Two TVRs being chased by French Police

[Heli Coil]

Bonsoir, I was driving from Brugge to Calais in September and was a witness to a chase by the French police of two TVRs with GB plates. If the people in the TVRs are visitors to this site I have a memento of the occasion. A con-rod from a Police Citroen >>>. You were obviously not caught by the Citroen as the officer was seen kicking the vehicle (like John Cleese in Fawlty Towers) on the side of the road, steam coming from under the bonnet. The trail of oil was visible for a mile. The officers asked me to ask if all TVR owners visiting France would remove 2HT leads when in France to give the French Police a chance, this is to save shooting them.

Merci…

P.S.
I was in the Guards Red Porsche who pulled out in front of the Police. (naughty) 120 euro fine...

[HarryW]

Nice story, I can just imagine plod trying to do 10000rpm when the rod let go

[cooky]

Good lads...

[Wildfire]

[mrmaggit]

Another Brugge fan, then?

[hut49]

Very funny - sounds like a scene from Trafic - one of Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot films. If you've never seen this find a copy soon, bizarre but very funny, as are his other masterpieces

[ncs]

Out of interest, when exactly in September was this?

Just wondered.....

Nick

[yellow peril]

Nick........NOooooooo!!!! Surely not.......

YP

[Mrs_T]

I'd like to know too, just out of curiousity

[Wildfire]

hut49 said:

Very funny - sounds like a scene from Trafic - one of Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot films. If you've never seen this find a copy soon, bizarre but very funny, as are his other masterpieces

Incedently it's Jacques Tati's 100 birthday, big celebrations in France about it. I hear they are making one of his unmade scripts as an animation. Aslso strangely enough he is my mate's grandfather.

[DJC]

Class post

How exactly did you acquire the conrod? You do a deal with the plod...Ill pay your fine if you give me your con rod?

[97octane]

You've managed to keep this story to yourself since September?!

[lazyitus]

Top story.

[BossCerbera]

Plucky Brits in the Dunkerque-ish area are not to be underestimated...

This should be sticky'd for posterity. Posted by a P*rsche owner too.

[johnbear]

Come on gives us the date.

We've got to find these two hero's

What model Tiv's were they?

[julianc]

[Bonedoc]

Fantastic story
Good to hear of acts of chivalry from the Porsche driver!

[Heli coil]

It was wed 20th September 10.45am on the A16 Just North of Calais, near the Leon Plage turn off,
I am not up on TVRs but one was metallic red may be a Sagaris the other was Blue/Greenish metallic they looked new cars, the sound was awesome. When a car is really moving it Zings when it passes the 2 TVRs were moving. (I have the con-rod I am having it mounted for the front room wall) It’s got to be someone on this site. As soon as I saw them I thought PH.ers.

[beastie]

top blokes all round!!

[Bomber Denton]

Brilliant - new TVRs then. At least I won't get the blame for this one!