James confidently stepping out of the lorry, striding over to give the other cars a once-over, and smugly asking "is that the best you two could come up with?" while his own non-functional car is on the back of the lorry, is possibly the greatest moment of all time.

@liams1991

2 жыл бұрын

Confidence and swag to die for.

@calvinsawyer1961

2 жыл бұрын

What the FUCK is a lorry

@HenryDoohickeyII

2 жыл бұрын

@@calvinsawyer1961 it’s what brits call a semi truck, tractor trailer, usually bigger truck with air brakes.

@NGOTB

2 жыл бұрын

James had the Sigma Grindset

@zKeiron

2 жыл бұрын

@@calvinsawyer1961 I can’t believe you’re asking this on a top gear clip, a show where every single series has numerous ‘lorry’ comments😂

One of the best moments in the entire series: JAMES HAS BOUGHT AN AA-TRUCK

@riyapatel2177

7 жыл бұрын

a

@alig23_

4 жыл бұрын

I wish he did

@Kadekuru

3 жыл бұрын

aa

@ScottAndersonYT

3 жыл бұрын

Second best part: when Clarkson says “oh you don’t know” to Hammond about the strip club 😂

@MrSupercar55

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it’s RWD, just like their cars in that episode. Maserati Merak (although Jeremy’s one has an outrageously expensive SS badge, it is not an SS), that’s RWD. Ferrari Dino 308 GT4, RWD also. Lamborghini Uracco. That too is RWD.

The longer I watch top gear the more I appreciate May's sense of humour

@alanaliyev456GT

3 жыл бұрын

A big Macho,,... a Sensitive artist and a young scientist ..... this crew is perfect.we love them a lot

Some say he was born without ears.. and that he doesn't believe in the concept of sound.. all we know is he's called the Top Gear audio producer

@SuperCompany007

8 жыл бұрын

Joel Granberg lolololol

@ztatikq

8 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@hillaryclinton1558

8 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha Good One

@nigo1787

8 жыл бұрын

+Joel Granberg some say the actual episode didn't have those crappy music. What happened??

@Zwangsworkaholic

8 жыл бұрын

+Nigo they probably couldn't add the same music, because of licensing... which does not justify the lousy editing.

2:26 when Jeremy and Hammond crossed their arms it was incredibly sincronised

@DankBlank

6 жыл бұрын

Synchronized

@boargarage9590

5 жыл бұрын

woah

@TraustiGeir

4 жыл бұрын

Dang. Why have I never noticed that? Uncanny.

@HimTortons

4 жыл бұрын

@@DankBlank circumcised

@GwilsonDrums

4 жыл бұрын

I've watched this episode many times and I've never noticed that

the battery is discharging, the oil temperature is very high, the oil pressure is very low, the engine temperature is off the end of the scale, im running out of petrol, But the clock is correct. lol best part

@SuperMichaelpearce

8 жыл бұрын

Said exactly the same on the last top gear episode ever

@hillaryclinton1558

8 жыл бұрын

+michael pearce which one?

@SuperMichaelpearce

8 жыл бұрын

the last episode of top gear before it got taken off the air

@geni15o

8 жыл бұрын

well it's not off the air... It's just lame.

@SuperMichaelpearce

8 жыл бұрын

The last episode with the trio was what i meant

The sound editor should be sentenced to watch this over and over for 10 hours. Punishment

@netweed09

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, the crazy irony of this during this time period =)

@gigaatom

3 жыл бұрын

I actually wanted to be sick listening when James showed up with the AA truck

@deepakabram

2 жыл бұрын

that's not a punishment at all

@miltonfridman1239

2 жыл бұрын

this was a time before audiomastering, all the voiceovers were actually just people shouting behind the camera.

@MrLeSa95

2 жыл бұрын

Its such a botch job... i cant believe some audio engineer listened to that and thought "yeah thats completely fine"

"It's not a kit car, it's a Lamborghini! ... Philistine." Best quote in the show.

Genuinely crying every time James says “Philistine”

This, the 1500 quid porsche challenge, the tractor, limo, amphibious cars, motorhome, British Leyland etc. etc. Older episodes were so good

@Jirudoggu

9 жыл бұрын

Brickhead I agree.

@Firemarioflower

8 жыл бұрын

CFC1995 I loved the 1000 pound police car challenge most.

@billdexhart5179

8 жыл бұрын

+CFC1995 I liked the 1000 quid coupes that arent porsches challenge

@pyttemjukt

8 жыл бұрын

+Bill Dexhart Serie/episode was that?

@billdexhart5179

8 жыл бұрын

pyttemjukt 2 door coupé for less than £1500 that isn't a Porsche Series 6, Episode 2 have fun!

James comes in on a tow truck and starts bashing the other two..LOL

They spent 10,000 to fix it and sold it for 7,000. "That shows you how much the rest of it is worth." That is funny and informative. That is why "BBC Top Gear" is great.

James called a random guy an insult from a 2000 year old bible referring to an even older tribe of people called the Philistines. He’s the best!

@bias0437

3 жыл бұрын

Just shows how old he is

@dane4

2 жыл бұрын

The contemporary meaning of philistine derives from Matthew Arnold's adaptation to English of the German word Philister, as applied by university students in their antagonistic relations with the townspeople of Jena, Germany, where a row resulted in several deaths, in 1689.

@strawberrypencl

2 жыл бұрын

You must be fun at parties

I miss this show so damn much... :'(

@conmadben

7 жыл бұрын

Only a few more weeks to Grand Tour!

@tarocroze3787

7 жыл бұрын

that's where you are wrong

@damianwozencroft661

7 жыл бұрын

vara fouroneone I hate the new presenters too

@didaptgaming2750

6 жыл бұрын

vara fouroneone I watched this show from the start since I was eight, (I'm twelve-years-old now) and I watched it two times over because I missed it so much. ;(

@MrVara411

6 жыл бұрын

It's good... but not quite the same...

4:50 is the best quote

“James has bought an AA tru-“ *cracks up laughing* “ - James has bought a lor-“ *cracks up again*

James has a natural talent for picking the worst car ever in every challenge

I still love, that there's an actual Hawkwind song playing in Top Gear. Such and underrated band.

@visionist7

5 жыл бұрын

When does it play?

James bought an AA truck 😂😂

Yellow + Engine in the Middle = Everything Maths with Richard Hammond

This is one show that should never be cancelled.atleast,not In a million years

@TobyLyall

9 жыл бұрын

Fast forward one year and Jeremy Clarkson is fired :(

@dumbass7055

5 жыл бұрын

We have the Grand Tour now

@ole4961

5 жыл бұрын

And now they cancelled the normal Grand Tour shows in favour of just specials.

@argenys8

4 жыл бұрын

you jinxed it

@ajemajh

3 жыл бұрын

@@ole4961 oh really

Best auto show of ALL time. I’ve watched this video so many times and still enjoy each and every time

When James said “is that the best you two could come up with” 😂😂😂

Ahhh.. Old top gear

@arnelubbers723

7 жыл бұрын

This is how I learned English as a kid

@jereruotsalainen7756

7 жыл бұрын

not the best place to learn english.

@PETROLSCENTED

7 жыл бұрын

at least he learn how to swear

@appelpower1

7 жыл бұрын

+Koala Guy That is the biggest load of bollocks I've heard in my life. Top Gear is where I got my British accent.

@josephchappell9593

6 жыл бұрын

Imam Dwi Septiadi iii

That Maserati is a handsome car

03:38 - 03:45 Hammond's 'innocent' little face makes me laugh every time

"I've got a car with a 38 pound badge on it"XD

This episode was the most re-run episode on Dave of all time, next to the Bugatti Veyron challenge episode. It's been years since I've watched it and yet I still know every line of dialogue

those audio levels...

@EAGYSL

3 жыл бұрын

mixed by a 5 year old

Incredibly great! I love TOP GEAR! Those guys can even get better as time goes by!

Nice to see some old scenes of Bristol.

These guys were the best to ever happen to the programme. I'm not a car guy per se, more like motorbikes, but I loved this show.

I always liked the way Richard says "heres what happened". dunno why but its so serious and kinda mysterious lol

This is my favourite challenge, i've seen it probably thousands of times. It never gets old

"Is that a kit car"...asks a guy in a micra. LOL

I’m a mid 30’s city boy that loves his skateboards and bikes (of which I have 6 of each for any occasion, weather condition, or off-road) but for half my life I’ve loved every minute of these guys

james has bought an aa truck. rofl

This part have 2 greek songs, nice part, i like it!!!!

There is something about shows with this kind of format -clips previously recorded and beautifully edited combined with parts into the studio- makes it very attractive and rewatcheable

Every once and a while, I come back and watch this series. Old TG just had a magic to it

Sorry to be one of those people, but this clip really reminds me how much better the old top gear was...

@KP-tm6fv

7 жыл бұрын

jude noble You're not the only one, that's 99% of us. I am happy that they are starting a new show called "The Grand Tour" but I think it's just a temporary show. I really hope Jeremy, Richard, and James start a new, long-lasting show like Top Gear where they do their usual challenges in England. BBC, stop ruining Britain. Bring back the real Top Gear and kick out the fake car enthusiasts you hired.

@oddities-whatnot

6 жыл бұрын

K P The Grand Tour, I watched the first series but have to say they are all becoming old men, they look kind of tired of it all. With their money they could retire, im sure I would !

4:21 "it is the SS" No it isn't 😂😂😂

@Clangokkuner

4 жыл бұрын

Haydn Gilchrist there’s also a merak badge so to be honest it’s still likely that he bought a crappy SS

3:14 - "James decided the best form of defense was attack." ahaha so perfect

cheers mate... been looking for that song for quite a while and no-one was ever able telling me :D thank you very much :)

Each of these cars will cost 5x more now

@EM-sz8ft

4 жыл бұрын

Root0x prob like 36-50 usd

3:58 I live in and come from Maidenhead. That hurt. At least Jeremy knows what its called...

These guys are the best 3 amegoes in the history of car shows ever. I've been watching them for decades.

No, it's not a kit car! It's a Lamborghini! Phillistine. I love James.

NICE GREEK MUSIN AT THE END

the grand tour is their new show with them on it im so excited

And Hawkwind, Silver Machine. Lemmy's smilin down on ya!

This is one of my fav episodes. They have great jobs!

What the hell was that Lambo is running on? Batteries without alternator?

@QWERTY28875

8 жыл бұрын

they are being entertaining 😂

@RastaSaiyaman

7 жыл бұрын

In his book "the man in the white suit" Ben Collins, AKA The Stig reveals that one of the most important jobs on Top Gear was to make sure that all the cars for the Cheap Car challenges were running but that if there were any flaws or defects, the instructions were to leave them, no mending because knowing that a car was going to fail just added to the fun of it. He also mentions that that Maserati was probably the worst car ever to pass his very able hands.

@cb1671

7 жыл бұрын

One can run on just battery for short periods. You just need jumps often, as you will run down the battery very quickly.

@anthsarin070497

6 жыл бұрын

sonyviva308 providing you don't use any electrics while driving you don't necessarily need the battery, the battery's main purpose is just to start the car. The electrics run off the alternator

@miloraddjurdjic1695

6 жыл бұрын

Anthony,you are thinking of diesel,you need electricity to run benzin cars

"Battery is discharging, the oil temperature is very high, the Oil pressure is very low, the engine temperature is off the end of the scale, I'm almost out of petrol......BUT, the clock is correct" I love these guys.

Same here - I can watch it over and over again - these are supercars from my childhood, I used to love the Merak.

This is by far my favorite challenge so far.

07:39 that forlorn one eyed look, look 😁

@heinzketchup3323

8 жыл бұрын

Loved it 😉

@khalidabdulghani

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I loved that 😂😂😂🤣🤣😭

4:59 That's the important bit (!)

The lights worked perfectly 🤣🤣🤣

One of the best "Challenges" they ever did. Great stuff!

These were the good old top gear seasons that have been really good!! The new ones look to perfect for me!! I don't care about new supercars I can't afford in a million years!

We all know that this version of Top Gear is better than the current new one

What I appreciate most of these series is the incidental music. I wonder who chose it? Possibly James, with his music background?

One of the better episodes, I love the more realistic challenges.

The captain sense of direction, who we assumed got lost. :DDDDD

1:45 Considering it wasn't a real SS model I have a hard time believing that he actually spent 10 grand on that engine...

Love the Roxy Music in the background!

When Hammond said “a series of challenges” at 0:28 it activated my hey siri😂

I've stood exactly where they are :D, this was filmed in Bristol, and I'm from Bristol, and that's the SS Great Britain

Makes you wonder, these cars were top of the line back in the day. In 40 years from today, if we look at the F458 or Aventador, will it look so bad? lol I just don't see what else they could do to make it that much better...

@jasonenrico8984

9 жыл бұрын

We will see the impossible! Back then when these cars were new, they were sitting in the office being all like "A system to keep your traction? Please that only exists in comic books... What? 180mph? Its impossible! You'll die!" But then cars nowadays have traction control and abs and everything and goes at 230mph so in the future cars will be much better!

@hussguy1990

9 жыл бұрын

They weren't really top of the line the Uracco was a v8 not Lamborghini's flagship and the Dino was well a Dino not even a Ferrari, and the Merak was a v6,

@prosincr

9 жыл бұрын

Still, could be worse.

@MatrixDiscovery

9 жыл бұрын

Lambo is owned by VW and Ferrari is owned by FIAT. Nuff said.

@kristenburnout1

9 жыл бұрын

smasila Audi (VW) now actually builds Lamborghini engines and designes the chassis'. In my opinion, they are sucking out their soul by doing that. The Gallardo and Huracan are just R8's with a new skin. Fiat at least don't build the ferraris, they just own them.

Drive with TOP GEAR a smile every time

5:04 99% sure that's Hawkwind's "Silver Machine" (when Lemmy was still in the band)

I'm in love with all 3 cars. I'd definitely be happy to own one.

Poor James,he always gets picked on.

One of the greatest Top Gear challenges ever. I wonder how much it costs to fix the lights on Jeremy's Mazzeratii 🤣🤣

"But the clock is correct" got me dead

"the battery is discharging, the oil temperature is very high, the oil pressure is very low, the engine temperature is off the end of the scale, im running out of petrol, BUT THE CLOCK IS CORRECT!" LOL

Richard Hammond's Ferrari actually looks cool in yellow. If a Ferrari ain't a Dino 308 GT4, it belongs in red.

@geni15o

8 жыл бұрын

I agree. Yellow for Lambos, red for 'Raris and black for Maseratis... unless you're a rich psychopath and get it all white OR a celebrity and get it all black.

@kristalic

7 жыл бұрын

MrSupercar55 F12TDF looks best in light blue

I remember Road & Track magazine did a comparison of these three cars in their September 1975 issue. I bought my first car that month at age sixteen.

I wish I could watch every topgear episode like I was watching them for the very first time

The Maseratti sounds just sick (in the beginning :D)

i can tell u what im not gonna miss about top gear...THE GODDAMN AUDIO EDITOR

@bfm7eam

5 жыл бұрын

100% with you !

5:43 wow haven't heard that song in a long time Hawkwind- Silver machine

The best Top gear segment ever.

The 308 gt4 was intended to be the Urraco actually but Lamborghini didn't like the design so Ferrari took it from Ital design

I love cars

cars and music .go together like beans on toast.lovely

I don't even LIKE cars, not quite hate but up there, and yet I cant stop watching clips of this trio, making me laugh so damn much every time.

I gotta say I really really like the maserati and I'd totally buy it if its condition was better.

Kind of crazy to think 9 years ago Richard bought a Ferrari dino for £10k and now the exact same cars go for £300k - £500k

@THEGRANDTOUR-kt3jh

3 жыл бұрын

Well not quite as much but over a 100 thousand dollars for all 3 cars

Love the Tarantino music sprinkled throughout this segment

Love this video

1:50 "the guy i bought it from did spend 10.000 pounds on rebuilding the engine" 10k on a masserati must be enough for a air and oil filter and 6 sparkplugs.

They need to bring back the BBC series "JunkYard Wars"

Still watching in 2018. Still the best.

nice info , thanks

Those were the good old days

I like all three of these jalopies! Especially the Lambo. They just need a little TLC.

@jackbaldwin2092

7 жыл бұрын

They're not bad for under 10 grand

@Samspianopage

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, I mean you don't seriously expect if the fella who sold the Merak sold the whole car for 7 and spent 10 rebuilding the engine that musta been dross. Plus as others have said why the heck would you take a 70's car for a low price probably not in the best of shape, thrash it round a race track and not expect it to break? These cars had problems of course and the threesome obviously knew they were buying turds that they couldn't possibly expect to be reliable. However for 10 grand I wouldn't complain I'd love one just to fart about with and restore, though getting some of the parts could be difficult and alot of times it's what you can't see I bet the bodies of all 3 on the underside were completely rotten Richard even admits it on his so there you go, as another guy said don't be angry at TG for ruining these 3 beautiful cars be angry at the previous owners for letting them get this bad in the first place. Buying these cars isn't terrible as long as you know what your doing and inspect each thoroughly before buying you should be able to find a well kept example that might just need some extra work. One of the best episodes of the old series in my opinion.

"You've got a trained eye, and you bought that!" These guys kill me.

I've been there. Loved it! Greetings from Portugal.