Grand Tour, Where did they get the cars? One for the Road

[@moonshine3333]

Don’t actually know how I found this channel😁. Think I was using my daughter’s Netflix (at her home) … looking for Clarkson’s Farm … wrong place … clicked around a bit … arrived here. Found it really interesting and have subscribed. Love old cars having owned quite a few when they were new.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Doesn't matter how you got here, but you have arrived now!

[@robertdenton1159]

99.9999999999% Hammond will have kept the Capri. Expect something on the Drivetribe channel at least a day or two after the show airs. The fact that May has kept his Stag & Clarkson kept his Montecarlo says a lot about how much these cars mean to them. The final time they appear as a trio on TV after nearly 25 years, the final adventure together in basically the ultimate tribute to their greatest adventure in nearby Botswana & the final cars they drove on a TV show together. The fact that this marks the very last time after 35 years Clarkson hosts a car show is going to feel even more emotional.

[@oscarsgarage447]

So you are saying there is a .0000000001% chance he hasn't got it? :-)

[@grahammosdall5442]

I know you were talking about Jeremy's Lancia and believed Jeremy had purchased it after filming. Well I've just watched a video recorded at Clarksons farm where they did a big screening of the final Grand Tour episode and he had the Lancia parked ok display in the background & he pointed to it & talked about how it had made it through that episode & is now back here

[@Jamesmorley1999]

James May has done a tour of America recently promoting gin business - on a podcast he was saying how he has kept the Triumph Stag for himself but that it’s going to be restored by Richard Hammond at ‘the smallest cog’

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks for the info.

[@gizzyguzzi]

so maybe he'll get it back in a year or two?

[@G58]

@@gizzyguzzi From the receivers - with half of the work still not done… with an apology note from the Hamster’s boss Mindy?👀😂

[@knoxyish]

oh no that means a rover v8...................

[@davidsewell3745]

End of an era, gonna miss these guys having a laugh together, great video again oscar, I agree I reckon clarksons got the lancia as we know how much he loves them

[@andypicken7848]

davidsewell3745 I really hope they do not reform and are glad its come to an end

[@douglasaitken3203]

​@@andypicken7848hope you never comment again 😂

[@andrewhickton3189]

It's good to know the Lancia got it's doors back. I suspect it's common practice now, that if items are sent out to a foreign country for events, then they have to return to the country of origin. You can't just scrap items once the event is over & return with new material, as the containers manifest won't tally.

[@1BenjaP]

Don’t know about the other 2, but can confirm Jeremy’s Lancia has been retained by him and has undergone a full restoration, finished in a dark metallic blue that I don’t think is an official Lancia colour. You are correct, the sills and numerous other places were rusted through and the engine needed a complete rebuild after inhaling all of that desert sand 🤣

[@richardwhiting4180]

What a shame the Stag wasn’t sorted when new. They still look drop dead gorgeous.

[@longtailgt]

I have no proof but I'm damn sure that the Capri and Stag are kept by Richard and James. These are the final cars they will ever drive as a trio on the show, and all three of them would definitely want to keep their cars after the show ends. I know Richard has kept many of his cars from Grand Tour, Jeremy also kept a couple and James only kept the Beach Buggy, so it all fits. It's really satisfying to know that they will be keeping these three cars, unlike so many of their previous cars which just got trashed, abandoned or forgotten after filming. Good video mate, I quite enjoyed it! This is the first time since the Patagonia special (which incidentally was the first video I saw on your channel) where I've tried to look for information on the trio's cars, so it takes me back to the good days. I'd also like to know about the RS 4 from A Scandi Flick, since that's the only missing link (the Evo and Impreza are both accounted for). Have you made any video on that, and if not then, do you plan to?

[@neildaniel8232]

Both the Stag and the Capri were at The Smallest Cog at the beginning of the year, saw them when I was on the estate doing a delivery. I don't know if they're still there, if they are then they're most likely in Hammond's storage unit as they don't leave anything outside.

[@patrikpolda]

James is having the Triumph fixed up. I suspect Richard is doing the same with the Capri.

[@Deontjie]

The previous three cars from the Botwana trip was all bought in South Africa. To get a "MOT" in Zim will cost you a 0.5 pound bribe, no matter the condition of the car.

[@jdslyman1720]

​@Deontjie Nope. Richard still has "Oliver" to this day at his shop, but the other two are still there. The Merc should still run with some work, but it is doubtful that the Lancia will run again. It barely ran during the special, and Jezza was really scared of having to drive his most hated car ever, a VW Beetle.

[@That_sd1_vitesse]

I was out at a classic car show in my sd1 and I bumped into a guy who had built these cars for grand tour (didn’t get his name). He said they didn’t get a lot of time so some work had to be rushed. Clarkson wanted the twin lights on the lancia. Somthing that hasn’t been shown yet unless you look for the picture of the cars on a low loader being delivered is the backup car is a Rover sd1 twin plenum vitesse (rover only made 500 twin plenums) sadly due to the grand tour not having much time and wanting changes done. The garage ripped the 3.5l twin plenum engine out and binned it. (Sad as very rear car with racing pedigree) and fitted a 4.6 on a carb. And proceeded to paint it the whole car gold Sad to lose a very rare version

[@johnbriggs3916]

Rear?

[@nigelwilliams8537]

Huge amount of work, research and detective work, Oscar, many thanks and respect. Strapline, "Putting back the Car in Oscar!"?

[@oscarsgarage447]

Like the strapline. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@QuattroSG]

Its their last trip and last show, I’m pretty sure all three are going to keep their cars as a tribute to the time they’ve spent together having a blast all these years.

[@Sid3300]

The Grand Tour have a secret storage barn somewhere, I know it's been mentioned in DriveTribe videos. I would imagine the Stag and Capri are in there somewhere.

[@clivemillington8452]

Luv your attention to detail 👍well done you 👌👌😊

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks!

[@MarkB-33]

Ford Capri! Yeah!!

[@peter3234]

Thanks Oscar, nice to know that all three are probably still about, especially the Capri as I have one of those 😄😄

[@Beansontoast93911]

Just come across your channel love how much research you've done into things you now have a new subscriber can't wait to watch back some of your other videos

[@oscarsgarage447]

Welcome aboard!

[@jeremywentworth1833]

The Lancia is definitely the type of car Clarkson would want to keep , be very surprised if Hammond & May haven't also bought their cars , if they have the Capri at sometime will definitely appear on Richard Hammond's workshop at the smallest cog. Looking forward to seeing last ever episode of the Masters GOAT trio of comedy motoring journalism, without doubt the pinnacle of presenters. When others try doing what they do particularly Americans & other Brits in KZbin it's just sad depressing & without doubt pathetic.

[@oscarsgarage447]

All good points!

[@adamfloyd2152]

Looks like the trio keeping the cars was the intention all along. Buying excellent examples and not trashing them is not their usual style, and keeper changes the same day fits that theory - I guess the production company signed all three cars over to them at the same time as agreed beforehand.

[@yeoldeseawitch]

You also need to look into the back up car they have, which is a gold Rover SD1. it was seen during the amateur pictures of the production on a truck with the capri.

[@oscarsgarage447]

I did find a picture of an SD1 in the UK with a loose connection to Grand Tour, but couldn't find anything to confirm it was the one. If I get it wrong the viewers are ruthless...

[@yeoldeseawitch]

@@oscarsgarage447 Also while doing a random search for 74 Capri GXLs in general, I stumbled upon another photo of VGH 567M, it was on Flickr at a car show in 2010 called "Battlesbridge Ford Fair". Interestingly without the black vinyl roof from the photo you found.

[@besenzon1]

Great detective work as usual 😎👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

I try!

[@domkelly1972]

The cars would have been bought by the production company in 2023. On the 16th Nov 2023 the production company sold them to the next keeper. It suggests that at that point the team was closing down the production company and selling off assets was already organised. Due to them being sold on the same day it suggests they bought cars in the first place knowing they would keep them privately afterwards. All the cars already had buyers beforehand. Most likely to themselves.

[@stephenboitoult8774]

These 3 seem a cut above the usual stuff bought to a budget by the team. And it appears there is a reason, ie they all wanted a memento of their final show. When they trashed the earlier stuff it was no great loss IMO, even the Dino/Lambo/Maser trio were little more than spares cars when bought.

[@bobfrankish8883]

Very interesting video, well researched.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks!

[@wamgoc]

Watching some of Richard’s UTube offerings , seems he keeps a lot of his cars and has reused them in later videos and projects! I think we can assume the same can be said ofthe other cars here. Maybe it’s part of their contracts that they get to keep their cars? Interesting one though! Great video!👏👏

[@knoxyish]

thats good news for the lancia it deserved to be saved well done jeremy .

[@parag1970]

Update for all three cars, the Lancia is at the Farmers Dog and the Stag and Capri are at the Smallest Cog. They can be seen in recent Drivetribe and Diddly Squat vids.

[@markjones-vx3kp]

Congrats to the stag just proving that the engineering that definitely had it faults but time has sorted them ,smashing to see, They’ll be back ??

[@oscarsgarage447]

Maybe...

[@johnathanrowley2707]

Seen the truimph stag at many car shows over the years ,it would be nice to see it survive

[@MrDodgedollar]

Those that have survived are mostly cherished and for good reason- The distinction, drivability and the cost effectiveness of any restoration!

[@wightangel]

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks for watching!

[@Chris1553]

Stag was best car by a mile, faultless !

[@andrekempermann8983]

Good Job :) Thanks.

[@oscarsgarage447]

No worries!

[@markwhitehead4645]

James .....Welcome to The Stag Owners family ... They car’t be that bad can they ......looked after properly .... like any other 70s classic they ARE just as reliable

[@trigsretromotors]

I've got a photo on Flickr of the Capri which I took at Battlesbridge in 2011, it didn't have a black bonnet then

[@oscarsgarage447]

Would you mind posting a link to it?

[@trigsretromotors]

I can't share links on here so I've fired it over on your Facebook messenger 👍🏻

[@simontough1480]

@@trigsretromotorsoh can you send me too please love that as a screensaver

[@MapleMarmite]

When I first saw the trailer for this I thought the guys would each keep their cars from the final episode, for sure. I would imagine they got to choose which cars they drove in the final and had keeping them afterwards in mind. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was put into their contracts that they get to keep them at the end of this one, or buy them for a nominal £1. 👍🏻

[@redboyjan]

I'd be surprised if any of that happened

[@thedeadstig123]

Top Gear and the Grand Tour use a salvage yard in Birmingham, they do all the running around finding vehicles for them and doing the heavy lifting for modifications (fitting roll cages and the like), after returning to the UK they collect the vehicles and breaking them spares, so my bet would be the change of ownership was taking them out of the production company ownership to the salvage yard - when they do challenges in the UK it was the salvage yards big flat bed truck that would be following them I think whats going to happen is the cars will end up on Richard Hammond's drama/tv show as he did with some of the final top gear challenge cars

[@simonthompson474]

Nice information

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks

[@philnorbury9032]

Being a Capri fan I’m hoping Hamster kept the Mk1 to restore like his other show cars.

[@oscarsgarage447]

You and me both...

[@davidgalea6113]

I love the capri, I have two mk1s, both need to be restored...one is the least desirable version (1.3litre v4 LHD) the other mk1 is the complete opposite, RHD, named after a predatory fish.

[@chrisbaker121924]

Clarkson is using the monte! I bet the other two are on drivetribe

[@Captain_Scarlet_SIG]

Thank you very interesting 👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MrSmithy1984]

I’ve seen a short video of clarkson advertising a showing of one for the road on a big outdoor screen at his pub and the lancia is parked next to the screen so I think him owning it fits well

[@mountdeaneer]

The Stag and Capri are at Hammond's shop (The Smallest Cog) for restoration. They posted pictures of them on the shop's Instagram a few days ago.

[@392d4nny]

I wouldn't be surprised if the other cars have been acquired by Drivetribe. They have a few of the old GT cars.

[@mrlucabinci]

James in a recent podcast said that he now has a Stag in Hammond’s workshop to be done….

[@plusfastvn]

Would be nice to see the (former) Stig drive the Stag.

[@hurstinator]

The Ford Capri GXL is quite unusal as it has a Sunroof. That is quite a rare option, its strange it is missing the vynil roof. The GXL is a bit of bargain compared to the RS3100. Even at the time when they were new. The Rs3100 was around £2500 (rs owners club). The GXL was around half that but was better optioned, (engines where the same but the 3100 being bored out to 3094 instead of 2994)

[@AnItalianGuyOnYT]

jeremy said he kept the car. you can see it in his private screening of the episode. there are some vidoes of it

[@katelyngamer1237]

Hop you do more videos like this

[@RoadWarrior_John]

I would assume all three kept the cars after filming wrapped up, they've all kept cars from previous adventures before so this being the last adventure it make sense they kept them as souvenirs.

[@samshardlow9576]

James bought the stag for himself

[@samshardlow9576]

James confirmed this on the smoking tire podcast

[@IndaloMan]

The JC TG bad review of the Mitsubishi S(t)igma led to me buying the 1st one in the UK direct from CCC (H929 KAD). Back in early 80s I had two Capri 3.0 Ghia and prior to that I had a Stag (SAG 36M). Therefore the reason they are classics is the age of the presenters choosing them🤣🤣 Everything becomes 'classic' given enough time.... 🤔

[@oscarsgarage447]

Very true. Some cars arriving at classic car shows at one time it was never imagined they would reach that status.

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

Hammond will own them for drivetribe more than likely

[@oscarsgarage447]

Or Smallest Cog?

[@thedetailingdoctor5746]

@@oscarsgarage447 no Hammond owns drivetribe too and Mike Fernie tends to restore the ex grand tour cars. He’s done the Impreza and found a practically identical replacement for the evo as it was too structurally damaged to repair.

[@oscarsgarage447]

According to others James has said the Stag is at SG for repair. Time will tell...

[@trekingjedi8580]

May's car is withHammond's car in Hammond's storage barn

[@matthewgodwin3050]

Clarkson buying the Lancia makes sense. I live not far from his farm, and occasionally see a black Montecarlo being driven around the Cotswolds. Not sure if it's the same car, but it would be one heck of a coincidence.

[@oscarsgarage447]

I'll await your surveillance report... :-)

[@SimonPearce-z5c]

Hammond has the Capri he has mentioned it himself

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

James bought the Staag for himself,its up at Hamsters gaff,waiting to be fettled by the chaps at the Cog that's all for the moment.

[@allanhughes7859]

thanks for all your hard work not many do this for their pods do they ??

[@oscarsgarage447]

Sorry you have lost me with 'pods'?

[@redboyjan]

In 2024 are you surprised? People think they are experts because they have a youtube channel for 4 years

[@oscarsgarage447]

@redboyjan Now I am totally confused...

[@stevemilsom4365]

I’m sure I read something about clarkson showing grand tour live on a big screen outside his pub and the lancia being there

[@oscarsgarage447]

Correct, he has uploaded a video short showing him parking it there.

[@agentminerchuan007]

9:20 Maybe that is why sorta hidden problems appeared during the show

[@leojennings2438]

11:40 he did! He parked it in the garden of his pub for the premier of One For The Road.

[@oscarsgarage447]

My prediction was correct...

[@Shane_Marsh]

The cars used to be bought buy "W Chump & Sons" after filming previous specials. If you know, you know.

[@oscarsgarage447]

I do... and just being wound up with big pay outs

[@theoknowscars5418]

I hope they get rescued the f type is still around from sand job and even the db9 and the Oliver from Botswana special is in hammond garage and the 928 mustang and esprit are crushed in Argentina and the Impreza wrx estate and 850 r and bmw 3 series touring are still found in Africa and the rs4 is here in Clarkson farm and even the Martin the Subaru Impreza wrx sti is in hammond's garage

[@Jimmer93]

Being their final hurrah, I'd be surprised if all three of them don't keep them.

[@ZachAscot]

If you ever want to know what happened to Jeremy's Eurocrash Mitsuoka Le Seyde: I've got it.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Please get in touch - [e-mail]

[@davelove3779]

The cars were owned by the company James Richard and Jeremy set up not sure of the name, something like chump or clump?? And they dissolved their company when they returned so I’d imagine the cars were sold before the company was dissolved.

[@Retrorickmg]

In the new trailer there is a Rover SD1 being used !

[@oscarsgarage447]

Good spot. I do have a reg number for one and the change of keeper date fits...

[@Retrorickmg]

@@oscarsgarage447 just hope it made back

[@oscarsgarage447]

We will find out on the 13th...

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up nice one oscar

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks

[@luisfreeman1526]

I do know where the stag and capri are…. Still alive and well. They will be making an appearance soon

[@oscarsgarage447]

It seems a lot of people have also found out by listening to James podcast!

[@luisfreeman1526]

@@oscarsgarage447 I have seen them in the flesh as I do the transport for them

[@luisfreeman1526]

@@oscarsgarage447 I have seen them as I do the transport for them. They are in storage currently

[@shadeburst]

An eternal blemish on the memory of the Twattish Trio, Beebwashing the tragedy of Zimbabwe.

[@duncansteward4331]

its a pity the Lancia was distroyed --- that is a classic and rare car.

[@oscarsgarage447]

So you didn't watch to the end?

[@dancollier9837]

My guess is Drivetribe has likely bough the stag and the capri for content. Richard will likely restore his through his work shop and james may likely keep his for nostalgia too. It seems very telling that all the cars where high value restored versions of each likely so they could be kept afterwards

[@No.Handle31]

I wonder what ever happened to John the Land Rover

[@Lburt07]

It was scrapped. Clarkson said in a tweet or somthin. And Hammond said the same after a question from a fan at the Drivetribe show.

[@69Phuket]

Didn't Stig get the Stag?

[@oscarsgarage447]

Don't think so

[@kramnam4716]

Is that Paul Whitehouse?

[@oscarsgarage447]

Maybe... 😂

[@AmigaA-or2hj]

I hate the childish destruction of older cars. As usual, the TV licence payers paid for it!😡

[@alanflint7732]

Not in the case of the Amazon financed Grand Tour.

[@Rentta]

Black Beta Montecarlo when it's clearly Blue ?

[@oscarsgarage447]

Accordingly to the auctioneers and DVLA its black...

[@fyfanharrusett]

Dont sell your classic car to Quentin Tarantino or any of the three suspects here

[@fyfanharrusett]

Good job Oscar

[@oscarsgarage447]

Or Guy Richie?

[@dcarbs2979]

Or any other Quentins

[@kittyhawk9707]

Top Gear used to annoy the hell out of me .. They got fantastic cars , treated them like crap, totally ruined them and made out it was funny ... Fill an SD1 full of water .. hilarity ... not

[@Wealthy_Mentally]

Cars at that time were not worth anything I remember tey were trashing a ford sierra coswroth worth 10k pounds 😂

[@ldwp6395]

​@@Wealthy_MentallyThey never trashed a cosworth. JC used a saph cos in one episode, bought it for 5k, it wasn't abused, and was sold afterwards.

[@MichaelLoda]

Oh my God, the rare Top Gear Hating Classic Car Enthusiast! I thought this rare species has died out

[@redboyjan]

It was entertainment ffs

[@andyb3666]

It was an first and foremost an entertainment show which happened to be about cars/motoring. So the entertainment always came before the cars. Were it not that way (I.e old/pre-‘01 TG, which I personally really liked as a kid) it wouldn’t have been a fraction as popular.

[@LOKI-vk5hx]

Best end for so called classic cars. Drove all of them in 70s and 80s. Stag was abysmal Ford Capri was horrendous. Lancia's were Italys revenge for loosing WW2.

[@oscarsgarage447]

LOL

[@farmer6861]

My guess would be that they’re squirrelled away at Haynes Motor Museum who have tragically got into bed with Hammond’s failed Drivetribe. I will never reconcile why a respected collection like Haynes would kick out John Haynes’s wonderful Mini collection to make room for the crap that is in there now from the previous episodes. Mind you money talks and motor museum are always looking for now ways to turn a shilling. At least at Beaulieu the 💩 from Top Gear is in a tent round the back and not in the hallowed halls! Sorry. Rant over.

[@oscarsgarage447]

I have an insider at Haynes, they aren't there. John was a top man, met him a couple of times.

[@farmer6861]

Indeed, he would turn up most days for a nice lunch at his own cafe which has also taken a dive since he departed this mortal coil! I wrote a strong complaint to the CEX and Chris Haynes over the direction the museum is going in, which so far as I can see, means relegating John’s lifetime work for a load of s’crap’. See what I did there? Anyway, thanks for replying. I enjoy your uploads immensely so just thought I’d pop up in the chat as the mere mention of Grand Tour sends me into a stupor! 😅

[@davebullen1720]

​@farmer6861 well said sir

[@lotusgroup123]

They should have been required to take one of their own cherished cars and trash that instead

[@oscarsgarage447]

Well it appears in a roundabout way they have...

[@jangous9319]

No newsbb there mate. Try again.

[@Rubberdinghyrapids]

nobody asked for your opinion

[@oscarsgarage447]

Well you got it. No charge.

[@redboyjan]

Moan moan moan, anyone moaning is a 🤡

[@oscarsgarage447]

I'm still confused...

[@redboyjan]

@@oscarsgarage447 hahahaha

[@redboyjan]

@@oscarsgarage447 oh well, I've watched all your episodes so don't worry

[@oscarsgarage447]

Not worrying. Great videography on your channel, deserve more views & subs.

[@redboyjan]

@@oscarsgarage447 nah, I offer shite editing, I ain't after views, just real ones!

[@michnygaard]

WHO cares

[@oscarsgarage447]

To date, just over 77,000 apparently

[@Coordinator61]

I watched last episode with 3 old men. Utterly boring and staged. Stupid exhaust story and yes a spark plug issue. Total waste of time to watch. Finally done this comedy.

[@user-fx3yf3vu8n]

Pounds. Plural