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20060130 Monday January 30, 2006

 Found my car on Google Earth!

I was looking around on Google Earth (as you do) and unfortunately my current location is a bit too far out of range is is in a low res area. :-)

More fun though, my old house is in a high res area and I was able to locate it and zoom in. Even more fun I was able to see both of my cars! Quite unusual to have them both out, they were probably being washed!



You can make out my bright red Mk1 Golf GTI (1983) and my daily driver Audi A4, dark green. Little things please little minds!

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20050712 Tuesday July 12, 2005

 Jeremy Clarkson drives an old banger...

Well, a slightly misrepresentive blog title designed to attract your attention! ;-) Aren't they all!

The banger in question was my 1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI (mk1) which, unlike most examples of this original hot hatch, is in 100% standard condition and worth a surprisingly high £6000 or so. As such it often makes the rounds for filming and magazine photo shoots...



I got a call from the producers of Jeremy Clarkson's videos asking for a Red Mk1 Golf GTI for filming at an airfield. There were only two conditions.

A : Could Jeremy have a go. B : Would you mind a race with a Ferrari Enzo?

Now I knew a mk1 Golf GTI with it's fuel injected 112bhp 1.8 litre isn't exactly slow (0-60mph in around 8 seconds) but expecting it to stay with a 6 litre 12 cylinder 650bhp Ferrari was probably asking a bit much of it.



Oddly enough though, the Golf won. Though I have to say, it wasn't a 'normal' race, as this tantalising picture will demonstrate.



Want to see more, you'll have to buy the DVD, out towards Christmas - 'Jeremy Clarkson, Cars from Heaven and Hell'

The day was good fun and Jeremy turned out to be quite an approachable chap, happy to pose for the inevitable 'Punter shot'.



I do think he has probably the best job in the world.

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