James Martin Mille Miglia

[Andyk]

The guys a car nut .... I like him ..... Great show and he has lived a dream ..... Didi he have a Grancab, or did he just test drive if for a paper/mag..

 

[Easyplan66]

I wonder if this was played again because he entered again this year and there will be a sequel. Hope so as he deserves another go.

 

[GransportFan1]

The guys a car nut .... I like him ..... Great show and he has lived a dream ..... Didi he have a Grancab, or did he just test drive if for a paper/mag..

He has a Granturismo in the programme, 4.2, not sure if he has sold it for a Grancabrio though.

 

[GransportFan1]

I wonder if this was played again because he entered again this year and there will be a sequel. Hope so as he deserves another go.

Just noticed your avatar is the same car James Martin owns, did he enter in the A6 GCS again this year or another car???

 

[Emtee]

Did anyone happen to recognise the garage that was doing the engine re-build? Just curious..............

 

[Parisien]

...or what happened his Maser?


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[GransportFan1]

Did anyone happen to recognise the garage that was doing the engine re-build? Just curious..............

No but it looked one heck of a nice place.

 

[dem maser]

didnt do the garage any good that programme

 

[GransportFan1]

no it didn't but their name was not mentioned so they may have got away with it.

 

[Emtee]

Well it was full of F1 cars so that should narrow it down, but there wasn't a classic in sight, other than the Maserati? Why not send it back to Classiche? He bought it from Italy and got Adolfo Orsi to do the purchase report, so obviously did his homework there, but then send it to a garage that doesn't seem to specialise in classic restoration? Doesn't stack up?

 

[Malcolm H]

Is this he show from last year? He makes a bit of a fool on himself as I understand it...

Hopefully will catch it on iPlayer

Absolutely......................No feeling for a car, or understanding of heritage...............who would understand classic cars and expect a rebuilt engine to handle the extremes after only 200 miles......we used to have stickers....please pass running in!!!!!!

Did he fund it? personally I don't think so!

I find his Live articles fatuous.... this week....John Lennon's ferrari....how can you possibly critisise it? not cos it was JL'.............s but to say a DB5 is better.......no power steering....big deal

 

[GransportFan1]

yeah i dont like his live magazine reports, that Ferrari was stunning, would never chose a DB5 over that.

 

[dem maser]

i dont know bout this guy, what magazine does he write for??

 

[rs48635]

Big up to the guy for doing the MM, would love to do it my self.

If I were in a position to enter (using my own money) I might have chosen the type of car carefully long before the event, and driven it in at least one regularity event before the MM. Might even have chose a car that finished it, first time around, if such cars exist. Maybe they left the choice of car late, to add some jeopardy to the programme. Still the guy's a proper petrol-head, especially for a yorkshireman to be spending that money on cars. Fezza at 23 , the boy done good.

Still you live for the day, and have to apply and enter when you get the chance. If he'd pulled it off he would be seriously in the money, and could afford to enter again "for free" with the profit.

 

[GransportFan1]

i dont know bout this guy, what magazine does he write for??

He is a Chef Dem and he writes for a suppliment magazine for the Mail on Sunday.

 

[dem maser]

does he own a restaurant?? my sister said hes a saturday daytime tv chef they cant be on good money how did he do this??

 

[GransportFan1]

Dem, he has also done ready steady cook for years, got his own restaraunts as well and yes he does saturday kitchen.

 

[dem maser]

its his restaurants that have made him money

 

[GransportFan1]

yep and his crappy cuttlery and dinner plates he sells.

 

[Emtee]

He was head chef at Hotel du Vin when it started. it's now a chain and I don't believe he has any involvement anymore. He has a restaurant on a cruise ship and another opening in a Leeds casino, neither of which he runs, but is rather the executive chef. He also has a kitchen business, all of which add up to nine-tenths of fook-all in the scheme of things. I'm pretty sure he can cook a mean omelet (probably in less than 20 seconds ), but he makes his money from books, TV and licensing. The guy's a brand.