{"id":50540,"date":"2023-12-14T13:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/?p=50540"},"modified":"2023-12-14T13:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:21:19","slug":"richard-hammond-plans-to-fix-up-classic-car-identical-to-one-from-top-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/car-reviews\/richard-hammond-plans-to-fix-up-classic-car-identical-to-one-from-top-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Hammond plans to fix up classic car identical to one from Top Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Top Gear and The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond has revealed he has bought another example of his favourite classic car.<\/p>\n

The famous face regularly posts videos to the Drivetribe YouTube channel, which features content surrounding all types of cars, from iconic classics to the latest hyper-cars.<\/p>\n

In his latest video, Richard announces that he has bought another 1962 Opel Kadett, very similar to \u2018Oliver\u2019, a car he drove across Botswana in a Top Gear special.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cIf you don\u2019t remember Oliver, it\u2019s a 1962 Opel Kadett that I drove around Botswana on a certain car show more years ago than I care to remember. But he\u2019s sitting here on the front lawn of what is unmistakably our own workshop. I didn\u2019t just bring a box of tools and the lads this time, it\u2019s an entire workshop.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause, in there, we\u2019ve been working and restoring something very, very special which I want to show you. This has been the focus of our attention and isn\u2019t it brilliant? This is Olivia, an absolutely matching 1962 Opel Kadett. It is Oliver\u2019s girlfriend!\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the video, Richard explains that he had visited CarFest, a popular festival that celebrates a variety of vehicles and music, to promote his business The Smallest Cog, which features in the series Richard Hammond\u2019s Workshop.<\/p>\n

Whilst the TV show has previously seen Richard and the mechanics from the garage restore Oliver, the presenter revealed that he bought another example.<\/p>\n

Other than being red and black, rather than lime green and white, the Opel is identical to the one that he drove on the programme, which will also be restored.<\/p>\n

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Later in the video, Richard explains to viewers how he managed to get the classic, which was not originally sold in the UK.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI got an email from a guy called Jenico, he\u2019s a South African airline pilot who lives in the UK, who said \u2018I\u2019ve got Olivia. I imported this car from Johannesburg, just as I did Oliver\u2019, and he said would I be interested. Yes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I thought, oh, here we go, he\u2019s got me. But it was incredibly reasonable, he asked, I suspect, less than what it\u2019s worth. I went over to see it and it\u2019s not bad. It\u2019s got all the bits and pieces, a lot that Oliver doesn\u2019t have, every bit of trim. It\u2019s a complete car.\u201d<\/p>\n