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AlfaJack
05-06-06, 17:17
Hi all,

I have heard from two different sources now that some years ago Jeremy Clarkson did a road test of a Q4 - and I have just seen the quote from JC on the home page of http://www.alfarchive.co.uk/

I would really love to see this if its true - anyone heard the same or even seen it?

Jack

Steve Webb
05-06-06, 19:04
Not sure if it was for Top Gear, but JC did indeed road test a Q4, I spoke to the owner of the car he tested (K275 PLX) at an Alfa day a few years back, the car was the first one brought into the country, and at one point during the road test, JC drove it backward through a Mc D's drive through to highlight the LHD thing.

q4fatboy
25-06-06, 19:27
This was on the old Top Gear, the 30 min show. JC showed that the only way to order a McDonalds at a drive thru was by entering in reverse ! :lol:

AlfaJack
26-06-06, 13:00
still would love to find this, no luck as yet, wonder if the BBC can release footage for a fee?

Steve Webb
26-06-06, 15:04
Jack, I guess your best bet would be to try and get in touch with someone who works in the archive dept of the BBC.
I know someone who does freelance graphics for people at the BBC, I'll ask him if he's got a name.

Steve

AlfaJack
02-01-07, 13:35
Jack, I guess your best bet would be to try and get in touch with someone who works in the archive dept of the BBC.
I know someone who does freelance graphics for people at the BBC, I'll ask him if he's got a name.

Steve

Any luck? ;) ;)

Steve Webb
04-01-07, 19:50
Nothing as of yet I'm affraid. He's been out in Thailand for a while, so hopefully he'll need some money soon and be back at the Beeb where he can raid the archives.

AlfaJack
04-01-07, 22:43
:cool: :)

wrinx
08-07-09, 23:21
Any update on this...Steve?

wrinx

arjunior45
02-10-09, 13:09
no news at all?

wrinx
05-01-12, 23:16
Heard from your mate yet Steve...?

wrinx

AlfaJack
06-01-12, 00:53
Interesting - are you thinking it might be a good starter for the video?

Steve Webb
31-01-12, 21:25
Drawn another blank on this. Seems like this mythical Q4 through a McDonalds video is destined to stay a myth.

AlfaJack
20-05-12, 01:38
Found some more info on it now:
http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/gallery/clip/2B005CF01_001.do

You need to be logged in so here is a screen shot. The search continues...

They are to contact me about the clip - they do ask what project it is for though - I doubt they are going to roll over for a car club....

Spelling in the description has the usual variation of Alfa in it too!

Steve Webb
20-05-12, 09:15
Blimey this thread has been going almost 6 years now, and we finally seem to have caught a break!

I guess the question is now, what do we say to the BBC to convince them to release the clip.
Strictly speaking we don't need to get hold of the clip, just have the BBC release it onto Youtube, there are plenty of other official TopGear clips on there and this one is going to be 20 years old after all.

Anyway well done Jack, nice work getting hold of those details.

wrinx
20-05-12, 11:05
I tried to get the clip a few years ago, they were having none of it then and wouldn't even consider looking for it, lets hope this is more successful.

wrinx

AlfaJack
20-05-12, 19:16
Found it is actually on Top Gear: Take 2:
http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/gallery/searchResults.do?search.type=intermediate&search.withinKeywords=&search.withinResults=&search.keywords=alfa%20155&filter=f27,f4

Had this email through too:

Thank you for your enquiry.

Could you please supply further details of your production (media and territorial rights required, license term etc) and the context within which the footage will be used. We will then be able to assign a sales executive to your project.

You can also search the BBC Archive remotely from the BBC Motion Gallery website (bbcmotiongallery.com) by selecting ‘BBC Archive Only’ as the Footage Type in the drop-down menu in the search box.

wrinx
21-05-12, 00:04
Does it link to the video too...I guess not???

"Sales Executive"...they'll want some money! :lol:

wrinx

AlfaJack
21-05-12, 23:47
I expect so.
Anyhow I was watching some clips on this channel yesterday:
http://www.youtube.com/user/LondonItalian

Then this got uploaded today (along with many other videos!) and the link was posted on alfa155.org:
Old Top Gear - Eurpean Touring Car Championship Car road test - YouTube

I have contacted him to ask if he has what we are after...

AlfaJack
22-05-12, 00:09
He replied with:


Hi Jack,

Its quite possible as I used to try to record everything to do with top gear, unfortunately I have several thousand hours of un labeled tapes to go through that arent in any order, so if I have got it, it may be some time before I find it!

Regards,

Paolo

Willing to wait but will try auntie too.

Steve Webb
22-05-12, 09:07
So, according to wikipedia (probably wrong then) we are looking for series 29, 12 episodes (24/9/1992 - 17/12/1992) and if the episode we want was first shown on the 11/12/1992 that would probably make it episode 11.

There seem to be a few people who are uploading old top gear episodes to youtube, so I'll ask around some more and see if we get anywhere.

With regards to the BBC, they seem completely disinterested with the amount of old Top Gear that is on YouTube, so I can't see a logical reason why they won't at least talk to us about getting the clip.

Is this mythical clip finally going to see the light of day again?

AlfaJack
23-05-12, 19:29
We have it, thanks to LondonItalian on YouTube - what a good bloke. Even got a message to tell me it was up :cool:

Old Top Gear - Alfa Romeo 155 Q4 Cloverleaf road test - YouTube

Steve Webb
23-05-12, 19:37
Wooo-Hooo.

At last!

wrinx
23-05-12, 19:41
All very well spoken and with Bad Company in the background.

Well done Jacks and big thanks to LondonItalian :cool:

wrinx

AlfaJack
23-05-12, 19:42
He didn't exactly drive it on the ragged edge but still, it was its 5 minutes of fame in the UK at least.

wrinx
23-05-12, 19:48
...and do you know who owns the car now? ;)

wrinx

Varypodaros
23-05-12, 20:16
I saw the video and thanked the uploader. is this yours wrinx?

AlfaJack
23-05-12, 23:35
...and do you know who owns the car now? ;)

wrinx

I do now thanks to the other place!:tongue:

Evodelta
24-05-12, 08:28
Well done, how many Geography teachers do we have on here then? :huh:

I'm looking forward to reversing through a Maccy Ds near me soon. :lol:

David ARTC-215
24-05-12, 08:49
:love-001: Great!!! Also I've been looking for a long time. Thanks to the team! :clap::clap::clap:

Xti
24-05-12, 12:00
Many thanks ! :thumbsup:

wrinx
25-05-12, 00:04
I saw the video and thanked the uploader. is this yours wrinx?

No not mine, sadly. It's owned by an AROC member in the UK, he looks after it very well apparently and informs me that Top Gear borrowed the car from him to make the film!

wrinx

Steve Webb
25-05-12, 07:44
No not mine, sadly. It's owned by an AROC member in the UK, he looks after it very well apparently and informs me that Top Gear borrowed the car from him to make the film!

wrinx

That sounds like the guy I spoke to at Stanford hall one year, older chap (obviously if he has owned the car from new), I think he said he had one of the rear trailing arms fail on him once.

David ARTC-215
25-05-12, 07:53
There are photos of that 155Q4?

AlfaJack
25-05-12, 09:15
There are photos of that 155Q4?

I might have some at home.
He is Dutch, called Marinus.

David ARTC-215
25-05-12, 10:49
I will try to find them. Even so, please can you upload the photos here?

Thanks in advance.

markgq4
25-09-12, 11:54
i found the video by accident the other day .... had no idea it was down to you guys :D
good work chaps!

and clarkson even liked it! :thumbs:

Steve Webb
25-09-12, 12:13
I will try to find them. Even so, please can you upload the photos here?

Thanks in advance.

Hi David, you, or any registered member can upload pics to the forum gallery (http://forum.berlinasportivo.com/photoplog/index.php) then you can link back to the gallery to get the pics to appear in your posts.

David ARTC-215
01-10-12, 08:42
Ok. Thanks!!

Scugog
01-10-12, 17:01
Old Top Gear - Alfa Romeo 155 Q4 road test - YouTube


Alfa 155 q4 top gear test, bbc archives not necessary!!

wrinx
01-10-12, 17:47
Guess you missed the first page of this thread ;)

wrinx

Steve Webb
01-10-12, 18:27
bbc archives not necessary!!


Given the amount of time it took to track down this clip I think the BBC have actually got rid of this clip from the archives. Possibly down the offence that Clarkson's hair would cause viewers if it were ever shown again.