Get ready for a Classic Argument James May has chosen the 13 most significant cars of all time for The London Classic Car Show… but is he right? Itʼs bold, controversial and bound to cause arguments… and thatʼs just the way BBC Top Gearʼs James May wants it. May has stuck his neck on the line and has chosen what he regards are the 13 most influential cars of all time. The result is The Cars That Changed The World and itʼs one of the star exhibits at the London Classic Car Show taking place at ExCeL in Londonʼs Docklands from 8-11 January 2015. May is convinced heʼs got them right… but hopes that others will disagree and that his choice will cause arguments in every pub in the land. He has split the Bakerʼs Dozen into two groups of six, the first half dozen being displayed in what May calls ʻThe Halls of Obviousnessʼ with the second half dozen found in ʻThe Chambers of Bloodymindednessʼ. The 13th –the most significant car ever made – has its own special display area. “You could probably guess the identity of the six in the Hall of Obviousness without reading another word,” said May, “but the other six are less well known. I believe they are just as significant historically but theyʼve simply been forgotten or misunderstood. “But the 13th is certainly the car that looms largest in my motoring life – the biggest inspiration.” And May will open the exhibit personally on the showʼs opening evening, Thursday 8 January, as well as attempting to get #the13thcar trending on Twitter. Tickets to see May reveal his 13th car as well as Adrian Newey being interviewed about his own special selection of significant race and road machines are still available, too.
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