In this alternate universe, the events that led to Clarkson being fired from the BBC did not occur...Yet. And for Series 25 of Top Gear, still with the original 3, Clarkson built a flying car, and James and Richard built amphibious cars (again) for the "Top Gear: Wings, Wheels, and Water Special!" The challenge was to build an "unorthodox automobile," as the hosts put it. Clarkson, despite not having a pilot's license, alongside a team of engineers, built a ground effect vehicle using components from a Caterham 7. James built a miniature amphibious vehicle using a quadbike, with Hammond building his using a skid-steer tractor. Clarkson wound up crashing the "Flyterham" (it was more of a rather bumpy landing, but the landing gear did come off), Hammond wound up getting his floating skid-steer bogged down in mud, having to escape it sinking into the mud, and James built the only fully functional vehicle of the trio, able to carry 3 adult men (the trio) down the Mississippi river. Due to interdimensional rate-limiting, we weren't able to record the whole episode, however we were able to catch a few memorable quotes:

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "Tonight...I fly an aeroplane, James drives a boat, and Richard...also drives a boat." ----------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "I'll tell you what you've made, you've made a sinking metal death trap." Hammond: "Well, it's not going to sink because I've engineered it not to." Clarkson: "It's still a death trap, then." ----------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------- May: "Now, what we're doing here is essentially, we're mounting this outboard boat motor onto the back of this quadbike." (A loud crash occurs, followed by a long pause.) May: "Bollocks." ----------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" ----------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "And on that bombshell, good-" (A loud explosion can be heard) Clarkson: "...goodnight."

Top: Jeremy Clarkson's "Roving" Block of Flats Middle: James May's Space-Age Capsule Golf Bottom: Richard Hammond's Bizarre Bazaar Cottage Truck

In this alternate universe, new episodes of Top Gear featuring the original trio were not the only thing differentiating it from our universe. Certain episodes of the original series also went slightly differently one of which was the popular "Campervan Challenge" episode from season 15. While the events of the episode followed a largely similar path as the ones in our universe, the cars the hosts built used some wildly different bases. Clarkson decided to stick with his "Block of Flats" idea, but he used a Range Rover instead of a Citroen. The car was wildly unstable and back-heavy, and he ended up having to fill the front with sandbags and rocks to keep the front suspension on the ground! James went with his "Space-Capsule-Thing" similar to the one in our universe, but with a VW Golf instead. This time, he actually managed to get some professional engineers to help him with the construction, and the capsule on top actually had a sturdy construction and features like windows and not covering up the fuel flap. Finally, Hammond built an "Expanding Cottage," but out of an imported American Cadillac Bazaar! He managed to get the cheapest running and driving one he could find, but at the expense of a giant rusty hole in the floor, as well as as broken A/C (some things never change, do they?). Our interdimensional Wave-O-Matic can’t record full broadcasts, so we weren't able to record the episode. However, like last time we were able to capture some great quotes for you to enjoy:

---------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "Tonight...I wear a jacket...Richard wears a jacket...and James wears a jacket." ----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------- May: "You've got a bloody hole in the bottom of it! How are you going to drive it with that tetanus pit down there?"

Hammond: "It's...weight reduction." ----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "Look at us, cruising down the motorway, our home right behind us. Nothing could be more convenient than thi-

(The whole car begins to tilt backwards. In a panic, Jeremy slams on the brakes.)

Clarkson: "As I said, nothing could be more convenient than this." ----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------- Hammond: "Clarkson get out of the waaAAAYYYYY!!!"

(A loud crash can be heard)

Clarkson: "Oh my god, HAMMOND! YOU BLITHERING IDIOT, YOU'VE RUN INTO MY HOME!" ----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "And what's going to happen when you need to take a poo?"

May: "Well, I've got this."

Clarkson: "That's a plastic shopping bag, James."

May: "I know." ----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------- Clarkson: "And on that bombshell,"

(A gust of wind comes by and blows all of the panels from Richard's Cottage off of the cliff and into the sea.)

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