Here's why the British Hot Rod and custom car scene is fantastic
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- Best of the British Custom Car scene - real life Hot Wheels Hot Rods. This Late Brake Show episode was born from a few things; firstly Jonny had wanted to feature the infamous 'Ain't No Saint' Volvo P1800 gasser drag car for a while; secondly Jonny was approached by Hot Wheels to be one of their judges for the 2022 'Legends Tour' event (which totally means we get first dibs on anything special for TLBS); and thirdly, he figured these two elements would = the perfect excuse to go to the NSRA (National Street Rod Association) Hot-Rodding Custom-Car Show for more perving. Probably the largest rod and custom car show in Europe in fact.
Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show.
In case you haven't heard of the Hot Wheels Legends tour before, it is the chance for someone to have their project car immortalised as a 1:64 scale diecast model. Various countries are hosting their own heats for the tour, and the winner overall last year (so globally, not just the UK) was the main star of this video - a Volvo P1800 gasser drag car.
Lee Johnstone's gasser is wild. But better still it proves that you can take a rolling wreck of a car and turn it into a world-wide celebrity. He is in his 70s now, and has been building V8s and drag racing ever since visiting Santa Pod in 1967 (the year after it opened!). Lee is from Somerset, and although he doesn't compete in a specific drag race series, he enjoys simple heads-up racing and shares the driving seat between his three daughters.
Once Jonny had a good goosey around Lee's Gasser, he headed straight off in his '68 Charger to the NSRA Summer Nationals show. NSRA stands for National Street Rod Association (who've just celebrated their 50th anniversary and can name Keith Moon and Jeff Beck as honourary members).
Huge thanks to Hot Wheels for supporting us to make this video. If you've got a modified car which you think fits the bill of becoming a Hot Wheels toy then click the link below and get your entry in before AUGUST 31st 2022. www.hotwheelsuklegendstour.co...
Thanks to Santa Pod Raceway (santapod.co.uk/) for permitting the use of racing footage and continuing to offer hospitality to The Late Brake Show.
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Filmed by Nick Poole www.nickpoolecreator.com and Michael 'Dougie' Douglass.
Edited by: Phil Vaughan Pritchard www.philvfilms.com/
Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant www.matttarantdesign.com
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Jonny Smith
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:16 Roger Moore in The Saint
1:55 Meet Lee and his Volvo
2:12 What is a Gasser?
3:12 Built a Hot Wheels by accident!
6:08 Family car
6:57 The build process
10:34 How does it drive?
13:05 The engine
17:52 AT THE HOT ROD SHOW
19:15 Alvis steam punk Woodie wagon
23:44 Ford T-bucket cruise
24:15 T-bucket delivery van
26:35 Ford Pop street rod
28:27 Studebaker Commander coupe
29:49 Enter Hot Wheels Legends Tour
30:33 VOLUME UP
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Ref the 'Can't Explain' Pop, & the reference to the original 'Pinball Wizard'. As most people who watched 'Wheeler Dealers' will know, that was owned /built by Mike Brewer's father.
I had no idea Mike Brewer's Dad was a hot rod builder. I spoke to him after this video went out in order to verify and it's true. Mike remembers going on the infamous Chelsea Cruise in Pinball Wizard as a young lad.
Mikey Bray built Pinball Wizard - Mike Brewer’s father just owned it at one point.
Jim Roberts owns it. Lovely chap he is.
Gotta say of all the UK people doing CZcams etc, you are pretty much the only one I can think of who can genuinely based on your car collection go to such varied events and be accepted by owners from modern ev's to the yank scene. Keep on doing what you do becuase there are far to few like you.
Strangely got stopped by lots of people. Didn’t think that was going to happen at all, really surprised me. Thank you so much Barry.
@@TheLateBrakeShow I used to see you n your family at retroshow years back n I'd say to my mates look it's that guy off the telly from 5th gear or whatever who uses to have the sideburns n spikey hair lol... if i saw you now I'd say hey n wanna have a chat! You should be proud of how your CZcamss going... 👍
The Volvo was pretty cool, but that Alvis Woodie wagon...absolutely stunning! Bravo to the owner, he has created a work of art.
Seen that one in the flesh ( no pun intended ,interior ref ) the detail is off the scale !
@Flynn Spunks Agreed! Not a pretty car but wow, it's a beautiful work of art.
That Alvis Woodie is STUNNING!
BEYOND delicious! Deserves its own extended episode.
I'm 72 yrs old, a car freak for my entire lifetime in the western US and I am very impressed at the craftsmanship and creativity in your show. That woody is outstanding by any standard--that owner has added massive character to that car worthy of praise anywhere. Bravo!
I've got a 'Two Lane Blacktop' replica '55 Chevy which runs a Ford 9 inch rear end on ladder bars, panhard rod and coilovers, and a drop tube front axle on parallel 4 links, panhard rod and coilovers, and it's surprisingly nimble on A & B roads. I like to go round corners, not just in a straight line and enjoy the fact that despite the rudimentary suspension it handles quite well. It's basically a 600bhp truck.
Seen this Volvo at the Pod several times and it's lovely.
Jonny always impresses me with his knowledge.
A man of all car people..
Very famous Bucket T at 23:45, Nick Butlers Andromeda. It featured on the cover of teh first issue of Hot Rod and Custom UK in June 1978.
This is the car scene for creative people looking beyond just restoring the car. The P1800 and the Alvis Woodie are a good example of this.
Proper job, Somerset build. Jonny understands more than most will
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These are sort of Engineering Artists.
Painting their imagination to their hearts content.
THANKS for a fascinating look at British Hot Rod design and the people who get immersed in the craft!
Another great video Johnny. Loved the Alvis.
That Alvis is stunning. It would be my winner all day.
Johnny never disappoints, the Volvo gasser and the Alvis! Wow
As one of the UK's very few subscribers to Hot Rod Magazine in the early-1960s, I watched the emergence of the custom and rod scene here from the very start. Back then, the cars were a bit rough and ready, a bit underpowered and under-presented. I felt a touch ashamed of how we looked against the designs of Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, George Barris, and the other West Coast supremos.
No more - and not for a long time. These are beautifully-executed examples of a uniquely British approach, full of wit and irony. Makes the US scene seem a bit too serious, a bit up itself.
Hello mate. For some unknown reason, my dad bought me a few American mags. It was 1955 and I was 4. Something struck a chord and ever since I've loved the hot rod, custom, and drag-racing scene. I was and still am absolutely blown away. Do you remember Jeff Beck's Boston Strangler 'T? It was the 'real deal'. He bought it in the States, East Coast(of course) but it wasn't long before he'd built his first Duece here.
We have another 'real deal' with Jonny. He doesn't just 'know' his craft, he appreciates the builders and their extraordinary creations. His passion and respect shines through.
The Alvis woody is quite possibly the coolest car I have ever seen. Lovely interior details. Mad, but so cool.
Trevor Gardiner and Jim Roberts, two fine gentlemen with a passion for enjoying what they drive and being a great friend to us all. Even had Trevor drive me to my prom back in 2016. Two of the best chaps you would ever want to meet.
Nice work Jonny, your show outshines other TV shows anywhere, keep it up 👍😎
Love the individuality. Great show and well worth the content, very interesting to see some UK hot rodding.
Lee is a genius what a great way to have your work immortalised in the form of a Hot Wheels model.
Cracking video, ive seen aint no saint race so many times. I need to get my car built!
The idea of the beam axle under the Gassers and eventually the FX, altered wheel base dragsters was because when the cars accelerated the front would lift changing the front wheel alignment which made for terrible steering. As one guy put it,It was like steering a big Safe in a wheel barrow.
That car show with that perfect summer sun is what we all imagine the perfect summer car show day to be. ☀️
What a fabulous guy the Saints builder is. Love the fact he has his 3 daughters driving it
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The dude with the Alvis is a legend, what a car!
Rusty was fascinating. Totally forgot to ask him to demonstrate the streering wheel until we'd packed up.
Nice to see Plum Crazy in the background (Fordson 'Pop' van). My proudest car moment was when I set up my V6 Pop in Olympia in 1981 alongside Plum Crazy and Pinball Wizard (which is referenced in the video). I was 22 at the time and although a long time since I've built cars like that I still like to work on my cars. The standards now, as you've shown, are just amazing.
That transition from one scene to another with a Thanos-esque click of the fingers was quite simply
They are all mad… ‘Bless ‘em. Delightful video, thanks Jonny
I love watching Ain't No Saint... One of my favorite all time drag cars.
What a great video - thanks Jonny.
It's because of Lee that I now work as a mechanic. When I was very young about 50 years ago Lee had the council lock-up opposite my dads. Many an hour was spent passing spanners/annoying Lee whilst he worked on various cars. Many years later he and his business partner restored my mk1 capri. The man is a true gent and genius.
Thanks once again
What a lovely anecdote to hear. Always glad to hear of people encouraging young people to get hands on and learn new skills.
Thanks Darren ,really appreciate your comments , clad I was some help in your life.
That Alvis *HAS* to become a Hot Wheels model, as long as they give it at least a little bit of detail under the bonnet (or rather through the side).
Agree.
Tamyia 110th scale r/c menace!
And only a couple of miles from my house if the address is right! I'm going Alvis spotting in the morning!
You had me at "Hot Wheels". That was ace, could have done with a couple more hours of it. Your genuine enthusiasm shines through. Ta.
Great film, as always. Love the variety. As a 60s/70s kid brought up on The Pink Panther Show, Wacky Races, and The Banana Splits, with a collection of Hot Wheels cars and loops, those T Buckets take me back. Top stuff.
The Munsters was the BEST & his coffin dwn the drag strip a fkn ripper
Brilliant again! Thank you Jonny
Wow Jonny, thank you so for taking us with you to an amazing Car show. Great to see that these artists are still out there creating amazing machines 😍
Epic cars, great to see footage of the UK custom scene, and show we can build some cool stuff too!
I was reading and collecting Custom Car magazine as a 13year old back in '88. Slammed camper vans, chopped 32' coupes and some guy called Mr. Ed. Not to mention the paint jobs.
Thanks TLBS for bringing back so many memories.
Love your charger, happily sell you an organ for it or blood.
Still got my street machine mags i bought with my pocket money as a kid in the 80s too, was a mechanic when i left school as they inspired me but life takes different turns and i like to customise and build bikes now when i have the cash especially monkey bikes.
@@Thegeordiemonkey Huge respect to you for doing that, my love of cars was cemented at the time and would draw and paint pictures of them, however, I wanted to go to Uni to pursue Car Design but fell in love with Fine Art instead. I went from Custom Car to Performance Car magazine and Autocar magazine. Kept everyone for fifteen years and used to hate moving home because at the end I could fill a van with them.
would love to see a piece on Andy Saunders sometime
Great episode.
Don't think I'd want to own or build a Hot Rod, but absolutely love that others do. So many genuinely unique and intriguing touches. Could look around them for hours. Bravo 👏🏻
@The Late Brake Show Hey, Jonny... I'm guessing this isn't you?...
No, it is a spam bot. Sorry.
an amazing collection of automotive creativity, some real works of art here.
Had a P1800S back in the day. Never imagined it as a gasser! Too cool.
That was a great episode. You should come to the U.S. to the South East Gassers Assn. (SEGA) in the South East of the U.S. They still drag race according to 1967 NHRA drag rules, safety excepted. Manual transmissions only. They are on CZcams and Facebook.
The Studebaker was designed by Raymond Lowerys team, and some say they were inspired by the frontal treatment from the 1949 Shoebox Ford and the Tucker 48.
Jonny that was probably my favourite of your videos. Great to hear you speaking to each of the owners about the smallest details!
Can I also say, a big pat on the back to yourself and the Lego team for this idea. I'd never have known it was a piece with them, it tied together perfectly! 👏🏻
Johnny you've come a long way since fifth gear car show, thanks so much for such brilliant content, you're love and appreciation for all things automotive really shows, that car show really looks amazing!! You should check out Brands Hatch events calendar, they have events for Fords and Vauxhalls, where people show case their cars
Cheers Nick 👍🏽
Yes Jonny! More like this please. Great to see hand made super cars! Bravo Sir 🙂
The Alvis Woodie, wow! Please, please more of this material.
Another outstanding Late Brake Show,Jonny,fantastic.👍🏻
As if we couldn't love this channel more!
Thank you for the great content,fabulous work.
Luis, thank you. Really chuffed you liked the episode.
Loved this video… such bonkers cars!
What a pleasant surprise when I got home from the parts store for some sundries. Father in law had a great 1800 E fully restored. Great stuff as usual, cheers.
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I spent many weekends with my dad at shows like that. What a great showcase for what remains of the UK hot rod scene. Thanks for the nostalgia hit.
Brilliant stuff, Jonny. I love it when you represent our UK drag and custom scene. My bedroom wall was covered in Street Machine centre page pictures when I was a kid and it’s good to see a lot of these classic body styles are still going strong.
An absolutely fantastic video from start to finish. Absolutely loved the Ain't No Saint. I must say it was much better than the CarThrottle video which seemed to be dumbed down a bit. The detail in this one was so good to hear actual details. Top job, Jonny, as always
CT did a good job of the story, and got to ride in it, but I appreciate that you appreciate the extra details 👊🏽
Love this style of show review, getting to events and talking to the owners etc. Love to see more of this on the channel 😀
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Great episode, lots of very cool cars, love it 😍
Great video, keep the custom & hot rod stuff coming please!
The Detroit superchargers break down as : first number =cylinder count , and 71 = Cubic inch per cylinder.
The Detroits were 2 stroke engines which make no vacuum so considered n/a even though supercharged.
The Alvis 💯👌.
Thanks Johnny for sharing it.
Another cracking and really original episode. I really like how the channel is so diverse.
Thanks, nice work
absoultly fantastic as always
Wow, what an awesome video. Living here in Canada, and at one time owning a 1941 Chevy Coupe hot rod (I now own a couple of British sports cars - go figure), it's sweet to see the imagination and creativity these owners have put into their pride and joy.
Great video. Some amazing cars here 😍🛠🇬🇧
Congratulations on another awesome video, great cars, great people, Rj in Oz
Bloody marvellous 👏
I used to love these cars when I was a kid, they're such fun art pieces
Excellent stuff, I can tell you really enjoyed filming this one. I’m surprised it was not double the length!! I’m sure you could have entertained us for a full hour with other finds at the show. Thank you.
Cheers Steve. Yeah, this stuff really resonates with me. Always has.
Brilliant episode! Reminds me of a Dennis Gage “My Classic Car” episode. Truly fun.
Great show - all fantastic cars, but I did love that Woody - just enough of the eccentric Brit/Mad Professor to it to seal the deal. One favourite part that took me back was the Dansette speaker grille - they were universal in the 50's and 60's as record players, you remember, those vinyl things??!! Keep it up Jonny.👍👍👍
Hi J, just wanted to say i just love your shows real layback pure family entertainment, it just relax me from day to day stress, keep it up mate 👌
Just simply Superb 👌... Thanks Jonny 👍
What an amazing car show , love it
The ST 1 number plate on the Saints car was rented from a Lady in Inverness. ST being the local letters at the time for Inverness.
The custom car scene in the 70s was the best by far. Especially in the Essex and east London areas. I loved it.
Well said....and it's the same old farts doing the cars today, 40+ years on.
Nice "Saint" gasser👌🇸🇪
Love the show!! Thanks for never disappointing!
I agree!
Love these, more, please, please, please 😁
A P1800 Gasser....Hilarious and Awesome in equal measure
All that is good and wholesome about the internal combustion engine. It's day as our main source of propulsion may be drawing to a close, but I hope the stuff that's really worth saving, like this, carries on forever. Great video, as always.
Sure it will. Riots will start otherwise, with me at the front!
Being a '69 it is either a S (carb) or E (injection), the changed happened mid-69. It is however not an ES as that was the later estate version. Fun fact, it is actually also not a P 1800, but just an 1800 (with S or E after). Only the early Jensen built cars we officially called "P", but these days they are all known under this name, even though it is historically incorrect.
Good to know 👍🏻
Love that the Volvo is a family car
Yep, including the family as opposed to it being a solitary 'Dad' hobby.
Impressive variety and dedication!
Same can be said for the channel.
Another great show cheers johnie for showing us on the other side of the globe 👍👍👍
Moooooar! This was brilliant!
Great vid, really enjoyed........... 👍👍👍👍
that show is now on my bucket list. awesome coverage. following from New Orleans LA
Cheers v much 🤘🏽
I collect them as well, I've got to have about 500+, have some loose ones as they were the only way to get them for the collection.
But I also think some antiseptic tanks charge waybover what they're worth.
Loved it! More like this please Johnny?
Great work has been done to that
Love your show!!!
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Love the story behind the gasser, what a great guy the builder of it is. And that Woody, so so creative. Top marks for a top vid Jonny ;-)
Truly love this Jonny 🙏. Coming from the States, after just leaving the Woodward Dream Cruise this is spot on a match for over here. The quality etc would match that of the cars here 👍
Thank you for the comment. I've been once to the Woodward Cruise and loved every hour of it.
That Volvo is fantastic!
Isn't it just? And the name is just so inspired.
Would definitely support that Model T van for the Hot Wheels car, but only if the model has an accurate Megane indicator stalk fitted!
Ha!
Great vid as ever Jonny. I got all excited by the thumbnail as love custom cars. Many of my family are in that community and have been for years. My cousin's car is in the thumbnail of the video. His is the all metal Willys which is his fave type of car. He used to have quite a collection so would be worth chatting too one day if you looking for more content of that type. Thanks as ever for the wicked channel (my faves are the barn finds) . Dave
A new cheeky video for Saturday evening. Perfect!
Happy to oblige Rob. Least we can do for a Patron. 🤘🏽
oh man johnny the episode could be hours long i wouldn't get bored. fantastic. Thank you 1A entertainment
We have a longer episode of the hot rod show that is being offered to high tier Patreons shortly 😘
That gave me goosebumps wow