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Quentin Wilson RIP

DaveMehmet
DaveMehmet Posts: 21,649
in Not Sports Related

Quentin Wilson passed away today at 68. Good Top Gear presenter when it was a serious car show. Met him a couple of times at classic car events, seemed a nice guy.

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  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,575
    That's really sad and 68 is no age these days. Seemed like a nice bloke and had the perfect voice for a motor show presenter.

    RIP
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,887
    Came over as such a nice guy & agree he co-hosted a car show when it was about cars, and not the presenters.

    RIP.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,104
    RIP A fine motoring presenter, taken far too soon
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 649
    Part of the first "classic" Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and Tiffney Dell, before they started poncing around with it and brought in Steve "Dookatty" Berry, Michelle Newman, and the early giggly VBH before she was any good.

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,218
    Seemed a nice fella. RIP. 
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,423
    RIP
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,861
    RIP 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,393
    *Willson
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,297
    I have a average Quentin Wilson story 

    Me and one of my hooligan mates had gone to a hot hatch event at Thruxton in the earlyish 2000s, Tiff Needell was there making things go sideways, Clarkson I think was there too and Quentin Wilson was there and quite prominent. Me and my mate were in the queue for something and I was having a moan about him, I said something along the lines of "he has no business being here, he gets excited about walnut dashboards and selling a high miler Merc for a grand profit, I don't want to see him anywhere near an Evo or talking about one" 

    As a very delicate drawl behind us said "the imported version or the European version" spinning round to deal with this nosey bastard its none other than the man himself. Felt a bit of a prick to be honest as he was very gracious and said something like if the price is right he will say enthusiastic things about the heap of shit XR3 I had turned up in. We all had a laugh, Quentins honour was restored and I was reminded that car people are car people and not to be such a judgie twat, or at least check the audience before being such a judgie twat
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,214
    Spoke out about Fuel Duty hikes, and was an advocate of EV. 
    Genuine fellow by all accounts.  RIP QW

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,413
    Very knowledgeable and erudite, great voice .. R I P  
  • Greenhithe
    Greenhithe Posts: 818
    I fucking hated him. Only because he was the face of Warrantywise and they’re a loss of robbing bastards. 
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,393
    Sometimes it's better not to post about how much you hate someone on an RIP thread. 

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