Tis the season to be jolly, right? So we’ve put together some of the world’s funniest car and auto-related television commercials from a variety of sources, including www.funnyplace.org and www.viralx.com.
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World’s Funniest Car TV Commercials
Gary Numan – Cars
Singer-songwriter, musician, producer and pilot.
*** LYRICS ***
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It’s the only way to live
In cars
Here in my car
I can only receive
I can listen to you
It keeps me stable for days
In cars
Here in my car
Where the image breaks down
Will you visit me please?
If I open my door
In cars
Here in my car
I know I’ve started to think
About leaving tonight
Although nothing seems right
In cars
*** Released : August 1979 ***
According to Gary Numan, the song’s lyrics were inspired by an incident of road rage: “I was in traffic in London once and had a problem with some people in front. They tried to beat me up and get me out of the car. I locked the doors and eventually drove up on the pavement and got away from them. It’s kind of to do with that. It explains how you can feel safe inside a car in the modern world… When you’re in it, your whole mentality is different… It’s like your own little personal empire with four wheels on it”.
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Gary Numan (born Gary Anthony James Webb on 8 March 1958) is an English singer, composer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music and has been described as the “King of synthpop.” Gary is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” (with Tubeway Army) and “Cars”. His signature style combines gloomy themes of depersonalisation and alienation accompanied by energetic synthesizer work.
Early life.
Born in Hammersmith, West London, Gary Webb’s father was a British Airways bus driver based at Heathrow Airport. Gary was educated at Town Farm Junior School Stanwell, Ashford County Grammar School, Middlesex, Slough Grammar School and Brooklands Technical College. He had an early ambition to be an airline pilot, but did not gain any academic qualifications; however, he did go on to join the Air Training Corps as a teenager. He then briefly did various jobs including fork lift truck driver, air conditioning ventilator fitter and clerk in an accounts department. A guitar was purchased for him at an early age and he began writing songs when he was about 15 years old. He played in various bands, including Mean Street and The Lasers, before forming Tubeway Army with his uncle, Jess Lidyard, and Paul Gardiner. His initial pseudonym was “Valerian”, probably in reference to the hero in French science fiction comic series Valérian and Laureline Later he picked the name “Numan” from an advert in the “Yellow Pages”.
Personal life.
Gary married a member of his own fan club, Gemma O’Neill. In 2003, after some pregnancy difficulties, the couple had their first child, Raven. In 2005 they had a second daughter, Persia. In 2007 the couple had their third child, Echo. He published his autobiography, Praying to the Aliens, in 1997 (updated edition 1998), in collaboration with Steve Malins (Malins also wrote the liner notes for most of the CD reissues of Numan’s albums in the late 1990s, as well as executive producing the Hybrid album in 2003). Gary has recently moved to East Sussex from Essex.
Gary is also known for his love of flying, a passion which has featured in some of his music videos (”Warriors”, “I Can’t Stop”). He has owned several small aircraft. He is one of a very small handful of flyers with the credentials and qualifications to train aerobatic instructor pilots. Gary guest-starred in “The Power of the Crimp”, an episode of the BBC TV series The Mighty Boosh, where a major character, Vince Noir, is a huge Numan fan. Gary recently stated that he likes to go sailing from time to time. Gary was also a member of the Air Training Corps. Numan’s brother is also an accomplished pilot.
Gary has Asperger syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder which causes restricted social and communication skills. In a 2001 interview, he said: “Polite conversation has never been one of my strong points. Just recently I actually found out that I’d got a mild form of Asperger’s syndrome which basically means I have trouble interacting with people. For years, I couldn’t understand why people thought I was arrogant, but now it all makes more sense.”
Gary Numan – Crazier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pca85HaAn6Q&feature=response_watch
Duration : 0:3:48
BBC:Audi R8 Car Review vs Porsche 911 Carrera
Jeremy Clarkson reviews the new Audi R8 supercar and claims it to be one of the best supercars in the world – only to be interrupted by a competitive Richard Hammond in a Porsche 911. Which one is better – the Porsche 911 or the Audi R8? The only way to settle this argument is through a Top Gear special drag race! Who will win? Watch this clip in full to find out.
Don’t forget to hit “view in high quality” at the bottom right of the video to see the car review in full at it’s best! Visit http://www.topgear.com for all the latest news and reviews.
Duration : 0:9:25
Police Car challenge part 1 – Top Gear – BBC Autos
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are given a tight budget to build their own police cars. Watch this video, part 1 of 2, as the boys creations are put to the test in a speed lap around the Top Gear test track. Great challenge clip from BBC motoring show Top Gear. Visit http://www.TopGear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.
Duration : 0:8:47
Futuristic Japanese Cars
Cool designs and bizarre concept cars take the stage at Japan’s motor show, including Honda’s ‘organic’ car skin and a rotating Nissan that talks you out of a bad mood.
Duration : 0:1:28
Cars Walt Disney/Auta
Walt Disney pictures presents: CARS. Edited by me. Music and clips from CARS. Enjoy it
Duration : 0:3:59
BBC: Porsche GT3 v Ferrari Car Review- Top Gear
Track days with Jeremy Clarkson and the Porsche GT3 and Ferrari 360. Considering Clarkson’s love of Ferraris, can the Porsche GT3 impress him on the track day?
Don’t forget to hit ‘view in high quality’ at the bottom right of the video to get the best picture. Visit http://www.topgear.com for all the latest news and reviews.
Duration : 0:9:53