There are so many Top Gear compilations on KZread, but what's missing is a "meetup" compilation where they criticise each others' cars before the challenges begin. Hours of material, some of the best bits from the series. It could be called "I was the first to arrive..." (and no I cba to make one myself, sorry).

@stupot205

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! One of my favourite things, when they all meet up at the start of a big challenge & talk rubbish about the cars they’ve bought/brought - hugely entertaining

@Jack-hx9xo

3 жыл бұрын

“I was the first to arrive and as you can see, I’ve done this properly.” Who am I?

@stu1701E

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jack-hx9xo Major Douglas May

@StreetDrilla

3 жыл бұрын

"As Far back as i could remember i've always wanted to be a Gangster" - New York, 1970. Everyone ignoring the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham

@stu1701E

3 жыл бұрын

@@LimburgGaming Thanks, saw that a few days ago, it's good but I would have liked a bit more of the banter to be included!

"Only three previous murderers" 😂

@brickisland6353

3 жыл бұрын

Sad thing is, it’s probably true

@PlymouthNeon

3 жыл бұрын

he might have easily bought a stolen car with a washed or salvaged title that hadn't had an oil change for a year.

@henningquast8456

3 жыл бұрын

@@PlymouthNeon How often do you change your oil then?

@iBlewupthemoon98

3 жыл бұрын

“Every single thing on it works... nearly”

@WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot3267

2 жыл бұрын

@@brickisland6353 Not in any way shape or form is it true.

I miss old top gear. The chemistry between these three was just pure gold. Top gear will never be as good again

@buzzytrombone4353

3 жыл бұрын

Watch The Grand Tour then.

@grantsparkes7457

3 жыл бұрын

Buzzy Trombone I have and they have done a great job with it. I’m just making a point that new top gear will never be as good

@buzzytrombone4353

3 жыл бұрын

@@grantsparkes7457 The Grand Tour is basically Top Gear, the new top gear is just fifth gear. Think of it that way and it will probably make you feel a bit better.

@christophercook7379

3 жыл бұрын

In a recent interview, Clarkson teared up recalling the departure of the staff for Top Gear in solidarity. He stated that it was nearly 90% of the staff. Grand Tour is by all accounts between the production and feel Top Gear.

@adamdickinson2894

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr. New Top Gear isn't the same and the Grant Tour is just a pathetically sad imitation of old TG. It lost the very essence that made it special by making it overly scripted, and that ruined the chemistry 😢

You can tell Hammonds laugh at 02:00 was proper genuine because he wasnt expecting the second part of that sentence from Clarkson 🤣🤣

@xxstellastarlightxx9284

Жыл бұрын

I mean me neither lmao

@MrWolfSnack

Жыл бұрын

I mean that's genuinely how america is. if someone doesn't like you, they just kill you.

The horn on that Cadillac is so remembered, even james agreed in a Top Gear interview that it is one of his favourite cars from a special

@MitchellfcNa32

3 жыл бұрын

Yea he told a story in an interview about scaring Hammond on a railway track late evening because as Hammond said it sounds like a train

@Richardblue1963

9 ай бұрын

@@MitchellfcNa32 What interview was it?

@MitchellfcNa32

9 ай бұрын

@@Richardblue1963 kzread.infoF8T1rMsJtQU?feature=share @ 27:52

"Yours is a dog" "It isn't" " J E R E M Y "

@davidec.4021

3 жыл бұрын

He knows

@catfish552

3 жыл бұрын

Love the seriously concerned tone in which James says his name. Like "Come on, you can't really think that's a decent car"

3:13 that laugh.

@StreetDrilla

3 жыл бұрын

A goose in a headlock

@TraustiGeir

3 жыл бұрын

He smokes.

@NEGT01

3 жыл бұрын

“the wheels are odd!” “no I got an alloy” (quacking noises)

@grantsparkes7457

2 жыл бұрын

It’s great isn’t it 😄

> "It's not fast." > "Is it not mate? I took one look at that and thought phwoar, it's like a Lotus Exige!" It was exchanges like this which made the mid-2000s *peak Top Gear.*

@ThatGuy-te9wh

4 жыл бұрын

Brougham is a super weak & slow car. Yet, somehow, it's lovely.

@NastyRhythm

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on!

@MrSilnev

3 жыл бұрын

true, 2000's Top Gear was the best, before they became caricature's of themselves and things got too scripted.

@StreetDrilla

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThatGuy-te9wh The Fleetwood Cadillac and 1960's Chevy Impala are the most Gangster cars i can name.

@ThatGuy-te9wh

3 жыл бұрын

@@StreetDrilla The most gangster car I can think of is the 94-96 Impala SS, only because the guy who shot Biggie drove one.

I nearly died when they started pulling out newspapers from James' car 🤣

@killerdinamo08

2 жыл бұрын

I once pulled out a pair of undies from a similar repair...

@mantabond

11 ай бұрын

@@killerdinamo08 Ouch.

I love how Jeremy says “How can he take so long?” and James’s car immediately appears behind him

@grantsparkes7457

3 жыл бұрын

If you look when Hammond pulls in to the car park James car is already parked up there 😄

@donepearce

3 жыл бұрын

It's called following the script.

@jamesrobert680

Жыл бұрын

@@grantsparkes7457 it’s not May’s.

@MrWolfSnack

Жыл бұрын

@@grantsparkes7457 If you can't tell the difference between a Buick Century and a Cadillac Eldorado you're pretty stupid.

@trumpstinyhands

8 ай бұрын

#editing

"'Hello' and they've shot him" 😂🤣

"It's got newspaper in it" "you can date the repair!" XD well played.

(1:58) *Jeremy* - He would have walked into a dealership, "HELLO", and they'll have shot him. *Hammond* - 'Laughs his ass of' *Jeremy* - (laughs) Hello.

@marr1235

3 жыл бұрын

I know this was 7 months ago, but Jeremy said ‘and they’ll have shot him’. This is if you want to update your comment... although I suppose it’s not really necessary.

@marr1235

3 жыл бұрын

@@greenday1710 It’s not really moaning. I was just pointing out something.

@JayAreAitch

3 жыл бұрын

It's more like 𝓱𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓸

@aidy6000

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I also watched the video.

@TheWaynester101

2 жыл бұрын

@@aidy6000 some of us red blooded americans cant understand br*tish accents

The way Jeremy just drops the tailgate 🤣

I love whenever Jeremy questions how the Americans get such small amounts of power from a V8 like it's scientifically impossible 😂

@PolymurExcel

10 ай бұрын

Yeah lol, the long history of V8s and how inefficient and low powered they were built, especially in the early models.

@DankSi

6 ай бұрын

These common engines were never about peak hp anyway, more like longevity and price. To compare the camaro, there weren't really any cheap british coupes with 190hp. The rover sd1 did have 155hp with a 1.5 liter smaller engine so not super different.

When your car is shit but you start attacking the other cars to defend yours.

Hard to believe James’ car was only 18 years old here, a 2005 car doesn’t seem so bad in 2023 lol

@magikarpusedsplash8881

10 ай бұрын

I've got a 2005 Bonneville with all the features, runs great but the entire bottom is rusted out and the car is slowly sagging like a deflated air mattress on wheels. Unibody isn't all fun and games so ladder frame vehicles (trucks, vans, etc.) are probably more viable to repair and maintain in the long run.

@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire

10 ай бұрын

Cars were less reliable back then so they didn't really last 15 years but his car was in really bad shape too.

@PistonAvatarGuy

10 ай бұрын

The '80s were just the absolute worst for American vehicles.

@michaelramsey82

9 ай бұрын

That Caddy had clearly had a hard life. 18 years isn't that bad for a car that's well maintained, but that one was run into the ground.

This and the Vietnam motorbike roadtrips are definitely the pinnacle of old Top Gear ⚙ RIP Old Friend

May just be because I’m southern, but these two episodes were one of the best trips they ever did. Especially because the cars were so ridiculously crappy.

@TraustiGeir

3 жыл бұрын

Crappy indeed, but they made it all the way.

@tranz2deep

2 жыл бұрын

That was always a part of these things for the Boys; the budget regardless, they always picked the biggest dogs they thought they could nurse to the end. It was the producers catching on to it that led to the *Hated POS* penalty "backup" car getting included.

"How do they get such a small amount of horsepower, into a car?" LMAO

@adorabasilwinterpock6035

3 жыл бұрын

Old american cars have 7L V8 engines with like 150hp and you just wonder what the hell the engine is actually doing?? How do they get so little power out of their massive engines?

@TheNyanCatReborn

3 жыл бұрын

@@adorabasilwinterpock6035 trading power for noise

@maxwellolson8580

3 жыл бұрын

@@adorabasilwinterpock6035 America had a period of harsh emissions standards during the 70s to the 80s, Because none of the manufactures had done anything to produce environmentally friendly cars the easiest way to make a vehicle pass the emissions standard was to detune it and have it produce less emissions at the cost of power, there was also many attempts at reducing emissions yet the limited technology meant that those systems fitted to cars just robbed more power. eventually during the 90s the restrictions where eased and better technology allowed vehicles to produce more power and less emissions. the vehicles of the 70s could have the restrictions removed off the engines and they could easily produce twice their factory power, even in the 60s unrestricted 400+ cubic inch engines where nearing 400 horsepower. basically government mandates and the oil crisis meant engines where prevented from reaching their full potential.

@kmas8229

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxwellolson8580 Agreed. Fucking smog, egr's and that shit.. The coal canister is a good thing though, don't want fumes in your car.

@westtownshend5661

3 жыл бұрын

@maxwell olson To give a personal example illustrating what you laid out, my father had a 1968 Pontiac Bonneville with the 455 cubic inch engine. It was a monster delivering 365 hp. His next new car was a 1977 Oldsmobile 98 Regency with the 403 cu. in. engine. A whopping 180 hp. So the car he handed down to his sons would destroy his top-of-the-line model. The speedo on the Bonneville maxed at 120 mph. I am sure I beat that on a few late-night suburban Detroit freeway runs.

I want to watch the whole programme again. This is one of my favourite Top Gear episodes

I actually like Hammonds truck. Even James Cadillac.

Cadillac Broughams are one of my favourite Caddy models. I also love the boxy look of the 70s and 80s Broughams. And that horn just brought a tear to my eye. Beautiful! James aint wrong, that bounciness is definitely perfect for the environment.

0:42 you can actually see James’ car in the background 🤫🤫

@kokodjamba6657

2 жыл бұрын

The meeting point where James had bought his car

@Power5

2 жыл бұрын

And the camera crew. They were not on top of their game in the early days. But yes, all of their happenings were 100% scripted. You do not just drive in a random direction in the wilderness of africa and run into a hotel like they always seem to.

@harleyb7880

Жыл бұрын

I've never noticed that before 🤣

Man they lived the life... They still do but they and Top Gear were at the top of there game in this series.

That camaro is an actual beauty

@Dylan_Sterling

3 жыл бұрын

Think you need your eyes checked.

@bigscrewg

29 күн бұрын

And because I'm extremely stupid, I'm looking for it

I can't describe just how much I miss this show in it's hayday with these 3 and the chemistry they have. This was Top Gear at it's peak. The best show I've ever watched. Countless, countless memories and episodes rewatched. I'll miss them a lot when they retire. And I even miss this show now, cause the Grand Tour is good but not this good..

@skad2485

3 жыл бұрын

I havent watched one show I enjoy as much in years, its a shame

@utejazzfan

10 ай бұрын

This is in my top 3 favorite shows of all time. Mash and Seinfeld being the others. As many times as I have seen the episodes with these three, it's still just as funny today.

Dude, I miss the day when you could get Camaro for 800 bucks. Thanks cash for clunkers.

@bigsimpin5230

3 жыл бұрын

I wish so so wish I could get one for 800

@PlymouthNeon

3 жыл бұрын

and them older American cars were very reliable too.

@JoshuasRecordings

3 жыл бұрын

@@PlymouthNeon Very true. You couldn't kill them. Great if you need a good car without much money.

@FerrariTeddy

3 жыл бұрын

@@PlymouthNeon I trust you Mr. 1995 Plymouth neon. You seem knowledgeable about old american cars. Fr tho cheap old cars must've been so nice.

@adamspitfire

2 жыл бұрын

Them were the good old days, now it's 3 grand or you have to go to the scrapyard to find one, cash for clunkers would have ruined it

I will always agree with Jeremy on the question "How do they get so few horsepower out of this engine" because I always want to know how that happens. No way we have engines that large to just drink fuel and that's it. Like, atleast it should make 3x the performance for the size of the engine.

@lalnablehector1285

8 ай бұрын

basically shitloads of really poorly thought out emissions controls to try and carry old engines forward while still meeting the emission requirements of that year. Combine that with the fuel crisis that occurred during the same time as some of these engines and you end up with really low compression dogs of engines with poor flowing intake and exhaust manifolds that have been made to be really REALLY under stressed like a long 5.7l long block capable of 550hp that's tuned and equipped (manifolds up) to make 170hp. It's why with so many old American engines you can gain a load of power with just a cam and intake swap but you can't really do the same with a lot of European engines. It was quite a learning curve for me going from old Chev engines to BMW straight sixes for that reason.

Those Chevys looked brilliant imo, something really satisfying with that shape

I love how they make out James was late and lost despite the fact you can clearly see his car in the background when Richard drives in!

@RD-uq4hg

4 жыл бұрын

Don't think that's the same car

@alistairwalker2850

4 жыл бұрын

Reuben Yes it is, it’s all scripted humor.

@RJ-rt1jp

4 жыл бұрын

You gained nothing from this comment while ruining the scene for everyone else. You are such a selfish person, take this comment down now

@FlameG102

4 жыл бұрын

@@RJ-rt1jp if pointing out that a moment on a tv show like this was scripted ruins it for you, you have issues

@dnxmp

4 жыл бұрын

@@RJ-rt1jp wahhh the 4 minute clip from nearly a decade ago was ruined

0:29 "Only three previous murderers..." 🤣

This isn’t Top Gear, this is the pilot for the grand tour. Without a doubt, this episode changed the careers of Clarkson Hammond and May, and for that reason is by far and away my favourite episode of all time

@NGGPeter

10 ай бұрын

It's literally from 2007

@steamingfish7724

10 ай бұрын

@@NGGPeter I'm aware of when it came out. Before this episode came out the show was very different, only ever studio based, and generally very few films with more than one presenter in it. This episode became the defining format of TGT, no need for a studio, an hour(ish) long film, three presenters in their own cars, and a series of challenges. The only thing missing from this episode was the "backup car" if their car failed

@dinochookproductions5190

5 ай бұрын

@@steamingfish7724 i kinda prefer the challenges they did more than the specials, shit like amphibious cars, stretch limo, convertible, campervans etc. specials are really great though i always seemed to laugh the hardest at the challenges

Always cheers me up, cheers lads!

Out of all three the Cadillac is probably still running with ice cold A/C, those Oldsmobile 307’s are bulletproof. And if James had gone 2 years newer he would have gotten the option to get a 185-HP 5.7L fuel injection TBI V8. The brougham was in its day a true luxury car

@keeperofeurobeat8421

3 жыл бұрын

>running with ice-cold A/C that is if an orangutan and a hamster haven't got to it yet.

@Jjhardy1

3 жыл бұрын

With no power

@joaocorreia8106

3 жыл бұрын

185hp from a v8, im sorry but I can only laugh about american cars.

@Underappreciatedclassics

3 жыл бұрын

@@joaocorreia8106 you have to remember something though, when these cars were made, America was in a very dark time for automotive transportation. The oil rich corporations in the 1970’s and early 80’s we’re holding on how much gas and oil would be shipped and sold in the USA, on top of rising gas prices and Japanese and other country autos selling cars. extremely strict and complicated garbage emissions control modules, that reduced smog, drained all the power out of these cars. Out of all of them the Cadillac brougham was the most powerful for Any luxury cars sold in the USA for awhile.

@CarlG84mm

3 жыл бұрын

@@joaocorreia8106 You can quite easily push much more power out of that engine. A lot of American V8s come de-tuned from the factory (at least they used to) and so they produce a lot less power than they’re capable of. The upside to this is that they last forever. The downside is that unless you tune the engine you end up with a large engine that produces comparatively little power given it’s size.

One of the best road trips they did.

One of my favorite episodes.

After many years I have come to the decision. This is the best programme ever!

Help im trapped in the loop of watching classic topgear again!!

2:30 - I bet that Cadilac is so comfortable to drive. They don't make them like that anymore.

@HomieGangsta12

3 жыл бұрын

Well, the Lexus LS400 would probably get close what u can find if ur in Europe

@zatchbell622

3 жыл бұрын

Especially since it’s the only one with functioning air conditioning.

@keeperofeurobeat8421

3 жыл бұрын

@@zatchbell622 *it was

@Altern8One

3 жыл бұрын

@@zatchbell622: Yeah, and it needed constant recharging:P

@cableguy786

2 жыл бұрын

That's a relief

3:27 Richard: that's the CLOTHES OF *THE LAST PERSON THEY KILLED!!!*

@djpemb

2 жыл бұрын

Jeremy: IT IS!!!

The best TG special, hands down.

I like how all the comments are from 30+ year olds waxing nostalgic about the good ole days. Makes me feel old. But you are all correct anyway. Old top gear was one of the best shows ever.

Am I the only one staring at the abandoned Cutlass Ciera in the background?

@delcodex8663

4 жыл бұрын

ROAD WARRIOR u watch Jay smart

@roadwarrior114

4 жыл бұрын

@@delcodex8663 Aw yeah bro I've been watching Jay Smart since Summer 2017.

@delcodex8663

4 жыл бұрын

Ha same bro

This episode is my favourite Clarkson, Hammond and May thing ever!

1980-2010 emissions America was a sad time when big engines made small horsepower.

James: pfft Jeremy: what? You don't like the camaro? James: I'm sorry, I don't. I mean, one of those in good nick, yes. Yours is a dog. Jeremy: It isn't! James: It ah--Jeremy! I love this back and forth so much, the genuine disbelief from James that Jeremy even tried defending his murder car is hilarious

Wow, the top gear guys have sure been to a lot of terrifying tropical third-world countries. Burma, Botswana, India, the parking lot of the Hialeah Jai-Alai stadium...

I love all of them

I'm glad they film this in Florida not in Northern East Coast part of the country, to show the rest of the world how Florida and then later in the episode the Southern part of the US.

The first and still the best Top Gear special

When Hammond arrives you can see James with his Cadillac in the background with the crew and support vehicles.

@tyz987

5 ай бұрын

Good spotting.

@BrandonJowls-kt8gi

2 ай бұрын

bro just ruined it for me

James: it’s not fast Hammond: you don’t say

this is not the orginal music

Little did they know they would be run out of Alabama

Still my fav top gear challenge

I love that truck! Yes Hammond!!!

Me and an old friend of mine I worked in the car business with back in the day used to quote this so much. “IT’S A DODGE RAM!” “It’s not a Mercedes, it’s not a Mercedes” “It’s not fast.” “Is it not mate? I took one look and thought ‘OOOHH it’s like a Lotus Exigge’”

I can’t imagine how different Florida would feel to a lifelong Brit, the humidity is slightly worse and instead of cold it’s hot.

@Yimello

11 ай бұрын

Humidity is awful in the UK when it's hot, so it might remind them of home slightly.

the cute redhead 3 houses down from where i grew up when i was 9 had the exact same looking camaro as Jeremy, what a car

Those cars are brilliant, i would have them all equally but for different reasons

I like James' Cadillac reminds me of my first car 1993 Deville sedan, a bit beat up but ran ok had it for 4 years before it was a little too far gone for me

It's insane where the US car market has gone. Richard's ram would be a cool 6k these days, if not more depending on the marketplace.

TV gold. Top gear was best show on British TV hands down

1:04 always cracks me up

Love seeing the gen 3s

i love how James says Jeremys car is made out of bits when his is made of newspaper

Damn, I was just getting into that. I want to see the whole thing (even though I've watched it many times over the years).

"It's a long walk around it" says a guy with short legs.

"Its a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant find...."

This is a top 5 top gear episode easily

Just look at the color in all their glorious manes.

that 1st gen ram is the best

Best show ever

That camaro and that caddy are gorgeous cars

I can just imagine May walking into a dealership like "Hello" 🤣

@BrandonJowls-kt8gi

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

Camaro z28 was the BEST car I ever owned!......200k and Never touched anything under the hood....and survived 5 accidents too!

One of my best friends was obsessed with that Cadillac body style so when he turned 18 and got the settlement from his father's death, I found him a Caddy just like James' except it was a show car that came with trophies. I will always love that car even though I very much dislike GM

Surprising going to older content with these three and hear how drastically their opinions have changed.

when james car was going up and down its sounded like the tardis door

Good ol Florida

I wonder where those cars are now?

@jw9968

5 жыл бұрын

I thought exactly that the other day, they gave them to Katrina victims obviously, i would have thought that the Ram would be still going somewhere due to their dependability and its condition, but i reckon the other two have been scrapped.

@davidtaylor857

4 жыл бұрын

The Camaro is on blocks in someones front yard in kentucky.

@zeeweed150

3 жыл бұрын

David Taylor proof ?

@MoparFan987

3 жыл бұрын

did the cadillac get scrapped or sold and restored?

@vocalist92

3 жыл бұрын

The Cadillac is probably still on that New Orleans Street

GOAT episode

I like the Caddy. I love the Camaro. And I need that Dodge.

The moment you realize your iPhone is worth more than anyone of those cars

@catfish552

3 жыл бұрын

It may cost more, but it's hardly worth it.

@billyray4716

3 жыл бұрын

All of these cars have shot way up in value since this

@aimanazrie8944

3 жыл бұрын

You really should know that a thousand dollars in the early 2000's is not the same as a thousand dollars today.

@R.Lennartz

Жыл бұрын

How much is it going to be worth when the battery inevitably dies?

I work for a Miami based company and this episode of Top Gear is the most Miami-ish thing I've ever seen.

This makes me feel so old

Yes

It was a Weensdeh

These are my favorite, where they buy cheap cars and road trip them.

Does anyone know where can I watch the full video?

0:38 was that a trijet? Fantastic, maybe a DC-10?

What is the name of the song at 1:10? I remember hearing it several years ago.

Trying to get my hands on a brougham looks so good.... except that one

Where can I get a high quality version of this episode?

As a native Miamian even we don’t go to that area. They are brave to venture into that neighborhood.

You know how Mercedes goes: 1:05 😂

Make fun of american cars But these cars are 18-20 years old (By episode reckoning) still work

The cars they bought really showed their style of cars they really like, Hammond, obviously a truck Clarkson, a car that looks like a supercar, big engine, but in American sense big engine but slow. Granted he has the fastest car of the three. May, subtle, classic car, nothing flashy or speedy.

camaro has a nice teal paint scheme tho love that color