LJK Setright

[Ashley James]

Under a picture of a Rolls-Royce:
The best of Bristish? Barker coachwork on Rolls-Royce chassis was no worse, no more opulent or irrelevant, than that of other famous London Coachbuilders. It revealed the British as a nation almost as immune as the Swiss to the real joys of motoring. A quote from LJKS, very funny and not very accurate because they also made bodies for some of our most sporting and excellent cars.

Setright's comment might have been said by Clarkson who probably talks the most amusing rubbish on the £4.6 Billion a year BBC. After two other excellent programs; East Enders and Strictly Come Dancing, Top Gear is the BBC's most popular and the one that earns them the most money overseas, which is good because otherwise we'd be forced to pay even more for that smug narcissistic hegemony.(I have an excellent article from the Times to back that statement)

Trust you to pick on me again Philippa and insult my favourite BBC program. Last time you said the 400 was ugly from the front!

Clarkson is a God if only because Polly Toynbee hates him and he hates Billy Oddy. I haven't insulted the other two top programs and I don't think you should either if you haven't watched them. Sorry I've relented. Didn't an American senator once say that no one ever went broke by underestimating the tastes of the general public. Sadly in this instance they might. The BBC's blatantly populist, regardless of expense competition with the commercial channels has cost them dear.

If a copy of the Stroud News and Journal appears in this house it is immediately transferred to the underside of either the 400 or more particularly the Bentley because it's One-Shot is the most incontinent.

[Rubbond]

Dear all,
I'm wondering how one would go about unsubscibing to this discussion, not
being a computer buff.
Maybe the moderator can somehow help, or might he already be involved?
I hope I didn't start it all with my very much "tounge-in-cheek" comment
about the quirky 4 WS on my 1966 bulldozer.
No doubt I will have been beaten to this comment by someone more adapt in
typing.
With best regards,
A slightly worried Andrew (but I will lose no sleep about this).

[Kevin H]

Originally Posted by rubbond

Dear all,
I'm wondering how one would go about unsubscibing to this discussion, not being a computer buff.

See link at bottom of every email you receive, however it will unsubscribe you from the "Other topics of interest" forum.

You can only unsubscribe from a specific thread if you are subscribed that way in the first place, but you are probably subscribed to the "Other topics of interest" forum, rather than the individual thread. I hope that makes sense!

Alternatively you can use the DEL key

[Blenheim Boy]

Ashley,

At last! It seems we are finally meeting eye-to-eye...

I think that you have taken Setright's comment out of context; he appears to be commenting on coachwork that Barker provided for a particular Rolls-Royce. He is not dismissing Barker’s work on other chassis. I imagine the era of motoring in question here is the early 20th century, when many moneyed folk chose regal, albeit clumsy bodies - ‘gin palaces’ you could say - to go on their chosen chassis, with no thought given to aerodynamics, centre of gravity, vehicle handling and so on.

I find Clarkson to be a very entertaining writer/broadcaster. He does not claim to be any kind of historian. His television persona is more that of an entertainer, for better or worse. I prefer his writing; he does not ‘play to the gallery’ in print, like he does on the TV. However, I’m no great fan of Top Gear. It can be quite entertaining at times but as a motoring programme, it leaves a lot to be desired. Indeed, I believe James May has referred to it, tongue-in-cheek, as a ‘car-based light entertainment programme’.

BB

[lansdownplace]

Don't stop now, it's like watching a row at the bar over the finer
points of Cheekbottoms Crusty Old Ale versus Hornsnots 4X after
everyones had a skinful. Fantastic to watch