Top Gear - lost in translation

one of the biggest problems with these early cars is getting them going in the first place the starter motor hasn't been invented yet there's no ignition key you have to use the starting handle and the great thing about this particular car vie de dion-bouton is that when you turn the handle it will break your wrist you want seven members of staff at the motor museum have had their wrist broken by this very car well we don't actually need to drive it we can just an even talk about it no no this is one of the very first cars that's sold in great numbers we have to know what it was like you're going to have to get it going having got it started we needed to get it moving and for that we had a copy of the original Handbook which have been translated from French because the car was made in France into English literally for making the carriage walking at the first speed take back the drag of the wheel backward crowbar of the right and take completely and progressively back the crowbar of Enbridge to you hell the mover till his starting I can understand why this is better than going around looking at our innocent bottom but how did anyone ever figure out it would establish the facts together this was designed for someone with three arms one leg but but you need to do a hillstar you have a steerable chest or your face it will be difficult how do I get it into Top Gear we're taking the second speed push rapidly at the crowbar forward without brutality when it is raised up again it games yes yeah how do I stop what well I need to I'm gonna have to stop it mentally this road won't go on forever pull all the movements no seriously I don't know James you're in charge of the instructor thank you the carriage completely stopped when it goes at 15 comments as an hour take a broom to the crowbar of embryos right away we will finish that way you have no local when you are in the first me we aren't are we I decided to use ingenuity

Channel: Matt Woodworth

Views: 2,327,608

Keywords: top, gear, french, old, antique, clarkson, translation, translated

Id: rWTcPdYfsAc

Length: 3min 3sec (183 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 27 2009