Top Gear Corrado Videos

[stevie_f_2004 0]

Did top gear do any other features on the corrado other than Richard Hammond and Tiff Nedell videos????

[steve_16v 0]

I heard there was a feature in the mid 90's where one of the presenters drove a late VR (think it was a Storm) back to Karmann, someone was supposed to have it on VHS and was going to get in on a computer and upload it. Not sure if they ever did though?

[TheWizardofOdds 0]

Must be Chinese Whispers.I seem to recall someone telling me that it was Herr Clarkson doing the driving(can't be right).

My vivid imagination conjures a visual of Jeremy driving said Storm through France en route to Germany muttering to the camera that indeed the door handles are shite,the wipers are shite,the headlights are shite,your sunroof might not work unfailingly,the doors shut with a most un-German-like tininess,but that the car has a mystical hold over your senses for all this and looks the absolute dogs conkers.Even in 10 years time.

Possibly.

[Guest]

its hosted loads of places.

 

it was on Top Gear 3 years ago

 

search You Tube, Google, or Here?

 

clicky

[A20 LEE 0]

Must be Chinese Whispers.I seem to recall someone telling me that it was Herr Clarkson doing the driving(can't be right).

My vivid imagination conjures a visual of Jeremy driving said Storm through France en route to Germany muttering to the camera that indeed the door handles are ****,the wipers are ****,the headlights are ****,your sunroof might not work unfailingly,the doors shut with a most un-German-like tininess,but that the car has a mystical hold over your senses for all this and looks the absolute dogs conkers.Even in 10 years time.

Possibly.

 

its true, top gear did drive a corrado storm from the UK to germany. Jeremy also did a 15sec bit on the corrado when he covered the death of the escort cossie.

[Guest]

Must be Chinese Whispers.I seem to recall someone telling me that it was Herr Clarkson doing the driving(can't be right).

My vivid imagination conjures a visual of Jeremy driving said Storm through France en route to Germany muttering to the camera that indeed the door handles are ****,the wipers are ****,the headlights are ****,your sunroof might not work unfailingly,the doors shut with a most un-German-like tininess,but that the car has a mystical hold over your senses for all this and looks the absolute dogs conkers.Even in 10 years time.

Possibly.

 

its true, top gear did drive a corrado storm from the UK to germany. Jeremy did a 15sec bit on the corrado when he covered the death of the escort cossie.

 

no, no, no, my link pls ;)

[TheWizardofOdds 0]

That's Hammonds' nice little vignette on the Corrado.

No sign of the elusive Return of the Storm though.

[Mave 0]

Yeah there was a thread somewhere saying someone would convert it over, I'll try to find it...

[stevie_f_2004 0]

The other quote from Clarkson that maybe an urban myth is "Don't buy a house buy a corrado!!!"

 

Any one got that on tape/link???

[CazzaVR 0]

I'm sure he said that straight after the Hammond feature, back in the studio. Someone must have it, if they've got the Hammond bit :wink:

[Jon_vr6 1]

Rather than starting a new thread i thought id post in here, just watched this video on Vimeo and it features what i think is the video of the green storm on its way to Germany can anyone confirm?

 

http://vimeo.com/7182932

[Toohottotrot 10]

I have the Top Gear video, the one where Andy Wilman, (Clarksons brother-inlaw and now the shows producer) drove the very last green storm from the factory to the VW museum. His Quote was " If this isn't a future classic, I'll eat my trousers on toast!"

I will convert and upload to youtube if anyone is interested?

[4eyes2wheels 0]

I have the Top Gear video, the one where Andy Wilman, (Clarksons brother-inlaw and now the shows producer) drove the very last green storm from the factory to the VW museum. His Quote was " If this isn't a future classic, I'll eat my trousers on toast!"

I will convert and upload to youtube if anyone is interested?

 

Yes please!

[Jon_vr6 1]

I have the Top Gear video, the one where Andy Wilman, (Clarksons brother-inlaw and now the shows producer) drove the very last green storm from the factory to the VW museum. His Quote was " If this isn't a future classic, I'll eat my trousers on toast!"

I will convert and upload to youtube if anyone is interested?

 

Too right thanks mate

[Toohottotrot 10]

I will dig it out in a few minutes, it may take all evening it's in a big box of video tapes! One other funny thing, he say's not to buy a yellow one, as it knocks the resale value for six!........Wrong! :)

[KADVR6 0]

what about this one http://youtu.be/d6bD1aoXHkw

[RW1 0]

Rather than starting a new thread i thought id post in here, just watched this video on Vimeo and it features what i think is the video of the green storm on its way to Germany can anyone confirm?

 

http://vimeo.com/7182932

Yup, thats the one to Berlin and then Wolfsburg Museum to languish let the tyres go flat. Wasn't being looked after for sure. Tax disc ran out in 04 96. Bet they never SORN'd it :lol: Had approx. 15,000 on the clock.

 

lol, just been watching it this afternoon while trying to find another VW training video.

 

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Bit of an insult really as VW never made it. It should have gone home to Onsabruck.

 

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[quicky1980 0]

love Clarksons quote "the expresso, now thats like the Corrado, one shot of it and it blows your head off"

[little andrew 0]

I have the Top Gear video, the one where Andy Wilman, (Clarksons brother-inlaw and now the shows producer) drove the very last green storm from the factory to the VW museum. His Quote was " If this isn't a future classic, I'll eat my trousers on toast!"

 

I have this on VHS too. Could never understand why its never been put on youtube.

[Chris Langdon 0]

Yup, thats the one to Berlin and then Wolfsburg Museum to languish let the tyres go flat. Wasn't being looked after for sure. Tax disc ran out in 04 96. Bet they never SORN'd it :lol: Had approx. 15,000 on the clock.

 

lol, just been watching it this afternoon while trying to find another VW training video.

 

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Bit of an insult really as VW never made it. It should have gone home to Onsabruck.

 

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chris is that at the wolfsburg museum? looks like it, ive never been whats it like do you recommend?

 

regards

 

chris

[RW1 0]

Yes it is. The building at the east end near the chimneys of VW Wolfsburg factory. VW Heritage was a little door in those days in one of the museum walls, now move to a garage in Wolfsburg. That was May 1999 just before the Autostadt opened in June 1999.

 

I'm told some of the exhibits are not on display (stored?). Interesting place for things like the Corrado enduarnce cars 1 & 2, Mk2 Scirocco Turbo and other very limited models, some of which didn't make it to the dealerships.

 

Combine it with the Autostadt and a Wolfsburg factory tour, and it makes a worthwhile visit.

 

The tour I ran did the museum and Wolfsburg factory line. We were over there for 10 days and toured other VW factories plus Karmann & Karmann museum plus a weekend at Scirocco Comes Home at Osnabruck 21- 24 May 1999. A whole 40 acre farm full of Sciroccos & Corrado from all over Europe to celebrate 25 years of the VW Scirocco. Field after field full of all sorts of standard, customed, tuned etc.

 

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[Jon_vr6 1]

Bump

[Jim 1]

I have this on VHS too. Could never understand why its never been put on youtube.

 

Would you be either willing to get this captured onto computer, or loan it to someone who has the facility to do this? I've still never seen this video and would very much like to!

[little andrew 0]

Would you be either willing to get this captured onto computer, or loan it to someone who has the facility to do this? I've still never seen this video and would very much like to!

 

I'd be willing to loan it to somebody who has the facility to do it as I haven't got a clue about how to go about it

[Jim 1]

I'm sure I could source the equipment to get this sorted and would be only too glad to finally get this encoded and put up for everyone to enjoy. I would promise to look after the tape like it was my own!

 

I'm just about to go away for a week but will drop you a line when I return if you're OK with me borrowing it for a week or so to capture it?

 

Cheers.