The fourteenth and final episode of the third series of the The Grand Tour aired on the 12th of April, 2019. It is the thirty eighth episode of the show overall. It is entitled Funeral for a Ford.
Synopsis[]
This episode is dedicated to the midsized Ford Saloon, which the trio suspect is on its way out due to significantly decreased sales and no intentions from Ford to replace the current generation with a worthy successor.
Segments[]
Clarkson and May look back at the Ford Cortina, through its many generations.
The trio also wave goodbye to the Ford Mondeo, the only car in the world they all like, at Lincoln Cathedral. They are joined by hundreds of enthusiasts who are so numerous they affect the traffic and the trio are forced to start their service without some of them in attendance.
Track Test[]
Hammond has a look at the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth at the Eboladrome.
In this show...[]
- Richard operates a bat...
- James sits in a car humming...
- And [Jeremy] park[s] outside a cathedral.
Ending[]
The presenters of bid their studio-based shows a fond farewell, through a montage showcasing events from The Grand Tour and Top Gear.
Trivia[]
This episode is significant for a number of reasons, as the final studio-based episode of Clarkson, Hammond, and May's careers together:
- It is the last episode in which The Grand Tour's tent was used for filming studio segments. Consequently, this episode also marked the end of studio-based segments such as Conversation Street.
- It is the very last episode to the signature track tests at the Eboladrome or laps for fast cars.
- It's also the last episode to feature standalone segments. The trio will instead be presenting their own interests on separate shows commissioned by Amazon and continuing special one-off episodes of The Grand Tour.
- It is the last time Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May present any studio-based car show, with news segments, track tests and standalone segments; a format they had followed for almost 17 years since the start of the relaunched Top Gear. Beyond this point, The Grand Tour will be comprised of specials filmed on-location only.
- It is the last episode to be aired weekly along with the rest of its series. For Series 4, the Specials would air at random times, rather than weekly cohesively as they had done in the past.
- It is the first and likely only time in The Grand Tour in which the trio have directly acknowledged their previous work on Top Gear. The episode makes use of many classic clips from the series through a licencing agreement with the BBC, who are credited during the outro sequence.
- It is the first time Hammond's Vampire Dragster Crash was shown since Series 9, Episode 1, twelve and a half years earlier.
- This is the first and only episode in which Jeremy Clarkson cries.
Trailer[]
The Grand Tour- Season 3 Finale Trailer