From The Late Brake Show. Driving the World’s Highest Mileage Ferrari – How Has it Survived Moon Miles? In this episode Jonny Smith channels his inner Magnum P.I. and drives what it believed to be the highest mileage Ferrari; a 1984 308 GTS QV imported from Texas to the UK. But what does it drive…

From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find ‘As New Condition’ Honda Forgotten for 20 Years – Will It Run? In this episode Jonny Smith discovers a one owner 1980s Honda garage find that is the kind of survivor condition we all dream of. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. To start your Shopify journey activate…

From The Late Brake Show. This is the World’s First Widebody Honda E (And a Turbo Engine Swapped Version?). In this episode Jonny Smith visits a company in Wales who have carbonfibre wide bodied the iconic Honda e electric car. Already experienced in fabricating cars for the likes of MST (see Metro 6R4 continuation project)…

From The Late Brake Show. British Garden Full of Abandoned American Cop Cars // Barn Find or Field Find? In this barnfind episode Jonny Smith discovers an overgrown garden full of Ford V8 Crown Victoria Police cars – the last of the separate body chassis American full size cars. Thanks for stopping by The Late…

From The Late Brake Show. Driving The Best New Work Truck That Toyota Won’t Sell You. In this review episode Jonny Smith drives the facelifted invincible old school 70 series Land Cruiser pick-up, and demonstrates why it can legally carry and tow more than any other commercial vehicle in the UK. Watch our previous Land…

From The Late Brake Show. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Why not join our Patreon gang for early access to episodes and a regular blog from Jonny? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow Smith & Sniff is the UK’s #1 automotive podcast, where Jonny and ex Top Gear and Grand Tour script editor Richard Porter chat absolute…

From The Late Brake Show. I Bought an Ultra-Rare Barn (Field) Find Classic – I Have BIG Plans. In this episode Jonny Smith saves one of very first soft roader / Crossover cars (only a handful of Talbot Matra Ranchos are left) but discovers it might be too rusty to save. Then again, it might…

From The Late Brake Show. I Gave Away My 2000-mile Barn Find Car – But Who Won? FINALLY! We reveal the winner of the survivor time capsule 2002 VW Bora 16v garage find that has only covered 2000 miles since new. With over 6000 entries to the competition it was tough choosing who should win.…

From The Late Brake Show. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. To start your Shopify journey activate your free trial by clicking here: https://www.shopify.com/latebrakeshowImmaculate Barn Find Swedish Classic Found After 32 Years – Will This One Owner Car Run? In this barnfind episode Jonny Smith ventures to a farm yard in north Lincolnshire, where a…

From The Late Brake Show. Auction Preview at Silverstone Iconic Auctions – My Top Classic Car Buys. The Iconic & Classic Sale (www.iconicauctioneers.com/) at the Silverstone Festival from 22-24 August. 3 days of live auction action, but Sunday is when the what was previously known as their Classic Car Auction, or CCA sale is taking…

From The Late Brake Show. Saving a Forgotten Barn Find Ford After 45 Years Off the Road – Will it Run? In this special barnfind episode Jonny Smith shares a car that has been in the same family since it was 18 months old. Owned by a friend and ex work colleague’s family, this classic…

From The Late Brake Show. Inside an Incredible Porsche Collection with NO 911s. Welcome to a special Car Cave garage tour episode, where Jonny Smith returns to where he filmed a recent classic RWD Skoda barn find, due to the quantity of quirky Porsches inside James Blaze’ late Dad’s barn. Thanks for stopping by The…

From The Late Brake Show. Fast Van Life! Driving Ford Supervans & why the Forgotten GT40 V8 powered Transit Supervan 1 is BACK. This episode sees Jonny Smith exclusively have access to all of the Supervans together in one spot before the recent debut of supervan 1. The celebration? The Transit’s 60th birthday, and the…

From The Late Brake Show. Driving the Smallest Ferrari Testarossa around a £500M+ Car Show! (What can we find?). In this episode Jonny Smith borrows a new (electric) officially endorsed scaled down Ferrari to attend the Super Car Driver Club secret meet at Silverstone. Bugatti Veyrons and F40s by the dozen, he investigates why this…

From The Late Brake Show. How Much Power Does My Dodge Charger Make After 57 years? In this episode Jonny Smith takes his patinated 1968 Charger big block 383 (6.3 litre) 4 speed manual for a dyno tune session at Project Heaven https://project-heaven.com/. The car was personally imported in 2008 and restored the following year,…

From The Late Brake Show. 5 Rare Barn Find Communist 911 Carreras – Can We Save Them? In this barnfind episode Jonny Smith visits James in Rutland whose late Dad loved a rear engined, rear-wheel drive basic car from the former communist Czechoslovakia. There are five Skodas on site; some abandoned, some kept dry. The…

From The Late Brake Show. Inside this Incredible Car Cave – Lotus Carltons, 200+ Classics and a Plane! Join Jonny as he explores the weird, wonderful, and wildly eclectic Anglesey Transport Museum (aka Tacla Taid – https://angleseytransportmuseum.co.uk/) in North Wales — from V8-swapped Land Rovers, classic tractors and buses to a modified Lotus Carlton with…

From The Late Brake Show. Genuine Barn Find Forgotten BMW Lost for 30 Years – Will it Run? Real Life Forza Horizon. In this special barnfind episode Jonny Smith heads to small Sussex farm where he uncovers a classic BMW 3 Series that’s been in the same family since new. Even better, there’s a rare…

From The Late Brake Show. Fitting £2k Suspension to My £2k Porsche Bargain Boxster (+ First Clean in 2 Years). In this episode Jonny Smith rewards his Britain’s Cheapest Boxster 986 with all new suspension and a DIY detail clean after 12 months of driving joy. Watch the previous Boxster project episodes here: Part 1…

From The Late Brake Show. 500bhp and FREE FUEL FOREVER for £5k – Why I bought the UK’s Cheapest Tesla. In this episode Jonny Smith is tipped off about a Tesla Model S P90D that’s going through auction at a bargain price. Traders were scared of the dash warnings, but Jonny knows who to take…

From The Late Brake Show. Rescuing the First Audi RS from a Field in Glastonbury – Will this Rare Classic Quattro Fire Up? Join Jonny Smith for a barnfind episode which is actually in a Somerset orchard, but the owner used to drive it daily in between his homes in Scotland and London. The car…

From The Late Brake Show. Driving the Greatest FWD Hot Hatch the Week Before It Dies. In this episode Jonny Smith says farewell to what could be the very last Civic Type R. The FL5. With the days of hot hatches possibly numbered (certainly numbered without hybridisation), Jonny enjoys getting under the skin of Honda’s…

From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find ‘As-New Condition’ 80s Turbo Forgotten for 33 years – Will it Run? In this barnfind episode Jonny is in Warwickshire to see a perfectly preserved hot hatch from a deceased hoarder’s estate. The house has taken a year to empty and clean up, but bizarrely the car and…

From The Late Brake Show. Auction Preview at Classic Sale Wheeler Dealers Live – My Top Classic Car Buys. Join Jonny Smith at the Iconic Auctioneers Classic Sale, held at Bicester Motion as part of the Wheeler Dealers Show with Mike Brewer, Tavarish, Elvis, Ant Anstead, Auto Alex, Tavarish, Ratarossa, AdamC, Mike Fernie and Hard…

From The Late Brake Show. Tour of a Private Car Cave with Incredible Taste. Private Garage Tour of the Mini, Muscle car and Mitsubishi EVO man’s Car Cave. Welcome to another ultimate garage visit episode on channel, where Jonny Smith is invited to see people’s secret stashes of cars and motorcycles, both old, new, modified…

From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find First Ever 16v British Sports Saloon sat for 35 years. Will it Run? Join Jonny Smith on another barnfind adventure where he pulls out a rare Triumph Dolomite Sprint from its dusty garage, where it was parked decades ago. Hope you enjoy this episode. Thanks for stopping by…

From The Late Brake Show. 1 Year of Modifications on My Rare Honda Insight (330,000 Mile Upgrade). 330,000 mile Mods! Hacks on my Hypermile Vtec Honda Insight. In this episode Jonny Smith compiles maintenance and mods that have been done on this gen 1 hybrid over the last 2 years, including battery hacks for more…

From The Late Brake Show. NEW Renault 4 Full Review – Better than the R5? The perfect Dog Car? In this first drive episode Jonny Smith goes to Portugal to test drive (and have a close look around) Renault’s second Revived Retro icon in EV form – the new R4 E-Tech. Based on the electric…

From The Late Brake Show. Renault 5 Full Factory Tour – One Car Built Every 60 seconds. In this episode Jonny Smith gets permission to film inside France’s Douei eco factory that produces the new award winning R5 and other EVs as efficiently as possible. Using millions of data capture, renewable energy and recycled materials,…

From The Late Brake Show. Parked for 25 years – Barn Find Mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTI + other Classics Discovered. In this special barnfind episode Jonny Smith visits a small farmyard in Sussex to discover an 80s hot hatch with over 30 years of sentimental memories. It’s the final edition run-out model, and owner David…

From The Late Brake Show. Ford endorsed this NEW Continuation Mk1 Twin Cam Escort // Boreham Motorworks AMR-68 1st drive. In this episode Jonny Smith drives this brand new continuation race Escort, built for FIA historic eligibility by GT40 and Cortina gurus Alan Mann Racing. One of 24 being made, the https://borehammotorworks.com/ AMR 68 will…

From The Late Brake Show. FIRST Drive since Saving My Salvage Smart Brabus Roadster from Scrap Yard. In this project car episode Jonny Smith finally drives his resurrected 2005 Smart Roadster Coupe Brabus that he’d seen in Trent salvage yard during filming a video on modern scrap yard operations. Rob and team at S2 Smarts…

From The Late Brake Show. Dario Franchitti Idol Chat: Working with Gordon Murray, Buying an F40, and Winning 3 x Indy 500s. The battered brown easy chairs are out, which means it’s time for Jonny Smith to interview someone significant from the automotive world. Click here to watch our private garage tour of Dario’s incredible…

From The Late Brake Show. Dario Franchitti’s SECRET Multi-Million Car Collection Revealed: Ferrari F40, Carrera GT and More. In this special episode Jonny Smith is given a private tour of 3 time Indycar champion driver Dario Franchitti’s home Car Cave. What cars he buys and why he loves to drive them. Each of his supercars…

From The Late Brake Show. Rescuing a Rare Forgotten BMW M Car – Will it Run? One of 786 ever made, Jonny Smith visits this classic BMW survivor garaged for 20 years in Oxford. He brings his expert friend Tony BMW (the inventor of the sacred Can of Hope fuel tank) to find out the…

From The Late Brake Show. The Abandoned 1963 2CV is Finally Finished. How DoeWelcome to the finale part of Jonny Smith’s mysterious derelict classic Citroen rebuild project. If you’ve followed this project car series you will know of the way it has been invisibly restored in order to celebrate its patina condition, but return to…

From The Late Brake Show. I bought a Cheap Bargain Honda, but Why? In this vlog episode Jonny Smith stumbles across a dirt cheap Civic on Gumtree to teach his kids to drive with, but it transpires to be a much better car than he realised. Sometimes fantastic cars don’t cost much at all, and…

From The Late Brake Show. KIA EV3 Review: The Best Small Family EV? Why this 400 mile car may be the one to beat. In this episode Jonny Smith compares the new electric Kia to its rivals from VW, Cupra, Smart and even other larger Kia/Hyundai products. Test drive an EV before dismissing them –…

From The Late Brake Show. Classic Car Iconic Auctions CCA preview walk – My top buys at NEC Resto Show. The Classic Sale at Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show Sale kicks off on Friday 21 March with viewings from 10am. Jonny talks an early look and chooses his favourites amongst the 170 lots.…

From The Late Brake Show. Barnfind Unicorn 80s Turbo AWD Coupe Survivor – Parked 30 years ago. Will it Run? In this special barn find episode Jonny Smith discovers a deceased estate where a 1985 Japanese AWD Turbo coupe (thought to be 1 of 3 left in the UK) has been left under a carport…

From The Late Brake Show. ALL NEW Morgan SuperSport Twin Turbo First Look – 335bhp BMW M in a designer suit In this new car launch walk-round episode Jonny Smith visits British manufacturers Morgan Motor Company in Malvern, where he has a tour of the contemporary new SuperSport flagship model. Supersport is powered by a…

From The Late Brake Show. Secret Dream Car Warehouse Tour – Choose your Weapon! In this car collection tour Jonny Smith visits the jaw dropping HQ of Dream Car Giveaways (https://dreamcargiveaways.co.uk/) and discovers the supercars, classics and heavily modified builds that are given away each week. Enter the raffle to win the Escort Cosworth at…

From The Late Brake Show. ‘These Cosworths and BMW M cars are to race, not just admire’. Dream Garage Tour of 80s and 90s cars. In this special Car Cave episode Jonny Smith visits the Goff family in Northamptonshire, who decided to buy retro touring race cars and actually use them. Every car in their…

From The Late Brake Show. 2000 miles from new! WIN this Barn Find 1 owner car. Will it run? In this special finale of #barnfindfebruary Jonny Smith is tipped off about a time capsule survivor Volkswagen that’s only covered 2000 miles since being purchased new in 2003. We bought it, and now we want to…

From The Late Brake Show. Smart #1 Real World Review – what’s smart and what’s not about this family EV (+ Brabus version). In this episode Jonny Smith shares the facts and his opinions of the 273-mile Smart #1 electric family car after over 3000 miles driving. He also has a spin in the 3.9…

From The Late Brake Show. Buried! Genuine Barn Find classic parked 47 yrs ago rescued with tractor and digger. In this extra special barnfind episode (celebrating BFF – Barn Find February) Jonny Smith embarks on a carchaeology adventure in rural North Wales, to extract a special 1965 Mini Cooper from where it was parked in…

From The Late Brake Show. Waking up a 90s Japanese Turbo AWD classic – Will this Real Barn Find run? In this special barnfind episode Jonny Smith meets his friend’s mother-in-law whose recent illness means she has re-evaluated life and decided to get her favourite car back on the road after more than a decade…

From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find 80s Hot Hatch Survivor – His First car Cleaned for the First time in 20+ years. ‘I parked my first car 20+ years ago in here’. Welcome to our first barnfind episode to kick off Barn Find February. We will also be giving away a genuine barn find…

From The Late Brake Show. Car Road Trip Challenge – NO refuelling. In this road trip special episode of The Late Brake Show, Jonny Smith drives the new JAECOO 7 SHS (Super Hybrid System) family car that claims to have a WLTP range of 745 miles. Combining its 1.5 turbo petrol engine (60-litre fuel tank)…

From The Late Brake Show. Classic Car Collection Tour – Museum Quality Ford Hoard (plus R34, E30 and Minis). In this special Late Brake Show Car Cave episode Jonny Smith visits an old hangar on the Welsh borders. If you like immaculate classic Fords, look no further. It’s not just Fords though…. Thanks for stopping…