Yostumpy Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 If anyone is watching Vera , on tv has anyone else noticed that the 'lived in' 300 tdi 90 she drives, actually has an auto box. Noticed a glimpse of the shifter whilst they were talking in the cab. Looked a proper jobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 No I hadn't 🙂 I wonder if it is a conversion especially requested by the driver, or the production company., or just happenstance? Perhaps either the clutch was felt to be too heavy for the repeated stop / start use, or might lead to too much jerky movement for the filming, or probable interuptions to speech delivery. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yostumpy Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) no wont be anything to do which speech delivery, when filming the driver / passenger in conversation mode, vehicles are on a 'very low' loader vehicle, so the view out of the side windows isn't 3 ft higher than normal, so not really driving. Its a pukker 90, I checked a couple of years ago, mot/ tax etc owner must hire it out. Just found this on the Adrian Flux web blog Brenda Blethyn stars as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in this slow-burning TV crime drama set in rugged Northumberland. What else would she choose but a battered old Landie, an off-roader built for purpose? The model she drives is automatic because she doesn’t have a manual licence, but she pretends to change gear for filming. She also does her own stunts because the show’s stunt driver is a man with a ginger beard. Edited January 25, 2020 by Yostumpy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin50 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) My Local Land Rover Specialist were asked to change it from Manual to Auto by the Production company so she could drive it better. Edited January 25, 2020 by kevin50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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