1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,000 Downloaded From www.AllSubs.org 2 00:00:11,045 --> 00:00:15,209 Tonight, in a well-balanced show, James gets egg on his face, 3 00:00:15,282 --> 00:00:17,580 Richard runs himself over, 4 00:00:17,651 --> 00:00:21,280 and I power-slide the new Aston Martin DBS. 5 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:28,655 - (Applause) - Yes, thank you. 6 00:00:29,697 --> 00:00:31,130 Thank you very much. 7 00:00:31,198 --> 00:00:33,325 Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. 8 00:00:33,401 --> 00:00:36,461 Hello. Hello and welcome to the show. 9 00:00:37,471 --> 00:00:42,067 Meanwhile, next year sees the 40th anniversary 10 00:00:42,143 --> 00:00:44,441 of the formation of British Leyland, 11 00:00:44,512 --> 00:00:48,642 and we thought it would be a brilliant idea to celebrate this automotive milestone, 12 00:00:48,716 --> 00:00:53,312 but unfortunately the producers of Top Gear said there was nothing to celebrate, 13 00:00:53,387 --> 00:00:58,848 because BL was a miserable disaster and everything they ever made was rubbish. 14 00:00:58,926 --> 00:01:02,089 And we said, well, yes, sure, the cars weren't terribly well built, 15 00:01:02,163 --> 00:01:03,494 and quite a lot of bits fell off, 16 00:01:03,564 --> 00:01:07,762 but even so, we insisted that some of the designs were quite clever. 17 00:01:07,835 --> 00:01:10,531 There was a really big argument, 18 00:01:10,604 --> 00:01:13,095 which ended up with the people in the office saying to us, 19 00:01:13,174 --> 00:01:16,507 "If you think BL made a decent car, you go out and buy one." 20 00:01:16,577 --> 00:01:20,035 They gave us each L1,200 of our own money... 21 00:01:20,114 --> 00:01:23,049 - (Laughter) ...and then set us a number of challenges. 22 00:01:23,117 --> 00:01:27,247 We were told to meet up at the Warwick Services on the M40, 23 00:01:27,321 --> 00:01:29,448 and Jeremy was first to arrive. 24 00:01:35,329 --> 00:01:37,627 This is what I've bought. 25 00:01:37,698 --> 00:01:43,068 It's a Rover SD1 styled to look like a Ferrari Daytona and it does. 26 00:01:43,137 --> 00:01:47,335 This particular model has the 3.5 liter V8 engine, 27 00:01:47,408 --> 00:01:52,573 and inside you will find... plum-colored vulgalour upholstery. 28 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:55,843 It's got a stereo/radio cassette that doesn't work, 29 00:01:55,916 --> 00:01:58,749 it's got cruise control... that doesn't work, 30 00:01:58,819 --> 00:02:02,380 an electric sunshine roof that... doesn't work, 31 00:02:02,456 --> 00:02:07,291 er... but, as a result of these small niggly little faults, 32 00:02:07,361 --> 00:02:12,890 I was able to get this bucket of magnificence for just 1,100 of my pounds. 33 00:02:14,335 --> 00:02:16,701 The next contender arrived. 34 00:02:16,770 --> 00:02:19,603 Wait, there's a car arriving here with no one behind the wheel. 35 00:02:19,673 --> 00:02:22,164 It must be Hammond and it's a Dolly Sprint! 36 00:02:22,243 --> 00:02:25,644 - What d'you think? - Yeah, look at that! 37 00:02:25,713 --> 00:02:29,615 First ever production car to have 16 valves, four per cylinder. 38 00:02:29,683 --> 00:02:30,945 Wow! 39 00:02:31,018 --> 00:02:34,818 And the first British saloon car to have alloy wheels as standard. 40 00:02:34,889 --> 00:02:37,050 - Wow! - It's up there. 41 00:02:37,124 --> 00:02:39,456 Now, I seem to recall... Very sporty. 42 00:02:39,527 --> 00:02:41,154 - But, hang on, real wood. - I know. 43 00:02:41,228 --> 00:02:44,720 The only thing is, they forgot to sand it. You'll get splinters off it. 44 00:02:44,798 --> 00:02:48,393 It's made out of floorboards - it's unbelievable! 45 00:02:48,469 --> 00:02:50,369 How much did you pay of your own money? 46 00:02:50,437 --> 00:02:51,631 1,250ish. 47 00:02:51,705 --> 00:02:53,730 - So, you've gone over. - It's a classic. 48 00:02:53,807 --> 00:02:56,037 It's desirable, people want these things. 49 00:02:56,110 --> 00:02:59,102 I talked Richard through the Rover's little foibles. 50 00:02:59,180 --> 00:03:03,674 A little known fact about the Rover SD1 is that it was longer on one side, 51 00:03:03,751 --> 00:03:06,345 because it wasn't very well made, than it was on the other. 52 00:03:06,420 --> 00:03:09,912 Engine, good. Gearbox, good. Clutch, good. 53 00:03:09,990 --> 00:03:12,458 - These had central locking, electric windows. - Mm-hm. 54 00:03:12,526 --> 00:03:15,256 - Didn't people used to get trapped and killed? - Yeah. 55 00:03:15,329 --> 00:03:18,457 Your Dolly Sprint was the hot hatchback of its day. 56 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:20,056 - Very much so. - So, what's May got? 57 00:03:24,471 --> 00:03:27,668 - Morning. - And he's brought a piece of cheese. 58 00:03:27,741 --> 00:03:29,606 (Laughs) 59 00:03:29,677 --> 00:03:32,111 - You brought a Princess, James. - I have. 60 00:03:32,179 --> 00:03:35,171 We're trying to prove British Leyland occasionally made good cars. 61 00:03:35,249 --> 00:03:38,241 - You're not helping our case. - Most interesting car they ever made. 62 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:39,980 And most radical and most modern. 63 00:03:40,054 --> 00:03:43,023 Oh, look at the brown interior! Ooh! 64 00:03:43,090 --> 00:03:45,490 Brown, brown, brown. 65 00:03:45,559 --> 00:03:46,890 It's brown and browner. 66 00:03:46,961 --> 00:03:52,297 Brown was a '70s color. This is a 1978 car. It's very interesting, it's in good condition... 67 00:03:52,366 --> 00:03:53,424 Why is it interesting? 68 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:57,527 This was the first car in the world to obscure its wiper spindles under the bonnet. 69 00:03:57,605 --> 00:04:00,870 Obscured windscreen wiper spindles - there's a reason to own one. 70 00:04:00,941 --> 00:04:02,772 At the time it was important. 71 00:04:02,843 --> 00:04:04,367 What's the suspension in this? 72 00:04:04,445 --> 00:04:06,640 Hydragas. Very, very... 73 00:04:06,714 --> 00:04:09,342 - It's very low. - No, that's how it should be. 74 00:04:09,416 --> 00:04:12,146 It's very low on that side and very high. 75 00:04:12,219 --> 00:04:14,813 - It's actually broken, James. - It's leaked. 76 00:04:14,888 --> 00:04:17,823 This car, the Dolly Sprint, was driven in the Professionals. 77 00:04:17,891 --> 00:04:23,557 This featured in the video of Don't You Want Me Baby by the Human League. 78 00:04:23,631 --> 00:04:26,259 This was driven by Terry Scott in Terry And June. 79 00:04:26,333 --> 00:04:27,459 - I know. - Enough said. 80 00:04:29,403 --> 00:04:32,895 Now, at this point, we'd normally receive our challenge, 81 00:04:32,973 --> 00:04:37,967 but spitefully, the production team said we had to drive 40 miles to go and get it. 82 00:04:40,447 --> 00:04:43,348 40 miles? No problem at all. 83 00:04:43,417 --> 00:04:45,146 To horse. 84 00:04:45,219 --> 00:04:46,914 Come on! 85 00:04:46,987 --> 00:04:48,318 Yeah! 86 00:04:49,757 --> 00:04:50,883 Oh, God! 87 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,651 (Engine won't start) 88 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:02,765 Erm... 89 00:05:07,408 --> 00:05:09,376 The key won't turn in my ignition. 90 00:05:09,443 --> 00:05:10,967 Mine doesn't start at all. 91 00:05:11,045 --> 00:05:12,910 Hang on, James. 92 00:05:12,980 --> 00:05:15,380 Which slovenly Midlander built this? 93 00:05:16,417 --> 00:05:18,078 The steering lock's gone on. 94 00:05:19,119 --> 00:05:20,143 God! 95 00:05:24,625 --> 00:05:26,684 I like it here. 96 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,695 - It's a shame to move from this glorious spot. - It's a lovely morning. 97 00:05:29,763 --> 00:05:32,231 I'm just letting my engine breathe, get some air. 98 00:05:32,299 --> 00:05:34,995 (Richard) Eventually the Rover screeched into life. 99 00:05:35,069 --> 00:05:37,435 (Fan belt squealing) 100 00:05:39,740 --> 00:05:43,437 I got my Dolly going as well, and we were on our way. 101 00:05:45,979 --> 00:05:47,571 Now, for our younger viewers, 102 00:05:47,648 --> 00:05:52,347 we should explain why the Top Gear office thinks the three of us have lost our marbles. 103 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:56,048 You see, some BL cars were quite badly built... 104 00:05:57,758 --> 00:05:59,453 ...but most weren't built at all. 105 00:06:00,494 --> 00:06:05,158 This is because the workforce spent most of its time outside on strike. 106 00:06:05,232 --> 00:06:10,568 But still, we say that despite all this, some good cars did sneak through the net, 107 00:06:10,637 --> 00:06:12,662 and we were going to prove it. 108 00:06:13,741 --> 00:06:18,769 I was full of hope, right up to the end of the slip road leaving Warwick Services. 109 00:06:18,846 --> 00:06:21,679 My throttle's broken. My throttle's broken. 110 00:06:21,749 --> 00:06:23,307 Oh, God. 111 00:06:23,384 --> 00:06:25,352 Hammond's in trouble already. 112 00:06:25,419 --> 00:06:28,411 I got a hundred yards and it's broken. 113 00:06:28,489 --> 00:06:31,822 I can't make the... The throttle doesn't work. 114 00:06:34,995 --> 00:06:39,432 In the lopsided Princess, James was unaware of my demise. 115 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:43,527 I think British cars of the 1970s were good. 116 00:06:43,604 --> 00:06:46,266 We had this, we had Jeremy's Rover, great car. 117 00:06:46,340 --> 00:06:48,570 The Dolomite Sprint that Hammond's got, great car. 118 00:06:53,247 --> 00:06:56,216 They've given us these little cameras to film our various calamities. 119 00:06:56,283 --> 00:06:58,478 We were expecting car problems and we've got them, 120 00:06:58,552 --> 00:07:01,112 but there's another one here - Jeremy's finger. 121 00:07:01,188 --> 00:07:03,748 I was just seeing what was in here. 122 00:07:10,297 --> 00:07:11,958 Has anyone got any butter? 123 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:18,834 With some AA wire and some AA Lurpak, Jeremy and I were soon on our way. 124 00:07:22,376 --> 00:07:24,003 Yeah! 125 00:07:24,077 --> 00:07:26,545 And quickly we caught up with James, 126 00:07:26,613 --> 00:07:30,014 so we could reflect on the brilliance of our cars. 127 00:07:30,083 --> 00:07:33,052 Some great details on this thing, like the seat belt warning light, 128 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,850 which flashes if you sit in the seat but don't put the seat belt on. 129 00:07:35,923 --> 00:07:40,883 That sounds perfectly everyday now, but back then, that was radical, 130 00:07:40,961 --> 00:07:43,521 and annoying, because seat belts weren't compulsory. 131 00:07:47,801 --> 00:07:51,794 It's almost as though this car was designed by futurologists. 132 00:07:51,872 --> 00:07:56,571 I mean, this little slot down here is the exact size of a mobile phone. 133 00:07:56,643 --> 00:08:01,774 Tomorrow's World never even saw the mobile phone coming and yet Rover did. 134 00:08:01,849 --> 00:08:05,580 And here, look, the door mirrors are operated by this switch, OK? 135 00:08:05,652 --> 00:08:08,712 Now, the people who put that switch there knew it would break, 136 00:08:08,789 --> 00:08:11,758 so they put manual controls in as well. 137 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:14,824 Here comes Hammond, he's coming through. 138 00:08:16,530 --> 00:08:17,792 Yeah! 139 00:08:18,765 --> 00:08:23,225 (Laughs) The noise it's making is Biblical! 140 00:08:23,303 --> 00:08:27,763 I shall now engage my fully-functioning overdrive by pressing this button. 141 00:08:29,776 --> 00:08:31,073 Nothing's happened. 142 00:08:34,448 --> 00:08:39,579 To get our first challenge, we'd been told to go to the old Morris factory in 0xford. 143 00:08:39,653 --> 00:08:44,249 Unfortunately, when we got there, we found the plant now belongs to BMW... 144 00:08:45,826 --> 00:08:47,623 ...who told us to go away. 145 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:56,460 So we were sent instead to the old Triumph factory in Canley, 146 00:08:56,537 --> 00:09:00,473 but when we got there, we discovered it had been turned into a hotel. 147 00:09:02,442 --> 00:09:07,402 The only evidence of its existence was a few forlorn road names. 148 00:09:09,383 --> 00:09:13,615 So, we were told to go to the old Austin factory in Longbridge. 149 00:09:19,726 --> 00:09:22,024 Sadly, though, it had gone. 150 00:09:24,264 --> 00:09:26,732 There's nothing... There's nothing left. 151 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:31,995 I'd heard the Chinese had bought Longbridge. I didn't know they bought all of it. 152 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:33,403 Everything. 153 00:09:33,473 --> 00:09:34,599 How's your car holding up? 154 00:09:34,675 --> 00:09:37,007 I've got some odd squeaks and rattles. 155 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:43,107 I could actually make a fairly good drum solo out of various bits of trim in my car. 156 00:09:43,183 --> 00:09:46,277 We decided to compare noises. 157 00:09:46,353 --> 00:09:48,344 (Banging, rattling and squeaking) 158 00:09:52,125 --> 00:09:53,319 And before you knew it... 159 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:55,384 (Banging, squeaking and rattling) 160 00:10:12,913 --> 00:10:17,748 A requiem to Longbridge from the Top Gear British Leyland Trio. 161 00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:21,583 That's got a certain something. 162 00:10:25,192 --> 00:10:27,422 It was time to move on. 163 00:10:27,494 --> 00:10:29,086 (Laughs) 164 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:34,497 You opened the door wide. 165 00:10:34,568 --> 00:10:37,401 I opened the door... The door's still there! 166 00:10:37,471 --> 00:10:40,167 (All laugh) 167 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,937 - It's come back to Longbridge. - It's on strike. 168 00:10:46,113 --> 00:10:49,776 Finally, I got past my stable door and we were off. 169 00:10:50,817 --> 00:10:53,217 Well... one of us was. 170 00:10:53,286 --> 00:10:56,278 (Engines turn but don't start) 171 00:11:00,627 --> 00:11:02,788 (Applause) 172 00:11:02,863 --> 00:11:04,160 That did happen, that. 173 00:11:04,231 --> 00:11:09,134 Yes, but that door, how it got stuck, I have no idea. 174 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:13,199 I've opened one door, now I'll open another. 175 00:11:13,273 --> 00:11:16,208 Meanwhile, we did eventually get our cars started 176 00:11:16,276 --> 00:11:19,905 and we made our way to where they set us some challenges. More of that later on. 177 00:11:20,714 --> 00:11:24,150 But now it's time to do the news and... Oh, God, there's a lot to get through. 178 00:11:24,217 --> 00:11:26,310 We've got the Ferrari 430 Scuderia. 179 00:11:27,354 --> 00:11:29,686 I've driven this now. It's absolutely fantastic. 180 00:11:29,756 --> 00:11:33,214 Unfortunately, we won't be able to show it to you because some idiot's crashed it. 181 00:11:33,293 --> 00:11:36,751 Supposed to be filming it later this week, but that's not gonna happen. 182 00:11:36,830 --> 00:11:41,858 Nissan, this is the GTR - this is gonna be the most exciting car of 2008. 183 00:11:41,935 --> 00:11:43,698 We've just heard this week it goes round... 184 00:11:43,770 --> 00:11:45,260 - Is it the Nurburgring? - It is. 185 00:11:45,338 --> 00:11:48,330 It goes round the Nurburgring quicker than a 911 Turbo. 186 00:11:48,408 --> 00:11:50,171 - Wow! - Can't wait for that. 187 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:54,077 Then of course, we've got the battle between the Subaru Impreza, the new one, 188 00:11:54,147 --> 00:11:56,877 and the Mitsubishi Evo 10. 189 00:11:56,950 --> 00:11:58,781 So much good stuff! 190 00:11:58,852 --> 00:12:01,150 - Hammond, what have you got? - News from Korea. 191 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:05,214 The Kia Picanto, it's got a new front bumper. 192 00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:07,089 - Look at that. - Wow! 193 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:08,422 Is that it? 194 00:12:08,495 --> 00:12:10,793 - Yeah, just the bumper. - Anything else? 195 00:12:10,864 --> 00:12:13,833 Well, more news from Korea, actually. You know the Hyundai Coupé? 196 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:16,664 - Yes. - Well, there's a new one coming. 197 00:12:16,737 --> 00:12:18,705 Look. That looks brilliant. 198 00:12:18,772 --> 00:12:21,798 The trouble with the Hyundai Coupé is that it always looks quite good 199 00:12:21,875 --> 00:12:25,902 it's quite nice to drive and it's front-wheel drive and a bit sort of half-arsed, I always think. 200 00:12:25,979 --> 00:12:28,971 Well, this time they're talking about putting a V8 in the front of that. 201 00:12:29,049 --> 00:12:31,745 As it is, there's a V6, 300 brake horsepower, it's a light engine, 202 00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:33,843 or you can have a four-pot turbo. 203 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,445 - It is rear-wheel drive this time. - It's rear drive? 204 00:12:36,523 --> 00:12:39,686 Yeah, and limited slip diff. They're looking to take on the Mustang with it. 205 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:42,354 Even I like that. 206 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:44,727 - They'll be delighted. - No, I do. 207 00:12:44,798 --> 00:12:46,356 So, what news have you got, James? 208 00:12:46,433 --> 00:12:49,334 Well, actually, I've got some news from Korea. 209 00:12:49,402 --> 00:12:52,371 You can't tell, can you, that Top Gear's just been sold in Korea? 210 00:12:52,439 --> 00:12:53,497 (Laughter) 211 00:12:53,573 --> 00:12:56,599 I think we're smoothing this one out nicely. 212 00:12:56,676 --> 00:12:58,007 It's not showing. 213 00:12:58,078 --> 00:13:01,445 - Hello, you industrious little fellows. - (Laughter) 214 00:13:02,849 --> 00:13:04,476 That's got 'em on-side, well done. 215 00:13:04,551 --> 00:13:08,647 From Korea, you know the Kia Cee'd? 216 00:13:08,722 --> 00:13:11,020 - Yes, what about it? - Cee'd. 217 00:13:11,091 --> 00:13:13,855 Well, it's the fourth best car of the year. 218 00:13:13,927 --> 00:13:15,622 Fourth best? 219 00:13:15,695 --> 00:13:17,356 It's the fourth best car of the year. 220 00:13:17,430 --> 00:13:19,091 That's not even a podium finish, is it? 221 00:13:19,166 --> 00:13:20,565 What beat it? 222 00:13:20,634 --> 00:13:22,795 - The Fiat 500 was the winner. - Mm-hm. 223 00:13:22,869 --> 00:13:26,361 Third place was the Ford Mondeo. 224 00:13:26,439 --> 00:13:28,634 And then fourth place, the Cee'd. 225 00:13:28,708 --> 00:13:33,475 Then in fifth place was the Nissan... Cuscus? 226 00:13:33,547 --> 00:13:35,242 Squishsquash. 227 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:36,441 Where's the Audi R8? 228 00:13:37,684 --> 00:13:38,651 It's not here. 229 00:13:38,718 --> 00:13:46,682 Who here... would have a Nissan Kumquat in front of an R8? 230 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:48,057 It's a survey. 231 00:13:48,128 --> 00:13:49,493 (Laughter) 232 00:13:49,563 --> 00:13:53,021 That's 0% of British people would do that. 233 00:13:53,099 --> 00:13:55,124 What idiots have come up with that? 234 00:13:55,202 --> 00:13:57,170 Well, you see, it's the Car of the Year jury. 235 00:13:57,237 --> 00:13:59,535 It's senior people from 22 countries, 236 00:13:59,606 --> 00:14:03,474 and they have a sort of pathological hatred of any car that's expensive. 237 00:14:03,543 --> 00:14:04,942 They're just communists. 238 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:06,638 The interesting thing is, you see, 239 00:14:06,713 --> 00:14:10,046 a couple of weeks ago, remember I drove that Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead? 240 00:14:10,116 --> 00:14:12,084 - Mm-hm. - I dunno, 241 00:14:12,152 --> 00:14:14,620 - I thought that was better than the Fiat. - (Laughter) 242 00:14:14,688 --> 00:14:17,248 - I think it could be, yeah. - More news. 243 00:14:17,324 --> 00:14:18,621 You know the Hyundai Sonata? 244 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:20,057 - Oh, Hyundai. - Korean car. 245 00:14:20,126 --> 00:14:22,356 - Mm. - New front bumper, here it is. 246 00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:26,422 New headlamps, new dashboard, new radiator grille 247 00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:28,626 - and I wouldn't have one. - Me neither. 248 00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:33,571 Honestly, things I'd rather do than drive one of those include 249 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,576 presenting next week's show while gently cupping James' scrotum. 250 00:14:37,644 --> 00:14:38,906 (Laughter) 251 00:14:38,979 --> 00:14:42,471 And we're... We're off the air in Korea. 252 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:45,143 Goodbye, industrious little fellows. Erm... 253 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:48,381 Oh, give me a minute, I'm gonna have trouble shifting that vision now. 254 00:14:48,455 --> 00:14:50,753 - (Laughter) - You're gonna have trouble? 255 00:14:50,824 --> 00:14:53,987 We've also been sold, you'll like this, we've been sold in Australia. 256 00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:56,620 We have, so we should probably talk about Australian cars. 257 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:58,493 - Is there an Australian here? - (Man) Yeah! 258 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:01,261 - Yeah. - We're now yours. 259 00:15:01,334 --> 00:15:02,665 Yeah, you've bought us. 260 00:15:02,736 --> 00:15:05,637 And so we must talk about an Australian car. 261 00:15:05,705 --> 00:15:07,195 (Richard) Yeah, er, yeah. 262 00:15:07,274 --> 00:15:08,935 The XR8, that's Australian. 263 00:15:09,009 --> 00:15:12,638 It isn't. It's got an American engine and it was engineered by a Scotch. 264 00:15:12,712 --> 00:15:14,407 - You're right. - So, what else is there? 265 00:15:15,315 --> 00:15:16,646 - Erm... - There's... 266 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:20,276 - (Laughter) - Erm... 267 00:15:20,353 --> 00:15:21,752 Wasn't? No. 268 00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:24,654 What Australian cars are there? 269 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:27,659 - Falcon! - That's a Ford, you blithering idiot, 270 00:15:27,727 --> 00:15:29,752 - that's American. - (Laughter) 271 00:15:29,829 --> 00:15:32,730 What did you say - you're no good at rugby and we've beaten you twice? 272 00:15:32,799 --> 00:15:34,027 (Laughter) 273 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,692 (Applause) 274 00:15:35,769 --> 00:15:37,396 That's what I heard. 275 00:15:37,470 --> 00:15:38,994 Yeah. 276 00:15:40,707 --> 00:15:42,004 I think... 277 00:15:43,043 --> 00:15:44,840 ...we'll move on. 278 00:15:44,911 --> 00:15:49,644 Now, have you ever wanted to buy a sports car that's got a diesel engine, 279 00:15:49,716 --> 00:15:52,378 top speed of 150 miles an hour, 280 00:15:52,452 --> 00:15:58,413 that's a high-riding 4x4 off-road car, and is also a four-seater convertible? 281 00:15:58,491 --> 00:16:00,584 - (Both) No. - Neither have I, 282 00:16:00,660 --> 00:16:02,719 but Audi's made one anyway. Here it is. 283 00:16:03,763 --> 00:16:05,230 (Richard) What do you do with it? 284 00:16:05,298 --> 00:16:07,129 - (Laughter) - I've no idea. 285 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,533 It's called the Cross Cabriolet. Not as cross as the owner will be 286 00:16:10,603 --> 00:16:13,697 when he buys it and discovers he looks like Graham Norton's plumber. 287 00:16:13,773 --> 00:16:14,740 (Laughter) 288 00:16:14,808 --> 00:16:18,209 But, the thing is, it's only a concept at the moment. 289 00:16:18,278 --> 00:16:21,509 The trouble is, Audi have a habit of putting their concepts into production, 290 00:16:21,581 --> 00:16:23,014 but really, just no with that one. 291 00:16:23,083 --> 00:16:28,885 You know the Morgan Aero 8, which was the first car ever made with cross eyes? 292 00:16:28,955 --> 00:16:30,388 We've got a picture of it here. 293 00:16:30,457 --> 00:16:34,257 There you are. I called it Clarence from the old Daktari programs. 294 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:37,819 Anyway, Morgan has now fixed the sort of squint. 295 00:16:37,897 --> 00:16:41,594 The problem is, that they've decided that while they were at it, 296 00:16:41,668 --> 00:16:45,866 they would make a coupé version of the Aero 8 and it's called the Aero Max. 297 00:16:45,939 --> 00:16:47,668 We've got a picture of that. 298 00:16:47,741 --> 00:16:50,005 Now, I'm sorry, d'you know how much that is? 299 00:16:50,076 --> 00:16:53,534 L110,000. 300 00:16:53,613 --> 00:16:56,776 You would have to be so mad to buy one of those, 301 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:59,410 that you wouldn't be able to have a driving license. 302 00:16:59,486 --> 00:17:01,351 You know who's ordered one, don't you? 303 00:17:01,421 --> 00:17:02,911 Ray Charles? Stevie Wonder? Who? 304 00:17:02,989 --> 00:17:04,820 (Laughter) 305 00:17:04,891 --> 00:17:06,859 - Who? - Him. 306 00:17:06,926 --> 00:17:08,894 Yes, I have. 307 00:17:08,962 --> 00:17:11,453 - Thanks for that. - You've ordered one of those? 308 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,726 - Yes, I have. - Why? 309 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,961 Because it's brilliant. 310 00:17:16,036 --> 00:17:19,494 It's like saying "Well, you know, I've had marriage proposals this week 311 00:17:19,572 --> 00:17:22,803 "from Keira Knightley and Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie, 312 00:17:22,876 --> 00:17:25,504 "but I've decided I'm gonna marry John McCririck." 313 00:17:25,578 --> 00:17:27,512 (Laughter) 314 00:17:27,580 --> 00:17:30,014 Very funny and everything, but you're wrong. 315 00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:32,278 That is the last of the proper British sports cars. 316 00:17:32,352 --> 00:17:34,877 - It's got a German engine. - Yes, but the rest of it... 317 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:37,650 - And it looks like an insect. - You drive a Spyder. 318 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:40,784 - Technically, a spider isn't an insect. - Oh, shut up, James. 319 00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:42,418 (Laughter) 320 00:17:42,495 --> 00:17:44,463 You've got a Panda, you know nothing. 321 00:17:44,531 --> 00:17:46,055 - Can I say something here? - What? 322 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:48,657 - I'm with Hammond. - What, you like that? 323 00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:51,226 - I think it's terrific. - When you said "I'm with Hammond" 324 00:17:51,304 --> 00:17:53,704 - I thought you meant we were going out. - (Laughter) 325 00:17:55,075 --> 00:17:58,943 I would like to apologise to the nation and to the world, what's left of it, 326 00:17:59,012 --> 00:18:02,311 erm, what's left that's watching, for the level of blind idiocy this week, 327 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:04,716 and now I'm going to move it on. 328 00:18:05,518 --> 00:18:08,715 It's time for me to try a new Aston Martin out on our track. 329 00:18:08,788 --> 00:18:10,517 There are two reasons I want to do that - 330 00:18:10,590 --> 00:18:12,353 one, it's a new Aston Martin, 331 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:16,225 and two, I couldn't work out what it's for. 332 00:18:24,137 --> 00:18:27,766 It's called the DBS and Aston Martin are very adamant 333 00:18:27,841 --> 00:18:32,175 that it's an all-new six liter, hard-driving lightweight thoroughbred. 334 00:18:32,912 --> 00:18:39,249 I'm not sure about that. To my mind, a thoroughbred car is Italian and flamboyant 335 00:18:39,319 --> 00:18:42,049 and it has its engine in the middle and it goes wrong all the time. 336 00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:46,382 This is... none of those things. 337 00:18:50,763 --> 00:18:53,823 Yes, it has four nostrils in the bonnet, 338 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:57,700 carbon fiber buttocks and carbon ceramic brakes. 339 00:18:57,770 --> 00:19:02,707 But the engine's at the front, there's lots of storage space in the cabin, 340 00:19:02,775 --> 00:19:05,266 and it has a boot you can actually use. 341 00:19:06,412 --> 00:19:11,873 It therefore isn't laid out like a thoroughbred, but who knows, maybe it'll drive like one. 342 00:19:14,754 --> 00:19:19,282 OK, I'm gonna tell the adaptive suspension that I'm on a track. There we are. 343 00:19:20,527 --> 00:19:22,119 And here we go. 344 00:19:34,407 --> 00:19:35,874 I like the steering. 345 00:19:35,942 --> 00:19:38,172 I do like that and I like the brakes. 346 00:19:39,946 --> 00:19:43,905 And I have to say, I'm also pretty fond of the tweaked differential they've put in, 347 00:19:43,983 --> 00:19:45,917 which means you can do this. 348 00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:47,145 Yeah, look at that! 349 00:19:49,656 --> 00:19:55,026 I must say, the tires, which are specially made just for this car, by Pirelli, are brilliant. 350 00:19:55,094 --> 00:19:56,925 Very good, excellent. 351 00:19:59,899 --> 00:20:01,230 Wey-hey! 352 00:20:01,301 --> 00:20:03,565 It makes the right noises as well. 353 00:20:07,874 --> 00:20:11,469 But, you don't get that same sense of terror 354 00:20:11,544 --> 00:20:15,241 that you get from a proper thoroughbred, like, say a Ferrari. 355 00:20:18,751 --> 00:20:23,120 None of that sense of "Oh, my God, I've wet myself!" 356 00:20:29,162 --> 00:20:31,357 There's something else as well. 357 00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:34,195 Hard, really, to put my finger on, but it feels... 358 00:20:34,934 --> 00:20:36,993 Dunno, it just feels a little bit... 359 00:20:38,538 --> 00:20:39,698 ...old-fashioned. 360 00:20:41,674 --> 00:20:45,633 Maybe old-fashioned is unkind. Maybe old school would be better, 361 00:20:45,712 --> 00:20:48,977 but either way, it's not a thoroughbred. 362 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,153 Perhaps then, it's a work of art. 363 00:20:58,625 --> 00:21:02,425 There's no denying that it's bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful. 364 00:21:04,530 --> 00:21:07,294 But is it better looking than a DB9? 365 00:21:07,367 --> 00:21:10,359 Well, apart from the racing paraphernalia on the DBS, 366 00:21:10,436 --> 00:21:12,734 they look pretty much the same to me. 367 00:21:14,007 --> 00:21:15,941 Keira Knightley... 368 00:21:16,009 --> 00:21:19,172 Keira Knightley in Puff Diddly's jewelry. 369 00:21:19,245 --> 00:21:22,737 And it's all very well them saying the DBS is carbon fiber, 370 00:21:22,815 --> 00:21:25,215 it's only ten stone lighter than the DB9, 371 00:21:25,285 --> 00:21:29,483 and that's what, the weight of a medium sized... woman. 372 00:21:32,592 --> 00:21:37,586 So, it's not a thoroughbred supercar and it's not as good-looking as its sister. 373 00:21:37,664 --> 00:21:41,896 Maybe then, we should view it as a replacement for the old Vanquish S. 374 00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:45,465 The trouble with doing that though, 375 00:21:45,538 --> 00:21:49,975 is that the DBS's V12 produces 510 brake horsepower, 376 00:21:50,043 --> 00:21:54,070 and that's ten less than you got from the Vanquish's V12. 377 00:21:55,515 --> 00:21:56,982 (Engines revving) 378 00:21:57,050 --> 00:21:58,574 (Tires squealing) 379 00:22:03,122 --> 00:22:07,218 As a result, the Vanquish will do 200 mph. 380 00:22:07,293 --> 00:22:11,627 This is out of puff at 191. Come on! 381 00:22:12,899 --> 00:22:14,799 There are other problems too. 382 00:22:16,936 --> 00:22:19,928 The interior is all marvelous - 383 00:22:20,006 --> 00:22:23,134 an amazing blend of carbon fiber, suede, 384 00:22:23,209 --> 00:22:26,736 and lots of exciting buttons you can't see or reach. 385 00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:32,614 I especially love the gear lever which is like a Power Ranger's leg. 386 00:22:33,386 --> 00:22:37,584 And then they go and let the whole thing down with this stupid key. 387 00:22:37,657 --> 00:22:41,718 They call it, and I'm not joking, an emotional control unit. 388 00:22:41,794 --> 00:22:43,284 Got one of those already. 389 00:22:43,363 --> 00:22:45,888 It's called a government and I don't like that either. 390 00:22:52,238 --> 00:22:55,503 This car then, is shaping up to be a bit of a misfit. 391 00:22:58,344 --> 00:23:02,872 But don't worry, because there's one thing it does brilliantly. 392 00:23:04,517 --> 00:23:09,216 Put it back in road mode and it becomes a stunning long-distance cruiser - 393 00:23:09,288 --> 00:23:11,779 an epic grand tourer. 394 00:23:15,661 --> 00:23:19,290 I'd be happy to drive this all the way to the south of France, 395 00:23:19,365 --> 00:23:23,131 and I'd be happy if I got there and found I'd forgotten my swimming trunks, 396 00:23:23,202 --> 00:23:26,330 because then I could drive it all the way back again. 397 00:23:29,008 --> 00:23:32,910 When you're on a motorway, it's smooth and civilized. Quiet as well. 398 00:23:32,979 --> 00:23:34,970 It is magnificent. 399 00:23:41,354 --> 00:23:43,549 But even here, there's a problem. 400 00:23:43,623 --> 00:23:47,855 Because if you want a good-looking and fast long-distance cruiser, 401 00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:51,294 what exactly is the matter with the DB9? 402 00:23:52,131 --> 00:23:55,862 It's easier to use, has the same engine, has two more seats, 403 00:23:55,935 --> 00:23:59,496 and it costs L50,000 less. 404 00:24:03,576 --> 00:24:05,874 (Applause) 405 00:24:14,854 --> 00:24:16,378 Yeah, but it's no good then? 406 00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:22,019 Oh, no, this is the best car I've driven all year and by a huge margin. 407 00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:25,586 Hang on, you just said it's not at quick as a Vanquish, 408 00:24:25,665 --> 00:24:27,098 and it's not as pretty as a DB9. 409 00:24:27,166 --> 00:24:29,760 And it's L50,000 more. 410 00:24:29,836 --> 00:24:32,168 Yeah, the thing is, Aston Martin messed up. 411 00:24:32,238 --> 00:24:35,833 When they said it's a thoroughbred, it's an all-new car, it isn't. 412 00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:40,242 That's what threw me. It's taken me ages to work it out but what this is, 413 00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:45,615 is a DB9 where every little piece is a little bit better. 414 00:24:45,685 --> 00:24:47,516 I tell you what, this is the way to think of it - 415 00:24:47,587 --> 00:24:52,615 don't think of it as a DBS, think of it as a DB9S, 416 00:24:52,692 --> 00:24:55,820 like a DB9 Evo, and then it makes sense. 417 00:24:55,895 --> 00:24:57,157 - Really? - Yeah. 418 00:24:57,230 --> 00:25:00,028 - L50,000? - I agree, 419 00:25:00,099 --> 00:25:04,035 the price is a bit steep. It's perilously close to the Ferrari 599, 420 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:07,664 but honestly, you cannot buy a DB9 any more, you just can't do it, 421 00:25:07,740 --> 00:25:10,436 because one day, you will be sitting at a set of lights, 422 00:25:10,510 --> 00:25:12,978 someone will pull up alongside in one of these, 423 00:25:13,045 --> 00:25:16,572 and you will feel hopeless and inadequate and you will have to kill yourself. 424 00:25:16,649 --> 00:25:17,775 (Laughter) 425 00:25:17,850 --> 00:25:21,513 Anyway, it is now time to see how fast this goes round our track, 426 00:25:21,587 --> 00:25:24,522 and that of course means handing it over to our tame racing driver. 427 00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:30,756 Some say that he knows two facts about ducks and both of them are wrong. 428 00:25:30,830 --> 00:25:32,320 (Laughter) 429 00:25:34,534 --> 00:25:36,502 And, that 61 years ago, 430 00:25:36,569 --> 00:25:42,804 he accidentally introduced her majesty the Queen to a Greek racialist. 431 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:44,206 (Laughter) 432 00:25:44,277 --> 00:25:48,805 All we know is, I'm going to the Tower now to have my head cut off, 433 00:25:48,881 --> 00:25:51,372 erm, and he is called The Stig. 434 00:25:52,718 --> 00:25:56,051 And he's off, with a wheel spin and a V12 bellow. 435 00:25:56,122 --> 00:25:57,783 Thundering down to the first corner. 436 00:25:57,857 --> 00:26:00,621 It's wet out there today. Let's see how that affects things. 437 00:26:00,693 --> 00:26:04,629 Carving a pretty steady path through there, no problems so far. 438 00:26:04,697 --> 00:26:06,426 Brilliantl 439 00:26:07,066 --> 00:26:10,797 (Man) What is my purpose? What would I want to accomplish? 440 00:26:10,870 --> 00:26:12,861 What values do I want to live by? 441 00:26:12,939 --> 00:26:17,103 (Jeremy) Staying on his self-help odyssey there as he kicks the tail out. 442 00:26:17,176 --> 00:26:18,768 Whoa, really kicking the tail outl 443 00:26:18,844 --> 00:26:23,907 In every way, this car's better than the DB9 including those superb new tires. 444 00:26:23,983 --> 00:26:26,144 They might be struggling with the damp, mind you. 445 00:26:26,218 --> 00:26:29,915 Looking pretty planted round Hammerhead and then, whoa, look at thatl 446 00:26:29,989 --> 00:26:33,288 (Man) What wall do I want to put my ladder of life against? 447 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:36,692 (Jeremy) Keeping it pinned open through the Follow-through. Does he lift-off? 448 00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:41,699 Yes, then back on the loud pedal. Down now to the last two corners. 449 00:26:41,767 --> 00:26:44,964 Magnificent brakes, better diff, all doing their stuff. 450 00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:47,198 A normal DB9 would be nowhere now. 451 00:26:47,273 --> 00:26:51,175 Here he comes, slices through Gambon and across the line. 452 00:26:51,243 --> 00:26:53,108 - (Applause) - Yeah! 453 00:26:53,179 --> 00:26:55,511 Now... 454 00:26:56,716 --> 00:27:03,986 Now, it did it on a wet track in one minute 27.4, 455 00:27:04,056 --> 00:27:07,423 which is sort of here, in the middle of nowhere. 456 00:27:07,493 --> 00:27:11,156 Thing is though, the track dried out just before we came on air, 457 00:27:11,230 --> 00:27:14,256 so I said to Tthe Stig "Quickly go out, do it again, get a time. 458 00:27:14,333 --> 00:27:16,267 "Let's see how good this thing really is." 459 00:27:16,335 --> 00:27:20,169 One minute, 23.9. 460 00:27:20,239 --> 00:27:23,572 It's up here, it's with Koenigseggs and the Zonda. 461 00:27:23,643 --> 00:27:26,373 It's the same time as the Zonda. 462 00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:28,606 I mean, that is just staggering. Brilliant. 463 00:36:27,383 --> 00:36:33,811 Meanwhile, earlier on, the three of us each spent L1,200 of our own money, 464 00:36:33,889 --> 00:36:35,413 on three BL cars, 465 00:36:35,491 --> 00:36:40,053 in a bid to show that the old British warhorse did occasionally get something right. 466 00:36:40,129 --> 00:36:42,461 Yes, and the producers of the show 467 00:36:42,531 --> 00:36:45,762 were keen to demonstrate that they never got anything right at all, 468 00:36:45,835 --> 00:36:49,293 so they came up with a series of challenges. 469 00:36:49,372 --> 00:36:51,169 Yeah, and for every one we passed, 470 00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:53,708 we'd win money back towards the cost of the car. 471 00:36:53,776 --> 00:36:58,213 Yes, so full of enthusiasm, we were sent to the MIRA Test Track - 472 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:02,011 top secret place - it's where the motor industry tests all its secret new models. 473 00:37:02,084 --> 00:37:06,180 It's just outside Nuneaton, on the A5, between Hinckley and Atherstone... 474 00:37:07,223 --> 00:37:08,656 ...just before the A444. 475 00:37:08,724 --> 00:37:11,818 If you get to Fenny Drayton, you've gone too far, you need to back up. 476 00:37:11,894 --> 00:37:12,986 (Laughter) 477 00:37:15,064 --> 00:37:18,329 This is it, an automotive torture chamber. 478 00:37:18,401 --> 00:37:21,063 An endless series of twists, bumps and corners, 479 00:37:21,137 --> 00:37:24,334 designed to find weaknesses in cars. 480 00:37:25,374 --> 00:37:29,105 We would begin with timed laps on the handling circuit. 481 00:37:30,346 --> 00:37:36,182 And to spice things up, we'd have to beat a time set by The Stig in a Datsun 120Y. 482 00:37:37,253 --> 00:37:40,279 This was the little Japanese car that showed our dads 483 00:37:40,356 --> 00:37:45,316 they didn't have to have a flaky Austin 1100 that broke down all the time. 484 00:37:50,299 --> 00:37:53,427 1,171cc four-cylinder engine. 485 00:37:53,502 --> 00:37:55,231 - How many BHP is it? - 69. 486 00:37:55,304 --> 00:37:57,397 - Wow! - 69 horsepowers! 487 00:37:58,607 --> 00:38:03,670 Every single cold morning, Britain echoed to the sound of "eh-eh-eh" 488 00:38:03,746 --> 00:38:05,839 as nobody's car started, then along came that, 489 00:38:05,915 --> 00:38:08,349 which showed the world cars could be reliable. 490 00:38:08,417 --> 00:38:10,942 - Yes, but reliability is so tedious. - It's boring. 491 00:38:11,020 --> 00:38:14,114 Here he comes now. He's coming up to the triple right here. 492 00:38:14,190 --> 00:38:16,124 Ooh, he's locked up, terrible brakes. 493 00:38:17,126 --> 00:38:19,651 - And across the line in? - One minute eleven. 494 00:38:19,728 --> 00:38:21,958 - One minute eleven seconds? - Yes. 495 00:38:22,031 --> 00:38:25,489 With nearly twice the horsepower of the Datsun, 496 00:38:25,568 --> 00:38:30,062 naught to sixty in 8.7 seconds and double wishbone suspension, 497 00:38:30,139 --> 00:38:32,664 I would destroy the Datsun's time. 498 00:38:34,410 --> 00:38:35,468 Go. 499 00:38:37,246 --> 00:38:41,444 My washing machine moves around the kitchen faster than that. 500 00:38:41,517 --> 00:38:43,712 (Richard) Come on, little fella. 501 00:38:43,786 --> 00:38:47,950 Richard, it's for you, it's for Triumph, it's for British Leyland, it's for Britain! 502 00:38:51,126 --> 00:38:52,889 - Hairpin, hairpin. - Here we go. 503 00:38:52,962 --> 00:38:55,453 This is where the sophisticated suspension will help him. 504 00:38:58,501 --> 00:38:59,468 Will not help help him. 505 00:39:02,037 --> 00:39:03,004 Smooth! 506 00:39:04,874 --> 00:39:07,035 That's the slowest I've ever seen a car move. 507 00:39:08,010 --> 00:39:11,673 0n the plus side, the cornering did give my electrics a good shake. 508 00:39:11,747 --> 00:39:13,715 (Radio static) 509 00:39:13,782 --> 00:39:15,477 Every now and again, the radio comes on. 510 00:39:16,519 --> 00:39:18,544 That's my radio. 511 00:39:18,621 --> 00:39:20,555 0ne minute eleven to beat. 512 00:39:20,623 --> 00:39:23,183 Yeah! I think we did well. 513 00:39:23,259 --> 00:39:24,783 Jesus! 514 00:39:26,562 --> 00:39:29,429 - (Laughs) Yeah, fifty-eight seconds. - Yeah, yeah, brilliant. 515 00:39:29,498 --> 00:39:34,663 If you're watching this in Japan, there you go, you see, you're not so clever. Eh-heh! 516 00:39:34,737 --> 00:39:36,534 - What was it really? - One sixteen. 517 00:39:36,605 --> 00:39:37,572 Oh, God. 518 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:39,039 (Claps) Nice one. 519 00:39:40,509 --> 00:39:42,170 - Well done. - Yeah! 520 00:39:42,244 --> 00:39:44,212 - Well done. Excellent. - It felt good. 521 00:39:45,247 --> 00:39:48,114 Now, let's see if we can give the Datsun another thrashing, 522 00:39:48,183 --> 00:39:51,118 with some Rover V8 muscle. 523 00:39:51,186 --> 00:39:54,087 No need to worry about traction control - doesn't have it. 524 00:39:55,424 --> 00:39:59,155 Ohh, that was a wheel spin! 525 00:39:59,228 --> 00:40:00,627 That's not fast. 526 00:40:00,696 --> 00:40:07,864 3,500cc developing an astonishing 155 brake horsepower. 527 00:40:08,837 --> 00:40:11,305 Oh, yes, feel the grip! 528 00:40:13,008 --> 00:40:16,273 That wasn't a sophisticated car, despite looking modern, was it? 529 00:40:16,345 --> 00:40:19,473 Oh, not at all, no. The suspension was from the 1950s. 530 00:40:19,548 --> 00:40:22,244 - And it's not a sophisticated man driving it. - Yes! 531 00:40:22,318 --> 00:40:25,583 (Tires squealing) 532 00:40:25,654 --> 00:40:28,418 Ohh, what was that? 533 00:40:28,490 --> 00:40:31,687 - A lot of grass. A lot of grass. - It was off-road. 534 00:40:33,429 --> 00:40:36,125 It does sound good, though. Well, no, it sounds terrible. 535 00:40:36,198 --> 00:40:38,291 (JJerekmy) Crossing the line! 536 00:40:40,235 --> 00:40:42,260 Unfortunately... 537 00:40:42,338 --> 00:40:43,930 Got smoke. 538 00:40:44,006 --> 00:40:47,965 ...some oil had come out and was sort of on fire, but no matter. 539 00:40:48,043 --> 00:40:49,067 Ah! 540 00:40:49,144 --> 00:40:50,304 (Richard) Your time. 541 00:40:50,379 --> 00:40:52,904 Yes, my time. One minute eleven for that. 542 00:40:52,982 --> 00:40:54,540 Yes, and... 543 00:40:54,617 --> 00:40:56,915 - What? - One minute twelve. It was. 544 00:40:56,986 --> 00:40:58,146 That's impossible. 545 00:40:58,220 --> 00:41:02,452 Look, even with Ray Charles at the wheel, you could get this round faster. 546 00:41:02,524 --> 00:41:03,582 Well, you didn't. 547 00:41:03,659 --> 00:41:09,291 So now, terrifyingly, the pride of a nation rested with Terry Scott. 548 00:41:12,868 --> 00:41:14,893 Beautiful smooth six-cylinder engine. 549 00:41:14,970 --> 00:41:18,736 (Richard laughs) That is just a rubbish sight. 550 00:41:18,807 --> 00:41:21,207 - It's automatic as well. - (Both laugh) 551 00:41:21,276 --> 00:41:24,643 The uneven suspension didn't help... 552 00:41:24,713 --> 00:41:25,941 Bloody Nora! 553 00:41:26,015 --> 00:41:28,609 ...but that wasn't the biggest problem. 554 00:41:30,085 --> 00:41:32,485 Cock, gone the wrong way. 555 00:41:32,554 --> 00:41:34,579 What are you doing, man? 556 00:41:34,657 --> 00:41:39,458 You idiot! You stupid long-haired idiot! 557 00:41:41,530 --> 00:41:44,055 I don't think it will have affected the time too badly. 558 00:41:45,501 --> 00:41:47,492 It was never gonna be good, but... 559 00:41:51,006 --> 00:41:52,564 OK. 560 00:41:52,641 --> 00:41:55,701 - Oh, I dropped it. - Oh, that's cos it was better. 561 00:41:55,778 --> 00:41:58,246 (Jeremy) Are you gonna break it to him or shall I? 562 00:41:58,313 --> 00:42:00,838 - He must know. - He must feel it. 563 00:42:00,916 --> 00:42:02,577 He can't feel that went well. 564 00:42:02,651 --> 00:42:04,619 - So? - He feels it went well. 565 00:42:04,687 --> 00:42:06,382 - What? - I dropped the stopwatch. 566 00:42:06,455 --> 00:42:08,082 - Yeah. - So, what was it really? 567 00:42:08,157 --> 00:42:09,488 Well, I dunno, I dropped it. 568 00:42:09,558 --> 00:42:11,526 - 1:02? - Not, not... 569 00:42:11,593 --> 00:42:14,960 I think we all have to accept that after the power challenge, 570 00:42:15,030 --> 00:42:17,965 where we should have done well, we haven't. 571 00:42:18,033 --> 00:42:19,057 No. 572 00:42:19,134 --> 00:42:21,602 So, we've made... How much money have we got back then? 573 00:42:21,670 --> 00:42:23,763 - Nothing. - None at all. 574 00:42:23,839 --> 00:42:26,171 So, never mind, we'll move on to the next challenge. 575 00:42:26,241 --> 00:42:27,538 Here it comes. 576 00:42:29,411 --> 00:42:34,280 "As you can see, The Stig's Datsun is now parked on a one in three hill." 577 00:42:37,419 --> 00:42:38,511 Yes. 578 00:42:38,587 --> 00:42:41,681 "It is being held, no problem at all, by its handbrake. 579 00:42:41,757 --> 00:42:46,558 "You will now park your cars there, put them in neutral, apply the handbrake, get out. 580 00:42:46,628 --> 00:42:49,461 "You get L100 if it stays where it is." 581 00:42:49,531 --> 00:42:50,520 It's a simple test. 582 00:42:50,599 --> 00:42:53,124 Yours is pointing in the right direction. You go first. 583 00:42:57,673 --> 00:43:00,301 (Richard) It is steeper than you think. (Jeremy) It is very steep. 584 00:43:00,375 --> 00:43:02,605 Actually, it is a bit steeper than it looks. 585 00:43:02,678 --> 00:43:04,873 Right, stopped on the foot brake. 586 00:43:05,981 --> 00:43:08,848 - Ooh, would you get out of that now? - No. 587 00:43:08,917 --> 00:43:10,851 His foot's still on the brakes, look. 588 00:43:10,919 --> 00:43:13,046 I'm not sure. 589 00:43:13,122 --> 00:43:14,248 What's he doing? 590 00:43:16,158 --> 00:43:18,183 That's the quickest I've ever seen him move. 591 00:43:18,260 --> 00:43:19,989 - How's that? - You're there. 592 00:43:20,062 --> 00:43:21,620 - L100. - Thank you. 593 00:43:21,697 --> 00:43:25,724 What a machine, the mighty Princess, yeah. Genuinely pleased about that. 594 00:43:25,801 --> 00:43:28,235 - Watch this. - Yeah, I'm going to. 595 00:43:29,972 --> 00:43:32,873 I was feeling confident about this test. 596 00:43:32,941 --> 00:43:36,809 All I had to do was get to the stopping point. 597 00:43:36,879 --> 00:43:38,574 God, it is steep. 598 00:43:51,794 --> 00:43:53,819 I've never seen that before. 599 00:43:56,799 --> 00:44:02,066 Happily, the wheel spin generated so much smoke, the car was hidden from view. 600 00:44:02,137 --> 00:44:05,800 I therefore claimed I'd done it, and then it was Hammond's turn. 601 00:44:09,378 --> 00:44:10,845 - There he is, parked. - Oh. 602 00:44:10,913 --> 00:44:12,881 No, that's not working for me at all. 603 00:44:12,948 --> 00:44:15,246 Er... (Grunts) 604 00:44:16,485 --> 00:44:18,680 His foot's out, his arm's out. 605 00:44:18,754 --> 00:44:20,119 OK. 606 00:44:21,623 --> 00:44:23,955 Ah, that's not gone well. 607 00:44:24,026 --> 00:44:27,894 - (Laughter) - Sorry, that's gone badly wrong. 608 00:44:27,963 --> 00:44:30,193 - (Laughter) - It's gonna come... Oh! 609 00:44:30,265 --> 00:44:33,666 - (Laughter) - Sorry. 610 00:44:33,735 --> 00:44:36,260 Having failed the test, he's knocked down the sign 611 00:44:36,338 --> 00:44:38,238 warning you how steep the hill is. 612 00:44:38,307 --> 00:44:41,208 Still, every cloud and all that. 613 00:44:41,276 --> 00:44:45,770 Good test of how fast it goes backwards with the handbrake on. 614 00:44:46,782 --> 00:44:49,410 So, we tested the performance and the handbrakes 615 00:44:49,484 --> 00:44:52,578 and now it was time to look at ride comfort. 616 00:44:52,654 --> 00:44:54,053 Thank you very much. 617 00:44:54,122 --> 00:44:55,384 OK. 618 00:44:55,457 --> 00:44:59,325 "New cars are tested on MIRA's rough road at 20 mph. 619 00:44:59,394 --> 00:45:02,386 "You will drive down it at 30 mph." 620 00:45:02,464 --> 00:45:04,227 I may not excel at this one. 621 00:45:04,299 --> 00:45:08,167 "Attached to the roof lining of your car is a colander full of eggs." 622 00:45:08,237 --> 00:45:14,472 "The more your car shakes about, the more egg will end up in your hair. 623 00:45:16,545 --> 00:45:21,141 "Each gram of egg left in the colander at the end equals L10 paid into..." Who? 624 00:45:21,216 --> 00:45:23,309 This is the well-known industry egg test. 625 00:45:23,385 --> 00:45:25,444 Who thinks of this stuff? 626 00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:27,886 There's no egg cap rating, is there, for new cars? 627 00:45:27,956 --> 00:45:29,981 Euro egg cap! 628 00:45:31,360 --> 00:45:35,990 We also learned that we'd lose money for any pieces of trim that were dislodged 629 00:45:36,064 --> 00:45:39,033 by the savage cobbles on MIRA 's rough road. 630 00:45:42,738 --> 00:45:44,729 Oh, God, it's rough. 631 00:45:44,806 --> 00:45:47,001 - Here he comes, here he comes! - Yeah. 632 00:45:49,544 --> 00:45:52,012 Ah, got egg in my eye. 633 00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:53,445 Got egg on the wheel. 634 00:45:55,617 --> 00:45:58,108 It's a warm day as well, let's be honest. 635 00:45:58,186 --> 00:46:01,587 Oh, and the glovebox has gone and the radio panel. 636 00:46:01,657 --> 00:46:04,854 Look at that suspension working. How's he looking? 637 00:46:04,927 --> 00:46:07,589 - Eggy. - (Both laugh) 638 00:46:09,164 --> 00:46:12,133 He looks like a spaniel that's crashed into the back of a hen. 639 00:46:12,200 --> 00:46:13,633 Ah! 640 00:46:15,904 --> 00:46:17,633 What's happened to you? 641 00:46:17,706 --> 00:46:19,003 I got covered in eggs. 642 00:46:19,074 --> 00:46:20,234 Where's your colander? 643 00:46:20,309 --> 00:46:22,436 Above my head. Where the hell did you think it was? 644 00:46:22,511 --> 00:46:23,978 Could've been worse. 645 00:46:24,046 --> 00:46:25,206 Pretty much all of them. 646 00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:27,305 How many were there? Five eggs. 647 00:46:27,382 --> 00:46:29,475 There's a bit left in the bottom. 648 00:46:29,551 --> 00:46:32,850 The only thing that slightly worries me looking at you... 649 00:46:32,921 --> 00:46:35,014 Is that one of my eyes is welded together with egg? 650 00:46:35,090 --> 00:46:37,081 - No. - That doesn't worry be at all, no. 651 00:46:37,159 --> 00:46:39,525 This is the most comfortable car here. 652 00:46:39,594 --> 00:46:41,027 Yes, it is. 653 00:46:41,096 --> 00:46:43,587 Which meant that with my sports suspension, 654 00:46:43,665 --> 00:46:45,997 I was likely to become a human omelet. 655 00:46:46,068 --> 00:46:47,501 Right, we're off. 656 00:46:47,569 --> 00:46:50,163 Accelerate up to 30 mph. 657 00:46:55,577 --> 00:46:57,135 The glovebox has gone. 658 00:46:57,212 --> 00:47:01,273 It honestly isn't looking as bad as your car. It is now looking as bad as your car. 659 00:47:03,051 --> 00:47:06,987 Not enjoying it at all. It's gone down my neck. Oh! 660 00:47:08,423 --> 00:47:09,913 Something just came off. 661 00:47:09,992 --> 00:47:12,085 The bumper. It's not going well. 662 00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:14,355 Ow, please just break! 663 00:47:17,199 --> 00:47:19,258 Oh, the sun visor's gone. 664 00:47:21,636 --> 00:47:25,231 I was working out the other day how many classics Led Zep... (Laughs) 665 00:47:25,307 --> 00:47:29,243 I mean classics like Stairway. Oh, dear. 666 00:47:29,311 --> 00:47:32,906 It wasn't even worth measuring the egg residue, 667 00:47:32,981 --> 00:47:36,041 because I'd lost so much money for bits falling off. 668 00:47:36,118 --> 00:47:40,817 Door mirror, glovebox lid, oh, and this funny thing. 669 00:47:40,889 --> 00:47:42,083 That's three. 670 00:47:42,157 --> 00:47:44,148 - And this. - Four. 671 00:47:44,226 --> 00:47:46,057 - And that. - Five. 672 00:47:47,829 --> 00:47:50,059 - Technically, that. - Six. 673 00:47:50,432 --> 00:47:52,457 I fired up the Rover. 674 00:47:52,534 --> 00:47:54,229 (Fan belt squealing) 675 00:47:55,670 --> 00:47:56,796 It does that. 676 00:47:56,872 --> 00:47:59,102 - I have more on the front. Why's that? - Mine was... 677 00:47:59,174 --> 00:48:02,974 They could only mount it on... I have to sit further forwards than you, cos I'm short. 678 00:48:03,045 --> 00:48:04,012 That's what it is. 679 00:48:06,348 --> 00:48:09,647 Oh-ho-ho, no! 680 00:48:10,719 --> 00:48:12,482 Now, that looks pretty poor. 681 00:48:12,554 --> 00:48:15,580 Coil springs absorbing all the bumps nicely. 682 00:48:15,657 --> 00:48:18,319 There's a lot of weight on those springs. 683 00:48:23,098 --> 00:48:25,066 Ooh! 684 00:48:27,302 --> 00:48:28,462 That was the door. 685 00:48:28,537 --> 00:48:29,799 Having fun? 686 00:48:31,840 --> 00:48:33,831 Still, I'd only lost one thing. 687 00:48:35,043 --> 00:48:37,477 Two things. 688 00:48:37,546 --> 00:48:41,778 ...sunbleached. What you need to do is find a bit that's not been exposed. 689 00:48:41,850 --> 00:48:43,750 British racing green was an official color. 690 00:48:43,819 --> 00:48:45,548 No worries. 691 00:48:47,255 --> 00:48:50,418 Except I desperately needed to wash my hair. 692 00:48:50,492 --> 00:48:54,724 Oh, get off, Jeremy, that's disgus... ting! 693 00:48:54,796 --> 00:48:56,286 I don't know what's worse... 694 00:48:56,364 --> 00:48:58,662 I've just wiped my hair on a seat that's 30 years old, 695 00:48:58,733 --> 00:49:00,701 and has had some Midlander's bottom on it. 696 00:49:02,537 --> 00:49:05,233 So, I borrowed MIRA 's wet weather skidpan. 697 00:49:08,477 --> 00:49:13,642 Yeah, now, I'm drifting and washing my hair - it's a world first. 698 00:49:16,384 --> 00:49:18,545 You're drifting, I'm drifting off. 699 00:49:18,620 --> 00:49:22,852 We'd tested speed, handbrakes and ride comfort, 700 00:49:22,924 --> 00:49:24,789 but there was one more thing. 701 00:49:26,795 --> 00:49:29,263 I was told to weld my door back in place, 702 00:49:29,331 --> 00:49:32,528 and report with the others to the Top Gear test track, 703 00:49:32,601 --> 00:49:34,364 in dry suits. 704 00:49:39,174 --> 00:49:41,199 - Mine doesn't fit. - Oh, stop moaning. 705 00:49:41,276 --> 00:49:42,903 - It doesn't fit. - Just pull it. 706 00:49:42,978 --> 00:49:46,709 There you go. Oh, it's like watching it give birth to a thing. 707 00:49:46,781 --> 00:49:48,715 (Laughs) 708 00:49:48,783 --> 00:49:50,808 We were given the challenge. 709 00:49:50,886 --> 00:49:51,944 What? 710 00:49:52,020 --> 00:49:55,956 "Your cars will now be filled to the brim with water, 711 00:49:56,024 --> 00:49:58,390 "and then you will drive round the track." 712 00:49:58,460 --> 00:50:00,087 That explains it. 713 00:50:00,162 --> 00:50:02,960 - How will you breathe? - It doesn't say. 714 00:50:03,031 --> 00:50:08,025 It says "When the water level drops below the bottom of the steering wheel, you will stop. 715 00:50:08,103 --> 00:50:11,038 "The person who covers the greatest distance is the winner." 716 00:50:11,106 --> 00:50:14,337 Yeah, the water will come out of all the panels that don't fit properly, 717 00:50:14,409 --> 00:50:18,402 so, the quicker the water comes out, the less well made it is and the shorter distance. 718 00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:20,072 There's a speed side of it as well. 719 00:50:20,148 --> 00:50:24,050 If water's going to be gushing out and you've got a really fast car, you'll go miles. 720 00:50:24,119 --> 00:50:27,577 Actually, it's quite a thorough test, because it tests performance, 721 00:50:27,656 --> 00:50:31,023 and build quality for the water, it's pretty thorough. 722 00:50:31,092 --> 00:50:32,889 It does say you go first. 723 00:50:32,961 --> 00:50:35,191 - Right. - So, off you go. 724 00:50:35,263 --> 00:50:36,753 - See you. - Right-o. 725 00:50:36,831 --> 00:50:39,493 You'll be the first person ever to drive a car underwater. 726 00:50:39,568 --> 00:50:41,661 - Were you making it up? - Yes. (Laughs) 727 00:50:44,105 --> 00:50:46,801 The cars would be filled by fire trucks, 728 00:50:46,875 --> 00:50:51,278 and to make sure they didn't leak so badly that they couldn't be brimmed with water, 729 00:50:51,346 --> 00:50:54,474 the doors were sealed with gaffer tape. 730 00:50:56,451 --> 00:50:58,385 You could've used warm water. 731 00:50:58,453 --> 00:51:00,080 It's freezing. 732 00:51:00,155 --> 00:51:05,354 Oh, there's 30-odd years worth of fag ends and fluff coming up on top. 733 00:51:05,427 --> 00:51:07,759 Look at it going up the window. It's fantastic. 734 00:51:07,829 --> 00:51:09,763 (Laughs) Oh, I can hear him. 735 00:51:14,803 --> 00:51:15,792 Go, go, go! 736 00:51:16,571 --> 00:51:20,200 The extra weight did blunt the Dolly's performance. 737 00:51:30,852 --> 00:51:33,719 - And he's leaving a big trail. - That's a big trail of water. 738 00:51:35,123 --> 00:51:38,524 Fortunately, because the water came out so quickly, 739 00:51:38,593 --> 00:51:41,027 I was soon able to pick up some speed. 740 00:51:41,096 --> 00:51:43,997 One thing they said is that the weight of the water is so immense, 741 00:51:44,065 --> 00:51:48,001 that as you go round a corner, you could slosh over to one side and roll over. 742 00:51:51,940 --> 00:51:54,500 Imagine filling the insurance form in on that. 743 00:51:54,576 --> 00:51:55,907 "Well, how did he drown?" 744 00:51:55,977 --> 00:51:59,105 - This is gonna take more than that little... - Little box. 745 00:52:01,349 --> 00:52:05,080 Despite the Dolly's leakiness, I made it past Hammerhead. 746 00:52:08,023 --> 00:52:09,684 That's fallen out. 747 00:52:09,758 --> 00:52:11,350 Whoo! 748 00:52:11,426 --> 00:52:15,362 I better be honest, that's just dipped below the steering wheel now. 749 00:52:15,430 --> 00:52:18,922 He's stopped. He's stopped just before the Follow-through. 750 00:52:22,037 --> 00:52:23,163 More than half a lap. 751 00:52:23,238 --> 00:52:26,036 Moe than half a lap. D'you think you can beat that? 752 00:52:26,107 --> 00:52:27,335 Let's see. 753 00:52:29,210 --> 00:52:30,677 Here we go. 754 00:52:30,745 --> 00:52:31,939 Oh, look at this. 755 00:52:32,013 --> 00:52:35,847 One of the issues with the Austin Princess we're able to determine now - 756 00:52:35,917 --> 00:52:37,680 very badly fitted door handles. 757 00:52:37,752 --> 00:52:40,118 It should've been called the Austin Colander. 758 00:52:40,188 --> 00:52:43,123 Even so, it was filling quite well. 759 00:52:43,191 --> 00:52:44,954 This is a great sport. 760 00:52:45,026 --> 00:52:48,291 And I checked to make sure James' snorkel was working. 761 00:52:50,065 --> 00:52:52,033 (James wailing) 762 00:52:53,468 --> 00:52:54,992 And go! 763 00:52:55,070 --> 00:52:58,164 - Wow, look at the speed! - (Laughter) 764 00:53:00,742 --> 00:53:04,041 The other great thing is, James still has no idea how to drive round this track - 765 00:53:04,112 --> 00:53:05,340 he never does power tests. 766 00:53:08,083 --> 00:53:11,314 Oh, he's doing it right, about at the same speed Terry Wogan went round in. 767 00:53:13,021 --> 00:53:15,819 Nevertheless, James was doing brilliantly. 768 00:53:15,890 --> 00:53:17,323 I'm gonna pass Hammond. 769 00:53:17,392 --> 00:53:19,553 There it is, yes! 770 00:53:19,627 --> 00:53:24,724 In fact, the Princess could hold its drink so well, he did a full lap. 771 00:53:25,467 --> 00:53:28,493 - He's not cheating, I can't believe it! - He's still there! 772 00:53:28,570 --> 00:53:31,300 And then he passed Hammond againl 773 00:53:31,373 --> 00:53:34,069 Yes! Yes! 774 00:53:34,142 --> 00:53:35,837 And I've just lost it. 775 00:53:35,910 --> 00:53:39,402 - You've been lapped... by Captain Slow. - Doesn't happen every day. 776 00:53:39,481 --> 00:53:40,971 In an Austin Princess full of water. 777 00:53:45,920 --> 00:53:48,855 - Right, bring on the Rover! - Yeah! 778 00:53:49,724 --> 00:53:51,521 The water thundered in... 779 00:53:51,593 --> 00:53:53,993 This is quite cold now. 780 00:53:54,062 --> 00:53:57,225 ...and came straight out again. 781 00:53:57,298 --> 00:54:00,665 We're having to use two hoses because your Rover leaks so badly... 782 00:54:00,735 --> 00:54:02,396 Rubbish! 783 00:54:02,470 --> 00:54:04,495 I was only bothered about my secret weapon. 784 00:54:04,572 --> 00:54:08,008 Yeah, height adjustable. 785 00:54:08,076 --> 00:54:09,839 - He's lowered it. - Cheating... 786 00:54:10,812 --> 00:54:13,042 Two hoses still weren't enough. 787 00:54:13,114 --> 00:54:16,606 We're gonna have to put a third hosepipe in to fill it. 788 00:54:28,096 --> 00:54:29,859 Jeremy, it's not filling up. 789 00:54:29,931 --> 00:54:32,593 - Yes, it is. - No, it isn't. 790 00:54:32,667 --> 00:54:36,865 Eventually, we became bored and the tankers became empty, 791 00:54:36,938 --> 00:54:38,371 so we sent him on his way. 792 00:54:38,440 --> 00:54:39,839 Go! 793 00:54:39,908 --> 00:54:42,001 Yeah, feel the power. 794 00:54:44,579 --> 00:54:46,376 It's looking good. 795 00:54:47,949 --> 00:54:49,974 Oh! 796 00:54:50,051 --> 00:54:51,985 (Both laugh) 797 00:54:52,053 --> 00:54:54,419 The damn door's come off. 798 00:54:54,489 --> 00:54:55,581 (Laughs) 799 00:54:56,858 --> 00:54:59,793 - That's quite a big panel gap you've got there. - That is quite a gap. 800 00:54:59,861 --> 00:55:01,260 You lost that badly. 801 00:55:01,329 --> 00:55:04,127 - You're last place, mate. - In that test. 802 00:55:04,199 --> 00:55:06,133 (Applause) 803 00:55:13,575 --> 00:55:14,974 That... 804 00:55:15,977 --> 00:55:18,673 That wasn't even the door that you welded back on? 805 00:55:18,746 --> 00:55:24,275 No, I'll tell you exactly what happened here. This car, this Rover, has been lightly restored 806 00:55:24,352 --> 00:55:26,980 by some previous owner, who was probably an ape. 807 00:55:27,055 --> 00:55:30,923 It's a good point, because my dad had three of those and none of the doors ever fell off. 808 00:55:30,992 --> 00:55:32,926 It's not Rover's fault, they were built brilliantly. 809 00:55:32,994 --> 00:55:34,928 In fact, I seem to remember at the time, 810 00:55:34,996 --> 00:55:39,592 the SD1 was often praised for the way its back doors stayed on. 811 00:55:39,667 --> 00:55:42,636 Exactly. No, no, it was one of the key features of the car. 812 00:55:42,704 --> 00:55:45,673 Anyway, now, we've gotta do some totting up. 813 00:55:45,740 --> 00:55:48,140 We've got the chart over here, I've got a pen. 814 00:55:49,177 --> 00:55:51,907 Now, this is what we paid for the cars. 815 00:55:53,047 --> 00:56:00,078 We were given L100 if we could get to the top secret test track on the A5, 816 00:56:00,154 --> 00:56:02,349 without any mechanical problems. 817 00:56:02,423 --> 00:56:05,551 - I didn't do that. - No, I didn't do that. 818 00:56:05,627 --> 00:56:09,427 - I didn't do that. - So, that's no pounds to us for that. 819 00:56:09,497 --> 00:56:11,727 The power test against the Datsun. 820 00:56:11,799 --> 00:56:12,766 - Nothing? - No. 821 00:56:12,834 --> 00:56:16,292 No, naught there coming back. 822 00:56:16,371 --> 00:56:17,702 The handbrake test. 823 00:56:17,772 --> 00:56:19,171 I didn't do that either. 824 00:56:19,240 --> 00:56:23,472 No, it was a sad moment that, it was no pounds back for you. 825 00:56:23,545 --> 00:56:25,206 - I did. - You did. 826 00:56:25,280 --> 00:56:27,942 - That's L100. - And you? 827 00:56:28,016 --> 00:56:29,142 I did it as well. 828 00:56:29,217 --> 00:56:31,117 (Laughter) 829 00:56:31,185 --> 00:56:35,485 Well, we never saw you do it, but if you say you did it, then, Jeremy, you did it. 830 00:56:35,557 --> 00:56:38,025 - Absolutely, so that's L100 back to me. - Yeah. 831 00:56:38,092 --> 00:56:40,959 Er... The egg test. An important test. 832 00:56:41,029 --> 00:56:47,764 Yeah, now I had four grams of egg left but I lost two trim pieces, so that's... I'm L20 up. 833 00:56:47,835 --> 00:56:49,826 - L20 up for James, well done. - Well done. 834 00:56:50,471 --> 00:56:56,103 I had four grams left and I lost two trim pieces, one of them was quite large, I admit, 835 00:56:56,177 --> 00:56:58,873 but nevertheless, L20 up. Richard? 836 00:56:58,947 --> 00:57:03,441 I had no egg left at all and six trim pieces fell off, so... 837 00:57:04,519 --> 00:57:07,613 ...I'm L60 down. - Yeah, you're minus 60. 838 00:57:07,689 --> 00:57:11,022 - That's not going well for the Dolly. - A let-down for BL, I'm sorry. 839 00:57:11,092 --> 00:57:12,081 Now, the water test. 840 00:57:12,160 --> 00:57:15,891 Yeah, now, this we got 20 pence for every yard you covered. 841 00:57:15,964 --> 00:57:20,560 - You did 1,500 yards, so... - Yes. 842 00:57:20,635 --> 00:57:24,162 - That's um... - It's L300, you halfwit! 843 00:57:24,238 --> 00:57:27,071 - (Laughter) - It was right on the tip of my tongue. 844 00:57:27,141 --> 00:57:31,475 300 for him. Yes, L300 back, well done. 845 00:57:31,546 --> 00:57:39,078 I did... I did 4,500 yards, which I think you'll find is L900. 846 00:57:39,153 --> 00:57:40,780 - Well done! - L900! 847 00:57:40,855 --> 00:57:43,255 That's better than going on The Weakest Link. L900. 848 00:57:43,324 --> 00:57:44,348 (Laughter) 849 00:57:44,425 --> 00:57:47,121 - And you did ten yards, Jeremy. - That's L2. 850 00:57:47,195 --> 00:57:48,389 (Laughter) 851 00:57:48,463 --> 00:57:50,158 - Every little helps. - Put it on. 852 00:57:50,231 --> 00:57:53,200 OK, so, let's tot it up, let's see how we did. 853 00:57:53,267 --> 00:58:02,437 OK, so, Richard, you are L1,010 out of pocket, that's minus. 854 00:58:02,510 --> 00:58:08,710 I'm... L978 out of pocket. 855 00:58:08,783 --> 00:58:11,081 - Well done. - And James, you are... 856 00:58:11,152 --> 00:58:13,916 ...you're L20 in the black! - Oh, brilliant! 857 00:58:13,988 --> 00:58:15,683 James is the winner! 858 00:58:15,757 --> 00:58:17,657 (Applause and cheering) 859 00:58:17,725 --> 00:58:18,817 Thank you all. 860 00:58:18,893 --> 00:58:20,554 Congratulations. 861 00:58:23,331 --> 00:58:24,855 You... 862 00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:28,400 You have proved... 863 00:58:28,469 --> 00:58:31,438 You've proved to the producers of the show, 864 00:58:31,506 --> 00:58:33,701 you've proved to the nation, and indeed the world, 865 00:58:33,775 --> 00:58:38,405 that British Leyland did make a good car, and here it is - 866 00:58:38,479 --> 00:58:42,245 a beige Austin Princess with a brown vinyl roof. 867 00:58:42,316 --> 00:58:43,476 - Yeah! - (Applause) 868 00:58:43,551 --> 00:58:45,109 Yeah, Britain made a good car. 869 00:58:45,186 --> 00:58:46,619 Yeah. 870 00:58:47,922 --> 00:58:49,685 - Well done, James. - Thank you. 871 00:58:49,757 --> 00:58:51,554 There was only one. 872 00:58:51,626 --> 00:58:54,288 - Just that one. - They were rubbish. 873 00:58:54,362 --> 00:58:56,796 And on that bombshell, it is now time to end. 874 00:58:56,864 --> 00:58:59,560 Thank you very much for watching. 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