Jeremy Clarkson's Childhood Ford Cortina 1600E | The Grand Tour
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- Ickle Jeremy Clarkson saw his dad bought a new Ford Cortina 1600E. Is this the best childhood moment anyone could ask for?
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Those emotions were for his dad, not the car, of course. Jeremy is a legend...
I was watering up watching this when it was on grand tour. I am the same now!! Top Gear and Grand Tour was the best!!!
@@mustangcircut grand tour is still going strong thank god
Well, I think he had a bit of time for his dad. His description of booting that porker up the road to York at 170mph (Patagonian Special) so as not to miss his dad's passing. Good for you Jezza.
I missed my dad's passing by a few minutes because I was racing around like a blue-arsed fly arranging his funeral and phoning family, so a bit of hard-arsed driving...
Yes, he is a legend. No snowflake is Mr. Clarkson.
The guys being Nostalgic was emotional.
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I love hearing people, epsecially older people talking about their dads.
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RESPECT! 👍👊
He loves his dad so much
@@shahpaltariq7379 His dad died in 1994. He told a great story about in when he was still at TopGear.
@@fredschriks8554 On the Patagonia special, he told the reason why he was so bonded to the Porsche 928, and that was that he was able to rush the highway like crazy to say farewell to his father on his death bed. Pretty emotional indeed
This is the man who drove from London to Sheffield in an hour in a 928 with 30 minutes to spare to say goodbye to his dad. His dad and the cars he associates with him mean a lot to him.
Not to mention he just cooked a chicken, which went on the back seat, because he thought his mum had to eat something.
that means he was doing 176 mph non stop for an hour . i dont think so.
I love how fondly he talks about his dad, here and the 928 story though he passed away in that one
Yes it appears he was very fond of his dad. And the vehicles are the vehicles for his memory train
the chicken was still warm
@@cposky4394 and his Dad was still alive when he reached the hospital...
@@shirleykueh582 mad isn't it if. He had a slower car wouldn't have got to say good bye
Jeremy has the perfect voice to narrate documentaries, I am thinking historical in particular.
He has done some great ones, on Victoria Cross winners, on Brunell, etc. All easily found on UA-cam!
steveyj75 also pq17
He has done exactly that. Try watching 'The greatest raid of all time'
@@KAlpha09 A year after my comment you have decided to contribute on the off chance that I or somebody else might see your pointer and benefit from it.
Thank you very much! I have found it and it deals with one of my favourite subjects, WWll. Have a good day! 👍🙏
Yes! All three of them are very articulate and have clear pronunciation as a non native english speaker I can listen to them all day.
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Coming out of that girl one afternoon in 1969
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In woodstock
PanzerJäger Hantoeig I thought you were joking until I turned them on. Lol
Fact: Jezza’s dad unfortunately lost his knee caps in a collision in this car. He said so in TG.
Sad though, this is what the trio showed to the world. Cars aren’t just figures and modes of transport, they are fashion statements, they were societal Class showers, but most importantly, they were family
I still remember the story of how jeremy said good bye with his dad in the patagonia episode...
Brought tears to my eye
I think it was Ford Anglia, not Cortina..
Wrong Ford, it's the Anglia not the Cortina
@@austinejames6311 It's ironic how in this segment Anglia sits behind the Cortina.
@@thatcommieguy8989 Yup and it wasn't on top gear show it was on dvd.
Expected a joke at the end, but no. Sincerity. From Clarkson. Strange world we live in.
Uhm he did make a joke at the end?
And on that bomb shell...
Clarkson is an intelligent guy. He feigns stupidity, but he is indeed a very intelligent man.
Watch Clarkson's non car stuff, you will find a different Man.....very, very rearly thi sleaks over into the car stuff
The feels when he gets emotional... ive been watching when i was 13 and why im now a gear head.
you wouldnt say gear head in the UK lol
I’m a beak head 2
@@SuperTumster see Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz TopGear for petrol head translation confirmation lol
I remember back in 2008 (i was only 7 years old) coming home from sports day and my dad picked me up in a brand new 08 plate Audi A4 S Line. I burst into tears for much the same reason as Jeremy describes in this video. Cars really are wonderful things.
I bet you must have been very proud of your dad...
Back in the 70s to own a new car was more special. Now days you father leasing a new car and 3 years later he take another lease car. It's so easy to drive a new car these days, it's nothing special anymore.
Oh my god Joel, i literally share the same memory. Back in 2008, same thing he was picking me up from school, when went out i saw him and the car, Audi A4 S line, 3.0 tdi. God the feels
Next Nexit What made owning a new car more special in the 70’s?
@@joshbacon8241 car back then is considered as the reflection of your social status
Shitty car means shitty social class
And it's bloody pricy
Ive watched Jeremy Clarkson throughout all his years on Top Gear and GT, even if he had some controversial moments through his TV career I've never seen someone grow up in such a way as him. Caring for the environment, farming, travelled and well cultured and has two best mates even if they hate eachother aha
Deep down they loved being around each other it was comradeship between them three
Now that's seeing your childhood come back to life.
I remember when the 1600E came out (about 1968). It was, effectively, a 1600GT with "accoutrements". It looked very graceful and you could turn up _anywhere_ and not be ashamed. It was, sort of, an oversized Radford Mini Cooper. All male teenagers saw the 1600E as a car we could aspire to and have a reasonable chance of attaining. We all wanted Ferraris but, deep down, we knew this was a pipe dream. Not so with the 1600E. It was fast, luxurious elegance and was a realistic proposition.
Hammond's dad didn't have a 1600 E as he was from Birmingham... haha
James's dad also didnt have a 1600E he had a MK3 GXL
Hammonds dad had public transport 😂😂
@@creativecat2763 and an xjs i believe... a god dad !
@@pwatom22 yes
He had an Allegro E...state
Awh my pops had a 1600e such a beautiful car , my dad found her all broken and then my dad fixed her up and drove her for the very first time what a magnificent car and even better memories x
The year of Jeremy Clarkson: "Nostalgic."
The year of James May: "Nostalgic."
The year of Richard Hammond. "OH FFS!!!"
All these videos come to show that life in the 60s-70s was good enough for your average family to buy a brand new car.
Even if that car had to be an Allegro estate xD
That's got to be one of my all-time favorite Jeremy scenes and here's to hoping that was just a joke of the series was ending at the end of that episode I really like watching those old men have that much fun running around the world that's the main reason why I got Amazon
I quite agree, The Grand Tour was the ONLY reason I got Amazon, and I have not viewed anything else. BUT the subscription is still great value for money.
They still produce The Grand Tour. All they do is ditch the tent and just do all of the episodes as specials.
yer the only reason I got Amazon
I love it when Jeremy shares memories with us. It's so vivid.
I feel like he really loved his dad, remember that special where he talked about how the car he was In was the same model as the one that he used to get to the hospital to see his dad for the last time and he teared up
Yea. It was a Porsche.
Oh yeah, the Porsche 928 story, that hit hard
The 1600E was an awesome car I could only dream of owning one. I fully understand Jeremy’s emotions.
I had two and a 16GT, they were bloody awful.
I had a 1600 E loved it the best cortina Ford made absolutely stunning and I still get the same feeling when ever I see one
This whole episode was a massive tear factory for me. Love the boys, always will.
Season 3 was so cool, I almost died in a shock when Jezza announced the end of the show in this format. So happy they continue!
When I was a kid, my dad picked me up from school in a white Honda Civic automatic, reg JSN 290N. 3-door, tiny little car, he'd bought it from the guy upstairs (who wanted to go back to motorbikes), it had a black interior, black fluffy seat covers, a cassette radio and my siblings and I were so small at the time that you could easily fit the four of us in the back of it!
Probably a horrendous car to drive then and now. But from the minute I laid eyes on it I loved that car so much, if you offered me one now I'd snap your hand off.
He’s clearly emotional in this video.... can hear Jeremy holding back tears, one of my idols growing up Jeremy was
My Dad bought a Lancia Thema Turbo, when he had his mid life crisis. It was absolutely mint when he sold it about 5 years ago, you could eat your dinner off the engine. He offered it to me, but it needed a clutch, and I had a modern car, so I didn't take it. He passed away last year and I find myself wishing I'd taken it on.
Lovely! As a young lad (I'm 50 plus now) I can recall similar emotions when my Dad came home with the new Ford Grenada Ghia when it came out. Then all the other 'Dads' in the street came round to talk him about it. Thanks Jezza, happy days!. 🙂
I love to know jeremy's childhood stories and youth, he is best intelligent funny person in the world. I cant imagine live without his programes.😢please go on jeremy.
End of an era 😞
Cillian Buckley Not really, the show is going on. The tent was already downgraded to almost nothing this year. 5 minutes of conversation street every second episode is really not something we will miss.
@@juzoli Sure. But the full transition to no studio time is a departure from their prior TG/GT formula. In that sense this does mark the end of an era.
I know the show will go on but the three of them without the studio , track and conversation street . It will be a different show.
bnctaj It was continuously phased out anyway. This season had no tent at all almost every other episodes. And when it was, it was way shorter than previously, mostly the conversation street and that’s all. So it is only a small step from here to eliminate it completely.
I will miss the track though...
Retro Collected Obviously not you... You are free to have a different opinion.
Jeremy is the best entertainer that excist. It does not matter what he say. It is ALWAYS gold. It's either hysterically funny or it is incredible wholesome (as in this clip). He is and has always been my favorite TV personality. He is one of the greatest Legends in all of human history
My dad had a 3.0 XR6 Cortina when I was a kid. Absolute beast of a car , it was white with black and red beading. My dad fitted semi slicks on it as well , so it had that wide stance and ofcourse the was white lettering on the tyres lol.
I won't forget my dad driving that car
Oh how i loved those cars, truly awesome. That said, if you wanted the ultimate Cortina, then it had to be the Mk 1 Lotus Cortina, two-door in white with the Lotus green flash along the side. Now that was just a dream to the vast majority, prolly still is today
My dad pulled up on a BSA Goldstar with sidecar....my whole body buckled. 49 years later my dad restores old British bikes. Dad's are the best.
Season 3 got back 3 of the best presenters ever on TV. Thanks a lot for this season.
My late dad had the old Nissan GTR. Didn't know how good that car was.
Honestly, season 3 is my favorite season, possibly more than any other Top Gear season. The footage felt real and the last special was truly extraordinary. I’m looking forward to seeing the trio in the fourth season.
This show has been the greatest thing ever. And I hope to see the 3 greatest car journalists again within the future. Also yeah l cried.
In 1979, when I was 5 years old, dad swapped his 1.5 BMC diesel-engined Austin Cambridge A60 for a 1969 Datsun Cedric P130 with a 2.2l factory diesel. I remember seeing it the first time - we walked down to the garage and dad was kidding me that maybe there wasn't anything new in there. The Cedric was a beautiful car - smooth, silent, relatively quick (compared to the glacially slow Cambridge) and it was metallic maroon with silver interior and had quad headlamps. 13 years later I would drive it myself, my first car. I loved that car, still do, and same as Jeremy Clarkson here, I was so proud of dad!
Rather odd seeing my old school there. I’m quite a bit younger than Jeromy but i do remember finding a book with his name in it in an English lesson.
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"I can still remember now, vividly. My *KNEES WEAK ARMS ARE HEAVY* "
Dad's SpaghettE
i remember my dad picking me up from school a Cadillac soft top in 67
with 3 headlights in the front...he become 90 years of ages and died over 10 years ago...
i lost all my so-called friends at school...
Life lessons learned i could wright a book...
I'm just happy for him that he got a loving family. Not all have that privelege.
I don't like Clarkson, but he is absolutely spot on with the emotions that run through a car enthusiasts' mind when dad buys a neat car. My dad never had "cool" cars when I was growing up, not after he sold his Datsun 510. Twenty years ago he bought a Miata and I just about flipped, as he finally bought a neat car. Now I have it, and we still talk about it and how much fun that little car has remained to drive.
My Dad worked for Goodyear in the 60's, mostly in the north, and so had both a 1300 and later a 1600. Then we emigrated to Canada and next thing he's driving a 1600 GT, with Weber carb and racing stripes. That's the car I learned to drive on, fifty years ago. Man, I would love to own one today!
Show Hammond's year where he smashed the Allegro into oblivion. Best moment.
That was hilarious hahaha
A three-door estate...
I mean, what?
@@TraustiGeira three door estate isn’t an estate it should be a god damn van!
@@KaanCan-hx9oq True.
In 1978, when I was 15, my uncle who was a great mechanic, gave an engine overhaul for a farmer friend (in Ireland), to his 1968 Mark II Cortina. He was weeks at that car and did a great job fixing it. The car was only ten years old at the time and was in beautiful condition. Metallic green was the colour. When he decided to test the car, he insisted on his 13 year old son to drive it. The boy was a good driver, but wild at the wheel. The strip of land he tried it on was unusual, that it had a bog on each side. The strip of land was about half a mile long, leading into the farm. We all watched as the boy drove the car down this strip of land. He did about thirty, as his father told to do. But on his way back, he put his foot down. The car skidded and took a quick right turn into the bog. The boy got out, but the car sunk like a brick. A couple of days later, the farmer took a tractor, near the bog, to kind of pull the car out. The tractor got stuck, so he got another tractor to get the stuck tractor out and that one got stuck too. My uncle told me that the car was never taken out of the bog and that the tractors were stuck there for years. I wish I had a video of that.
I love how this is about about a car, but it is to remind ourselves of our dads and what they do for us. Me and my dad we have a tough love/hate relationship. We love each other, but we tend to have big arguments time to time. But every time I watch this clip I just remind myself of the bmw 330d e46 that my dad owns for 19 years and of how I am proud of him. Let’s protect our relationships and value them as much as we can. They won’t be here forever, and that is heartbreaking.
This episode hits you with a 4 stage emotional combo kill, the buildup of them talking fondly about their dads, then the scene in the cathedrak with real classic car enthusiatns who love thier cars like its a family memember, then the scene where they recap all the amazing stuff they did (I'm balling by this point) then finish you off with clarkson crying on the show.
Such a legend, can you imagine the global event if we were to lose one of the three... Globaly loved and thats extremly rare
Good lord, the day when we lose one, two or even all three of em is gonna hit us like an intercontinental ballistic missile, although instead of spreading radiation, it will spread sadness and tears
I can also remember the enormity of the hug I gave my Dad.
How many of us would like to experience that just one more time.
Man these guys car write amazing stuff. Add to that all the edits and stuff. These are amazing. Gonna enjoy them doing adventures but I’m going to miss these wonderful pieces.
All credit to the BBC for allowing the use of the original Top Gear footage. Yes the three stoogies will continue, but to lose the magic of the studio, and later, the tent, is a huge loss. I have watched this twice on prime and both times I've had tears. To see Jeremy's tears I just totally lose it emotionally. I will watch over and over the original Top Gear, and I will watch over and over, the Grand Tour. I can't expalin why. There is no logical explanation. Jeremy, James and Richard I thank you from my heart. You feel like family. Long may you contnue together in good health and bring us the laughter we love so much. Cheers...
This comment is very wholesome :)
And the part where you said " I will watch over and over the original Top Gear, and I will watch over and over, the Grand Tour." that's exactly what i want to do from now on.
When you are a kid the feelings you have about cars and your dad are magic,,,,mk1 escort 1.1 2door in beige,,I was 11,,,,💕💕
Plate JCC - Jeremy Charles Clarkson =)
Oh, my goodness...
It's too pure.
CLARKSON!
I appreciate some people don't have their real father in their life and I feel for you. I used the word father because he obviously did father you. The word 'Dad' is reserved for very special men who actually are an amazing part of your life and hit you the hardest when they are gone.
True legend.
And I can 100% relate to the feeling, then i remember back to the childhood, and my dad came with a brandnew 91’ VW Golf GTD.
Here in Denmark VW is a big deal 😅
This god damn episode... Too much emotions and feelings !! And they sealed the deal by ending the show ! I will never forget it while I am alive !
The whole Cortina segment was just fantastic all the way through. Maybe my favorite Grand Tour segment of all time. Excellent work to everyone involved.
Jeremy Clarkson you are the best.
He indeed is
In the 1980’s my dad had a new 1985 Ford Mustang GT, last year with a 5.0 and a carburetor. He kept it stock looking and waxed, it was not stock under the hood! Loved loved loved getting picked up in that car from elementary school. Miss my dad, miss that car too. Cheers!
The Church segment together with the very last part of the episode in the tent were the most emotional of the GT and some of the most emotional ever from the trio, especially Jeremy in the last 17 years or so.
Jeremy said that he got emotional because he never got the change to say his farewell to TopGear, in fact he said the day before he was still doing it, the day after it was gone. Although the audience, track and talk show part of the show may be gone forever after so many years, knowing that more specials with them three are coming is nothing short of relieving. Also because it’s what I’m really interested about in this show: cars, adventures, amazing scenarios and ... them.
I’m 47. My dad had a Mk III Cortina and a Sierra back in the day. This episode brought back memories from my childhood. We also had a Morris Marina that towed a caravan. Best we don’t talk about that one.. lol.
The song in the background is what i love most about this part, its so loving at the end of the day
I can't speak for all but me my dad and his truck were the best of friends. When I had to go under the knife he didn't say take care of my son he said take care of my friend, while holding back tears, just remembered that makes me choke up. Btw truck was a 2002 dodge dakota in maroon. Sold it 2 years ago. Cried that night.
I'm in America and although I can't relate precisely to the car lovingly described by Jezza here, I will say my Dad introduced me to the combustion engine. We tore them down, rebuilt them and squeezed every single hp possible out of that little Chevy 283. It was a glorious experience. I miss my Dad.
Wow, we got to see the emotional side of Mr Clarkson. What a bloke !
We have on Top Gear, with the 928 story, i think you should watch that, also when he announced Grand Tour ending
I remember my dad having a silver ford Cortina in the mid 70,s yes what a great car, probably crushed and turned into ornamental flower pots a long time ago with raffiell frilly bits as decoration.
My dad had a 1970 Peugeot 504(blue) with an 8 track player, playing the Spinners "It's a shame". Vivid memory.
I'm not particularly old 26. But back in'00s ( we live in Eastern europe and cars, especially cool western cars, were expensive) my dad bought an Audi. An Audi 80 GT. It had recaro front seats, front foglights, frontchinspoiler, and rear trunk spoiler. I was so proud of him the same way felt Jezza of his dad. I thought i was the king 😏
This one is my favorite of the three, Jeremy is so genuinely proud of his dad and I love it
I love cars, I especially love tastefully modified cars with lots of power and all the business. This is one of few cars I would love to own and drive exactly as it is. A work of art.
I know I'm late but *THIS!* this is the spirit of automotive enthusiasts! features and power are all excellent but driving is soo much more than a mechanical and practical act, it is also the emotion that is invoked and carried by both the rider and the vehicle itself. driving is an art.
I had a 1600E in the 80s 1969 on a G plate lovely car way ahead of its time.
Beautiful car - wish I'd never sold mine all those years ago. 5 High end Audis, 3 Sporty Merc's later and still miss it.
This episode brought so many tears to my eyes. I’ve been watching since I was 10 and I’m 16 now, didn’t realize how much those three meant to my life
my dad bless him had a 1600E it was beautiful..i used to drive it sometimes it was the dogs..it was wonderous people in leamington spa used to stop and look..my mum bless hdr didnt like it because dad wasnt a very good driver he never got the hang of the rather sharp clutch or accelarator
I remember my dad showing up with a 67 Ford Galaxy 500 Fire truck red And chrome Black vinyl top Sold it years later for a Dodge van camper And we traveled across Canada for 2 months He was from the UK And it was one of his Bucket list of things to do when he got to Canada
a line from one of my favorite songs: ""a sixteen hundred packed with angry young men,
came burning down main street; I touched the Epiphone that hung on my hip,
It knew the sound of my heartbeat ..." - Bill Idol / Generation X
My father in law had one too. Magnificent. It got stolen in 1970 and was never seen again.
The 928, warm chicken, 1600E, and a box of tissues. Give your pops a hug.
I love how our cars can have such a deeper meaning to us as a society.
Over the stupid time we are in at the moment, I have watched re-runs of the Grand Tour every day.. No they don't get boring I just laugh louder..
I'm beside myself ! I can't believe this is the end! I'm lost! I've identified myself through this show and these men for a long time! I will miss them greatly..
I had a 1600E!!!!!. Actually it wasn't mine, it was my company car on lease for a couple of years but by gum did I enjoy it. It had a version of the Lotus Cortina suspension so it felt good on the road and the tarted up interior suited my junior management aspirations. Cross country it was very quick but it ran out of puff on Mways - it really needed a 5-speed box. I took it from home to Abersoch - nearly 300 miles on mostly rural roads in under 5 hours and enjoyed every yard.
The people who disliked the video had dads that didnt own a cortina
They had an Austin Allegro estate!
You've just described the exact same feeling when my dad arrived home with his 1600E in 1970 , 4YI was the reg number. Only difference was his had a leather padded centre on the steering wheel. In 1979 he traded it in for a disastrous Opel Rekord Berlina diesel that broke his heart and his wallet. I was 18 then and had begged him for the Cortina but to no avail but in about 83/84 I saw it on a country road with a for sale sign on it and bought it back & pulled the birds for years after 😋
I had a similar experience with my dad. Funny how we become emotional about cars. Just pieces of metal really, but the memories they can unleash are priceless.
my dad had one too, I remember the bouncy back seat and wooden dash ... I was very young though !
Yes ! We had the Cortina Gt in 1968! In the Netherlands, i was 12!
Mijn vader in 1973 geweldig
Your dad had great car sense Jeremy the cortina was the one car that got Britain really moving. Because it had one thing others lacked, you could take your family out somewhere for the day and that faithful Ford would get you there and back 🇬🇧every time
This got me but what hit harder was when he explained on top gear why he loved the Porsche 928 ( on a top gear V8 engine special )
I cried a little when I realized, the car wasn't his. He was just that happy for his old man.
Life is worth living for moments such as this one.
Man, the last ep was like saying goodbye to my only friend that makes you when you're alone. I'm not being emotional or exaggerating, I was really waiting your show every week like waiting a friend's visit.
My dad had and still does have a modded Subaru wrx with bucket seats race suspension so as you can imagine it was very very comfortable in long journeys
I remember the day my son came home with the police what a day that was,
I had a similar excitement when my step had a turboed Saab 99, with a boost button
I understand entirely how Clarkson felt as that young school boy.
I had an identical experience at that age when my Dad came to school to collect me in his new but 3 year old White Triumph 2.5pi
Having the top of range of the everyday normal cars seemed like the very best when your age 9 or 10.
Tell me about it, I felt so special when my dad finally got enough pennies to get a 4 year old Mondeo Ghia. The game of turning up my dad's heated seats without him noticing was a highlight of being a kid.
This is what I love to see most. As great as the humor is, I love just seeing .. humanity.