God I love your channel Jonny Here in north america it's all flash flash flash and noise noise noise to cover the lack of substance. This is so real , I can smell the petrol fumes all the way to Canada
I’m glad so many people seem to be enjoying it, I have been surprised at all the positive comments given that I know I’m not the usual HI GUYS!!! typical TH-camr and have spent most of my life avoiding cameras. Jonny really is excellent at what he does and a 100% authentic car guy. It was a pleasure to meet him and be able to chat cars for literally the entire day
One day all the E30 M3s will be hidden away in millionaire’s garages which makes a scruffy one used as family transport perhaps the coolest M3 on earth.
@@ldwp6395 my current E92 M3 has 151k on it. Daily driver! My last E30 had 200k on it. Cars are for driving,these low mileage enthusiasts are a curse on car culture.
It is something to be proud of IMO, I spend way too much time adding cars to my collection then look at my spend for the year and realise I've done OK because the ones that have been sold made a profit. That is what I tell myself as I seem to not include the money I spent on the car in its time with me 😉
@@MrOvershoot Absolutely, I would have a Morris Marina Twin Carb in my dream garage and proud. Whether or not it will kill me while I am proud of it who knows, best not take it near ice, or rain
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I take my hat off to Harry, using them like they should be. Life's too short not to enjoy them, people are surprised when I say I daily an RS4 but what's the point of it sitting on the drive !
In a way, this is probably the best collection of cars I've ever seen. Every single one is one I'd love to own, work on and use all the time. It's like a smaller more budget friendy version of Jay Leno's garage. Some of them are cool cars that ended up there. Some were bought cheap simply because they were good, and are now worth a lot more.
My e30 M3 used to sit outside for 6 years. I didn’t care. My brothers e30 M3 Sport Evolution also sat outside for the year he had it. He didn’t care either. How things change I also paid £4000 for mine, and my brother paid £16,000 for the Sport Evo.
Mightnt be interesting to anybody, but my dad grew up in ford's (owing several old fiesta's). He borrowed his friends rotten Sud when one of the Fezz' were out of action and to this day he claims the Alfa is the best handling car he has EVER driven.
Love it, it's down to people like Harry that we still get the odd glimpse of beautiful cars like these. Same reason why I choose to daily my Corrado VR6, I never see them anymore, people deserve to be reminded that they exist!
Interesting variety. As a Mercedes-Benz C350 owner my favorite in this collection is the CLK 350, which I have driven. It is very well maintained for its age--and in a classic version of M-B silver arrow paint, which my C230 Kompressor had.
It’s a 1987 built car registered on a 1988 plate, always get given wrong car parts, despite telling them that, because they always want to go on the ref and not the year
@@retnrolf3057 Just checked mine - reg'd late Nov 1987 - came with fair bit of paperwork - the previous owner traded in a 1977 Volvo 343 DL auto for it apparently.
I used it as my daily driver for about 8 years, it’s great fun, I’ve become slightly used to having the comfort of the merc, and the easiness of the merc especially in winter. Our daughter had a lupo as a first car followed by a polo, forget how light and nippy a mk2 golf is even compared to the newer bigger polos.
@@retnrolf3057 My brother who knows more about these things than me informed me this evening that my car is a 1988 model too - which kinda makes sense if the number plate thing is correct (Digifant instead of K-Jetronic etc) - every days a school day. Never used mine as a daily - was pretty mint when I got it (2007 - think it had had a paint job apart from the roof) and was scared of getting a ding - never mind someone mite nick it. Spends most of it's life in a shed now - spent a few years outside before that. Still gets a run when its nice out - though Covid has meant not many miles in last couple of years - just over 80K on it now, but MOT has run out and booked in end of March (I live in NI). On the polo thing - had a look and apparently a 2021 Polo GTI is a bigger car (and heavier) than the Mk 2 - but packs more of a punch than my 8V ha ha. And I'm sure the Merc is a step up comfort-wise from the Golf, my other brother has an older CLK 230 and it seems a nice wagon.
Still keeping the niveau Up high thinking All The right boxes. Lovely Alfasud a real Joy to drive not many Left. We Called IT 1 2 3 rust. Never build a Auto factory as a projekt towards unemployment. They marked All the mistakes on the buildding Quality, you can Possible make. Even the T3 has some Charm 🔝👍🍻
Couldn’t agree more, I love my e30 it goes in garage at winter I then I think about selling n getting a more modern car ,then it comes out in spring and look at just can’t I love it plus there value is appreciating every year
Another brilliant video Jonny! Love that Alfasud, the cooking Supers are rare and I’ve love to find its predecessor the ‘5M’ like my mum had. Unfortunately, it rusted through just a year after being bought new but I understood (from my mum) it’s handling and 5 speed box was a revelation.. replaced by a Volvo 345… not quite the same driving experience!
My favourite of all the LBS videos (so far). So lovely to see a quiet, committed enthusiast like Harry who hasn’t spent out of a fortune. Really great. Now feel bad about not getting an e30 M3 for everyday use myself 20 years ago, though young daughters made it hard (had a caterham instead!)
Dad had one when I was early 20's. Dad and mum did Wales in it. Sadly, it was a rust box. However, it could go! When my brother became old enough to drive, after a couple of Chevettes , he got the two door version. He loved it until it rusted! Both Dad's and my brother's Suds were red! Great movie, as always.
I had to change the Handbrake cable on an Alfa Sud.........I would rather chop off my hands than do that again..... Total job from Hell!!!!! Great to drive a good one though... :-))
When I changed the clutch I left the cable attached and just swung the gearbox to the side, it looked a nightmare to try and remove the cable even with the gearbox on the floor!
Wow, The Alfasud 5m just like that was my first car! My dad sold it to me with no MOT and it needed a LOT of work to get it back on the road but even as an 1100 it was way better than the Ford's all my friends had.
These are the kinds of collections I like!! Really enjoyed this episode!! :) Side note though it is pronouced differenty "Alfa Sud" it's pronouced sort of like "Hood" but with an "S"... Anyhow I really enjoyed this episode!
Little shots of the Sud took me straight back (in a flashback way!) to my early driving days when they were common. Who knew steel wheels could look so good. Still remember the sound of them at full tilt to this day, was hoping you'd get a drive in it.
I've had two Alfa Sud's, one TI cloverleaf and the other was an A reg 1.5 SC 95bhp. I actually preferred the 1.5 SC over the TI as it had a longer gear ratio and a smoother overall drive, while being just as quick. To this day it's still my favourite ice car.
Loved my Alfa Sud (;YUT 121Y ) 4 dr standard , in cream. That flat 4 sounded amazing at high revs ! I remember the steering wheel wasn't straight , so took it to get the tracking checked at local garage , they pulled off the center part of the steering wheel , 3 bolts held it to the column, they loosened the bolts , strightened the wheel , tightened up said bolts , and gave me a bill ! I felt stupid ! I too waxoiled it at 3 years old , loved to know if it's still alive ? Great episode Jonny 👏
Beautiful ‘Sud! It was a pea-green ‘Sud TI (also an earlier chrome bumper) which first fuelled my love of Alfa Romeo - one used to scream down our road twice a day, and I thought it sounded glorious. A later encounter with an Alfa GTV6 when I was 11 got me fully hooked. I’m on my 3rd Alfa now, having had all sorts of German and Swedish cars over the years - the Alfas are still my favourites.
The Alfasud are a great car, looks great, great dimensions, great boxer engine, almost great every thing ! The Alfasud, 850 and the 127 are icons that will be cool as new EV followers to the 500 ! So go on Stellantis !
Alfa ..I have had suds i47 and have daily my 156 for the last 4 years..when I drive an older Alfa I feel massively superior to all other motorists ha haha ha …you know the common people in suv ect ..love your channel dear dear Jonny ciao ciao
Love the Alfasud's had a few in the late 80's early 90's mainly Ti's also because my dad had them when I was a bit younger and they held the road very well but it was the rust.. From Richard
Second time in two weeks I've felt compelled to comment on your channel!! I love these down to earth car collections with interesting back stories. A lot of us can relate to them. I still have my mother's (from new) 2007 CLK350 sport cab. which I thought had low miles at 50k and is in excellent condition (restored professionally through me).. A big thank you to "We buy any car" for ensuring I won't sell it!! I'll happily eat the £580 road tax per year thank you very much! (I seriously mean that, it's that good!)
@@TheLateBrakeShow Made my day answering! I really love the Sud, especially since it was the first big job my grandfather landed as a young engineer at Alfa Romeo back in the late sixties and he told me many anecdotes about it, such as the story behind those weird trunk hinges. Cheers from Milan to the LBS and S&S Podcast!
Iv got so much more respect for people who buy used and high mileage cars because that's all that they can afford and use them every day as apposed to people who buy mint trailer Queens and nestle them away as investments. High milage original heroes are much more Interesting as are the owners
I've had two Alfa Suds, a four door and a two door Ti. The Ti had an oil leak ( explains why they all had Agip stickers on them) the oil used to get onto the inboard brake disc, when you stood on the brakes the car would abruptly turn to the right. It also had an issue with the pcv valve ,under acceleration to oil filler cap would blow off. I got tired of buying filler caps so I attached mine with a length of sink plug chain, I'd accelerate, the filler cap would go bonk under the bonnet and I'd stop and put it back. No points for guessing what eventually happened to them both....
What a fantastic collection. I remember my dad having those traffic light air fresheners that used to make me feel travel sick as a child. Having no garage to work in I feel your pain working outside. As someone who shops at the bottom of the market myself I think I'd struggle to maintain such a vast collection of cars. The majority of these are really my era. My son wants a MiTo for his first car.
Great video, immediately knew who this was when I saw the metro and M3 cannot believe it's been 15 years since you bought this much to the pleasure of the Evo forum. Good on ya fella
What a lovely collection! It’s incredible how nostalgic cars can be - remembering the past abs wonderful times as a kid in the 80’s! Best era for everything.
It came with the GTI engineering badge and also a matching little decal in the quarter light. In the tons of paperwork there was with the car, a leaflet about power steering, if I remember rightly built nothing about the engine, so wondered if they did that? BUT I went from driving a 2lt turbo to having this as my daily driver and I’ve got to say for a 8v, both Harry and I were surprised at how pokey it was and have wondered if it had been tweaked by them? I believe GTI engineering were based at silverstone weren’t they? If they were anything like Vauxhalls Courtenay’s they only put badges on their cars that they did conversions on
I was going to buy an E30 M3 about the time he must have bought that. Decided to buy a more sensible E36 328i Sport 🤦🏻♂️ Option 3 was a 968 Sport 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Great story fun down to earth ppl enjoying interesting Cars thru time. What does everyone think is the equivalent cheap now, appreciated later cars? I've got an mx5, a Swift Sport and a VW Beetle
Brilliant video! But making me feel increasingly depressed for not snapping up my neighbour's 75k mile 328 last year. Only asked £800 and unsurprisingly it'd gone by the time I got home from work. Why did I even stop to think?? what a tit!!!
One of my favourite episodes you have done of this nature... this guy has done what us petrol heads should have done in the past. Fair play to him. Every day I regret flogging my toys I had 10-15 years ago... Porsche 944 S2, Jag XJ6 4.2 Sovereign (83), BMW 1602, I won't go.on as I can see what i am typing through the tears.... unfortunately wives kids and property have become those cars and I haven't had a toy for 5 years. This spring, that needs sorting. Anyway enough therapy, fantastic, brilliant, great cars and such a good guy. Top job. 👍
A very eclectic collection, TBH I wouldn't have guessed a softly spoken chap like that would be into powerful Beamers with mad spoilers! The world of cars can be very unpredictable...
God I love your channel Jonny
Here in north america it's all flash flash flash and noise noise noise to cover the lack of substance.
This is so real , I can smell the petrol fumes all the way to Canada
Yep just a humble fellow. No yelling, fast talking or boasting.
Exactly what I was thinking. Couple of car guys. Love it.
I’m glad so many people seem to be enjoying it, I have been surprised at all the positive comments given that I know I’m not the usual HI GUYS!!! typical TH-camr and have spent most of my life avoiding cameras. Jonny really is excellent at what he does and a 100% authentic car guy. It was a pleasure to meet him and be able to chat cars for literally the entire day
Welcome to what its like in the UK
@@isctony not entirely true - look at top gear or Grand Tour
One day all the E30 M3s will be hidden away in millionaire’s garages which makes a scruffy one used as family transport perhaps the coolest M3 on earth.
Personally I think the coolest car is the rare or dream car that actually gets used.
@@ldwp6395 my current E92 M3 has 151k on it. Daily driver! My last E30 had 200k on it. Cars are for driving,these low mileage enthusiasts are a curse on car culture.
@@markflyer Exactly, best to use it if you have it.
@@ldwp6395 Use it but at the same time have the budget to take proper care of it 💫
@@OneOne6ix that's the downside,these things can't be run on a shoestring
A real car collection from a humble guy.. Not a museum or worse a bloke making his own museum. Nice one Johnny.
"or worse a bloke making his own museum" LOL ~ with you there... ;)
The variety makes the channel what it is 👍🏻
My thoughts exactly.
Good man, humble and admits the things he knows and the things he doesn't. Well done on the collection 👊
That’s my mate’s collection - I’m lucky enough to work with him so I see all of these beautiful machines daily!
Jammy sod !!
@@dannyhurd1995 I know, he brought the Alfa in this week!
@@scrapyardwarriorvlogging I'm not jealous honest.... Much lol
The Bay window caught my eye to be honest
NICE!
I love how Jonny says "ooh you've got the disease" with such glee...
It is something to be proud of IMO, I spend way too much time adding cars to my collection then look at my spend for the year and realise I've done OK because the ones that have been sold made a profit. That is what I tell myself as I seem to not include the money I spent on the car in its time with me 😉
@@MrOvershoot Oh absolutely, I should probably be worried my aspirations in life principally surround filling my world with bits of automotive Tat
@@benhooper1956 be proud of your interest, we can while away the cold dark months safe in our knowledge of all things car pervert
@@MrOvershoot Absolutely, I would have a Morris Marina Twin Carb in my dream garage and proud. Whether or not it will kill me while I am proud of it who knows, best not take it near ice, or rain
@@benhooper1956 I spent 2 months of the summer of 1977 mapping plate tectonics in the Pyrenees with my father.
In a BRG Marina TC reg (MTG 132L)
1) I have immediate nostalgia for the 90s and 2) what a nice unassuming bloke.
And nice to watch it on a Saturday!
This bloke must have a crystal ball…every car he has bought has went through the roof!
Well done sir.
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th-cam.com/video/LNeIGJuj76M/w-d-xo.html WTF is this? THat's not a boxer.
I really need to join Patreon 👍
I take my hat off to Harry, using them like they should be.
Life's too short not to enjoy them, people are surprised when I say I daily an RS4 but what's the point of it sitting on the drive !
In a way, this is probably the best collection of cars I've ever seen. Every single one is one I'd love to own, work on and use all the time.
It's like a smaller more budget friendy version of Jay Leno's garage. Some of them are cool cars that ended up there.
Some were bought cheap simply because they were good, and are now worth a lot more.
Loving the mechanical sympathy to get that E36 up to 270k miles, this guys a legend 💪 nice video 👍
So nice to see an E30 M3 that isn't clean, and all these cars that are genuine as opposed to garage queens
Can always tell proper enthusiasts……. And they’re usually on this channel👍
What a delightfully soft-spoken and humble chap; great find Jonny! More of these genuine car people and keep away from the PCP hoorays. 👍🏻
“Hints of public transport” haha, gotta remember that one :)
Overhauled one of them alfa boxer engines about 20yrs ago
An incredible collection from an incredibly, humble bloke. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
My e30 M3 used to sit outside for 6 years. I didn’t care. My brothers e30 M3 Sport Evolution also sat outside for the year he had it. He didn’t care either.
How things change
I also paid £4000 for mine, and my brother paid £16,000 for the Sport Evo.
Mightnt be interesting to anybody, but my dad grew up in ford's (owing several old fiesta's). He borrowed his friends rotten Sud when one of the Fezz' were out of action and to this day he claims the Alfa is the best handling car he has EVER driven.
A real genuine nice guy with no heirs and graces about him, softly spoken and just a nice person !!! a bit like yourself mate.
Love it, it's down to people like Harry that we still get the odd glimpse of beautiful cars like these. Same reason why I choose to daily my Corrado VR6, I never see them anymore, people deserve to be reminded that they exist!
Pationate humble guy. These videos are great, it's so nice to see and hear stories from real car people and presented in such a good way
Great petrol head. Gets stuck in, multiple cool cars and all with a family life 👌
Interesting variety. As a Mercedes-Benz C350 owner my favorite in this collection is the CLK 350, which I have driven. It is very well maintained for its age--and in a classic version of M-B silver arrow paint, which my C230 Kompressor had.
Alfasud and 318ti for me please. 👍😍
I can hear the neighbors saying “I’m so happy. He’s gone and bought another one”. Great stuff.
Thankfully they usually come around to have a nosey and a chat when he’s out there, we were surprised they didn’t pop round when filming
:-D
Cool vid and nice cars - I've a Golf GTI which if I've worked it out correctly was registered in GB 1123 cars after the one in this vid. E618 Y..
It’s a 1987 built car registered on a 1988 plate, always get given wrong car parts, despite telling them that, because they always want to go on the ref and not the year
@@retnrolf3057 Just checked mine - reg'd late Nov 1987 - came with fair bit of paperwork - the previous owner traded in a 1977 Volvo 343 DL auto for it apparently.
I used it as my daily driver for about 8 years, it’s great fun, I’ve become slightly used to having the comfort of the merc, and the easiness of the merc especially in winter.
Our daughter had a lupo as a first car followed by a polo, forget how light and nippy a mk2 golf is even compared to the newer bigger polos.
@@retnrolf3057 My brother who knows more about these things than me informed me this evening that my car is a 1988 model too - which kinda makes sense if the number plate thing is correct (Digifant instead of K-Jetronic etc) - every days a school day. Never used mine as a daily - was pretty mint when I got it (2007 - think it had had a paint job apart from the roof) and was scared of getting a ding - never mind someone mite nick it. Spends most of it's life in a shed now - spent a few years outside before that. Still gets a run when its nice out - though Covid has meant not many miles in last couple of years - just over 80K on it now, but MOT has run out and booked in end of March (I live in NI). On the polo thing - had a look and apparently a 2021 Polo GTI is a bigger car (and heavier) than the Mk 2 - but packs more of a punch than my 8V ha ha. And I'm sure the Merc is a step up comfort-wise from the Golf, my other brother has an older CLK 230 and it seems a nice wagon.
Still keeping the niveau Up high thinking All
The right boxes.
Lovely Alfasud a real Joy to drive not many
Left. We Called IT 1 2 3 rust. Never build a
Auto factory as a projekt towards unemployment. They marked All the mistakes on the buildding Quality, you can
Possible make. Even the T3 has some
Charm 🔝👍🍻
This guy is a legend, love all his cars and we very much talk about that e30 all the time 🤣
E30 fans unite!
Couldn’t agree more, I love my e30 it goes in garage at winter I then I think about selling n getting a more modern car ,then it comes out in spring and look at just can’t I love it plus there value is appreciating every year
Could you ask this guy if he could just do a recording of talking about cars . Such a calming voice, would help with my insomnia.
Not something I’ve ever thought about, but if enough people were interested I’m sure someone somewhere could make it happen 🤣
You find them Jonny!
Excellent collection again.
Lots of East Anglian reg no's.
great video and like how he use the cars. love the red m3
Love it. All of it. and that you met him at your event and that he is now on your YT channel says a lot about you Jonny . great great Video
Many thanks Gert, appreciate that. This channel wouldn't be this channel without the support and enthusiasm of our viewers.
Just about every car I've ever lusted after over my 55 years. Forget your Lambos and Ferrari.....
I've got a red Alfasud Super !! and the wifes got a red Mito ... lovely collection there
Another brilliant video Jonny! Love that Alfasud, the cooking Supers are rare and I’ve love to find its predecessor the ‘5M’ like my mum had. Unfortunately, it rusted through just a year after being bought new but I understood (from my mum) it’s handling and 5 speed box was a revelation.. replaced by a Volvo 345… not quite the same driving experience!
The alfasud is fantastic. My 4 door alfasud was my first car, cost £250, loved it. Was red as well and sounded amazing 👍
My favourite of all the LBS videos (so far). So lovely to see a quiet, committed enthusiast like Harry who hasn’t spent out of a fortune. Really great. Now feel bad about not getting an e30 M3 for everyday use myself 20 years ago, though young daughters made it hard (had a caterham instead!)
That’s a wonderful collection of cars, and exactly what I’d have if my wife wasn’t in control of household finances 😉🤣
Dad had one when I was early 20's. Dad and mum did Wales in it. Sadly, it was a rust box. However, it could go! When my brother became old enough to drive, after a couple of Chevettes , he got the two door version. He loved it until it rusted! Both Dad's and my brother's Suds were red! Great movie, as always.
You are not a car fan if you do not own Alfa at least once. I am not there yet LOL!
you need to learn to spell it properly first 😛
@@benzinapaul7416 yeah yeah whatever LOL!
I had to change the Handbrake cable on an Alfa Sud.........I would rather chop off my hands than do that again..... Total job from Hell!!!!! Great to drive a good one though... :-))
When I changed the clutch I left the cable attached and just swung the gearbox to the side, it looked a nightmare to try and remove the cable even with the gearbox on the floor!
@@harroldino1980 Ahhh the pleasure of motoring... :-))))
What a cool chap! Awesome collection and a very personable bloke!
Wow, The Alfasud 5m just like that was my first car! My dad sold it to me with no MOT and it needed a LOT of work to get it back on the road but even as an 1100 it was way better than the Ford's all my friends had.
These are the kinds of collections I like!! Really enjoyed this episode!! :)
Side note though it is pronouced differenty "Alfa Sud" it's pronouced sort of like "Hood" but with an "S"... Anyhow I really enjoyed this episode!
Little shots of the Sud took me straight back (in a flashback way!) to my early driving days when they were common. Who knew steel wheels could look so good. Still remember the sound of them at full tilt to this day, was hoping you'd get a drive in it.
I've had two Alfa Sud's, one TI cloverleaf and the other was an A reg 1.5 SC 95bhp.
I actually preferred the 1.5 SC over the TI as it had a longer gear ratio and a smoother overall drive, while being just as quick.
To this day it's still my favourite ice car.
Loved the old photo of the 4 door Sud in Arancia Capua. I had a 1977 1.3ti in the same colour, which was my first Alfa.
Loved my Alfa Sud (;YUT 121Y ) 4 dr standard , in cream. That flat 4 sounded amazing at high revs !
I remember the steering wheel wasn't straight , so took it to get the tracking checked at local garage , they pulled off the center part of the steering wheel , 3 bolts held it to the column, they loosened the bolts , strightened the wheel , tightened up said bolts , and gave me a bill ! I felt stupid !
I too waxoiled it at 3 years old , loved to know if it's still alive ?
Great episode Jonny 👏
Beautiful ‘Sud! It was a pea-green ‘Sud TI (also an earlier chrome bumper) which first fuelled my love of Alfa Romeo - one used to scream down our road twice a day, and I thought it sounded glorious. A later encounter with an Alfa GTV6 when I was 11 got me fully hooked. I’m on my 3rd Alfa now, having had all sorts of German and Swedish cars over the years - the Alfas are still my favourites.
Bought an Alfasud for exact the same reason two years ago. Just lovely.
Naked person in the window @00:16:27 😂😂😂
Fear not I was in my monsoon oatmeal cable knit cardi, but I had been perving out the window to see when I had to stick the kettle on again :-P
The Alfasud are a great car, looks great, great dimensions, great boxer engine, almost great every thing ! The Alfasud, 850 and the 127 are icons that will be cool as new EV followers to the 500 ! So go on Stellantis !
Alfa ..I have had suds i47 and have daily my 156 for the last 4 years..when I drive an older Alfa I feel massively superior to all other motorists ha haha ha …you know the common people in suv ect ..love your channel dear dear Jonny ciao ciao
Love the Alfasud's had a few in the late 80's early 90's mainly Ti's also because my dad had them when I was a bit younger and they held the road very well but it was the rust.. From Richard
Is it lowered? Yes
Does it run? 'No
All great cars great upload.
👍
Late Brake show is 10 times more watchable than Fifth Gear
Second time in two weeks I've felt compelled to comment on your channel!! I love these down to earth car collections with interesting back stories. A lot of us can relate to them. I still have my mother's (from new) 2007 CLK350 sport cab. which I thought had low miles at 50k and is in excellent condition (restored professionally through me).. A big thank you to "We buy any car" for ensuring I won't sell it!! I'll happily eat the £580 road tax per year thank you very much! (I seriously mean that, it's that good!)
Wow, he has done what we all wish we had done and not trade our old cars when buying a new one, my hat is off to you sir, awesome….
my italian ears are bleeding after 32 minutes of "alfasad", still love this show though and the passion behind this collection!
Not Sad, SUD. We say it like 'sood'!
@@TheLateBrakeShow Made my day answering! I really love the Sud, especially since it was the first big job my grandfather landed as a young engineer at Alfa Romeo back in the late sixties and he told me many anecdotes about it, such as the story behind those weird trunk hinges.
Cheers from Milan to the LBS and S&S Podcast!
While the old BMW's are great, can't deny that Alfa is just something special next to them.
Awesome. Far cooler than a shiny supercar collection in my opinion.
I used to stare at pictures of this guys Integrale and M3 like... 11 or 12 years ago? So cool to see his full collection.
I'd love to owen a itergraley thay were my dream car
Plus my dream coler was farare red
such a soothing video to watch, love the collection, especially the E30. Brilliant.
That's a great assortment of machinery. Hopefully the VW and the Fiat can be roadworthy again soon.
How cool is the traffic light air freshener 😎😍
Iv got so much more respect for people who buy used and high mileage cars because that's all that they can afford and use them every day as apposed to people who buy mint trailer Queens and nestle them away as investments. High milage original heroes are much more Interesting as are the owners
She had a licence, I just couldn't get her insured on the E36, hence the down grade 😉
Fantastic stuff Harry, well done 😎
The green Metro was missing?
Onore al collezionista che ama allo stesso modo l'umile Alfasud e la gloriosa M3
"Hints of public transport" This guys a top bloke.
This chap is doing things right, his other half has no worries if she can't see him look under a car.
Most of us have either no storage or no money.
Keeps him out of trouble and every so often he appears for a cup of tea 😂
I've had two Alfa Suds, a four door and a two door Ti. The Ti had an oil leak ( explains why they all had Agip stickers on them) the oil used to get onto the inboard brake disc, when you stood on the brakes the car would abruptly turn to the right. It also had an issue with the pcv valve ,under acceleration to oil filler cap would blow off. I got tired of buying filler caps so I attached mine with a length of sink plug chain, I'd accelerate, the filler cap would go bonk under the bonnet and I'd stop and put it back. No points for guessing what eventually happened to them both....
What a fantastic guy and an amazing story comes with all his cars and he drives them not worrying about putting miles on them very very cool
thank you. This made my day after a difficult one, and what a nice collection.
Harrys a lovely chap. Gails bearable as well 😂 (dont worry theyre friends of mine 😂)
You have your moments too 😂
@@retnrolf3057 ;)
What a fantastic collection. I remember my dad having those traffic light air fresheners that used to make me feel travel sick as a child.
Having no garage to work in I feel your pain working outside. As someone who shops at the bottom of the market myself I think I'd struggle to maintain such a vast collection of cars. The majority of these are really my era.
My son wants a MiTo for his first car.
Great video, immediately knew who this was when I saw the metro and M3 cannot believe it's been 15 years since you bought this much to the pleasure of the Evo forum. Good on ya fella
Actually I've had a brainwave (maybe seizure) we need a car pervert forum after the closure of EVO
What a lovely collection! It’s incredible how nostalgic cars can be - remembering the past abs wonderful times as a kid in the 80’s! Best era for everything.
Nice collection! Great to hear the reasoning behind each purchase.
Does Harry know about the GTI ENGINEERING badge on the golf? They were a VW tuner that raced mk1s in the late 70s/80s…and made awesome engines.
It came with the GTI engineering badge and also a matching little decal in the quarter light.
In the tons of paperwork there was with the car, a leaflet about power steering, if I remember rightly built nothing about the engine, so wondered if they did that?
BUT
I went from driving a 2lt turbo to having this as my daily driver and I’ve got to say for a 8v, both Harry and I were surprised at how pokey it was and have wondered if it had been tweaked by them?
I believe GTI engineering were based at silverstone weren’t they?
If they were anything like Vauxhalls Courtenay’s they only put badges on their cars that they did conversions on
Cheers Jonny and Harry, loved the collection. A real treat to see the Sud, brought back some happy and probably illegal memories.
I was going to buy an E30 M3 about the time he must have bought that. Decided to buy a more sensible E36 328i Sport 🤦🏻♂️ Option 3 was a 968 Sport 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
What a lovely, genuine bloke.
Insane an Alfa Sud in england 😍🍀wow love it.
Nice 850 Fiat 🚙🚗🚘👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great story fun down to earth ppl enjoying interesting Cars thru time. What does everyone think is the equivalent cheap now, appreciated later cars? I've got an mx5, a Swift Sport and a VW Beetle
Glued to the screen watching these videos. Please please keep them coming. Right, autotrader
Brilliant video! But making me feel increasingly depressed for not snapping up my neighbour's 75k mile 328 last year. Only asked £800 and unsurprisingly it'd gone by the time I got home from work. Why did I even stop to think?? what a tit!!!
Awesome collection of cars, he bought well, thanks Jonny for the tour, Rj in Oz, 4am
4am? Full commitment mate. Thank you.
Just cleaned and polished my two Alfa's 75 and 33 had cars since 1990 great channel big thumbs up for channel 🤗
Many thanks Jack - great to hear your Alfas are getting the worship they deserve.
@@TheLateBrakeShow thanks they kept in heated garage restored cars eight years ago both in Alfa red
So he is the one snatching all the 90's cool wheels off ebay. Leave some for us, please :) .
4 grand for an E30 M3. Damn that's crazy.
I'd love an E30. One of the coolest cars ever built.
GREAT episode, wish I had a neighbor who has a range of project Alfa's and BMWs. Johnny must have prayed to weather Gods for this one.
Harry!!!!!
Known him for years and still can’t remember his real name 🤦🏼♂️
Gremlin?????
That’s because his mum and sister are the only ones who use it 😂
@@retnrolf3057 I used to know but I’m drawing a blank. Embarrassing
Fiat 850 Tail Lights - as seen on Mk3 GT40.
2:10 in:
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One of my favourite episodes you have done of this nature... this guy has done what us petrol heads should have done in the past. Fair play to him. Every day I regret flogging my toys I had 10-15 years ago... Porsche 944 S2, Jag XJ6 4.2 Sovereign (83), BMW 1602, I won't go.on as I can see what i am typing through the tears.... unfortunately wives kids and property have become those cars and I haven't had a toy for 5 years. This spring, that needs sorting. Anyway enough therapy, fantastic, brilliant, great cars and such a good guy. Top job. 👍
A very eclectic collection, TBH I wouldn't have guessed a softly spoken chap like that would be into powerful Beamers with mad spoilers! The world of cars can be very unpredictable...
And that's why we love the automotive world.
Best video yet Jonny 😀 such a gorgeous collection and clearly a very understanding other half!
A pure delight.
Thank you Johnny and Harry.