Jeremy Clarkson brings out his Lancia Montecarlo! 🚗💨

Posted by FlipStig1@reddit | thegrandtour | View on Reddit | 34 comments

Jeremy Clarkson recently brought out his Lancia (as seen in The Grand Tour series finale) for a drive and documented the moment on Instagram. Good to see it still running! 👍

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VRM950@reddit

If it's not the Monte Carlo, it's his Alfa Romeo GTV6 from Well Aged Scotch.

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Eldritch_Daikon@reddit

"Nearly flawlessly" means Jeremy only needed 3 different hammers to fix the breakdowns on his drive to the market

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noelcowardspeaksout@reddit

They're a bit underwhelming. 8.8–9.5 second range for 0–60 mph. About the same as my aging Kia Rio 1.2

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Unfortunately most of your time is spent looking at the cheap interior trim or being deafened or feeling cramped on the inside. I always felt annoyed about the huge amount of noise with the weak pull. Not as bad as a Beetle of course but with the same level of frustration for me. - Obviously it does have its fans I just want to say to people don't get your hopes too high about getting inside one.

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FormerTomatillo3696@reddit

It had to be re-assembled every 5 minutes.

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Sir_Phil_McKraken@reddit

I did some filming at the farm in September and it was out then and in the drive whilst he was there then gone when he wasn't so I assume he takes out it more than just this occasion

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revvolutions@reddit

Probably like for service.

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

*restoration

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that_dutch_dude@reddit

Is "nearly" some sort of british eufemism for "total engine rebuild and 100 hours of welding"?

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rjohn2020@reddit

The word nearly has done it's back in carrying that sentence

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iuselect@reddit

Did he have a cold zesty drink while it broke down?

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thb202@reddit

My car had most of south englands road salt stuck to it after a drive this weekend, taking out a lances is brave

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geniusgravity@reddit

"Nearly".....I bet that's doing some heavy lifting.

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SlickDillywick@reddit

It is a Lancia after all

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Ill-Elephant-9583@reddit

Weren't they the rally championship cars??

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CameronsTheName@reddit

Rally cars only drive a couple thousand miles over a year or two. Then they get retired.

Plus... Rally teams have basically two spares of everything available at the start and end of a stage to replace parts or repair the vehicle.

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