Mercedes SL55 AMG for TV show

[marc_lis]

Dear all,

We are currently working on the second series of the Used Car Roadshow for ITV/ Men & Motors and we are looking to film a feature entitled Coolest Cars ever.

The idea of this item is that both our presenters (Jason Dawe/ previously on Top Gear and now a Sunday Times journalist and Penny Mallory/ previously on Channel 4's Driven and former Female Rally Champion) will be showing of their 3 coolest cars on the programme in an effort to compare theri choices.

One of Penny Mallory's choices is an SL55 AMG and I am therefore trying to find a kind owner who would be willing to feature their car on TV for 5 minutes of fame. Can't be bad having your car billed as coolest car ever and surely having Penny Mallory sat in it will only add to its value

The recording for this specific episode will be taking place at Powderham Castle in Kenton, Exeter on 9th July.

Please do register your interest with me via email or phone and I will talk you through the fine detail.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Marc Lis

Senior Researcher
Used Car Roadshow
ITV/ Men & Motors
0113 284 9183
07966 061355
Email: marc.lis@daisybeck.tv

 

[Flying Scot]

Dear all,

We are currently working on the second series of the Used Car Roadshow for ITV/ Men & Motors and we are looking to film a feature entitled Coolest Cars ever.

The idea of this item is that both our presenters (Jason Dawe/ previously on Top Gear and now a Sunday Times journalist and Penny Mallory/ previously on Channel 4's Driven and former Female Rally Champion) will be showing of their 3 coolest cars on the programme in an effort to compare theri choices.

One of Penny Mallory's choices is an SL55 AMG and I am therefore trying to find a kind owner who would be willing to feature their car on TV for 5 minutes of fame. Can't be bad having your car billed as coolest car ever and surely having Penny Mallory sat in it will only add to its value

The recording for this specific episode will be taking place at Powderham Castle in Kenton, Exeter on 9th July.

Please do register your interest with me via email or phone and I will talk you through the fine detail.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Marc Lis

Senior Researcher
Used Car Roadshow
ITV/ Men & Motors
0113 284 9183
07966 061355
Email: marc.lis@daisybeck.tv

wow what a thrill NOT - surely they can rent one of these from one of the performance car hire people - or if finding the money is the problem even ask MB or perhaps they did and got the John MacEnroe reply

 

[rabskyline]

i'm sure there are lots of hairdressers out there that would love to donate their sl55's !:razz:

 

[SLinKyjoe]

smacks of cheap tv if you ask me. as has quite rightly been suggested, for about £400 a day they could hire one, but no, they want you to bring yours down and stand off camera while they talk about your car. you dont get on tv, its about the car. the car gets fame and you dont! Fab!

I am sure MB or in fact an MB dealer would give them one for a mention in someway!

unless of course they suddenly offer some financial incentive?

 

[SLinKyjoe]

Dear all,

We are currently working on the second series of the Used Car Roadshow for ITV/ Men & Motors and we are looking to film a feature entitled Coolest Cars ever.



One of Penny Mallory's choices is an SL55 AMG and I am therefore trying to find a kind owner who would be willing to feature their car on TV for 5 minutes of fame. Can't be bad having your car billed as coolest car ever and surely having Penny Mallory sat in it will only add to its value

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Hang on!

Men and Motors? how many people watch that? and be honest, would having your car on TV really add to its value? (Bond film excepted) with Penny in it?

Nigel Mansell sat in it, or Sir Stirling Moss maybes but come on! Penny? thats pushing it a bit isnt it?

 

[Blobcat]

smacks of cheap tv if you ask me. as has quite rightly been suggested, for about £400 a day they could hire one, but no, they want you to bring yours down and stand off camera while they talk about your car. you dont get on tv, its about the car. the car gets fame and you dont! Fab!

I am sure MB or in fact an MB dealer would give them one for a mention in someway!

unless of course they suddenly offer some financial incentive?

That is the problem with the multi-channel environment we find ourselves in. As program makers can no longer guarentee any audience figure the cost of making programs has had to drop. Screenwriters appear to be one of the first casualties looking at the number or reality TV shows.

 

[Flying Scot]

Hang on!

Men and Motors? how many people watch that? and be honest, would having your car on TV really add to its value? (Bond film excepted) with Penny in it?

Nigel Mansell sat in it, or Sir Stirling Moss maybes but come on! Penny? thats pushing it a bit isnt it?

can i vote for Pam Anderson

 

[SLinKyjoe]

can i vote for Pam Anderson

no, the car already has enough airbgags as it is!

sorry.

 

[rabskyline]

no, the car already has enough airbgags as it is!

sorry.

nice !

but as far as jeremy clarkson is concerned, dont you mean bawbags !

 

[SLinKyjoe]

yes possibly, but he got rid of the SL55 he had.

am completely and utterely unsure of what car he has now. no doubt it will be very good indeed, but far too common i should think.!!!!!!!!

 

[Flying Scot]

yes possibly, but he got rid of the SL55 he had.

am completely and utterely unsure of what car he has now. no doubt it will be very good indeed, but far too common i should think.!!!!!!!!

HARDLY - it is a Ford GT40 common as muck NOT

 

[Blobcat]

HARDLY - it is a Ford GT40 common as muck NOT

Ford GT - he can't fit in a GT40

 

[jberks]

Ah yes, but given the alleged reliability of the GT, I wonder what he drives most of the time (when the GT is back in the shop)?

 

[davidsl500]

I believe his everyday vehicle is an AMG SLK hence Mr SlinKys slightly tongue in cheek comment...

 

[turnipsock]

You wouldn't want Robbie Coltrain sitting in your car...would you?

I think JC gave up on the GT40. It's a great car but for driving in modern traffic it's useless.

Because you are so low you can't see past all the 4x4s and you get blinded by modern headlights at night. The GT40 is also very wide, can't go over speed bumps and has very poor rear visability.

 

[marc_lis]

Thank you all ever so much for your much valued feedback.

Marc

 

[jberks]

ask a silly question .....

On the same vein - I'd also like a free AMG V8 for the day. Usual stuff, I want to thrash it round a track and generally give it the once over. If you are interested, PM me and we can arrange for you to bring it to my house, at your own expense, at a time convenient to me. In return, a friend will take a photo of me sitting in it. (£10 per copy of you want one).

If you have anything of similar exclusivity and performance, I may be prepared to lower my sights slightly though no bangers please, my time is valuable.

Please form an orderly queue....

 

[davidsl500]

Men and Motors channel has been chopped off the standard freeview/top up tv now as well - in favour of yet another stupid quiz channel. So its now even more obscure. Pity, there used to be some good stuff on there

 

[Seeker_UK]

Men and Motors channel has been chopped off the standard freeview/top up tv now as well - in favour of yet another stupid quiz channel. So its now even more obscure. Pity, there used to be some good stuff on there

Sometimes there was even the odd programme about cars.

 

[jberks]

Watched one once. Had a Mogle (I believe she meant model) supposedly presenting a car show. She went to interview a bloke proudly showing off his Mcclaren F1. She couldn't understand what he was showing her, wasn't even remotely interested anyway. From what I could tell, the only thing lower than her IQ was her cleavage. Sorry but if that's the best SAt TV can offer, I'd rather not bother. I'm afraid it falls into the category of 57 channels and nothing on - except that somewhere at any time, day or night, there will be an episode of top gear running. It's getting a bit sad now, as they show you the latest model of something with an 03 plate on it that you saw the first time, then again 2 weeks ago, last week and yesterday. Add in the fact that statistically if you switch on the telly randomly you'll be faced with a constant stream of badly made, irritating ads, not programming and I'd happily shut the whole lot down and go back to 3 channels! LONG LIVE THE LICENCE FEE!!!!



They should release the Top Gear winter olympics special on DVD though. That one was a classic!