Editing Fifth Gear/The Greatest Cars in The World Special

{{Infobox Episode
|episode = ''The Greatest Cars in The World''
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[[File:FG GC Title Card.jpg|300px]]Title card.
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[[File:FG GC McLaren.jpg|300px]]The McLaren F1 GTR.
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[[File:FG GC Ferraris.jpg|300px]]Tiff talks about the 360 Modena.
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|number = 12
|next = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 2/James Bond's Cars Special|James Bond's Cars]]
|prevaired = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 1/Episode 11|Series 1, Episode 11]]
|nextaired = [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Series 2/Episode 1|Series 2, Episode 1]]
|airdate = {{FlagUK}} 8th September, 2002
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{{Default Special|episodename=''The Greatest Cars in The World Special''|showname=Fifth Gear|airdate=8th September|year=2002|overall=12th|prognum=12th|totprog=22|resolution=576i|aspratio=16:9 Widescreen|tvorstream=British television|chanpage=Channel 5|channel=Channel 5}} {{Default Episode Starring 2|hosta=Tiff Needell|hostb=Vicki Butler-Henderson}} [[Quentin Willson]] and [[Adrian Simpson]] are also credited, however, no footage featuring these two presenters is presently known to have surfaced, and may just be a miscredited appearance.

==Synopsis==
''The Greatest Car in The World'' was a special filmed at a race track where Tiff and Vicki set out to determine the greatest car ever made.

Opening up with a seductive shot of Vicki walking in a pair of stiletto high heels while rubbing her finger along the bodywork of a [[Lamborghini Murciélago]], she announces the purpose of the episode before a few close shots of a [[Ferrari 360 Modena]] are shown. Accompanied by a [[Ferrari Daytona]] and [[Dino GT/246 GT|Dino 246 GT]], Tiff Needell exclaims that contrary to popular belief, he believes the greatest Ferrari ever made is not one of their well-renowned classic models, but rather their (as of 2002) most recent sports car; the 360 Modena.

==Airing history==
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! Channel !! Date !! Time !! Cut !! Definition !! Type
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| {{C52002}} || <big>8th September, 2002</big> || <big>20:00</big> || <big>Original</big> || <big>Standard</big> || <big>Premiere</big>
|}

After this, the episode aired on the [[Discovery (network)/Discovery Channel|Discovery Channel]] sometime on or immediately prior to the 21st July, 2003<ref>[http://www.automotiveforums.com/t120559-discuss5th_gear_footage.html Automotive Forums - ''5th Gear'' Footage.]</ref>, where it was recorded, digitised, and uploaded to the internet by Jabba355. From there, it was likely sold to Viasat for its ''Explorer'' television series, as part of the 48 programmes distributed to the network in mid-2004, where it would have been reshown countless times until early 2007.

==Soundtrack==
{{Soundtrack}}

{{Song|artist=David Lowe|songpage=Fifth Gear Theme|songname=Fifth Gear Theme|playswhen=Plays during the opening and closing sequences.}}
{{Song|artist=Duar Vila|songpage=|songname=C'Mon|playswhen=Plays during the scene where Tiff drives the F1 down city streets.}}

Of the episode's soundtrack, {{Song Unidentified|number=an uncertain number of|songorofthesongs=songs|adlib=Throughout the episode, an Oasis-like Britpop instrumental is heard, which is interspersed with an electronic track which may or may not be part of the same piece of music.}}

==Preservation status==
{{Preserved|episode=''The Greatest Cars in The World''|consumed=watched|amount=in a largely-intact form, albeit not at the original resolution, aspect ratio, nor bitrate, with approximately one third of the episode remaining missing|media=episode}} As of the 2020s, this special is completely extinct on the internet since the deletion of Ely Liu's webspace and disappearance of the file from P2P networks and other file sharing means such as eD2k.

==Trivia==
*This was the first non-regular episode of ''Fifth Gear'' to air, and is not included in most episode guides.
*The Ferrari 360 Modena featured in the episode, [[Ferrari 360 Modena/RV02 ONL|RV02 ONL]], was a very well-known press car from around this time. It appeared in promotional material, as well as the introduction sequence for ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 2002 relaunch, in addition to an episode of ''[[Used Car Heaven]]'', where it was driven by [[Richard Hammond]], and several magazine issues including one for ''[[Top Gear Magazine/UK|Top Gear Magazine]]'', as well as the June 2003 issue of ''Auto Italia''.
*The McLaren F1 GTR featured in the episode, [[McLaren F1/Chassis 020|13 MAC]], better known by its internal designation of Chassis 020<ref>[https://supercarnostalgia.com/blog/mclaren-f1-chassis-020 Supercar Nostalgia - VIN: Tony Smith's McLaren F1 chassis 020.]</ref>, would later appear in [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 2/Episode 1|Series 2, Episode 1]] of ''Top Gear'', where it was driven by legendary [[Formula 1]] commentator [[Murray Walker]]. This film would be omitted from later broadcasts, but was thankfully retained in an abridged version for the programme's 2003 home video release ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Home Video Releases/Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane|Top Gear: Back in the Fast Lane]]''.

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