July 30

Wow, that looks good.

Taking mid-70s Lincoln Mk V, Riviera, and El Dorado through Scotland is just so unexpected. . .

I'm just about done with Clarkson's Farm, so I'm looking forward to this afterward.

Mongolia was great but this looks like it might be the best GT yet. That Buick makes me tingle a little but what is that other car Hammond is driving with the V tail and the massive spoiler?

71-73 Riviera

Ah, I see it's a 2nd Riviera. Thanks-

Verrry nice.

And they even brought Abbie along.

Looking forward to this. I am pretty sure I have driven some of those roads shown in the trailer.

Thought it a Superbird… then rethought it.

This looks too funny, will be great if the boys are back to old form together.

Had a 74 Buick Century as a first car. Looked like that Riviera - a 2-door boat.

I was very pleased with the episode. Laughed a number of times. Not entirely sure I understand the ending. I can come up with 3 potential explanations.

Wife and I enjoyed it, some good laughs in it.

Didn't quite understand the short bit on the muscle cars though, seemed kind of tacked on.

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Originally posted by xanth:
Wife and I enjoyed it, some good laughs in it.

Didn't quite understand the short bit on the muscle cars though, seemed kind of tacked on.

I agree. Maybe added in postproduction reshoots because they were short on time(?) That, or it was a lame lead in to contrast a Scottish Manor house, Land Rovers, tweed and double barrel shotguns versus Hammond walking up in a trucker's cap with an AR for why American cars don't "fit in" over there.

Good but not great IMHO, but I may be jaded because Clarkson's Farm was excellent.

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Originally posted by Blackmore:
Good but not great IMHO, but I may be jaded because Clarkson's Farm was excellent.

I agree. While it is not the Top Gear folks, those who enjoy the "year in a life" farm shows there are a number of series, some of which are on Prime presently by 3 british experts, one historian 2 archaeologists, who live on a farm here or there for a year representing periods of English history that are very good watches as well, Edwardian Farm, Victorian Farm, Tudor Monastery farm and other shows that they did.



EDIT: The "Pizza Express to Tramps in 37 minutes" appears to have been a reference to Prince Andrew's claim not to have been at the club, Tramps, with the sex slave, dancing, but instead being at a Pizza Express.

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What are the peas like?

Well, its a unit of peas...

It makes it a lot easier to eat, peas are so difficult to eat but, when you deep fry them like this...

It brings out the sweetness of the peas.

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Originally posted by xanth:
Wife and I enjoyed it, some good laughs in it.

Didn't quite understand the short bit on the muscle cars though, seemed kind of tacked on.

But damn, that Mustang is a great looking car.

^ I would't be surprised if that Shelby wasn't already Hammond's. I know he had a Mustang back in his Top Gear days. That might be it.

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Originally posted by Orguss:
^ I would't be surprised if that Shelby wasn't already Hammond's. I know he had a Mustang back in his Top Gear days. That might be it.

Hamster has a blue 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390, if I recall correctly. He used a green 1971 Mustang Mach 1 for the Top Gear Patagonia episode. His wife has a 2016 Mustang convertible. My sister is huge Top Gear and Mustang fan so I differ to her knowledge.

I thought the ending a bit strange but after thinking about it I thought it was a subtle dig at the Chinese and their desire to rule the world by any means

That castle they stayed at looks simply awesome. Would love to stay there some day.