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RIP Quentin. I wish I had watched the show during your Presenter tenure,
I'm sure the show would have been far more entertaining with an informed,
educational bent.
jim
On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 4:46=E2=80=AFPM John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.c=
om>
wrote:
> I know that many of you enjoy watching Top Gear.
> In its earliest days, and apart from Clarkson, who IMHO has always been
> odious in the extreme, the programme was co-hosted by Quentin Wilson who
> was a totally different and professional kettle of fish. I got to know
> Quentin quite well on his regular visits to BMIHT when the museum or it=
=E2=80=99s
> archive was being filmed and always, he was polite, courteous, well
> informed and always genuine in the way he interfaced with people. It was
> always a pleasure being with him as it was a penance to deal with the
> arrogant and =E2=80=98entitled=E2=80=99 twat of Clarkson. Today, I heard =
with much sadness
> that Quentin Wilson has sadly died. He was only 68 and it was after sever=
al
> years of suffering with cancer. Quentin knew and understood the former
> British motor industry in a way that many other automotive journalists
> persistently don=E2=80=99t bother to inform themselves and their audience=
s and in
> my view, those of us who remain and still with an interest in old cars, a=
re
> sadly denied a commentator who was truly outstanding in his knowledge and
> the many contributions he made.
>
> Jonmac
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<div dir=3D"ltr">RIP Quentin.=C2=A0 I wish I had watched the show during yo=
ur Presenter tenure, I'm sure the show would have been far more enterta=
ining with an informed, educational bent.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>jim</div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 4:46=E2=80=AFPM John Macartne=
y <<a href=3D"mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com";>johnbmacartney@gmx.com</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I kno=
w that many of you enjoy watching Top Gear. <br>
In its earliest days, and apart from Clarkson, who IMHO has always been odi=
ous in the extreme, the programme was co-hosted by Quentin Wilson who was a=
totally different and professional kettle of fish. I got to know Quentin q=
uite well on his regular visits to BMIHT when the museum or it=E2=80=99s ar=
chive was being filmed and always, he was polite, courteous, well informed =
and always genuine in the way he interfaced with people. It was always a pl=
easure being with him as it was a penance to deal with the arrogant and =E2=
=80=98entitled=E2=80=99 twat of Clarkson. Today, I heard with much sadness =
that Quentin Wilson has sadly died. He was only 68 and it was after several=
years of suffering with cancer. Quentin knew and understood the former Bri=
tish motor industry in a way that many other automotive journalists persist=
ently don=E2=80=99t bother to inform themselves and their audiences and in =
my view, those of us who remain and still with an interest in old cars, are=
sadly denied a commentator who was truly outstanding in his knowledge and =
the many contributions he made.<br>
<br>
Jonmac<br>
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