Upcoming Top Gear Defender Tribute

[Mjt084]

Being such a Defender tragic I had assumed Richard Hammond would be giving it a grand send off during the current season of Top Gear. Looks like it's happening in next weeks episode airing Monday morning Australian time.

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[jimr1]

Thanks for this onfo , Richard Hammond comes from Sollihull , , I'll look out for It !!.. cheers Jim :)

[Pickles2]

Being such a Defender tragic I had assumed Richard Hammond would be giving it a grand send off during the current season of Top Gear. Looks like it's happening in next weeks episode airing Monday morning Australian time.

List of Top Gear episodes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Top_Gear_episodes)
How & when do you think we could / will see that?
Pickles.

[Mjt084]

Episodes are simulcast on FOXTEL in Australia and will probably air on the Nine Network within six months. There are also less reputable sources with which to obtain the episodes.

[Dilbry]

Thanks for the info. Will bve interested to se their take on the demise of the Defender.

[4x4 MORE]

Thanks for that I will keep an eye out:)

[Ranga]

A bit disappointing IMHO.

Some incorrect facts mentioned, particularly about the use of green paint and alloy due to the war (Arthur Goddard himself debunked that myth IIRC).

Also, not as much history as I would have liked.

Anyway, still good to see the Land Rover featuring on Top Gear.

Oh, not sure if it was a guess or letting the cat out of the bag (or maybe I'm out of the loop), but James May made a comment about the new model Defender looking exactly the same! :eek:

[landy]

A bit disappointing IMHO.

Some incorrect facts mentioned, particularly about the use of green paint and alloy due to the war (Arthur Goddard himself debunked that myth IIRC).

Also, not as much history as I would have liked.

Anyway, still good to see the Land Rover featuring on Top Gear.

Oh, not sure if it was a guess or letting the cat out of the bag (or maybe I'm out of the loop), but James May made a comment about the new model Defender looking exactly the same! :eek:

I felt the same. Bit disappointing. I picked up the new Defender reference too. But any telly featuring a Landy is good telly!

On the Alloy thing. I had a Land Rover issued book (since lost in a move) that said the reason aluminium was chosen was because Rover was keen to break into to US export market. However steel was rationed to 1 1/2 tons per car. And that wasn't enough to build the type of cars they wanted in the states. Rover from the on set intended to build all Land Rovers from aluminium (Birmabright) as it was only a stop gap vehicle anyway and aluminium was in excess supply and not rationed. They would then be able reallocate the unused steel per Land Rover to export cars.
I think this sounds very reasonable.

[Loubrey]

James May made a comment about the new model Defender looking exactly the same! :eek:

Right back to this Defender from the Bond film with the missing axle and diff...

Zoomed in on proper resolution it looks very much like an independent suspension wishbone in there. Test bed "leaked" on purpose just for those interested enough to spot it...?

A contemporary comparison attached as well.

Cheers,

Lou

[mickygee]

i think the first 2 images are CGI, so no relevance to reality

[Loubrey]

Fair call, but still rendered off a photograph and a lot of effort to draw a different suspension system for no reason.

Just speculation though :D Very unlikely to have any relevance!

Cheers,

Lou

[jimr1]

I switched the TV over yesterday , and Top Gear was on . Up to now I haven't seen any of the latest episodes . Richard Hamond had a segment , covering the advert were a Land Rover drives /winches up a dam for an advert back in the 70s So he has a go to redo It again . There is no doubt It , he was ****ting himself , plus he couldn't get over the top so had to come back down . The bit that made me laugh was he was giving his speal about loving Land Rovers , and that he had brought one some time ago , with the intention of restoring It . He then opened his garage door , leading us to expect a lovely restored Landy , only to see It in bits scattered everywhere . That was the bit that made me laugh . He said well I've been busy !! . The thing is I have one in the same condition . Maybe some one of you , would know how to post It !! Cheers ..:D Jim

[Judo]

Here's hoping the big secret is that the new Defender comes with portals. :D

[dfendr]

Actually I thought The Stig Punching the cardboard cutout of Daniel Riccardo more entertaining