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Follow ‪@BenCollinsDrives‬ for more! He was the STIG for most of Top Gear and his stories are incredible.
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@imperialmodelworks8473 6 месяцев назад

I'd have laughed hysterically if this would have been a video of him sitting there for 15 minutes in the white suit and helmet, not saying a word. 😊

@acexxxoasis 4 месяца назад

I was hoping for that. Knowing who the stig is kinda sad for me.😂

@johnchenoweth278 4 месяца назад

Omg yess !!

@colinrankin220 4 месяца назад

I was thinking the same thing

@chrischaf 4 месяца назад

@@johnchenoweth278 reading this comment on my phone, and there was a message/link embedding in your comment: "Translate to English" lol So, of course I had to click it :D It *translated*: "Omg yess !!" To "Omg yes !!" Thank you Google Translate! 😂

@johnchenoweth278 4 месяца назад

@@chrischafHahaha 🤣🤣🤣

@EdBolian 6 месяцев назад

Having Ben on was definitely the highlight of my year for VINwiki. Thanks Stig!

@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 6 месяцев назад

Some say he's not The Stig, he's The Stig's book book writing cousin.

@JN-ed7bg 6 месяцев назад

It's great to hear the stories and background from so-called "Top Gear" after all these years!

@mountainmandale1587 6 месяцев назад

Agree!

@RJLightning68 6 месяцев назад

Would it be interesting if Ben was a host on Top Gear???

@Gasser24769 6 месяцев назад

@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13u almost had it 😂

@bghoody5665 6 месяцев назад

For a character who never got to show his face or speak, he sure did make a big impact.

@WeAreCurated 6 месяцев назад

One of the most iconic automotive characters of our generation.

@stee6stee9 6 месяцев назад

Ben Collins is a driving god. So humble, so polite, so fucking fast.

@marvindebot3264 5 месяцев назад

"Because at that speed (400kph) things approach quite quickly" - Ben on maxing the Veyron on the autobahn. LOL.

@timmah2723 5 месяцев назад

“Old Land Rovers, if they don’t leak, it’s because they’ve run out of oil.” 😂

@marcelallenke26 6 месяцев назад

How the hell did BBC not pay you enough for the best ever car tv show in history? You were just as much a part of the show as the other 3....

@jus__gra 5 месяцев назад

He literally lived every week in the bbc wondering if he’d be coming back the next. He sadly wasn’t held as high as the other 3.

@Secret1one2 5 месяцев назад

After all, The Stig is just a character. They could have stuck any driver at Ben's level in that suit and pulled it off. I'll glad they didn't though, because listening to Ben talking about it now is amazing ❤

@you2uber530 5 месяцев назад

ש🎉גקכרר1³@@Secret1one2ה1

@craponlycomesoutadogsarse1731 5 месяцев назад

@@Secret1one2 but would it really have been the same. His consistency and skill as a driver and teacher as well as personality (which does come out despite the helmet and role playing) would not have been easy to replace. Which is probably why he was in the role for as long as he was. Defo deserved more. Comes across as a pretty decent chap.

@davidelliott5843 4 месяца назад

Ben was right to feel threatened, because BBC are entirely stupid enough to have dumped him and ruined the character.

@C-M-E 6 месяцев назад

The iconic 'face' of golden-era Top Gear. Legend status car dude. One and only in my book.

@joshua.snyder 6 месяцев назад

Nice to hear a genuine driver and car guy tell legit stories! Ben is the best!

@scottnelson1713 6 месяцев назад

This is one of the best VINwiki episodes ever. Love this guy.

@thomaspavelko9412 6 месяцев назад

"And then do what ever speed you wanted "... Thats just mind blowing that he's not just saying that just casually.

@oliver.gilbert 6 месяцев назад

I mean from the authorities POV, they have paid for a permit to film and have a very talented race car driver driving for most of it, so it's fairly safe

@thomaspavelko9412 6 месяцев назад

@@oliver.gilbert it's never the professional that causes the accident. Not tossing shade on him or them for going God speed.

@DoctorRazzArea4 4 месяца назад

"Nothing on it beeps" - Great quote

@JPspinFPV 6 месяцев назад

For me the Schumacher story was the most fascinating. Absolute class.

@noonehere1793 6 месяцев назад

VinWiki interviews a legend! Well done!👍👍 totally agree on the handbrake…..i don’t know who thought up the whole electric brake thing but they are WRONG.

@eddiejcc 6 месяцев назад

100%

@marvindebot3264 5 месяцев назад

It's an American thing I think. They barely use it for parking let alone what it is really useful for.

@ruben3305 6 месяцев назад

Some say that his first uploaded vehicle on VinWiki was a tricycle and they’re interviewing a proxy on this video. All we know is he’s called the Stig!

@my31and37 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Ed! and Thanks Ben!. Very enjoyable video

@rustyshaklferd1897 6 месяцев назад

Something about Doug Demuro owning a carerra gt and the stig doesn’t just doesn’t make sense to me.

@imaner76 5 месяцев назад

Well that was bloody spectacular! I could listen to this guy all day. Thankfully he now also has a RU-vid channel! Well played Ben, Stig of Blomqvist.

@mylittlepitbull3143 6 месяцев назад

Dude is an encyclopedia of cars.

@bikkiikun 6 месяцев назад

I think, that crash where the Koenigsegggggg ate the tyre actually helpedand promoted the marque better than anything.

@dosgos 5 месяцев назад

It was the improvements they made rather than endless complaints.

@foundnotlost 4 месяца назад

It highlighted the cars problem with down force leading to the little duck tail wing

@youarestoopud 6 месяцев назад

Ben seems like such a genuine guy for being such an icon. I'm glad he is doing well.

@violinmiata 6 месяцев назад

Something about the Stig Ben Collins saying “rad” that made me grin ear to ear. He’s a living legend in the truest form.

@lj1k436 6 месяцев назад

TIMESTAMPS FOR WHOEVER WANTS EM 5. 0:14 4. 9:20 3. 20:49 2. 27:01 1. 42:54 like to help others see

@Barton_Motors_Ltd 6 месяцев назад

Childhood hero. Plz get Jezza on someday

@LordHolley 4 месяца назад

That was really fun to watch.

@ndafarachaitezvi1139 6 месяцев назад

Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

@mclarenjohnf1 6 месяцев назад

Ben is not only a great driver he is a truly nice person. his RU-vid channel is coming along well and he is gelling as a real character on all his collaborations with other channels.

@cmcb7230 6 месяцев назад

I too also despise the handbrake/emergency brake button.

@netspytr 6 месяцев назад

My goodness ! So great. Ed well done. Ben you are awesome.

@XCLURICHAUN 5 месяцев назад

@bencollinsdrives you completed the show as far as I am concerned. loved to hear your stories about your time on top gear!

@ryanhoffmann9341 6 месяцев назад

Andy Wilman must go down as one of the best TV producers in history. To make TV that is enjoyable over, and over, and over again is almost impossible to do.

@flat6croc 5 месяцев назад

Well, they hit on a formula and repeated it over and over. It was formulaic to the point of being tiresome over time. I'm not saying there was no skill / wit to it. But I think it was working out the formula where the added value was.

@AnInterestedObserver 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for that. It was really interesting, time well spent in finding out about the Stig and Top Gear from the inside.

@robertwoodliff2536 5 месяцев назад

Great line..... " ....... that can all go and fish ....... "

@michaelh.9866 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, Ben!

@scottwozniak3988 4 месяца назад

Outstanding! Best episode, yet. (and that is saying something!)

@Chanannagins 6 месяцев назад

I honestly love the fact that Ben knows who WhistlinDiesel is

@stunter2875 5 месяцев назад

Loved every minute of this episode.

@egyptology22 6 месяцев назад

It just sounded like Ben reading his book. If you read Mark Webber's book, he said he knew Ben was the stig because of the way he walked. I'm glad they are all still mates though.

@DaleCarterDrives 4 дня назад

"It does smell, it leaks, it's noisy... why isn;t it weeping?".... me over here taking it personally hahahaha

@Oldguynotbald 6 месяцев назад

I could listen to Ben and Randy P all day!

@amarifrazier5491 6 месяцев назад

The stigggggg im proud of vin wiki thank u gus thanks to the tru two founders ❤

@tjroelsma 6 месяцев назад

It's still hard to comprehend how colossally stupid the BBC was in firing Clarkson and then how they ran the show into the ground.

@kirklamplugh5062 6 месяцев назад

They didn't fire him. They were all working under contracts and they didn't review Jeremy's contract.

@tjroelsma 6 месяцев назад

@@kirklamplugh5062Oh, they fired him alright. I know there was a lot of mumbo-jumbo about Clarkson being suspended by the BBC until the end of his contract and then the BBC not renewing it, but that was just a polite way of saying "get your ass out of here and never come back."

@AI-Records24 5 месяцев назад

The problem with that place is lack of accountability, when you have that you have stupid people in high places making insane decisions

@Asserti 5 месяцев назад

@@AI-Records24not having accountability is exactly why Jeremy thought he could slap someone

@AI-Records24 5 месяцев назад

@@Asserti also why Jimmy got away with what he did for so long, and why the supposedly unbiased news outlet is biased. Plus, he didn’t think he could, he did.

@elcasho 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great memories and laughs!

@wjanes11 6 месяцев назад

I agree with him completely and wish I had them all too.

@haha_you_dead 6 месяцев назад

5:05 Living in the UK in the Cotswolds a 4wd 2L hatchback is what the roads are built for!! My dream car is a lil Nissan Pulsar Gti-R in black for the same reasons, but I do hope to see you hooning her about one day as I'm near Castle Combe so there is always a chance I do get to see the Stig using that lil red Lancia weapon as intended especially if it's actually used regularly ❤

@CodyDoesIt 4 месяца назад

The fact WD gets a shout out from the Stig! Man 2 epic men of our time period. Yin and Yang

@ninja12lawbreaker 3 месяца назад

great stories. When I was a kid one of my mates aged 17 blagged some inheritance early and bought a V8 Rover SD1. He gave it a stage 3 tune and an XJS gearbox. The only true thing on his insurance was his name. This was 1984

@gavinmelia4133 6 месяцев назад

Ben you made the Stig what he is and there will never be able to do what u do. 👍👍👍

@Over_The_Top-1320 4 месяца назад

Veyron = “13 minutes to empty the tank!”. When the fuel mileage is measured in minutes, you better have your own oil fields!

@Steve.Cutler 4 месяца назад

Very good video. Well done!!

@mountainhusk4382 5 месяцев назад

12:20 I'm surprised how he mentioned Whistlindiesel.

@rjnation5042 6 месяцев назад

With the Lancia you've got the same type as Chris Harris, very good buy, Rj in Oz

@johnmunro4952 5 месяцев назад

"it was a big old soup spoon" most British thing ever said.

@landonnice2272 6 месяцев назад

Vinwiki just took an old story and retold it after a quick edit....surprise surprise

@janstafford1490 4 месяца назад

Impressive interview humbly probably one of the most famous people ‘in the world’

@billyvegas111 2 месяца назад

Ben shouting out Whistlin Diesel. Best part.

@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328 4 месяца назад

4:44 The stig with Clarkson's hair is hilarious

@Mr5Stars 5 месяцев назад

Wow The REAL STIG, NICE!!!!

@jenseninterceptor3416 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, great vid, is there any footage of the Stig at Le Mans driving that Carrera GT its one of the best cars to drive in Project Cars 3

@regretabletangibility 6 месяцев назад

Hearing him reference Cody by his username(WD) must be feel pretty iconic ;D

@willusher3297 6 месяцев назад

“If it doesn’t leak, it means it’s run out of oil“ 😂

@marvindebot3264 5 месяцев назад

Mine doesn't leak oil (I spent a lot to make that happen) but it certainly leaks water. If it's raining you get wet somewhere.

@sommebuddy 3 месяца назад

The Top Gear track is Canada,s number one contribution to the motoring world.

@premepurpp9274 4 месяца назад

What a legend

@marvindebot3264 5 месяцев назад

Billy Baxter in the Reasonably Priced car was the greatest lap anywhere, any time. Jenifer comes close but didn't she do a mini-series about racing minis?

@evanrozsa 6 месяцев назад

So awesome.

@bsagreg 6 месяцев назад

ow, The Stig was definitely Ben's alter ego.

@BadnfluenceNZ 5 месяцев назад

Shouting out whistlin diesel classic. As a mechanic with I've driven this and that yarns I love hearing the dream list recollected by a true pro and childhood hero character

@VINwiki 6 месяцев назад

What is your favorite Stig memory?

@colingale 6 месяцев назад

in the koenigsegg when he went off and Jeremy exclaimed he drove so hard he was eating tires , and true to the video that silver car had a mouth full of rubber.

@MegaEdge777 6 месяцев назад

Reminiscing over a personal drive, like mastering the Carrera GT on track.

@paulcarmi8130 6 месяцев назад

Turning on the lights in blackpool 😂

@99bimmer 6 месяцев назад

The FXX was on slicks, so it had to get taken off the board

@sawdustandcigarettes 6 месяцев назад

When Stigs Chinese cousin kicks James May in the "Plums"

@Bowman_is_king 4 месяца назад

The lancia delta evo is one of my favorite cars both how it looks and power output. It’s just the perfect looking hatchback it’s got a timeless look. I don’t think anyone will ever make a hatch that comes close to how good the delta looks.

@braddeicide 3 месяца назад

I saw a Lancia Delta Integrale parked at the local fish and chip shop, with cones all around it for people that didn't know what it was :) Non car people would get car too close because it's no Lamborghini.

@mechanicallycreative9788 6 месяцев назад

So intelligent he believes in Xenu.

@englishmaninfrance661 4 месяца назад

Outstanding entertainment

@Valdismith 4 месяца назад

HE said my favorite cars, 911(the better you can get Turbo/GT3/2), Delta Integrale, Carrera GT and I love off-road, not as much as sportscars, but I enjoy it. Maybe go on a a budget and combine all with a Subaru Impreza STI or Lancer Evo with some mods, The subaru corners incredibly even in a SUV form with the boxer low between the front wheels, it listens to my inputs.

@marcl.1346 5 месяцев назад

22:02 the economy run was from Switzerland to Blackpool

@taur73 6 месяцев назад

Ben,,, the OG Stig,,, 👌☺️

@uroprop 4 месяца назад

All cars should be free for this guy

@JeremiahL1616 5 месяцев назад

Best stig imo❤

@Mane89 6 месяцев назад

Old land rovers are actual Tanks tbh

@martindavenport225 5 месяцев назад

With reference to the Blackpool trip, they had to do 750 miles and they thought they couldn’t do it….. But in an earlier series Jezza drove from London to Edinburgh and back again on one tank in an Audi. That’s 800 miles. But it wouldn’t have been such good TV.

@Dolby109 5 месяцев назад

While not having driven most of these cars I do agree quite a lot. On the new NSX I think it would have been better (or at least more engaging) if they had just skipped the hybrid system all together, and just done a TT V6, and also have an optional manual. Given the hybrid system adds weight I'm not sure it's really helping very much on track, maybe more in a drag race, but IMO that's boring. Ultimately the NSX looks good but it's like the GT-R in performance, where it sacrificed too much user connection for raw speed, and then still gets beat around a track by a Camaro (ZL1 1LE) that does have a manual trans.

@FOH3663 5 месяцев назад

Wheelman extraordinaire ...

@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328 4 месяца назад

I wish he'd been my driving instructor

@slickrick3010 4 месяца назад

5:35 how to say you wanted a wide track version without saying you wanted a wide track version

@user-pl6mu4zl9c 6 месяцев назад

I thought for years that he was Schumacher (?). But he willl do 😁

@speirk 4 месяца назад

Dearest Mr. Collins, surely you remembered Jay Kay? From Jamiroquai? Was he not the fastest Celebrity In A Reasonably Priced Car?

@Mercman1010 5 месяцев назад

We need an F1 bonus round where everyone is in a suzuki. Like all 20 current drivers on one track at the same time

@notyouraveragegoldenpotato 3 месяца назад

The impact that this guy had on my life (and mostly my driving record) is immense😂 for real though my life. As a younger guy of course I couldn't afford performance anywhere near the level of cars he drove. I had always been extremely handy though in anything I did and quickly found myself with years of experience in metalworking , welding and fabrication of all sorts, advanced mechanics and performance modification and tuning. Landed a job working (restoring and building and modifying) classic and modern euro performance vehicles. Now here I am, years down the road. Still poor as ever, but I own my dream car, and I've built all my cars (a solid collection) to embarrass 99% of vehicles on the road😂

@oz3bto 5 месяцев назад

Old land rover .. One of the few cars left where you just need a toolbox to fix it

@andrewglover9608 4 месяца назад

Boris beaten by a blind guy....that figures.

@CaptainRex-sl4xk 6 месяцев назад

RIP Top Gear 😢

@stephenmitchum5864 4 месяца назад

I thought Michael Schumacher was the Stig 😂😂😂😂

@BoBnotThat1 4 месяца назад

Oh i could talk to him for years, I'm on the same wave length as him. A man who loves everything I do, and likes to drive the same.

@rex1191 4 месяца назад

Were they not able to find a mclaren f1 speedometer photo to put up one from a videogame xd? Love the video tho

@uroprop 4 месяца назад

Jimmy carr no survival skills 😂who would have guessed

@southlandappliancesltd3139 6 месяцев назад

Anyone know what the intro song name is?

@graeme8624 5 месяцев назад

If you mean the Top Gear theme itself, it is "Jessica" by The Allman Brothers.

@richardstarkey71 5 месяцев назад

Innovation is a down-up affair, when you listen to the customer you get a better product. I design many different things, I do this keeping the user in mind. We are on the precipice of a revolution. To that end the lye plant @MIT (a source of feed stock) sodium ion battries

@joshgarver1197 5 месяцев назад

The Stig watches @whistlindiesel lol.

@AraCarrano 5 месяцев назад

Thank you BBC funding. Attempt at TGUSA with Constructor and Insurance companies as sponsors was only made worse by commercial breaks and recap lead ins after each commercial break.