Robert Marshall
10th June 2003, 11:29
Before I start I am not joking, nor am I selling anything.
I work for Granada television in Manchester as a researcher. I am working on a car "makeover" programme, which will be transmitted on Granada's "Men and Motors" cable channel and also on the ITV North region in the 7.30pm weekday slot.
The basic synopsis is that an owner has a car that either needs work, or modifying to fit into the owner's lifestyle. We take the car away and work on it keeping into mind the owner's wishes. We then take the owners away to a location roughly connected with his or her car (i.e. keep them occupied!) until the end of the show when they are reunited with their car.
The basic rules are:
1. The car has to be taxed and Moteed.
2. The car and owner must be located in North Wales, or the North of England, (as the programme will only be transmitted in the northern region and Men and Motors)
3. The owner has to be willing and enthusiastic enough to appear on television.
I have read postings on this forum and I recon that there are enough interesting characters on this board who may be interested or may know of someone who is. As all things we are limited by time and money. Our budget is approx £3,000 per car and we need to find willing owners (& cars!) by mid July.
We do not want di-hard enthusiasts, but someone who likes their car and doesn't really want to part with it.
I would like to feature a Maestro or Montego because I feel they are something a little different & certainly underrated particulary in their role of saving the British Motor industry from certain extinction in the 1980s. I am open to suggestions from fairly sublime to the daft, and would hopefully give these underrated cars some good publicity.
Anyone interested in having themselves and their car featured or who has any ideas whatsoever can either reply to this forum or e-mail me directly on marshallrk@hotmail.com or phone me on 07773 714 416.
ROB
I work for Granada television in Manchester as a researcher. I am working on a car "makeover" programme, which will be transmitted on Granada's "Men and Motors" cable channel and also on the ITV North region in the 7.30pm weekday slot.
The basic synopsis is that an owner has a car that either needs work, or modifying to fit into the owner's lifestyle. We take the car away and work on it keeping into mind the owner's wishes. We then take the owners away to a location roughly connected with his or her car (i.e. keep them occupied!) until the end of the show when they are reunited with their car.
The basic rules are:
1. The car has to be taxed and Moteed.
2. The car and owner must be located in North Wales, or the North of England, (as the programme will only be transmitted in the northern region and Men and Motors)
3. The owner has to be willing and enthusiastic enough to appear on television.
I have read postings on this forum and I recon that there are enough interesting characters on this board who may be interested or may know of someone who is. As all things we are limited by time and money. Our budget is approx £3,000 per car and we need to find willing owners (& cars!) by mid July.
We do not want di-hard enthusiasts, but someone who likes their car and doesn't really want to part with it.
I would like to feature a Maestro or Montego because I feel they are something a little different & certainly underrated particulary in their role of saving the British Motor industry from certain extinction in the 1980s. I am open to suggestions from fairly sublime to the daft, and would hopefully give these underrated cars some good publicity.
Anyone interested in having themselves and their car featured or who has any ideas whatsoever can either reply to this forum or e-mail me directly on marshallrk@hotmail.com or phone me on 07773 714 416.
ROB