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James May's Cars of the People

  • TV Series
  • 2014– 2014–
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James May looks at every form of cars for the masses, their origins and their effect on history.James May looks at every form of cars for the masses, their origins and their effect on history.James May looks at every form of cars for the masses, their origins and their effect on history.
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    • Stars
      • James May
      • Paul Czaplicki(uncredited)
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    6 episodes6 eps • 2014–2016
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      May describes the Bond Bug as having the engine in the rear. As it is merely a re-bodied Reliant Robin, the engine is in the front. This is a mistake that Mike Brewer made on Wheeler Dealers before being corrected by Edd China.

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    Cars for the masses
    This series is in effect a spin off from Top Gear where James May looks at the concept of the 'peoples car' that is cars that the were made for the masses and popularised motoring.

    In the first series May travels the world from Germany, Italy, France, Japan, USA and the UK. The first episode looks at how dictatorships used policy to get motoring to the masses with Hitler's influence with the Beetle, the East Germans and the Trabant and Russia with the Fiat based Lada car.

    The second episode focused on the micro car concept something that was popular in Britain for a brief period in the late 1950s and early 1960s but very popular in Japan.

    The third episode looked into prestige cars, company cars and the concept that car badges could be used to display social status. Although I am not sure a Rolls Royce can really be classed as a 'People's Car.'

    Each episode usually contains several of the trademarked Top Gear style daft challenges such as micro cars racing to deliver noodles to a Honda executive, two sales reps racing popular company cars while shaving and using a trouser press. It is fun but does not add much to the programme and frankly looked like padding.

    James May who avoids the prattishness and faux controversy of Clarkson does come across as knowledgeable, amiable and enthusiastic in what was an enjoyable documentary series.
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      • August 10, 2014 (United Kingdom)
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      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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      • James May's Cars of the People: A Top Gear Special
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