Subject: Re: [TR] Top Gear & TV

From: "J.C. Hassall" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:00:25 -0500

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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 <[email-masked]=
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&#39;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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</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>
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From: Ted <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 15:02:03 -0500

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It was a delight to watch shows that Quentin Wilson directed which were
much more intelligent and informative than the monkey Business the other
guys get up to. I read about his history & his father was a code breaker at
Bletchley and obviously dreadfully intelligent which passed on to Quentin.
Luckily with YouTube, we can revisit some of that great knowledge that he
shared. He had a rather distinguished accent and now he's got a kick out of
when he would say stonking or stonker.

T.L.L.
1966 TR4A CTC 73139 LO
www.triumphowners.com/to-car/1966-triumph-tr4a-irs-brilliant-blue-roadster/
1967 TR4A CT 77197 L project car

On Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 7:10=E2=80=AFPM J.C. Hassall <[email-masked]> wrot=
e:

> On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 4:46=E2=80=AFPM John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx=
.com>
=E2=80=99s
>> 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 seve=
ral
>> persistently don=E2=80=99t bother to inform themselves and their audienc=
es 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 an=
d
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">It was a delight to watch shows that Qu=
entin Wilson directed which were much more intelligent and informative than=
 the monkey Business the other guys get up to. I read about his history &am=
p; his father was a code breaker at Bletchley and obviously dreadfully inte=
lligent which passed on to Quentin. Luckily with YouTube, we can revisit so=
me of that great knowledge that he shared. He had a rather distinguished ac=
cent and now he&#39;s got a kick out of when he would say stonking or stonk=
er.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div data-=
smartmail=3D"gmail_signature" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>T.L.L.<br>=
1966 TR4A CTC 73139 LO<br><a href=3D"http://www.triumphowners.com/to-car/19=
66-triumph-tr4a-irs-brilliant-blue-roadster/" target=3D"_blank">www.triumph=
owners.com/to-car/1966-triumph-tr4a-irs-brilliant-blue-roadster/</a><br>196=
7 TR4A CT 77197 L project car</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e gmail_quote_container" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"=
>On Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 7:10=E2=80=AFPM J.C. Hassall &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jh=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">RIP Quentin.=C2=A0 I wish I had watched t=
he show during your Presenter tenure, I&#39;m sure the show would have been=
 far more entertaining with an informed, educational bent.=C2=A0<div><br></=
div><div>jim</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 4:46=E2=80=AFPM John Macartney &lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"norefer=
rer">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex">I know 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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