James May has fallen back in love with his buggy from The Grand Tour

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2 жыл бұрын

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Remember this beauty from The Grand Tour Namibia Special? Well James May clearly fell in love with it, and bought it from the production and restored it. In this video, James explains his decision...
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@mikedrivetribe8314 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you all enjoyed this one, here is a behind the scenes video from the day! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9yXdpeFnbPPfok.html

@DemeDemetre 2 жыл бұрын

cool

@phuketexplorer 2 жыл бұрын

No. I'd have taken it on the beach!

@MaryjaneKush 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to try James's Gin but unfortunately I can't order it and I'm only in Ireland.

@mjbirdClavdivs 2 жыл бұрын

Why does he call it a beach buggy? All of the Californians I knew who owned one (and I'm older than James) called a Dune buggy. But I suppose that James would do some rant about renaming the "symbol of oppression" (which it never was in the U.S.A.) to a weird Science Fiction novel.

@kurbsidemobilevaleting 2 жыл бұрын

@@mjbirdClavdivs no dunes in the u.k or Ireland so we take them to the closest thing to a dunes the 🏖️

@acreativename7999 2 жыл бұрын

James May saying "bussin" was not something I expected to hear today

@hithere589 2 жыл бұрын

But we’re not complaining about it

@Account1746 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t be wet

@MrFredHoogendoorn 2 жыл бұрын

@First Name he's a bit too old for that

@matthewgonzalez9537 2 жыл бұрын

@First Name dude is way passes mid life

@ltangol 2 жыл бұрын

He said bostin' not bussin lol

@austinvisconti 2 жыл бұрын

"And that's bussin'" - James May, hero for our time

@NGrano101 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t believe my ears

@ajm295 2 жыл бұрын

@@NGrano101 I busted out laughing when he said it 😅

@ykshay 2 жыл бұрын

It do be bussin doe

@MrBigBankUchieFace 2 жыл бұрын

@@NGrano101 STILL CANNOT 😭🤣🤣🤣

@neilstargaming2121 2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget “don’t be wet” 😂

@alexandermckay8594 2 жыл бұрын

He's aging like a fine wine. Jeeza is just getting more crotchety and the Hamster works for Ford. Go James!

@wesgregg6451 2 жыл бұрын

Corked.

@foodreacts837 2 жыл бұрын

@BeamerTheFox 2 жыл бұрын

was going to say something about that, my family an i watched all his shows every one of them probly a few times each an my mother always loved him the most out of the topgear guys, right up till march when we lost her, she loved james to bits always said what a smile he has lol.

@vjollila96 2 жыл бұрын

hammond is aging probably best to be honest he probably has healthiest lifestyle of the trio

@wesgregg6451 2 жыл бұрын

@@vjollila96 Could just be the viewer's perception. May is seven years older, Clarkson is ten years older, and neither of them color their hair.

@justsomeguy2743 2 жыл бұрын

James is clearly just a man living his best life and for me that’s bussin

@Aldas001 2 жыл бұрын

James May is starting to look more and more like a mad scientist by the second

@ljsites 2 жыл бұрын

Well, because he is.

@jackrasbeary4156 2 жыл бұрын

He will have a major role in any future Back to the Future movie.

@mcborge1 2 жыл бұрын

He's looking more like Bill Baily if Bill Bailey hadn't lost his hair. :D

@daveausmunchen7787 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackrasbeary4156 Next year on Drivetribe: James May builds Flux Capacitor to prevent the beetle ever being built

@MrWilliam.Stewart 2 жыл бұрын

That was Billy Connolly with Mr Mays voice dubbed over.

@spartaninvirginia 2 жыл бұрын

"it's impossible to be miserable when you're driving a beach buggy" Someone clearly doesn't remember the Namibia Special.

@SMGJohn 2 жыл бұрын

Getting old is tough.

@adaptorperish1322 2 жыл бұрын

“unless you’re driving on a beach” was my thought also.

@Bruhmomentz69 2 жыл бұрын

I think it was referenced sarcasm

@saxon-mt5by 2 жыл бұрын

Wait until he gets caught in a rain storm; he'll be pretty miserable when he finds himself sitting in 3" of water!

@hunter35474 2 жыл бұрын

@@saxon-mt5by He was sitting in 3" of much worse stuff in a Caterham in the Madagascar special.

@TheTruthKiwi 2 жыл бұрын

I love how Drivetribe is like a grassroots Top Gear where the hosts (well, James May mainly) can be themselves and not have the BBC or Amazon breathing down their necks. Speaking of which, I wonder if Bezos is peeved that James has made his own internet car show.

@startedtech 2 жыл бұрын

To me it seems like the Grand Tour started off without Amazon meddling, then by Season/series 3 they were meddling with it. The whole 'finding the treasure' script was just cheesey and not in a likable way. Same for Richard and Tory's island show

@JobiWan144 2 жыл бұрын

I doubt it. May on KZfaq will drive people to watch shows with him on APV and vice versa. It's mutually beneficial.

@JobiWan144 2 жыл бұрын

@@startedtech You're entitled to your own opinion, but I enjoyed all 4 seasons of TGT, and I can't wait for more...though some of the most recent specials (shot in 2019, IIRC) seem like the producers are just trying to make the trio miserable, and I end up feeling sorry for them. They keep coming back for more, though, so either they're quite comfortable off camera, or they really don't mind.

@SF-li9kh 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Too scripted. I couldn't watch two episodes of that Richard+Tory show. It was horrible... I expected some light hearted Bear Grylls kind of show. With them attempting to make cars on time like masterchef. Instead we are presented with extremely cheesey, highy scripted garbage..

@joshuabruce9599 Жыл бұрын

@@JobiWan144 I feel like they're desperate to recapture the feeling of the Mongolia Special (or they were with the first two specials of season 4). The boat one was half decent. The pirate one felt incredibly forced and scripted. And the two most recent ones just feel like an extended version of the little trips they'd go on in the regular episodes. Only problem with the last two was the fact that there wasn't any of the stuff that they'd do in the tent that added variety.

@sid28 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny how the main joke about James on Top gear was that he was from the past, but judging from now he has adapted the best to the youtube/online format and viewerbase. These car reviews and his other videos on the TRIBE channels are great!

@GuyChapman 2 жыл бұрын

"And I have a message for you, dear viewers..." Nailed it. This is the most James May that James May has ever James Mayed.

@XCougar85X 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, that had me in bits. And his laugh you could see shortly haha. Great fun.

@craigdanj 2 жыл бұрын

These videos don't get enough of the views it deserves.

@Sub0wins1 2 жыл бұрын

This Mayed my day!😁

@idontlikecops1 2 жыл бұрын

Superb analogy mate

@ADVANCEDTECHTIPS 2 жыл бұрын

James: "Actually, let's do it infront of this vineyard" *gestures towards crop of wheat* 2:48

@Pablothebiscuit 2 жыл бұрын

Barley

@ericdiekmann2308 2 жыл бұрын

@@Pablothebiscuit same difference

@tajj7 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's a joke because Barely is used for making Beer. So a field of Barley is a like a vineyard for beer.

@KP-hm1dn 2 жыл бұрын

@@tajj7 does seem to be a May type of joke lol

@napalmpudding 2 жыл бұрын

@@KP-hm1dn James May: Master of Confusion

@xuchengtian8849 2 жыл бұрын

“Yes it’s dreadful but it’s also the most interesting” James May describing himself

@benjohnson5947 2 жыл бұрын

Found Clarksons burner account

@monzo9999 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing how unique yet individually entertaining Clarkson, May and Hammond are makes you understand how and why anything the three of them have done altogether just work so well

@izumadodoesstuffinc.6917 2 жыл бұрын

Its a beach buggy, and thats *bussin* -James May

@militarymeerkat520 2 жыл бұрын

Of all the cars I thought he would keep and restore, I really didn’t think it would be this one

@NFSracers1 2 жыл бұрын

f you don't try them, you can't understand the fun and sensations that a dune buggy gives you.

@isaacsrandomvideos667 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to James may. I honestly thought the complete opposite

@kamil7307 2 жыл бұрын

I was sure that he would keep TopGear's sofa

@freddieparrydrums 2 жыл бұрын

Meyers Manx is the best

@enoz.j3506 2 жыл бұрын

@@NFSracers1 Exactly,i've owned one since 2013 and will never sell,the fun factor is infectious.

@akinoffury2332 2 жыл бұрын

I personally love the Beetle. They're very simple, efficient cars. And quite comfortable when done right. I am NOT endorsing WHY it was originally created, but I think they look funky funky and I love that.

@flammenjc 2 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't you endorse giving the plebs mobility? He also breathed oxygen you know.

@solarwave 2 жыл бұрын

It was a success in spite of its beginnings.

@vossierebel 2 жыл бұрын

Aaaahhh... back in the day... on Eastern Cape, South African beaches... fishing trips... or, just fun dune sessions... the memories. Yes James... that's where they belong... on the beach!!!👍😁

@dcu21 2 жыл бұрын

Production has immensely improved. Almost on par with the TG/GT

@MarkDanielMiller 2 жыл бұрын

indeed! every 6 months the DT videos get markedly better

@TheDefaultgameer 2 жыл бұрын

You can tell he missed making old school TG / GT style content. And I missed seeing it.

@r3alityrjectna452 2 жыл бұрын

Except for that whole Halfords clickbaity mess that was the Mondeo top speed video...

@dissonantstyle 2 жыл бұрын

True!

@tj71520 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that the abbrevations are swapped between The grand tour and fifth gear... TG and GT

@KlaximumSkroeft 2 жыл бұрын

He's my hero. I too, wish to be an affluent grandpa who's disturbingly with the times and uses slang in a not-quite-right way.

@hmm7783 2 жыл бұрын

Bussing

@FANTsinto1206 2 жыл бұрын

this？ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rp2Jncmq19bGfI0.html

@owenread5731 2 жыл бұрын

"dont be so wet" 😂😂

@Happymali10 2 жыл бұрын

James May on the Grand Tour: "I bought this." James May on Drivetribe: "This was built for me by..."

@blitzkreiger-sid6099 2 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure he bought it during grand tour……but if u remember the buggy’s front got burnt…..so I feel like in UK he made someone build a replica of the same model used in namibia

@sayzwan 2 жыл бұрын

@@blitzkreiger-sid6099 you're right

@alexandermckay8594 2 жыл бұрын

@@blitzkreiger-sid6099 It looks like all 3 of them bought theirs from Kingfisher. James had to have his rebuilt... again. This is what you get. I betcha the other two stayed in Nambia.

@blitzkreiger-sid6099 2 жыл бұрын

@@alexandermckay8594they probably are

@aghostspider4659 2 жыл бұрын

@@blitzkreiger-sid6099 Im amazed no one ever mentioned how close Namibia sounds like... something you don't wanna catch

@platinumchill607 2 жыл бұрын

This is why James May is a legendary presenter! He knows how to talk on camera with ease and confidence. I feel like I'm watching Toy stories or Man Lab. This is better than your standard KZfaq video! Fantastic Mr. MAY!

@Josh_H148 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s just appreciate James saying “Bussin”

@StressDoughtnuts 2 жыл бұрын

@Gillie Monger He said both of them, He said Bussin before Bostin

@Josh_H148 2 жыл бұрын

@Gillie Monger bussin

@Stuntman175 2 жыл бұрын

James May must have an amazing set of muscles, he carries this channel on his back with no help.

@Neithan02 2 жыл бұрын

Just buy him a saddle

@Koulnis 2 жыл бұрын

"Let's do it in front of this vineyard." Oh, James. Bless your socks.

@curtscars6250 2 жыл бұрын

Life just wouldn't be as funny without James, Jeremy and Hammond. Thanks for the laughs gentleman!

@number1yota 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like he's just driving around Clarkson's farm trying to find his way on.

@inthefar-queue6270 2 жыл бұрын

Clarkson was probably pre-warned and locked all the entry gates.

@theodom1858 2 жыл бұрын

no that's obviously not the case, the tramlines were way too straight and functional to be Jeremy clarkson's work xd

@inthefar-queue6270 2 жыл бұрын

@@theodom1858 Very true! 😂🤣😎👍

@number1yota 2 жыл бұрын

@@theodom1858 that was Caleb's section

@jonnnyren6245 2 жыл бұрын

May and Hammond are pathologically banned from the Holy Yorkshire Orangutan's farm. 🤣🤣🤣

@AndyB365 2 жыл бұрын

"I've actually gained strength from the joy it brings me" I see what you did there Mr May, in your government issue KDF Wagen.

@peterrenn6341 2 жыл бұрын

- and equally, working on it will make you free (oh dear, I think we'd better stop now;-)

@rudyhillier685 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure that while working on this car, James May was reminded of the beauty of labour

@dorianfulton7168 2 жыл бұрын

Nice catch! Dang, I missed it! Kraft durch Freude!

@alexQw33 2 жыл бұрын

Very clever … I missed the KDF remark … thanks Amigo

@youtubeturnedtoshyte.218 2 жыл бұрын

I also noticed the "Fifth Gear" comments, nicely done, and subtle too!

@weldeddaydreams 2 жыл бұрын

The old James gets, the more he looks like a young Billy Connolly

@Sabrowsky Жыл бұрын

I was expecting the "bussin" line but it still hit me like a ton of bricks

@AVest421 2 жыл бұрын

I've always been a fan of how James does his "piece to camera", every where from cars to travel and now cooking it has this special rhythm, and even here on DriveTribe it's top quality! Truly awesome!

@varuntulsyan2558 2 жыл бұрын

I was having a really bad day and James May put a big smile on my face through this. I love you sir!

@f-ckmyr0fil655 2 жыл бұрын

I must just see if she wants✨🎇🎆🎄🎃🥉🥈

@f-ckmyr0fil655 2 жыл бұрын

of red velvet, which suited her 🤔😗😆😀

@4TheMotorist 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah ive not long climbed out of bed, so ive coffee and you tube. This vid has also made me smile and have a giggle. James is a classic. "Some cheap library tunes" The beach buggy is super cool. Id do an EV conversion tho.

@stiimuli 2 жыл бұрын

Even to someone who isn't really into cars that thing looks so fun. Memories of the old Speed Buggy cartoons

@steveconly4811 Жыл бұрын

I am the third owner of my VW Buggy! The original owner was a Freightliner engineer and converted the Bug to a Buggy. It was driven in the Baja and is a rare body style produced in Phoenix Arizona back in the day. It was pretty worn buy the first and second owners and I have completely restored the vehicle. It's all about preserving History and I'm happy to be a part of it. I wanted one when I was 15 but I have one now and it gets lost ot looks. I love it!

@shogun2215 2 жыл бұрын

For once, James is right, he really does look cool in the Beach Buggy, honestly Hammond and May are both aging extremely well. Clarkson, not so much.

@mntsam1930 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll take aging over dead tbh

@Otoskire 2 жыл бұрын

May looks like a cool weird guy I’d meet in a California gas station on my way to the beach.

@1992Hendrik 2 жыл бұрын

Clarkson also is a lot older than Hammond.

@m1co294 2 жыл бұрын

Well Clarkson's a farmer now, he's embracing manual labor so atleast he's finally done something that's not infantile

@dexterpun3555 2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t Clarkson 10 years older than Hammond?

@Rico_71 2 жыл бұрын

That cheeky smile at the very end.... oh James never change lol

@jvisser4662 2 жыл бұрын

with all the crazy things happening in the world right now iam glad we have james may and his beach buggy

@babstude 2 жыл бұрын

very cool; i remember my dad having one of these in the late 70's and I still recall how much fun that thing was to tour in

@fernandoqueirozpopovic7024 2 жыл бұрын

I am so proud of of May, he looks younger by the day

@fernandoqueirozpopovic7024 2 жыл бұрын

@First Name i still wonder if he's going to keep the Cadillac he drove in Lockdown

@jackdren9974 2 жыл бұрын

@First Name will you stop spamming your unfunny reply on every comment

@MRCNC1967 2 жыл бұрын

OK, James has half a British pub, his own gin, and a beach buggy. I think he's now complete.

@fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget his laugh!

@tallandhandsome29 2 жыл бұрын

And a hipster beard. Not sure about that, actually. Too much of the whole Griff Ryys Jones thing going on.

@Kronos0999 2 жыл бұрын

Half a pub?

@ThePwaro 2 жыл бұрын

I've been expecting some kind of show about that pub for quite a while now.

@stryk3r360 2 жыл бұрын

hes like a power ranger of cars and alcohol

@johnhudson1965 Ай бұрын

About 37 years ago, i stripped a clapped out beetle, hot dipped the chassis, and slowly built it up over 9 months. it was a fun project, put a roll cage on which dramatically improved the handling as well. Had a roll up vinyl top for rain, a paddle ski strapped on top of the roll cage. A reconditioned beetle motor, pushing out all of 45 hp but it was surprisingly nippy. Great fun! drove it many times on the beach, it was only 500kg (1100 lbs to the poorly educated), so it would scamper across sand dunes rather like -a sand beetle. Never got stuck, could even tow a small trailer. Got married, 4 kids later so swapped the buggy for a 1996 VW T3 combi with a Golf 1,8lt motor, which was the best vehicle i ever had-not a moments trouble for 10 years, the kids loved it, great for holidays , great workhorse, but my brother in law wrote it off in 2006..ah well...

@toddthewodd 2 жыл бұрын

On this side of the pond we call them a "Dune Buggy." I've had one for a few years now and it still surprises me how many people have never seen one before and ask "what is is" and "is it legal to drive on the street?" With that being said I get even more stories of how a family member used to have one, and what great memories it brings back. Peace Brother!

@SpicyRikers 2 жыл бұрын

This feels as well made as a TG/GT episode!

@Evaunit98 2 жыл бұрын

I love it how he doesn’t mention why it was rebuilt after Namibia, for those who don’t know what happened, it caught fire

@catfish552 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't listen too closely at 3:20, huh?

@farnankilgannon9211 2 жыл бұрын

catfish552 it mentions it was rebuilt, it doesn’t mention why it was rebuilt. Unlucky

@Alucard-gt1zf 2 жыл бұрын

@@catfish552 didn't read too closely did you?

@thepretenda 2 жыл бұрын

YES!!!! My father taught me how to drive in a VW Beach Buggy and we had so much fun. The experiences and memories I have of learning to drive with my Father are so precious! I remember the thunderous noise the exhausts made - we installed a stereo but could never hear it!! We shouted at each other constantly because of the wind and engine noises!! We had so much fun, James is right - it's impossible to be miserable whilst driving it!!

@ajaychoudhary9817 Жыл бұрын

feel so refreshing to see these guys back at it again

@williamsteele 2 жыл бұрын

"No, there's no Fifth Gear!" Classic jab!

@allysonhanks9159 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, how are you doing.

@goliathprojects7354 2 жыл бұрын

One moment of appreciation for the quality of the cinematography

@bradford_shaun_murray 2 жыл бұрын

well they have the budget and got lucky with the talent

@melissamae307 2 жыл бұрын

“Peace and love brothers and sisters” “And that’s bussin 😎”

@WackyT08 2 жыл бұрын

That's definitely a James May car! Love it!

@tanushbhatt1419 2 жыл бұрын

I think Drive Tribe is the perfect platform for James to THRIVE on his own. He's genuinely a one man army

@Kostas_Ountsis 2 жыл бұрын

James May has become my favorite of the Holy Trinity...

@rjnation5042 2 жыл бұрын

I'm strange, he's always been my favourite, Rj in Oz

@bradford_shaun_murray 2 жыл бұрын

he does come across as a bit miserable i've noticed

@edwardfletcher7790 2 жыл бұрын

He's always been mine. The other choices are an angry dwarf or a deeply unfunny control freak.

@thekitowl 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I have all his programs in my collection.

@superadventure6297 2 жыл бұрын

He's aged well (lot of ways) I first watched those guys back in 2006 on BBC America

@FernandoTRA 2 жыл бұрын

Love Mr. May's delivery.

@amysmileyreid95 4 ай бұрын

James saying “hello viewers” makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside

@timothyisidro4215 2 жыл бұрын

"And that's BUSSIN'!" - James May

@pamelah6431 2 жыл бұрын

@UwU 3:31 Bostin? What on earth?

@Train_Tok_Man 2 жыл бұрын

James saying “bussin” made my freaking day! Now we just need Jeremy and Richard to say it and it’ll make history.

@mangoshake 2 жыл бұрын

Jeremy has already said dab on it wagwan

@possibly8180 2 жыл бұрын

geóff

@pamelah6431 2 жыл бұрын

I have to be told what it means.

@maw4734 9 ай бұрын

To be fair, Clarkson also said "yeet" back in the 90s

@avijami 2 жыл бұрын

In every video i see a different watch on James May. He should share his watch collection with us! Seems like a fun quirky collection, from what we see in videos :)

@777RocketS 2 жыл бұрын

Love these! Glad he kept it, always wanted one.

@herzzr2362 2 жыл бұрын

It's impossible to be miserable while watching James, Richard, and Jeremy. Thanks for this. Great video. Took me back to the old days of Top Gear. Awesome job Mr. May.

@kennorcott7074 2 жыл бұрын

Only time that I’m miserable watching any of them is when clarksons being a rampant conservative

@nihal2055 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@user-de4cq6uk6l 2 жыл бұрын

This has got to be one of the best drivetribe videos

@feral4mr2 2 жыл бұрын

The enjoyment from driving it far out weighs the negatives! My pop had one on the farm, it was awesome. A friend has a genuine manx buggy, very awesome.

@kairudzki8134 2 жыл бұрын

I love the old school top gear format this is presented and shot in , iconic!!!👌🏼❤

@SkorLord 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Beetle! Low cost, efficient, historically iconic, very customizable with many available parts, and has potential to perform very well. If the platform was that bad, we wouldn't have had this video to watch.

@stephenricketts7764 2 жыл бұрын

Agree and maybe my comment didn't put a strong enough case. Yours is more to the point.👍

@jageroogletrucks 2 жыл бұрын

James May saying "bussin" added a few years to my life.

@Postbode007 2 жыл бұрын

@First Name it's too late for a mid life crisis, he's not 40

@ssnjr1299 2 жыл бұрын

@First Name Going into every single comment thread and saying this tells me that you got a no life crisis

@user-jt9nd7ng7r 2 жыл бұрын

out of all of the dune buggy's the trio had in the special I could say that James had the best one, there are hints of the original beetle and the color combination is just appealing to the eye. Nice one James!!!

@RohanDishington 2 жыл бұрын

I love my Manx. You have inspired me to get mine out again (next sunny day) after a long southern winter.

@petrichor541 2 жыл бұрын

james is aging like a fine wine, i am simping

@titannb9027 2 жыл бұрын

Aren’t we all 😅

@bradford_shaun_murray 2 жыл бұрын

i don't know about that his mood depends on which way the wind is blowing it seems so the wine may be a bit random

@vasu42 2 жыл бұрын

James May saying "vineyard" on camera for the first time 12 years is giving me life.

@n4s117 2 жыл бұрын

Strange looking vineyard - have I missed an "in" joke?

@R6Edward3946 2 жыл бұрын

I remember the lego house in a vineyard in toy stories

@matthewdavies8608 2 жыл бұрын

@@n4s117 it's a barley field...so it can be used for beer. I think that's the joke anyway.

@pestypester7510 2 жыл бұрын

Strength through joy, brilliant.

@webkluk 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Please more of these!

@kibe2134 2 жыл бұрын

I love the respect that James has to this car. For instance he never took it to the beach because the car doesn't like water, it's from Birmingham.

@jondonnelly4831 2 жыл бұрын

I love how he walks past the statue and says "yes it's dreadful" and a remix of the strength though joy later on. Fantastic.

@gabegamingguy2858 Жыл бұрын

For some reason the thing I enjoy most from this video is James appearing out of nowhere from behind a statues

@felippepires 2 жыл бұрын

Man, James May with a beard appears to be much older than he already is, and that's enough :P

@mystique4312 2 жыл бұрын

seeing these extraordinary cars being kept from every specials is just heartwarming, its a functional time capsule .

@sgt.raccoon386 2 жыл бұрын

5:50 That last part were he says to "Like comment and subscribe", I couldn't help myself but say out loud "What a f*****g legend".

@ResponseDigitalMedia 2 жыл бұрын

I like the bit about the coded message… Yes there is hope!

@dainschneck 11 ай бұрын

Love yer work, mate!!! Superb art for the ears (that is, James's writing), excellent art for the eyes (the car obviously), and meaningful art for the soul (that miraculous story)!

@net5978 2 жыл бұрын

That thing is truly a masterpiece honestly. and James fits so well with it.

@firefightergoggie 2 жыл бұрын

The funny thing about beach buggies is I remember them from when I was a kid...in Canada...where it's freezing in the winter. Soon as spring arrived, out came the beach buggies. Always a happy time.

@craigpennington1251 2 жыл бұрын

I can see why he kept it and I'd love to have one too but they're not found. Great for what I need on warm summer days & nights (weather free of coarse). I've never ever saw one on the road but always in the movies. This one is gorgeous and probably loads of fun to drive. You don't always have to go fast to have fun.

@peterallen4331 2 жыл бұрын

I was feeling pretty down today and your video was the only thing that made me smile. :-)

@roscoe9507 2 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t expecting this to be a keeper for James May, but love the break down of why, top vlog as always

@86Hasse 2 жыл бұрын

"Taking my beach buggy to the beach? Are you mad?!" I loved everything about this video.

@owenread5731 2 жыл бұрын

reyt mush

@abhishekbej 2 жыл бұрын

The layers of advertisement in this video is ridiculous and I love it!

@manfrombritain6816 2 жыл бұрын

I love how self aware this video is

@keith_5584 2 жыл бұрын

0:55 These shots are making me afraid that if I open my Cabinets or Microwave, there will be James May talking about the Beetle in a cheeky sort of way unexpectedly.

@tomf3150 2 жыл бұрын

You'd love that, wouldn't you ?

@jaybird0312 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomf3150 there is a LOT of people who would give just about anything for that, myself included.

@keith_5584 2 жыл бұрын

@@tomf3150 Only if he brings that little Robot guide from Japan.

@raynalwickremeratne783 2 жыл бұрын

The way he is mocking special effects is hilarious. 😂😂

@scottbrown7415 2 жыл бұрын

The Myers Manx was truly a divine little "mushroom" that sprouted out of the rather odious pile that is the beetle.

@robertscheinost179 2 жыл бұрын

I saw one drive by my house tn Connecticut the other day. I thought they perished with the Dinosaurs 65 million years ago. This rare Beast was sporting a Corvair enging with Weber carbs. Wild!

@konycurrentyear7053 2 жыл бұрын

James May: This Beach Buggy be bussin. Fr fr no cap.

@iansloan5414 2 жыл бұрын

My first car was a beetle. I don't understand all the hate the three of them give it. And I'm not old either. I'm in my twenties and it's still my daily.

@billyhalffman661 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same here.

@michaelcagle5938 2 жыл бұрын

I don't either. It was fine for the era it was built in and is still a unique fun car to own. My wife had one when we were first married. The only inconvenience was keep the valves adjusted and replacing throttle cables.

@cccpkingu 2 жыл бұрын

Because everything they wouldn't hope made the better car did. Before.

@iansloan5414 2 жыл бұрын

@@cccpkingu Are you okay? Do you smell toast?

@rozinant1237 2 жыл бұрын

How does he do a whole show praising the 2CV, and then dump on the beetle, when it is the equal as an engineering marvel?

@smegurmum 2 жыл бұрын

James is slowly morphing into Lord Bath, and I’m happy to continuing watching this transformation

@Xeraghusta 2 жыл бұрын

Who?

@mxzyzptlk 2 жыл бұрын

He just needs a wife for each car now... Also looks a lot like Bernard Hill - Theoden from LOTR - in this form

@MerlinOpeth 2 жыл бұрын

The four will forever be the best.

@timlittle1286 2 жыл бұрын

It's like a cheap convertible that brings you much joy. That's a win,win.

@FoCoPuffs 2 жыл бұрын

This is great. It feels as though James is simply talking with you, whereas Pinky and Perky are always putting on a performance.

@SHOdown13 2 жыл бұрын

And he doesn't need to dye his hair and goatee to appear younger. He just drives the Beach buggy and is instantly 18 listening to the Beach Boys

@nicholasw.3488 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Giovanni really did 'ship the gear lever back to his home location in London'

@diegowelt 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool that he kept the buggy. I'd like one too

@pah967 2 жыл бұрын

I swear, I missed James May car reviews like this. Awesome! :D

@net5978 2 жыл бұрын

1:44 "That's bussin" James is the best honestly lololol

@adamsramek 2 жыл бұрын

This makes me happy. Also Clarkson keeping the Bentley

@ibrahimm.kontagora489 2 жыл бұрын

The MFB 🤣

@OJBowie 2 жыл бұрын

Hammond kept Oliver too didn’t he?

@keatonbrock5910 2 жыл бұрын

@@OJBowie yeah he did

@JackFoxtrotEDM 2 жыл бұрын

I just remember seeing a clip from his farm show and he’s like “I’ve reunited with an old friend”

@keatonbrock5910 2 жыл бұрын

@@JackFoxtrotEDM I’m really happy that he was able to keep Oliver

@GG_Dreamcast 2 жыл бұрын

That genuine smile right at the end after "Subscribe" was so dang wholesome.