If you haven’t heard, Richard Hammond (of Top Gear fame) narrowly escaped a fiery wreck over the weekend that occured with him behind the wheel of an electric supercar while filming an upcoming episode of Amazon’s The Grand Tour in Switzerland. Hammond lost control on a hairy left turn after completing the Hemburg Hill Climb, and the car
Well this is going well. After a disappointing debut, the reboot of Top Gear BBC may be poised to hit another speed bump. According to sources at The Sun, which has been all over the Top Gear drama for the past year, Matt LeBlanc has threatened to quit the show unless co-host Chris Evans is relieved of his
The list of new Top Gear presenters is finally complete…we think. The BBC announced today that the show will have a total of seven presenters when it returns in May. We learned in June that car enthusiast and radio host Chris Evans would assume the difficult task of replacing Jeremy Clarkson, who was fired nearly a year ago for
Everyone’s favorite “Friend” is joining Top Gear. Well, unless you’re like us and your favorite “Friend” is Rachel. So, everyone’s second-favorite friend – Joey Tribbiani – is joining Top Gear. Matt LeBlanc will co-present the rebooted show, set to debut on BBC2 in May, according to The Guardian. LeBlanc will be the first non-British presenter in the
Phew…that was an ordeal! Former Top Gear BBC hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May finally have a new home: Amazon Prime. The trio will launch a new Top Gear-esque show in 2016. Clarkson was let go from BBC’s Top Gear after he verbally and physically abused a staffer. But enough about that (you can read
Jeremy Clarkson has been fired from Top Gear, the BBC confirmed Wednesday. Clarkson’s contract “will not be renewed by the BBC, marking the end of his time as Top Gear presenter,” BBC director general Tony Hall said. Clarkson was suspended on March 10 after allegedly verbally abusing and physically attacking Top Gear staffer Oisin Tymon in
In our inaugural Reader’s Choice Awards, you named Top Gear BBC as your favorite auto-related TV show. Now, according to some reports, the show’s future could be in doubt. Host Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended (again) due to a reported “fracas” with a producer. Here’s the short-but-sweet announcement from BBC: “Following a fracas with a BBC
[portfolio_slideshow id=30184] With an early June deadline to meet to make the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour, Randy Allgood and his staff at Kenwood Rod Shop are going guns a-blazin’ on Rutledge Wood’s 1953 Plymouth Suburban wagon project. The Plymouth’s body was sent off to Brian’s Paint and Body in Fayetteville, GA to get 60
[portfolio_slideshow id=17212] Summit Racing Equipment and several top parts manufacturers have teamed up with American Resto Mods of Buford, GA to build a 1949 Chevy step van for Top Gear on History co-host Rutledge Wood. Wood will drive the van on the 2013 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. “I am absolutely thrilled to be working
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