<P><B>The stories behind the <I>Top Gear </I>boys' weird, wonderful, and frequently disastrous homemade vehicles</B></P><P>Essential reading for <I>Top Gear</I> fans, this book reveals the off-camera secrets behind some of the show's most memorable creations. From the challenge of turning a Reliant Robin into a rocket and the genesis of the Hammerhead-i Eagle Thrust electric car to the complexities of building a caravan airship and the inspiration for destruction-testing a Toyota Hilux, it is packed with the previously untold stories behind dozens of classic TV moments. <I>Top Gear</I> has never shied away from trying to answer questions no one has even thought to ask, questions like: <I>Can you make a convertible people carrier?</I>, <I>Can you cross the Channel in a pick-up?</I>,<I> </I>and <I>Can you turn a combine harvester into a snow plough?</I> This book reveals how those insane ideas came about with remarkable tales of ingenious invention and idiotic engineering, and it's also a terrifying window into the minds of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May. Don't say you weren't warned about that last one.