This was the quintessential Top Gear challenge: Hammond balances meager success with complete humiliation, Jeremy’s overconfidence makes his failure all the more hilarious, and James’ sensibility means he dominates yet somehow never looks good doing it
I don't know which is more impressive. The fact that someone in the history of humanity have said "You've been lapped by Captain Slow in an Austin Princess full of water", or the person that came up the idea of filling a car to the brim with water and drive it.
I've always wondered how the water part worked. On the one hand, there are probably many, many more holes in the car floor, vents, etc. that would have let the water out more quickly. On the other, this would most definitely kill the electronics - sure, these old cars were more mechanical, but they still had e.g. electronic ignition that was wired into the cabin and would have shorted.
Why can't they just show the whole segment? I want the lead up, the intro, ALL the challenges and finally the scoring at the end. Is that so hard? This is one of my all time favorite pieces from TG and I haven't been able to watch it in full since it first came out
I was just reading about this in Richard Porters book, 'And on that bombshell' last night, so this was good timing. That Sprint has apparently been rebuilt into a Touring car replica. Should have bought a Sprint when I had the chance, getting pricey these days!
My sister and I used to have to go to church every week with a very strange little old lady when we were kids and she had one of those green Triumphs! Sundays were so depressing …until one Sunday someone slammed into the back of us so we had to walk home coz my knee was cut but we were happy coz no church!😃 that was until our mum made us walk and get a bus in the evening to church because she fucking hated us!😅 Ahhhh, the memories 😆
I'm surprised the electrics in each of their cars didn't short out from the water challenge. I guess they shielded the electrics so that water didn't get in that area.
A lot of the cars were in Beaulieu Motor Museum until last week. The BBC won't announce what they're doing with them, and haven't responded to other museum's offers to purchase and store them.
God that Rover is long and ugly but this is one of the best challenges 5:29 Ive got my on the fronts whys that? Because they have mount... i have to sit further forward than you cause im short
That's Duct Tape. Gaffer's Tape isn't shiny and is like cloth. Whereas that duct tape is shiny and made from plastic with a few strands of fiber in it.
How long do reckon modern cars would last in these tests?
Longer than Hammond's, which seemed to be put together with superglue.
Seeing as they’ve all got computers, don’t get your hopes up.
Top Gear test. The use of a single brain cell?
If it's a Dodge? Couple of seconds. Everyone else, at least an hour.
@@ragingraven7915 Not if it's full of electronics, it won't.
Skipping the part where Jeremys door goes on strike is criminal
It’s come back to Longbridge.
@@DanTheMan2150ADIt’s on strike! 😂
And both back doors quit altogether!
And the Pink Floyd concert
Because it’s not funny and it’s scripted (like everything in this show).
This was the quintessential Top Gear challenge: Hammond balances meager success with complete humiliation, Jeremy’s overconfidence makes his failure all the more hilarious, and James’ sensibility means he dominates yet somehow never looks good doing it
"That's quite a big panel gap." James' delivery of this is superb. Better still is that it's not the door Jeremy welded back on.
Which either means he did a good job welding it or welded it completely shut. Considering it's Jeremy, I'm guessing it's the latter
a@@marty6779jeremy didnt weld it the top gear mechanics did
@alfa955 I assumed as much. I was making a joke.
Classic Top Gear indeed. But I wish you'd show the whole thing. The intro where they meet up and critique each others cars is essential!
"He's brought a piece of cheese"
"Wait a minute, there's a car arriving with no-one behind the wheel... which means it must be Hammond and it's a DOLLY SPRINT!"
It's so nice to be able to watch old seasons of Top Gear in full HD!
Not filmed on a potato
I don't know which is more impressive.
The fact that someone in the history of humanity have said "You've been lapped by Captain Slow in an Austin Princess full of water", or the person that came up the idea of filling a car to the brim with water and drive it.
The forgot one scene where Jeremy got his finger stuck in one of the holes of his car, thus asking if anyone got any butter.
With some A.A wire and A.A lurpak we got back on the road
@@mysticstarlight1 Hahaha!!! I love that line.🤣🤣🤣
“He’s knocked down the sign warning him how steep the hill is.”
"Still, every cloud and all that."
Hammond bumping into their car mid-Zeppelin convo is just perfect timing
This is the episode where I truly acknowledge Jeremy's driving skill when I saw him drifting on that car
Man i never realize how hilarious the classic top gesr was. Top indeed. Thanks for preserving these gems
I miss this top gear and I’m going to miss them a lot ❤ nobody is going to replace them.
I am not and never have been a big car enthusiast but these three have made any topic entertaining.
Say what you want about the Hamster, but you cannot deny that he is sorry
Spending £1,250 on a car with a broken handbrake.
One of the best segments of Top Gear
1:13 Jeremy single handedly making global warming about 75% worse.
Courtesy of a 3.5 V8!
-And with that sorted, we went back to the studio
That clip of the handbrake test came in just in time, as I was thinking of it earlier this week
04:05 "one of my eyes is welded together with egg" 😂😂😂
I've never seen the egg test it wasn't in the original upload on the main channel 🤣🤣🤣the Rover dropping off two separate doors is truly incredible
I laughed so hard when this came out in 2007 good times
I've always wondered how the water part worked. On the one hand, there are probably many, many more holes in the car floor, vents, etc. that would have let the water out more quickly. On the other, this would most definitely kill the electronics - sure, these old cars were more mechanical, but they still had e.g. electronic ignition that was wired into the cabin and would have shorted.
I’m guessing they worked just long enough to do the test, but afterwards they were definitely scrap metal
…and I checked to make sure James’ snorkel was working
Seeing these three compete with second-hand cars was always a highlight of the show for me :)
The egg test is the funniest moment
i love your videos but the olders are always the best
Jeremy's Logic:
American Cars: Big, Brash, Loud, and rubbish.
British Cars: Unreliable AF, Falls Apart, Nothing Works, and brilliant.
true tho
Why can't they just show the whole segment? I want the lead up, the intro, ALL the challenges and finally the scoring at the end. Is that so hard? This is one of my all time favorite pieces from TG and I haven't been able to watch it in full since it first came out
Who's said "Eggy!" at 03:37?
*Me:* I can't stop laughing about Captain Slow's Face 😅😅😅
Richard Hammond
Thanks, @@Mattyice2000. The Old BBC Top Gear is so... Nostalgic Magazine Show.
Un de mes épisodes préférés. Cette Princess est rentrée dans la légende.
I was just reading about this in Richard Porters book, 'And on that bombshell' last night, so this was good timing.
That Sprint has apparently been rebuilt into a Touring car replica. Should have bought a Sprint when I had the chance, getting pricey these days!
Nice. The Sprint looks very nice, I must say
It's a shame you didn't include the intro for this challenge. "Styled to look like a Ferrari Daytona and it does."
"I'm drifting and washing my hair" guys are gonna see this and be like "hell yeah!"
saw 1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe
I wish they would put out a box set of classic Top Gear on Bluray
how hard can it be - said clarksons wife on the farm LOL
The most UNNECESSARY comment ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@nyaladzimajinda5319 dam right and I don't give two sheets to the wind 😁
Jeremy's look of utter consternation as he can't make it up the hill is so good.
These cars look cool and are sought after now. Funny how that works.
Did anyone notice the brand of the fire tanker they were using to fill the cars with water?
I miss this era of top gear, simple challenges in the UK :(
Tonight: In a well-balanced show, James gets egg on his face.
What was causing the sd1 not be able to go up the hill? The differential?
My sister and I used to have to go to church every week with a very strange little old lady when we were kids and she had one of those green Triumphs! Sundays were so depressing …until one Sunday someone slammed into the back of us so we had to walk home coz my knee was cut but we were happy coz no church!😃 that was until our mum made us walk and get a bus in the evening to church because she fucking hated us!😅 Ahhhh, the memories 😆
I'm surprised the electrics in each of their cars didn't short out from the water challenge. I guess they shielded the electrics so that water didn't get in that area.
Pls release news segments
Try the BBC News website.
Why would you remove the "and he's bought a piece of cheese" bit? That's the best part of the challenge
jeremy's door game off twice thats unfair for the 3rd challenge
@@Wreckedftfoxy
Actually, the LEFT rear door came off during the egg challenge and the RIGHT rear door came off during the water challenge.
Next one should be the classic British sport cars.
@@haydnredx
Jensen-Healey, TVR and Lotus against the European hot hatchbacks that killed them off.
The rover water test was just sad XD
4:56 bumps into James car then continues to bump into it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 then jeremy bumps into his car 6:14
Who is worst? British Leyland or Polish FSO?
Buffeting
This needs the intro of the original video
You did come Through for me Thumb up 👍 for your gentlemen's Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond and James May 😉🙏
Still can't believe Jeremy got a Rover SD1 V8 for only £1100
0:02 James beautiful hair
I don't understand why you don't just upload the entire challenge? Why cut it down?
It's come back to Longbridge
It's on strike!
stop editing out the funny parts or show the whole thing
I'd rather have no music at all than the cheap, royalty free music they put on in place of the real music
Remember the BBC still owns this channel and is currently scrapping the legendary cars you’re seeing on screen now…
They should just donate them to the museum, but the BBC are scum and will scrap them just for a quick quid
The cars probably haven't existed for years
I bet your friends think you're a lot of fun at parties.
A lot of the cars were in Beaulieu Motor Museum until last week. The BBC won't announce what they're doing with them, and haven't responded to other museum's offers to purchase and store them.
@@BonnieBugsy I can tell you’re a fan of the BBC, they don’t like the truth either 🤷♂️
God that Rover is long and ugly but this is one of the best challenges
5:29 Ive got my on the fronts whys that?
Because they have mount... i have to sit further forward than you cause im short
That's Duct Tape. Gaffer's Tape isn't shiny and is like cloth. Whereas that duct tape is shiny and made from plastic with a few strands of fiber in it.
CheEese
SAVE THE TOP GEAR CARS FROM GOING TO THE SCRAPYARD
Race to the airport episode
Buggati veyron vs airplane episode please
Buggati veyron super sport top speed test
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and what you want a celebration or a cookie life is like a lemon cuz you sir SUCK