A Grand Tour through the golden age of motoring
Kevin McCloud's Classic Car Road Trips
With echoes of the golden age of motoring – an era before budget airlines and endless grey motorways – Kevin sets out to learn about each head-turning car through the country of its origin, and about the heritage, history and unique culture of the countries through the cars. In each episode, Kevin is handed the keys to an iconic classic vehicle – each one a feat of timeless engineering and aesthetic excellence – to explore a different region with direct links to the model.
Episodes
In this first episode, Kevin explores the French Riviera in a classic 1960s Citroen DS convertible. Kevin's journey takes him from Cannes via a wandering route to Monaco. First stop is an internationally renowned design school near Nice. What will the designers of tomorrow think of a car built 40 years before they were born?
Kevin gets the behind the wheel of one of his dream cars, a classic 1950s Maserati 3500GT, to explore the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy - famous for its food, scenery and architecture. Kevin gains a unique insight into the history of the legendary car maker, and also learns how parmesan is made, visits a secure warehouse where thousands of wheels of parmesan are stored, and has lunch at the oldest deli in the world in in Modena.
Kevin explores Northern Ireland's stunning coastal route in a DeLorean DMC12, the gullwing car made famous by the film Back to the Future, and discovers that the excitement this car generates outweighs the controversy surrounding its creator. In Belfast, the car's owner David shows Kevin the original DeLorean test track before handing him the keys.
A beautiful Benz in the bountiful Black Forest! Kevin drives a 1960s Mercedes SL from Stuttgart to Baden-Baden, explores a quirky car church and discovers the secret to the cuckoo clock’s coo.
Kevin revels in the Peak District’s heart-racing driving roads in a classic Jaguar Mk2, marvels at the power of its straight six engine, and explores the history of its birthplace in Coventry.
Kevin explores Sweden’s west coast in a Volvo that dared to be different: the P1800 Coupé. He visits the car with the highest mileage ever and has a 'coupé' of coffee with his Swedish self!
