Famous people and the cars you have seen them in?
Discussion
Vladimir said:
Hugh Grant (many times) in his Vanquish
Did not know he had a Vanquish. I remember reading an article he wrote when "About a Boy" came out, he apparently had very little interest in cars, and the kid playing the boy spent the whole time they were making the film badgering him into buying something nice!VoziKaoFangio said:
A couple of years ago, I spotted Paul Daniels driving a Transit van through Sonning - at the moment I spotted him I was listening to an interview with David Blaine on the radio and driving past the gates of Yuri Geller's house. That's magic, I thought.
Does he still have his Ferrari, IIRC he had the plate MAG1C on it...he clearly moves the plate around:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulannett/159353413/
80sboy said:
I often see some kid driving around in an Overfinch RR Sport in Oxford. He looks no older than 18 (little s
t!). Saw him in football kit once, so I wonder if he plays professionally.
Since I know f-all about football I have no idea who he is. Maybe he's just loaded and still in his PE kit.
Plate is '99 OB'.
Apparently they have a "Damien Batt" playing for them currently...t!). Saw him in football kit once, so I wonder if he plays professionally. Since I know f-all about football I have no idea who he is. Maybe he's just loaded and still in his PE kit.
Plate is '99 OB'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Batt
LongLiveTazio said:
COM1C is/was Jimmy Tarbuck's.
Interesting... Google backs this up, but I am sure Rowan owned it at some point... it featured on (presumably his Aston) in his film "The Tall Guy"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098436/trivia "the Tall Guy"
The car that races to the Hospital at the end of the film (a blue Aston Martin registration "COMIC") belonged to Rowan Atkinson. Dexter is pulled over by the police for speeding, just in the same way Atkinson was in real life, in the very same car. Atkinson received a driving ban as a result of the incident.
Edited by onyx39 on Wednesday 25th January 16:13
donz29 said:
Mine all seem to be in petrol stations...
Murray Walker in a petrol station in Buckingham filling up an Escort Cosworth and Paul Daniels and Debbie Magee in a Mk2 RX7 in a motorway petrol station.
The best one was when I worked in an old fashioned petrol station where I had to go out and fill the customers cars up. Sat in my little hut I could just hear the scream of an engine as the driver downshifted, hard on the brakes and then the flat nose of a bright red Esprit Turbo came roaring onto the forecourt still carrying so much speed I was sure it was coming straight through the my little hut! It stopped neatly next to the pump closest to me and out jumped Mika Hakkinen - to be fair I didn't know it was him until I saw his name on the credit card!
I'll never forget the scream of that engine!
I keep getting reminded of people watching this thread. A couple of years ago i popped into a petrol station close to work as i walked in, a man walked out carrying a coffee and jumped into a golf diesel. " did you see who that was "asked the man behind the counter? " was Damon Hill" Murray Walker in a petrol station in Buckingham filling up an Escort Cosworth and Paul Daniels and Debbie Magee in a Mk2 RX7 in a motorway petrol station.
The best one was when I worked in an old fashioned petrol station where I had to go out and fill the customers cars up. Sat in my little hut I could just hear the scream of an engine as the driver downshifted, hard on the brakes and then the flat nose of a bright red Esprit Turbo came roaring onto the forecourt still carrying so much speed I was sure it was coming straight through the my little hut! It stopped neatly next to the pump closest to me and out jumped Mika Hakkinen - to be fair I didn't know it was him until I saw his name on the credit card!
I'll never forget the scream of that engine!
Ari said:
onyx39 said:
Does he still have his Ferrari, IIRC he had the plate MAG1C on it...
he clearly moves the plate around:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulannett/159353413/
Crikey, he must have fallen on hard times!he clearly moves the plate around:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulannett/159353413/
From a Ferrari to a tatty old Isuzu and flogging tat on line.
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