I think Richard had a lot of fun making this one 😂 did you guys get the same result? I'm seeing LOTS of comments about the Africa WRX...

@shahulhusman

11 ай бұрын

Yea 100% it should have come down to the Africa Nile WRX estate.. And Oliver. He even said in that special that you'd remember the WRX and not the other two..hes kinda right (although the volvo 850R was pretty awesome) because most do even if he didn't seem to? The kitchen in there and the cheetah bed and roof chair was epic. That's their best special ever on flop tear

@jaimo6893

11 ай бұрын

I still think about Richards Ferrari and especially James’s Lamborghini, strangely not so much Clarkson’s Maserati ha. One of my favourite episodes

@LordInter

11 ай бұрын

I think putting Oliver in was a mistake 😂

@phoenixdzk

11 ай бұрын

I don't think anything would've stopped Oliver but yeah the final should've been between the 2 Africa special cars

@nomblanko1

11 ай бұрын

I call WRX every day

Now we need May and Clarkson to do this too!

@GregsMowing

11 ай бұрын

and then the grand tour car variant

@Aleksandaaar

11 ай бұрын

May - Dacia Sandero, Clarkson - PoWaaaaa

@SanderleiSouza

11 ай бұрын

I second that...

@Rico_71

11 ай бұрын

Jeremy's final pick I'm betting it will be the Alfa GTV6. A close second will be his gigantic baby blue Mark V Continental

@basementboy1910

11 ай бұрын

YES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

How could it not be Oliver. Oliver is I think the most iconic TG car along side the Toyota pickup that survived complete destruction

@Harv72b

10 ай бұрын

And perhaps the Toybota.

@lettuce7378

10 ай бұрын

How about Geoff?

@oliversherman2414

10 ай бұрын

As an Oliver myself, I agree 😂

@andrerichardson

10 ай бұрын

Yeah the most recognisable TG cars are Oliver, Toyota Hilux that they dropped from a building, the Bugatti veyron on the London race with the truffles, Ford GT, and last but not least the Suzuki Liana

@sidesh7

10 ай бұрын

the most iconic TG car is the Dacia Sandero

It had to be Oliver. I occasionally see Richard driving him around Ross-on-Wye. Always makes me smile.

Richard firing the stretcher through the window from his ambulance is one of the best memories I have from watching TV. Sat in the TV room of my boarding house with my mates and all of us erupting into uncontrollable laughter when that happened will live with me forever.

@patepulkkinenvtec2403

10 ай бұрын

My favourite moment in television history, the ambulance episode is possibly my favourite Top Gear episode of them all.

@furrycannon

10 ай бұрын

Laughed again just reading this comment looool

@DakarRaider

9 ай бұрын

@@patepulkkinenvtec2403 100% agree. I was nearly wetting myself when they lapped their "ambulances" and triaged the patient. Amazing television.

@JB0071051982

9 ай бұрын

@jamesluxton4751: Really enjoyed the ambulance episode myself. Especially the fact that Richard's ambulance was literally on fire when he launched the stretcher into the hospital. Top Gear has made laugh more times than I can count.

@caiuscosades1791

2 ай бұрын

Or the operation but 😂 "STOP PEEING ON ME!!!"

Seeing the Tubaru get knocked out the first round by the truck hurt me deeply inside. Love that car and that special.

@WithCars909

11 ай бұрын

I also got hurt a lot from that. Subaru is my favourite company. Hammond's love of America and Pick-ups killed the Subaru in this list. But at least he said he likes the subarus

@mikewest712

11 ай бұрын

The Subaru in Africa was legendary.

@375-Productions

11 ай бұрын

Africa Special, best episode of top gear of all time

@lisakaz35

11 ай бұрын

Me too.

@jonasweber9408

11 ай бұрын

Agreed

I don't have the words to describe how fantastic these specials were. It was always nice to see the boys zipping around in top tier luxury & performance cars, but the cheap car specials were epic. To me, they defined the spirit of the show.

@jeff8297229

11 ай бұрын

i know right, like the supercars across a country stuff were great, but the $$$$ pound car or the specials just had that extra flavour. shout out to the vietnam special tho, one of the all time best.

@brainkrieg1423

10 ай бұрын

The cheap car challenges are the ones I go back to over and over.

@amr1t_

8 ай бұрын

sometimes its hilarious to realize "I could also go pick up that shitbox for cheap and thrash it the same way"

Of course it's Oliver! I love how genuinely invested Richard is in this. He's not just doing a bit or doing TV, each of these cars means something to him. Brilliant idea, well done Mike and Lucy!

it’s got to be the Subaru from the africa special for me. the absolute beating that it took and still managed to cross africa is unreal

@harrisongwin6859

11 ай бұрын

same

@adsyoffinch

11 ай бұрын

Apparently it’s still going! Tough old boots those Subarus!

@redtailpunk

11 ай бұрын

yeah for sure a mistake in the first round for me at least

@IsaacBarum

11 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing

@GunnerDrives

11 ай бұрын

I agree

I love how he describes the episodes as if we haven’t seen them 1,000 times and can recite them word for word 🤓

@JonathanEzor

11 ай бұрын

We have; HE hasn't. :)

@tonyjackson5115

11 ай бұрын

safe to say, we remember it better than he does... Probably because of all the gin.

@brainkrieg1423

10 ай бұрын

​@@tonyjackson5115and all the crashes 💀

Yes Oliver. Richard was so happy driving him (except when he briefly floated). That bonding was the essence of what makes us car enthusiasts. Also, Clarkson and May had to significantly modify their cars while Hammond smugly demonstrated how operating the vent window was the extent of the modifications Oliver needed. It must be one of the top episodes of all time, it is for me.

@diegocalcagno5102

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree

the legacy that Hammond, May and Clarkson left on multiple generations of people across the planet is mind blowing. I love you all

If he does not pick Oliver I will be severely disappointed...

@Beansontoast93911

11 ай бұрын

I agree, I was going to say the exact same thing

@SwapBlogRU

11 ай бұрын

Came here thinking about the same car.

@richarddiditall

11 ай бұрын

He did pick it and yes I have seen it

@francisdeoliveira3414

11 ай бұрын

I'm in

@williammuseler5542

11 ай бұрын

My first thought was Oliver!

It's funny how Richard is explaining the episodes to us but we already know what happened in all of them. We're all fans here lol

@ghomerhust

11 ай бұрын

we probably remember them better than he does because we all love to rewatch them over and over

@lanceortmann4157

11 ай бұрын

@@ghomerhust and most of us haven't had the head injuries that he has.

@pissmyasslynch5325

11 ай бұрын

​@Ghomer Hust and he got memory problems when he's not sober 😂

@deanbosci5528

11 ай бұрын

@@lanceortmann4157 Haha yeah. Pretty sure that whiplash he thinks is from the van flipping is more likely from the rocket car, the Rimac going off the cliff, falling off the horse etc etc. But yeah, let's run with flipping the van. 😂

@cleverusername9369

11 ай бұрын

He's just reminiscing, mate. Let him

I just want to say I was the perfect age to grow up watching you guys and I just rewatched the last of season 3 and i shed a tear as I always do. I felt compelled to leave a message somewhere saying thank you for all the years of entertainment and warmth and for making and American feel at home watching a British motorists car show. I will miss u guys ALWAYS, and I'm excited to see your latest special

Definitely wanna see James and hopefully Jeremy do the same thing

Every fan of that once great show knows it had to be Oliver. Go back to that episode when Oliver was skipping along the encrusted mud and how Richard was so protective of him when James and Jeremy were going Mad Max on their cars. The joy it gave Richard in that episode, come on, little Oli is it. 🤙🏻

@Nikdohc

11 ай бұрын

no, I'm gonna need that

@OCRay1

11 ай бұрын

@@Nikdohc Lol

@anomalyp8584

10 ай бұрын

And when they had to shoot Oliver 😢

@boxlessthinker1973

10 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@oliversherman2414

10 ай бұрын

As an Oliver myself, I agree

I love how much he still loves Oliver even with all the crazy cars he’s driven and owned. Just goes to show how much a plucky little slow car can tug at your heart strings!

@michaeldecock3952

11 ай бұрын

ofc Oliver still gets all the love, I think it's still a showcar for the smallest cog since they restored it in their series

@Em.2403

11 ай бұрын

I honestly thought they would leave Oliver out as it can't be beaten. It's not just another car it's so much more.

@chloescat

11 ай бұрын

You're right, my dream car is a '68 Fiat 500F. 😂

@pulli23

11 ай бұрын

@@Em.2403 if they would 99% of the comments would've been "where is oliver, you utter peasants don't even know his most popular car!".

@DarkQueenHelba

10 ай бұрын

@@chloescat Lupin the 3rd car?

Yeah, that was back during a time when that show was almost singlehandedly getting me through the roughest patch of my life, so it's always going to be Oliver, always. That special is still one of my favorites, and never since when I hear Richard's voice do I not hear him screaming that car's name. From the first time I watched that episode I was routing for Oliver, and I always will.

@mgb3453

10 ай бұрын

hope you are doing great friend!

I really love that Hammond takes the time to make these types of fun videos. I hope he enjoys making them as much as we enjoy watching them. Hopefully he can keep finding time to do it

"Buy yourself an old snotter, and you and your mates just rag it around a field until one of you is killed or the car breaks." This is precisely what makes TG/TGT so wonderful. Thank you, Richard, for sharing more of your memories, always a pleasure. 👍👍

@n8tn808

11 ай бұрын

The boogies never make the hole in one.

I loved that Subaru WRX. What an incredible vehicle it could go across all of Africa.

@LostInPhilly89

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. The fact that it lost to that ancient Dodge is criminal.

I saw headline and came to the comments to see if Oliver was mentioned…y’all didn’t disappoint. It’s truly awesome that the worldwide brotherhood of motoring enthusiasts has this shared experience. Love you all, brothers

It absolutely is Oliver as the best of that bunch. I feel that it had the most character of them all and it's also the car that you bonded with the most during the show. And the fact that you restored it and kept improving it shows the bond between you and that car. I love it.

My favourite will always be Oliver. It was the only episode of top gear me and my late grandmother watched together. We still believe that oliver very likely could have been her first car as her first car here in south Africa was a yellow (same colour) same year Opel kadett. I beg of you Richard look after Olivier as you have done over the years as that car means more to me than i can explain. Thank you for the fond memories.

@novampires223

11 ай бұрын

My favorite also, my mother had an OpalKadette, she even had it stolen from for office parking lot in the 70’s! We laughed for years over that, with all the late model cars they chose to steal this little old thing…

Seeing Richard still so hopelessly in love with Oliver makes me cry happy tears. It’s the most adorable instant cheesy special moment anyone could have possibly caught on camera for a car enthusiast. The moment they fall in love. I honestly think Hammond is the first person in history to have that moment caught on camera during film for tv And it’s not just the rose glasses for the old specials. But seeing him through the years and the fact that the love is just as if not stronger as ever Genuinely brings joy. Not just to me and Richard But to millions of others around the world. And that’s what makes him truly special. Oliver in a way represents the very spirit of car enthusiasm And Jeremy Richard and James Carry that spirit with them everywhere

I think we all knew Hammond would pick Oliver. His attachment to that car was instant and unwaveringly intense. This list was interesting because it pitted their sane track challenge cars against the ones they took out into the middle of nowhere and as one would expect, the grand and perilous adventure cars are the ones that are most memorable and most dear.

I'm surprised that this list exists, I always assumed it was Oliver!

@user-oj7co5wm8g

11 ай бұрын

Oliver vs the MGB GT was the true final.

@JobiWan144

11 ай бұрын

I honestly don't know why they even put Oliver in. The result would have been less predictable if they'd made it his favorite cheap car that **isn't** Oliver.

Can we do this with Jeremy and James aswell would be so cool

@vengeance86

11 ай бұрын

jeremy its an alpha

@jeanackle

11 ай бұрын

@@vengeance86 *Alfa, but you are right; it is.

@leeloopy5850

11 ай бұрын

May would have the Dacia Sandero he always got a rock on talking about that car. Hehehe

@wedgeantilles3983

11 ай бұрын

My gut tells me Jeremy would pick the Toyboata, and James his Lotus from the Argentina special.

@JBFlytography

11 ай бұрын

@@jeanackle or the off roading Bentley he still has 😂

For the journey Richard and Oliver shared (and still are) it couldnt be any other car. I remember watching that episode and rooting for the little Opel to make it, and it did. What a car Oliver is!

Of course we called the result before we even clicked on the video. I have to say, I agree, although the reason for that one being my favourite of Richard's TV Cars is quite simple: it was an absolute joy to watch him slowly, and grudgingly, fall in love with the car through the trip.

Richard saying that the "Source of the Nile" special was a long time ago, makes me feel really old. I also makes me think I remember Top Gear better than he does, as I vividly still remember that armchair on top of his subaru.

@TCM_Hutchie

11 ай бұрын

In fairness though, you've probably had a lot fewer head injuries than Hammond has

@jasonvangeuns9062

11 ай бұрын

That and fear to say all of us here probs seen every episode at least a hundred times

Right from the bat, before the cars were presented, I had one thing: "If Oliver is amongst, it wins".👴😁

@ruinfox4108

11 ай бұрын

thanks for spoiling.

Oliver always has been and always will be one of the most memorable cars from TG. Right up there with the Toyota Hilux. Iconic. "What a happy little car. I shall call him Oliver"

Reminiscing and hearing little bits about behind the scenes, amazing!

when hes in that land cruiser and that insect hes talking about is going nuts and hes just like "ARRGH, I CAN'T STAND THAT! I CAN'T STAND THAT!" absolutely hilarious.

Richard's southern American accent is so funny... and ACCURATE!!! One of the best Top Gear episodes, as well 😂

@WilliamTurk

11 ай бұрын

Accurate to a specific region.

@ghomerhust

11 ай бұрын

@@WilliamTurk but in that region, VERY VERY VERY accurate!

@toddkaiser7594

11 ай бұрын

One of my favorites was car battleship, followed by the bugani huaiya(butchered) and Porsche 918

@valentinegonsalves7322

11 ай бұрын

"Apparently some of the people here have begun to mate with vegetables." -Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear Across the USA special.

@bghoody5665

11 ай бұрын

I find it ironic that Hammond will call Americans (in this case southerners) racist and homophobic, but some of the stuff the three (especially Clarkson) have said about Americans is downright appalling.

I agree, Oliver is my favourite of your cars. It was so great to watch you take care of him, not stripping a part, making it to the end. So lovely.

@boxlessthinker1973

10 ай бұрын

I agree; Oliver was stock and epic!

This turned out to be an amazing video. Richard is always entertaining. Love this.

For me It was the Porsche 928 That JC had in the Argentina special, He had the best car antidote story I ever heard of ever, Every person has a car story to be told in there life's, But Jeremy I think had the most touching emotional one that still makes me think about today still.

@JowoHD

11 ай бұрын

the fact all those cars got left behind and crushed because some argies lost a war they started still hurts :(

@mahcooharper9577

11 ай бұрын

Agree with that (and the tragedy that those cars were destroyed)

@sinkrust1

11 ай бұрын

That was indeed a great story.

@moosecat

11 ай бұрын

It was nice to see that Jeremy isn't always a blowhard, and that he does have a human side.

@valentinegonsalves7322

11 ай бұрын

I remember the special slowing down and giving us that moment. Jeremy wasn't being funny, all the shenanigans were on hold for a minute and I had the chills the first time I heard it. Also, that Porsche, all black, driving beside a red hot Lotus Esprit and a lime green Mach II Mustang with black racing stripes, all against the South American landscape is one of my favourite pictures.

The defeat of the Subaru from the Source of the Nil at first match broke my heart.

Also, one of my favorite Hammond bits was when they had to make their cars lighter but he didn’t want to take anything off. Followed by Jeremy and May offering to break windows and such 😂

It was no surprise what you picked Richard. Your emotion for that car was clear for everyone to see.

The Alabama scene is an all time classic, one of my favorite moments from these three 😂

@ghomerhust

11 ай бұрын

having lived in georgia, and my brother in law in florida, i can confirm those people are still that way. as they have been since before cars were invented.

@osgeld

11 ай бұрын

Since I am from the area I found it to be a timeless international embarrassment, and nothing has changed

The Mini from the India special was fantastic. It held its own against James' Rolls Royce and Jeremy's Jaaaaag

@youseflegg2298

10 ай бұрын

And the mexican flag on the bonnet 😂

*I am sooooo friggin happy with the result! Excellent decision indeed!!!* ❤

Another video! Keep them coming! I love your honesty and enthusiasm. I've probably already said this before 😊 keep it going!

My favourite was the WRX. I watched that special many times and was soo impressed how much abuse it took and it was most of the time the rescue car of the group and made it to the end almost unscathed.

@lettuce7378

10 ай бұрын

I think Hammond was the only one of three that actually picked a car suited to the location in terms of capabilities

@FeNcEcHILD

9 ай бұрын

@@lettuce7378i still cant believe James brought an 850R

@thebakeosaurusrex8361

7 ай бұрын

@@FeNcEcHILDWhat do you mean it’s a Volvo, it defines the estate car, nothing else is an estate car

I think we all called that before it even started lol. For me it was the subaru from the special. It came to mind before I even saw it was on the list. It went the distance when the others didn't and was am amazing machine.

That flop tear joke was savage😂

Why does it seem like working for Hammond is one of the busiest, but relaxed job someone can do and probably the most fun.

I saw this title and heard Hammond yelling, "OOOOLLLLLIIIIVVVVEEEERRRRR!" immediately

I like how all three of them no matter the situation will take any challenge seriously.

I love this episode! I love all the small memories that was being awoken!

8:05 he's talking about this and one of the Richard Hammond Enginnering Connection where he roll the same van full of water tank in it

That Ferrari challenge episode was Hammond and the others at their peak on that show, it was easy and carefree and the flow was just perfect

@DJAllOut

11 ай бұрын

One of my favorite episodes!

@RobJaskula

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Second episode of the show I ever saw and I loved that car

As an Aussie that lives in the outback and uses landcruisers his impression was spot on 🤣

I found out watching this I somehow have never watched the Burma special. Not sure how I missed it. So now I have a 'new' special to watch. Fantastic.

I honestly thought it will either be the Mini from the India Special, or Oliver.. As soon as I saw the mini go out on the first round I was surprised, but Im glad about my second guess :D Love the story sharing of the making of the episodes..Something about it. Maybe nostalgia? Keep em coming!

awww I'm glad it was Oliver , he is a legend in his own chassis . Would love to know May's and Clarksons too. Well done Richard

@BeautifulAngelBlossom

11 ай бұрын

james would plug his gin every 5 seconds

@JD-cw4qg

11 ай бұрын

@@BeautifulAngelBlossom 🤣👍 James rocks 😀

@BeautifulAngelBlossom

11 ай бұрын

@@JD-cw4qg I like james too but he won't shut up about his GIn

@JD-cw4qg

11 ай бұрын

@@BeautifulAngelBlossom too true 🤣, but it's a great achievement for Capt Slow eh? 😀

I’m glad Mike & Lucy have so much time on their hands as to develop such a simple, yet complex and compelling episode. Thanks for the high production value masquerading as a 20 minute one-take improv. Well done

My first car was a Rover. And I'm from the states. Boy was it hard to get fix though. Then I researched it and found out it had a Legend engine.

You you guys got me to watch the whole video even though I knew the answer before I clicked on it, well done!

I loved the story about Alabama. Even having watched the footage, listening to it from the horse's mouth is so interesting

@joetz1

11 ай бұрын

I don’t believe it for a second

@adamnxx

11 ай бұрын

@@joetz1 u sir are a fool

@ghomerhust

11 ай бұрын

@@joetz1 i was stationed in georgia and my brother in law is in florida. those people are 100% like that. it's absolutely frightening.

@joetz1

11 ай бұрын

@@ghomerhust I’ve been to many cities in Alabama and I never met people like that. The accents didn’t even sound right to me that sounded like somebody trying to impersonate what they thought a southerner sounds like.

@Krazie-Ivan

11 ай бұрын

@@joetz1 ...cameras kept rollin & mics kept recording while they scrambled to escape, so there's a bunch of footage behind the scenes you can find. similar with the more recent Borat. it happened. rural is another world from the city sometimes.

The look of genuine concern on his face for semi final 2 was brilliant.

“The Japanese house” and “crossing the channel” both are hysterical.

Nice to see that you have Maker's Mark--I live a half hour drive from the Distillery. Still my favorite Whisky.

My favourite was always the blue Subaru from the Africa special, sad to see it not make it further in the rounds, but still a laugh. Lovely content!

What a wonderful trip down memory lane! Thank you for this Richard, Mike and Lucy.

I once had an Opel 1900 wagon. Loved that car

To be fair to him, i also picked Oliver, 3 things hammond is known for; jet dragster crash, Switzerland crash, Oliver. Simple. I think the only car more iconic is the unkillable toyota. I do think the 24 hour BMW at Silverstone should have been in the mix though as that was amazing.

Somewhere in Patagonia, there is a green Ford Mustang Mach 1 that was abandoned on the side of the road. I hope it found a new home that took care of it.

@bohdanklymenko2195

11 ай бұрын

Hyundai coupe from the thirteenth season is also forgotten

I always loved Oliver, he's such a great car and it's amazing what he has gone through and was still barely damaged, glad you still have it he's an icon to the "flop teir" Nation ❤

@jimhjortsberg2990

11 ай бұрын

Except you know, having to rebuild the entire engine after it flooded.

Is there even a contest, Oliver is the GOAT. Also, my first car was an '82 Dodge Ramcharger, and I still dream about that truck. It was awesome.

Lovely watch Richard

Richard Hammond is an absolute legend. Thank you for being you Richard, Cheers from Canada!

Wow, the production value is amazing on this one. The camera angles, the bokeh, the lighting, tip top.

@calebbetz6836

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, DRIVETRIBE has been going really hard with the production recently.

@ghomerhust

11 ай бұрын

they had to make the camera and editing match the quality of the folks on the show!

that little short Toyota land cruiser story about the dash killed me! lol 🤣

my fav car from the budget home made campers episode is Jeremy's 3 story camper, was hard to stop laughing when it swayed side to side with him yelling😆🤣

For me its either the Reliant Shuttle or the Hovervan

Well would not have thought you'd chose Olivier but I'm glad you had a 635 and 924 both Icons of motoring history. That car you had the most fun in, is always the one. Mine is a Fiat 124 Sports Coupe.

The other two really need to do this as well

Its always Oliver for me. Richard, you weren't the only one that fell in love with that silly little brave thing.

@deanjohnson7819

11 ай бұрын

Oliver all the way!

Knew it would be Oliver, sentimentality and all. I picked the MG, one of MY all time favorites. Well done!

I can't imagine the amount of Fun you all must have had off camera aswell as on camera , Loving each other then Hating each other 😂😂

The "Man love rules, ok" and chase scene was one of my favourite times in the show's history. Funny too in the colombia/bolivia(?) special when they were writing anti-drugs slogans on the cars and Hammond advertised Total Wipeout

"Her", by using the expression "Hick town" would suggest she was in fact quite enlightened and aware of what might be about to happen! Watched this special many times, as your posse passed right by me on I95 near Fort Lauderdale!

@Gordanovich02

11 ай бұрын

I always thought that behind her slightly brusque delivery she actually had some genuine concern for their well-being.

@stanelder9995

11 ай бұрын

@@Gordanovich02 Agreed!

How could it not be Oliver? The car was named during the show. We all know you never name things because that indicates attachment. Naming the car meant love - can’t argue with love 😂

@Valigarmanda

10 ай бұрын

*laughs in John and Geoff*

that isuzu truck went to the SHAN STATE before any other film crew had ever been allowed, it saw a party which made the end of 'apocalypse now' look like a quiet night in. it had a shower, a kitchen with lino to match, a hammock with mosquito net built in, a balcony and a drinks globe. twin stacks, white walls and a church pew.

Of ALL of your specials on both TGT & TG, I've watched the Botswana special the most. I might've seen it about 15 times now.

For me it's the Subaru Impreza, with the exception of its wheel collapsing it was by far and away the most compact and well made car Hammond ever drove on one of their trips. Bit harsh that the Fiat Barchetta from the Middle East and the Mustang from Patagonia weren't included in the list

Watching you more than 15 years, upgraded myself with same reading glasses you have (almost same age with you), I appreciate your performance and your energy. Take care all the time 🙋🏻‍♂️

You guys should put up polls and ask the fans which ones they thought were the best as far as special/ episodes that made them laugh the hardest/ the ones they like to remember the most.. something like that lol and then do an episode of drive tribe as we see how Hammond’s list compares to the fans 😁

Love that you really showed that ownership of a car is a personal thing, a very personal thing.

I like how in the first round he describes the episode and cars except for Oliver like we already know, and we do….

This was a no brainier, we all knew that Richard would have chosen Oliver all along, but he wanted to give us almost 20 minutes of entertainment and trip down Top Gear memory lane. Also, from Richard’s book on that Botswana episode, Oliver almost came close to dying after Richard drove it into a river. But, thanks to the local mechanic and their dogged determination, Oliver was saved, and that earns that plucky little car a special place in Richard’s heart. Although, I am wondering how much it cost Richard to ship Oliver to the UK, get him properly fixed up and MOT’d?

Nice bit of nostalgia. Nice one Richard 👍🏻

Literally the same year they filmed the ambulance challenge, I had my first army cadet force annual camp at Lydd (where they filmed). Quite a coincidence

Looking forward to this one!

Really enjoy when Mr Hammond makes an appearance. Small things really do come in slightly smaller than average packages ❤ When is the next series of smallest cog coming too please ?