Quentin Willson dies of cancer

[HoHoHo]

Met him once many moons ago, true gentleman.

RIP Quentin, part of my Top Gear memories.

[Leptons]

Oh no! Brings back Many a childhood memory of watching the Original Top Gear.

Always came across as quite genuine as well. I especially enjoyed his section on buying second hand motors and trying to avoid getting a lemon!

RIP

[Wheel Turned Out]

Very sad news, despite many I know always writing him off as being smarmy I never thought so - enjoyed his work very much.

68 feels like no age at all these days.

[Terzo123]

I really enjoyed watching his segments on the various car programmes he did. He came across as a decent chap. RiP

[119]

Wow, never really a fan per se, but enjoyed his presenting style.

[ChocolateFrog]

Sad news. Always found him watchable.

[Lefty]

Bugger. Far too young.

[BikeBikeBIke]

Gutted. Lovely bloke, from what I saw on TV.

There's a few vids on YouTube that I quite enjoyed.

RIP.

[TX1]

Such a shame, came across as a nice guy, RIP.

[JNW1]

Very sad to hear this - liked him as a presenter and he always came across as a really nice bloke. Although people talk fondly about the Top Gear era with Clarkson/Hammond/May personally I've always thought the programme was at its best when Willson, Tiff Needell and VBH were part of the team.

[Gecko1978]

Sad news he was a true word smith and was perfect on old TG. It was a shame he did not feature on the new or GT. 68 is no age and lung cancer is an awful illness

[carl_w]

Lung cancer apparently.

Remember that series he did with Jodie Kidd? She was awful in the "to camera" pieces, got a lot better since.

[Carl_VivaEspana]

awful news.

[Huzzah]

JNW1 said:

Very sad to hear this - liked him as a presenter and he always came across as a really nice bloke. Although people talk fondly about the Top Gear era with Clarkson/Hammond/May personally I've always thought the programme was at its best when Willson, Tiff Needell and VBH were part of the team.

Don't forget Kate Humble.

[anonymous-user]

His writing was excellent. Anyone who can fit the word 'vituperative' into a column in a monthly motoring mag is alright by me. Sad loss.

[S600BSB]

Far too young

[Ridgemont]

A brilliant journalist. Enjoyed his TG stuff in the pre Clarkson reboot era.

[ChemicalChaos]

S600BSB said:

Far too young

Some say he was actually a lot older, but he'd rolled the numbers back a few times.....

[zeb]

Sad news always liked his work.

[Agent57]

Sad news.

I remember seeing him, Clarkson and Tiff doing show on a stand at the Motor Show about 25 years ago.

Some great banter. He was asking people in the audience what car they drove and had some great come-backs.