BBC Top Gear "Dad's Cars" Episode - Stigs Dad Drives A Group B Rally Metro 6R4.

[@neildejager3115]

You can see the driver is being very cautious with someone else pride and joy. Very respectful of the value the car obviously has. But still gives it stick where he feels safe to do so. Well done boys.

[@shayneduffy2994]

Short shift in didn’t even put it in the turbo

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

The 6R4 doesn’t have a turbo Shayne, they are normally aspirated, only a couple were adapted with turbos for rallycross

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Many thanks Neil 👍

[@RussellCooper]

Miss hearing that sound in the forests.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It’s a fantastic sound!

[@andrewdrabble8939]

Loved seeing all those lovely classic cars. The Mk2 Escorts and the 6R4 were just sublime and what a beautiful noise

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Thanks Andrew 👍

[@michelenardo1221]

where can i find the episode?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@michelenardo1221 it’s on the BBC iplayer and I think it will be on the Top Gear KZbin channel

[@No.Handle31]

I was watching Top Gear last night. I recognised the sound before your car arrived on screen. It must be a house hold name your car! I'm glad it gets used because kids can see what it is and how great they were being made in Britain.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers, it was great fun to be involved with and it’s great to keep the car running

[@MGDriver99]

I actually prefer watching their conversations and reactions like that to how they are on the programme!

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Glad it was an interesting insight 👍

[@sharkey118]

I've had the pleasure of driving one these ,the gearbox is shit at low speed, then you will need new ear drums, but it's mad😮

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Yeah they're a pig to drive around town and park but so much fun when you're moving! Awesome that you had a drive in one

[@ferguson077]

6R4 the ultimate sound

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers

[@andrewgardner9615]

Brings back memories of RAC in mid 80s (18 years with my 16 y/o brother giving directions, following the rally in a 12 year old mini in Inca Yellow I think) Lost in mid /north Wales forest in the dark and hearing the full works cars howling away in the distance.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Sounds like great times! 👍

[@thomaswattsjr.7]

"Driven in anger" love it!

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers Thomas - check our the rest of the videos on the channel for more of that too!

[@thomaswattsjr.7]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 will do thanks

[@thomaswattsjr.7]

I understand why its gone but group B was the greatest motorsport ever!

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@thomaswattsjr.7 Enjoy!!

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@thomaswattsjr.7 you won't find us disagreeing with that!

[@stevem6095]

wow 2 doses of 6R4 in one week! but this was the ultimate boys day out, Happy memories setting up Grizedale for many RAC rally stages :)

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers! amazing how they both came out so close together.. that's all for now though sorry!!

[@alecbrown66]

Great vid. And its not going too badly for a 40+ year old bespoke austin rover!

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Thanks Alec! Glad you enjoyed it. 👌

[@Fastade80]

Really is a privilege to see in my opinion the ultimate group b rally car , driving like it should , great stuff and long may it continue 🚗💨💨👌🏻

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Many thanks Ade, glad you are enjoying the videos!

[@Fastade80]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 I’m a new subscriber and loving the content, keep up the great work, highly recommend this channel to any rally enthusiasts 👌🏻

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@Fastade80 thanks Ade we are doing our best to keep peoples entertained. Feel free to share to others. And we will have some new videos ready soon!

[@Ribeirasacra]

Hello Dad! 👨 Just watched this whilst in Spain. I am not going to tell you how.😆 Mr Harris was quick. Sounds of the Escorts and the 6R4 brings back memories of the Lombard RAC. Sleeping over night in the forest to watch them pass as dawn broke.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Fantastic memories!! I saw this actual car in 88 at the Superprix (driven by Steve Harris) which is why I chose the livery after it was restored

[@davidbarber6268]

Me thinks it could be Malcolm Wilson as he based up in the Lakes and he has pedalled a 6R4 in his time

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Possibly, you never know... all we know is we're not allowed to say their name!

[@FelixIsMyName]

Loved this episode of Top Gear so much.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It was a great one wasn’t it, nice to see genuine emotion etc from the presenters

[@FelixIsMyName]

​@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 Dad and I were thinking about what I would call "his" car from my childhood and he restored a Daimler Double Six VP from when I was about 7 or 8 until I was 15. Since then I have loved the series 2 XJ's and would love a V12 XJC either in Jaguar or Daimler trim. Was shocking to see the BBC actually doing something that celebrated dads that way.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@FelixIsMyName what a fantastic car to restore !! It was a surprise how much of a serious feature that was.. emotional for a lot of people who have lost their Dads.

[@lawrencemcnabb4054]

Brilliant, loved it! 6R4....Wow, what a car.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Many thanks!

[@andrewtaylor8500]

Well my paintworks still keeping its shine even on the tv :)

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Certainly is Andy

[@stusoldcars4248]

Excellent 👍

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers Stu 👍

[@trevorcourt1403]

Was a good show last night loved the rally cars

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Thanks Trevor

[@Sennaxm71]

Not one, but two of my favourite cars in one segment, I loved it, the sounds of the Escorts and 6R4 brought back great memories, nice 6R4 by the way, I bet you were well pleased to get that call, I know how happy I was that a car I worked on (an old FIAT 124 Spyder) was going on Top Gear, and I didn't even get to go see the filming lol

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It’s a great mix of cars isn’t it!? Yep really happy to get that call..

[@Sennaxm71]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 I'm guessing you got to chat with Chris, Freddy and Paddy while you were there? If so, we're they a laugh?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

I did yes and they were a laugh yes... they were the same off camera as on camera.. they were all nervous about the full rally stage though.

[@Sennaxm71]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 cool, nice to hear 👍 I bet they were, but adrenaline takes over once the visor goes down eh, I was impressed with Chris's time against Stig's Dad in the 6R4, only 12 seconds, that is good going that is 👍

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@Sennaxm71 yes they all did well. Chris does some rallying so he wasnt new to being on the forest like the others. 4 mile stage so it wasn’t huge but they were all going pretty quick!

[@tobywaggett8694]

I was there helping you film

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Nice one Toby 👏👍

[@vbrvideoproductions4643]

would be happy if i could drive as fast as the Sighting Lap 😁

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Me too to be honest.... 😁

[@joncraig]

you actually nearly got it sideways a few times, where is the link for the full throttle version of this??

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Hi Jon, it wasn’t me driving.. here’s the actual show, the rally challenge is towards the end - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000t95h/top-gear-series-30-episode-1

[@davidkirk6249]

From the days when it was a drivers skill and no pace notes....epic

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers David

[@nickwhitney1534]

Tank top and flares.😂

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Oh yes... It’s a ‘big’ look.... 👍

[@alistairthorn1122]

Wonder if Stig's dad in the 6R4 was David Gillanders?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

He was asked that on Facebook and said no but you never know

[@giovinazzo3gsmotorsport]

Hi good to see car in action ciao to all from Antonio and dominico giovinazzo

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers guys hope you are well?

[@tobywaggett8694]

7.07 I was the one in the orange tabard

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cool... it was fun to be part of wasn’t it?

[@ibh2022]

Question is who is the stigs dad ? Fairly short build, im going with Mark Higgins or Craig Breen 🤔

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Neither of those... but sadly we can’t say who that’s part of the contract 🤷‍♂️

[@trevorwoods2580]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 had to be niall driving

[@daidog5380]

Should of been Dai llewellin piloting 6r4 in the forest but probably wouldn’t have been fair on the top gear cast then 😂

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Ha yes you’re probably right...

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Where was the bit where sting drives the car?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Everywhere the car is moving and on the in-car footage thats the Stigs Dad driving. This was the filming for the Top Gear episode called 'Dad's Cars'

[@phil7301]

Car SOS, now top gear ! Wow, get in there !

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Cheers Phil

[@rallycoach1896]

This is incredible Dan, great work 🚗💨

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Many thanks Iain

[@roxieloot]

Got to be honest, was gutted this was "new top gear" didn't even know it was still on TV. Thought this was going to be an old clip of the original show.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Not sure how you missed that is still exists, apparently the show has grown so much its now on BBC1.

[@oldspec3006]

The original Top Gear would have been Angela Rippon in 1979

[@jamesgoodwin2450]

Is that steve harris old car?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It certainly is yes…. And it’s back in his 1988 Birmingham Superprix livery now

[@markmezo]

I always thought hadbraking a 6R4 was a no no? isn't it supposed to wreck the drive train?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

That’s right it does... the handbrake wasn’t used in this footage at all. The big silver level is the gear level, we have a sequential gearbox in this car.

[@markmezo]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 So at 5:00 he`s not yanking the handbrake then? just momentum?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Yep just using weight transfer to turn, get the weight to the front of the car with a dab of brake and flick it simultaneously then it loses rear end grip and the car rotates. A dab of throttle makes the back end sit down and stops the slide.

[@thiloschieschke9766]

Wie wird eigentlich das Öl gewechselt in dem auf dem Kopf gedrehten BMW Differenzial ????

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Hi! I am not sure sorry, this car has the original differentials, the white can in Car SOS was the one with the BMW rear diff in the front.

[@John.partridge]

It was Craig Breen driving.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Not a bad guess.. it might have been him

[@Ks-jg2wr]

Craig Breen would have hit the limiter on the revs so would will gollop an Lawrence Gibson 🤪

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@Ks-jg2wr this car actually belonged to will for a while in the late 80’s! 👍 all those guys can really pedal a 6R4...

[@shouldknowbetter3047]

This just been on Car s.o.s too ?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It has yes we took the presenters out in the middle of the restoration of the car they were doing. Here the video from the filming day: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4DaqaOLhNZ6oZo

[@shouldknowbetter3047]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 awsome...watched the episode few times will go check your vid now.... AMAZING car by the way 👌

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@shouldknowbetter3047 thanks for the kind words 👍 the SOS 6R4 episode was a great one, really pleased to have a short part in it

[@56Gumball]

Ah, the sweet growl of a 6R4! 🥰

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It’s a beautiful sound isn’t it..

[@dimievers5573]

Okay . A little bit more footage of the car going around the track " in anger " going sideways would have been nice . Much was expected , little was delivered.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

They was a behind the scenes video taken by myself during the filming, for the best footage the BBC tv show is worth a watch. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000t95h/top-gear-series-30-episode-1

[@dimievers5573]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 thank you I appreciate it.

[@dimievers5573]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 I can't watch that though me not being in the UK and I don't have VPN

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

You’re welcome - cheers for watching and thanks for the comment 👍

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@dimievers5573 thats a shame, it most be out there somewhere, Series 30 Episode 1 - it was called 'Dad's Cars'

[@eckkyyyy]

I’m guessing Mark Higgins is the Stigs dad?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Nope wasn’t Mark. But obviously we can’t say who it was

[@ark-mark1]

Is this filmed in Finland?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

No it was done in Grizedale Forest in the UK

[@ark-mark1]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 Ok. Seems you have a beautiful country, too :D

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@ark-mark1 thank you!

[@nickcook7408]

Craig Breen

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Hi Nick, Craig has driven this car but it isn.t Craig in the the Top Gear filming

[@kenquinn84]

I said to the wife it was you driving it after seeing you on Car SOS. Care to reveal who Stigs Dad was?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Wasn’t me driving... never tried forest rallying but don’t know who it was

[@eckkyyyy]

My guess is that his second name is Higgins 🧐

[@John.partridge]

@@eckkyyyy It was Craig Breen

[@fredblair8694]

God like watching paint drying so damn slow

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It is called a ‘sighting lap’ for a reason… first lap of a forest circuit never driven before, in a car never driven before… 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@SharonD369]

You know i’ve never understood the 6R4 thing, yes it looks cool but it was a complete failure. It was woefully underpowered, had no turbo and never ever stood a chance against the likes of Audi, Lancia or the mighty 205. The Metro was in reality a shopping car made to look good and that’s about it.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Yep, you've never understood it you're right.. it only had 1 year at the top level and yes it was under developed due to the lack of time so it's best result in a WRC round was 3rd. But it won 5 National championships across Europe in 1986 so it certainly wasn't what you would call a failure. The 6R4 was in the same position as the RS200, would you count that as a failure too aswell? That was another late and underdeveloped car.... 1987 and 1988 would have been a different story if Group B wasn't banned, but no one saw that coming when they were developing cars.

[@SharonD369]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 Dude the RS200 was on another level you can’t even compare the two, developing a non turbo group b car was a mistake from the start we all know that. And as for taking on the 205 it would of never stood a chance. Damn good rally cross car that’s for sure but group b …. Got to be honest here they was pi**ing in the wind with the 6R4.

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@SharonD369 amazing that you spend your time coming to a 6R4 channel to watch videos just to tell us all how crap they and the RS200 is better… and the 6R4 ‘never stood a chance’ apart from when it got 3rd in the 1985 RAC it’s WRC debut - The exact same as the RS200’s best result!!! Anyway here’s the write up on RS200’s from Group B Shrine website “The iconic RS200 was conceived sporting very high F1-derived technology but its best WRC result was a 3rd place in its inaugural event in the 1986 Sweden Rally. Critics of the car often state that the design of the RS200 failed to exploit the lax Group B rules to the maximum. This criticism came from the fact that, since the RS200 didn’t have to emulate an actual road going model, it could have been made even more purposeful. However, some insiders claim that the car had a potential greater than any of its competitors if enough development had been put in. Admittedly, even the RS200 detractors admit that it never truly had the time to shine since it began competing during the last year of Group B (1986) while not far different from the actual homologation model and was rather competitive when it did not break down.”

[@SharonD369]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 I didn’t you were forced upon me ….

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

We were on the KZbin homepage for the last week or so yes… too tempting to miss out on though wasn’t it?! 😆 In all honesty… I love an RS200, they are absolute weapons so I totally get why you like them. I got lucky enough to follow a works Delta S4 on a hill climb event…. Never saw it for dust, they are absolute monsters!!

[@chubscub]

Doesnt sound like the original V6 though

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Have a look at the rest of the videos on this channel for info on that.

[@chubscub]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 Thank you

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@chubscub look for the ‘walk round’ video that’s the best one for the info on the car 👍 cheers for watching and commenting 👌

[@chubscub]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 I will do, your car is awesome.

[@frankmiles2244]

The sound quality is not very good 😌

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Yes, The tv crew use their own Mics so our in car camera was disconnected sadly. We got the footage but not the in car sound.

[@timbrookes3699]

Whilst I appreciate that this 6R4 is a valuable vehicle, the first driver on the film looked like they were driving to the shops. If one is prepared to let the car loose on something like this, give it some boot !!!

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

The first driver was the Stigs Dad doing a blind sighting lap on a course he want seen in a car he has never driven before.... the same driver let loose and beat all the presenters when it came to the timed lap.

[@johncoops6897]

@@AutoplasMetro6R4V6 - that is not what your captions seemed to say. I cannot even work out what Stigs Dad has to do with anything. Why did your title say Stig drove it?

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

@@johncoops6897 you realise that the Stig is a person? And when they do something like this they just give him a jumper or a different race suit… Maybe watch the show on BBC iplayer search for ‘Top Gear Dads Cars’ then it will make sense I am sure!

[@davidf170]

👍👍

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Thanks David

[@gordsand5148]

that's not michael schumacher that just some random dude dress up like the stig

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

It's pretty handy that it isn't Michael... he isnt the Stig's Dad 😂😂 Have you watched the episode on TV?

[@chriscars3578]

These days top gear is totally crap with them clowns on it

[@AutoplasMetro6R4V6]

Ah well cheers for watching anyway... we enjoyed being part of the episode.

[@lrcb40]

Rubbish. They put on a good show.