Top Gear (1977)

Episode 10 (41x10)

Air date: May 20, 1999

The new Ferrari Modena coupe has all the classic ingredients - mid-mounted engine, rear-wheel drive and a sumptuous leather interior. Yet it is user-friendly, with a clutchless gearbox controlled by a fingertip lever and plenty of space inside. Tiff Needell is in Italy to test it. The Bugatti Royale is a legend - there are only six in existence and if one comes up for sale it would cost more than L6 million. James May meets racing circuit boss Tom Wheatcroft , who couldn't live without a Royale and built an exact copy.