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. 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…
From The Late Brake Show. Rescuing my Abandoned 1963 Citroen 2CV Part 4 // Patina Resto Mod. This is the fourth part of a mini series VLOG documenting why Jonny Smith decided to save a classic Citroen whose owner strangely disappeared without paying the outstanding bill on this resto-modded (and now beautifully patinated) suicide door…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find Vintage V8 – will this forgotten Ford run after 30 years sitting? In this special barnfind episode Jonny Smith and his brother Greg head to Essex to hear the backstory of why this overlooked classic Ford was parked and covered for 30 years. This is a flathead V8…
From The Late Brake Show. His & Hers Ultimate Private Car Cave Tour – couple ‘accidentally’ bought a Lambo Diablo. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. This episode is brought to you in partnership with Carly (www.mycarly.com). Get 15% off your Carly purchase with code "TLBS" when you click: https://bit.ly/Carly_TLBS You can watch…
From The Late Brake Show. Abandoned Brabus Rescue – Saved from Scrapyard and now road ready // Part 2. In this project car episode Jonny Smith continues the resurrection of a 2005 Smart Roadster Coupe Brabus that he’d seen in Trents salvage yard (https://www.trents.co.uk/) during filming a video on modern scrap yard operations. It was…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find Unicorn V8 British Coachbuilt Shooting Brake (estate) – left in Garage 30+ Years. Welcome to a very special barnfind episode where Jonny Smith ventures to rural Scotland to uncover and pull out a rare coachbuilt station wagon based upon a British V8 1960s saloon car. It’s name? The…
From The Late Brake Show. Theon Design Porsche Targa 911 Review – Resto Mod 407bhp carbon British Singer 964 built for B roads. In this special drive review Jonny Smith takes the keys to Cotswold based Theon Design’s new open topped Targa restomod 911, which has a 3.8-litre 407bhp naturally aspirated aircooled flat six and…
From The Late Brake Show. Christmas Classic Car Auction Preview Walk – The best time to buy a classic is WINTER Head to https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/ for the online catalogue, watch livestream on sale day and register to bid. Location: Warwickshire Event Centre, near Leamington Spa Auction begins Saturday 7th December @ 12 noon Viewing is Friday…
From The Late Brake Show. Christmas Classic Car Auction Preview Walk – Is the best time to buy a classic now? Head to https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/ for the online catalogue, watch livestream on sale day and register to bid. Location: Warwickshire Event Centre, near Leamington Spa Auction begins Saturday 7th December @ 12 noon Viewing is Friday…
From The Late Brake Show. Secret Multi £ Million Car Cave Garage Tour of 400+ rare vehicles // UK’s biggest car collection. In this almost overwhelming cathedral of cars and motorbikes hidden in plain sight near Glasgow, Scotland, DCM Classics are hosted by the Moulsdale Foundation https://moulsdalefoundation.org/museum-open-day/ in what used to be a gigantic call…
From The Late Brake Show. Classic Ford Hot Hatch left in the garden to rot for 25 years. Will it run? Cardening not Barn Find! In this episode of barnfind episode Jonny Smith digs out an 80s Ford XR in a Kent back garden that was bought by the current owner in 1989. Is it…
From The Late Brake Show. The M1 was BMW’s first Supercar and the original M Sport car. In this special episode Jonny Smith gets to drive a 165mph £500,000 M1 – the Godfather of M Sport // Cooler than a Countach? This was BMW’s first mid-engined and glassfibre product. Built as a homologation car to…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find 1 owner 80s 16v race bred saloon. Unused in 20+ years. Will it run? In this barnfind episode of The Late Brake Show Jonny Smith finds a German car that was tuned for touring car by Cosworth. This example has been in the same family since new, and…
From The Late Brake Show. Britain’s Cheapest Porsche Boxster Project part 3. In this third project car update video, Jonny Smith’s £1900 Boxster (Britain’s cheapest?) gets its roof mechanism fixed, and the reason for water ingress is finally diagnosed – all thanks to the team at Car Hoods Northern in Cheshire (https://carhoodsnorthern.co.uk/). This 986 Boxster…
From The Late Brake Show. Faster than an RS4 – the Skoda Superb Sleeper. Driving the Perfect Stealth Performance Family car. In this episode Jonny Smith reviews a one-off Dad-spec Skoda station wagon that outguns the Audi RS4, costs a lot less, and flies below the radar. Should a 500bhp 661nm 4×4 2.0 Turbo Superb…
From The Late Brake Show. NEW Renault 5 Driving Review with Radio 1 Greg James – Is this the best small car of 2024? In this episode Jonny Smith heads to Nice with French car fanatic and EV (BMW i3) driver Greg James to finally experience driving Renault’s ground up £23,000, 255-mile range 5 door…
From The Late Brake Show. This Barn Find turbo car was the world’s fastest estate wagon in ’94. Will it run? In this barnfind episode Jonny Smith meets Jon Smith-Moorhouse aka https://www.youtube.com/@automotivetales whose car life was heavily influenced by his late Father. The 5-cylinder turbo car in question has unfortunately been left outside a barn,…
From The Late Brake Show. Part 12: 400bhp Austin Allegro Type R Sleeper project // The Late Brake Show. In this episode of Jonny Smith’s ridiculous street sleeper build the main brake parts arrive AND fit. FINALLY. Adam at FabCo https://fabco.uk/ has plumbed in the oil pipes, fitted master cyl reservoirs, started the custom exhaust…
From The Late Brake Show. Abandoned Brabus Rescue – Saved from Death Row (it’s a 1 owner car too). AUTODOC (https://www.autodoc.co.uk/), the sponsor of this video, is Europe’s leading online retailer for car parts, helping keep your vehicle maintained and repaired (and sustainable!). Active in 27 countries, AUTODOC carries around 4 million products from 1400…
From The Late Brake Show. Genuine Barn Find 90s 1 owner Homologation Hot Hatch classic cars – real life Forza Horizon. In this surprise genuine barnfind episode Jonny Smith is in rural Worcestershire when he unexpectedly discovers four French hot hatch classics, one of which is a rare coloured one owner vehicle. There’s even a…
From The Late Brake Show. New Bentley Blower Junior review // Vintage Aesthetic City Car (that’s NOT a car). In this new car review episode Jonny Smith tests the brand new classic looking electric car that’s not even classed as a car. Weighing just over half a ton (featherweight by Bentley standards) the Blower Junior…
From The Late Brake Show. Rescuing my Abandoned 1963 Citroen 2CV Part 2 // Patina Resto Mod. This is the third part of a mini series VLOG documenting why Jonny Smith decided to save a classic car whose owner strangely disappeared without paying the outstanding bill on this resto-modded (and now beautifully patinated) suicide door…
From The Late Brake Show. Classic Car Auctions CCA preview walk – Rowan Atkinson, Jamie Oliver and Wheeler Dealer cars. Join Jonny Smith (in 4k) as he grabs a catalogue and explores the 150 lots going on sale from Saturday 28th September at Stoneleigh Park (Hall 1 NAEC) in Warwickshire. Vehicles are available for viewing…