All 3 cars from the next special must be preserved. End of an era

@reaperoflostsouls4323

2 ай бұрын

It maybe the end of the show.

@user-dk2tq4ny4b

2 ай бұрын

@@reaperoflostsouls4323 it is, sand job is 2nd last tgt ever

@67shelbygt500

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree their

@princesssolace4337

2 ай бұрын

send it to the moon if they wanna EV dat thing

@RaXXha

2 ай бұрын

@@reaperoflostsouls4323 It is, they've said so. The next one is the final one.

Option 3 please! please keep it as it is, it really is a piece of history for the show

@redsquarejay

2 ай бұрын

These cars are truly amazing. I would buy this year of one if I could afford one

@chitteshsham965

2 ай бұрын

i 100% agree

@Northerner_Transport_Hub

2 ай бұрын

I agree keep it cosmetically the same but internally give it a full overhaul so it actually you know works as a car

@tomrowe4546

2 ай бұрын

Not just the DB9 all of the cars need option 3

@JYD2020

2 ай бұрын

YES THIS SO MUCH SO! the end of an era

Option 3 please! Legendary car must be preserved.

I would like option 3. Fix what everything that needs fixed, clean the inside, and make it a fun pop to the shops rig with a side of wintertime fun.

Please do option 3. The subaru was made nice and clean, but this has even more character and should be kept as it is. Just fix the issues it's got. Jobs a goodon

@Thri11seeker

2 ай бұрын

A cursed car lives

@dickybird6916

2 ай бұрын

Agreed fix the faults leave the mods. it definitely needs some clear coat to keep the dust on the panels too.

@BlakeBergy

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, can we put the tent back on it too?

@R15-99

2 ай бұрын

@@BlakeBergywith the tent and all the necessary work done, we can finally see the metro cab

@Tibadude

2 ай бұрын

Martin they did more than just make it clean and nice, they went further with improving its power and internals. This Aston, looked awesome when it was clean and nice with those mods... all the sand and damage ruins it. Clean it up, to where it was pre-damage and wear. Thats what they should do. Save the exact preserve as it is for the car Richard drives in the final Grand Tour.

Option 3! Fix all the mechanical/reliability issues so it’s a solid driver and lacquer the patina on the outside. A fill detail inside will make it liveable and enjoyable as a Grand Tour relic!

@Da_Osta

2 ай бұрын

Give it the same treatment that the winning cars of big endurance races get.

PLEASE do Option 3! keep it as it was, clean it up, fix it up to be safe again and enjoy it as is! maybe even take it to small offroad events and use it as it was! but absolutely preserve it as richard had it!

Option 3! Love the idea of preserving the dirt!

Option 3, please. We have one more special, but that car has the end of a legacy in it. The love from all the guys are in every single one of those cars they drive in those trips this one deserves to be preserved

@paweszpar5153

2 ай бұрын

Fix it, but don’t change it, Please 😢

Option 3! Will be a 1of1 in the world and marks a special era from Hammond, Clarkson and May 😊 this should stand alone in a motor museum in all its glory with its story! 🙏👍

The final show must have every car saved.

Option 3, preserving the car. Thanks for the video!

Have to go option 3. Keep it Grand Tour spec. I liked the Aston Martin Hotel look. Would be a shame not to be able to have the roof down to fully hear the V12, but the look of the car when it arrived off the train looked gorgeous. Looked like an off-road shooting brake.

Option 3 with the lacquer is a really good idea, I do think the interior could do with a clean though just for practicality sake, it would be great to see this thing functioning as intended, if there was to be any modifications, maybe just do add ons that Richard didn’t have time to do or didn’t make up his mind on etc to truly emphasise on the current design and character to bring it to its full potential! I’d love to see the other 2 cars from that special particularly the F-Type and I’d be very interested to see the damage on the Maserati.

You definitely should repair the mechanical issues (to make it run and all), but preserve how it's modified and/or preserve the dirt nad scuffes (if possible). You guys should honestly track down TGT special cars and make a museum out of them or something to like display them. These cars have such a history

Option 3 for sure. It is unique as is and would not require any additional mods, infact would request to try and find the Aston Hotel and recommission it as well. Definitely a part of history!!!

Option 3 with lacquer. 100% this car deserves preserving in this state!!! Its history!

option 3!! Get back to how it was at the start of the episode! Loved it, and like Hammond said. It is an inprovment

Number 2 plus lacker idea is brilliant

Option 3 is the only way to go. Thanks Mike!

3rd option gets my vote preserve it in it's current setup and make it road legal. Plus fix the cooling and electrical issues

SkyNet lives on!!

@anusername8350

2 ай бұрын

Just don’t let it connect to the internet.. the end times will be upon us

@Thri11seeker

2 ай бұрын

Tis alive

@Yvolve

2 ай бұрын

@@anusername8350 Too late. When Richard connected it to the laptop to clear the faults, it jumped to the internet. This is why the car started working again.

@chanshuwun

2 ай бұрын

Get Out! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ChevyS10LSUK

2 ай бұрын

😂😂

Keep it grand tour spec! Helps with the epic story it tells! ❤

Option 3 - especially the idea of lacquer over the sand etc - but make it useable and 'reliable' so go over the cooling system etc and fix all the warning lights and gearbox issues!!

The laquer idea actually sounds really cool. Keep all the dirt and dents on to really preserve it

@abeismain

2 ай бұрын

No way!!! Dirt and sand just doesn’t sound like a good thing to have… I thought laquer too for the giggles 🤭 But best is Stay with the MadMax specs 😅

@coleeto2

2 ай бұрын

Gotta fix all the mechanical issues for sure

@ChaosqueenMaddy

2 ай бұрын

@@coleeto2 Oh yeah ofc, get T-800 out first. But keep any aesthetic damage or mud. Looks amazing on le mans cars

@JeanReneBourque

2 ай бұрын

Please Do some laquer in any area that make sense, where it enhence / highlight the history of the car

2/3 combo! Fix all mechanicals/gremlins and do what needs to be done to prevent further damage/detoriation, but keep the look and feel as much as possible.

@itsseanupnorth

2 ай бұрын

exactly what should be done

Option 3 but I'd go one step further TBH. Keep this one as is as much as possible, don't even replace that rear window (may need to work out some kind of cover to keep it weatherproof), but then see about getting another one of these cars and doing it up like that one was at the start of the special, so you can have the before and after versions.

Gotta preserve it.. excellent idea and a great keeper

I say a mix of 2 and 3 Fix all the electrical problems that cropped up during filming, clean what *needs* to be cleaned to get it running reliably, but keep the external as unmodified from what it is now as possible. Maybe lacquer it to preserve its current appearance. Then let's hope you can get May and Clarkson's cars and do the same for those!! Three massive pieces of motoring journalism history!!

@jeanackle

2 ай бұрын

That's just number 3. See 12:32

Please share with Richard (and James and Jeremy, if you can) that this was probably the best Grand Tour special in quite some time. It very much evoked the past but also reflected how far the show and the team have come. Please also thank them for me.

@brielsaideles

2 ай бұрын

I make your words, mine.

@mariapires7170

2 ай бұрын

You are so right, the most spectacular, amasing,dangerous and beautiful Grand Tour journey, and Mr Jeremy, Mr James and Mr Richard gave us, ever! Another and perhaps the real Africa´s side, Thank You Grand Tour and his "singular" Team !

@voteDC

2 ай бұрын

I loved hearing the A-Team music again, it was worth what it cost them.

@IronFanJoe

2 ай бұрын

It was an excellent episode. please don't stop 👏

Preserved them! Historic moment. The end of the TG/GT era. Thanks for the ride!

@IceWolf1102

2 ай бұрын

well TG is in Hiatus, so it could return.. but yes, end of the GT era

Option #3, no question! What an awesome addition it would be to have at a Drive Tribe live show! ^_^

Love the lacker idea with fixing it to drive able

@deepee1544

2 ай бұрын

Lacquer.

@itopir

2 ай бұрын

Lacquer

@FayyaazAhmed

2 ай бұрын

Lacquer on body panels. The engine bay needs a proper cleaning and all the mechanical and electrical faults need fixing too.

@johnbuttler2548

2 ай бұрын

Repaired and lacquered or vice versa.

@scottbloos6065

2 ай бұрын

This is the only way

Combination of option 1 and 3. Restore it to its new "Safari Spec" but with new Genuine Aston Martin parts, fresh paint, trim, and a well sorted mid travel suspension.

@Mr_Judge_Benny_Hinn

2 ай бұрын

option 4... Fly this brilliant woman over and get her to clean it!

@cmcg5718

2 ай бұрын

Yes!

@Andrew-jh5uv

2 ай бұрын

Boys listen to Sarah ☺️

@aaronsmith5363

2 ай бұрын

@@Mr_Judge_Benny_Hinn hear-hear!!!!!

@MacG467_

2 ай бұрын

...and get a new Aston Martin Hotel to put on top.

Preserved! Always loved the DB9 along with the same generation Vantage V8. Those cars money no object I would love to drive for a week.

Fixed all the issues and keep Grand Tour spec!!!

My take: Option 3, but unlike others here I'd like to see a restoration to the bodywork, and a full clean/detail. Superb car, and if AM ever wanted to do a Paris/Dakar they could learn a lot from this.

@PlatinumNath

2 ай бұрын

They could also learn from Jaguar since Jaguar did actually tried to make a rally F-Type

@Pistolspete82

2 ай бұрын

Same!

@Tibadude

2 ай бұрын

yes. same! They already did a full restore, and improvement to Martin, and i think they should save the full preserve as it is post-special with dirt and damage, for what ever car Richard drives in the last and very final Grand Tour. This Aston looked awesome with the mods it had before all the sand and damage. Just fix it up, clean it up, restore it to as it was start of special with the mods.

I've worked in the factory that produced the head and tail lamps for this car for over thirty years. I work in the moulding shop and have installed and ran the moulds for the lenses and housings as well as the power wash cover. It's so cool to think my fingerprints may be on the lamps on this car.

@v8mooowder354

2 ай бұрын

I like stuff like this, as does one of my sons. I have a picture of both my sons in the remains of Richards VW Camper bug out thing, from the episode (might have still been Top Gear) where they were on Salisbury Plains. My son still has one of the baked bean cans he had in it, its still on his shelf today with the bullet holes in it. We came across it out off roading, it was left abandoned outside a training area. I had the thread from Richards jumper hanging from my rear view mirror for several years!

@mikeyap4159

Ай бұрын

That is so cool, this was in Canada? Would like to get hold of the new head lamp lenses for my DB9!

Option 3 of course! Keep it how it is now, it has its history now. She's a beauty ❤

Some combo of the last 2 options would be great.

Another one saved! They need to be in a museum. :)

@rhyswilliams7884

2 ай бұрын

The Grand Tour cars aren't, but a lot of the Top Gear cars are now in Bealieu and they let you sit in one or two, like the TGV12. They've also re-constructed the reliant rocket and turned the Panda into a really long bench.

While Option 3 makes the most sense in theory, we also live in the UK, where we don't exactly have sand dunes, so I think Option 2 make more sense, as one thing we don't have a shortage of is rainy muddy days, and the DB9 would look epid off-road, and as a side, with where Richard lives, he could also make it a daily driver, doing chores around the land he has.

Option 3 but cleaned up and reinstall the tent! That was my favorite part of this car!

option 3 inc. preservation of the all the dirt - it is what makes the car special

I loved the Aston but the Jaaag was definitely the best

@lathikamihiranga

2 ай бұрын

I think Jeremey Clarkson even bought a F type when they got back

@TJW04

2 ай бұрын

@@lathikamihirangayeah he did, he also brought the Mauritania one back to the farm and kept it

@Alex-iq5bi

2 ай бұрын

@@TJW04 cant wait to see that. Loved it with the stratos style lights (even though I'm not sure they were used)

Get it working and back out on another adventure. Our Vantage drove from Tokyo to London in 2007. It’s now taking my son and I around the world. We drove more than 8,000 miles across 8 countries last year. Astons yearn to explore! Phil, Vantage World Tour.

@jaymack396

2 ай бұрын

My db7 vantage has water damage 💔 i wish it was as reliable as yours

@VantageWorldTour

2 ай бұрын

Very sorry to hear that. We had an evening in Costa Rica with flooding and we were very worried about it getting into the engine. Does anyone know who did the mod the move the air intakes up on Richard’s car?

Keep the looks as they are!

I know a lot of people want to keep it the same, but I would persevere love to see Richard and you off-road upgrade the heck out of it. The upgrade segments are always my favourite parts of grand tour shows.

Mad max it further - Then clear laquer the dirt!! This channel feels closer to top gear daily! Please make them all at least 30 mins - to 1 hr long!

@JaegerDreadful

2 ай бұрын

How much time you have in a day to watch 30 mins - 1h videos daily mate 😂

@robbiepmusic

2 ай бұрын

I said this too

@finnmacmissile3421

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!!

Option 3 definitely

option 3 Definitely preserve in as in condition may be fix a little bit

Option 3, fully repair mechanicals so it can used on other trips. I actually liked it with tent box modification. Def clear lacquer over it to keep the sand job adventure on show.

The sand tour is just awesome!!!! Loved it. You should preserve all 3 cars how they are and put them into a TG museum

@squishygothdude

2 ай бұрын

Grand Tour Museum

@webb2800

2 ай бұрын

The sand tour? Don't think that was the name they gave it 😅

@Piffaliff

2 ай бұрын

​@@webb2800The Sand Job wasnt it?

@rays5163

2 ай бұрын

yah thats what they said TG tour grande..its french because Mauritania@@squishygothdude

@mylifeasmanta

2 ай бұрын

does anybody know what ended up happening to the other two cars? i think jeremy mentioned that he would keep the jaguar, but i’m not sure about the maserati. james doesn’t seem to be someone who buys his car after the episodes so i’ll be interested to see where that blue grancabrio goes

Option 4: Service it and fully convert it into a fully capable Sterrato killer on a decent budget. One of the things missing from the Sand Job special was the process and level at which this car was prepared for the journey. It just seemed like it showed up with stuff on it- a couple of air filters and bigger tires. Was there even any suspension work? Certainly nothing was done to secure key systems for the trip- skid plates- wiring protection etc. Go through it make it truly impressive Rally Tour car. Aston RT

@Yvolve

2 ай бұрын

Have you seen it? Each car has a massive skid plate, otherwise it would've been a 5 minute episode. They go over the mods and as you can tell from the stance, they did suspension on them. They even go into it at the start. The point was to make these on a budget and it they were super reliable, the episode would be very, very boring. The work is done by a shop they hire. Hadrian, Hammond's landlord for his workshop, has done many of the conversions over the year. You never get to see them for this reason, they always just show up and explain the mods. Ever time it is shown, it is all scripted of course. Mongolia was the only time they equally put the work in, along with the budget Italian sports car service in one of the later Top Gear seasons. Yes, this is Grand Tour, but the production team is 95% Top Gear crew. Same deal, different name. The skid plate on the Aston hid the frame you can now see, which supports the farm equipment he puts on. That is a lot of work to get it to function on a unibody car.

Keep like this, tidy it up, maybe rally spec it. Ir actual looks really cool.

A well deserved clean inside and outside and restore it how it looked before the Sand Job episode.

Keep it exactly as it is, warts and all. One day it will be sitting proudly in a museum with all the other Top Gear and TGT cars. And we all will be walking around them, fondly reminiscing on a golden era of motoring television. It really is the end of an era.

Skynet got one indication that Hammond was in it and thought it must have been in a crash! Just kidding, Hamster absolutely nailed the work on that car and what an absolute strange but wonderful beast

@jeeves_uk

2 ай бұрын

You do know hammond didn't build it right?

@Alwuwa

2 ай бұрын

@@jeeves_uk no I know, just playing into the fun of it all

I have to go with the 3rd option - keep it as it is!

Such a dope car leave as is ready for another tour

Option 3. No contest. There are many Aston Martin DB9 Volante, there is only one Sand Job Edition. Preserve the outside and inside, fix all mechanical and electric issues. Drive it, love it.

#3!!! BTW- The fact that you had in back already in enough time to film/produce and post this video the day after it aired? Confirms for me how long ago it was filmed….that and the fact that JC talked about Lightfoot dying that day (May 2023). Took a long while to get this one to us….think it was worth it!

@gsdlife09

2 ай бұрын

The special for me was interesting however ( that is my opinion) it is not on the level on the previous ones. However it was nice to see a little bit like an homage to two of the grand tour specials: This being the Nike one ( with the rafts) and a small bit of the Vietnam one ( with the modifications of the back wheels and a rudder for stiridge).Also it is kind of poetic that the special had gone full circle. They started with the Botswana one when they were unable to enter Zimbabwe due to the BBC not being allowed, and now they will finish in Zimbabwe.

Definitely option 3. I recon restored to how it started at the beginning the trip

Option 3, i'd love to see this car running great again!

I’m torn. I would say spray clear over it and don’t touch it however, we don’t know about the cars in the last special. The final 3 cars to me need to placed in a truly special place. Automotive museum. But somewhere to remember the golden age of automotive television. The trio has a special place in my heart. I had planned for a couple of years to go to the UK and see a taping of the show and when we bought tickets to go the next month the end of what I call the OG top gear was over. As far as the Aston I’m sure we will love whatever Richard decides to do with it

It's quite appropriate that the Aston DB9 was the car saved from the penultimate episode. The first ever Top Gear 'Challenge' episode (which is basically what spawned the whole challanges and specials type episodes) was the DB9 vs. Train way back in the first episode of season 4 (almost 20 years ago!).

Option 3 easy. I wish you could get the roofrack thingy he lost in Mauritania, it looked awesome.

Option 3 - but take it back to how it was at the start of the grand tour - with the roof tent thing. I thought it made it look like a shooting brake. It looked excellent! Bring that back please.

Bring it back to how it was at the start of the special, with the roof tent. It looked badass like that.

@TentBoxOfficial

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Great video. Love it, thank you. Option 3 would be the best choice in my oplinion, both for the (history of this) car as well as the memory to this episode of The Grand Tour.

Hello from Argentina 🇦🇷 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 great video!!! I think option 2 crazy Mad Max off road!!!!

Option 3 please! Preserve in Grand Tour spec, be great to see it roadworthy and useable in its tv guise especially if the roof tent/shooting brake look can be refitted

Off road machine! The special was amazing and well worth the wait. All the best. Cheers!🍻

Fix it and preserve it. The Grand Tour spec. is wonderful.

Option 3 please! Preserve the look. But completely fixed the mechanical and electrical problems . I would love to learn everything that has gone wrong with the car and why.

Has to be preserved as it is. The sand looks great and tells a story. As does the collection of scratches and damage. Would love to see it out doing a rally stage in grand tour spec

KEEP IT AS IS!!!! The way that car looks now it tells a whole story just by looking at it!!

Carry on with the project that has been started, make it more off road and a bit crazy - but crazy in a subtle, Bond, sort of way.

3rd option, just make the improvements it was lacking in the show, and put the tent back - shooting brake look was golden

Mad Max it, and next Grand Tour, come down under and do the full loop of Aus, would be epic.

Great timing on this video, I literally just finished watching the GT Sand Job, 8-10 minutes ago 😊

Quite surprised to see the Aston will be kept, after watched the special and all the problems it have. From my side, I would like to see the option number 2, because I liked to see the Subaru getting a new life after the Scandi Flick and would be nice to see the same for the Aston. A suggestion of future content is a video with this car with Clarkson's Bentley from Madagascar's special.

I think between option 2 and 3, keep outside as much as you can but make it be as perfect as possible as it could have been for the special, aka better cooling

Full interior valet, engine service and clean up, then fix the rear window, then preserve the scratches, damage, dirt

Definitely option 3, and I for one would love to see the tent back in place. Maybe a fuel canister or two as well?

@TentBoxOfficial

2 ай бұрын

So would we! 🙌

Keep as it is including lacquer over dirt but fully functional.

i like the way it look now. keep it

Option 3, with the lacker you mentioned. thanks for making great content. =)

I loved the sound of Jag in the "Sand job". It was amazing.

@Tredok

2 ай бұрын

I loved even more that it actually was a "Jaaaaag"

make it run how it sits, looks dope with the bfg tires

Yeah, I was thinking while watching that you all should preserve it so that it will always be the Austin that drove across (part of) the Sahara. Though punching up its off-road suspension and wheels to make it more desert compatible would be a weird, but interesting idea.

Keep it as it is, preserve it!

It was an amazing episode and good job presenting the car to us afterwards. Going with a Le Mans finish and making it mechanically sound would make it a great memorabilia for when the trio retires, which hopefully won't be soon (but having Clarkson playing those Chicago tunes makes me think it's near).

I am glad Richard is holding onto the last 3 vehicles from the specials say what you will in years the value on them will go up very smart investment.

Option 3 absolutely! Fix all the parts that need to, but keep it as is otherwise!

Definitely Option 3, preserve what's there, but make it all work again. Get it ready for some more adventures in it's future!

Please, preserve it as it is. Respect the history and the journey.

@MudSluggerBP

2 ай бұрын

It was in a car tv show, hardly historic 😂

@cmcg5718

2 ай бұрын

No

Option 3 is the best variant for it. Fix all the technical faults and maybe scratches and leave all modifications as is. This car should live its unique live and have its unique shape.

Definitely option 3, especially like the lacquer idea

Honestly the end really sums up the bitter sweet ending of this trio. You can just see the genuine amazement they still have for their adventures... But the world is genuinely changing, and I can only imagine how hard it is now to mobilize that kind of crew.