Hammond crashes. Again

Malabelm · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 17:16

Hammond's crashed his Morgan in a four-car pileup, apparently.

Link

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 17:23

Poor car !

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 17:58

Quote:

With its 4.8 litre BMW V8 engine, the Morgan AeroMax is capable of speeds of up to 170mph. It is hand-built in a style reminiscent of luxury cars from the 1930s and some have compared it to the Batmobile in the recent Batman films.

Which people, blind ones?

End of an Era · **Joined:** 25th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 1041

GazChap wrote:

Quote:

With its 4.8 litre BMW V8 engine, the Morgan AeroMax is capable of speeds of up to 170mph. It is hand-built in a style reminiscent of luxury cars from the 1930s and some have compared it to the Batmobile in the recent Batman films.

Which people, blind ones?

I just read that article and thought "In what way does it look anything like the Batmobile in the recent Batman films??!!??!"

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 18:57

I think it's more to do with the fact that Jeremy Clarkson has a submarine that looks like the Penguin's

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 19:10

think Tim Burton's Batman. The first one with the long bonnet.

metalangel · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 19:17

It looks most like the Animated Series Batmobiles, followed by the Burton Batmobile.

End of an Era · **Joined:** 25th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 1041

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

think Tim Burton's Batman. The first one with the long bonnet.

So the not very recent Batman filims, then?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 19:21

depends on when the quote was taken. And it is kinda recent

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 22:39

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

depends on when the quote was taken.

Well, given that he crashed this weekend, surely this weekend?

End of an Era · **Joined:** 25th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 1041

GazChap wrote:

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

depends on when the quote was taken.

Well, given that he crashed this weekend, surely this weekend?

Unless... unlesss... around 1989 a mysterious time vortex opened up in the area of the crash, whereby the local populace had access to the World of the Future!, but only in the field of motoring accidents and journalists, and could relate to Journalists of the Future! only in terms of reference that they understood at the time.

Either that, or sloppy journalism.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 22:55

I agree with end of era sloppy journos, as the description of the car could have been done at any time...

I think they called it the Batmobile on Top Gear when they reviewd it..

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews ... romax.html

Quote:

When Batman is getting ready to order his next car, he may want to drop in on Morgan. For the first time ever, the British manufacturer has come up with a machine which – complete with its jaw-dropping Batmobile-style rear end

Yes very sloppy indeed, looks like they used a 2006 Autoexpress review

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun Aug 09, 2009 23:08

GazChap wrote:

Kovacs Caprios wrote:

depends on when the quote was taken.

Well, given that he crashed this weekend, surely this weekend?

The batman lines wern''t in quotes, what I meant was teh babtmobile quote could have been taken at any time.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:14

Wow, what a complete non-story.

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:00

myp wrote:

Wow, what a complete non-story.

Sorry, you wanted "Richard Hammond crashes again... and this time, his head's come off!"

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:02

I really, really did.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:04

myp wrote:

I really, really did.

It would be a lot more interesting. I'll settle happily for an ugly car being off the road, though.

I tried watching Total Wipeout last night. He isn't a very good presenter, at least not for that. The American version is much better. Still not a very good show, mind.

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:06

Hammond Morgan, anyone?

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:08

Malabar Front wrote:

I'll settle happily for an ugly car being off the road, though.

Morgans are lovely, you philistine. Not so keen on the AeroMax, but the normal ones are very nice. Plus they're British! *thumps chest*

Much nicer than the chavtastic Caterham.

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:09

Myp is the Richard Hammond of BETEO.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:11

MetalAngel wrote:

Myp is the Richard Hammond of BETEO.

I'm not that short.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38610

Hammond is 5'7'', so I guess he's not that short either

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:14

MrDavPaz wrote:

Hammond is 5'7'', so I guess he's not that short either

What? That's pretty short, man.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:14

He's not, no. I met him at Crufts tumtetum years ago when he was presenting it. His dogs were lovely.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38610

Grim... wrote:

MrDavPaz wrote:

Hammond is 5'7'', so I guess he's not that short either

What? That's pretty short, man.

Yeah, but not like, freakishly short.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:15

myp wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

I'll settle happily for an ugly car being off the road, though.

Morgans are lovely, you philistine.

Only the 3 wheelers though.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

myp wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

I'll settle happily for an ugly car being off the road, though.

Morgans are lovely, you philistine. Not so keen on the AeroMax, but the normal ones are very nice. Plus they're British! *thumps chest*

Very much

Quote:

chavtastic Caterham.

Very much not :this:

. Caterhams are wonderful, you loon.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:16

MetalAngel wrote:

Hammond Morgan, anyone?

Yes.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:17

myp wrote:

Malabar Front wrote:

I'll settle happily for an ugly car being off the road, though.

Morgans are lovely, you philistine. Not so keen on the AeroMax, but the normal ones are very nice.

He crashed a Morgan AeroMax, not the entire company and history of Morgans, you idiot!

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:17

I like Richard Hammond, he gives me hope that short men can be found attractive.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

TheAlbin0Kid wrote:

I like Richard Hammond, he gives me hope that short men can be found attractive.

Short, rich famous men, you mean.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

I like Morgans. Their factory is lovely too, it really is (or was, about 6 years ago) the extension of your dads shed that you think it should be.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:20

Mr Chris wrote:

TheAlbin0Kid wrote:

I like Richard Hammond, he gives me hope that short men can be found attractive.

Short, rich famous men, you mean.

I'm 1/3 of the way there!!!

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Riles wrote:

I like Morgans. Their factory is lovely too, it really is (or was, about 6 years ago) the extension of your dads shed that you think it should be.

As well it should be. They resisted John Harvey-Jones's exhortations to modernise, and did very well.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49238

I really do like the look of their electric Life Car. Stupid name, but lovely looking.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:24

Malabar Front wrote:

He crashed a Morgan AeroMax, not the entire company and history of Morgans, you idiot!

Peter Morgan is spinning in his grave due to your comments, the Sun has reported today.

Sorry, it might have been someone else.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:26

Mr Chris wrote:

Very much not :this:

. Caterhams are wonderful, you loon.

Maybe my opinion has been coloured by the fact that when we went camping in Derbyshire a couple of months ago, there were some twats doing doughnuts in three of them on the opposite side of the field, then steadfastly watching us as they drove past us onto the road as if we should be paying all our attention on them. Twats.

Then some Morgan drivers turned up and they were a lot more classy. Near death, but classy all the same.

TheAlbin0Kid · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:27

I love it when the Harvey-Joneses get one in the eye!

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:35

Craster wrote:

I really do like the look of their electric Life Car. Stupid name, but lovely looking.

Looks wildly un-aerodynamic, bafflingly uses front wheel drive, and has a superfluous hydrogen tank bodged on the back.
Otherwise, it does look very nice, I agree. Basically an AeroMax with wheel covers though, isn't it?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49238

They go into huge detail about the work they've done to make it aerodynamic - and all the documentation says it's 4WD.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Aug 10, 2009 13:43

Craster wrote:

They go into huge detail about the work they've done to make it aerodynamic - and all the documentation says it's 4WD.

Oh, fair enough, the drawing only shows the front end.

I'm sure it is really aerodynamic, for a 30s roadster.

Good effort, I dread to think what it costs..

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

kalmar wrote:

Craster wrote:

They go into huge detail about the work they've done to make it aerodynamic - and all the documentation says it's 4WD.

Oh, fair enough, the drawing only shows the front end.

I'm sure it is really aerodynamic, for a 30s roadster.

Good effort, I dread to think what it costs..

I wouldn't pay £55k for it.

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