We’re guessing we know the type. They likely stood in long lines to get onto the Top Gear set, stood on tip toes to peer over the shoulders of pretty women hand picked from the audience to stand in the front, and patiently waited through commercial brakes just to get a view of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. Now, they’re likely indulging in a cornucopia of new content as the boys from Top Gear have come back from their hiatus.

“The Lads” are back. The Grand Tour is now two episodes deep on Amazon Prime, while their new car enthusiast social platform DriveTribe.com has also just gone live. Just in case three aging blokes over-indulging in automotive ridiculousness hasn’t overexposed them just yet, we’ve decided to continue our Holiday gift guide series even further by amassing a number of items for Clarkson/Hammond/May super fans.

For these folks, we offer the following… or maybe for those shopping for them since these super fans likely already know everything we’re about to show you.

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1. VIPwees Gearheads Legends Mens Caricature TV T-Shirt
Consider it the Beavis & Buttheadification of Clarkson, Hammond and May. Seems fitting… literally. Also, it’s not officially sanctioned merchandise by any of their platforms, meaning it’s not terribly sellout. MORE / BUY

 

 

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2. Jeremy Clarkson / Richard Hammond / James May Minimal Artwork Poster
Handmade and for sale on the artists outlet Etsy, this artistic rendering of The Lads hails (surprise) from England.  We don’t want to suggest that hanging this on the wall of a Top Gear nerd will help you get lucky, but its veiled reference to the former Top Gear trio won’t exactly scare away someone who thinks you should grow out of such fixations. That’s gotta be worth something. MORE / BUY

 

 

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3. Meccano La Ferrari
Featured in the first episode of The Grand Tour, the La Ferrari is an obvious automotive fixation for most any car enthusiast. While you may not be able to have fun with a real one come gift-opening time, we’ve found the next best way to get plenty of La Ferrari enjoyment when the gifts are unwrapped… particularly if you have kids. MOREBUY

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4. What Could Possibly Go Wrong by Jeremy Clarkson
Okay, on one hand, it’s just playing up his schtick. Even still, Jeremy’s schtick is highly entertaining. So’s the vintage photo of Clarkson on the cover. We can think of worse ways to spend $15 and or part of your holiday morning reading the sixth and final of the World According to Clarkson series. And, if you haven’t read the others first, think of them as prequels. MOREBUY

 

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5. May Guevara T-Shirt by Blayde
What’s more fun than baiting political arguments on Facebook? Baiting political arguments in real life of course! Do that and show subtle Captain Slow pride with this T-shirt we found over on creator submitted T-shirt website T-public. It pairs the iconic image of Cuban revolutionary hero Che Guevara with the likeness of James May. That’s at least a better pairing of some of the concoctions your family will be forcing on you in the holiday meal. MORE / BUY

 

6. 1:18 Scale Porsche 918 Spyder With Weissach Package ´Salzburg´ by Minichamps
That’s right, all stickered up just like the Porsche 918 in the first episode of The Grand Tour. Yes, that’s super nerdy, but you can tell people you really chose that one because it pays tribute to the Porsche Salzburg 917 that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Your car nerd friends will argue that a model of the actual Porsche Salzburg 917 would have been quite a bit cooler. You won’t have an answer for that, but at the end of the day you will have an inside joke with  yourself… and nothing’s better for feeling better about yourself during the holidays than making inside jokes with yourself. MOREBUY

 

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7. James May’s Magnificent Machines by James May
Remember James May’s TV series James May’s Magnificent Machines? We barely do, but he had one and it was weird. We’re guessing this book is too… but in an enjoyable kind of weird you can probably enjoy with kids. In other words, you have the opportunity to proselytize to your kids or, in case you’re the creepy uncle type, to your nieces and nephews. Beyond that, we’d suggest not bothering as you may get errantly listed on one of those lists where neighbors have to be notified when you move into the neighborhood. MOREBUY

 

oliver-tshirt8. Oliver!! T-Shirt TopGearbox via RedBubble
I mean… on one hand, finding the episode of Top Gear where Richard Hammond’s Opel Kadett sinks in Botswana so memorable that you want to emblazon it on a T-shirt is pretty nerdy. We’re not going to cut any slack on that fact. At the same time, if you’re going to do it, doing it in a surprisingly clean graphic design is worthy of some cred. Also, it’s so entirely and ridiculously nerdy and inside Baseball that, again, it won’t scare away a potential future significant other… at least not at first. MORE / BUY

 

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9. 1:18 Scale McLaren P1 by AUTOart
Again with the first episode of The Grand Tour… yup. I mean, when you consider the likes of the La Ferrari, the Porsche 918, and of course the McLaren P1, can you really do any better? It seems the lads came out of the gate swinging with these three, which is fine. Who doesn’t want to watch video of these? No really. If you don’t, now the hell did you end up reading this site? MOREBUY

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10. On The Road Growing Up In Eight Journeys – My Early Years By Richard Hammond
Ever wonder how Richard Hammond got where he is? We can’t say we have, but likely there are those folks who do, and likely those folks will want to read an autobiography penned by Hammond. Okay, in fairness to Richard, he skips the more boring parts and really focuses only on the boring car stories. Since we’re all into cars, that’s at least pertinent. MOREBUY

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