Author Topic: Quentin Willson  (Read 1101 times)

Offline Yusee

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Quentin Willson
« on: 09 November 2025, 14:59 »
Had to rewatch this brilliant piece after hearing of his death.

I think he was primarily a car historian and market expert- but didn’t he write well- as this piece shows.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mdF0g7YNlaM


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Re: Quentin Willson
« Reply #1 on: 09 November 2025, 16:55 »
Proper acerbic wit, sadly missed.
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Offline BillSan

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Re: Quentin Willson
« Reply #2 on: 10 November 2025, 08:27 »
Quentin was a proper car man, not a self publicising media 'personality' looking for requotes in playgrounds and pubs and media attention.

He was always worth listening to, whether you agreed with him or not, and happy to provide logical reasoning for his views.  He'll be sadly missed. 

RIP Quentin.
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Offline Adam T7

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Re: Quentin Willson
« Reply #3 on: 10 November 2025, 08:36 »
Quentin was a proper car man, not a self publicising media 'personality' looking for requotes in playgrounds and pubs and media attention.

He was always worth listening to, whether you agreed with him or not, and happy to provide logical reasoning for his views.  He'll be sadly missed. 

RIP Quentin.

And clearly a GTI fan, so another reason he was a top bloke.
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Re: Quentin Willson
« Reply #4 on: 10 November 2025, 12:32 »
He had such a unique style - written, spoken and appearance. RIP.

A couple of scene legends at the end of that clip too, Mick Clements and Jim Cotton.
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Offline Beebopper

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Re: Quentin Willson
« Reply #5 on: 10 November 2025, 14:39 »
RIP Quentin - Such a great TV presenter, down to earth and really tells an interesting story. His voice is always so recognisable, so sad he left us so so early.
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