request from BBC

[philoldsmobile]

Matthew Hill
                        BBC Current Affairs
                        British Broadcasting Corporation
                        White City
Room 1161
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TS
                                                               Mobile: +44 (0)7816 273 297
                        Office: +44 (0)208 752 7959
                        matthew.hill3@bbc.co.uk
                           
14th December 2005

Dear Sir/Madam,

BBC Current Affairs is currently producing a drama-documentary about the future of world oil production.  As part of this film we are eager to include a scene involving panic gasoline buying at an American gas station.  We plan to mock up an existing British petrol station for this purpose, but need to fill it with US-style vehicles in order to maintain the effect.  As such we would very much appreciate any help you might be able to give us in this regard.  We are predominantly interested in relatively modern (as opposed to classic/vintage) vehicles that might typically be found currently in North America.  As you can imagine, it is far less expensive to film this scene in the UK rather than the USA.  If you are able to do so, perhaps you might be kind enough to forward this information on to your members:-  


AMERICAN CARS WANTED!  Are you an American vehicle enthusiast who is interested in their car appearing on television?  BBC2 is researching a factually based drama-documentary about the oil industry and would very much like to include good examples of modern (i.e. not classic/vintage) American cars.  The scene involves panic buying at a US gas station, which will be filmed at a British petrol station, suitably mocked up, possibly somewhere in Central London or Surrey.  If you would like to know more about this project please contact Matthew Hill on 0208 752 7959, email: matthew.hill3@bbc.co.uk.


Yours sincerely,


Matthew Hill    




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anyone interested...?

[Roadkill]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

would very much like to include good examples of modern (i.e. not classic/vintage) American cars.

Not me, then.

[philoldsmobile]

how many thirdgens can we get in a line?

[55starchief]

Quoting: philoldsmobile

how many thirdgens can we get in a line?

I think they need more than 3rd gens lol maybe a few firebirds

[philoldsmobile]

everyone always needs more thirdgens :)

[art b]

and astro vans......

[Incursus]

Got a Fiero

But sounds a bit fake to me......more than a bit.

[FUBAR]

Why do you say it sounds fake?

[Incursus]

cos i'm bored? pesamistic?(spell)
couldn't think of anything better to say?
miss read it?

     

[FUBAR]

Post whoring?

[Incursus]

Bored mostly

[Incursus]

but yup

[philoldsmobile]

not fake, it came to me via email from paul hastie of american V8 who has delt with this guy before..

[FUBAR]

Would be interesting...

does an 80s car count as modern?

[Incursus]

how bout a slightly damaged Fiero, if I still have it when this goes ahead

[FUBAR]

Do we get free petrol??  

[Incursus]

[philoldsmobile]

hmm,, that though crosse my mind too.. or at least free gas station coffee!

[FUBAR]

Just make sure you don't get them muddled up Phil, Coffee in the Astro or Camaro & petrol down yer neck would be a bad thing on both parts

[Incursus]

mmmmm petrol

[philoldsmobile]

this is true!

[Roadkill]

I Think Martyn would be the only one among us who'd qualify anyway.

[FUBAR]

I see there's a differing opinion of where we fall then...  in the car scene its "Bloody 3rd gens, too modern"

Outside "Too Classic"

[Roadkill]

Or just too Old, Probably.

[philoldsmobile]

nah, thirdgns generaly fall under the axe of modern, simply because they dont look dated, even now.

Tahoe of course would also qualify..