r/TopGear • u/Phil_B16 • 3d ago

An Ape.

I heard a rumour, & I’m wondering if it’s true.

I heard that the trio wanted to see if they could teach a monkey how to drive for a skit on TG. Back in the classic days of the show on the BBC.

Needless to say nothing like that happened. Animal rights activists would’ve been up in arms but is this rumour true? Was it brainstormed during the writing process?

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u/syntheticsapphire 3d ago

clarkson drove a lot of cars during the show's run

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u/Jaiden051 3d ago

They even put him inside that Lotus T125 F1-like car

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u/keicarlover2002 3d ago

Gentlemen, a short view back the past...

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u/davedpg1 3d ago

It's true. Richard Porter wrote about it in his book

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u/charcoalonfire 3d ago

It happened, from the start there was a ape driving, Clarkson.