Top Gear

Season 11 Episode 8

45 SeasonsApr 25, 1984TV-PG30m8.4

On the day that Britain's latest family car, Austin Rover's Montego, comes on to the market, Top Gear goes behind the scenes for an exclusive look at the company's new multi-million-pound design centre at Canley, Coventry. While Frank Page and Sue Baker road test the full range of Montegos, William Woollard reports on the years of creative effort and refinement that lie behind the car. A fascinating blend of the traditional, with full-scale craftsmen-built models and the latest...

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Season 11 Episodes:

Episode 1

Aired: Feb 28, 1984

Geneva — the first major Motor Show of 1984 opens today with William Woollard...

Episode 2

Aired: Mar 6, 1984

The Top Gear team takes to the road with A Second Chance for Motorists: Willi...

Episode 3

Aired: Mar 20, 1984

It is ten years since wearing a crash helmet became compulsory, but today you...

Episode 4

Aired: Mar 27, 1984

A look at motoring in the year 2000 with William Woollard and Frank Page at t...

Episode 5

Aired: Apr 4, 1984

British skier and rally driver Konrad Bartelski joins the Top Gear team to gi...

Episode 6

Aired: Apr 11, 1984

Of the 25,000 car fires in Britain each year less than 2% are caused by colli...

Episode 7

Aired: Apr 18, 1984

William Woollard sets out to show how travelling on the Continent can be a pl...

Episode 8

Aired: Apr 25, 1984

On the day that Britain's latest family car, Austin Rover's Montego, comes on...

Appearances

William Woollard

Creators

Jeremy ClarksonCreator

Richard HammondCreator

James MayCreator

Derek Smith

Derek SmithCreator

Info about Top Gear

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary