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Thread Author: James Loveless Replies: 10
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 Sat 8 Nov 25 16:03 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - James Loveless
Top Gear star and motoring journalist Quentin Willson has died aged 68.

Rather young, you might think, but he had lung cancer.
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 Sat 8 Nov 25 16:15 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - Timeonmyhands
Met him a few times, used to come into Screwfix, nice guy, no edge.
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 Sat 8 Nov 25 16:37 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - bathtub tom
Wasn't there some story about him wrecking an E-Type that was on loan to the TG team, with strict instructions not to 'rag it'?

I also seem to recall his later career advertising 'snake oil'.
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 Sun 9 Nov 25 06:51 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - Paul 1963
Such a shame, damn good journalist, may he rest in peace.
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 Sun 9 Nov 25 17:22 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - Bobby
Long Twitter thread from Lawrence Whittaker listing all QWs demands before he would be an ambassador for Warrantywise that LW owns.
Including QW wanted to have power of veto over any refused warranty claims.
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 Sun 9 Nov 25 17:24 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - sooty123
Who is Lawrence Whittaker?
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 Wed 19 Nov 25 00:17 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - Dave_
>> Who is Lawrence Whittaker?

Owner of Lister Cars, and CEO of WarrantyWise. Very active on X/Twitter, very well off, all round nice bloke. Incredible fleet of cars including a newish Unimog.
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 Wed 19 Nov 25 08:11 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - Duncan
>> CEO of WarrantyWise... very well off,
>>

Is there any connection between the two items?
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 Sat 8 Nov 25 21:16 
 Quentin Willson - legacylad
two years younger than I.
I wish i could avoid this kind of news…
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 Sat 8 Nov 25 22:27 
 Quentin Willson - Zero
>> two years younger than I.
>> I wish i could avoid this kind of news…

Plenty of us on here older than him, worry yee not.
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 Wed 19 Nov 25 00:18 
 Quentin Willson R.I.P. - Dave_
I won a copy of his 1993/94 Cars of the Year book by answering some questions in an audience participation game show on the TG stand at the NEC in 1993. It's autographed by QW and JC. They both smelled of aftershave and Marlboro.
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