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. This is a BRAND NEW Citroen 2CV AK Electric Delivery van – exclusive first drive review. Baristas, city boutiques, artisanal bread companies PAY ATTENTION! This new EV 2CV van could be the perfect urban delivery and rolling billboard branding for you. Jonny Smith heads to the 2CV Shop https://the2cvshop.co.uk/ to…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find Rare Handmade British V8 muscle car – will it run? In this episode of The Late Brake Show Jonny Smith heads to the Hampshire countryside to uncover an exceptionally rare and 1960s British V8 coupe. The car in question is a Bristol 408, an aluminium car with an…
From The Late Brake Show. Driving a 600bhp tuned Toyota GR Yaris (and how it was modified). And it’s still 1.6 litre! This is thought to be Europe’s most powerful Toyota GR Yaris, with over 500 wheel horse power and over 600 at the flywheel. It was built by established Supra mk4 2JZ speed shop…
From The Late Brake Show. Barn Find Survivor Porsche 911 discovery – Real Life Forza. Jonny Smith wears his sacred BFF (Barn Find Fleece) and heads to picturesque mid Wales to open a garage containing not one but two 1970s sports cars; a 1978 Porsche 911 SC and a 1974 Triumph TR6 roadster. Thanks for…
From The Late Brake Show. Ever seen a car recycling depot so futuristic? Cars stripped, boxed and on eBay within hours! In this episode a very enthusiastic Jonny Smith was invited by eBay parts to visit what could be Europe’s most advanced vehicle recycling depot. Charles Trent in Dorset together with eBay are at the…
From The Late Brake Show. Life with the GWM Ora Funky Cat Chinese EV. 3,000 mile real world review – the good, bad and dangerous! Jonny Smith has had this 193-mile range 48kWh electric hatchback on long term test for 4 months (since Feb to May) and in this episode he reports on the things…
From The Late Brake Show. Is the Z8 BMW’s most collectable car? Driving the rare 90s Bond car 20 years after production ended. In this video Jonny Smith gets to finally drive a Z8 Roadster for the first time, 20 years after its three year production run (with over 5700 made) came to an end.…
From The Late Brake Show. The Car Cave Private Garage Collection for the True Car Fanatic. Welcome to another Car Cave episode of The Late Brake Show. In this video Jonny Smith visits Tony Hughes in Cheshire, a man who has amassed a collection of cars that are either sentimental, great to drive, absolute survivors…
From The Late Brake Show. The new Maturo Stradale is a Lancia Delta Integrale Reborn in carbon-fibre as a Retro Resto-mod. In this exclusive first drive review Jonny Smith gets behind the wheel of the original Integrale Evo 1, is given a detailed tour of the Maturo workshops in Holland, and then discovers what a…
From The Late Brake Show. New Morris JE Van review | The British VW ID. Buzz? Exclusive first drive. After waiting for four years, Jonny Smith finally gets the world exclusive first drive on the Morris J-E electric van, designed from the ground up using EV drivetrain and recycled carbonfibre body to offer a practical…
From The Late Brake Show. T.33 Spider | Gordon Murray’s NEW Convertible V12 Supercar + ride in his favourite classic cabrio. The T33 Spider is the third supercar from Gordon Murray Automotive and Murray’s first ‘grown up’ convertible. The creator of the McLaren F1 and 3-seater T.50 gives Jonny Smith a tour around the new…
From The Late Brake Show. 911 Dakar review – driving Rallycross in the NEW safari spec Porsche Jonny Smith drives Porsche’s off-road 911 not on sand at the Dakar, nor on safari rally, but at the home of World Rallycross in Britain. The £173,000 limited edition, high-riding off-road supercar is a road legal 4WD rally…
From The Late Brake Show. Incredible 80s Barn Find Mercedes AMG Hammer V8 Wide-Body Coupe. This barnfind episode was unexpected, as Jonny Smith was paying a visit to film Neville Brown’s Merc Brabus/AMG Car Cave for a previous episode (watch it here if you haven’t already: https://youtu.be/STFBnwHso7I ) until it was mentioned that a certain…
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 new 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…
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…