Ever wonder what Top Gear was like back in the day? No, I’m not talking about it’s reboot in 2002 — I’m talking about the old format. It started out in 1977 as a relatively boring automotive show:

However things really started to pick up in 1988 when Clarkson and his hair joined the show:

Sadly not many rips of old Top Gear exist, although we do have some on our forums. Don’t go in expecting the current format of Top Gear though as you’ll be disappointed.