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While filming their Argentina Top Gear special, Everyone's favorite Jezza purchased a Porsche 928 with the license plate "H982 FKL". If you squint juuuuust right it could be a jab at Argentina over 1982's Falklands conflict. Clarkson denies the allegations and insists that this was a coincidence, and that they did not have a custom plate fitted to the car.

 

Check out these links for more info, photos, and a shoddy video.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/oct/03/top-gear-argentina-jeremy-clarkson-bbc

http://blog.caranddriver.com/jeremy-clarkson-and-top-gear-crew-flee-argentina-over-number-plate-fracas/

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/517859/Jeremy-Clarkson-outrage-driving-Argentina-Falklands-War-numberplate

 

Personally, I find it surprising that the Argentinian populous would be so sensitive that an obscure license plate could trigger a riot. Publicity stunt to drum up this Season premier perhaps?

 

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/10/3/1412353853954/e40f1e27-f8fd-4864-bc0c-f9a08adc5d97-460x305.jpeg

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While filming their Argentina Top Gear special, Everyone's favorite Jezza purchased a Porsche 928 with the license plate "H982 FKL". If you squint juuuuust right it could be a jab at Argentina over 1982's Falklands conflict. Clarkson denies the allegations and insists that this was a coincidence, and that they did not have a custom plate fitted to the car.

 

Check out these links for more info, photos, and a shoddy video.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/oct/03/top-gear-argentina-jeremy-clarkson-bbc

http://blog.caranddriver.com/jeremy-clarkson-and-top-gear-crew-flee-argentina-over-number-plate-fracas/

 

Personally, I find it surprising that the Argentinian populous would be so sensitive that an obscure license plate could trigger a riot. Publicity stunt to drum up this Season premier perhaps?

 

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/10/3/1412353853954/e40f1e27-f8fd-4864-bc0c-f9a08adc5d97-460x305.jpeg

 

Following Clarkson on twitter makes me think it was not a publicity thing. He's lashing out at the Argentinian gov't and protesters, saying the so-called "veterans" that were partaking looked suspiciously like they were ~20 yrs/old.

 

Also, some Jalop did some sleuthing and found that the allegedly offensive plate has been on the car since 1991

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Well to be fair they did sink the Sheffield.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/adoptalad/gec/endurance/conflict-8.jpg

 

...buuuut, then the Brits turned around and did in the General Belgrano ... so, yeah

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/falklands033012/f01_40105767.jpg

 

I wouldn't be surprised if they did a search for those plates. That sort of thing is right up Clarkson's alley.

Either way, 1.5 fucks given.

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I'm from Argentina and a fan of Top Gear. I know the faulklands are a touchy subject for many, even today.

 

However, that plate is a stretch. Basically just an excuse for a bunch of youths to break stuff. That never happens in the US right?

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I'm from Argentina and a fan of Top Gear. I know the faulklands are a touchy subject for many, even today.

 

However, that plate is a stretch. Basically just an excuse for a bunch of youths to break stuff. That never happens in the US right?

 

What we do here in the US is protest. It's different.

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What we do here in the US is protest. It's different.

 

I'm going to pretend you didn't even say that. Couches get burned on every major campus just about every weekend. Don't be an idiot.

 

Do I need to refresh you on the time top gear got ran out of the south (Georgia?)?

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