Check for FREE if you are due a refund in 60 seconds at https://refundclub.co.uk/cars Today we sit down with Ben Collins, the racing driver who spent 7 years behind the wheel as the legendary Stig on Top Gear. In one of his most revealing interviews yet, we discuss the truth behind leaving Top Gear, the BBC legal battle, life inside the famous white suit, working alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, the craziest cars he drove, unforgettable behind-the-scenes stories, and how becoming The Stig changed his life forever. Follow Ben - https://www.instagram.com/bencollinsstig/?hl=en Join the Cars & Money community - https://robmoore.com/cars 0:00 Ben Collins 1:00 Keeping Stig Identity Secret 8:52 Getting Job as The Stig 13:00 Koenigsegg Crash & Dangerous Cars 25:30 Truth on Quitting Top Gear 40:00 Top Gear Track 48:00 Best Celebrity Drivers 53:00 Best Engine for Supercars 59:20 Overhyped Cars 1:04:45 Daily Drivers 1:06:55 Electric Cars 1:18:30 Try Hard Cars & The Stig's Secret 🤝 Sponsored by: ➤ Money.School - To Make, Manage & Multiply More Money, join us at https://money.school/goldcars ➤ Tom Hartley Cars - https://www.tomhartley.com/ 🎬 More Cars & Money Content: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carsandmoneyofficial/ ➤ Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYS-7tYpRkJmrVIUq8-WV_A ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Cars-Money/61579331221620/ ➤ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandmoneyofficial 🔗 Connect With Us: ➤ Rob’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robmooreprogressive/ ➤ Carl’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlhartley1/
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New top gear cast, Carl Hartley, Matt Armstrong and Mark McCann that would be a dream team
Rob should sign up to his money school so he can hit 9 figures!
Bens channel is getting better and better well worth a watch 👍
Some say he is Ben Collins. Others say he is still The Stig. All we know is… the man could probably parallel park at 200 mph. Absolute legend. 😂🏁
Lads, great talk! Its refreshing to see the interviewers stay quiet and let the contributor speak on a topic, end to end.
The funny thing with the Stig is, in the moment 20-some years ago I assumed there was no specific person playing Stig. I assumed it was a mechanism to let a variety of different drivers do the job (the anonymous private owner of a hypercar, a car company's test driver, etc)
Another great episode. Thanks fellas🤟
Enjoyed every minute of this one 🎉❤
This is fast becoming my favourite podcast to watch, despite it being the only one I watch 🤔 Nice work Rob and Carl, that plastic plaque will be pride and joy of Carls son very soon(They are slow to deliver). I’m half way through the past episodes and there is a noticeable improvement in the quality and presentation of the videos. Looking forward to next weeks episode 🍄
The show needs to be called cars and cars. Nothing really ever on the money side of things 😢
Gosh this is an amazing ep !!! I am GLUED
Please, make a video with Stig driving the car he chooses.
brilliant show, each person has so much to give, keep going guys
Great work lads
Great listen, enjoy Ben's content on his own channel it's a good watch. As for top gear, they missed a massive trick not giving it a small break for a couple of years and coming back with Harris, Catchpole and Jethro. That was a trio that could and would have launched it back into a serious show.
Love this pod
This was brilliant. Thanks for sharing with us 👍
I absolutley loved that insight from Ben and boy does he come accross as a very down to earth guy. No ego at all. i love how fondly he talks about Top Gear and the team which was clearly a wonderful time for him despite the uncertainty and security of the job itself and how he was treated when he wanted to leave. It would have been easy for him, and justified, to be bitter about the whole thing but he just is'nt. What a real gent.
Excellent,what a great interview,Ben is so unassuming and seems almost reluctant to explain his capabilities and experience. It’s good that we can’t separate the Top Gear three from the Stig and that when it did happen Ben continued with a great career including now YouTube. Thanks chaps 🎉🎉
Best interview yet!