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'''Helen Mound''' was a British motoring journalist who briefly presented for ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' in 1992. Not much is known about her career, other than the fact she remained<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4748343/X-type-doesnt-hit-the-spot.html - Mound, H. (2001) 'X-type doesn't hit the spot', ''The Telegraph'', 30th January.]</ref> an automotive journalist through to at least 2001. She also appeared<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb666e8dd BFI - Helen Mound.]</ref> on [[ITV]]'s ''[[The Road Show]]'' in 1996. In 1998, together with Angela Giveon, Mound would found the shortlived magazine title ''Nuts About Motoring'', a female-centric<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/car-magazine-puts-women-in-the-driving-seat-for-first-time-1142768.html Garner, C. (1998) 'Car magazine puts women in the driving seat for first time', ''The Independent'', 4th February.]</ref> car magazine which also featured the involvement of [[Vicki Butler-Henderson]]. Scheduled for launch at the end<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/79670.stm BBC News - Women in the fast lane.]</ref> of April 1998, the magazine likely did not last long, with little evidence of its existence in contemporary nor historic discourse.

What is most likely Mound's most famous on-screen moment came in 1992, when she presented a segment on the [[Messerschmitt KR200]] on her first of only two outings for ''Top Gear'', driving the three-wheeled microcar around an inner city and housing estate. This segment would later be abridged and incorporated by fellow ''Top Gear'' host [[Tiff Needell]] for his 2002 home video release ''[[Tiff Needell/Home Video Releases/20 Cars That Changed the World|20 Cars That Changed The World]]''. Towards the end of [[Top Gear (1977 TV series)/Series 27|Series 27]], Mound would also drive the [[Rover R8|Rover 200 Convertible]] before her four year hiatus from TV.

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