Thread: World first for SBS with local version of Top Gear

He miight well have been a member here if it wasn't for a 300tdi powered defender. He'd had many series over the years, lashed out on his first NEW car ever and go bitten really badly. Sold it and bought an old falcon wagon, then a GQ Pootrol. Swore of LR forever... got pretty excited when I brought home a 95 disco "atleast you got the 8, nice motor that, luv the sound of 8's... be nice hearing you take off for work in the mornings"

Originally Posted by p38arover

I thought that was his brother.

Yes Peter Wherrett was a cross dresser, whereas his brother, Richard, batted for the other side and at one time was married to Jacki Weaver. It takes all kinds.

Whatever people say, Torque was bold television for it's day and I thought was done pretty well.

Peter Wherrett
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Peter Wherrett (born 1936) is an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and former race car driver.

Wherrett first learned to drive and maintain a car when his parents got their first motor car when he was 12.[1] Angry at the lack of motorsport newspaper coverage, he complained to various newspapers and was hired in 1958 by the Sydney Morning Herald to write for them on the sport.[1]

In 1967 Wherrett set up Australia’s first post-licence driver training school as the Peter Wherrett Advanced Driving School. In 1980 he sold the school to his manager Peter Finlay.[2] Wherrett drove in the 1969 Bathurst 1000 race for Mazda, in 1970 for Ford and in 1974, 1975 and 1976 for Alfa Romeo. In 1981, Mitsubishi Australia produced a limited edition "Peter Wherrett Special" GH Series Sigma sedan. Only 500 cars were produced, which were commissioned after Wherrett complained about the GH Sigma's handling and was challenged to design a better car by the Mitsubishi Chief Engineer.[3]

From 1973, he presented the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television programme series Torque and later a historical series called Marque, which is the only television programme on that topic to be produced for free-to-air television.[1]

Wherrett also wrote a memoir entitled "Desirelines" with his brother Richard, who died in 2001.[4] In the book he revealed that he is a cross-dresser; however he is heterosexual, though his brother is gay.

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I don't know that wikipedia is a good place to source facts, but it's not always wrong.

if they have learnt any lessons, which Freehand haven't, they will only use professional talent. It's too hard to cold start amateurs on a show like that!

Someone like Grant Denier who drives, is funny and short would be my pick.

SBS were at the NRMA Motorfest doing 'walk-in' auditions for Top Gear Australia.

They're making a lot of effort to attract "amateurs" - strange if their not going to use any.

I hope I am wrong but it wont work

Originally Posted by numpty

Torque was bold television for it's day and I thought was done pretty well.

Absolutely. I never missed it. There was nothing like it on commercial TV.