Thursday, February 01, 2007

From The Archives

The Top Gear 'Star In A Reasonably Priced Car' 1951

This year's field was jolly close. Our new reasonably priced car, a Standard Vanguard, was certainly tested to it's limits by our surprisingly talented guests:

1. Enid Blyton 3:26
2. Noel Coward 3:27
3. Mike 'The Stig' Hawthorne 3:29
4. Hoagy Carmichael 3:33
5. Alberto Ascari (W) 3:34
6. Doris Day 3:36
7. Joseph Stalin (W) 3:40
8. Peter Finch 3:42
9. John Wayne 3:43
10: Sir Winston Churchill (G) 4:23

[Editor's Note: (W) in this case stands for 'Wop', as it did not rain in Britain in the 1950s. (G) refers to a track invasion by gypsies.]

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