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Welcome to the GearKnobs Wiki!
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        <div style="font-size:large;">'''Welcome to The [[GearKnob|GearKnob Wiki]]'''</div>
        <div style="font-size:small;">Home of [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles about automotive journalism programmes and counting. Officially opened to the public on 25/09/2022.</div>
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<big>'''To help continue this site's quest in documenting ''Top Gear'' and other similar topics, please consider donating via the [https://ko-fi.com/alextgrf62537 Ko-Fi] and/or [https://www.patreon.com/user?u=67242317 Patreon] links.'''</big>
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'''Quick Links:''' [[Top Gear]] ''([[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|1977]], [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|2002]])'' | [[The Grand Tour]] | [[Fifth Gear]] | [[Best Motoring]]
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This Wiki [[Main Page/Mission Statement|aims]] to be a '''complete''' resource for all things televisual and written in the world of cars.<br>


In order to classify for inclusion, the programme must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
In order to classify for inclusion, the programme must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
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*Air on television or on a major streaming service
*Air on television or on a major streaming service
*Have a direct lineage to the ''[[Top Gear]]'' concept created by [[Derek Smith]] (i.e. ''[[Fifth Gear]]'', ''[[Panic Mechanics]]'', ''[[The Grand Tour]]'') - this automatically '''overrules''' any other rule
*Have a direct lineage to the ''[[Top Gear]]'' concept created by [[Derek Smith]] (i.e. ''[[Fifth Gear]]'', ''[[Panic Mechanics]]'', ''[[The Grand Tour]]'') - this automatically '''overrules''' any other rule
*Accompany a magazine or other regular publication (i.e. ''[[Hot Version]]'', ''[[Motorweek_(American_television_series)|Motorweek]]'')
*Accompany a magazine or other regular publication (i.e. ''[[Hot Version]]'', ''[[Motorweek_(American_TV_series)|Motorweek]]'')


Programs cannot:
Programs cannot:
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*Be exclusively focused on the purchase and sale of classic cars (e.g. ''Chasing Classic Cars'', ''Bangers & Cash'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on the purchase and sale of classic cars (e.g. ''Chasing Classic Cars'', ''Bangers & Cash'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on motorsport unless the show is a child program of ''[[Top Gear]]'' or a related programme (i.e. ''[[Rally Report]]'', ''[[Top Gear Motorsport]]'', Grand Prix reports hosted on ''[[Wheelbase]]'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on motorsport unless the show is a child program of ''[[Top Gear]]'' or a related programme (i.e. ''[[Rally Report]]'', ''[[Top Gear Motorsport]]'', Grand Prix reports hosted on ''[[Wheelbase]]'' etc.)
*Orignate outside Europe, Russia, North America, East Asia (Japan, Korea etc.) or Australia, otherwise there'd be hundreds of low-budget, likely lost automotive programs this Wiki would have to list
*Orignate outside Europe, Russia, North America, Brazil, East Asia (Japan, Korea etc.) or Australia, otherwise there'd be hundreds of low-budget, likely lost automotive programs this Wiki would have to list<br><br>
 
Please take a look at the [[Main Page/Welcome|rules]] before submitting an application, so that you are familiar with them.<br><br>
 
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*All articles are to be written from the perspective of an indefinite point in the future UNLESS something is presently ongoing. This prevents the need to continually update articles should something suddenly change (i.e. a car being taken out of production, a company going bankrupt etc.)
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*Similarly, major changes occurring outside any of the shows on this Wiki (e.g. incapacitating injuries, cars being scrapped, name changes etc.) are NOT to be reported unless they occur during the span of a particular show. So if [[Jeremy Clarkson]] were to have changed his name to "Jennifer" in 2015/16 as per the original stipulation of his [[Holy Trinity Wager|wager]], the page would only refer to him as "Jennifer" when describing events following the name change, with all preceding events and the article title itself retaining the name "Jeremy", as that is the name he was most commonly known by for over 55 years.
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*As most automotive programs are British (including the earliest known example, [[Wheelbase]]), the British dialect of English is to be used in most articles, along with British-market car names (i.e. Vauxhall over Opel) unless the car in question was never sold in the UK, or an import car was used instead. An example of this is the Dodge Viper, which despite being known as a Chrysler in the UK, mostly appeared in its American form throughout TV shows.
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Welcome to The GearKnob Wiki
Home of 153 articles about automotive journalism programmes and counting. Officially opened to the public on 25/09/2022.

To help continue this site's quest in documenting Top Gear and other similar topics, please consider donating via the Ko-Fi and/or Patreon links.

Quick Links: Top Gear (1977, 2002) | The Grand Tour | Fifth Gear | Best Motoring


This Wiki aims to be a complete resource for all things televisual and written in the world of cars.

In order to classify for inclusion, the programme must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

  • Present some form of journalistic automotive content in a serious and factual manner
  • Feature road testing and reviews of then-new vehicles
  • Air on television or on a major streaming service
  • Have a direct lineage to the Top Gear concept created by Derek Smith (i.e. Fifth Gear, Panic Mechanics, The Grand Tour) - this automatically overrules any other rule
  • Accompany a magazine or other regular publication (i.e. Hot Version, Motorweek)

Programs cannot:

  • Be exclusively satirical or farcical in nature
  • Be internet-exclusive (otherwise this Wiki would be flooded with poorly-made, mass-produced Vlogs)
  • Be exclusively focused on the re-building, restoration, or modification of cars (e.g. Car SOS, Wheeler Dealers, Pimp My Ride etc.)
  • Be exclusively focused on the purchase and sale of classic cars (e.g. Chasing Classic Cars, Bangers & Cash etc.)
  • Be exclusively focused on motorsport unless the show is a child program of Top Gear or a related programme (i.e. Rally Report, Top Gear Motorsport, Grand Prix reports hosted on Wheelbase etc.)
  • Orignate outside Europe, Russia, North America, Brazil, East Asia (Japan, Korea etc.) or Australia, otherwise there'd be hundreds of low-budget, likely lost automotive programs this Wiki would have to list

Please take a look at the rules before submitting an application, so that you are familiar with them.

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