2 A 1964 Studebaker Super Hawk (a car for Mad Men). 3 A Tucker. 4 Aston Martin DBS (stands for ‘damn brilliant sports car’). 5 AMC Pacer (a seventies icon that reminds me of my childhood). 6 Range Rover. 7 Bentley Continental. Given my love of driving, and my passion for cars – actually, my adoration of anything with a chassis, an engine, and more than one axle – I’m often asked why I’ve never appeared on BBC’s Top Gear. The truth? I’ve never been asked. Because if I were to be asked, I’d be a guest faster than you could shift from first to third. Top Gear is one of my favourite shows. I never miss watching the programme when I’m home and I record every episode when I’m not. I enjoy the entire team, their banter, and the show’s overall format. A few years ago, I got in a bit of trouble because, after an interview, when I thought my comments were being made ‘off the record’, I gave an impulsive answer to explain why I’d never been on Top Gear. In my defence, a while before I made the remark, Top Gear had received a small number of complaints following Jeremy Clarkson’s use of the term ‘ginger beer’.
