[TR] Top Gear & TV

[Ted]

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
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1967 TR4A CT 77197 L project car

On Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 7:10 PM J.C. Hassall <jhassall at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 PM John Macartney <johnbmacartney at gmx.com>
> 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’s
>> 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 ‘entitled’ 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
>> British motor industry in a way that many other automotive journalists
>> persistently don’t 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.
>>
>> Jonmac
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