Cringeworthy Capri Related Automotive Journalism

[-JC-]

My Capri used to be owned by Matthew Corbett's* Mum. Or something like that anyway.

*of Sooty + Sweep fame

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Barry Hearn used to have a white Tickford I think it was. Sure it was up for sale recently.

[Hot_Protein]

My Capri used to be owned by Matthew Corbett's* Mum. Or something like that anyway.

*of Sooty + Sweep fame

Awestruck!

[stevemarl]

So the chances are that the REAL Sooty & Sweep have been in your car? That is pretty awesome!

[stevemarl]

Not really Capri related but....Considering the acclaim given to mediocrity nowadays, get into the last stages of X Factor and you expect to be wafted around in stretched limos for the remainder of your life...
Here`s a bloke, who was in quite a big group in the 60s, packing the boot of his Austin Maxi, wife & kids in tow. Apparently they`d stopped off to visit relatives on their way to Scotland for a weekend break....

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Who?

[Matty2148]

I only got who it was because of yoko`s face! Is that dog a labrador or rotweiler? I can`t imagine john lennon having a rotty for some reason!

[Hot_Protein]

Yeah he did have a rolla though. Prob was just using it to be inconspicuous.

http://totallythatstupid.com/2011/10/09 ... hday-john/

[Andrew 2.8i]

Not really Capri related but....Considering the acclaim given to mediocrity nowadays, get into the last stages of X Factor and you expect to be wafted around in stretched limos for the remainder of your life...
Here`s a bloke, who was in quite a big group in the 60s, packing the boot of his Austin Maxi, wife & kids in tow. Apparently they`d stopped off to visit relatives on their way to Scotland for a weekend break....

Hi,
That's an amazing photograph, it really illustrates how the nature of celebrity has changed beyond recognition in recent times. I can't see the same sort of shot happening these days, unless it's a staged sponsorship endorsement.

Andrew.

[Andrew 2.8i]

My Capri used to be owned by Matthew Corbett's* Mum. Or something like that anyway.

*of Sooty + Sweep fame

Hi,
Matthew Corbett's Mum would, I assume, be Harry Corbett's wife. That's Harry Corbett the creator of Sooty, not Harry H. Corbett from Steptoe and Son!
That's an excellent celebrity provenance that your car has!

All the best,
Andrew.

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Speaking of Provenance; Would you want to own Jimmy Saville's RS3100?

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That's an excellent celebrity provenance that your car has!

Hang on a minute, he said ...Corbett's Mum, or 'something like that'. Which means it could be a friend who almost new his Mum, from his Dad's cousins' side, briefly related from a previous marriage in another land.

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Not really Capri related but....
Here`s a bloke, who was in quite a big group in the 60s, packing the boot of his Austin Maxi, wife & kids in tow.

Great picture. Slightly more Capri related... John Deacon from Queen, back in their heyday wanted a Capri, but Freddie put him off claiming that it wasn't rock star enough.

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hang on a minute, he said ...Corbett's Mum, or 'something like that'. Which means it could be a friend who almost new his Mum, from his Dad's cousins' side, briefly related from a previous marriage in another land.

If that's the case, then my car also has the same celebrity pedigree!

Andrew.

[Andrew 2.8i]

Speaking of Provenance; Would you want to own Jimmy Saville's RS3100?

I've heard that it's had a minor touch up.
Andrew.

[stevemarl]

Oooooh!!

[Hot_Protein]

Nice!