Unwittingly, Autocar published this photo from Motor, believing it showed Autocar testers, but it is me and Jeremy Sinek fitting the Peiseler fifth wheel to the XJ-S. So it seems that some of Motor's vast photo archive survives. There is an interesting story behind the photo...
@SamWTotter I did not know him well but he seemed a good guy and he was highly esteemed in the business. R.I.P. Apart from that, this is a scandalous cover-up.
@sniffpetrol Funny that most sources, including The Daily Mail (another expression for "turd") are suggesting that the French word is "ètron" rather than "étron".
@ShropshireStig@sniffpetrol Apparently it is an "homage" to Jack Nicholson. Jay Fielden probably fancies himself as an ironist. Well, he certainly fancies himself.
@SamWTotter@UKTriumph I tried that and something blocked it. But old technology came to the rescue - I found my magnifying glass and managed to read the text. Rather a bizarre story, with absurd claims attached!