Funny enough, late night TH-cam watching is exactly what brought me to this channel (and later, to watching Top Gear and the Grand Tour, though I knew of those before)
tbf the stuff they want him to keep is usually weird af. 'I hope you enjoy, I have enclosed a small package of my toenails - they took me 3 months to grow that long!'
Dearest Lord May, I would very much like the painting. I intend to hang it opposite a window that looks directly in to my neighbours living room. The thought of which very much amuses me. Thanks!
He didn't have to take the time to read them at all. He could have had an intern open all of that and sift for anything valuable and throw the rest away
Hello Mr. May, I would love the old beetle to use in my model post apocalyptic battlefield. Lord knows those hateful cars would still be around after a nuclear war.
At this point DRIVETRIBE is just trying to see if there is anything we won’t watch James May do. Dust a toy train? Yes. Open mail? Yes. DRIVETRIBE needs to accept we will watch anything with James May.
i'd love to have that art work of yours. i've been watching you since i was 6 and i cannot tell you how much you three are an inspiration to me, and how your show has helped me to move over depression
If anyone cares, Preston North End is called that because they play on the north end of Preston, which has probably expanded further northward since their foundation as is common with many places its size
Hi James, I would very much like the Hornby catalogues. My granddad gave me his Dublo set in 2010. Im very interested in history and these old catalogues would go very well with my set. Equally, I'd like to show my granddad. Thanks, Matt
I’d like the clangers video as I’m 23 and grew up watching the clangers with my grandparents. My grandma then made me and my twin brother a clanger teddy. Brings back good memories!
Dear Mr May, I would love to have the Hornby Dublo catalogues because I would love to give them to my grandad as a 81st birthday present as when he was little he always used to love playing with his train sets and always tells me about the stories of all the old toys he used to have. Kind regards, Oliver Wallwork. Age 13
I would love the Dublo brochures! I'm an American who came to love Hornby and British railway modeling late in life, and the brochures would be a perfect addition to my collection.
I've recently started my career as a maker/repairer/hobiest and would be thrilled to add a James May approved tool to my growing collection in the form of a uv glue gun. Love the channel and loved the new Grand Tour - Lewis H
I’d very much like the painting because our daughter will only eat while watching James May put something back together. It’s amazing. This will go right in her room. Also as a reminder to keep up with oral hygiene.
Mr. May, I'd quite like the painting of you so that I can hang it next to my bed. I need motivation to get up in the mornings for my early classes and I think that this will effectively terrify me out of bed daily.
It’s lovely to see you reading the whole letters.💙 Sometimes just read the badly written word as you read it and then people will learn to write clearly. Also if the letter is way too long, read the start and then the last few lines maybe to get the point and just ‘read it later’ but don’t throw it in the bin straight away x
Who *wouldn’t* want the Clangers VHS? The more I look at it, the more awesome it becomes... “So wait, they’re knitted animals? Like, anteaters? And they’re wearing OVERALLS?” Then they speak in a whistle language that sounds like James May doing an R2-D2 impression? This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen and I need it in my life!
Dear James, I think my dad would love the Dublo train magazines, he was born in 1965, but is an avid lover of radio control trains and old relics like that. Would be a lovely late christmas gift for him.
I'm waiting for him to do something along the lines of: *put in keep pile, and say " May have it " or *put in give away pile, and say " May not have it ". I can't believe I've not seen any of the Mail Time videos before lol. Gold.
Guaranteed win: zoom up close to the picture in this video. Save the image, and get it printed on a canvas for example. Or even get it framed. There are companies that make those.
Just watched the Grand Tour buys a boat edition and was very entertained and knowing by watching mail call you had not succumbed to the muddy waters was some what reassuring.
Dearest James I would love the Hornby mags, because - and this is no joke - my dad used to be the boss of Airfix, and at the end they were handed Meccano and Hornby and a bunch of others by Thatcher's government and then removed their bank guarantees and the whole house of cards came a-tumbling down. He is now in his 86th year and in failing health. I think this would bring a wry smile to his face. Many many thanks J
Hello James. I'm 17 and I would like the Clangers series 1 VHS tape. The reason for this is my mum showed me the clangers one time as she remembers watching it on TV herself when she was little. I think this would be a cool neat little thing to show her. I'm also a retro fanatic as I love lots of retro stuff. I think VHS tapes are a staple of the past. This VHS tape would mean a lot to me, especially when the man himself JAMES MAY talked about this exact tape. I love watching these videos as it is always interesting to see what stuff people send you.
SmokingSpitfire I think we all are a little biased, almost done with my training in a 172N. Absolutely love the way it flies, but then again I haven’t flown in a piper for years.
I would really quite enjoy the classic train magazines as I use to share this passion with my dad. We were working on a Candian Pacific train set, and never got around to finish it. Hopefully I might be able to reignite his passion with those.
I’m 20 and I remember the clangers!!! I watched old tapes of it when I was a kid When we used the oscilloscope in GCSE (O-level) Physics, I commented how it reminded me of how the clangers talked and literally only the teacher knew what I was on about, which meant every time it was used in class I would laugh, remembering the clangers and everyone else just thought I was weird/crazy/both
As much as I admire the thought, and the work you would be willing to put into something like that - I think it would be better left as it is and somehow incorporated into a scale dystopian post-apocalyptic landscape, complete with zombies and shit - as it's has genuine (I hate saying this) 'patina' which would be a shame to lose and is a bugger to fake.
Hi James, I would very much like the clangers VHS to show my neice who was just born earlier this year. I think she'd love it, and I think it's important to keep such a cultural icon fresh in the minds of the youth. Thanks very much.
What's the camera man/director doing? Every time James try to show us something, they cut to a different camera and we can't see what's being shown to us...
It's not the cameraman it the editor switching from A rool to B roll both are recording at the same time so nothing to do with the cameraman........ I AGREE it's annoying
I’m 18 and watched the clangers when I was little, it was on late at night along with mr Ben, my mum would let me stay up some nights if my dad had an extra long shift at work for the NHS, used to love that show!
I would like the painting at 20:36 because I have watched every episode of T...P G...R and all three seasons of The Grand Tour and the new season as well. Thank you
Would love to have the red dangling Buddha thingy.. it'd be wonderful coz the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations is just around the corner. 👍🏻👍🏻 Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, Mr. May and the DriveTribe team.
I would very much like the Hornby Dublo catalogues of toys that you haven’t been able to buy since 1965 or 1972, as I have a friend who is a huge model train enthusiast. He has a birthday coming up and I can’t think of what to give him, but I think he’ll appreciate those particular slices of Hornby history.
Sender: "Here's some stuff for you to give away to the community!" James: "I'm keeping this." Another Sender: "Here's a gift to thank you for all the joy you've brought me!" James: "Anyone want this?"
I would like the clangers A) I have a 2yr old sister to educate B) I can binge watch the show instead of watching random episodes of it broadcasting on CBeebies Edit: I’m 13
I'd love to get the Dublo catalogues. Myself and my father used to spend hours setting up and running hornby and we'd love to be able to look through some of the catalogues and have a trip down memory lane.
I will like, subscribe, and comment prior to watching the video so I can just get it out of the way and not have to be bothered with the tasks as I enjoy the afterglow of another few moments with the great James May.
"Because I'm the sort of person who watches TH-cam, late at night"
ONE OF US, ONE OF US
Reminds me of iRobot.
It's 2:27 am and I'm watching this xD
@@aryanyadav8649 story of my life.
@@aryanyadav8649 02:03 AM here :D
Funny enough, late night TH-cam watching is exactly what brought me to this channel (and later, to watching Top Gear and the Grand Tour, though I knew of those before)
Give the painting to Clarkson. I'm sure he'll appreciate it more than anyone else.
Andrew Burnette That’s not true I would appreciate it 2 times more than Jeremy
Enjoy it alone in his room
He will shoot it
@@Athenstrainman Clarkson would appreciate it if it was of Hammond
@@IamNotU true
I would like the beetle carcass please! I will then send it to "Marty's Matchbox Makeovers" youtube channel to have restored for you !
did you ever get it?
Marty's Matchbox Makeovers is a great channel!
James gives everyones gifts away. here is a gift to give away. I'm keeping it.
Thieving bugger.
James May's logic: If they say give it away to someone, then I'll keep it and if they tell me to keep it, I'll give it away.
tbf the stuff they want him to keep is usually weird af.
'I hope you enjoy, I have enclosed a small package of my toenails - they took me 3 months to grow that long!'
The fact that this is not called James' Mayl Time is a travesty.
Pangolin holy crap you’re a genius
It'd be a travesty if it were. That's the type of shit pun that Reddit users would love
@@Snyde91 What does a good pun have to do with Reddit?
No. That's a lame pun.
11:40
Lol as soon as James heard mini 3d printer his brain instantly said "yoink"
Dearest Lord May,
I would very much like the painting. I intend to hang it opposite a window that looks directly in to my neighbours living room. The thought of which very much amuses me.
Thanks!
Comment on Drivetribe, we need this to happen!
Haha this is a very noble reason. Fingers crossed for you
I vote for this.
Post this comment on the drivetribe comment not here dum dum
@@khayle05, I have... dum dum
I’d like that bottle of gold label reserve, please.
It really isn’t
Ive heard James say “Dublo” and always assumed he was saying “double O” as in 00 gauge train sets, not knowing they’re a brand name🤦♂️😂
James Bond: the Train
I did exactly the same thing!
That is the joke though
Not a brand, but OO scale for train
John Ulicky that's how they got the name Dublo so your not entirely wrong
"Thank you very much for your letter"
-proceeds to throw letter into the trash
I hope they do that on purpose, I mean with a giant trash can in frame they pretty much have to. Otherwise it’d be very mean
Its okay - he's just recycling. ;-)
The purpose of the piece of paper is over once it's read
He didn't have to take the time to read them at all. He could have had an intern open all of that and sift for anything valuable and throw the rest away
He always throws letters in the bin, deal with it
"Louis is a 4ft bell end" is the thing that I'll take away from this video.
Thank You that's all I wanted everyone to know
"Allegedly"
@@ldwp6395 julien canavan bailey
@@joven4520 fat ricegum
The duck is still behind you...
p.s. I like ducks; I actually think it looks rather nice
Oh no it isn't.
Ohhh yes it is
Quack
Hello Mr. May, I would love the old beetle to use in my model post apocalyptic battlefield. Lord knows those hateful cars would still be around after a nuclear war.
Remember to comment on drivetribe
Good luck mate
Like a cockroach
That sounds fantastic! I often incorporate a post-apocalyptic style into my airsoft loadouts 👍
It’s funny I was just thinking that somebody would use it for something like this, or maybe for a scrapyard on a model railway!
At this point DRIVETRIBE is just trying to see if there is anything we won’t watch James May do. Dust a toy train? Yes. Open mail? Yes.
DRIVETRIBE needs to accept we will watch anything with James May.
Dr. May, good Day, I would like the old Bettle to restore it and gift it to Hammond as a new daily driver.
Cheers
U should get it mate I enjoyed it for a bit you should have it now
Should you win please ensure you do not install wheels/engine/motor. He will crash.
No, he we will just crash it.
Bump
jimmy bob perhaps he can give it a cycle style pedal system?!
i'd love to have that art work of yours. i've been watching you since i was 6 and i cannot tell you how much you three are an inspiration to me, and how your show has helped me to move over depression
*meant for someone else* "MINE"
*meant for James May* "If you would like..."
The painting needs to be a Christmas Gift to Clarkson.
If anyone cares, Preston North End is called that because they play on the north end of Preston, which has probably expanded further northward since their foundation as is common with many places its size
Hi James,
I would very much like the Hornby catalogues. My granddad gave me his Dublo set in 2010. Im very interested in history and these old catalogues would go very well with my set. Equally, I'd like to show my granddad.
Thanks,
Matt
I’d like the clangers video as I’m 23 and grew up watching the clangers with my grandparents. My grandma then made me and my twin brother a clanger teddy. Brings back good memories!
Dear James:
I would like the dangely Buddha so i can maintain the zen like level of peace you have at all times
James May is my absolute favorite presenter of the three. His understated style perfectly suits my taste. Lovely guy.
Dear Mr May,
I would love to have the Hornby Dublo catalogues because I would love to give them to my grandad as a 81st birthday present as when he was little he always used to love playing with his train sets and always tells me about the stories of all the old toys he used to have.
Kind regards,
Oliver Wallwork. Age 13
I would love the Dublo brochures! I'm an American who came to love Hornby and British railway modeling late in life, and the brochures would be a perfect addition to my collection.
Omg I'm an art student and I love studying engineering and models, restoring the beetle would be so cool! 😎
Lovely video, there are some creative items, the Dublo artwork on the trains...stunning!
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!
I've recently started my career as a maker/repairer/hobiest and would be thrilled to add a James May approved tool to my growing collection in the form of a uv glue gun. Love the channel and loved the new Grand Tour - Lewis H
The fact that James knows who Ichiban moto is makes me happy. Best automotive channel on youtube
I’d very much like the painting because our daughter will only eat while watching James May put something back together. It’s amazing. This will go right in her room. Also as a reminder to keep up with oral hygiene.
I love how James just cuts the letter into pieces, reads it and then throws it into a bin.
My favorite time of the week on TH-cam
Mr. May, I'd quite like the painting of you so that I can hang it next to my bed.
I need motivation to get up in the mornings for my early classes and I think that this will effectively terrify me out of bed daily.
It’s lovely to see you reading the whole letters.💙 Sometimes just read the badly written word as you read it and then people will learn to write clearly. Also if the letter is way too long, read the start and then the last few lines maybe to get the point and just ‘read it later’ but don’t throw it in the bin straight away x
I'd like the painting to return it to its rightful home in the Middlesborough Top Gear art museum
The flying one is such a cool gift. Whoever wins that congratulations and have fun.
I’d love to get the picture so I can forward it to Clarkson to see what method he’d use to destroy it
I love you. Thank you for existing. You are saving my life, not like I had one in the first place. Cheers!
Damn I still want that duck. You’re just taunting me with it there on the shelves.
Who *wouldn’t* want the Clangers VHS? The more I look at it, the more awesome it becomes... “So wait, they’re knitted animals? Like, anteaters? And they’re wearing OVERALLS?” Then they speak in a whistle language that sounds like James May doing an R2-D2 impression? This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen and I need it in my life!
Can someone tell me why i'm watching james may opening mail? 🤣🤣
New BMW X6 M Video is on my channel, Check it out!
I'd like the clangers vhs because Im younger than lucy and even I know of the clangers, got to love the soup dragon!
One of the three best presenters of all time
The colour of the shirt matches his hair
Fashion at its finest
Dear James, I think my dad would love the Dublo train magazines, he was born in 1965, but is an avid lover of radio control trains and old relics like that. Would be a lovely late christmas gift for him.
I would love the james may picture so I can add it to my shrine of Top 10 most influential women
I'm waiting for him to do something along the lines of: *put in keep pile, and say " May have it " or *put in give away pile, and say " May not have it ". I can't believe I've not seen any of the Mail Time videos before lol. Gold.
I really want this artwork, because I don't have any Mona Lisa (yet) on my wall.
Guaranteed win: zoom up close to the picture in this video. Save the image, and get it printed on a canvas for example. Or even get it framed. There are companies that make those.
Just watched the Grand Tour buys a boat edition and was very entertained and knowing by watching mail call you had not succumbed to the muddy waters was some what reassuring.
James may gets a warning light in his plane
May: stand by
James takes 10s to put on glasses
James plane: TERRAIN TERRAIN TERRAIN!
Dearest James
I would love the Hornby mags, because - and this is no joke - my dad used to be the boss of Airfix, and at the end they were handed Meccano and Hornby and a bunch of others by Thatcher's government and then removed their bank guarantees and the whole house of cards came a-tumbling down. He is now in his 86th year and in failing health. I think this would bring a wry smile to his face.
Many many thanks
J
James May Mail Time is the best thing ever!
Hello James.
I'm 17 and I would like the Clangers series 1 VHS tape. The reason for this is my mum showed me the clangers one time as she remembers watching it on TV herself when she was little. I think this would be a cool neat little thing to show her.
I'm also a retro fanatic as I love lots of retro stuff. I think VHS tapes are a staple of the past. This VHS tape would mean a lot to me, especially when the man himself JAMES MAY talked about this exact tape. I love watching these videos as it is always interesting to see what stuff people send you.
I'll take the painting to hang on the wall over my sim racing rig as a reminder to go faster....lol
My life will never(ever) be complete without that painting!
Can we have Part 2 of the train repair film? I’m on the edge of my seat 😊
Me, too! The cliffhanger is unbearable.
I love James' insights and thoughts on various subjects.
Could I please have the painting, as I collect queen/ Brian May memorabilia, and would look so bizarre hung up amongst it!
You’d have been a great father James ... with your calm demeanour and engaging personality.
James: calls pa-28 the premier training aircraft
Me: Having a stroke while glancing at my Cessna 172 poster
Polskie Dziecko C152 mate
I own a PA-38, they're better than the PA-28 imo! Perhaps that's bias though. Learnt to fly in the Cherokee, much better than Cessnas!
SmokingSpitfire I think we all are a little biased, almost done with my training in a 172N. Absolutely love the way it flies, but then again I haven’t flown in a piper for years.
@@Ep339 I find the Cessna just to be a bit dull. Doesnt really excite the senses. Just plods along. Some like that, I dont aha
Also trained in a Cessna 172. And didn't he fly a Cessna when he and Hamster were racing Jeremy to Scotland (or was it Wales)?
I would really quite enjoy the classic train magazines as I use to share this passion with my dad. We were working on a Candian Pacific train set, and never got around to finish it. Hopefully I might be able to reignite his passion with those.
Dear James. Give me everything nobody else wants. Everything.
I’m 20 and I remember the clangers!!!
I watched old tapes of it when I was a kid
When we used the oscilloscope in GCSE (O-level) Physics, I commented how it reminded me of how the clangers talked and literally only the teacher knew what I was on about, which meant every time it was used in class I would laugh, remembering the clangers and everyone else just thought I was weird/crazy/both
I would love to have the picture of you, Dr James May, because I have always loved your shows.
Would anyone like a fake turd? Well TOUGH SHIT!! 🤣🤣🤣 May your deadpan humour is the best 😂
Dear James may. I would like the vw Beatle shell so I can try to restore it. When I'm done I will send it back restored.
Do it would love to see it restored by someone
As much as I admire the thought, and the work you would be willing to put into something like that - I think it would be better left as it is and somehow incorporated into a scale dystopian post-apocalyptic landscape, complete with zombies and shit - as it's has genuine (I hate saying this) 'patina' which would be a shame to lose and is a bugger to fake.
@@dragonoffski4501 how about if someone done a chasis swap on it?
I remember the clangers and I'm younger than Lucy. Bloody brillant! I would love that vhs please!
Want the car , making a scrap yard scene , just perfect
I would like to have the beetle please as it reminds me how I feel after a night shift.
Haha
Fair play! 😜
Hi James,
I would very much like the clangers VHS to show my neice who was just born earlier this year. I think she'd love it, and I think it's important to keep such a cultural icon fresh in the minds of the youth.
Thanks very much.
What's the camera man/director doing? Every time James try to show us something, they cut to a different camera and we can't see what's being shown to us...
dab
Since he does it every time, I assumed that they are trying to focus on it before showing, but it is puzzling.
It's not the cameraman it the editor switching from A rool to B roll both are recording at the same time so nothing to do with the cameraman........ I AGREE it's annoying
@@daylearceneaux4083 I assumed so too.
I’m 18 and watched the clangers when I was little, it was on late at night along with mr Ben, my mum would let me stay up some nights if my dad had an extra long shift at work for the NHS, used to love that show!
"Look at that!" ... proceeds not to show us anything ...
I would like the painting at 20:36 because I have watched every episode of T...P G...R and all three seasons of The Grand Tour and the new season as well.
Thank you
I would love the Clangers tape
Thats about it really
Rezroid genuinely surprised anyone would want it but there you go
Would love to have the red dangling Buddha thingy.. it'd be wonderful coz the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations is just around the corner. 👍🏻👍🏻 Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, Mr. May and the DriveTribe team.
In today's show: James May struggling to open simple packages
I would very much like the Hornby Dublo catalogues of toys that you haven’t been able to buy since 1965 or 1972, as I have a friend who is a huge model train enthusiast. He has a birthday coming up and I can’t think of what to give him, but I think he’ll appreciate those particular slices of Hornby history.
I must say, Dudley Moore is looking good these days.
Dud is a legend. Wanna sandwich Pete?😂
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers
I'm first and this is definatley one of the best channels ever!!!
@GeorgeH-W how do you know
Sender: "Here's some stuff for you to give away to the community!"
James: "I'm keeping this."
Another Sender: "Here's a gift to thank you for all the joy you've brought me!"
James: "Anyone want this?"
I would like the clangers
A) I have a 2yr old sister to educate
B) I can binge watch the show instead of watching random episodes of it broadcasting on CBeebies
Edit: I’m 13
I loved your ECOR Global honeycomb shelves on your wall.
4:23 They sent one still in the packaging and 3 without the packaging to make posting easier. It's 4 sets in total, not 1. I also wouldn't mind one.
I'm pretty sure that they send it so that he would accidentally advertise it, lol
17:44 that’s the aviation talk I love 😂
You know it's 2019 when you watch a 20 minute video of a man in his 60's opening his mail
He’s in his 50s, don’t upset him haha!
At what age did you STOP opening mail? If you read this one, you opened one...
I would like the James May painting as a reminder to brush my teeth. Also if James May could sign it as an added bonus.
I would truly love the old beetle, as it seems very interesting, and I really wouldn't mind getting tetanus.
Love it. Guilting pipe-smoking Dads into buying their kids train sets. Worked on my pipe-smoking Dad back in the late 70’s. 😂
This some how reminds me of swapshop in 1970s.love it.
Very fitting in the season to be jolly...Noel 🎶
I'd love to get the Dublo catalogues. Myself and my father used to spend hours setting up and running hornby and we'd love to be able to look through some of the catalogues and have a trip down memory lane.
I would love to have the red Buddha so I can have an auspicious 2020
I will like, subscribe, and comment prior to watching the video so I can just get it out of the way and not have to be bothered with the tasks as I enjoy the afterglow of another few moments with the great James May.
Dr. May, I would like the old Beetle, so that I can put it back in a landfill, where another of your fans can find it and send it to you again.
I'll go back 4 a second time haha
You’re so nice James! Love watching your channel
I don’t mind what you give me but I’d like something as my house doesn’t have nearly enough crap in it.
Thanks