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Top Gear · Season 19 · Episode 5
What is a classic car? Seemingly anything from an Aston Martin to a 1960s Ford Anglia. William Woollard presents Top Gear from the National Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham, and looks at the varied range of cars on display, He also roadtests the Lynx D-Type, a modern replica of the legendary cars that won at Le Mans for Jaguar in the 50s. BMW is about to replace its rather old-fashioned five-series. Sue Baker drives BMW’s latest offering for the up-and-coming executive and compares it with the recently revised Audi 100. Also in the programme, Top Gear asks which new cars depreciate least and Tony Mason samples the thrilling world of Formula One stock car racing.

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Season
19
Episode
5
Air Date
05/May/1988
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What is a classic car? Seemingly anything from an Aston Martin to a 1960s Ford Anglia. William Woollard presents Top Gear from the National Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham, and looks at the varied range of cars on display, He also roadtests the Lynx D-Type, a modern replica of the legendary cars that won at Le Mans for Jaguar in the 50s. BMW is about to replace its rather old-fashioned five-series. Sue Baker drives BMW’s latest offering for the up-and-coming executive and compares it with the recently revised Audi 100. Also in the programme, Top Gear asks which new cars depreciate least and Tony Mason samples the thrilling world of Formula One stock car racing.

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