{"id":775154,"date":"2026-09-18T22:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775154\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T22:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T22:34:16","slug":"jeremy-clarkson-to-auction-three-classic-cars-used-in-the-grand-tour-and-top-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/775154\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson to auction three classic cars used in The Grand Tour and Top Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jeremy Clarkson is looking ahead to a landmark auction of three iconic classic cars used in his hit TV show The Grand Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Three of Jeremy Clarkson&#8217;s historic vehicles will be offered directly from his personal collection at Iconic Auctioneers&#8217; Iconic Sale.<\/p>\n<p>The auction will take place at the NEC Classic Motor Show Sale and will feature the Lancia Montecarlo Spider, Alfa Romeo GTV6 and Lincoln Continental Mark V.<\/p>\n<p>The 1982 Lancia Montecarlo Spider was the very last car he drove on The Grand Tour, giving it significant sentimental value for the TV legend.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Clarkson chose the Lancia Montecarlo Spider in Lotus Blue to be his final choice in the Grand Tour: One for the Road.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the final episode with Richard Hammond and James May as hosts, as the iconic trio trekked across Zimbabwe and into Botswana.<\/p>\n<p>The Grand Tour: One for the Road saw Mr Clarkson reunite with the Lancia Beta Coup\u00e9 he used in the 2007 Botswana special episode of Top Gear.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone lucky enough to get their hands on the Lancia at auction will have a fully functioning and well-running car following a &#8220;tidy&#8221; from Max500 Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"23e07\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"ef8b01712215d82c1515592c3dd2aee1\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20800'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/jeremy-clarkson-is-selling-three-of-his-classic-cars-at-auction-in-november.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Jeremy Clarkson is selling three of his classic cars at auction in November\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Clarkson is selling three of his classic cars at auction in November<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>ICONIC AUCTIONEERS<\/p>\n<p>It has also received several modifications as part of The Grand Tour filming, including Ferrari 308 rear lights and quad tailpipes.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Clarkson said he has decided to part with the iconic classic cars, but hinted that the reason will become clear in the next season of Clarkson&#8217;s Farm.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I rarely get a chance these days to drive or enjoy these very special and quite famous cars so it&#8217;s probably for the best if they end up with someone who can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6 will also go under the hammer, having appeared alongside Jeremy Clarkson in Well Aged Scotch seven years ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"e33a8\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"b09ea8c9b30ceef79802cc469ba02d43\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-three-classic-cars-will-be-sold-by-iconic-auctioneers-at-the-nec-classic-motor-show-sale-u200b-o.jpeg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The three classic cars will be sold by Iconic Auctioneers at the NEC Classic Motor Show Sale\\u200b on November 14\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The three classic cars will be sold by Iconic Auctioneers at the NEC Classic Motor Show Sale on November 14<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>ICONIC AUCTIONEERS<\/p>\n<p>After its use around Scotland&#8217;s North Coast 500, Mr Clarkson kept the car, although the Alfa Romeo has just 28,315 miles on the clock.<\/p>\n<p>The third vehicle being sold is a slick sky-blue 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V from The Grand Tour Presents: Lochdown.<\/p>\n<p>Its 6.6-litre engine was modified with a nitrous injection, and it also features a set of bagpipes in the boot and a Cartier clock.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Whale, car specialist at Iconic Auctioneers, said: &#8220;These cars have a connection with Jeremy Clarkson that goes well beyond simply appearing on television. He chose each of them for The Grand Tour, then liked them enough to keep them afterwards. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"2e4b6\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"46df2bb698f0ce7c31d6f8b7e5614d52\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-1978-lincoln-continental-mark-v.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>ICONIC AUCTIONEERS<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"0a344\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"8f6a7d45940e27d0d5390685b135d1cb\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-1982-lancia-montecarlo-spider.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The 1982 Lancia Montecarlo Spider\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 1982 Lancia Montecarlo Spider <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>ICONIC AUCTIONEERS<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"2c5ad\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"113085e96d8d9d86e24b78d3444e49be\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/u200bthe-1983-alfa-romeo-gtv6.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"\\u200bThe 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6 <\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>ICONIC AUCTIONEERS<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Lancia is particularly significant as the last car he drove in the programme, but all three will be immediately familiar to fans. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are genuine pieces of modern motoring television history, complete with the details and modifications viewers will remember.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeremy Clarkson is looking ahead to a landmark auction of three iconic classic cars used in his hit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,7816,830,21393,689,59,655,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-775154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cars","tag-celebrity","tag-clarksons-farm","tag-classic-cars","tag-gb","tag-lifestyle","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}