The World’s First Convertible People Carrier | Top Gear Classic

[@TopGearClassic]

Would you drive a convertible people carrier?

[@aaronsulzner5817]

Y e s

[@strawberry_boicake]

if it had full episodes of this era of top gear.

[@peinguinmaster12]

yes and no

[@VeleKutame]

yes

[@Alexdrawstuff]

HELL YEAH

[@12packersfan]

Love how committed they are to the bit of “this terrible car is actually genius.” Jeremy saying it’ll only take “five or ten minutes” to put your groceries in kills me

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

I can hear that in Jezza's voice

[@michaelmakar8031]

😮😂😅😅😅😅 Screenshot.😅😅❤😂😂❤😂 7:2😮😮😅245 😮😅😅😮

[@azzyclark3860]

“We managed to set fire to something that’s basically made of water”

[@narutobroken]

I love the part at the end with them running away like kids 😂

[@marten6578]

the entire skit feels like just three blokes on an evening night doing the silliest things they can come up with in the moment

[@Ruben-to9yk]

Jeremy's wheezing laugh at 3:30 gets me every time. 🤣

[@ajtheracer95]

Wheezing and folding like a garden chair, it's iconic 😂

[@danielclark4880]

Probably the... 2nd hardest he's ever laughed!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@legomaster7982]

@@danielclark4880 What's number 1?

[@AdityaSangwan619]

had me rolling on the floor lmaoooo

[@charlie-j4o7u]

It's like the Mozambique Grand Tour when James gets water all over himself 😂

[@christopher32074]

When this vehicle was displayed in the museum, it included parts from the burning car wash and an arch was built above it, to show what calamity it faced during that test.

[@laurencesnee8362]

How did the machine catch fire? Was the roof jamming the rollers or something?

[@christopher32074]

@@laurencesnee8362 Well something like that after the trio got out, there was footage of the van’s roof falling off and the motors smoking for some reason.

[@jazzingpanda3190]

Glad that they paid homage to the skit. A strangely believable set up for sure haha

[@junatah5903]

​@@christopher32074 they would most likely smoke when under a lot of resistance. I.E the rollers jammed up, but there's a camera man just standing there recording it like 10 cm away from the rollers, quite possible where the nose of the car would be so the authenticity of the scene could be questionable.

[@Lobsinus]

​​@@laurencesnee8362it's TV bro it's scripted. They set it on fire. Because no, a TV show wouldn't stay on air if they popped out one night and destroyed a six figure bit of equipment at a local business.

[@bondandng]

hammond not wearing a seatbelt in the back seat while going 100mph in convertible people carrier is actually insane

[@rkl233]

A seat belt in a car with a roof that folds without crashing would have no difference whatsoever

[@th8653]

They had been insane. So everything is fine👍🏼 But look closely at 2:05, he is wearing one

[@dxb338]

and hanging on to the roof which they are testing whether or not will be turned into a giant sail and tear off the car at 100mph at any moment

[@christopherscragg7018]

well it's not like ever gets in accidents or anything

[@scsutton1]

9:38 The lesser spotted May running on television.

[@nothajzl]

I love how he’s the fastest 😂

[@AlyxF1Flame]

"It's been nice chaps, working with you". I'm dying 😂

[@bod-7268]

I love these moments where all of them rode the same vehicle

[@theeternalnow6506]

They're having genuine fun. The classic top gear really was the best. The Grand Tour was wayyy overproduced. This was just fun.

[@ultrajd]

“If you mention monkeys, I’m throwing you out!” “It’s on fire.” “It can’t be on fire!” *looks* “It’s on fire.”

[@christopher32074]

@@ultrajd In the outtro: I couldn’t believe that we set fire to something that basically made of water! 🤣

[@ninjateddy608]

2:34 a rare “buffeting” from Clarkson

[@zackinashack]

6:26 "What if he tries to do that to us!"

[@CalumRaasay]

One of my favourite ever challenges!

[@bengratz9943]

SInce you love long-haul overland vehicles form the 20th century so much, you should do a video on Hammond's car "Oliver" from the Botswana special lol

[@andrewmorse7912]

It’s the silences that make this one particularly funny

[@andrewmamarella905]

One of their first and one of their best

[@gafrers]

1000% Agreed

[@RetepElpmet]

Growing up in the Windsor area in the late 70s/early 80s, I remember going to Windsor Safari Park and those baboons scared the hell out of me. It wasn't until many many years later that I found out the 'The Omen' was filmed there. James May is a very smart man.

[@alexpro60798]

“If you mention monkeys I’m throwing you out” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AKSHAY-bu4ox]

one of the greatest tg episodes in my opinion

[@paddyandrews5045]

4:36 the first “would you rather be in the woods with a man or a bear” 😂

[@Flared]

6:46 That line has made me laugh for 20 years now lol

[@space_monkey99]

WHAT IF HE TRIES TO DO THAT TO US?!

[@superdriver777]

The first episode that I, an American, ever saw. I don't know if I'd ever laughed as hard before as I did when it caught fire 😂 I was sold on the show ever since!

[@Kay-cx5ix]

This is the episode that made me fall in love with top gear, which then lead to me loving cars, which has now lead to me taking motor mechanics in college, it also helped me fall in love with Motorsports, which started my love for speedway which has also taken over my life, this episode started my whole future for me 😅

[@ur_wrong1209]

5:00 James is right about monkeys tho

[@Charlie-Charlot]

Depends on the type of monkey though, a chimpanzee or a baboon I’d say yes but that’s about it

[@Lordspaghett]

3:40 this is what clarkson meant when he said hammond is genuinely funny 😂

[@AARONSHEERN]

Jeremy's description of driving the stock Espace is still one of my favorite from him. "It's like drowning in wallpaper paste".

[@DawleyDude]

I never saw a single episode of topgear after the trio left, infact it was the last show I watched on TV so I cancelled my TV tax afterwards, and thankfully youtube is free so I can watch all the best bits

[@Sha-Ayo]

Yup that's the same for me except I was a kid so I didn't pay TV licence

[@bradlyniminiken6339]

I got samsung tv free with my tv and they have a tog gear channel with all the episodes

[@ethancampbell6076]

9:20 Poor Car wash is holding on for dear life 😂😂😂😂

[@GurioGurio]

the fact that it fucking caught on fire 😭😭

[@SaheIanthropus]

Something that uses water that is on fire

[@kiko_meeko]

Better fit and finish than a Cybertruck.

[@MrMeh23]

James' whole "primates are scarier than big cats" thing is pretty interesting when you consider that some zoos have chimps on the top of the kill list for escaped animals

[@MortalDemon-x6i]

One of my true favorite Top Gear moments this challenge! And they at the end "had actually managed to set fire to something that's basically made of water!" XD

[@mgpBLARG]

Id pay a significant sum of money to watch extended editions of the specials.

[@sv7495]

Thank you for uploading these in higher quaility!

[@smithyc2051]

I’m astounded they got that Renault to do 100MPH 😂😂😂

[@emysully3398]

May holding the license plate up in the back seat will forever be the most comical thing to me 🤣🤣

[@Cancun771]

You're all laughing now but back in the late Eighties, Ford (Europe) had the next best thing to this, which was the Ford Econovan XLT Bus. They had been selling a re-badged Mazda van a bit smaller than a Transit as the Econovan, but the XLT Bus version had a raised roof line, a swiveling rear seat and best of all, an electric sun roof of almost a square meter. Of course it had dismal safety (as all vans had back then), dismal ownership costs bc expensive Mazda parts and an engine buried beneath the front seats where it was all but impossible to do any work on it, and also dismal acceleration, being that the turbo-less 2.0L Diesel only put out 54 PS. But it was the best-behaved rear wheel drive vehicle I've ever driven. An absolute blast drifting it around in the snow. And of course an absolute blast to bunk off from school and speed through the city while your drunk mates stood in the sun roof shouting at the townsfolk like so many revolutionaries or what not.

[@C.Fel.]

5:29 6 ton lion? 😅 luckily they are not responsible for some animal show😂

[@RoomerJ]

I was just going to comment this. Hy jeez that's a giant Lion.

[@Willz08z]

"we're like a sandwich box with the lid half off" 😂😂

[@Bagster321]

Thank you for keeping the original music used at 3:18. It's inseperable from this clip.

[@1234PS3master]

Agreed lmao

[@nunyabiness181]

PLEASE upload FULL EPISODES! The people watching this content aren’t (completely) brain rotted… Well, we can sit through full episodes anyway, I promise!

[@azzyclark3860]

3:30 😂😂😂 greatest laughter moment ever on TG

[@ellenkingsley]

"What if he tries to do that to us" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DonvanDoorn]

3:39 this always gets me laughing!

[@danielnoye223]

Buffeting

[@V1xonWill]

Damn, i'm going to miss them.

[@theeternalnow6506]

Classic top gear really was the best though. Just look at the genuine fun they're having.

[@some-replies]

these clips will get more views than new top gear

[@catly7999]

Love the classic top gear videos :D

[@random_hunter1661]

which one is the most unbelievable: -they enter the lion's enclave in that thing -the lions were uh, having fun when the trio were there -the thing catched fire

[@theeternalnow6506]

"You undo all these. Takes no more than 5 or 10 minutes" lol. Sold!

[@Cancun771]

The Brexit metaphor starts at 7:44. Jezza does a real great Bojo impression, too!

[@Sha-Ayo]

Top Gear Classic 😢😢😢 RIP

[@KameshwarChoppella]

"I'm now part of it. I'm structurally integral to the roof."

[@rohitshembekar6682]

Richard hammond is just incredibly funny

[@samedman1]

I like that the BBC is re-airing these on youtube. However, please for the love of God keep the original audio in there. Do whatever you can do get them back 😭

[@charleslee8313]

2:43 -- "I'm structurally integral to the roof!"

[@ShadowRush2112]

Anyone notice how the music at the beginning is different compared to what the Top Gear KZbin has?

[@TrevorSports]

Fanfare for the Common Man might be expensive

[@itinn1]

Likely a country specific thing, maybe this footage is from the uk published one

[@Genius_at_Work]

The BBC had to replace some Music when uploading to KZbin, because said Music was licensed to them for TV Broadcasting only but not for being uploaded to the Internet.

[@Recessio]

The music as they're going at 100mph is different too (and worse)

[@robthemodYT]

@@itinn1 It would be the other way around, they can use any music for free in the UK, they have to pay for everywhere else. Hence why they change it. It was still probably really cheap to do back when they were first uploading clips to YT but not now.

[@asol-wx3po]

Jeremi laugh make me laughing too 🤣🤣

[@Nathan15038]

A true classic😂

[@theseageek]

And BBC thought they could replace these three blokes 😂😂😂

[@7MikeM7]

“You see, from a distance…” is the ultimate way to describe any mate’s new girlfriend 😂

[@DeadlyPants123]

One of the first episodes of TG I’ve seen

[@SyndicateBrink]

9:32 I just love how the 180 Hammond made here xD

[@MrDwarfpitcher]

"What do you mean on fire? Its basically a shower"

[@RustyyMann]

This is an absolute master class in entertainment

[@albertusaswin2012]

I appreciate the entertainment, man. Please make a video of the DIY Caterham vs Stig.

[@topmandog1]

oh you 3 crazy men

[@drhanifp]

It would be funny if this cannel has more subscriber than the "Top Gear" official channel. Can we do this boys?

[@eduardomartinez8328]

So funny hilarious ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@flacjacket]

Behold. The inspiration for the greatest achievement in automotive history, the Nissan Murano Cross Cabriolet.

[@stevemonkey6666]

"what if he tries to do that to us!" 😂

[@peachworks_en]

I can happily say now that I am within the first 1k views of a classic Top Gear video.

[@michaelmeliambro5117]

First 2,500 views. The Three Stooges on wheels!!!

[@feminazislayer]

The good ol days 😂

[@jackoalltrades5510]

"See, from a distance" 😂😂😂

[@thevillain1986]

“What are you doing man!” 6:32

[@emilianocruz11]

The buggati veyron vs airplane episode please

[@JimBanksy]

“It can’t be on fire!” looks “It’s on fire.”

[@snakehandler87]

"it's fine keep going" lolol

[@forkthepork]

That's not gone well

[@franglish7014]

3:30 When the complete absurdity of what you're doing catches up with you

[@ragnarhanssen5890]

"The African lion, six tonnes of muscle and teeth" James May You clearly know alot about animals

[@johnwaller2886]

"MEALS ON WHEELS"!

[@araonmyers7895]

I always wanted to do this to my van

[@BiswadipBarua]

7:39 Did anyone notice May holding up the rear License plate?

[@jasperb9233]

No no one saw that

[@evelynsahoe8896]

I've seen this episode so many times and never realized they were saying Woburn at the animal enclosure, I live in Massachusetts and there's a town within a couple miles of me with the same name definitely stolen from the brits when we came over here 🤣🤣🤣 Reason I didn't notice is we pronounce it Woo-burn not Woah-burn.

[@Plastic_box876]

Sad to see em blokes gone

[@BeinZilex]

Rip million pound car wash

[@droopy_eyes]

That was a skit - they specifically used carwash that would be cheap to fix. Clarkson probably pushed it a bit, but not like the production team did not think home made tent loosely attached to a French car, would actually survive those spinning brushes. Interestingly, that spot still is in operation, now it is called "IMO car wash", located in Bedford.

[@christopher32074]

And when this van was displayed in the museum, it included parts from the car wash after it malfunctioned. And an arch that was made from the parts surrounds the van.

[@BeinZilex]

@@droopy_eyes i knew it was a skit lol just found it funny how Clarkson exaggerated it

[@t0ny1189]

Her: "hes probably out with the boys talking to other girls." Him and the boys:

[@JackLoyal93]

When I first saw this episode, and learned that they wanted to make a convertible 'minivan' [as we'd say in the U.S.] my first thought was "Oh, you mean like Inspector Gadget's Gadget Van?"

[@FilmingAustralia1623]

Shame its got some of the wrong music not all the original but I still enjoy it a lot

[@jazzhandy9479]

“HES EATING A CARROT LOOK WHAT'S HES DOING TO IT"

[@PS3Gamer0123456]

Interesting this channel being made and uploading these classic clips by the BBC Wonder if they want to re-build bridges with the trio

[@robthemodYT]

The bridges were already re-built when they returned for a one-off special after Sabine died a couple of years ago.

[@teemuruokola5858]

"category 5 hurricane" 💀

[@scsutton1]

Wonder how this compares to what's hitting Florida right now.

[@drivingduck2234]

@@scsutton1 But can florida be on fire during a Category 5 hurricane? Renauld Space Cabrio > Milton

[@TheDunnDusted]

My favourite part was at the end of the episode when May pointed out he called the owner if they could get their fifteen pounds back.

[@PlayMoreGolf-RipOff]

This car is so spacious it could accommodate STEPHEN LEE

[@animaltvi9515]

Would have thought the lion would be pretty pissed off after being squezzed into a phone box .

[@adamdickinson2894]

Guarantee most Grand Tour fans didn't even know this episode existed

[@Unkown75578]

Top gear!!!!!

[@ShikiKiryu]

You know you've watched Top Gear too much and for too long when you notice that a lot of the music dubbing is changed from the original broadcast recording.

[@Andyroo-1993]

This happened two miles from where I live, the car wash machine is still there and going strong

[@luke2a7]

Did the owner say anything about the burnt motor?

[@dbclass4075]

​@@luke2a7Or if he refunded the trio?

[@SprattyHeath]

I thought it was demolished?

[@MegaDad]

Even when they are faking the car when entering the zoo this is more entertaining then other shows at tv that time

[@jackdelaney3285]

😂😂 Just boys being boys 😂😂