Look at how much he's changed! Watch him do his thing in the 1999 version of Top Gear!

As I'm sure you know, Top Gear didn't start in 2002. The version we all know and love did, but it actually started back in 1977 with Angela Rippon and Tom Coyne at the helm. Clarkson wasn't on-board until 11 years later.

Within ten years after that however, Clarkson left, leaving a position open for a new presenter. Who was the new kid on the block? Why, James May of course!

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It's fair to say a lot of people think James May made his Top Gear debut in season 2 alongside Clarkson and Hammond. This is not true!

I haven't been able to find the very first film of James May, but I've found a very early one at least. Is it just me, or in this film does James May look almost stylish? Look at those sunglasses for goodness sake!

Have a journey through the old Top Gear clips on YouTube. I've started you off with the one above where James and Julia Bradbury compare convertibles.

Make sure you watch to the end, though. James certainly gets an eyeful.

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