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06-21-2011, 08:32 AM
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(Or 5th Gear)
I remember catching a few episodes on PBS; in the 90's, in which one presenter would pretty much tear ass in and comment on historical and landmark cars from a specific marque in which each episode was dedicated.
For instance an episode would be dedicated to Ferrari and the presenter would start out in like a 1910 racecar then present all the worthwhile cars (both racers and road cards) that followed it.
Then another episode would be dedicated to Jaguar and the presenter would start out in genesis and go through to the E-type all the way up to the XJ220 (which was current at the time).
Can anyone tell me the name of that show? I don't believe I've ever seen an episode from start to finish so I never caught a name for the program. |
06-21-2011, 10:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK | | The 'old' version of Top Gear was much, much, much more informative, it genuinely was a car review show, could you be thinking of that? Top Gear (1977 TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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06-21-2011, 10:40 AM
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Beta Tester: Source Audio. Hacker: Heavy Drone FX | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spokane, WA. | | | I'm pretty sure it isn't Old Top Gear, unless the format changed significantly from the early to late 90's. It's seems like the only Old Top Gear clips I can come across are Jeremy Clarkson road tests. |
06-21-2011, 10:45 AM
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Beta Tester: Source Audio. Hacker: Heavy Drone FX | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spokane, WA. | | | The difference between the show I'm thinking of is that each episode was dedicated to a single manufacturer,...where as Top Gear is more like a Motorweek type show but more entertaining.
Motorweek meaning they have several segments on different cars from different manufacturers that run the gambit from cheap utilitarian transport to half million dollar hypercars.
The show I'm remembering was more about the history of sports car manufacturers. It may have not been a very long running program.
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06-21-2011, 11:05 AM
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06-21-2011, 11:22 AM
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Beta Tester: Source Audio. Hacker: Heavy Drone FX | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spokane, WA. | | | 5th Gear is too current to be this.
I've tried all kinds of search terms, looked through lists, tried to find videos, but can't seem to come up with anything. |
06-21-2011, 11:23 AM
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06-21-2011, 11:27 AM
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Beta Tester: Source Audio. Hacker: Heavy Drone FX | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spokane, WA. | | | I should mention that it isn't Great Cars,...which is also a program that aired on PBS. |
06-21-2011, 11:33 AM
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Beta Tester: Source Audio. Hacker: Heavy Drone FX | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spokane, WA. | | Got it!!!
It's Victory by Design.
Apparently it's not actually British.
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06-21-2011, 11:36 AM
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06-21-2011, 12:06 PM
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06-21-2011, 12:27 PM
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