What a day, working with one of my all time car heroes! Here's Richard and me talking about what makes prewar cars so fascinating: ua-cam.com/video/JKzOeXAGVeg/v-deo.html
I most definitely did. Although I did work hard to get to this point: I actually won this collaboration as a result of my many contributions to Drivetribe.
Prescott is the best UK motor sport venue in my opinion. No rip-off prices, brilliant catering in the Clubhouse, access everywhere with the Paddock at 7am on a Sunday morning sheer heaven. Everyone there is doing what they do for the love of it and not for the sake of profit. I go time and again to many different events and always leave with a smile on my face!
Of course this piece was initially filmed at the Bugatti Trust building (fantastic little museum and archive ) not directly associated with the Bugatti owners club etc over the road but lots of cross pollination of information etc great video!
This is fantastic. Dollars aside, I’d take one of these vintage beauties against any modern car you could throw at me. Nothing new has this kind of soul.
This guy could pass as an alternative Tony Stark just the excitement in his voice the energy of video is great. Driving one of these is probably the closest experience to overdosing with Ecstasy lmao
That smile from ear to ear says it all ! Altough modern cars are faster , I think nothing can match the sheer plesure of driving one of these old jewels . Just the sight of that instrumentpanel and that long bonnet makes your mouth watering . And no plastic ! Steel , aluminium , wood , real materials and beautifully made . Each part is a jewel of its own , nothing cheep here . Wish I had the money ...........
Yup I think my father bought it in 1980. We sold it at the Bonhams Auction at the 2015 Revival. I remember it was sweltering hot in the marquee and there was this lull in the bidding for our car and for moment I thought it wasn't going to get into the Reserve price range. Then all of a sudden it the bidding picked up again. It is a lovely car, and i used it for my wedding, and yes I did see it up for resale 3 or so years ago.
Prescott Hillclimb, that took me back close on 50 years ago to the last time I was there. It was also the home of “Jackie” Welton car sales, a kind of Arthur Daley of the day & a company I used to work for did bodywork “tidy ups” on some of his used cars. I don’t remember Prescott looking so impressive. I definitely have to pay a visit. Great history lesson on the Bugattis, my, my, how far the ICE has progressed in a hundred years and how lucky we’ve been to have experienced the rawness of experiencing those amazing machines. Makes me wonder what the future holds for motor enthusiasts in another hundred years.
What a great story, Geof! I'm pretty sure Prescott has a few great decades to come, but who knows how long the world will still enjoy - and tolerate - these awesome combustion powered machines.
I love his comment about using the car rather than letting is sit and rust. All of these cars were made to be driven. They may be a prized possession, but they need to be used regularly. I used to be the President of a local Triumph car club and the arguments over driving cars were ridiculous. I even had one member complain that on a Sunday tour he spent a week getting dust out of the air vents. WTF? Great piece of history and the smile on both of their faces going up the hill says it all.
Yes! Hugh is a real driver, just like his late father (one of the most influential Bugatti connoisseurs to date). After this whole corona thing has passed, I'm planning on visiting him in England. Maybe this time round the Morris will make it past London!
Mr. Hammond, did you know that in Argentina there is a company that makes exact replicas of Bugatti from the 1930s by hand according to the original plans? Pur Sang is the name of the company.
Hugh Conway understated (well, he's English, isn't he?) the Type 35's incredible pedigree. It's the most successful racing car of all time, winning at least 600 races in its day - some claim it was as many as 1,000.
@@shanehnorman, It's a pretty safe bet that it boosted the count considerably. I'm not putting the cars down, by the way; I've been a Bugatti enthusiast for 65 years, but Ettore was a sly one.
@@ToreDL87, Neither do I, as long as you don't count the total number of wins accumulated by Bugattis against the total number of wins accumulated by other makes. Single make race wins were wins against no compettion. Get it?
Bellas máquinas!!! El valor que tendrán??? Si las réplicas de Pur Sang son carísimas, estás muchos más. Pur Sang (la fábrica con las mejores réplicas de América).
I love the way the camera moves toward the photos, so that you see less and less of the photo. That's really artistic. Did it ever occur to you to hold the camera steady so that the viewer might see the photo?
The First production car to break 100 MPH? The 1926-1927 production Duesenberg Model X could do 100 MPH. The earlier production Duesenberg Model A (1922-1925) could also do 100 MPH (it had the same HP and was slightly lighter than the Model X), but for some reason there was no official test done at the time to demonstrate that.
It's a close call, the Type 43 was introduced in 1927. Also, don't forget back in those days to a lot of Europeans American cars didn't really count ;-)
Fantastic. Were you sat in the space behind the seats for the in car shots? I’ve got great memories of doing that exact thing in my dad’s 30s Morris out on the roads in Scotland.....safety last!
Thanks, Peter. The Type 43 Grand Sport is a 4 seater, although in reality after folding in my 6'6 body and camera gear, there was hardly any room left. Safety last indeed!
Was Richard's Lagonda once owned by Peter Whenman? I may have seen it at Vintage Coachworks about 20 years ago. Peter Whenman was a huge help in getting my V12 Rapide running here in India.
2:49 200 Horsepower with that? and here I was thinking the blue one was the fastest one they ever made, as their were cars in the 50's with straight eights that barely did about 80 HP and weighed like 5,000 pounds, as that thing must have been the fastest accelerating car in the world right up until like 1960 before the muscle cars came out with how quick that must be. like has its acceleration ever been tested? as that is something you never hear about with these.
Years ago, when I was in the passenger seat of a Type 51, this modern day 2.0 litre Alfa Romeo 133 challenged us to a race at a traffic light. I can still see the astonishment on that guy's face after we'd beaten him.
Ettore Bugatti was Italian, and although his cars were German between 1910 and 1918 (Alsace had been a part of Germany since 1871) and French from 1918 on (when Alsace became part of France again), the Italian pronounciation of his name sounds best. The British pronounciation -- Beew-gatti -- is especially grating.
Haha, I'm Dutch actually. Our pronunciation of Bugatti is much like the French/Italian; maybe I've should have stayed true to that in the video. On the other hand: it hardly affects the passion involved ;-)
@@NielsGarage, As you should have realized, I wasn't referring to your pronounciation at all. You weren't really in the video. You weren't in the Bugatti riding up Prescott hill.
Not that I wouldn't grin like a shit eatin dog if I had one but if you look at the cars, and read about them, you quickly realize that they employed some of the silliest damned solutions to automotive engineering problems that have ever been devised. The magneto timing adjustment would be a case in point.
Looking at the engineering from an 1920s point of view a lot of Ettore's designs were quite clever. But more importantly, coming from a family of artists, Le Patron insisted his engineering was aesthetically pleasing too.
I reinstated one at college it was in t chests and a frame 3 years in an the owner took me for a drive in it it is blue and I think it ts at Beaulieu motor museum I was 16 then I am 42 now I loved building that car
Wish Hammond would just shut up as it goes up the hill. He takes all the enjoyment out of the experience. In fact, basically, I wish he'd shut up all the time.
Yep.Really nice vid. spoiled by far too much R.H. jawing.At that point I began to skip forward.Just the sound of the car being driven up the hill would have been MUCH better!
@@NielsGarage I meant there's nothing I wouldn't do to have the opportunity to drive, maintain, touch, or just see some of these machines. I suppose its all down to money and time but it's not as if I've got any open invites I just need to purchase a plane ticket for :P
What a day, working with one of my all time car heroes! Here's Richard and me talking about what makes prewar cars so fascinating: ua-cam.com/video/JKzOeXAGVeg/v-deo.html
Hammond. Hill Climb. Extremely rare, valuable car. You got lucky.
Elouan Deltor * nervous laughing *
No, it's not as fast. That was what threw him in the rimac.
I most definitely did. Although I did work hard to get to this point: I actually won this collaboration as a result of my many contributions to Drivetribe.
@@NielsGarage i think hes referencing to that crash during the grand tour
Spag Face Haha you’re right, I’ve read that wrong all along!
Prescott is the best UK motor sport venue in my opinion. No rip-off prices, brilliant catering in the Clubhouse, access everywhere with the Paddock at 7am on a Sunday morning sheer heaven. Everyone there is doing what they do for the love of it and not for the sake of profit. I go time and again to many different events and always leave with a smile on my face!
You're so right! I'd love to visit Prescott again during a vintage hillclimb event. Bet Richard would love that too.
Never seen anything like that, but do imagine I’d love it. What a beautiful picture you paint.
Of course this piece was initially filmed at the Bugatti Trust building (fantastic little museum and archive ) not directly associated with the Bugatti owners club etc over the road but lots of cross pollination of information etc great video!
The smile on my face is just as big as Richard's, and I'm just sitting watching at my desk!
So great to hear, thanks! Richard is still smiling by the way, just checked.
Funny, I have tears rolling down my cheeks.
Wow! This was so cool. I love these old Bugatti's. Thank you.
This is fantastic. Dollars aside, I’d take one of these vintage beauties against any modern car you could throw at me. Nothing new has this kind of soul.
This guy could pass as an alternative Tony Stark just the excitement in his voice the energy of video is great. Driving one of these is probably the closest experience to overdosing with Ecstasy lmao
The boyish enthusiasm of the both of them.....priceless!
The elegance of mechanisms rather than computers. I can see this going full circle after my lifetime.
They're there to be used and ware out of they're there to sit in a garage and go rusty. This man gets it. If a machine is there to serve its purpose.
Also: you've got to give it to Hugh for his great choice of words. Definitely one to remember.
What a soothing sound, like classic jazz, just before Satchmo kicks in hard.
That smile from ear to ear says it all !
Altough modern cars are faster , I think nothing can match the sheer plesure of driving one of these old jewels .
Just the sight of that instrumentpanel and that long bonnet makes your mouth watering .
And no plastic !
Steel , aluminium , wood , real materials and beautifully made .
Each part is a jewel of its own , nothing cheep here .
Wish I had the money ...........
That was our Lagonda. Lovely to see it being enjoyed.
James Eastwood Really? What an excellent car. And how nice you found this film 👍🏻!
I believe that he's parted with the Laggy and purchased a Riley Alpine Tourer, 1932 this time.
Yup I think my father bought it in 1980. We sold it at the Bonhams Auction at the 2015 Revival. I remember it was sweltering hot in the marquee and there was this lull in the bidding for our car and for moment I thought it wasn't going to get into the Reserve price range. Then all of a sudden it the bidding picked up again. It is a lovely car, and i used it for my wedding, and yes I did see it up for resale 3 or so years ago.
Great video, got me excited! I'm going to hop into Assetto Corsa, load up the Prescott hillclimb and do a few runs in a pre-war car.
Prescott Hillclimb, that took me back close on 50 years ago to the last time I was there. It was also the home of “Jackie” Welton car sales, a kind of Arthur Daley of the day & a company I used to work for did bodywork “tidy ups” on some of his used cars. I don’t remember Prescott looking so impressive. I definitely have to pay a visit. Great history lesson on the Bugattis, my, my, how far the ICE has progressed in a hundred years and how lucky we’ve been to have experienced the rawness of experiencing those amazing machines. Makes me wonder what the future holds for motor enthusiasts in another hundred years.
What a great story, Geof! I'm pretty sure Prescott has a few great decades to come, but who knows how long the world will still enjoy - and tolerate - these awesome combustion powered machines.
What a please thing to watch thank you for uploading this.
Thanks! Such a joy working with Richard and Hugh.
I love his comment about using the car rather than letting is sit and rust. All of these cars were made to be driven. They may be a prized possession, but they need to be used regularly. I used to be the President of a local Triumph car club and the arguments over driving cars were ridiculous. I even had one member complain that on a Sunday tour he spent a week getting dust out of the air vents. WTF? Great piece of history and the smile on both of their faces going up the hill says it all.
Yes! Hugh is a real driver, just like his late father (one of the most influential Bugatti connoisseurs to date). After this whole corona thing has passed, I'm planning on visiting him in England. Maybe this time round the Morris will make it past London!
OMG, what a fantastic video. Keep them coming. The narration was brilliant.
Thanks! Awesome to hear.
Bugatti has the most beautiful cars in the world 😍❤️
I built a model of this car when I was a kid.Grew up going to antique car shows.
The most beautiful pre-war car. Those eight-spoke alloys were about 70 years ahead of their time.
Mr. Hammond, did you know that in Argentina there is a company that makes exact replicas of Bugatti from the 1930s by hand according to the original plans? Pur Sang is the name of the company.
Hugh Conway understated (well, he's English, isn't he?) the Type 35's incredible pedigree. It's the most successful racing car of all time, winning at least 600 races in its day - some claim it was as many as 1,000.
Some forget that Ettore Bugatti often sponsored races in which only Bugattis were entered -- it's hard to lose one of those.
@@noahvale939 Wasn't aware of that. Any idea how much difference that makes to the count?
@@shanehnorman, It's a pretty safe bet that it boosted the count considerably. I'm not putting the cars down, by the way; I've been a Bugatti enthusiast for 65 years, but Ettore was a sly one.
So one-make races.
I don't see the issue with that.
@@ToreDL87, Neither do I, as long as you don't count the total number of wins accumulated by Bugattis against the total number of wins accumulated by other makes. Single make race wins were wins against no compettion. Get it?
The early Bugatti was quite simply a work of art!
Every Bugatti Molsheim built is a piece of art,the modern ones only trash of badge engeneering,fast and expensive shit on wheels!
You got to love Richard
Just Timeless, the Car and this Video
that car is a work of art
Gentleman : "You can go in it."
Hammond to himself : That guy has no TV set obviously.
😆
It sounds, really nice, SO JEALOUS, of Richard H. in that car He is, definitely one LUCKY SOD!!!! 😁😉👍
Funny, I though I was watching top gear.
Because it is Richard Hammond in the video.
And the narrator sound like James May.
Bellas máquinas!!!
El valor que tendrán???
Si las réplicas de Pur Sang son carísimas, estás muchos más.
Pur Sang (la fábrica con las mejores réplicas de América).
I love the way the camera moves toward the photos, so that you see less and less of the photo. That's really artistic. Did it ever occur to you to hold the camera steady so that the viewer might see the photo?
Who cares about a few photos in a 8 minute video? 🤷♂️
By that "speed" both may have a cup of tea !
The First production car to break 100 MPH? The 1926-1927 production Duesenberg Model X could do 100 MPH. The earlier production Duesenberg Model A (1922-1925) could also do 100 MPH (it had the same HP and was slightly lighter than the Model X), but for some reason there was no official test done at the time to demonstrate that.
It's a close call, the Type 43 was introduced in 1927. Also, don't forget back in those days to a lot of Europeans American cars didn't really count ;-)
What a wonderful video!
Thank you so much, great to hear you've enjoyed it.
Hammond, hillclimb, valuable car, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
What no crash?
Fantastic. Were you sat in the space behind the seats for the in car shots? I’ve got great memories of doing that exact thing in my dad’s 30s Morris out on the roads in Scotland.....safety last!
Thanks, Peter. The Type 43 Grand Sport is a 4 seater, although in reality after folding in my 6'6 body and camera gear, there was hardly any room left. Safety last indeed!
Was Richard's Lagonda once owned by Peter Whenman? I may have seen it at Vintage Coachworks about 20 years ago. Peter Whenman was a huge help in getting my V12 Rapide running here in India.
I'm not sure, but James Eastwood should be able to tell you more about it. He owned it too! Look for his comment below.
Hammond's jacket was from the India special
For a moment I thought Richard would be driving up the hill. That would be risky.
Wat een prachtig stuk film, bedankt!
Steef Hoogland Ha Dank Steef! Hou ons in de gaten, er komt veel meer leuks aan 👌🏻
IDK. The UA-cam videos of Prescott impress with the uphill cornering power of the Type 35. Maybe Bugatti were meant to go uphill.
They were always awesome in hill climbs because of their low weight compared to the competition!
That is a nice bridge isn't it
2:49 200 Horsepower with that? and here I was thinking the blue one was the fastest one they ever made, as their were cars in the 50's with straight eights that barely did about 80 HP and weighed like 5,000 pounds,
as that thing must have been the fastest accelerating car in the world right up until like 1960 before the muscle cars came out with how quick that must be.
like has its acceleration ever been tested? as that is something you never hear about with these.
Look up the BRM V16, 1500 cc supercharged. 600 bhp in 1952.
Or the Auto Union racing cars, up to 480 hp in the late 30s
@@musiccylinderK6 Blindingly fast cars, but not that fast accelerating though because of their weight.
Years ago, when I was in the passenger seat of a Type 51, this modern day 2.0 litre Alfa Romeo 133 challenged us to a race at a traffic light. I can still see the astonishment on that guy's face after we'd beaten him.
@@NielsGarage Probably true about the Silver Bullets, also due to long gearing
"and it may or may not start" sounds like my project car
😆
Such a BEAUTIFUL!!!! car The good old days when cars were cars. Unlike the RUBBISH we have now.
Do they own Pursangs?
The Bugatti Trust you mean? No, these are all original Bugatti’s!
Ettore Bugatti was Italian, and although his cars were German between 1910 and 1918 (Alsace had been a part of Germany since 1871) and French from 1918 on (when Alsace became part of France again), the Italian pronounciation of his name sounds best. The British pronounciation -- Beew-gatti -- is especially grating.
Haha, I'm Dutch actually. Our pronunciation of Bugatti is much like the French/Italian; maybe I've should have stayed true to that in the video. On the other hand: it hardly affects the passion involved ;-)
@@NielsGarage, As you should have realized, I wasn't referring to your pronounciation at all. You weren't really in the video. You weren't in the Bugatti riding up Prescott hill.
noahvale939 Except I was in the (back of the) Bugatti. And narrating the whole thing. And I definitely said Beewgatti!
@@NielsGarage , I think you know quite well that I was referring to Conway and Hammond, the two British on-screen speakers.
Since there is no roof, it is a very good thing Hammond didn't roll it.
Richard Hammond is drooling 🥴
Not that I wouldn't grin like a shit eatin dog if I had one but if you look at the cars, and read about them, you quickly realize that they employed some of the silliest damned solutions to automotive engineering problems that have ever been devised. The magneto timing adjustment would be a case in point.
Looking at the engineering from an 1920s point of view a lot of Ettore's designs were quite clever. But more importantly, coming from a family of artists, Le Patron insisted his engineering was aesthetically pleasing too.
Hoi Niels, Mogen wij deze video delen op ons UA-cam kanaal? Uiteraard met duidelijke verwijzing naar jouw kanaal en eventuele website.
Hey! Uiteraard, de video is gewoon te embedden. Leuk!
Dank je, maar helaas is embedden in UA-cam niet mogelijk. Moet dan echt een kopie maken.
Ik doelde op jullie site ;-)
De vraag is met betrekking tot ons UA-cam kanaal. Sorry voor de verwarring.
Maar mag ik hem delen op ons UA-cam kanaal? Dus niet de website :)
They did not gave Richard drive this car, I wonder why.
Maybe because there are bends?
What is the video of Hammonds lagonda called
There isn't one yet. But keep an eye on Drivetribe's UA-cam channel. It might be featured there.
I’m going to Prescott!
Can I join you? ;-)
I reinstated one at college it was in t chests and a frame 3 years in an the owner took me for a drive in it it is blue and I think it ts at Beaulieu motor museum I was 16 then I am 42 now I loved building that car
some day i will see one
I think that is neat.
Do these guy's recognise the modern Bugattis?
I would wish they did not but of course they do.
@@984francis I read the History of Lamborghini I don't think he would have appreciated what they became the scribblings of a sugar highed 10 year old
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With poor soul was in the back seat filming this?
I was 🤟🏻
A buattifful Irish viking princess sole mate.of a car🎃
Why would anyone trust Hamster with a rare car on a hill climb?
There's a reason he wasn't driving.
Unfortunately this Richard can not keep his mouth shut for a minute , so we can't hear anything of the engine.
Ah, I wish this would happen to me ...
beaulie
Wish Hammond would just shut up as it goes up the hill. He takes all the enjoyment out of the experience. In fact, basically, I wish he'd shut up all the time.
Yep.Really nice vid. spoiled by far too much R.H. jawing.At that point I began to skip forward.Just the sound of the car being driven up the hill would have been MUCH better!
Who are you really; James May or Jeremy Clarkson?
@@shawnreynolds2705 Ha ha. Nice one.
What I wouldn't do...
Bill Dewahl Why wouldn’t you?
@@NielsGarage I meant there's nothing I wouldn't do to have the opportunity to drive, maintain, touch, or just see some of these machines. I suppose its all down to money and time but it's not as if I've got any open invites I just need to purchase a plane ticket for :P
Luckily Richard Hammond isn't driving
Le mec a bien fait de ne pas laisser le volant a Hammond. Sinon il aurait trouvé le moyen de détruire une Bugatti. ça manque encore a son palmarès!
Hammond talks too much instead of enjoying the ride.