The Late Brake Show is the YouTube channel of motoring journalist, TV presenter & creative content maker Jonny Smith, aka CarPervert
The [Jonny Smith] Late Brake Show is a YouTube platform and website that blends the broadest church of automotive appreciation; from EV to V8, from classic barn-finding to project cars and future tech, Jonny delivers considered, experienced and (hopefully) entertaining fresh car content .
From The Late Brake Show. New Ford Explorer EV: Detailed First Detailed Look (4k) at the mini Mach-e SUV. Made in Germany, underpinned by a borrowed electric MEB platform from Volkswagen (think ID.4), priced around £40,000 and with a range of around 300-miles (500km). The Ford Explorer borrows only a name plate from the US…
From The Late Brake Show. New BMW i7 Review: Minecraft looking Luxury EV Limo with Incredible Interior Cinema. BMW has been boldly making impressive, unique electric cars for almost 10 years now (see i3 and i8), but instead of replacing their 7-Series flagship saloon, the all electric (from £110,500!) X-Drive i7 model sits alongside it.…
From The Late Brake Show. Abandoned Barn Find Classic Mk1 Ford Cortina. In this special barnfind episode of The Late Brake Show Jonny Smith helps to unpack and declutter an abandoned old lock-up in Romford, Essex. With parts, bikes and outboard motors piled high above it, the early Cortina Consul Mk1 revealed its true state…
From The Late Brake Show. BYD Atto 3 review – the Chinese EV SUV E-Niro rival has arrived. In this episode Jonny Smith gets a first drive of the first ‘Build Your Dreams’ passenger car on sale in the UK, priced from £36,500. Never heard of BYD? Well the chances are your phone battery is…
From The Late Brake Show. Driving The Beast! 27-litre V12 Spitfire engined car on the street. Jonny Smith gets the chance of a lifetime to drive the ex-Guinness world record Spitfire aero engine Beast on the street. Built around a 27-litre V12 Mk35 Rolls Royce Merlin engine, The Beast has been in the same family…
From The Late Brake Show. Secret collection of 80s and 90s AMG & Brabus Mercedes – Car Caves. In this special garage tour episode Jonny Smith visits a chap called Neville in Surrey who has a stash of about 20 cars, most of which are niche tuner Mercedes from the 80s and 90s period. In…
From The Late Brake Show. Here’s why the Element is the best practical Honda that never came to the UK. It isn’t an MPV, it isn’t an SUV, it isn’t a van and it isn’t an estate. But what the Honda Element was – now celebrating its 20th anniversary – is a car that can…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find 1 owner Citroen 2CV survivor car discovered. There’s always a lovely backstory when Jonny Smith discovers a car that has been in the family since new, and that’s precisely what happened with this Norfolk-based 2CV6 Special. Bought new in 1985 it has served as work car, family car…
From The Late Brake Show. Is this Barn Find bargain the Cheapest Classic Car in Britain? In this episode of The Late Brake Show Jonny Smith meets a chap called Murray who, back in 1975, bought a 1953 Ford Popular for £15. He drove it regularly for 5 years or so, but upon relocating and…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find survivor rare Ford Cortina SVO model. In this barnfind episode of The Late Brake Show Jonny Smith unearths a top spec 1975 mk3 Cortina which has been in the same family since it was almost new. Dry stored all its life and off the road since 2000, this…
From The Late Brake Show. Rare Barn Find classic BMW 6-Series E24 discovered. Will it start? In this barnfind episode Jonny Smith is up in North Yorkshire again, to dust off and pull out a unicorn 80s BMW 6-series coupe whose owner passed away last year. Parked up since 2001, has the M-Sport bodykitted manual…
From The Late Brake Show. INEOS Grenadier 4×4 full review – Defender rival driven On AND Off-road. The Ineos Grenadier is a hardcore 4×4 utility vehicle dreamt up by Britain’s wealthiest man (and staunch old school Land Rover Defender fan) Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Named after the London pub in which the vehicle’s concept was conceived,…
From The Late Brake Show. Rare Barn Find classic 70s Japanese RWD Coupe discovered – will it run after 30 years? In this episode Jonny Smith heads to Darlington in County Durham, where he helps to revive a rare 1978 Japanese coupe – Mitsubishi Colt Sapporo. Kevin, the owner, bought it way back in 1982…
From The Late Brake Show. Part 8: Austin Allegro Type R Sleeper K20 Turbo build // NEW Rear Suspension & Billet Turbo Manifold. The daft project Allegro 2 door of Jonny Smith continues in the FabCo fabrication shop. In this episode FabCo bossman Adam turns most of his attention to the rear end, where the…
From The Late Brake Show. The Best New Adventure Bikes for Winter // tested by Shakey Byrne. Are these Dakar inspired high-rise armoured motorbikes the best 365-day riding machines? Shakey Byrne heads to snow-capped Snowdonia to ride the three he thinks might be the bikes of the moment. Warning: contains glorious POV scenic ride footage…
From The Late Brake Show. Subaru Impreza STi 22B Recreation review: Real Gran Turismo Restomod built to order. The 22B was a limited edition Impreza STi sold in 1998 to commemorate 40 years of subaru car company and three WRC titles. 400 were sold to the Japanese Domestic Market, 16 in the UK and a…
From The Late Brake Show. New EV ABARTH 500e : 1st look at Fiat’s feisty electric hot hatch. Jonny Smith takes a first look at the first ever full EV Abarth, the 152bhp 155-mile EV promising better all round performance than the 695 Abarth turbo. This is the £38,695 launch edition, known as the Scorpionissima,…
From The Late Brake Show. 2023 Avengers assemble! New EV Jeep 1st look: the best urban electric SUV? Jonny Smith takes a first look at the winner of European Car of the Year, the Jeep Avenger. With a 52kWh battery and urban range of 340 miles (550km) this is not only the first BEV Jeep,…
From The Late Brake Show. Driving the new Hyundai IONIQ 6 EV – full review + crash test. The eagerly awaited brother of the successful Ioniq 5 is here and Jonny Smith drove the first RHD example on British roads. This is a 340 mile range (400 in city use) safety award winning 4 door…
From The Late Brake Show. Clip taken from one of Jonny Smith’s early 2020 CarPervert episodes (since rebranded The Late Brake Show), where his Commodore Amiga gaming days collided with an Alfa Romeo SZ
From The Late Brake Show. Clip taken from the full Lada Street Sleeper video on The Late Brake Show
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From The Late Brake Show. How Dry Ice Blasting is used to clean cars – the ultimate undercarriage detail? In this episode Jonny Smith uses his JDM Tokyo Taxi Nissan as the test vehicle for some dry ice blasting, and tries to find out how it works, when you’d consider using it, and what such…
From The Late Brake Show. Irish Car Cave Private Collection – 80s hot hatch and retro rally Opels Vauxhalls. In this episode Jonny Smith visited the rustic barn of Adrian McGrillen in Northern Ireland, who has amassed a cluster of retro and rally Vauxhalls and Opels from his childhood (and his Dad’s). The car interest…
From The Late Brake Show. If Darth Vader built a Resto-mod project car – the RetroPower ultimate RWD Vauxhall. Taking a classic car and restomodding it to suit your unique taste is nothing new, but in the case of this anonymous customer of Retro Power ( https://retropower.co.uk/2020/10/19/project-vader-vauxhall-chevette-hsreplica/ ) they desired to commission probably the best…
From The Late Brake Show. EV6 GT real world review – Christmas Euro road trip in most powerful Kia ever. The near 600hp GT EV6 is Kia’s new flagship performance car, which happens to be electric. Jonny reviews the 263-mile range supercar performing family EV by driving across to Belgium to buy some baubles and…
From The Late Brake Show. Garden of abandoned classic car wrecks inc mk2 Ford Escorts & mk1 Transits. Carchaeology time! You have seen Jonny Smith explore numerous Barnfinds before on this channel, but this time he explores a frosty derelict garden full of rotten classics. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Want to…
From The Late Brake Show. Padgetts Racing bonus video: Is there anything motorbike Clive Padgett doesn’t remember? In this episode of Byrne Out Shane Shakey Byrne visits what used to be the world’s largest bike dealership in the world. The huge Yorkshire bike workshops and race outfit of the Padgett family in Batley. Padgett’s have…
From The Late Brake Show. Padgetts Racing tour – The most influential family in the motorcycle world. In this episode of Byrne Out Shane Shakey Byrne visits what used to be the world’s largest bike dealership in the world. The huge Yorkshire bike workshops and race outfit of the Padgett family in Batley. Padgett’s have…
From The Late Brake Show. Mike Brewer big interview – the Wheeler Dealer discusses Edd China part 2. Known for being the frontman of TV show Wheeler Dealers since it began almost 20 years ago, Mike had already been the presenter of Driven, Deals on Wheels and numerous other shows. Following on from the Car…
From The Late Brake Show. Mike Brewer big interview – the wheeler dealer Idol Chat Part 1. Known for being the frontman of TV show Wheeler Dealers since it began almost 20 years ago, Mike had already been the presenter of Driven, Deals on Wheels and numerous other shows. Following on from the Car Cave…
From The Late Brake Show. What does Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer’s personal Car Cave look like? Private Garage Workshop Tour. Having already taken the decrepit brown easy chairs to interview Edd China and Ant Anstead, Jonny Smith was invited to see Mike Brewer’s personal car collection and stealth garage, before sitting down to talk to…
From The Late Brake Show. New Toyota GR86 review – who needs a Supra? Is this the best manual RWD sports car for the money? Jonny was keen to see if Toyota (and Gazoo Racing) had righted the downfalls of the GT86 predecessor, which severely lacked in power and torque from its naturally aspirated Subaru…
From The Late Brake Show. The Perfect Secret Rally Car Cave – the Group B guy. Welcome to another Car Cave episode, where Jonny Smith visits a 70-something bloke in Gloucestershire who not only owns a handful of incredibly rare Group B rally cars, but competes in them to this day. The owner, Dave Kedward,…
From The Late Brake Show. Lada Cosworth Duratec project – Soviet Street Sleeper. Who would sink £20k+ on building a hell raising Soviet Street Sleeper Lada with fast Ford Cosworth Duratec underpinnings? Retro Dave, that’s who. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. *********** Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter: https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow ******…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find classic 80s Opel Coupe rare survivor. Jonny Smith once again brings his fleece and tool box to unearth another classic car – this time a rarely seen executive coupe. We are talking brown Recaro velour interior, DIGITAL DASHBOARD, body coloured side skirts and an injected 3.0-litre six GM…
From The Late Brake Show. Ora Funky Cat full review – the new EV rival to Fiat 500, Mini and Honda e Why this Fiat 500 and Mini rival could be the best new small EV The £31,995 GWM Ora Funky Cat supermini has a 200-mile range with a 48kWh lithium-ion battery pack and 171PS…
From The Late Brake Show. EV road trip review: the 340-mile Cupra Born is the electric Golf GTi. The Cupra Born costs more than the VW ID.3 – the car it is based on – and it is available in two battery sizes, the larger of which (77kWh) promises 340 miles WLTP. So Jonny Smith…
From The Late Brake Show. Austin Allegro Sleeper Project part 7: Turbo & intercooler plumbing, Escort mk2 steering. The daft project Allegro of Jonny Smith continues in the FabCo fabrication shop. In this episode Adam fits a ‘quickrack’ steering rack and extended steer arms from a competition MK2 Ford Escort (thanks to Motorsport Tools for…
From The Late Brake Show. New MG5 EV full review – the ONLY electric estate car. It is hard to believe that in this world of SUV and Crossover EVs that no one other than the Chinese MG brand has decided to build an electric estate car. Jonny Smith drives this new version, which is…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find Rare 80s BMW M Sport survivor car untouched for 30 years – will it run? Welcome to another barnfind episode of The Late Brake Show where Jonny Smith unearths an exceptionally rare 1-of-7 BMW E12/8 M535I Lightweight homologation saloon, made only for the South African market. Found in…
From The Late Brake Show. Private barn collection of 80s hot hatches and retro cars – Car Caves. This cluster of retro hatches and fast 90s turbo cars is the automotive bucket list of Mark Holland in Nottinghamshire. Instead of building a lavish garage or warehouse, Mark’s 20-odd cars live within several rented rustic farm…
From The Late Brake Show. This is the cheapest Volkswagen California – VW Caddy Micro Camper review. Van life has ballooned in popularity in recent years, so VW has decided to launch their own baby Cali based upon the new Caddy van. In this episode Jonny Smith drives, eats and sleeps in the £32,000 Caddy…
From The Late Brake Show. New Polestar 3 EV first look – is it an SUV or classy electric station wagon? Jonny Smith heads to Denmark to meet and walk around the first SUV from the Geely owned Swedish car company that is the sporty/extra luxury sister to Volvo. Jonny’s not sure if it’s an…
From The Late Brake Show. Private garage tour of Gordon Murray’s new Car Cave. Following on from his resto-mod Ford Escort Mk1, Jonny takes a whistle stop tour of Gordon Murray’s new basement Car Cave. Each of the 35-odd race and road cars are there for a specific reason, with many following Gordon’s preferred design…
From The Late Brake Show. Gordon Murray’s Restomod MK1 Escort Cosworth. The man who brought the world the McLaren F1 supercar (and more recently the T50 and T33) has commissioned the build of his perfect mk1 Ford Escort. Using renowned restomodding workshop Retro Power, Gordon set out to create his perfect every day old Ford.…
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From The Late Brake Show. Is this the Ultimate Secret Superbike Cave Collection in Britain? Certainly Shane Shakey Byrne believes so. This office full of real race and homologation Hondas and Ducatis has never been seen before. Although the owner wishes to remain anonymous he is a huge fan and friend of Shakey, and as…
From The Late Brake Show. The Ant Anstead interview PART 2 – the private life and project cars of a Wheeler Dealer. Welcome to an Idol Chat interview, where Jonny Smith takes his battered brown leather chairs to meet someone prominent in our automotive world. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. If you…