Crossing the Channel in Car Boats - Top Gear - BBC

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  • @Veathkyn
    @Veathkyn 5 років тому +9607

    "Oh, sorry mate, the cup sank."
    A much bigger concern than the boat van sinking.

    • @Zauchi
      @Zauchi 5 років тому +193

      well he is British 😄

    • @jayswarrow1196
      @jayswarrow1196 4 роки тому +112

      That was a "gentlemen's" version of answer, to Richard's "that wasn't my fault".

    • @muskatDR
      @muskatDR 4 роки тому +46

      How can they drink tea without a cup?

    • @alexanderjones9440
      @alexanderjones9440 4 роки тому +6

      This line cracks me up haha

    • @s.abhishek1786
      @s.abhishek1786 3 роки тому

      Lmao

  • @DVR693
    @DVR693 4 роки тому +2974

    Love how May got the cup of tea when sinking. True British spirit right there

    • @AbbaZabbaOlyFrn
      @AbbaZabbaOlyFrn 3 роки тому +131

      That cannot be any more British, floating in the English channel having a cup of tea awaiting rescue

    • @Dushmann_
      @Dushmann_ 2 роки тому

      We literally got China addicted to opium, destroyed their Navy, burned down the Emperors palace and took possession of several ports, including Hong Kong, just so we could obtain more tea from them.
      Britains addicted to tea is no joke.

    • @jacoblantom
      @jacoblantom 2 роки тому +14

      I love the part where Aldo rain got you out of Nazi prison

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Рік тому +6

      @@AbbaZabbaOlyFrn got stuck in the channel on a self-built houseboat?
      Just have a cup of tea and wait for it to all blow over

  • @williamdavis7299
    @williamdavis7299 4 роки тому +7917

    Just imagine being in the middle of the ocean on a massive cargo ship and hearing someone say “we’ve got a car off the port side”

    • @princecharon
      @princecharon 4 роки тому +167

      Well, if the captain is British too, he (or she) ought to take it reasonably in stride.

    • @nickg90125
      @nickg90125 4 роки тому +16

      Nice Pfp bro

    • @LL15onTT
      @LL15onTT 3 роки тому +50

      in the distance you hear an “open fire!”

    • @baconbliss4796
      @baconbliss4796 3 роки тому +10

      The real question who would have the right of way

    • @alexleech4490
      @alexleech4490 3 роки тому +10

      @@LL15onTT Why did I read that in Clarkson's voice...?

  • @triplehhhbk0917
    @triplehhhbk0917 9 років тому +3378

    Jeremy: Maybe if we snuck up on it
    Richard: Yeah, sneak up on the sea. That's brilliant

    • @norbertmiko6789
      @norbertmiko6789 8 років тому +24

      i litelary saw this comment just when they said that

    • @speedometer111
      @speedometer111 7 років тому +33

      Sounds like something an American would actually believe, after all they believe shooting at a hurricane would stop it...

    • @CoolioXXX52
      @CoolioXXX52 5 років тому +2

      @@speedometer111 ??

    • @summushieremiasclarkson4700
      @summushieremiasclarkson4700 5 років тому +2

      @@speedometer111 what?

    • @Liam.hervo.1888
      @Liam.hervo.1888 5 років тому

      @@norbertmiko6789 me 2

  • @TheMADGUY50
    @TheMADGUY50 8 років тому +12238

    These three men are gifts to humanity.

    • @ARCtrooperblueleader
      @ARCtrooperblueleader 6 років тому +87

      Agreed.

    • @danmuscarella5892
      @danmuscarella5892 5 років тому +148

      TheMADGUY50 you know I get depressed every now and then and honestly watching top gear helps. Thanks guys!!!!

    • @ammarsiddiqui3602
      @ammarsiddiqui3602 5 років тому +33

      Agreed best show ever

    • @winterbliss4459
      @winterbliss4459 5 років тому +1

      600th like

    • @PottersVideos2
      @PottersVideos2 5 років тому +29

      I agree. Even Clarkson in spite of his past mistake of punching a producer.

  • @adonisparts1343
    @adonisparts1343 4 роки тому +4007

    That "boat van" is probably still somewhere in the English Channel to this day.

    • @scsutton1
      @scsutton1 4 роки тому +657

      It's at the Beaulieu Motor Museum in the World of Top Gear display.

    • @scsutton1
      @scsutton1 3 роки тому +439

      @Just another Person No, it is true. I have seen it. It's there along with Jeremy's Nissan and James' Triumph yacht.

    • @ghillepig2
      @ghillepig2 3 роки тому +108

      @@scsutton1 do they have the indestructible toyota truck there?

    • @scsutton1
      @scsutton1 3 роки тому +227

      @@ghillepig2 Yes, they do. It's in a display just before you go into the main exhibition hall.

    • @marnixkamminga8083
      @marnixkamminga8083 3 роки тому +111

      @@scsutton1 travel location added

  • @Simgenx
    @Simgenx 11 років тому +6856

    Big ship sailors, seriously doing their jobs, suddenly see a car pass by XD

    • @thegamingsushicat5349
      @thegamingsushicat5349 5 років тому +176

      Well, either that's not something you see everyday or what the hell have I been smoking

    • @Pikkabuu
      @Pikkabuu 5 років тому +129

      And then they see the Top Gear trio at the car and understand that they should really watch the next episode.

    • @MichaelStevensonTheGreat
      @MichaelStevensonTheGreat 5 років тому +13

      I don't know why but I laughed my guts out seeing this comment😂

    • @jesujgaming9801
      @jesujgaming9801 5 років тому +6

      Simgenx lol

    • @muttproductions2536
      @muttproductions2536 5 років тому +10

      A bad reason to quit drinking rum. Drink more rum!

  • @R3tr0v1ru5
    @R3tr0v1ru5 8 років тому +3400

    I've watched these challenges many times and they never get old. That's a sign of great entertainment.

    • @bukanmatin5973
      @bukanmatin5973 5 років тому +4

      @BABY LETZY Haha, yep.

    • @S-Kara
      @S-Kara 5 років тому +12

      that's more like *bbc fucked up big time* everytime I watch these challenges

    • @appleapple8841
      @appleapple8841 5 років тому +2

      Big fax

    • @abdihassan7208
      @abdihassan7208 4 роки тому +10

      SAME LOOOO;. I come back every few months..its like watching it for the first time

    • @margarethall7837
      @margarethall7837 2 роки тому +2

      I'm watching today in 2022!

  • @quillmaurer6563
    @quillmaurer6563 5 років тому +468

    8:05 As the big ship is off their Port side, technically Jeremy has right-of-way. But I do have to imagine that size also plays a role, that more maneuverable vessels (a pickup truck with an outboard motor) must give way to less maneuverable vessels (a 34,000 ton ferry). But my final answer is that the ferry must give way to Jeremy, as maritime law states that vessels in distress always have right of way, which I would assume extends to vessels that have a 99% chance of being in distress at any second.

    • @DARKSLIDEHLL
      @DARKSLIDEHLL 2 місяці тому +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Whoami691
      @Whoami691 Місяць тому +4

      I would also imagine that even if the big ship did not have right of way, there was very little Jeremy could have done to stop it.:)

  • @ahmadsholahudinalhasany7346
    @ahmadsholahudinalhasany7346 8 років тому +6647

    "Sorry mate your cup sank" James May.

    • @GXOngXW
      @GXOngXW 8 років тому +50

      Haha. i laugh at that too

    • @dazl0128
      @dazl0128 8 років тому +26

      +Ahmad Sholahudin Al hasany was literally looking for this in the comment

    • @vexredvader1462
      @vexredvader1462 7 років тому +3

      Gold Star you tried.

    • @Pfromm007
      @Pfromm007 7 років тому +43

      The greatest sadness for a Briton

    • @wotfan6373
      @wotfan6373 7 років тому +15

      It's , Sorry mate the cup sank" James May

  • @kieranwhite6647
    @kieranwhite6647 10 років тому +3708

    'sorry mate, the cup sank' I don't know why but it always makes me laugh

    • @derbyshireemergencyvideos424
      @derbyshireemergencyvideos424 9 років тому +26

      Same mate

    • @georgebailey3073
      @georgebailey3073 6 років тому +7

      Kieran White it gets me too

    • @asancoon2363
      @asancoon2363 6 років тому +5

      @LG Work *mum

    • @JaggiJiggy
      @JaggiJiggy 6 років тому +10

      @@asancoon2363 Hes properly American so he cant say Mum its gotta be simplified

    • @xxDOTH3DEWxx
      @xxDOTH3DEWxx 5 років тому +2

      @Aaron Cubitt gunpowder was created by the Chinese, and the folk on the correct side of the pond love it

  • @linusdn2777
    @linusdn2777 4 роки тому +4850

    Clarkson's car is a genuinely impressive feat of engineering.

    • @lonlo
      @lonlo 4 роки тому +374

      Sometimes my genius is almost frightening.
      © Jeremy Clarkson

    • @marnixkamminga8083
      @marnixkamminga8083 3 роки тому +163

      Well he's an doctor of engineering so yeah 🤷‍♂️

    • @jebediahkrimsoncraftleding3012
      @jebediahkrimsoncraftleding3012 3 роки тому +18

      @@marnixkamminga8083 lol no he's not

    • @marnixkamminga8083
      @marnixkamminga8083 3 роки тому +248

      @@jebediahkrimsoncraftleding3012 they gave him an honorable doctorate. That's why he always says he's a doctor of engineering twice

    • @3ZKZSting
      @3ZKZSting 2 роки тому +44

      Clarkson’s genius... It generates gravity...

  • @phiutubeful
    @phiutubeful 4 роки тому +1798

    Civilian ships head for Dunkirk to rescue the British forces. *colorized

  • @BluChemical9087
    @BluChemical9087 7 років тому +1049

    "Why the bloody hell won't it turn around?!"
    *blang*
    "Ow."
    5:04

  • @johnkidd8456
    @johnkidd8456 3 роки тому +309

    I love how the smile on James’ face dies as Jeremy tells him they’re going to Dover.

  • @paulsomers5356
    @paulsomers5356 4 роки тому +915

    “Have you ever heard of the milk of human kindness? Well, prepare to suckle on it.”

  • @Catalina._
    @Catalina._ 6 років тому +3879

    May's car boat = Titanic (First to sink)
    Hammond's car boat = Britannic (Second to sink)
    Clarkson's car boat = Olympic (Unsinkable)

    • @lennartmoritz942
      @lennartmoritz942 5 років тому +220

      May boat didnt sink, it just doesnt came forward xD

    • @mathiasrasmussen7455
      @mathiasrasmussen7455 5 років тому +45

      @@lennartmoritz942 It did sink once but they got it back up :D

    • @teamtoyota9048
      @teamtoyota9048 5 років тому +3

      I Love your music

    • @MechaFen
      @MechaFen 4 роки тому +85

      If we think back to the original challange, Hammond sank first, down at the head(bow), similar to the titanic style
      Then Clarkson capsized, like the Britannic, and may, the only one that didn't go under, the Olympic

    • @arnoldrivas4590
      @arnoldrivas4590 4 роки тому +7

      @@MechaFen You're absolutely right. Wow, great imagery.

  • @Chrysa1isTYPE2000
    @Chrysa1isTYPE2000 3 роки тому +1002

    I love that Rockstar Games added Jeremy Clarkson's amphibious car to GTA5 and gave it a mounted machine gun.

    • @AreGeeBee
      @AreGeeBee 3 роки тому +89

      That's the only thing it needed, and in sure he would've added one had he thought of it

    • @andrepang7874
      @andrepang7874 3 роки тому +58

      That’s such a jezza thing to do tho honestly

    • @jacobrumens9601
      @jacobrumens9601 2 роки тому +15

      They even added Jeremy’s Quadski as well.

    • @commietearsdrinker
      @commietearsdrinker 2 роки тому +44

      "Japanese craftsmanship with a bit of british engineering and a touch of american ingenuity."

    • @ksneddin
      @ksneddin Рік тому +15

      That’s because rockstar games is Scottish and a fan of him

  • @PlatypusGB
    @PlatypusGB 5 років тому +7401

    French person on the beach: Yeah, over there is Britain. It's a wier-
    British Car: *drives out from the ocean*

    • @4k1nGyEsports
      @4k1nGyEsports 4 роки тому +66

      I've been looking for these comments

    • @tomcooney2842
      @tomcooney2842 4 роки тому +165

      three British men come out: we did it!

    • @bicyclist2
      @bicyclist2 4 роки тому +41

      It's a Nissan so it's Japanese.

    • @duckyouall2573
      @duckyouall2573 4 роки тому +24

      That car is a DD sherman without guns and tracks xD

    • @danielt.8573
      @danielt.8573 4 роки тому +4

      Brritish carr frrom the ocean? I don't carre!

  • @andrewmiller8456
    @andrewmiller8456 5 років тому +12543

    British Soldiers cross the English Channel in order to invade German occupied France. 1944 colorized

    • @kaxel.
      @kaxel. 5 років тому +62

      Handy Andy or like the film Dunkirk ;)

    • @Beans-wr3hu
      @Beans-wr3hu 5 років тому +337

      “SKY SEA SKY SEAAAAAA!”
      Final transmission of an English ship after being shot by a German U-Boat

    • @CommandanteRamon
      @CommandanteRamon 5 років тому +78

      Rommel: "I thought the Invasion might be... bigger! Fire!" :-D

    • @galliusedan466
      @galliusedan466 4 роки тому +13

      CommandanteRamon wow who knew Rommal was so far from the Africa campaign at that time

    • @_tertle3892
      @_tertle3892 4 роки тому +26

      Gallius Edan he did command the axis forces on the french cost during d-day

  • @abigailment
    @abigailment 4 роки тому +784

    I genuinely like the aesthetics of hammonds, and I believe that if it were in a lake instead of the ocean, I absolutely would drive it, and I want it

    • @cryamistellimek9184
      @cryamistellimek9184 2 роки тому +46

      So long as it isn’t one of the Great Lakes, those can be as rough if not rougher than the sea at times.

    • @F4nta5y
      @F4nta5y 2 роки тому +18

      @@cryamistellimek9184 perhaps it would be better suited for a canal

    • @thedapperspinosaur5351
      @thedapperspinosaur5351 2 роки тому +11

      @@F4nta5y I mean Richard does live in Birmingham

    • @phantomhurricane666
      @phantomhurricane666 2 роки тому +8

      the prototype struggled with a reservoir.

    • @jimmypetrock
      @jimmypetrock 2 роки тому

      @@cryamistellimek9184 true I went on my local watertaxi to go to the Navypier the waves were rough when we got even close

  • @MarvelloPerdana
    @MarvelloPerdana 4 роки тому +1200

    8:36 getting exam results

    • @alexchapman6177
      @alexchapman6177 4 роки тому +56

      8:04 when my parents find out and I have to lock myself in the toilet.

    • @Degahen
      @Degahen 4 роки тому +66

      3:25 - 3:35 The group of students who didn't study for the final when the teacher hands out a cumulative test.

    • @olliefrancis3740
      @olliefrancis3740 4 роки тому +15

      This didn’t age well for A-level students

    • @0_dearghealach_083
      @0_dearghealach_083 8 місяців тому +1

      I misread the Hell out of that and thought "When my parents find out I've managed to lock myself in the toilet".

  • @Kleavers
    @Kleavers 10 років тому +3794

    I've always thought Hammonds carboat looked quite cozy :D

  • @evnejg94
    @evnejg94 3 роки тому +130

    We didn't realize how lucky we were when we had these three on the BBC. The grand tour is great, but the original chemistry these three had was magical.

    • @Gecko....
      @Gecko.... Рік тому +2

      They lost a lot of the production talent that made the show what it was when they left the BBC. I also think the relationship between the three became a little strained after the whole debacle. I think May and Hammond were mad that Jeremy got the show canned with his behaviour and it took a while to repair the relationships, I know May kept saying he wanted to stop doing TGT after each series but I guess the Amazon money was too much to turn down.

    • @TrevorScanlan
      @TrevorScanlan Рік тому +4

      I really like the grand tour. Skip the star in a car and that crap and just show me the boys

  • @rucker69
    @rucker69 10 років тому +1667

    I had such high hopes for the vw bus

    • @CodingToFreedom
      @CodingToFreedom 10 років тому +128

      if one was to really carry that out till the end it would be nearly perfect, closed roof, all the advantages of a boat, including a place for the girls (:))

    • @AnthroGearhead
      @AnthroGearhead 7 років тому +19

      TrashureSeeker only problem , not enough power

    • @noxscotchxtape
      @noxscotchxtape 5 років тому +5

      I knew it would fail moment i saw it lol

    • @gavin9744
      @gavin9744 4 роки тому +3

      Tex I absolutely love Volkswagens and whenever there’s a Volkswagen on a episode I always cheer for it

  • @incognitomccooldude
    @incognitomccooldude 10 років тому +4402

    7:00 boat sinks, lets have some tea. english people...

    • @RhysdoubleU
      @RhysdoubleU 9 років тому +238

      You're in the cold sea, carrying a warm drink. If you think the idea of warming yourself up is an oddly British thing to do then your country must be cold.

    • @PH5221
      @PH5221 9 років тому +38

      RhysdoubleU Warm drinks cool you down over time though, your body recognises it's too hot and cools you down by sweating.

    • @Adam-mx6yh
      @Adam-mx6yh 9 років тому +4

      Pro Era you sweat more because you're hot

    • @louispearce
      @louispearce 9 років тому +36

      That's us Brits for you

    • @Madmatt18
      @Madmatt18 8 років тому +48

      well why not.. you got nothing to lose

  • @DoctorPetrol
    @DoctorPetrol 4 роки тому +761

    Anyone enjoying the old videos to get over the self isolation boredom?

  • @690_5
    @690_5 8 років тому +577

    They removed the best part where the coast guard flies over them!

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 років тому +28

      Jump out... wrestle Albanians!

    • @DerKatzeSonne
      @DerKatzeSonne 4 роки тому

      Now I wanted to see that part... and no idea why they didn't show it in this video, because here they have: ua-cam.com/video/YVjo6YOT3Zg/v-deo.html

  • @cloudofskys
    @cloudofskys 11 років тому +604

    "I've seen.. Titanic. Got a hole in it, sank!" lmao

    • @keszelll
      @keszelll 5 років тому +18

      quickest summary of a movie ever

  • @poafibricks414
    @poafibricks414 4 роки тому +825

    Watching this June 6th, 2020. Never forget D-day

  • @vancomp5549
    @vancomp5549 5 років тому +2199

    GTA5 just stole Jeremy's car and called it the technical aqua

    • @det.halligan
      @det.halligan 4 роки тому +111

      Honestly it wouldn't surprise me. They didn't have any sort of trademark or copyright on the design so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @AONE_.
      @AONE_. 4 роки тому +6

      lol same

    • @mikialela6664
      @mikialela6664 4 роки тому +70

      yeah thats what gta does, they have done that with other cars also, personally i think its kinda cool

    • @PuppetierMaster
      @PuppetierMaster 4 роки тому +14

      flying DeLorean too

    • @mikialela6664
      @mikialela6664 4 роки тому +10

      @Asian face yeah if you see it in game its really obvious

  • @mystrugle900
    @mystrugle900 8 років тому +942

    I remember when I first saw this I cried with laughter

    • @justanotheryoutubechannel
      @justanotheryoutubechannel 8 років тому +8

      I want to watch this episode in full again.

    • @shax232
      @shax232 8 років тому +1

      Same man

    • @Muck006
      @Muck006 7 років тому +7

      I was shaking my head in despair, because they could have vastly improved on the designs and prevented some flaws with only a minimal bit of brainpower.
      - Clarkson: HYDROFOILS to stabilize the thing which would allow him to actually use more of his massive power.
      - May: two side-mounted "keels" instead of cutting open the car for a center mounted one.
      - Hammond: bilge-pump and some outriggers to stabilize the vertical design.
      It took me milliseconds to figure those out, but they were rubbish on purpose.

    • @tiffandwilllady2858
      @tiffandwilllady2858 7 років тому

      R Ward

    • @Bpg5012trick
      @Bpg5012trick 5 років тому +1

      @@Muck006 You take life too seriously

  • @Noah-M-P
    @Noah-M-P 4 роки тому +3690

    List of times James got hit in the head by his boat saying, “ow” and “OW”
    4:11
    4:38
    5:06
    5:51

    • @username-mf4mu
      @username-mf4mu 4 роки тому +66

      Brilliant 😂😂

    • @pineli6752
      @pineli6752 4 роки тому +80

      It sounds like the same sound effect 3 times..

    • @Noah-M-P
      @Noah-M-P 4 роки тому +5

      Pineli wow, thanks captain obvious, I knew that before I posted this comment...

    • @pineli6752
      @pineli6752 4 роки тому +14

      @@Noah-M-P Kek.

    • @Yitewewoteli-dQw4w9WgXcQ
      @Yitewewoteli-dQw4w9WgXcQ 4 роки тому +6

      careful, he's a hero

  • @maksuree
    @maksuree 11 років тому +5058

    if jeremy clarkson could cross the english channel in a pickup, why are their no cheap, reliable amphibious cars?

    • @AstralDragoon
      @AstralDragoon 10 років тому +710

      I doubt there's a market for them.

    • @DanielHolme
      @DanielHolme 10 років тому +1832

      nobody wants to go to france, apart from to prove a point

    • @catandfishfc
      @catandfishfc 10 років тому +195

      Buy the Hovervan!

    • @lukemoores6763
      @lukemoores6763 10 років тому +428

      Theres a perfectly good tunnel to get your car to France!

    • @maksuree
      @maksuree 10 років тому +387

      *****
      there's also a perfectly good channel.

  • @BlurryLens3105
    @BlurryLens3105 6 років тому +417

    The Titanic in a nutshell:
    “...Got a hole in it; sank.”
    -Jeremy Clarkson

    • @th1jzzz531
      @th1jzzz531 4 роки тому +4

      _Through_A_Blurry_Lens_ i read it exactly at the same moment i heard it😂🤗

    • @athithg9742
      @athithg9742 4 роки тому +4

      Hes not wrong tho👀

    • @masternoob9673
      @masternoob9673 Рік тому +1

      I mean, that was pretty much the gist of it

  • @Freakears
    @Freakears 2 роки тому +66

    I love the dawning realization on May & Hammond's faces when Clarkson says "Dover."

  • @TREX320
    @TREX320 8 років тому +336

    James May: 'It's the third time I've been in this BLOODY SEA' XD

  • @bobibest89
    @bobibest89 8 років тому +396

    Fiberglass technology.. barely tips the scales at over 5 tons :D

  • @Iunio92
    @Iunio92 4 роки тому +55

    This is the absolute peak of Top Gear for me - it was still pretty unprecedented TV at the time, the antics didn't feel staged (probably because we hadn't seen stuff like this before as much as anything else), it was just a comfy time knowing you were going to see something amazing every time you tuned in.

  • @benschwartz4047
    @benschwartz4047 4 роки тому +353

    That has to be the best pirate I have ever seen

  • @lukeaitken8332
    @lukeaitken8332 5 років тому +199

    3:38 Hammond's face when he realises why they're driving to Dover hahaha

  • @Gourmet_Goon80
    @Gourmet_Goon80 4 роки тому +424

    Jeremy: [eyes widen in horror]
    James: Is it bad?
    Jeremy: Yes.
    That bit always makes me burst into a tearful laughter.

    • @jayswarrow1196
      @jayswarrow1196 4 роки тому +9

      _-Neu... not the... he's not makin'tha'up.._ (c)

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 4 роки тому +2

      3:28

    • @charlieharcombe7585
      @charlieharcombe7585 4 роки тому +2

      Jay Swarrow you good?

    • @lyonvensa
      @lyonvensa 4 роки тому +8

      The fact that even Jeremy said "Mine won't do that" just shows how scary it is. Not many things can kill Jeremy's notorious confidence like that.

  • @diogomagalhaes6562
    @diogomagalhaes6562 8 років тому +535

    3:49 "mine won't do that" and it's the one it did xD

    • @Firemarioflower
      @Firemarioflower 6 років тому +7

      Well..... 50/50 it was the wrong town....

    • @chickeyy1792
      @chickeyy1792 5 років тому +1

      Car guys might know a lot... but most of us don't know about azimuths

    • @eimantas314-rblx
      @eimantas314-rblx 2 роки тому

      Spoliers 👁👄👁

  • @DiedrichKnickerbocker1783
    @DiedrichKnickerbocker1783 10 років тому +147

    "Sneak up on the sea.....brilliant."

  • @bubblerum69002
    @bubblerum69002 5 років тому +131

    5:05
    “Ow...thing.”
    I laughed so hard I almost choked on my coffee. Bless you, James May. Bless. You.

  • @SMTaha-en9ov
    @SMTaha-en9ov 9 років тому +1395

    Toyota is REALLY GOOD OFF ROAD VECHICLE

    • @pokemaster123ism
      @pokemaster123ism 9 років тому +124

      That's a Nissan

    • @jackootoole
      @jackootoole 8 років тому +24

      Jeremy's jeep is a Nissan Pathfinder

    • @pokemaster123ism
      @pokemaster123ism 8 років тому +23

      +S.M Taha if you look at the doors and the hood, you'll see they say nissan

    • @jackootoole
      @jackootoole 8 років тому +5

      +pokemaster123ism Ye and you can also tell by what it looks like he's probably saying it cause he watched the first vid and now he thinks tho is the same keep

    • @IVR02
      @IVR02 8 років тому +13

      But it's a Nissan!

  • @Vladpryde
    @Vladpryde 10 років тому +279

    I REALLY wanna see them do this challenge again. I think they could pull it off a second time. I think Hammond had the right idea, and May just needed the right wind conditions.

    • @Vladpryde
      @Vladpryde 10 років тому +14

      Rohin Nair
      I meant second time crossing the channel, with more time and a bigger budget to work on their individual projects.

    • @justahyundai
      @justahyundai 10 років тому +11

      Vladpryde i think they should invest in making the hovervan be able to cross the channel
      can you imagine the size of the engines they would need, and the fuel tank lol

    • @blackm4niac
      @blackm4niac 9 років тому +1

      epicfail86 I'd imagine a 2 gallon fuel tank wouldn't suffice

    • @justahyundai
      @justahyundai 9 років тому +4

      blackm4niac They wouldn't make it past the harbor LOL
      BUT if they used diesel and fed it into a generator, they could save a lot of fuel

    • @georgehant1731
      @georgehant1731 9 років тому

      No more top gear

  • @adammullarkey4996
    @adammullarkey4996 3 роки тому +91

    "You will now drive to Dover, and then you will cross the channel to France." I can't help but notice the lack of instructions regarding not using the Channel Tunnel, or a cross-Channel ferry.

    • @caboose.20
      @caboose.20 3 роки тому +9

      Is anyone gonna tell this man the Channel Tunnel is a railway tunnel?
      Or doesn't even start at Dover?

    • @adammullarkey4996
      @adammullarkey4996 3 роки тому +11

      @@caboose.20 Step 1: Drive to Dover. Step 2: Drive to Folkestone. Step 3: Drive onto train. Step 4: Wait. Step 5: Arrive in France. Instructions followed to the letter.
      I don't remember saying anything about the Tunnel not being a railway tunnel, or about it being in Dover.

    • @caboose.20
      @caboose.20 3 роки тому

      @@adammullarkey4996 no but you had implied it.

    • @adammullarkey4996
      @adammullarkey4996 3 роки тому +2

      @@caboose.20 I don't see how. I made no comment either way, so, the implication is that I meant whichever I believed to be the correct case (which was that the Tunnel is a railway tunnel from Folkestone, not a road tunnel from Dover).
      Why are you taking this so seriously, anyway? My original comment was just meant to be a bit of light-hearted pedanticism, not a serious suggestion that they actually should have used the Tunnel or a ferry.

    • @strawberrypencl
      @strawberrypencl 3 роки тому

      @@adammullarkey4996 It would spoil the fun and isn't the point. The whole point was getting an amphibious car across the channel, duh

  • @dionwoollaston5717
    @dionwoollaston5717 11 років тому +764

    that's the first time ive seen people try and emigrate out of britain

    • @georgemills-burrows7052
      @georgemills-burrows7052 6 років тому +65

      dion woollaston you've clearly never been to spain

    • @Hjvinke
      @Hjvinke 6 років тому +47

      MrStig691 what does that have to do with the fact that they live in Spain. Can't emigrate when you're over 65? 😂

    • @Zak-ob5ze
      @Zak-ob5ze 5 років тому +5

      Spain mate

    • @ihategoogleplus3790
      @ihategoogleplus3790 5 років тому +2

      @@Hjvinke no you can if your over 65 your going some where to die not to live

    • @lmlmd2714
      @lmlmd2714 5 років тому +6

      It's called Australia.

  • @TopHatCrowling
    @TopHatCrowling 9 років тому +85

    that moment when he reads the challenge and his eyes go big......
    I love it

  • @GageisGreat12
    @GageisGreat12 2 роки тому +52

    3:29
    I love Clarksons face here. He just realizes how bad all their boats are and the fact he has to cross a 22 mile long channel. I bet he’s just thinking to himself…
    “Shit”

  • @MrWarmo
    @MrWarmo 10 років тому +310

    We failed!!!
    Yay, we lost!!!

  • @th3thin9
    @th3thin9 4 роки тому +56

    "ever heard of the milk of human kindness?"
    "well prepare to suckle on it now"

  • @neza6268
    @neza6268 4 роки тому +58

    7:16 "sorry mate the cup just sank"
    Lmao 😂😂

  • @maddie4573
    @maddie4573 10 років тому +209

    The pirates of the English Channel.

    • @sheldon-cooper
      @sheldon-cooper 5 років тому +2

      Blackbeard doesn't hold a candle to them

  • @raphaeldagamer
    @raphaeldagamer 11 місяців тому +8

    I gotta be honest, this is an incredible example of the engineering process. They all set out with the same goal, they each failed in a different way, then they each set about refining their ideas, then tested them again, only to fail once more.

    • @robins4209
      @robins4209 8 місяців тому +1

      Fail and repeat until you success, that's the old school engineering way.

  • @ermusic2806
    @ermusic2806 4 роки тому +54

    Clarkson and Hammond: *screaming*
    May: ow

  • @daverome8855
    @daverome8855 5 років тому +91

    4:30
    "Meanwhile... back with Captain Pugwash..." I'm crying with laughter 😂😂😂

  • @kaidenfox4454
    @kaidenfox4454 8 років тому +97

    "Riding the wave like a twig" -Clarkson

  • @ReroutedYearAD
    @ReroutedYearAD 4 роки тому +159

    Richard: "And this is where the girls go. U-up here."
    Jeremy: "No, Richard!"
    Richard: "In bikinis."
    Jeremy: "I'm already seeing the problem. Would you like to step down?"

  • @michaelramsey82
    @michaelramsey82 6 років тому +26

    Imagine how much fun it must have been to be on that beach and get to watch the Top Gear guys drive a pickup truck out of the water.

  • @Chino56751
    @Chino56751 9 років тому +667

    As hilarious as Top Gear should be. Poor James, and his little sailboat-car..

    • @zombie7961
      @zombie7961 9 років тому +8

      Mate have you commented on every Top Gear video on UA-cam ha ha I swear If see you comment on them Agent Washinton

    • @sinistersh0t2741
      @sinistersh0t2741 9 років тому +2

      god dammit Washington your everywhere

    • @Fridgemusa
      @Fridgemusa 8 років тому +1

      Poo poo!

    • @Island_Line_Rail_Productions
      @Island_Line_Rail_Productions 8 років тому +12

      +Agent Washington would have worked if he knew how to actually sail...I could prob have had that thing in perfect trim depending on if it has hiking straps though since no keel.

    • @jamesgibson5911
      @jamesgibson5911 8 років тому +2

      Paul Rude as a 400 sailor that is a sad sight to see that spinny pole getting bartered on that wall

  • @swedichboy1000
    @swedichboy1000 4 роки тому +27

    6:31 That feels so wholesome.

  • @ROBLOXGamingDavid
    @ROBLOXGamingDavid 5 років тому +75

    "So if Titanic had been filled with foam, it would have been here today" Jeremy Clarkson.

  • @joedowle9572
    @joedowle9572 8 років тому +413

    When Top Gear was cool!

    • @llccaaa
      @llccaaa 8 років тому +55

      Yeah when It was a show with 3 mates mucking around as appose to an overly organised tv programme with Chris Evans trying to be Jeremy Clarkson

  • @alexG106
    @alexG106 Рік тому +18

    At the bottom of the English Channel, U-boats, battleships, the Spanish Armada, A cabin cruiser with a Honda engine.
    Glorious.

    • @kjlim3743
      @kjlim3743 Рік тому +1

      Well they did recover the vehicle and now it's on display at the top gear museum

  • @tzhenwheychuah5533
    @tzhenwheychuah5533 8 років тому +59

    sunk in the channel, drinks tea, most British thing i've seen in a long time :D

  • @Dev1nci
    @Dev1nci 9 років тому +178

    Prepare to suckle on the milk of human kindness.

    • @Kari-tu3fs
      @Kari-tu3fs 5 років тому +3

      Devin du Plessis it just occured to me, that clarkson called himself a tit

    • @alexcooper3651
      @alexcooper3651 5 років тому

      Daniel Irvine actually, I believe he called himself Macbeth

    • @skjorta1984
      @skjorta1984 4 роки тому

      too full o’th milk of human kindness he is

    • @harrywithanh
      @harrywithanh 4 роки тому

      It’s gone off, it stinks

  • @swaggemysoul1415
    @swaggemysoul1415 4 роки тому +31

    I love how GTA5 made Jeremey's truck for one of their missions!

  • @AyushGupta-jo3gy
    @AyushGupta-jo3gy 10 років тому +37

    One Of The Best Examples Of Work From The Golden Trio!!!
    Love It!!!

  • @F0X_H0UND
    @F0X_H0UND 6 років тому +212

    1:20 Clarkson: Now, Richard....I'm already seeing a problem. Would you like to step down?
    Richard: Yes.
    Clarkson: Stand at the wheel.
    Richard: Yes.
    Clarkson: Now look ahead.
    Richard: ......yeah that is an issue

  • @Chobittsu
    @Chobittsu 4 дні тому +2

    Their expression change at "Dover" (and Jeremy opening the envelope) is probably my single favourite moment in the whole franchise

  • @Kevin15047
    @Kevin15047 11 років тому +56

    Hahaha.I think they're nuts but I admire their perseverance.

  • @DanielSmith-tb9vi
    @DanielSmith-tb9vi 11 років тому +86

    I try not to watch too much tv, but this show makes me genuinely happy. They're hilarious!!

  • @futurecat
    @futurecat 4 роки тому +10

    8:25 - the way Jeremy says "the big scary boats" cracks me up.

  • @Caelum_NLD
    @Caelum_NLD 5 років тому +8

    Those three continuously honered the automobile in such magnificent ways. Top Gear just was a neverending homage to the car and let the world see cars are far more than just a tool to get from a to b, with this as its greatest triumph I think: crossing the North Sea in a pickup truck. But don't forget the other indestructable Hilux, the car that almost made it to space, all the "car vs plane/boat/etc." races, the expeditions, the "cars under 1500 pound" challenges and frankly every other little homage to the car or any part of it (the V8 blender comes to mind). So many Top Gear top tips and useful consumer advice. A must watch for car lovers.

  • @gorvindougwinkristoffiplob5137
    @gorvindougwinkristoffiplob5137 5 років тому +207

    "how was your holiday?"
    "it was great, we went to the beach...
    and the top gear team emerged from the water in a white pick up truck."
    "..... w-what?" 0_o

  • @zakofrx
    @zakofrx 5 років тому +31

    The Grand Tour needs to do this again properly.
    They must get the record!!

    • @n1thmusic229
      @n1thmusic229 3 роки тому

      I don't know for sure but the record might've changed also the grand tour already got a UK record involving amphibious cars

  • @sebkennedy7286
    @sebkennedy7286 5 років тому +18

    Opting for a sailboat when tasked with an amphibious vehicle challenge is the most James May thing imaginable 😂

  • @inshasha6217
    @inshasha6217 5 років тому +34

    When James dropped the cup i just completely lost it.

  • @samuelfawell9159
    @samuelfawell9159 2 роки тому +9

    “You will now drive to… Dover”
    The drop of both Jame and Hammonds faces is amazing

  • @PerovNigma
    @PerovNigma 8 років тому +73

    How is it that merely a lot of "Ow"s can be such a funny recurring joke?

    • @jayswarrow1196
      @jayswarrow1196 4 роки тому +2

      It's in the verbal part, like his famous "Helleu".

  • @TheMasheenist
    @TheMasheenist 5 років тому +19

    (Richard can’t see in front of his boat)
    “I’ll need a sailing box”
    Richard gets me every time 😆

  • @Therealgaz619
    @Therealgaz619 2 роки тому +10

    Genuinely one of the best episodes of the entire series

  • @michaelaustin7339
    @michaelaustin7339 8 років тому +12

    It's like kids in the playground at school; Jeremy to Richard;" While you sink, again," ,"No- not this time"," it will"," it won't", "it just will"," it just won't"...... Brilliant.

  • @ala0284
    @ala0284 5 років тому +48

    The look on May and hammonds faces when he said Dover were priceless😂

  • @thegreatcalvinio
    @thegreatcalvinio 4 роки тому +19

    7:05 sailors in the sea after the Lusitania is torpedoed, 1915, colorized.

  • @random_tristan
    @random_tristan 5 років тому +15

    8:45 the French are like what the hell are the British doing now?

  • @haoussazakariaaek3660
    @haoussazakariaaek3660 5 років тому +28

    "i can just see sea, sky, sea, sky, seaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" XXD

  • @nach0vidal
    @nach0vidal 4 роки тому +20

    7:50
    “Beardy! You’re going down!”
    LMAO!!

  • @Goofiest_Goobster
    @Goofiest_Goobster 5 років тому +25

    6:52 *The sinking of the Titanic April 14, 1912 (Colorized)*

  • @MarloSoBalJr
    @MarloSoBalJr 4 роки тому +8

    These three managed to cross the channel in a welded amphibious Nissan truck. That's a human feat of engineering and top-class content

  • @AcatGaming
    @AcatGaming 3 роки тому +6

    Binge watching old top gear this with the boys throughout an entire rainy night is the biggest vibe ever

  • @richardellison9233
    @richardellison9233 11 років тому +192

    Top gear UK is sooooo much better then our top gear

  • @ClayishWall
    @ClayishWall 5 років тому +48

    I’m guessing that rockstar took inspiration from Jeremy’s car for the technical aqua

  • @thescottishblogger9411
    @thescottishblogger9411 4 роки тому +11

    Love it when James hits his head on sail at 4:11, lol

    • @akronymus
      @akronymus 4 роки тому

      He hits the BOOM, lubber.

  • @Ryan157711
    @Ryan157711 5 років тому +17

    "I've seen titanic, got a hole in it, sank" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @mh53j
    @mh53j 6 років тому +24

    The look on James's face as soon as Jeremy said "Dover"....he knew he was in trouble!

  • @Hendricus56
    @Hendricus56 3 роки тому +9

    3:48 "Mine won't do that"
    Is the only one to do it

  • @1993majinvegeta
    @1993majinvegeta 11 років тому +32

    Still the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life.