Vehicle required for TV feature
Hi all,
I'm looking to get hold of a Gwagen for a TV feature that is being filmed this Friday 24th May at Castle Combe - If you think you can help or you know someone who can then get in touch via my e-mail address. Any help would be much apprciated.
Many thanks,
Craig
Hello to our new TV star,
If and when you can, do tell us about your stardome. I'll watch on TV.
vbh very very lovely !
vbh likey 'g' wagen 460 with 606 six speed - our work here is done, she described it as 'creamy'- just got back, as the cameraman wanted a spin also/ i have a feeling he will be looking for a lwb to have as a daily drive ,they all loved the 'g' and the noise it made from the camera chase car and its 'prescence' - good day to own a very special 'g' - many thanks to gwoa and spider for making it all happen . the fifth gear crew were really nice /professional/and took great care with the cars ,really nice to lend a vehicle to a car show that actually still hold true to real driving with real 'drivers' with interesting cars and features - good for them.
nice one horsebox pure delighted. keep us posted when it will be on!!!
is that yer one of the top gear alternative??!!?
@ Axel - Great job, professionally done - Many thanks to you and Tony for responding so fast and putting the GWOA in such a good light
@ Ned - Not a Top Gear Alternative, It has a woman in it (VBH - one word - 
Phoarrrrr )
Well we look forward to welcoming the guys into the fold when they come on and ask about their G's!
Spider1V
the programme will be aired in august ,fifth gear they are testing the g 63 (jason plato driving) and the 460/lr defender 90/and the h2 hummer are the 'cheaper' options!
all in all it was a fun day watching my g getting lots of attention and getting really good feedback from all those that drove it /one of the camera men was a good wheel man and gave it some stick around the lanes where we filming at highish speeds and was blown away by the way a 1989 vehicle could be so sharp. - happy days very gratifying. all thanks to spider and the gwoa /the film crew were really pleased we were able to provide a vehicle at such short notice and the gwoa will be first on the list should they need another 'g' in the future.
next day - comes the reality check , my g is just a 'mish mash' and it hasn't got an m103 petrol engine - oh well i can dream.....
Nice to hear we have a happy bunny amongst us. 
VBH................Phoarr
Susie Wolff.... PHOARR
They make 'em better in Scotland 
hi ned ! the fifth gear episode will be in august this year /the producer has promised spider and myself to give an exact date /time for its screening / i have thanked the producer for the fun day i had /i did not take any fee or reward for the use of my vehicle as it was a great laugh and a welcome break / shame the g 63 that jason plato was driving was scheduled for another day but the vehicles my 460 606 was being compared with was a 300 tdi l/r 90 defender and a vomit inducing hummer h2 .
and yes vbh is a sweety / a mighty fine driver to boot- and she rides big bikes aswell /i reminded her of doing a corporate for honda at the bike show at nec years ago and we spoke of the sp1 /sp2 honda's (ducati beaters in wsb 2 years running)
happy days! the sp1/2's are a rare bird very much like a g wagen . the road in the picture is a famous climb from the the tour de france , i plan to do some of the mountain climbs /routes with the super g when it is done with the demount camper body as it good for -30 i am assured (it might be, but i am possibly not )
hope all is well in eire and on the farm -mike
i'm really looking forward to watch the episode..
i hope someone puts it up on youtube soon after, it may not air for some time here in indonesia..
So Troops,
Get your Set top boxes, video players, recordable ipods ready.... VBH will be losing it, getting excited and simply raving about the G Wagen against some inferior American and Japanese models
Just got TX dates fully confirmed – Axel's G-Wagen will be in EP7 - 5th Gear, which will be broadcast on 28th October on Discovery Channel
Cheers!
Craig
Craig McAlpine
Assistant Producer
NorthOne Television
Just watched EP6 with the G63. Seemed odd (to an offroad enthusiast anyway) to use AMG sedans as their "cheap" options. Looking forward to EP7.
Mike, looking forward to the show, I sincerely hope you combed your hair
told every car nut I know... a star is born....go axel
Sean
ha ha , it's only my g i was kept well out the way - the job took all day for what will no doubt be a 3 to 4 minute feature -good fun though..
you just remember, the gwoa knew you before you became a t v advisor...
thanks sean ( i do not think so though!) i have had alook and it seems to be on at 20.00 hrs discovery/ i think the episode on at 19.00 hrs on discovery turbo is an old episode. hope it comes across ok for all of us ..
recorder at the ready.
Lovely clean G Mike
+ 1 i wont get it out in thailand for about 5 years
Hmmmm 8k for a G with 180 horses. Hmmmmmm
nice piece. And the G was good as well.
G Bit from 17:41 onwards
Thanks for posting Mr Bond........
£8K for an 'Axel' conversion? OK where do I sign???
Spider1V
hmm... i think they meant that a reasonable STANDARD G WAGEN can be bought for circa £8k /they made no mention of the bad boy under the bonnet /but vbh had a hoot giving it a spank! they knew it had a bit of a 'steroids problem' hence they did put the power output etc on the screen.
It's gone....
anywhere else it can be seen?
ian , try googling' fifth gear final gear 'and download it from there
I tried this evening at work and couldn't find it, so will have to wait until the weekend to watch it as we did record it.
Many thanks. I had to downoad a bit torrent client and a .mkv player.....but I got there thanks.
Any idea where was the off road stuff was filmed....it looked like a fun place for a tootle.
Just watched it on Discovery. should be repeated at 20:00 if you're quick!
right diesel jim, you have been flirting around with the idea of going 'gelandewagen' so what's it to be, 460 or 463 /swb /lwb ??? and more importantly have you actually had the pleasure and driven one yet? if so ,your impressions please..
perhaps this g may persuade you- this is a 460 swb with orc suspension system /50 mm body lift /mach wheels /662a (290 diesel turbo with 605 a turbo and tuned pump) and a heavy duty 6 speed manual box / side exhaust /just being loaded on its way to the body shop for a full glass out paint job - this g is a factory black version so no cheesy different colours to be found under the carpets..
I've not driven one (yet). Had landrovers all my life, since I was 15 when I bought my first series 2, currently have a 90 and 110, both Td5, both hand built by me.
To be honest, I can't see that a G would be any "worse" than a defender to drive or to fit into, so I'm not overly worried about that side of things.
Ideally I'd love a 461 professional (and dreaming, a .pur edition would fit the bill 110%) , but funds don't stretch that far yet, nor to a 463, so I'll probably end up with an older 460.
engine wise, I don't want an old knacker.... want something that will give the same level of performance as my current Td5's (funnily enough I've considered a Td5 engine fit into a G... would be interesting. the Td5 is very easy to fit even with all the electronics,,, the engine ECU wiring can be easily removed from the main wiring harness)
Think I also want a standard (ish) vehicle... I've had my fill of lifted-big wheeled-loud exhaust LR's, and much prefer to drive a standard (or slightly modified... as in, slightly bigger tyres/disreet rollcage/winch etc).
I've got to sell my current 90 first though to get some £££ to fund this project 
interesting, my very good friend (another mike) is having me build him a swb g pickup for his 50th birthday it will have a 6 speed manual/ 606a engine - he has driven series 2/3/90 defenders all his farming life and hates them (case of overdose ithink) he has driven some g's i have had and loves them hence his 'birthday present' he has bought all the bits and it is here being built / he found the g driving position to be ideal/and the driving dynamics in a different league to the solihull products/and then you have 100% mechanical locks on the axles.. his pickup will have a shortened hi cap body similar to the grey one that mark is building / i am building a 461 pur replica super g for myself which will powered by 605a 2.5 engine and will be 6 speed manual . 461's are rare(ish) -personally i would buy a 460 and spec it using factory parts to what you want /i would come and look at some to see what is possible /and yes you can have a drive in the vbh special!
461 pur - will the replica look like this ?
It is a Swiss civilian registered one but built to Swiss army specification. My dream G even if it does have wind up windows and used many of the parts found in my 24 year older 460. Spent a day in it on and offroad ...magic
The owner lives at 6000ft in the alps so really needs the car. The army can borrow it if needed at a time of crisis and in return the Government pay 50% of the cost of the new vehicle!!
Perhaps Mr Osbourne could do something for us in the autumn statement.
it will be like that but , i do not like the fog lamps /much prefer the hella round type ones/ my one is 3428mm wheel base with 605a power and six speed manual with a dropside body and demountable camper body for overlanding.
Nice looking truck though
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