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gilarion

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Hammond up a Wall. This is much better!

Hammond this is more like it ....With dam in full flow

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5th Oct 2015 12:31pm

1978

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Except that this was faked!!! (The car was pulled up the dam by a large winch at the top rather than winching itself up!)

Judging by the depth of the water on the shots looking back down the dam, it was also lowered down too!

Still a great advert though.

5th Oct 2015 12:35pm

Martin
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Something on TV faked? Oh no, quick, call the papers

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5th Oct 2015 1:00pm

1978

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Martin wrote:
Something on TV faked? Oh no, quick, call the papers

I was just pointing out that Hammond/Top Gear were trying to recreate the advert with winching equipment (although not standard by any means) on board the Land Rover rather than faking it with a winch at the top of the dam like Land Rover did.

5th Oct 2015 1:17pm

Martin
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Understood, wasn't having ago at you

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5th Oct 2015 1:19pm

blackwolf

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I thought it was interesting that Hammond was clearly absolutely petrified during the filming of his dam ascent (and I can sympathise). The emotions really didn't appear faked.

Similarly when he was dumped on a mountain in BC in order for Clarkson and May to have an excuse to behave like hooligans in the Ford F-150 Velociraptor and the other ugly thing, he l;ooked genuinely mad as hell. I don't think that was faked either.

5th Oct 2015 1:24pm

1978

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Martin wrote:
Understood, wasn't having ago at you

I know, thank you though

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To be honest, installing an extra engine in the rear to power a much stronger winch on the front could also be interpreted as faking it!!

5th Oct 2015 1:26pm

1978

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blackwolf wrote:
I thought it was interesting that Hammond was clearly absolutely petrified during the filming of his dam ascent (and I can sympathise). The emotions really didn't appear faked.

Sorry, I was referring to the Land Rover ad being faked as opposed to the Top Gear version mate

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5th Oct 2015 1:28pm

blackwolf

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I agree, it could be considered faking it, but the idea was for the vehicle to power its own ascent, which the original didn't, and the prgramme was honest to the extent that it pointed out that it was actually a wholly impossible feat for any standard Landrover to make that climb without extensive modifications (in fact I doubt that there hasever been a vehicle bult - certainly not a production vehicle - whcih could gat up a dam of that size without extensive modifications).

Let's face it, it wasn't really about honestly recreating a Landrover advertisement, it was simply an outrageous challenge or stunt to make good TV and to highlight the 'news' element - the demise of the Defender. In that, it worked pretty well.

5th Oct 2015 1:31pm

blackwolf

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1978 wrote:
blackwolf wrote:
I thought it was interesting that Hammond was clearly absolutely petrified during the filming of his dam ascent (and I can sympathise). The emotions really didn't appear faked.

Sorry, I was referring to the Land Rover ad being faked as opposed to the Top Gear version mate

Yes, I realise that! Sorry if my comment was not clear - there was no intended connection between your comment and mine - I was just recollecting how I enjoyed Hammond's obvious discomfort!

5th Oct 2015 1:32pm

1978

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blackwolf wrote:
I agree, it could be considered faking it, but the idea was for the vehicle to power its own ascent, which the original didn't, and the prgramme was honest to the extent that it pointed out that it was actually a wholly impossible feat for any standard Landrover to make that climb without extensive modifications (in fact I doubt that there hasever been a vehicle bult - certainly not a production vehicle - whcih could gat up a dam of that size without extensive modifications).

Let's face it, it wasn't really about honestly recreating a Landrover advertisement, it was simply an outrageous challenge or stunt to make good TV and to highlight the 'news' element - the demise of the Defender. In that, it worked pretty well.

I completely agree! This was what I was trying to say with my first post.

5th Oct 2015 1:32pm

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5th Oct 2015 1:34pm

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