| Wheelbase | |
|---|---|
 Wheelbase title screen | |
| Genre | Motoring Talk show |
| Presented by | Gordon Wilkins Cliff Michelmore |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 207 [ dubious – discuss ] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 1964 – 1975 |
| Related | |
Wheelbase is a BBC television series about cars, that was broadcast on BBC2 between 1964 and 1975. [1]
Amongst its presenters were Gordon Wilkins between 1964 and 1973 [2] and Cliff Michelmore. [3] The show was the predecessor of Top Gear . [4]
Wheelbase was amongst the first programmes in the United Kingdom to be shown in colour during BBC2's "colour launching period". [5]
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