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The Evolution Of James May From A Mild-Mannered Magazine Man Into A Crazy TV Personality

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Raphael Orlove
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When James May came on Top Gear's second season from editing car mags, he was a reserved, restrained, sensible man. Now he is a raving lunatic with his own shows about seducing women and making Lego houses.

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Here's how he evolved, season by season.

Perhaps most telling is that he went from owning a robin's egg blue Bentley to a red Rolls-Royce. How gauche, Mr. May. How gauche.

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