Classic car rally challenge part 1 - Top Gear - BBC

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  • @ilya3379
    @ilya3379 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16393

    Never bid for the first car, never go bid-crazy, never wait for the last lot. The three sins of the auctions perfectly done by the TG Boys.

    • @Lukeno52
      @Lukeno52 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1093

      Which was probably the point.

    • @ilya3379
      @ilya3379 9 ปีที่แล้ว +564

      ***** I assume they were told to do this

    • @Lukeno52
      @Lukeno52 9 ปีที่แล้ว +400

      Ilya Jolteon
      They wouldn't have been told to do this, they'd have decided to do it themselves.

    • @hanif12able
      @hanif12able 9 ปีที่แล้ว +607

      Ilya Jolteon hammond probably yes. but not for the other two, look at their face just after they'd bought the car. it was a genuine expression

    • @ilya3379
      @ilya3379 9 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Hanif Purbaya Maybe they were each told to do the specific thing, but was told that the other two werent told to do anything.

  • @LPXDproductions
    @LPXDproductions 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8253

    You know its bad when even the auctioneer is laughing at you

    • @simon_969
      @simon_969 8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      i know rite? lmao

    • @donjezza10
      @donjezza10 7 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      The auctioneer was awesome, he's my fav part.

    • @lakeriarianx5226
      @lakeriarianx5226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao x

    • @JM-cw1er
      @JM-cw1er 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      They took 3 grand to a classic auction looking for something to go on the road right away with so they could hardly be picky

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      He could hear Jeremy laughing. If you were there in the auction house his laugh was echoing across the room.

  • @Gregolian
    @Gregolian 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3492

    I love how Hammond is so happy his grandfather built the car he is in.

    • @SvenskSork
      @SvenskSork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      That car actually look gangsta :D. I love the look of it

    • @prabhatsourya3883
      @prabhatsourya3883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +419

      At the end of the show, it was revealed that that particular Lanchester was built in a different factory, and not by Hammond's Grandfather. It was the bombshell the show ended on.

    • @brainboyandthefunkybunch6516
      @brainboyandthefunkybunch6516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      @@prabhatsourya3883 so he was right his grandfather didn't make the arm rest

    • @prabhatsourya3883
      @prabhatsourya3883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      @@brainboyandthefunkybunch6516 Yes, technically, he was right 🤣

    • @Alandonald9125
      @Alandonald9125 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And then says my grandfather never built that

  • @smilezor
    @smilezor 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5891

    you know its bad when the auctioneer is trying not to laugh

    • @Swrvn
      @Swrvn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Anshul Balaji are you ok?

    • @anshulbalaji2622
      @anshulbalaji2622 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nigga tf you saying

    • @skoda10
      @skoda10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@anshulbalaji2622 are you trying to tell them something?

    • @hop-skip-ouch8798
      @hop-skip-ouch8798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@Swrvn I need context, what did he say?

    • @peerbrent
      @peerbrent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Anshul Balaji Its because you deleted your comment

  • @VIDEOMAN12341000
    @VIDEOMAN12341000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3427

    **Something Falls Off Hammond's Car**
    Hammond: "My granddad didn't build that bit"

    • @MichaelD8393
      @MichaelD8393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      *Whole car falls apart*
      Hammond: "Granddad must've been out sick when this one was built!" 😂

    • @doctoremil2678
      @doctoremil2678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It later turned out that his granddad actually hadn't built anything about that car. It was built at a different factory.

    • @Frosty_tha_Snowman
      @Frosty_tha_Snowman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This is going to be my excuse for everything from now on.
      **breaks my arm**
      "My grandad didn't build that bit"

    • @SMPandanic
      @SMPandanic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@doctoremil2678 ahhhh... so his OTHER granddad was crap at building then

    • @doctoremil2678
      @doctoremil2678 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SMPandanic Who knows...

  • @123UncleRuckus
    @123UncleRuckus 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1466

    Hammond's strategy made me laugh a little too hard -- probably one of his best lines ever.

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It worked.

    • @openthissideuptoo
      @openthissideuptoo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@MrWolfSnack And ended up with the worst car of the trio hahahahaa

    • @itsdan722
      @itsdan722 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      "go ugly early" we've all been there on a night out 😂

  • @daveangelew
    @daveangelew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +992

    I love this for the very fact that unlike some of their scripted segments you can tell Jeremy is genuinely astonished at Hammond buying the Lanchester

  • @Interceptor810
    @Interceptor810 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3549

    The reaction of Jeremy when the Citroen pulled up

    • @rafaeloda
      @rafaeloda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      The whole sequence is hilarious!
      "There's plenty more coming through"
      "Ladies and gentlemen this is the last lot!"
      (out comes the Citroen)

    • @TheAlps36
      @TheAlps36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      The music is perfect as well

    • @Sirdiggar
      @Sirdiggar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      His laugh was contagious

    • @imamagungsetiawan3213
      @imamagungsetiawan3213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was a bit of anti-climax tbh 🤣

    • @disguisedcat1750
      @disguisedcat1750 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      To be fair may ended up buying the citroen from bbc, so he fell in love with it. When it comes to old things thats really the only thing that matters.

  • @EM-gy5gx
    @EM-gy5gx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    4:39 you know you are getting a raw deal when the auctioneer laughs at your bid.

  • @kieranhughes4090
    @kieranhughes4090 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6257

    James : "My patience will be rewarded"
    Gets a Citroen

    • @tech4pros1
      @tech4pros1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      +Kieran H but by far the best value for money, for a car that looks to have had a full restoration not too long ago. £1500 for a rust free drivable classic with an MOT is a bargain. that healey was rather overpriced to be honest (british classics are going up in value, so if you can net one cheap now, do so!!) and that lanchester was only fit for the scrapheap. not luxury enough for a wedding car, undesirable body shape and being a rebadged Daimler, horrifically expensive to repair.

    • @4everanarsenalfan
      @4everanarsenalfan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      James: plenty more to come
      auctioneer: we now come to our last lot of the day
      James thinking 'shit' sees car (thinking) 'shitting shit'

    • @4everanarsenalfan
      @4everanarsenalfan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** good point wonder if he thought cocking cock when he saw the car

    • @AdmiralRustyShackleford
      @AdmiralRustyShackleford 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +insanitybiker It's too bad whoever restored it kept the original engine. I would've scrapped that paper weight and put the Super's 4cyl in it, at least then it'd be close to original and would've had a good bit more torque.

    • @TassieLorenzo
      @TassieLorenzo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It occures to me the Citroen wasn't really the last car in the auction, else everyone else would have gone home by then. TV "tweaks" to the storyline methinks. :)

  • @denverm4x
    @denverm4x 11 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    i love how the guy behind them is getting a real kick out of it

    • @redmr2na
      @redmr2na 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Right, this is what made me laugh histerically at first. Both of them are Having a laugh at Mays expense. Like You are SO fucked mate.

    • @redmr2na
      @redmr2na 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Name Sir.....James," James the Bloody Imbecile May.

    • @mentra1
      @mentra1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was probably you.

  • @joebro391
    @joebro391 7 ปีที่แล้ว +533

    That turn signal at 8:54 is the coolest thing ever

    • @oliviersavard8676
      @oliviersavard8676 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      That's a semaphore if I'm not mistaken

    • @Volfmech
      @Volfmech 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I think they're called Trafficators. Thought semaphore was messages via flags. I could be wrong though!

    • @BritishCommentWriter
      @BritishCommentWriter 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Trafficators were REALLY stupid. They weren't easy to see, used to come out without any driver input, sometimes wouldn't go back in and were so flimsy that you could easily get out, not notice they were there, and then walk through them and snap them off. And it's not as if they were even needed. A flashing indicator light is not complicated and first appeared in 1938. The fact that trafficators like this one actually had lights in them is obviously Lanchester taking the piss. Especially in 1953.

    • @ponyempiresunite9702
      @ponyempiresunite9702 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Imagine being hit in the head with it.

    • @Goldenrod01
      @Goldenrod01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Volf both terms can be used

  • @BenP787
    @BenP787 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2511

    "Still, at least my car wasn't medieval."

    • @THEGRANDTOUR-kt3jh
      @THEGRANDTOUR-kt3jh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      31.7 seconds i can walk 60mph faster than that

    • @Charlzey1998
      @Charlzey1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The car does have a proper ignition! The crank was there in case you lost the ignition key :)

    • @matthewjones9259
      @matthewjones9259 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@THEGRANDTOUR-kt3jh I really can

    • @THEGRANDTOUR-kt3jh
      @THEGRANDTOUR-kt3jh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matthewjones9259 good dude 😂

    • @matthewjones9259
      @matthewjones9259 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@THEGRANDTOUR-kt3jh no not really but it feels like it

  • @ethanrichardson7708
    @ethanrichardson7708 7 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    "What a dismal racket" my new favorite line from the whole series

    • @volosami
      @volosami ปีที่แล้ว +7

      one of the most british lines i've heard

    • @Doordashjonathon
      @Doordashjonathon ปีที่แล้ว

      Shut up nerd boy

  • @Kal_El1994
    @Kal_El1994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    Love how the auctioneer looks up at James at 4:08 as he knows he hasn't got a car yet XD XD

  • @matthewvanblerk
    @matthewvanblerk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Engine falls out of the car
    Richard: Grandad didn't build that

    • @grdprojekt
      @grdprojekt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Joking aside, Hammond's grandad worked for Mulliner, a coach building company. Coach builders don't do the technical bit on a car, only the styling. So when the car goes wrong, you can thank Lancaster.

  • @OverFlow407
    @OverFlow407 12 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    "The Teeside Yesteryear Motor Club - how much do I not want to go out for dinner with anyone who's a member of that." hahaha

  • @carlover1816
    @carlover1816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +969

    For the record, here are all the issues that made Hammond's Lanchester fail its MOT, courtesy of the Ministry's own MOT check tool:
    Reason(s) for failure
    Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
    Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
    Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) Dangerous
    Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) Dangerous
    Steering component damaged and unserviceable (2.2.C.1d)
    Steering system fouling (2.2.D.2a)
    Nearside Steering system lock to lock check exposes a seriously damaged brake hose (2.2.D.2b)
    Nearside Steering system lock to lock check stretches a brake pipe (2.2.D.2b)
    Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
    Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1)
    Nearside Headlamp missing (1.7.3)
    Offside Headlamp missing (1.7.3)
    Nearside Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
    Offside Leaf spring shackle bracket corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.B.6d)
    Nearside Leaf spring shackle bracket rivet missing (2.4.B.6c)
    Offside Leaf spring shackle bracket rivet missing (2.4.B.6c)
    Nearside Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c)
    Horn control missing (1.6.1)
    Horn not working (1.6.2a)
    Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
    Nearside Front Wheel nut(s) loose (4.2.A.1e)
    Offside Front Wheel nut(s) loose (4.2.A.1e)
    Nearside Rear Wheel nut(s) loose (4.2.A.1e)
    Nearside Rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
    Offside Obligatory mirror missing (8.1.1)
    Nearside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
    Offside Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
    Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
    Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
    Rear Exhaust mounting missing (7.1.1b)
    Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
    Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
    Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
    Front registration plate insecure (6.3.1b)
    Rear registration plate missing (6.3.1a)
    Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage (6.1.C.1)
    Spare wheel insecure (6.4.2)
    Driver's door does not latch securely closed (6.2.B.1a)
    Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1)
    Vehicle structure has a fracture which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1)
    Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.A.1)
    Vehicle structure has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

  • @WILSTURR
    @WILSTURR 11 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    "What the hell is this? It's an Austin 70, I'm NOT interested, cracks me up every time Jeremy says that!

    • @gemmaclarkson1554
      @gemmaclarkson1554 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      it's a Austin 7 not a Austin 70

    • @missfahrenheit3638
      @missfahrenheit3638 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why?

    • @Mike8981
      @Mike8981 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Harvester236 I'm pretty sure that the members of that club would feel the same about that loud mouthed thug

    • @1183newman
      @1183newman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Austin 7 is basically Britains version of the Ford Model T, they were everywhere in England and easily modified.

    • @traxxy97_
      @traxxy97_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1183newman they had more varients (etc: chummy, ulster 2 seater, ruby, swallow, meteor, pearl and loads more)

  • @ianjunius2319
    @ianjunius2319 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5757

    so, Hammond just bought fake taxi..

  • @lightgear4566
    @lightgear4566 10 ปีที่แล้ว +645

    At 7:52 Hammond said his car was built in 1953, every car built before 1960 in the UK is tax and mot exempt, Therefore he doesn't theoretically need a mot, just a slip from the post office saying it is still on the road.

    • @arsenalfanrichi
      @arsenalfanrichi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      Good thing about that car is that it wouldn't go fast enough to hurt anyone anyway.

    • @CycolacFan
      @CycolacFan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      But that wasn't the case when this was filmed, that happened about ten years later.

    • @furman761
      @furman761 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Weird rule. So a car built 50 years ago that can potentially be in a condition that presents danger on the road for both driver and other vehicles is exempt from testing?

    • @CycolacFan
      @CycolacFan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, crazy isn't it?

    • @dcarbs2979
      @dcarbs2979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@furman761 Yep. And this year, it was changed to rolling 40-years old

  • @MS-rt2jw
    @MS-rt2jw 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1361

    this genuinely looks quite unscripted. they all look well exited and clarkson looks well surprised when he finds out he bid 3.6k on the car.

    • @CharizardMaster69
      @CharizardMaster69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      believe it was

    • @robertocarbajal5568
      @robertocarbajal5568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      M me ayudas

    • @TomasUjhelyi
      @TomasUjhelyi ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Because Jeremy is an actor first and foremost

    • @Kenneth-ff5ce
      @Kenneth-ff5ce ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Why you peeps hating on Jeremy the bloody bloke is a legend don't hate appreciate

    • @Tyler_Owen23
      @Tyler_Owen23 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Kenneth-ff5ceJeremy rules. All the guys do.

  • @coltallic3114
    @coltallic3114 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1630

    I would've gone for that Cortina defiantly.

    • @spacebar7364
      @spacebar7364 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Coltallic i know what's wrong with it it's just basically a cheap Capri

    • @TheKenjoje
      @TheKenjoje 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      03:08 help, please, what's that? some triumph or what?

    • @Esubalol
      @Esubalol 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @TheKenjoje, that is a Rover P6 base, most likely a Rover 2200. mid to late 70's, 2-liter, roughly 130hp when new.

    • @Esubalol
      @Esubalol 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      hard to make out what the grille badge says, but it could be "TC" referring to the 2200 TC (don't ask me why TC, it is naturally aspirated), or it could be "V8" which would be the Rover 3500 with a Buick small-block making roughly 210hp when new.

    • @craigmclean8260
      @craigmclean8260 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Esubalol I think "TC" in Rover terminology was "Twin Carburettors"...

  • @deptusmechanikus7362
    @deptusmechanikus7362 7 ปีที่แล้ว +905

    0:12 0 to 60? I'll give you a few seconds to have an educated guess.
    my thoughts: "it can't do 60?"

  • @ChrisMolyneaux93
    @ChrisMolyneaux93 8 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    I would've gotten that Triumph Spitfire

    • @owainrose7607
      @owainrose7607 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Chris Molyneaux Me too. The Citroën is nice too though

    • @Jet166
      @Jet166 7 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      That Cortina Clarkson bid on looked nice too.

    • @ericjohnston7403
      @ericjohnston7403 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Jet166 That would've been my choice even if I went over budget

    • @TraustiGeir
      @TraustiGeir 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same, it was dressed in such a funky color.

    • @davidchorley9219
      @davidchorley9219 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I had a friend with a GT6 that colour, all the birds at Fort Dunlop shat on it... feathered variety that is...

  • @MasterMoyle
    @MasterMoyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    The MOT results actually weren't faked, they actually were real problems that the car had. There was 42 problems with the car & 2 of which were dangerous ones.

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      If you screenshot the paperwork and read back over it from the JPEG, you can see which MOT centre it was, the date and time of the test, and all the issues. It was real. I suspect the producers did know about the cars before the auction and instructed which of them would bid on what. Now there might be more to the story that they didn't actually know what was wrong with their cars, just what car they were told to get.

  • @microusb42069
    @microusb42069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Personally I dig Jamess car. It's a nice color and it's in a really good condition for the year. Plus it just looks different than your average vehicle, even for that year, and I like stuff like that.

  • @drummertimmy100
    @drummertimmy100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3732

    "Go ugly early." I wonder if this is how Hammond met his wife.

    • @thenomatron9358
      @thenomatron9358 7 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      drummertimmy100 ooh savage

    • @mirza6399
      @mirza6399 7 ปีที่แล้ว +204

      drummertimmy100 his wifes a beautiful woman 😁

    • @Person-cc2ee
      @Person-cc2ee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Complete savage bro hope Hammond sees this comment

    • @TheBasher-_-
      @TheBasher-_- 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Marry Christmas Tbf Hammond is way out of his wife's league lol.

    • @M33PR
      @M33PR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He couldn't remember if he was married once

  • @sidney2738
    @sidney2738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    James moving his hand to demonstrate Jeremy’s windscreen level was so wonky it was like when your 10 on the playground and you move your hand up to show how much taller you are then someone even though they are about a foot taller than you

  • @pitaya4151
    @pitaya4151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "My grandad didn't build that part" "Day off maybe" LMAO

  • @philzwhip
    @philzwhip 8 ปีที่แล้ว +714

    I would've gone for the purple car, and, if allowed, repainted it black, red or British Racing Green. If not, well, I guess I could handle the purple.

    • @AdmiralRustyShackleford
      @AdmiralRustyShackleford 8 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Any of those probably would've been better than that Citroen. The Beetle that he hates would've been better, it handles better and is quicker, which says a lot.

    • @scottsherman7069
      @scottsherman7069 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +snakesonaplane2 But the Citroen is amazing!

    • @AdmiralRustyShackleford
      @AdmiralRustyShackleford 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Scott Sherman All I can really say for it, is it looks like someone had recently restored it so it's in good shape, didn't give him any mechanical trouble. I'd restore it with the 4 cyl and an electronic ignition.

    • @scottsherman7069
      @scottsherman7069 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +snakesonaplane2 I do agree with you that it obviously had been well looked after and restored. I would also make it a wee bit faster and easier to start.

    • @AdmiralRustyShackleford
      @AdmiralRustyShackleford 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Scott Sherman Hence the 4 cyl and electronic ignition, solve both those problems. Not like the 4 cyl was any sort of powerhouse, but it has a lot more power in comparison the the 2 cyl, lot more low end torque to get it moving.

  • @MichaelD8393
    @MichaelD8393 6 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    5:02 Push button start... in *1953!*

    • @andgate2000
      @andgate2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Most did.....the idea of putting it in the key barrel came later.

    • @MichaelD8393
      @MichaelD8393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @PoRtLaNdIaBoI True, but still, we had the concept of it 50/60 years ago.

    • @bretsutherlandsterriblemem8439
      @bretsutherlandsterriblemem8439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      they had push button start in 1919. the Model T from 1919-1927 had push button start.

    • @MichaelD8393
      @MichaelD8393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bretsutherlandsterriblemem8439 Gotcha!

    • @bretsutherlandsterriblemem8439
      @bretsutherlandsterriblemem8439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      MichaelD8393 it was actually a pretty marvellous thing at the time, what could be done with electricity, i bet the consumers of that time thought of it as magic.

  • @LightningStorm2323
    @LightningStorm2323 10 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    lol my granddad didn't build the gear box. This arm rest is adjustable, oh my granddad didn't build that somebody else did, maybe his day off or something lol

    • @R33Racer
      @R33Racer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      It was made by someone else's grandad in the end. =P

    • @LightningStorm2323
      @LightningStorm2323 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      i know

    • @AnthroGearhead
      @AnthroGearhead 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      More like his gramps never even touched the car

  • @RisingJake
    @RisingJake 8 ปีที่แล้ว +930

    May, Hammond, and Clarkson made the show, really.

  • @shellsbignumber2
    @shellsbignumber2 10 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    My new years resolution:
    I got to stop watching these Top Gear clips one after the other on U-Tube.

    • @jasonkiminseoul
      @jasonkiminseoul 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm not trying to be picky or something, but it's "TH-cam", not "U-Tube," sir.

    • @MrXleader
      @MrXleader 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ***** Are you new to the internet? U is used to shorten "you"

    • @jasonkiminseoul
      @jasonkiminseoul 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      yes I know that, but U-Tube sounds like another Nazi hidden weapon.

    • @MrXleader
      @MrXleader 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      there was only 1 U thing that nazi's made....so nope

    • @jerryg1964
      @jerryg1964 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      U-Tube would be the product of a merger between the London Underground and the Berlin U-Bahn

  • @maxo.9928
    @maxo.9928 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love that the auctioneer chuckles slightly at James as the bid keeps getting higher and higher 😂

  • @ryanbcushman3504
    @ryanbcushman3504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    4:30 even the announcer was laughing at James😂😂

  • @MomoTvT
    @MomoTvT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    7:30 plot twist: Richard’s grand-dad had the day off when this car was made.

  • @miltos_carhub
    @miltos_carhub 11 ปีที่แล้ว +972

    Yeah,and it's the exact same model as the one my dad used to have before selling it to buy a Fiat Brava!

    • @ckch4535
      @ckch4535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oof

    • @volt8684
      @volt8684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I had a fiat brava paid £80 lasted 4 yrs great little car till gearbox failed

    • @etam8099
      @etam8099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@volt8684 how much?!

    • @lucasbarton1773
      @lucasbarton1773 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@volt8684 I love the fiat brava, shame they are so rare in the UK

    • @nikerailfanningttm9046
      @nikerailfanningttm9046 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@etam8099 that's some bullshit, theres no way a full size car can cost 80 pounds, unless its just the frame and the tires. ROFL

  • @YuraEnjoji
    @YuraEnjoji 8 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    you know it's bad when James starts saying "POWER!!!"

  • @JuddKramer
    @JuddKramer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Pretty amazing that James was able to buy a classic Citroen that seemed to be in mint condition for 1500 pounds. Thats just over 2,100 USD.

  • @briandang236
    @briandang236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Jeremy's laugh at 4:13 is contagious 😂🤣

    • @itsdan722
      @itsdan722 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And the way the cars miserable little face just appears round the corner 😂😂😂

    • @briandang236
      @briandang236 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @itsdan722 and the music lmao

    • @itsdan722
      @itsdan722 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@briandang236 hahahaha

  • @ElliottHurst
    @ElliottHurst 9 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    "It's like driving around inside a radiogram"

  • @TJD_04
    @TJD_04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    7:35 ah the good old iPhone

  • @chrishargreaves8016
    @chrishargreaves8016 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    ''It's an Austin 7''
    ''....I'm not interested!'' lmao Jeremy Clarkson is the main reason I love old Top Gear

  • @90HP_Reviewsofficial
    @90HP_Reviewsofficial 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:13
    The way it just came out of the crowd and the soundtrack was just hilarious 😂

  • @thealislife9339
    @thealislife9339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    One of the best episodes IMO. Still fresh and so many hilarious scenes almost the entire segment

    • @zilet7844
      @zilet7844 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The second part was sadly deleted 😢

  • @RedCard94
    @RedCard94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    “Still, at least my car wasn’t *medieval”*
    😆😂🤣
    I’d expect nothing less from James, who, *to this day,* still lives in the 1950s. His car’s probably older than he is. 🤣

    • @thekarlkeeper8727
      @thekarlkeeper8727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James May was born in 1963, so you’d be right...

  • @m0ther_bra1ned12
    @m0ther_bra1ned12 9 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    "Its what I do in a night club"... flash...flash....flash... XD

  • @AussieChristophe27
    @AussieChristophe27 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    0:15 "'The Teeside Yesteryear Motor Club'. HOW much do I NOT want to go out for dinner with ANYONE whose a member of THAT."

  • @ethanrocket430
    @ethanrocket430 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    4:22 the pure regret of “I don’t want that” in james’ voice

    • @ethanrocket430
      @ethanrocket430 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      4:07 last lot

    • @theminimancjb36
      @theminimancjb36 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would absolutely love that car 😊 and at £1500 an absolute steal

  • @that.guy11
    @that.guy11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    5:26 I’ve always loved how offended and defensive Jeremy looks when Hammond says he’s bought a Midget

    • @Fifthcell
      @Fifthcell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean… Hammond wasn’t wrong 😂

  • @ThePiquedPigeon
    @ThePiquedPigeon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Starting handle + old Citroen engine "whirl" + May's victorious expression = WIN!!!

  • @MrRacerfjappe
    @MrRacerfjappe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Legend has it that the MoT inspector is still telling Richard about flaws on his car to this very day..

  •  4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    9:50 That MOT guy reminds me of that skit of the ship whose front fell off :D

  • @Bart3n
    @Bart3n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is hands down one of the best moments ever.. keep watching this over and over..

  • @wtf3r
    @wtf3r 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    If I was Jeremy, I would have gone for the Ford Cortina. Looks magnificent in that red.

  • @Ren_1090
    @Ren_1090 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I know it was dragged pretty heavily during the show, but James’ Citroen is the best car out of them all.

    • @Fantastika
      @Fantastika ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah, the midget is actually pretty cool

  • @smartalec2001
    @smartalec2001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    1:50 James’s thoughtful face and eventual shake of head as Richard explains how to ‘go ugly early’ amuses me. Is he deciding against the next car? Or concluding Richard is an idiot?
    I also chuckle at the three ‘stages’ of Jeremy laughing at James and the Citroen. At first he’s amused/surprised to hear it’s the last item. Then he sees James’s panic. THEN he sees the car...

    • @fredenord2411
      @fredenord2411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right. He really panics xD

    • @adamosca6399
      @adamosca6399 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think he’s on to something 😂😂😂😂

  • @PeterButchens
    @PeterButchens 8 ปีที่แล้ว +273

    oooh he should have bit on the purple car

    • @moki1547
      @moki1547 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      bid*

    • @tonyhong20
      @tonyhong20 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was over £3000 though

    • @voitball
      @voitball 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He bght the last one on purpose
      That was a spitfire (prple one) it wldv blown the other two away

  • @aadityanair9981
    @aadityanair9981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Hammond....i can only imagine his youth...
    "It's a girl, I'm buying her" LOL

  • @secretagent5954
    @secretagent5954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    “what a dismal racket” LMFAOOO

  • @Shorty15c4007
    @Shorty15c4007 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4:07 the first and second reassuring laugh always gets me.

  • @personaview5789
    @personaview5789 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    i just miss the old show

  • @justsumguy2u
    @justsumguy2u 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    How is it that I can watch TG episodes 5 times or more and never once get tired of them?

  • @HollywoodUndead1509
    @HollywoodUndead1509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Jeremy: "It isn't a midget."
    James and Richard: "IT IS!"

  • @corvetcoyote443
    @corvetcoyote443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The classic car that caught my eye was the 74-75 Rover 3500, that's definitely one of my favorite British classics.

  • @Shakes-Off-Fear
    @Shakes-Off-Fear 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    7:01 song is The Unwinder by Mitchell Rothschild and the Bluenauts

  • @Riese79
    @Riese79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The guy behind james had the best time of his life

  • @andonivelasco8466
    @andonivelasco8466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    8:17 I thought James said "No!" like it couldn't't even reach 60 hahaha

  • @peterkershaw11
    @peterkershaw11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    At 0:24, the pamphlet Hammond's holding, car on the top cell is the same one James buys in the end.
    Foreshadowing at its subtlest.

  • @Mahlorihlori
    @Mahlorihlori 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    “Grandad did do the gearbox that’s a Daimler gearbox” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @codyb8238
    @codyb8238 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    "What a dismal racket."

  • @forresttowns4995
    @forresttowns4995 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Clarkson actually bought the Richard Hammond of cars. That's hilarious.

  • @danmoscaliuc1881
    @danmoscaliuc1881 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Funny coincidence, but at 9:55 the car mechanic said "... most of the ..." while the video showed the abbreviations of the car service company where Richard Hammond was repairing the ride

  • @passbyicecube
    @passbyicecube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That fella behind these 3 during auction probably having one of his greatest afternoon watching these three bidding. LOL

  • @TheWolfwiththeDragon
    @TheWolfwiththeDragon 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    1:42 This made me go and google up pictures of them when they were young. Did not disappoint.

  • @wassupdudes4962
    @wassupdudes4962 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    5:55 I love James' scientific methods

  • @alexs3187
    @alexs3187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    “It’s got the wrong engine, so it’s not worth much.” That’s why God invented crate V8 engines.

  • @arrtemfly
    @arrtemfly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    song @ 6:13 is kasabian -- swarfiga

  • @SimsMovieCreater
    @SimsMovieCreater 9 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Anyone else notice the guy in the Holden jacket at 2:50?

    • @lalnablehector1285
      @lalnablehector1285 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SimsMovieCreater wonder what he's doing that far from home in a Holden jacket

    • @SimsMovieCreater
      @SimsMovieCreater 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lalnable Hector Yea

    • @mills3375
      @mills3375 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Z-Series Your comment is the only reason why I came to watch this video. Even though I am a ford fan

    • @emmessveemusic902
      @emmessveemusic902 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who is that bro .

  • @Charlzey1998
    @Charlzey1998 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    6:01 they did have ignition keys, the crank was for when you lose it...

  • @trevorphillips6476
    @trevorphillips6476 10 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    He shoulda got the spitfire :P

    • @WTGRacing
      @WTGRacing 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      agreed

  • @aviationnow5103
    @aviationnow5103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love the way there was a high chance that his grandfather built the car

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    6:08 soundtrack of my youth seeing as how plenty of my family owned Citroen cars and I heard that engine whine quite a lot.

  • @nodafy
    @nodafy หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You just know like 80% of that crowd were those "hardcore auctioneers" who've never had any fun and only ever talk about crankshafts
    "These bloodeh Top Gear lads I tell the, chuffin sick of um I am"

  • @robertallen3441
    @robertallen3441 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Filmed at Anglia Car auctions at Kings Lynn. They hold regular modern and classic car auctions and stream the classic auction here on youtube.

    • @QF_Dan72
      @QF_Dan72 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      glad to know the place is still around

  • @gandurk
    @gandurk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just love it when James leans forward, looking bewildered and saying "nine hundred quid?!" Mate it's an auction, what you're doing is haggling

  • @rodracer4567
    @rodracer4567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    5:56 "Still, at least my car wasn't medieval" Always kills me!

  • @djpalpatine8649
    @djpalpatine8649 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    2:28 I totally would have put a bid on that car.

  • @Se1ander
    @Se1ander 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The spitfire or whatever it was called at 03:19 was to me the coolest one there.
    The one I would have bought.

  • @Eviction76
    @Eviction76 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “It’s ready to rally this one”..gearbox explodes..😂😂

  • @tonychan8558
    @tonychan8558 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the fact that, despite being genuine superstars, the British public does not give a rat's ass, join in the fun! Look at the guys behind them during the auction, laughing at James May buying his car!

  • @Vykandar
    @Vykandar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    3:36 just shows how good friends they are

  • @EdgyShooter
    @EdgyShooter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love how Hammond perfectly described exactly what James would do 😂

  • @maxporto8898
    @maxporto8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "We arrived at the wrong place, and then in the right one" 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @qwasd0r
    @qwasd0r 12 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    James had the best car and styled it the nicest.
    May all the way.

  • @BauthorFowler
    @BauthorFowler 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love how Jeremy was so desperate for a convertible he settled for one too small for him to fit in with the top up...

  • @StratoCatser
    @StratoCatser 11 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how the guys around them are laughing as well

  • @StrangeDaysGaming
    @StrangeDaysGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The auctioneer laughed at James but everyone laughed at Jeremy.