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title: "1 Old Classic Quotes By James May"
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> [A car isn't a classic just because it's old. To be a classic, a car has to tell us something of its time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s-old-to-be-a-classic-a-car-has/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/james-may-4243_car_a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s_126676.png)

## More by James May

> [Men think that not being able to wire a plug somehow makes them more creative or intellectual. It just makes them morons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/men-think-that-not-being-able-to-wire-a-plug-somehow-makes-them-more/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I am actually a perfectly capable modern man who can cook, clean, wash, and find my way to places, but nobody believes it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-am-actually-a-perfectly-capable-modern-man-who-can-cook-clean-wash/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I don't have any quarrel with the BBC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-don-t-have-any-quarrel-with-the-bbc/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I can't stand the need to be fashionable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-can-t-stand-the-need-to-be-fashionable/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [A car isn't a classic just because it's old. To be a classic, a car has to tell us something of its time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/a-car-isn-t-a-classic-just-because-it-s-old-to-be-a-classic-a-car-has/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I love a bicycle, and I haven't been without at least one since I was three years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-love-a-bicycle-and-i-haven-t-been-without-at-least-one-since-i-was/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [There are very few things in real life on which I agree with Jeremy Clarkson, surprisingly few for people who have to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/there-are-very-few-things-in-real-life-on-which-i-agree-with-jeremy/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [As far as I can work out, no-one really loses out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/as-far-as-i-can-work-out-no-one-really-loses-out/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I'm only a freelance TV presenter and, in many ways, it's all just been a massive fluke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-m-only-a-freelance-tv-presenter-and-in-many-ways-it-s-all-just-been/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I'm conflicted because I like being in deserts. I find them sort of cleansing, but there's another part of me that hates dust. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-m-conflicted-because-i-like-being-in-deserts-i-find-them-sort-of/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I was a car journalist when I started on 'Top Gear.' It was all about cars. And then it all spun out of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-was-a-car-journalist-when-i-started-on-top-gear-it-was-all-about/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I've never quite trusted water; I don't think it's entirely healthy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-ve-never-quite-trusted-water-i-don-t-think-it-s-entirely-healthy/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I think women, especially, are bored of blokes being useless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-think-women-especially-are-bored-of-blokes-being-useless/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [I always found it hard to motivate myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/i-always-found-it-hard-to-motivate-myself/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

> [In 1988, before I'd written a word for a car magazine or stood in front of a camera, I was a subeditor on 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-may/in-1988-before-i-d-written-a-word-for-a-car-magazine-or-stood-in/)

[James May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-may/)

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