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Matthew · Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 7

For all you UK followers, the BBC Top Gear gear team, Clarkson et al, have just been outside my offices in London with their cameras and a 924, 944 and 928 which they look to have picked up on the cheap, arguing about which one is best. I did my best to defend the 924 against the usual barrage of insults.....(and set beanpole Clarkson straight on a few niceities of the 924 engine - Van engine blah blah blah!). No idea when it's going on air. I guess I had better tell my Mum.

Matthew

5150 · Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 9:11 pm Post subject:

You shoulda grabbed one of the cars and mowed Clarkson down with it mate... I can't stand that bloke!

Dilema now is whether to watch out for the program or not, on the one hand they may sing the praises of the 924 and I'll be super happy.. on the other hand they might slag them off something rotten and I'll be fuelled with blood-lust rage

wanting to kill someone...

Article about the 914's in the Independant newspapers motoring supplement today and there was a double page spread about the Porsche Festival at Brands Hatch in the one from the 7th Sept. I'll have to see if i can scan them at home and pop them into some webspace..
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Eturbo924 · Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 2212 Location: Londonderry NH

I think it was Top Gear that did a piece on the 1968 Dodge Charger. They did a good job. Well I like that year charger anyway 1968-69.

Lets see what they say.
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numbbers · Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:30 am Post subject:

Yep, my step son has an original '69 Charger. That is his money-pit, the Porsche is mine.
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Eturbo924 · Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 2212 Location: Londonderry NH

318, 383.... 440.... or..... 426 Hemi?

I must admit.... it was the Dukes of Hazard that hooked me on the 69 charger... Though I can also say that my Father once owned a 69 Charger RT/SE with 383 4 barrel.

This was his.

http://www.geocities.com/eturbo924/Dads69charger.html
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iwantacarrera · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 99 Location: Ravenshead, England

I have a couple of money pits on my property:

1971 VW Beetle Cabriolet (US Spec LHD) - undergoing full body resto
1979 Ford Fiesta 1.6 (ex works car, 10th position on 1979 Monte Carlo rally) - full resto

and of course the 924

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Khal · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 8:56 am Post subject:

Aw, c'mon, Clarkson's a classic!

I'm guessing he probably hasn't got too many kind words for the 924...

After all, I've heard him refer to the new GT3 RS as a "jumped-up Volkswagen beetle." (which I actually thought was pretty funny)

Can't wait to see the show (if it comes out here)
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kye · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 2:57 pm Post subject:

www.sleepy-fish.com/other_veh.htm is the place to get them khal!
there are many amusing reviews in there

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Khal · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:46 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I've got a few from there...
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red924 · Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 281 Location: London, England

thats amazing should hav grabbed ur digi cam and took some snaps!
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red924 · Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 281 Location: London, England

anyone catch this on tv a couple of weeks ago?
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edh · Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 240 Location: Derby, UK

yes - but it was more light entertainment than motoring piece

apparently the 928 was losing water because a hose had come adrift - should have been pretty easy to fix, but not good TV.

Having just sold a 924S for well under GBP 1500, I know that they could have found better examples if they wanted to, but I guess that wasn't really the point.
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Paul · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:12 am Post subject:

5150 · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:34 pm Post subject:

missed the programme, but heard about it.. sound's like it was a pile of crap just aimed at boosting ratings...

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Khal · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:03 am Post subject: