Get some beers in you Jon and give it a watch, I did and had a good laugh. It's just as excellent/good/bad/awful as it ever was in the weaker episodes. As the new team start the wear the new shoes in then it maybe they'll get as excellent/good/bad/awful as the stronger episodes. They aren't Clarkson, May & Hammond, that doesn't mean they can't make programming for the idiots lantern worthy of an hour of your time when there's nowt better to do. That's all it ever was.
Note: I haven't watched Star In An Exceedingly Tedious Segment for years so can't comment on that part.
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1978
Pageant Sprint - the rustomite, 1972
Spitfire IV - sprintfire project, 1968
Valencia GT6 II - little Blue, 1980
Vermillion 1500HL - resting. 1974
Sienna 1500TC, Mrs Weevils big brown.