09-21-2008 07:55 PM

Purists may balk, but like it or not, Top Gear USA is coming. One of the hosts was revealed to be Adam Carolla, a comic who built his career on making jokes about STDs and hosting shows whose main feature was girls jumping on trampolines. We’re not sure how bodes for the Top Gear franchise, but at least we now know that at least two Top Gear hosts own Datsuns. Carolla owns a BRE replica 510, a race-modified Fairlady Roadster, and his latest acquisition, a ‘72 Bob Sharp 610, as reported by Motor Trend. The article also mentions the rest of Carolla’s collection, which consists mostly of high-dollar Euro exotica, and discusses his hatred for his Mazda pickup and why a 200,000-mile ‘85 Toyota Supra was the worst car he’s ever owned.

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My wife and I spoke with Adam Corolla at one of the old and now defunct Surfside Classic Datsun shows. He is a bonafide nut. Both car and otherwise. His last name is actually "Corolla" like the car, not "Carolla".

I have met Adam a few times, with his cars, he has a few more Datsun Nissan's that are not listed in that article. His Roadster (listed above) is one of the very few light weight racing roadsters, and it was originally built by BRE. He has a PLN BSR Z race car, a 510 & 610 (listed above) and a street Z from what I have heard.

He shows up regularly on a couple of other car related TV shows and I am sure he will do a good job with Top Gear.

Adam in person seems to be a good, down to earth guy in person. I hope that the show does well here as I enjoy the euro version.

I hope they do have great success with that new show. My wife and I really enjoy the show on BBC America. I think as long as they do not try to mimic the euro show they have a chance. I hope so because I can only watch PINKS a few times before I get bored with it and reruns of old NASCAR races is about the only other option on SPEED now.

Tom

If they do choose him, I sure do hope he doesn't carry over the same attitude that he has in that interview. He really does come across as a prick.

Okay, so the fact that he owns Datsuns gives him a few more points perhaps, but I'll wait and see how he does on Top Gear USA before I decide on a verdict.

I wondered where that 610 ended up and I guess I know now. I hope NBC runs this in place of Olberman.

His last name is actually "Corolla" like the car, not "Carolla".

Really? I guess the radio station he works for doesn't know how to spell his name then?:stupid:

http://adam.freefm.com/

-Mike

Okay, fine. Search the 'net and see how often his name is misspelled. Doesn't make any difference to me. I don't really know much about him. I met him at that show and had to say 'who?' when they told me who he was.

It must be confused enough that the Wikipedia page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Corolla

actually redirects to the proper page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Carolla

Carolla has claimed in his routines that the name "Carolla" is Italian for "small Japanese car" (though the car, of course, is spelled "Corolla").

Again, I say, 'whatever'. Am I really :stupid: for not knowing the correct spelling of his name? It's more like....I really don't care.

Edited September 23, 200816 yr by sblake01

I hope they do have great success with that new show. My wife and I really enjoy the show on BBC America. I think as long as they do not try to mimic the euro show they have a chance.

Tom

I'd actually like them to mimic the BBC show. I find that the American translations of good English telly is bad. The UK version of the "Office" is better, any Gordon Ramsay show on the BBC destroys the Fox versions (see Kitchen Nightmares - the Fox version totally misses the point and neglects to show enough of Gordon's compassionate side).

As much as I think Jeremy Clarkson is a homer, the show is great. I love when he, Richard Hammond and "Capt. Slow" have competitive outings...it's gut busting.

IMHO, the US show will fail. I love Carolla, but he's too big a name. I would have made a play to bring the 3 UK guys over to do the show.