Honda at Swindon had the right attitude, the managers would wear overalls and have their meal breaks with the production staff, no us and them, that’s where Leyland failed the senior managers just didn’t no how to communicate with the people who actually made the cars which at times led to industrial unrest.
@ponch8515 күн бұрын
Italdesign did not have a direct role in the styling of the Ital, which had been handled in-house by Harris Mann.
@kirbster10057 күн бұрын
And 20 years later SUV & crossovers have become the primary choice for families. We need clarkson back to look at them again
@lvpvsmalvm5229 күн бұрын
I thought Chrysler invented the minivan, not Renault
@leoarc106114 күн бұрын
"Victoria's friend can go too. She doesn't have to stay home... and eat worms."
@leoarc106114 күн бұрын
Jeremy was right then and he's right now. SUVs for city driving are absolutely pointless. I'm sorry but, if you are reading this and you own an SUV which never sees a dirt road, you are an imbecile.
@L_U-K_E15 күн бұрын
Very interesting.
@andrewmcewan452616 күн бұрын
Tunes were better than the video.
@madphilip1220 күн бұрын
13th may 2024 and still timeless
@KMS2K23 күн бұрын
10:20 The sound engineer going on strike 🤣
@user-dq5fs8fm5v23 күн бұрын
Jeremy Clarkson
@happyhermit202223 күн бұрын
Brilliant 🤣
@jamesdonoghue590728 күн бұрын
Brilliant, really enjoyed this series, thanks.
@droopy_eyesАй бұрын
Interesting how times changes. Big, bulky, heavy, "safe" road tanks to "survive" car crash which are dangerous because many people are driving that: big, bulky, heavy road tanks, is pushed so hard, that many people really do think that sales pitches are true. I myself did believe in it. Still, never had a single person owning cars mentioned in this show complaining - especially people-movers when those were used as cheaper cargo vans for preparing venue events, move things, doing large shopping or simply travelling in a group long distance. That said, I hate those cars, because of such machines, things like Japanese tiny cars (kei) are often hard to get or simply illegal, due to concerns of collisions and accidents, and living in a large city, those would fix most of the issues. But no - big car goes vroom! Big car strong! Big car for bester person! Me big car!
@jvarela965Ай бұрын
One of the first cars I had was a 1969 MGB red/black. Bought in 1986, was a fun car bought by the 80s parts were pricey and sold it to a collector.
@rohans6568Ай бұрын
15:30
@gavla3550Ай бұрын
"but we do have to drive around in a car that looks completely bonkers..." Nissan Juke anyone 🤣😂
@83j049733rfe4Ай бұрын
The analogy I always use when describing British Leyland to other americans is "Imagine if Chrysler owned General Motors and Ford, it owned all of Detroit, and all the brands." Dodge, Ford, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Plymouth, Lincoln, Pontiac, Mercury, Chrysler, everyone under the same roof in the same town with the same budget, and they have to fight each other.
@azizabdul8914Ай бұрын
10:21 HOLY SHIT IS THAT EVA-01 VACUUM CLEANER?!
@axyetbdajte2Ай бұрын
3:53 nnnnice
@jonnywalker3208Ай бұрын
15:20 so the BEST series of rallying was killed off because some clowns were lining the tracks 🤣 looks like the world was soft even back then.
@RaisedLetterАй бұрын
Japan got America in the end. Not exactly the biggest loss.
@avysark2034Ай бұрын
Anything built in JP will last a lifetime if maintained. Australian professionals don't salivate over Makita - made in JP for no reason. For anyone who hasn't watched Japanese house construction and wants an unexpected hard-on over the absolute perfection with which hand preproduce 20 meter beams etc for example and fit them together with not as much as a 0.5mm gap, give it a go.
@bran170Ай бұрын
Before you had a jaaaaggg, you had a staaaaaggg
@AndreasGlad-rq7vxАй бұрын
SOCIALISM killed it, as it kills anything it touches.
@BobAbc0815Ай бұрын
After failing to destroy the Japanese Car Industrie, Led Lobo felt so ashamed, that he tried to commit Harakiri. (Un)fortunately his Blade was made in the UK and thus had allready rusted away😂
@BobAbc08152 ай бұрын
To be fair, square offers minor advantages in steering.
@jamesdrives9932 ай бұрын
5:30 that transition was so smooth!
@pistonburner64482 ай бұрын
All these poor people praising front wheel drive econoboxes...I feel so sorry for them. The fact that evil European corporations did this to them is sickening.
@jeweetzelf3802 ай бұрын
Haha LoL 20:53 😂😂😂😂
@Fishsticks1872 ай бұрын
It is a testament to the grit and ingenuity of the Japanese people that, within a generation of the wholesale destruction of their entire nation, they were able to beat the Europeans and Americans at their own game.
@nostalgiaof982 ай бұрын
Watching this now is making me question who killed England. This is the most British footage (not purely steteotype) I've seen, and its 20+ years old. No footage I see from England reflects England this much anymore.
@L_U-K_E2 ай бұрын
😳
@GaryJohnson-kn1ou2 ай бұрын
The Ford of England were better cars for the Japanese car that time
@itsdan7222 ай бұрын
20:06 its time to cue the music!
@danross85652 ай бұрын
Would you like to sleep with a guinea pig 😂😂😂😂
@fireballfireball69622 ай бұрын
Well done Austin!. you sold out for 2 million quid and then got your arse whipped! They thought the Japanese would never catch up! And then the Japanese taught the Chinese and here we go again!
@Deltic55-mw4bo2 ай бұрын
I feel like BL COULD have succeeded, if only they'd kept the marques more seperate. Say head office come up with a parts bin of standard engines, transmissions, suspension, even things as trivial as guages and door handles, anything a bit anonymous. Then send the list to the separate makers to build their own cars. I don't understand what's wrong with duplication of effort either, because that'd just encourage each marque to design better cars.
@Chuckles21092 ай бұрын
Every country that lost the war make better cars.
@Blorkion642 ай бұрын
Europe always has and will make garbage cars. Japan still dominates the market and makes the most relaible and affordable cars in the world. This isn't an opinion it's a fact.
@playlist99802 ай бұрын
Clarkson when he was still an adult.
@paulhaskey52953 ай бұрын
British Leylandii😂.
@hamdanali20363 ай бұрын
0:54 ‘present day’. goes to show how old this is and how old we’ve become. that’s a classic car now
@hamdanali20363 ай бұрын
16:28 wow those petrol prices are depressing to see in 2024
@lkrnpk3 ай бұрын
In a few years: Before the Chinese came along, we all assumed EVs were expensive and had low range
@plhebel13 ай бұрын
Seems as if this program was shortened, edited, it just doesn't flow and knowing a bit about Clarkson I'm sure he had more to say about the death of British auto industry and the people that killed it.
@jamesrobert41063 ай бұрын
Was explaining MPVs with The Stone Roses, Fools gold in the background a deliberate point?
@krispykremes24823 ай бұрын
The Corolla is one of the greatest domestic cars ever but that fridge gag is fucking brilliant. Peak JC.
@Ryan-mb9me3 ай бұрын
Derek Robison was the main cause of every major strike at BL. People forget that he was a member of the British communist party and was given funding by them
@felipefernandes90534 ай бұрын
It´s lobby (Marshall Plan), British make planes, Japanese made cars and motocycles , German made luxury cars and aspirina, French made cologne, Italians made agricolal equipaments, American made "way of life"...
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Honda at Swindon had the right attitude, the managers would wear overalls and have their meal breaks with the production staff, no us and them, that’s where Leyland failed the senior managers just didn’t no how to communicate with the people who actually made the cars which at times led to industrial unrest.
Italdesign did not have a direct role in the styling of the Ital, which had been handled in-house by Harris Mann.
And 20 years later SUV & crossovers have become the primary choice for families. We need clarkson back to look at them again
I thought Chrysler invented the minivan, not Renault
"Victoria's friend can go too. She doesn't have to stay home... and eat worms."
Jeremy was right then and he's right now. SUVs for city driving are absolutely pointless. I'm sorry but, if you are reading this and you own an SUV which never sees a dirt road, you are an imbecile.
Very interesting.
Tunes were better than the video.
13th may 2024 and still timeless
10:20 The sound engineer going on strike 🤣
Jeremy Clarkson
Brilliant 🤣
Brilliant, really enjoyed this series, thanks.
Interesting how times changes. Big, bulky, heavy, "safe" road tanks to "survive" car crash which are dangerous because many people are driving that: big, bulky, heavy road tanks, is pushed so hard, that many people really do think that sales pitches are true. I myself did believe in it. Still, never had a single person owning cars mentioned in this show complaining - especially people-movers when those were used as cheaper cargo vans for preparing venue events, move things, doing large shopping or simply travelling in a group long distance. That said, I hate those cars, because of such machines, things like Japanese tiny cars (kei) are often hard to get or simply illegal, due to concerns of collisions and accidents, and living in a large city, those would fix most of the issues. But no - big car goes vroom! Big car strong! Big car for bester person! Me big car!
One of the first cars I had was a 1969 MGB red/black. Bought in 1986, was a fun car bought by the 80s parts were pricey and sold it to a collector.
15:30
"but we do have to drive around in a car that looks completely bonkers..." Nissan Juke anyone 🤣😂
The analogy I always use when describing British Leyland to other americans is "Imagine if Chrysler owned General Motors and Ford, it owned all of Detroit, and all the brands." Dodge, Ford, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Plymouth, Lincoln, Pontiac, Mercury, Chrysler, everyone under the same roof in the same town with the same budget, and they have to fight each other.
10:21 HOLY SHIT IS THAT EVA-01 VACUUM CLEANER?!
3:53 nnnnice
15:20 so the BEST series of rallying was killed off because some clowns were lining the tracks 🤣 looks like the world was soft even back then.
Japan got America in the end. Not exactly the biggest loss.
Anything built in JP will last a lifetime if maintained. Australian professionals don't salivate over Makita - made in JP for no reason. For anyone who hasn't watched Japanese house construction and wants an unexpected hard-on over the absolute perfection with which hand preproduce 20 meter beams etc for example and fit them together with not as much as a 0.5mm gap, give it a go.
Before you had a jaaaaggg, you had a staaaaaggg
SOCIALISM killed it, as it kills anything it touches.
After failing to destroy the Japanese Car Industrie, Led Lobo felt so ashamed, that he tried to commit Harakiri. (Un)fortunately his Blade was made in the UK and thus had allready rusted away😂
To be fair, square offers minor advantages in steering.
5:30 that transition was so smooth!
All these poor people praising front wheel drive econoboxes...I feel so sorry for them. The fact that evil European corporations did this to them is sickening.
Haha LoL 20:53 😂😂😂😂
It is a testament to the grit and ingenuity of the Japanese people that, within a generation of the wholesale destruction of their entire nation, they were able to beat the Europeans and Americans at their own game.
Watching this now is making me question who killed England. This is the most British footage (not purely steteotype) I've seen, and its 20+ years old. No footage I see from England reflects England this much anymore.
😳
The Ford of England were better cars for the Japanese car that time
20:06 its time to cue the music!
Would you like to sleep with a guinea pig 😂😂😂😂
Well done Austin!. you sold out for 2 million quid and then got your arse whipped! They thought the Japanese would never catch up! And then the Japanese taught the Chinese and here we go again!
I feel like BL COULD have succeeded, if only they'd kept the marques more seperate. Say head office come up with a parts bin of standard engines, transmissions, suspension, even things as trivial as guages and door handles, anything a bit anonymous. Then send the list to the separate makers to build their own cars. I don't understand what's wrong with duplication of effort either, because that'd just encourage each marque to design better cars.
Every country that lost the war make better cars.
Europe always has and will make garbage cars. Japan still dominates the market and makes the most relaible and affordable cars in the world. This isn't an opinion it's a fact.
Clarkson when he was still an adult.
British Leylandii😂.
0:54 ‘present day’. goes to show how old this is and how old we’ve become. that’s a classic car now
16:28 wow those petrol prices are depressing to see in 2024
In a few years: Before the Chinese came along, we all assumed EVs were expensive and had low range
Seems as if this program was shortened, edited, it just doesn't flow and knowing a bit about Clarkson I'm sure he had more to say about the death of British auto industry and the people that killed it.
Was explaining MPVs with The Stone Roses, Fools gold in the background a deliberate point?
The Corolla is one of the greatest domestic cars ever but that fridge gag is fucking brilliant. Peak JC.
Derek Robison was the main cause of every major strike at BL. People forget that he was a member of the British communist party and was given funding by them
It´s lobby (Marshall Plan), British make planes, Japanese made cars and motocycles , German made luxury cars and aspirina, French made cologne, Italians made agricolal equipaments, American made "way of life"...