Jeremy Clarkson's Childhood Ford Cortina 1600E | The Grand Tour
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- Ickle Jeremy Clarkson saw his dad bought a new Ford Cortina 1600E. Is this the best childhood moment anyone could ask for?
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The guys being Nostalgic was emotional.
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Those emotions were for his dad, not the car, of course. Jeremy is a legend...
I was watering up watching this when it was on grand tour. I am the same now!! Top Gear and Grand Tour was the best!!!
@@mustangcircut grand tour is still going strong thank god
Well, I think he had a bit of time for his dad. His description of booting that porker up the road to York at 170mph (Patagonian Special) so as not to miss his dad's passing. Good for you Jezza.
I missed my dad's passing by a few minutes because I was racing around like a blue-arsed fly arranging his funeral and phoning family, so a bit of hard-arsed driving...
Yes, he is a legend. No snowflake is Mr. Clarkson.
I love hearing people, epsecially older people talking about their dads.
Same
RESPECT! 👍👊
He loves his dad so much
@@shahpaltariq7379 His dad died in 1994. He told a great story about in when he was still at TopGear.
@@fredschriks8554 On the Patagonia special, he told the reason why he was so bonded to the Porsche 928, and that was that he was able to rush the highway like crazy to say farewell to his father on his death bed. Pretty emotional indeed
This is the man who drove from London to Sheffield in an hour in a 928 with 30 minutes to spare to say goodbye to his dad. His dad and the cars he associates with him mean a lot to him.
Not to mention he just cooked a chicken, which went on the back seat, because he thought his mum had to eat something.
that means he was doing 176 mph non stop for an hour . i dont think so.
I love how fondly he talks about his dad, here and the 928 story though he passed away in that one
Yes it appears he was very fond of his dad. And the vehicles are the vehicles for his memory train
the chicken was still warm
@@cposky4394 and his Dad was still alive when he reached the hospital...
@@shirleykueh582 mad isn't it if. He had a slower car wouldn't have got to say good bye
0:05 Auto-Generated Closed Captions
Coming out of that girl one afternoon in 1969
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1969
*Nice*
😂😂😂
In woodstock
PanzerJäger Hantoeig I thought you were joking until I turned them on. Lol
Jeremy has the perfect voice to narrate documentaries, I am thinking historical in particular.
He has done some great ones, on Victoria Cross winners, on Brunell, etc. All easily found on TH-cam!
steveyj75 also pq17
He has done exactly that. Try watching 'The greatest raid of all time'
@@KAlpha09 A year after my comment you have decided to contribute on the off chance that I or somebody else might see your pointer and benefit from it.
Thank you very much! I have found it and it deals with one of my favourite subjects, WWll. Have a good day! 👍🙏
Yes! All three of them are very articulate and have clear pronunciation as a non native english speaker I can listen to them all day.
Expected a joke at the end, but no. Sincerity. From Clarkson. Strange world we live in.
Uhm he did make a joke at the end?
And on that bomb shell...
Clarkson is an intelligent guy. He feigns stupidity, but he is indeed a very intelligent man.
Watch Clarkson's non car stuff, you will find a different Man.....very, very rearly thi sleaks over into the car stuff
Fact: Jezza’s dad unfortunately lost his knee caps in a collision in this car. He said so in TG.
Sad though, this is what the trio showed to the world. Cars aren’t just figures and modes of transport, they are fashion statements, they were societal Class showers, but most importantly, they were family
I still remember the story of how jeremy said good bye with his dad in the patagonia episode...
Brought tears to my eye
I think it was Ford Anglia, not Cortina..
Wrong Ford, it's the Anglia not the Cortina
@@austinejames6311 It's ironic how in this segment Anglia sits behind the Cortina.
@@thatcommieguy8989 Yup and it wasn't on top gear show it was on dvd.
Hammond's dad didn't have a 1600 E as he was from Birmingham... haha
James's dad also didnt have a 1600E he had a MK3 GXL
Hammonds dad had public transport 😂😂
@@creativecat2763 and an xjs i believe... a god dad !
@@pwatom22 yes
He had an Allegro E...state
The feels when he gets emotional... ive been watching when i was 13 and why im now a gear head.
you wouldnt say gear head in the UK lol
I’m a beak head 2
@@SuperTumster see Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz TopGear for petrol head translation confirmation lol
I remember back in 2008 (i was only 7 years old) coming home from sports day and my dad picked me up in a brand new 08 plate Audi A4 S Line. I burst into tears for much the same reason as Jeremy describes in this video. Cars really are wonderful things.
I bet you must have been very proud of your dad...
Back in the 70s to own a new car was more special. Now days you father leasing a new car and 3 years later he take another lease car. It's so easy to drive a new car these days, it's nothing special anymore.
Oh my god Joel, i literally share the same memory. Back in 2008, same thing he was picking me up from school, when went out i saw him and the car, Audi A4 S line, 3.0 tdi. God the feels
Next Nexit What made owning a new car more special in the 70’s?
@@joshbacon8241 car back then is considered as the reflection of your social status
Shitty car means shitty social class
And it's bloody pricy
Ive watched Jeremy Clarkson throughout all his years on Top Gear and GT, even if he had some controversial moments through his TV career I've never seen someone grow up in such a way as him. Caring for the environment, farming, travelled and well cultured and has two best mates even if they hate eachother aha
Deep down they loved being around each other it was comradeship between them three
The year of Jeremy Clarkson: "Nostalgic."
The year of James May: "Nostalgic."
The year of Richard Hammond. "OH FFS!!!"
All these videos come to show that life in the 60s-70s was good enough for your average family to buy a brand new car.
Even if that car had to be an Allegro estate xD
Now that's seeing your childhood come back to life.
I remember when the 1600E came out (about 1968). It was, effectively, a 1600GT with "accoutrements". It looked very graceful and you could turn up _anywhere_ and not be ashamed. It was, sort of, an oversized Radford Mini Cooper. All male teenagers saw the 1600E as a car we could aspire to and have a reasonable chance of attaining. We all wanted Ferraris but, deep down, we knew this was a pipe dream. Not so with the 1600E. It was fast, luxurious elegance and was a realistic proposition.
That's got to be one of my all-time favorite Jeremy scenes and here's to hoping that was just a joke of the series was ending at the end of that episode I really like watching those old men have that much fun running around the world that's the main reason why I got Amazon
I quite agree, The Grand Tour was the ONLY reason I got Amazon, and I have not viewed anything else. BUT the subscription is still great value for money.
They still produce The Grand Tour. All they do is ditch the tent and just do all of the episodes as specials.
yer the only reason I got Amazon
End of an era 😞
Cillian Buckley Not really, the show is going on. The tent was already downgraded to almost nothing this year. 5 minutes of conversation street every second episode is really not something we will miss.
@@juzoli Sure. But the full transition to no studio time is a departure from their prior TG/GT formula. In that sense this does mark the end of an era.
I know the show will go on but the three of them without the studio , track and conversation street . It will be a different show.
bnctaj It was continuously phased out anyway. This season had no tent at all almost every other episodes. And when it was, it was way shorter than previously, mostly the conversation street and that’s all. So it is only a small step from here to eliminate it completely.
I will miss the track though...
Retro Collected Obviously not you... You are free to have a different opinion.
I love it when Jeremy shares memories with us. It's so vivid.
Tomorrow I'm going to buy a M3 and pick my son up wish me luck
Awh my pops had a 1600e such a beautiful car , my dad found her all broken and then my dad fixed her up and drove her for the very first time what a magnificent car and even better memories x
Rather odd seeing my old school there. I’m quite a bit younger than Jeromy but i do remember finding a book with his name in it in an English lesson.
This whole episode was a massive tear factory for me. Love the boys, always will.
This is strange, the guy who likes big muscle cars and American things (Richard Hammond the blithering idiot), grew up with a van.
The guy who likes speed (CLARKSON!), grew up with a Sedan.
And the guy who likes comfort and taking it slow and logically (James Goddamn May), jizzed in a Cortina.
Normal life growing up in England
The people who disliked the video had dads that didnt own a cortina
They had an Austin Allegro estate!
Show Hammond's year where he smashed the Allegro into oblivion. Best moment.
That was hilarious hahaha
A three-door estate...
I mean, what?
@@TraustiGeira three door estate isn’t an estate it should be a god damn van!
@@KaanCan-hx9oq True.
Plate JCC - Jeremy Charles Clarkson =)
Oh, my goodness...
It's too pure.
CLARKSON!
The 1600E was an awesome car I could only dream of owning one. I fully understand Jeremy’s emotions.
I had two and a 16GT, they were bloody awful.
I recommend you cut onions at the end of this episode. Just as an excuse 😉
Man these guys car write amazing stuff. Add to that all the edits and stuff. These are amazing. Gonna enjoy them doing adventures but I’m going to miss these wonderful pieces.
My late dad had the old Nissan GTR. Didn't know how good that car was.
Season 3 was so cool, I almost died in a shock when Jezza announced the end of the show in this format. So happy they continue!
I'm just happy for him that he got a loving family. Not all have that privelege.
I love to know jeremy's childhood stories and youth, he is best intelligent funny person in the world. I cant imagine live without his programes.😢please go on jeremy.
When I was a kid, my dad picked me up from school in a white Honda Civic automatic, reg JSN 290N. 3-door, tiny little car, he'd bought it from the guy upstairs (who wanted to go back to motorbikes), it had a black interior, black fluffy seat covers, a cassette radio and my siblings and I were so small at the time that you could easily fit the four of us in the back of it!
Probably a horrendous car to drive then and now. But from the minute I laid eyes on it I loved that car so much, if you offered me one now I'd snap your hand off.
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"I can still remember now, vividly. My *KNEES WEAK ARMS ARE HEAVY* "
Dad's SpaghettE
This show has been the greatest thing ever. And I hope to see the 3 greatest car journalists again within the future. Also yeah l cried.
I feel like he really loved his dad, remember that special where he talked about how the car he was In was the same model as the one that he used to get to the hospital to see his dad for the last time and he teared up
Yea. It was a Porsche.
Oh yeah, the Porsche 928 story, that hit hard
Season 3 got back 3 of the best presenters ever on TV. Thanks a lot for this season.
Jeremy Clarkson you are the best.
He indeed is
I had a 1600 E loved it the best cortina Ford made absolutely stunning and I still get the same feeling when ever I see one
After Clarkson said: "He was better than the Duke of Edinburgh" I was waiting for him to say: ".................OR WAS HE!!"
* vsauce music plays
I remember the day my son came home with the police what a day that was,
anyone know the song?
Might be "I'd Miss You" by Rachel Portman.
Jeremy Clarkson keeps getting emotional
It's Jennifer.
the effects of middle-late middle age. I speak from experience.
Honestly, season 3 is my favorite season, possibly more than any other Top Gear season. The footage felt real and the last special was truly extraordinary. I’m looking forward to seeing the trio in the fourth season.
My Dad bought a Lancia Thema Turbo, when he had his mid life crisis. It was absolutely mint when he sold it about 5 years ago, you could eat your dinner off the engine. He offered it to me, but it needed a clutch, and I had a modern car, so I didn't take it. He passed away last year and I find myself wishing I'd taken it on.
Oh how i loved those cars, truly awesome. That said, if you wanted the ultimate Cortina, then it had to be the Mk 1 Lotus Cortina, two-door in white with the Lotus green flash along the side. Now that was just a dream to the vast majority, prolly still is today
Wow, we got to see the emotional side of Mr Clarkson. What a bloke !
We have on Top Gear, with the 928 story, i think you should watch that, also when he announced Grand Tour ending
Love the music at 0:28 if anyone knows the name, it would be appreciated.
I'd Miss You - Rachel Portman
@@TraustiGeir Never got the notification for this, thanks.
@@The_Caledonian No problem.
Such a legend, can you imagine the global event if we were to lose one of the three... Globaly loved and thats extremly rare
Good lord, the day when we lose one, two or even all three of em is gonna hit us like an intercontinental ballistic missile, although instead of spreading radiation, it will spread sadness and tears
Over the stupid time we are in at the moment, I have watched re-runs of the Grand Tour every day.. No they don't get boring I just laugh louder..
Goddamn it quit making me tear up !
Ford 👍
My dad had an Austin 10 which he re built AS IT WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY MY GRAND DAD I hated it as all my mates dads had more modern cars Then one day my dad bought a
Hilman Minx yes a Hilman super Minx what a car what a dad I was now in the "in crowd" I was so proud of him for getting this car it had a white steering wheel it was massive
it had rear lights just like the American cars it even had white wall tyres How proud I was to the point I asked my dad to stop at the school gates and pretend he had an issue
so all my mates could see what I was getting out of "HOW SAD IS THAT " Those were the days and to my knowledge still are !!! My daughter asked me to take her to school in the T>V>R
Why I asked Well she said its a hot day and its good to get the roof down !!! Yes you are right its good to get the roof down ???? So off in the T.V.R. we went as we arrived at the school gates
she said just hang on a minute dad I need to check my phone I think I have a message Once again history repeats itself When will we learn material things mean nothing says he with a T.V.R.,
and wishing he had a turbo porche 911 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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He’s clearly emotional in this video.... can hear Jeremy holding back tears, one of my idols growing up Jeremy was
Meanwhile in Birmingham, a hamster is abusing an Austin Allegro.
I was wrong, he is human after all
For 90s kids, it was only a matter of which trim of Dodge Caravan you had.
SE Grand iirc
@@moosemaimer Some high-rollers had the elusive ES trim, even.
For us in Essex, England it was what trim of Ford Fiesta or Escort your dad had. My dad had a blue Mk 2 1.6 that he'd fitted twin carbs, a new air intake, better exhaust and fiddled cams on and also took full advantage of the weight loss brought upon by rust and I distinctly remember him beating a BMW 325i in a drag race with it. It was faster than his mate's XR3 too.. He still misses that car and I wish I was rich enough to buy him one.
@@jehnsehymere6092 Some day you'll be able to, I'm sure :) Most of our 90s vehicles are all but destroyed by Canadian winters, so finding vintage normal-ish cars is difficult.
Or Chrysler or Plymouth. But then those were just different badges and one could argue that's even less consequential than trim...
My dad had a 3.0 XR6 Cortina when I was a kid. Absolute beast of a car , it was white with black and red beading. My dad fitted semi slicks on it as well , so it had that wide stance and ofcourse the was white lettering on the tyres lol.
I won't forget my dad driving that car
The whole Cortina segment was just fantastic all the way through. Maybe my favorite Grand Tour segment of all time. Excellent work to everyone involved.
Meanwhile I dont even have a Dad to pick me up from school
"Life is tragedy, tinged with malevolence" -- Jordan B. Peterson
this segment makes me miss my dad.
True legend.
And I can 100% relate to the feeling, then i remember back to the childhood, and my dad came with a brandnew 91’ VW Golf GTD.
Here in Denmark VW is a big deal 😅
i remember my dad picking me up from school a Cadillac soft top in 67
with 3 headlights in the front...he become 90 years of ages and died over 10 years ago...
i lost all my so-called friends at school...
Life lessons learned i could wright a book...
In 1978, when I was 15, my uncle who was a great mechanic, gave an engine overhaul for a farmer friend (in Ireland), to his 1968 Mark II Cortina. He was weeks at that car and did a great job fixing it. The car was only ten years old at the time and was in beautiful condition. Metallic green was the colour. When he decided to test the car, he insisted on his 13 year old son to drive it. The boy was a good driver, but wild at the wheel. The strip of land he tried it on was unusual, that it had a bog on each side. The strip of land was about half a mile long, leading into the farm. We all watched as the boy drove the car down this strip of land. He did about thirty, as his father told to do. But on his way back, he put his foot down. The car skidded and took a quick right turn into the bog. The boy got out, but the car sunk like a brick. A couple of days later, the farmer took a tractor, near the bog, to kind of pull the car out. The tractor got stuck, so he got another tractor to get the stuck tractor out and that one got stuck too. My uncle told me that the car was never taken out of the bog and that the tractors were stuck there for years. I wish I had a video of that.
I missing my dad and his first car too a MK2 Cortina 1600E
Did I see a tear in his eye? 🤔
My dad came home once with a Mark1 Granada 3.0 petrol. That was really quick in it’s day. Probably the only time I thought my dad’s new car was cool.
Touching 🙂
Jeremy is the best entertainer that excist. It does not matter what he say. It is ALWAYS gold. It's either hysterically funny or it is incredible wholesome (as in this clip). He is and has always been my favorite TV personality. He is one of the greatest Legends in all of human history
What are "Roast Style Wheels" Does he mean Rostyle wheels? 😬
I had a similar excitement when my step had a turboed Saab 99, with a boost button
my dad bless him had a 1600E it was beautiful..i used to drive it sometimes it was the dogs..it was wonderous people in leamington spa used to stop and look..my mum bless hdr didnt like it because dad wasnt a very good driver he never got the hang of the rather sharp clutch or accelarator
One of my dad's friends bought a Cortina when he was 21. 3 days later, he'd flipped it into a ditch.
Ouchhh!!
Apparently, nearly 30 years later he'll drive like bat out of hell in Porsche 928 GTS, just to see his dad in his last moments.
And that wouldn't happen, if Jeremy's father wouldn't buy a 1600E, and his son wouldn't fall in love with cars.
Jeremy Should have stared in The Game of Thrones he would hav rocked the series for sure.
I'd have loved to see him turn up at the end in a tank or a helicopter gunship and just blow away everyone left standing.
I don't like Clarkson, but he is absolutely spot on with the emotions that run through a car enthusiasts' mind when dad buys a neat car. My dad never had "cool" cars when I was growing up, not after he sold his Datsun 510. Twenty years ago he bought a Miata and I just about flipped, as he finally bought a neat car. Now I have it, and we still talk about it and how much fun that little car has remained to drive.
Song 0:29?
My father bought a 68 Light blue estate De Luxe. 26 000 NOK. I still wonder what was De Luxe on that car.
This got me but what hit harder was when he explained on top gear why he loved the Porsche 928 ( on a top gear V8 engine special )
And all my dad had was a Citroen Xsara Picasso.
Lovely! As a young lad (I'm 50 plus now) I can recall similar emotions when my Dad came home with the new Ford Grenada Ghia when it came out. Then all the other 'Dads' in the street came round to talk him about it. Thanks Jezza, happy days!. 🙂
I hate seeing one Legend growing old 🥺💔💔
Only Jeremy Clarkson's dad could have owned a car so cool in 1969.
Yes ! We had the Cortina Gt in 1968! In the Netherlands, i was 12!
Mijn vader in 1973 geweldig
Top gear was never the same when you went
Vehicles tell stories
What is the name of that piano song
The 928, warm chicken, 1600E, and a box of tissues. Give your pops a hug.
Beauty car
I love this trio more than anything
A weird thing is that i just saw this episode and youtube recomend it to me
I remember in 2008/2009 when my dad got a new car: a Peugeot 407.
My mom drove a BMW before and after, but i sadly can’t remember what model it was. The only thing I remember about it was that is was black and had 3 doors because we always had to push the chair forward to get in the back.
And back then I didn’t really mind the Peugeot because i didn’t really know what a ugly car looked like.
But I can’t really reason why my dad found the Peugeot a good looking car back then.
But if anybody know’s the model of the 3 doors ( so it wasn’t big or anything like that) black BMW built between probably 1990 and 2004/2005 feel free to tell me.
The only 3 door BMWs of that time were the bmw Z3, the early Z4 and the 3 series in compact or coupe form.
@@slideways8022 okay I just asked my father and it was a black Escort. My apologies for remembering it as a BMW.
Next: Richard Hammond vs Austin Allegro
Poor Hammond... being from Birmingham
So sad
When my parents were married, our family car was a 1962 Buick Skylark in canary yellow with a black vinyl top. My friends' parents had the Pontiac LeMans and a host of other, very much better looking cars than our stubby little Skylark. When my parents divorced, however, the Skylark gave way to my father's '68 Ford Mustang fastback in red and my mother's '71 Olds Cutlass hardtop in apple green. So, there you have it: if you're married and want a stylish ride, get a divorce.
My dad best car was a ford cortina mk5 xr6
That was such a sentimental and emotional episode!
I want to see Jeremy skipping about
All credit to the BBC for allowing the use of the original Top Gear footage. Yes the three stoogies will continue, but to lose the magic of the studio, and later, the tent, is a huge loss. I have watched this twice on prime and both times I've had tears. To see Jeremy's tears I just totally lose it emotionally. I will watch over and over the original Top Gear, and I will watch over and over, the Grand Tour. I can't expalin why. There is no logical explanation. Jeremy, James and Richard I thank you from my heart. You feel like family. Long may you contnue together in good health and bring us the laughter we love so much. Cheers...
This comment is very wholesome :)
And the part where you said " I will watch over and over the original Top Gear, and I will watch over and over, the Grand Tour." that's exactly what i want to do from now on.
Hello, the Grand Tour, I have a question, this is finally season??
Yes or no??
@@thebull3365 dude calm down.
This is the last season with the tent, the audience, car reviews etc...
But they will still do "specials" like the episode 13
@@federico339 yes, thanks for information, friend
@@federico339 so it will be better if thats the case
@@alirezayousefi3687 No it won't, I don't know how old are you or for how long you have been watching top gear/the grand tour, but for the majority of the fans which followed top gear first and then The Grand Tour for more than 10 years now listening to Jeremy, Hamster and James just talk, discuss and hearing their opinions on cars, etc... is the best part of the show