the Ford Mustang was proudly remembered when it's 50th anniversary arrived. the E-type didn't get shit. what Clarkson did was right. Clarkson disciplined the person who wrote the measly article, HARSHLY. and he knew how to. great work, Clarkson. great work.
@@Ngatiatimothy Nah. It's missing the flair, flamboyance, and manpower. The Singer video was more camerawork than just lots of people converging on the white cliffs of Dover.
@@David-ud9ju and it did. Even though I've seen this many times. There are a few, beautiful things in this world. One is the E-Type. Then there's the spitfire and the Concorde, who both used Rolls Royce engines. Especially the spitfire who must have the world's most noticable sound. The Merlin 😍 The blown 26L, V12, direst injection, quad cam, 4 valves per cylinder, aluminium block and it only been held on by 4 bolts to the spitfire. I know the Lancaster had 4 but it just sounds like noises and you can't hear the beautiful sound of that V12 😍
This is (from 6:00) IMHO, by far the greatest scene ever made by Top Gear. From the timing, the sudden arrival into the midst of a field of E-types, the music and pacing, the subtle (or not so subtle) digs at the other countries, the hearkening back to the greatness of the Empire, the sneering disdain towards the minibus's and anything less than the best 'for Queen/King and country', the truly iconic Spitfire and Hurricane and all they stood for....I could go on and on - this scene had it all, and rounded off by the epic self-mocking failure to start......truly great. A belated congratulations Top Gear, from a non-Brit :)
@@johntechwriter Mmmm.. I think if you look at the D-type, Jaguar / Lyons would really have preferred the lack of bumpers... and I always thought the windscreen was a little too upright.
Charles Thompson i beg to differ, my dad had a TR6 ad that thing was mad, amazingly fast, my grand parents had a Frogeye Sprite back in the day, those things are mental aswell.
@Xen what, you mean that the Band, the planes with girls on them, the Spitfires, the marines sliding down the rock, the huge flag with "50" on it and the cars arranged in an "E" wasn't by chance? Oh come on 😉
My top 3 custom rebuilted cars: 1. Eagle E-type 2. Singer 911 3. Alfa Romeo Disco Volante I'm a muscle car fan, but I have to say that those 3 cars are, for me, the greatest achievments in motoring history...
"I will put my hand on my heart and say, here and now, I've never ever driven a car ever that I wanted, more than this one. I yearn to have it.'' A TRUE CAR LOVER! And that epic background music.
Yes, another Yank here, and Anglophile. There are many things we owe Great Britain for: wonderful cars with endless character, Winston Churchill, the British Invasion of the 1960s, the Spitfire....; Top Gear is only one of the more recent ones. And this is my favorite episode of TG. Thanks cousins from across the sea.
From what I remember, the Brits gave the people of the Falkland Island the chance for Independence. Which meant almost certainly would result in the Falklands being given back to the Argentinians. From what I saw on the News, over 99% of the Falklands people voted to stay part of the UK. Can't really argue those figures lol!
This might be the best Clarkson video on Top Gear, ever. I'm not from UK, but I still love it how he's genuinely enthusiastic and patriotic here. Wonderful tribute to one of the most legendary cars (E-Type) too. Great, great stuff. This clip definitely belongs in modern TV history.
Jeremy Clarkson, you were “the soul, the spirit, the beating heart” of all that Top Gear could ever be and more. What a great time it was for motoring🔥🔥🔥
The Eagle Speedster is indeed a purebred. A motoring amalgamation of all emotions an enthusiastic driver feels for the car as an entity. It's not just an icon of a country or a company in my opinion; it's an undiluted expression of the very idea of driving: The joy, the freedom, the touch.
When it all peaked with the glorious sight & melody of these Spitfire beauties in front of the white cliffs, I literally felt goosebumps from head to toes. Literally.
I've just been looking at loads of pictures of the Eagle Speedster, from all different angles and I can safely say that no matter what angle, it still just looks gorgeous.
I agree in one way...but the Spitfire has a V12 Merlin, and the E Type twin cam kind of harks back to that subtle beast. Got to see one in the Imperial War Museum, it is incredible technology when you think it's almost 90 years old.
I bet this was the best car for Jeremy to review, perfect sunny conditions, brilliant country roads and 2 legendary cars to test. How much I would have loved to do this
Excuse me, but I think my jaw fell onto the floor with that sound! Like Enzo seeing the E Type for the first time, I'm being moved to tears here. Just amazing!
I never thought much of the E-type until I saw one in person. They are beautiful. Something about TV doesn't do them justice. The Eagle is indescribable.
My Cabriolet is better ~ I have a Mercedes-Benz four seater Cabriolet ~ More elegant and faster than this unreliable British car. BRITISH AUTOS BREAK DOWN A LOT!
@@colinchampollion4420 Meh. No one cares. I gave two Jaaaags and never had a problem with either and they will piss all over that Ruhr rubbish. Go away.
Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that Jeremy Clarkson knows how to deliver an epic, emotional, funny yet informative delivery to camera about this 🇬🇧 icon (jag e-type) and in many ways the historical brilliance of 🇬🇧 and a country & nation
Have always loved the E-Type from the day I laid eyes on it as a 6 year old. To me, the most beautiful car ever built. Love that car so much I almost feel British!
Clarkson has got to have got inspiration from Hughie Green's last episode of Opportunity Knocks....for all you children out there, the grand daddy of Britain's Got Talent.
As a schoolboy I fell in love with the E-type and had pictures of it plastered over the front of my school books. My brother-in-law wrapped his Healey 3000 around a telegraph pole and was looking for a new car; he looked at Alfas, Jensens etc, even a Sunbeam Tiger, while I was begging him to get an E-type One night he came to our house and told me had something to show me; and there it was 700 FVN, a gunmetal grey 3.8 coupe, sitting in the light falling snow with its three wipers going. We drove to a coffee shop and sat drinking coffee just admiring the car through the window. He owned another five E-types after that one, a 4.2, two Series 2s, and two series 3s and by that time i was lucky enough to drive the last one, another gunmetal grey coupe,V12 this time.
The way Jeremy describes cars he loves is a thing of beauty. It’s when he is his most genuine. When driving the Disco Vilante he described the engine, exhaust notes as Otis Redding.
The pride of being British just makes me feel so British than ever before. The cars, the marching band, the Spitfires, the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy and the RAF, the SAS and the United Kingdom in general. Edit: I forgot to mention the music, the musicians, the artists, the actors, engineers, inventors, pioneers, fighters, war heroes, our history as a whole. It's not the reason, but it should be the reason as of why it is called "Great" Britain.
@MonsieurHiroshima I can understand why because Churchill was a racist. I support him due to the fact that he led this country in a victorious warfare, as well as mostly help from our allies. However, nothing at all will make me feel proud to be British.
@MonsieurHiroshima I think a better way to word it, is that I'm grateful as the of the while nation is too, that we weren't defeated. I don't ever appreciate his wrong doings as of racism. He wasn't a good person by no means.
@MonsieurHiroshima Wait, what? I have no self-hatred nor docI think whites are the only racists. To be honest, I don't really think about racism nor have anything to do with it. No, racism cannot be completely eradicated since lookism and racism will always be something that humans are natural to. Yes, I believe we should be equal, but we aren't, because others simply believe that one race is more superior than others, probably because they came from a statistically poorer country or demographic. No, I am not clued up on history of war, politicians or government bodies. Churchill was a racist and believed that we should take over those who were seemingly poorer and less dominant than the white race. That was how it was back then. That was how we functioned. Now, Churchill was a bad person, but the only thing I can say positive ever about him, was that he was our prime minister that had led thos country to victory, as well as the allies did of whom helped us big time. Most the credit goes to allies. Now, racism will continue and we cannot eradicate it, but don't hate on a race, hate the individual who is a negative influence on others. I don't hate a race. I'm not a racist. I like individuals who are seemingly decent who aren't assholes to me. That's mostly what I care about. Sure, most terrorists come from a middle eastern decent and there are people out there who are absolutely deluded to believe that all Muslims are bad. They're not. That's like saying all the Irish are bad because there was a terrorist organisation called the IRA that caused widespread arson and threats in the UK. So, in fact, I'll say what I want. I'm not being critical in anyway shape or form. I believe you are blowing this out of proportion by saying that I am "stupid" and shit. Why? What have I said that's so bad, because there is not one hint of negativity that I have said that was cause an upset.
I'm British only in distant family heritage, never even been there before, but this was so incredibly awesome and patriotic that I couldn't help but grin like a little kid. And I'm American, so that's so blasphemous that it's practically unspeakable. The people of the UK have a lot to be proud about, from the country to the E-Type's legacy; even if the latter sometimes doesn't start. :P
I remember the first time I saw a Jaguar. I think I was around 13 so this was 1994. I was a farm kid from western Canada. We were going to the city on a Saturday and this big red car with big head lights came up like a shot and blows by us. I say "Dad what was that?" He say "that was a Jaguar." I say "that things awesome" he says "yeah and they have V12s in them." I was hooked ever since. I think it was a late 80s xj. I will never forget that.
"It won't start." Just when you think, 'geez, he's pretty much overdone this to American-type proportions', we get a brilliant dose of full-on, British self-deprecating humour. Outstanding.
You don't have to be a "JDM Junkie" to realize that the GT-R is the modern day E-Type, you have a $100,000 car that eats Italian and other super cars for breakfast lunch and dinner, the GT-R has the same formula as the E-Type... A car that has better performance than other cars at double even triple its price.
Well then the modern day Jag E-Type would be a Caterham, by your logic. A £25.000 car that beats pretty much everything on the track. Also, the GTR lacks the elegance, class, beauty and soul of the E-Type. No matter how you look at it, a GTR is not a modern day E-Type. Unless you're only talking about figures in which case you're just being silly. Also, you missed the point of my post. I was making fun of idiots who go around car videos saying their GTR is better.
"To remind us that once upon a time, we really were as great as we think we are now". That actually gave me goosebumps. E-type is truly the greatest car ever
Jeremy.... Where to start sir... You are truly an insipration to the car industry. Your truthful and honestly the best car presenter that we have ever had. we look forward your trio specials in the Grand Tour. Much love from your fans always. 'Insert in love face here'
I’ve watched that lots of times and it still gives me goosebumps every time a true British icon the Eagle speedster to me is the most beautiful car in the world
when i heard that Spitfire and hurrican come over that was the iceing on the cake honestly brang a tear to my eye, the reason why it was called "Great" Britain
As a rare American I have a strong respect for the British and their engineering. I appreciate my own Countrys past successes but the United Kingdom has a much more elegant past than America. Fat tires and going fast in a straight line is great but Cars like the E type and others and even cars like an MGB are really something special. The kind of special you can only get from England. Truly beautiful classic cars.
In my dream garage, there is an e-type, shelby gt 500, porsche 911 turbo, Aston db5 And a brit-america collaboration car, Cobra AC Super Snake corvette stingray was a close call though, but shelby gt 500 tops it in my books
"We really were as great as we think we are now."
Priceless. 😁
CountryHouseGent sadly true
won´t start^^
He is being honest about it. I agree with him sadly
Honestly.
But, it could be said for many a country on this spinning rock.
Brutally honest, both statements in that comment are true imho. My oldman worked for ICI back in the day and he took great pride in that.
the Ford Mustang was proudly remembered when it's 50th anniversary arrived. the E-type didn't get shit. what Clarkson did was right. Clarkson disciplined the person who wrote the measly article, HARSHLY. and he knew how to. great work, Clarkson. great work.
Clarkson is such a tool but he loves his cars, hate that guy but totally love him too
Brown's Lane special🇬🇧
Jeremy Clarkson gave credit where credit was due. And, he made Top Gear a massive success. Thank you.
Especially when the ford mustang is not and will never be 1/100 as great as the e-type was.
The Mustang had the fit and finish of a Lada Niva.
This is probably the greatest Top Gear tribute ever made. That ending was just brilliant, esp the Spitfire and the Hurricane flying past
@@Ngatiatimothy Nah. It's missing the flair, flamboyance, and manpower. The Singer video was more camerawork than just lots of people converging on the white cliffs of Dover.
Clarksons Aston V12 Vantage. Not so much a tribute. But wow.
I liked the wing walker's but then I would cos I've done wing walking with that very team.
cody sonnet that was a really long way of saying the bf-109 had a better engine u could’ve just said that
@cody sonnet Great analysis. What did you fly?
The end gave me chills and I am not even British!
You mean when the E-type wouldn't start? ;-)
Brett Peloke If you're British, it should give you goosebumps.
I loved the spitfires
@@David-ud9ju and it did. Even though I've seen this many times.
There are a few, beautiful things in this world. One is the E-Type. Then there's the spitfire and the Concorde, who both used Rolls Royce engines. Especially the spitfire who must have the world's most noticable sound. The Merlin 😍
The blown 26L, V12, direst injection, quad cam, 4 valves per cylinder, aluminium block and it only been held on by 4 bolts to the spitfire.
I know the Lancaster had 4 but it just sounds like noises and you can't hear the beautiful sound of that V12 😍
Same here, I'm mexican.
"The most beautiful car ever made."
- Enzo Ferrari on the then new Jaguar E-Type
Ferrari was a real gentleman
nah you ass jag is ten times more remarkable
Henry Ford and Ferrucio Lamborghini beg to differ...
No he said that he wished he'd made it.
* F
This is (from 6:00) IMHO, by far the greatest scene ever made by Top Gear. From the timing, the sudden arrival into the midst of a field of E-types, the music and pacing, the subtle (or not so subtle) digs at the other countries, the hearkening back to the greatness of the Empire, the sneering disdain towards the minibus's and anything less than the best 'for Queen/King and country', the truly iconic Spitfire and Hurricane and all they stood for....I could go on and on - this scene had it all, and rounded off by the epic self-mocking failure to start......truly great. A belated congratulations Top Gear, from a non-Brit :)
clarkson talking about the 928 is the best scene, alot simpler and true emotion.
What about the V12 Vantage video? Brian Eno in the background, it's sublime.
And it played the true national anthem. Jerusalem
Interesting how the genuine Series 1 shown at the end is, in my opinion anyway, more beautiful than the Eagle replica Clarkson praises to the skies.
@@johntechwriter Mmmm.. I think if you look at the D-type, Jaguar / Lyons would really have preferred the lack of bumpers... and I always thought the windscreen was a little too upright.
Jeremy loves his country, and I have so much respect for that.
Plus he despises Piers Morgan, which makes him top shelf in my view.
He punched him in the face once, look it up :D
Yep at some British Press awards show in 2004. Recently, Morgan called him a "pub bore." Well Piers is an elitist swine, so advantage Jeremy.
Rob Yorkshire BBC is very neutral, top gar just disrupt the balance, i like that
Ha piers lived in my village and went to my secondary school ha
Yeah, piers is just pure horrible human being
"Australia has a rock" Best line in the video
Belgium has a urinating infant.
E type jaguar the only British classic sports!! In my opinion!! From chas thompson automobilia enthusiast!,
Charles Thompson i beg to differ, my dad had a TR6 ad that thing was mad, amazingly fast, my grand parents had a Frogeye Sprite back in the day, those things are mental aswell.
America has a lady with a coffee cup
@ukkowalski yes very well indeed and for that a tip of a hat for you sir.
"It won't start." After all the fanfare and British pageantry glorifying this car, to hear this made me laugh.
And the self-deprecating humor is appropriately British.
Xen Yes, additionally, I was just making an observation that British humor is generally self-deprecating.
@Xen what, you mean that the Band, the planes with girls on them, the Spitfires, the marines sliding down the rock, the huge flag with "50" on it and the cars arranged in an "E" wasn't by chance? Oh come on 😉
That was the point
@@dennisbarnes9317 Nooo. Ya think?
This was clarksons best work of his career.
Probably the best tribute I’ve ever seen
I cried at the tribute and I'm not even British... Damn him, damn that man...
Whimp!
I also cried
I'm admitting to nothing..sniff sniff
My top 3 custom rebuilted cars:
1. Eagle E-type
2. Singer 911
3. Alfa Romeo Disco Volante
I'm a muscle car fan, but I have to say that those 3 cars are, for me, the greatest achievments in motoring history...
+Marko Becić I agree completely; you should look at Superformance GT40's/Cobra's you might add another to your list ;)
+Marko Becić You have a very fine taste in cars, my friend.
+TraustiGeir Thank you very much :D
+Marko Becić how did you know that ? i was thinking of the singer during this
+Snazzy Snafu Or to a Shelby Mustang... :D
"I will put my hand on my heart and say, here and now, I've never ever driven a car ever that I wanted, more than this one. I yearn to have it.'' A TRUE CAR LOVER!
And that epic background music.
that is very polite of Jeremy, i mean, how many hours does it take for him to make that 500k pounds? He could afford that car in a heartbeat.
+Timo E while he was with the BBC no, but now he can actually afford it with the Amazon deal and I really hope he does get one.
Chaitanya Rao Jezza made approx 1M per year on BBC, so yes he could afford this easily.
+Chaitanya Rao He has a net worth of 50 million USD! He could EASILY afford this.
I wonder if his old lady has ever heard loving words like that lol
I am American, a yank...
I say with a tear in my eye... God bless England.
And God bless the USA.
Jolly decent of you old chap....
Oh say can you see
stop with BS god!! Queen?King and country!!!
Yes, another Yank here, and Anglophile. There are many things we owe Great Britain for: wonderful cars with endless character, Winston Churchill, the British Invasion of the 1960s, the Spitfire....; Top Gear is only one of the more recent ones. And this is my favorite episode of TG.
Thanks cousins from across the sea.
That was so british it made me wanna conquer the Falklands again
Just wait for the Argentinians to fight back at what you said in the comments...
Oh blast...!
The ship won't start.
From what I remember, the Brits gave the people of the Falkland Island the chance for Independence. Which meant almost certainly would result in the Falklands being given back to the Argentinians. From what I saw on the News, over 99% of the Falklands people voted to stay part of the UK. Can't really argue those figures lol!
yeah lol if you yourself had to had to make the choice ?
Stephen Maine no. But the Faulklands government argued anyway
Hurrican and Spitfire passing by... damn, gave me chills down my spine
With the White Cliffs in the background.. Eye watering!
Same
Made me wanna get out the Messerschmidt
I'm not even British and yet I gave me chills #allies
Every time.
Is the BBC's budget for TG and the British Defence budget the same thing?
Pretty much
and anybody control that anymore??
Doesn't the RAF too as it's Royal?
I always thought of it like we're not at war, lets do some cool stuff at home
I never know where this idea comes from, we have the 5th largest defense budget in the world.
Even Mr Enzo said the E Type was the most beautiful car EVER!!!
Ahahah, "Mr. Enzo" X) Yeah, I guess he's the most famous Enzo so far
Has the Merkel Metall freak who always attacks Jags as crap died? I hope so.
This might be the best Clarkson video on Top Gear, ever. I'm not from UK, but I still love it how he's genuinely enthusiastic and patriotic here. Wonderful tribute to one of the most legendary cars (E-Type) too. Great, great stuff. This clip definitely belongs in modern TV history.
Jeremy Clarkson, you were “the soul, the spirit, the beating heart” of all that Top Gear could ever be and more. What a great time it was for motoring🔥🔥🔥
Loved that! I'm a US fella but this was a proper send up of the Jaguar's 50th.
Absolutely fantastic.
The Eagle Speedster is indeed a purebred. A motoring amalgamation of all emotions an enthusiastic driver feels for the car as an entity. It's not just an icon of a country or a company in my opinion; it's an undiluted expression of the very idea of driving: The joy, the freedom, the touch.
+TraustiGeir Extremely well put!
whiteribbonman1 Why, thank you.
Read it in Clarkson's voice.
Amazing set of vocabulary
described to perfection
poetic
Had to rewatch this to heal after seeing the horrifying Jaguar rebranding today... Old Top Gear episodes are like medicine...
awfully sorry, would you mind settling this while I go warm up the jag?
He drives a jaaaaaaaaagggggggg
Adam Brandon AWFULLY SORRY
No no no, you're doing it all wrong..
Its Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag..
It needs to warm up? Ugh! Thanks, I'll stick to my Mercedes.
Oh you know, those who are in prison for a bit of tax dodging...
When it all peaked with the glorious sight & melody of these Spitfire beauties in front of the white cliffs, I literally felt goosebumps from head to toes. Literally.
This review brings me to tears, and then makes me laugh at the end. What a masterpiece of writing and filming.... LOVE IT and Clarkson!
The same here ☺
Best car test on Top Gear. Well done Clarkson, everything you said was entirely correct.
I've just been looking at loads of pictures of the Eagle Speedster, from all different angles and I can safely say that no matter what angle, it still just looks gorgeous.
Who’s here after that disgrace of a rebranding?
I would suggest the Harrier (1966) or English Electric Lightning (similar time to the Jag) were also truly great products of British engineering
It's OK he has one in his garden...EEL that is....true!!!
I agree in one way...but the Spitfire has a V12 Merlin, and the E Type twin cam kind of harks back to that subtle beast. Got to see one in the Imperial War Museum, it is incredible technology when you think it's almost 90 years old.
The noise of the eagle speedster is stunning
Listen to them Merlin engines roar when the Spitfire and Hurricane fly over at the end. Goosebumps
I bet this was the best car for Jeremy to review, perfect sunny conditions, brilliant country roads and 2 legendary cars to test. How much I would have loved to do this
The sound of that Merlin engine gives me chills every time!
The greatest piece of television I’ve ever seen in my life.
That Low drag coupe E type was gorgeous as well
The most beautiful car ever made, according to some Italian bloke.
Excuse me, but I think my jaw fell onto the floor with that sound!
Like Enzo seeing the E Type for the first time, I'm being moved to tears here. Just amazing!
"Once upon a time we really were as great as we think are now" - beautifully put...
This was beautifully put together. And beautifully presented by Jeremy Clarkson. The man who made Top Gear a huge success. Thank you.
I'm here to pay my respect and condolences after the new Jaguar campaign. RIP kitty. 🥀
I don't know if I would live in GB but you guys do have a shit ton to be proud of.
Best tribute to a car ever, including the comedy bit at the end, just perfect
The Eagle Speedster looks like a magnificent blending of the E-Type and the XJ13.
indeed.
THERAZORKILLE Productions That makes me wonder, can the XJ13 engine fit in an E-type? That would be fun.
Agreed. Astonishingly elegant upgrade, not a pig's ear in sight. But then for £500,000...it should be.
Good god old boy I appear to have something in my eye............. the best tribute ever I mean ever filmed well done Jeremy
I never thought much of the E-type until I saw one in person. They are beautiful. Something about TV doesn't do them justice. The Eagle is indescribable.
The ending gave me chills down my spine, especially when those Spitfires flew over Jeremy. Long live Great Britain!
My Cabriolet is better ~ I have a Mercedes-Benz four seater Cabriolet ~ More elegant and faster than this unreliable British car. BRITISH AUTOS BREAK DOWN A LOT!
@@colinchampollion4420 Meh. No one cares. I gave two Jaaaags and never had a problem with either and they will piss all over that Ruhr rubbish. Go away.
If anyone is wondering, Jeremy literally just bought one. He posted it on his Instagram
An E-type or an Eagle Speedster?
@@Jusuff Eagle speedster
3:50 Heres a repeat button for that bloody beautiful noise :D
angedgangsta I wish i could swap this engine in my car :3
Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that Jeremy Clarkson knows how to deliver an epic, emotional, funny yet informative delivery to camera about this 🇬🇧 icon (jag e-type) and in many ways the historical brilliance of 🇬🇧 and a country & nation
Have always loved the E-Type from the day I laid eyes on it as a 6 year old. To me, the most beautiful car ever built. Love that car so much I almost feel British!
The E Type is the most beautiful car ever built,
Absolutely the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on.
Huss Ali I totally agree with you there Huss Ali,
I agree, but I also agree with Jeremy. This Eagle Speedster...O-M-G.
YESSSS PLEASE !
only things I can think of that come close are the 250 LM, GT40 and Miura
I like the 250GT by Ferrari and the SL 300 by Mercedes better.
I'm so glad that Count Basie was mentioned. One of the best from the swing era.
That ending was utterly gorgeous. The music. Dear god.
Perfect end of the perfect tribute to the perfect car.
My all time favorite top gear episode. Wonderful. All that was missing was the Concorde in a fly by.
This is the difference between the Original Top Gear vs Current:
This is poetry. this is passion.
I stil love this video, and especially how ridiculously over the top the finale is :D
Clarkson has got to have got inspiration from Hughie Green's last episode of Opportunity Knocks....for all you children out there, the grand daddy of Britain's Got Talent.
This makes me patriotic... And I'm not even British
Great way to mark it's 50th Thank you Sir Jeremy Clarkson KGB (Knight order of the Grear Box)
As a schoolboy I fell in love with the E-type and had pictures of it plastered over the front of my school books. My brother-in-law wrapped his Healey 3000 around a telegraph pole and was looking for a new car; he looked at Alfas, Jensens etc, even a Sunbeam Tiger, while I was begging him to get an E-type One night he came to our house and told me had something to show me; and there it was 700 FVN, a gunmetal grey 3.8 coupe, sitting in the light falling snow with its three wipers going. We drove to a coffee shop and sat drinking coffee just admiring the car through the window. He owned another five E-types after that one, a 4.2, two Series 2s, and two series 3s and by that time i was lucky enough to drive the last one, another gunmetal grey coupe,V12 this time.
I haven't seen this film for years, but it bought a tear to my eye again. Simply stunning cars and the best vid Jez ever did.
Every so often, Jezza and the old Top Gear production team produced some stunning films. This is one of them.
Clarkson at his best; videos like this really show his passion for cars.
I lost it when he said “it won’t start” 😂
I had a 2+2 not starting was a given nonetheless I loved that jaguar
The way Jeremy describes cars he loves is a thing of beauty.
It’s when he is his most genuine.
When driving the Disco Vilante he described the engine, exhaust notes as Otis Redding.
The greatest achievement made by Britain after the E-type: Jeremy Clarkson.
The pride of being British just makes me feel so British than ever before. The cars, the marching band, the Spitfires, the Royal Marines and the Royal Navy and the RAF, the SAS and the United Kingdom in general.
Edit: I forgot to mention the music, the musicians, the artists, the actors, engineers, inventors, pioneers, fighters, war heroes, our history as a whole. It's not the reason, but it should be the reason as of why it is called "Great" Britain.
Amen, fellow Brit,
@MonsieurHiroshima I can understand why because Churchill was a racist. I support him due to the fact that he led this country in a victorious warfare, as well as mostly help from our allies. However, nothing at all will make me feel proud to be British.
@@WarhammerWings Amen to you, too, good sir.
@MonsieurHiroshima I think a better way to word it, is that I'm grateful as the of the while nation is too, that we weren't defeated. I don't ever appreciate his wrong doings as of racism. He wasn't a good person by no means.
@MonsieurHiroshima Wait, what? I have no self-hatred nor docI think whites are the only racists. To be honest, I don't really think about racism nor have anything to do with it. No, racism cannot be completely eradicated since lookism and racism will always be something that humans are natural to. Yes, I believe we should be equal, but we aren't, because others simply believe that one race is more superior than others, probably because they came from a statistically poorer country or demographic. No, I am not clued up on history of war, politicians or government bodies. Churchill was a racist and believed that we should take over those who were seemingly poorer and less dominant than the white race. That was how it was back then. That was how we functioned. Now, Churchill was a bad person, but the only thing I can say positive ever about him, was that he was our prime minister that had led thos country to victory, as well as the allies did of whom helped us big time. Most the credit goes to allies. Now, racism will continue and we cannot eradicate it, but don't hate on a race, hate the individual who is a negative influence on others. I don't hate a race. I'm not a racist. I like individuals who are seemingly decent who aren't assholes to me. That's mostly what I care about. Sure, most terrorists come from a middle eastern decent and there are people out there who are absolutely deluded to believe that all Muslims are bad. They're not. That's like saying all the Irish are bad because there was a terrorist organisation called the IRA that caused widespread arson and threats in the UK. So, in fact, I'll say what I want. I'm not being critical in anyway shape or form. I believe you are blowing this out of proportion by saying that I am "stupid" and shit. Why? What have I said that's so bad, because there is not one hint of negativity that I have said that was cause an upset.
I'm British only in distant family heritage, never even been there before, but this was so incredibly awesome and patriotic that I couldn't help but grin like a little kid. And I'm American, so that's so blasphemous that it's practically unspeakable. The people of the UK have a lot to be proud about, from the country to the E-Type's legacy; even if the latter sometimes doesn't start. :P
How does a show like Top Gear go from making you laugh so much to almost reducing you to tears? It's amazing
I remember the first time I saw a Jaguar. I think I was around 13 so this was 1994. I was a farm kid from western Canada. We were going to the city on a Saturday and this big red car with big head lights came up like a shot and blows by us. I say "Dad what was that?" He say "that was a Jaguar." I say "that things awesome" he says "yeah and they have V12s in them." I was hooked ever since. I think it was a late 80s xj. I will never forget that.
4:25 is a true love declaration
I agree with jeremy clarkson. The eagle e-type speedster is the best looking car i've ever seen.
When Jeremy loves something, his heart and soul, are out, in full display 🥰
This is possibly the best thing I have ever watched.
I think this video could easily pass as the best tribute to a car ever.
"It won't start." Just when you think, 'geez, he's pretty much overdone this to American-type proportions', we get a brilliant dose of full-on, British self-deprecating humour. Outstanding.
3:50 Well, I've just had a "crisis."
my god i had a heart murmur when i heard that
a 4.7 straight six ... sure it will sound deep and orgasmic :D
Phu5ion innit the best sound ive ever heard
Phu5ion I'll get the tissues
No signs of JDM Junkies going on "lol gtr is better than this" anywhere on the comments section...
Thank the holy straight-six.
You don't have to be a "JDM Junkie" to realize that the GT-R is the modern day E-Type, you have a $100,000 car that eats Italian and other super cars for breakfast lunch and dinner, the GT-R has the same formula as the E-Type... A car that has better performance than other cars at double even triple its price.
Famous Gaming Well said bro
Well then the modern day Jag E-Type would be a Caterham, by your logic. A £25.000 car that beats pretty much everything on the track. Also, the GTR lacks the elegance, class, beauty and soul of the E-Type. No matter how you look at it, a GTR is not a modern day E-Type. Unless you're only talking about figures in which case you're just being silly.
Also, you missed the point of my post. I was making fun of idiots who go around car videos saying their GTR is better.
Well it is better :-)
No, the Eagle Speedster is the best car on sale today. Why? Because it makes girls orgasm just by driving past.
"To remind us that once upon a time, we really were as great as we think we are now". That actually gave me goosebumps. E-type is truly the greatest car ever
Now England is a poor European Country ~ cuz they can't even heat their homes in the cold winters😂😢!
Just wonderful... This is why Clarkson will never be matched. Plus one of my favourite Merlin flypast sounds ever! 😍
And you're right: both the Spitfire and the Hurricane were powered by the Merlin, as was the legendary P-51 Mustang a couple of years later.
02:00
That shot and that music gives me chills every time.
Jeremy.... Where to start sir... You are truly an insipration to the car industry. Your truthful and honestly the best car presenter that we have ever had. we look forward your trio specials in the Grand Tour. Much love from your fans always. 'Insert in love face here'
"The belgians have a urinating infant"
-Jeremy Clarkson, 2011
And yet it’s true. The Belgians have a weird relationship with statues.
One of the most beautiful car bodies ever designed.
I was hoping at least once he would mention the name of the designer. Malcolm Sayer, the father of E type deserves much more recognition.
I’ve watched that lots of times and it still gives me goosebumps every time a true British icon the Eagle speedster to me is the most beautiful car in the world
"It won't start"
LMBO!
Wish I could give a million thumbs up to this video, Clarkson is just the best, the very end was even better than all the fanfare 😂
one of the best sounding cars ive heard! eagle roadster
when i heard that Spitfire and hurrican come over that was the iceing on the cake honestly brang a tear to my eye,
the reason why it was called "Great" Britain
I did cry watching the video and the magnificence of the car and how good it is until the price came in to picture
Top Gear won't be the same again without Jeremy!
What in the world is the budget for an episode of Top Gear?
I'm sure jaguar chipped in
@@Piedutch And the military volunteered to help.
I love britain for the supercharger sound of the spitfire's merlin engine.
The last two minutes... I mean... mind blowing! Literally moved to tears
4:00 that's intake and exhaust being that good and that is magical on a front engined car wow
02:00 what a beautiful image.
As a rare American I have a strong respect for the British and their engineering. I appreciate my own Countrys past successes but the United Kingdom has a much more elegant past than America. Fat tires and going fast in a straight line is great but Cars like the E type and others and even cars like an MGB are really something special. The kind of special you can only get from England. Truly beautiful classic cars.
HappyRage I love you
In my dream garage, there is an e-type, shelby gt 500, porsche 911 turbo, Aston db5
And a brit-america collaboration car, Cobra AC Super Snake
corvette stingray was a close call though, but shelby gt 500 tops it in my books
What's a rare American?
(so many punchlines spring to mind)
You do realize America has multiple equivalents to the E-type right? Best part about the American equivalents is that they are reliable.
Looks much better as a hardtop
I’ve seen the Eagle speedster with my own eyes, it’s THE most beautiful car I’ve ever seen, it’s flawless & drop dead gorgeous.
I remember helping my father rebuild the engine from a '72 E Type back when I was 7 or 8 years old. I still want to get one, some day.