (sans helmet) leading to his house with some big hat on waving.
I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
Similar thing to this last year. I was making some very good progress on a B road in my old 996 when a brand new '18 plate 911 T pulled out of a side junction and caught up with me surprisingly quickly. I pulled into a petrol station a couple of miles further up the road and the T pulled in behind me and parked up. A bloke got out with a big grin on his face and nodded at me across the forecourt and went in to the shop. I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
After refuelling I ended up joining the queue to the tills behind him and commented on how nice his car was and he returned the compliment (although I'm sure he was just being polite about mine!) and we got chatting. It wasn't until were outside a couple of minutes later having a look round his car and he was extolling the virtues of the basic 911 over a long list of other exotica that it suddenly clicked it was Jay Kay. Really nice bloke and very obviously a complete enthusiast. Very down to earth as well and left the petrol station in some style as well
Years ago, he was in a pub garden, when a brand new 911 pulled up.
Driver got out, and my mate said how nice the car was, owner said, "jump in, I'll take you around the block, which he did"
Car came back, ,my friend returned to the group of people he was sitting with, and was asked if he got the drivers autograph.
Driver was George Harrison.
Sorry, got a cough...
illmonkey said:
Trevatanus said:
The Curn said:
illmonkey said:
I've seen Jay Kay many times as I was once local to his (amazing) home. One of my bike rides went straight past his house, I've seen him in a lambo and also ragging a moped up and down the road (sans helmet) leading to his house with some big hat on waving.
I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
Similar thing to this last year. I was making some very good progress on a B road in my old 996 when a brand new '18 plate 911 T pulled out of a side junction and caught up with me surprisingly quickly. I pulled into a petrol station a couple of miles further up the road and the T pulled in behind me and parked up. A bloke got out with a big grin on his face and nodded at me across the forecourt and went in to the shop. I was admiring a mint 528e E28 in the local shops car park, after I'd just parked my old banger E30 up, when I heard a voice say "she's lovely isn't she", turn around and he is walking toward me with a bag of shopping. We stood and talked about it for 5 mins before I made excuses and carried on with my shop (and let him go!). He was just a bloke who loved cars and could probably have talked for hours.
After refuelling I ended up joining the queue to the tills behind him and commented on how nice his car was and he returned the compliment (although I'm sure he was just being polite about mine!) and we got chatting. It wasn't until were outside a couple of minutes later having a look round his car and he was extolling the virtues of the basic 911 over a long list of other exotica that it suddenly clicked it was Jay Kay. Really nice bloke and very obviously a complete enthusiast. Very down to earth as well and left the petrol station in some style as well
Years ago, he was in a pub garden, when a brand new 911 pulled up.
Driver got out, and my mate said how nice the car was, owner said, "jump in, I'll take you around the block, which he did"
Car came back, ,my friend returned to the group of people he was sitting with, and was asked if he got the drivers autograph.
Driver was George Harrison.
Sorry, got a cough...
Pulled in to our local filling station in my Renault 5 tl, at the next pump is a distinguished gentleman filling his filthy Jag, the passenger seat is reclined and on it is a golden lab, I looked at the chap and my monkey brain said you know him, assuming it was one of my chums fathers I chatted politely as did he, having gone in and paid he came out, said cheerio, got in and drove off, having noticed it was actually a brand new Jag the penny dropped that he was Michael Heseltine.
The second time same thing but an attractive woman, assumed she must be one of my wife's acquaintances, as she drove off I realised she was Susan George. Probably hoping I was not a stalker.
The second time same thing but an attractive woman, assumed she must be one of my wife's acquaintances, as she drove off I realised she was Susan George. Probably hoping I was not a stalker.
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