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 Subject:  Re: About the RadiatorList thread.  
  
 Date:  Oct 27, 2007
 From:  Chris Oldfield 
The clip is actually from Top Gear, the BBC's motoring show. It was first shown in 2005, & I believe the unit involved is 1st Royal Tank Regiment (see the Chinese Eyes painted either side of the turret? That's a legend by itself, as any tankie will tell you).
The presenter with the irreverant line in wit is Jeremy Clarkson, who knows a little bit about soldiering because his late father-in-law, Major Robert Cain, was a holder of the Victoria Cross. He won it at Arnhem in 1944 for knocking out 13 German tanks & SP guns single-handedly whilst armed with a PIAT, which he fired from the hip.
Clarkson also did a programme a few years ago where he went to RAF Lakenheath for a trip in an F-15 Strike Eagle with the USAF. They demonstrated the F-15's aerobatic capability for him whilst he was in the back seat, & he filled 5 sick bags before reaching 35,000 feet! He proudly held them all up for the camera after landing. That one is probably on YouTube somewhere as well.
Clarkson is always good value for money entertainment-wise because he appeals to the overgrown schoolboy in most of us. He & his 2 equally mad compatriots on Top Gear once turned a Renault Espace people-carrier into a convertible by sawing the roof off with angle grinders, & attaching a soft top which they'd sewn together themselves. It actually worked as well, until they decided to put it through a car wash. The soft top became detached from its mountings & fouled up the roller brushes of the car wash, causing it to overheat & catch fire. Car wash & Renault Espace were reduced to a pile of ash. The 3 presenters baled out before the fire caught hold & were last seen giggling behind a wall as flames shot into the sky.
I would best describe the show for US/Canadian readers as being a bit like Jackass with expensive cars.....

All the best,
Chris.
 
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. . . [Chapter] A Simple Build? - James Wechsler - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] A Simple Build? - Chris Oldfield - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] A Simple Build? - Michael Powers - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Reference Pictures - James Wechsler - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Zip file - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Zip file - Bruce Oomen - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Zip file - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Zip file - Michael Powers - Sep 26, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Let's see - James Wechsler - Sep 27, 2007
. . . Re: [BLOG] SAS Land Rover 110 DPV - Mike Powers - Sep 27, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Maybe Not - James Wechsler - Sep 29, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Getting Started – Rear Suspension - James Wechsler - Oct 8, 2007
. . . . . . coil springs [IMG] - spencer norcross - Oct 9, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: coil springs - James Wechsler - Oct 9, 2007
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. . . [Chapter] The Engine, Drive Train , and Exhaust - James Wechsler - Oct 15, 2007
. . . . . . Radiator Mounts - Hans Haase - Oct 15, 2007
. . . . . . About the Radiator - Michael Powers - Oct 15, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: About the Radiator - spencer norcross - Oct 16, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Hilarious! - Jim Wechsler - Oct 16, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Looking good so far - Chris "Panzer" Mrosko - Oct 26, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: About the Radiator - Chris Oldfield - Oct 27, 2007
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. . . [Chapter] The Body and Wheels – Part 2 - James Wechsler - Nov 5, 2007
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. . . [Chapter] Roll Cage and Weapon Mount - James Wechsler - Nov 12, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Front End Details - James Wechsler - Nov 18, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Front End Details - Michael Powers - Nov 18, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Front End Details - James Wechsler - Nov 19, 2007
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. . . [Chapter] The Driver - James Wechsler - Nov 26, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Truck Bed Details - James Wechsler - Nov 29, 2007
. . . [Chapter] Roll Cage and Weapon Mount Details - James Wechsler - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Roll Cage and Weapon Mount Details - Glenn Bartolotti - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Roll Cage and Weapon Mount Details - Michael Powers - Dec 5, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Roll Cage and Weapon Mount Details - Jim Wechsler - Dec 6, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Roll Cage and Weapon Mount Details - Brian O'Donoghue - Dec 8, 2007
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. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Commander and Machine Gun - Michael Powers - Dec 18, 2007
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. . . . . . Re: Excellent Wheel overspray... - Michael Powers - Jan 4, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: Excellent Wheel overspray... Maybe not - James Wechsler - Jan 4, 2008
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. . . [Chapter] Decals and Dash Board - James Wechsler - Jan 13, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Drybrushing - James Wechsler - Jan 19, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Wash - James Wechsler - Jan 19, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Figures - James Wechsler - Feb 2, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Figures - Michael Powers - Feb 3, 2008
. . . [Chapter] Putting it all together - James Wechsler - Feb 2, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Putting it all together - John Yarosh - Feb 2, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Putting it all together - James Wechsler - Feb 4, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Putting it all together - Chris Oldfield - Feb 3, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Putting it all together - James Wechsler - Feb 4, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Putting it all together - Steve Camley - Feb 3, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Putting it all together - James Wechsler - Feb 4, 2008
. . . . . . Still more chapters - Paul A. Owen - Feb 3, 2008
. . . [Chapter] The Groundwork - James Wechsler - Feb 9, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Groundwork - Michael Powers - Feb 10, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Groundwork - Jason Bobrowich - Feb 10, 2008
. . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Groundwork - James Wechsler - Feb 11, 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Groundwork - Walt Babst - Mar 13, 2008
. . . . . . Re: [Chapter] The Groundwork - spencer norcross - Feb 13, 2008
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