(Part 2) Top products from r/thegrandtour

Please note none of these are affiliate links. Just trying to be a good dude and help a brother out!

There's a great book called "Tales from the Toolbox" which is stories from mechanics etc... from that era. That's a really fun read. https://www.amazon.ca/Tales-toolbox-Michael-Oliver-ebook/dp/B009RUC638/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261258&sr=8-1&keywords=tales+from+the+toolbox

There's also "The Last Road Race" which is a fascinating read. https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Road-Race-Williams-2004-03-01/dp/B01K144S6Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261297&sr=8-1&keywords=pescara+last+road+race

I really enjoyed "The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit" even though if you know your racing history you know how it's going to end. https://www.amazon.ca/Limit-Life-Death-Grand-Circuit/dp/0446554731/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261323&sr=8-1&keywords=the+limit

The best though for me was "Cars at Speed" by Robert Daley. At a time when racing was very romanticized and the carnage and loss of life was glossed over, he covered the sport honestly. It's harsh reading in spots but captures the era beautifully. https://www.amazon.ca/CARS-AT-SPEED-Grand-Golden-ebook/dp/B0091XMXJI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550261411&sr=8-1&keywords=cars+at+speed+robert+daley

And if you want something a little different, "Go Like Hell" is about Ferrari vs Ford at Le Mans, and that's a great read as well. https://www.amazon.ca/Go-Like-Hell-Ferrari-Battle-ebook/dp/B003K16PBY/ref=pd_sim_351_6/132-9271315-8602668?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003K16PBY&pd_rd_r=b3ff6727-315d-11e9-acf9-71fc83dc301e&pd_rd_w=GnFre&pd_rd_wg=bQUij&pf_rd_p=29a85b27-a36a-4f8d-94ca-61aa962c5f39&pf_rd_r=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91&psc=1&refRID=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91

And Sid Watkins (former F1 doctor who is a big part of why the death rate dropped in F1) has a great autobiography. https://www.amazon.ca/Life-At-Limit-Triumph-Tragedy-ebook/dp/B00BQF6RBO/ref=pd_sim_351_4/132-9271315-8602668?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00BQF6RBO&pd_rd_r=b3ff6727-315d-11e9-acf9-71fc83dc301e&pd_rd_w=GnFre&pd_rd_wg=bQUij&pf_rd_p=29a85b27-a36a-4f8d-94ca-61aa962c5f39&pf_rd_r=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91&psc=1&refRID=R7RP2WR2JFDKZGV00V91

Hope this helps you out. I've read all these and they're all great. (Actually I did The Limit via audiobook. It's on Audible.)

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Outstanding article. Here is a list of DVD sets (some for as little as $6 USD), which I welcome and encourage the community to use, modify and spread as desired:

9: https://www.amazon.com/Staffel-Folgen-deutsche-englische-Sprachfassung/dp/B0094GSVQ6

10: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-10-Complete-Season/dp/B001PMRK0K

https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-Complete-Season-Clarkson/dp/B001QIP5B4

11: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-11-Jeremy-Clarkson/dp/B002SAMMQA

12: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-12-Jeremy-Clarkson/dp/B002SAMMQK

13: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-13-Various/dp/B003UPPO2Q

https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-Series-13-DVD/dp/B0055REGK8

14: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-14-Jeremy-Clarkson/dp/B004EQAV78

15: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-15-Jeremy-Clarkson/dp/B004EQAVDW

16: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-Complete-Season-16/dp/B004QOB8S4

17: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-Complete-Season-17/dp/B005SH65HM

18: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-Complete-Season-18/dp/B007Q0JHYC

https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-DVD-Region-NTSC/dp/B01I06GK8G

19: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-19-Richard-Hammond/dp/B00BF5CTWQ

20: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-20-Various/dp/B00EN2GYFG

https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-Home-Entertainment-Various/dp/B01GWDI3IO

https://www.amazon.com/James-Richard-Hammond-Jeremy-Clarkson/dp/B077698241

21: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-21-Richard-Hammond/dp/B00IT3KPXM

22: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-22-Jeremy-Clarkson/dp/B00T3IKPSM

1-20: http://www.dvdserieslist.com/Top-Gear-Seasons-1-20-DVD-Box-Set-DVDS-934.html

This is, indeed, the wuhlst day...in the wuhld.

This book is a great write up about the story.

I was fortunate enough to grow up around this exact car, as my dad had rebuilt it and maintained it for a previous owner. It was really cool to see it on this show, he even teared up a little seeing it again after shipping it off to the new owner over 10 years.

Ah the good old days when we could just pop over the channel for a bust up.

1,000 Years of Annoying The French A truly great book.

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/That-Bombshell-Inside-Madness-Genius/dp/140916473X/

A lot of 'behind the scenes' sort of stuff in this book, although from a scriptwriter's viewpoint. I have enjoyed it twice. Quite funny!

https://www.amazon.com/Top-Gear-40-Season/dp/B006FTC6K2

Got a little nostalgic hearing the "Jessica" intro for the first time in a while. Gonna save this for the GT offseason.

Of course if you are buying bulk Hershey's "chocolate" for 50 cents a bar you can't expect much. Go down the candy aisle and look at the more expensive chocolates, they tend to be 100% milk chocolate and tastes much better. This is one of my favorite chocolate treats you can buy that don't taste like crap.

Same, it all started for me with watching Top Gear videos on YouTube. I didn't even know Top Gear was an actual show until almost 5 years later when I saw it on TV and after a few minutes recognized the voices and name from the YouTube videos I'd watched years ago. That's what really got me into cars. I was already into cars a bit, well like 3 cars, becuase of this book.

Found it on Amazon.

Maybe just a "screw-holding screwdriver"? https://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-K36-Screw-Holding-Screwdriver/dp/B00207P4G6/

https://www.amazon.com/Episode-3/dp/B07T3P8LCZ/

May addressed that in the video. If the electricity to split water comes from renewable sources that would have been wasted anyway it's a good way to store that otherwise wasted energy. Solar hydrogen is the fuel of the future, and the future is now.