Making the worst car cool - Lada Cosworth Duratec Street Sleeper!

Lada Cosworth Duratec project - Soviet Street Sleeper.
Who would sink £20k+ on building a 240bhp hell raising Russian Sleeper Lada with fast Ford Cosworth Duratec underpinnings? Retro Dave, from www.retroford.co.uk that's who. Jonny has been wanting to drive this car for several years and, after hosting it at several of our Late Brake Show On Tour events, the time came. It was a bit slippery.
Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show.
Russian cars like the Lada (or Vaz 2101) were sold in the UK duringthe 1970s, 80s and 90s. They were always cheap, often mocked (unfairly in some cases) and rarely cherished. This right-hand-drive UK model has seen a total restoration and restomod drivetrain swap in order to create a clean, humble looking driving machine that can keep with many modern day sports cars.
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Jonny Smith
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:35 Meet Retro Ford Dave
3:17 Embarrassing car
4:28 Needed restoring
5:00 A bit sideways
7:10 Transmission
8:17 Engine bay
8:46 Suspension spec
9:13 Engine build pics
9:48 Accidental Cosworth prototype!
11:35 235bhp, but more than that
11:58 On-road hooliganism
14:00 Wheels/tyres and brake specs
14:38 Retro Ford workshop
16:31 Colour and paint work
19:55 Jonny drives
21:55 Performance stats
24:38 Retro Ford other project cars
27:46 Drag car Escort estate
29:20 SMOKE MACHINE!
#streetsleeper #russiancars #thelatebrakeshow

[@storvay]

Superb show as always. Eclectic content which I would never have previously gravitated towards but, on your channel, I do! Never thought I’d be watching a video on a Lairy Lada and loving it 😆

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

Glory to Russia ❤💙🤍

[@drewbase]

5:03 I bet he saw his life flashing by

[@markthompson9914]

@@JamesSmith-qs4hxand screw NATO 👍✌️🇬🇧

[@johnnytenjobs]

@@JamesSmith-qs4hx But fek Putin

[@el_v4rgo194]

I Need One of these in Italy

[@helloyoutube1921]

I llive in Russia, and we still have a lot of those around. Nobody really use them as an everyday car anymore, but lots and lots of people do projects similar to this and we also love to use them as winter drift cars. Winter drifting is very cheap, as you can imagine, you basically dont ruin your tires at all on snow and ice :) This orange is also very similar to one of its factory colors, I really like it. Thank you for this video, it was very unexpected to see one of those on your channel! The owner really did an amazing job, looks very cool

[@artursalksnis140]

Slava Ukraine.

[@johngregg401]

I had a BA3 1200s for my first car and it was amazing. It was Lada orange, came with the full tool kit and a tin of touch up paint 🥰 I loved my car

[@helloyoutube1921]

@@artursalksnis140 yea man, every russian is a medieval orc who has putin's photo on the wall above bed and wants every european dead from the cold. And your hate matters and saves lives. Sure. Great effort, keep it up.

[@helloyoutube1921]

@@johngregg401 I wouldn't call them amazing in any shape or form, haha, but those cars bring a lot of nostalgic feelings for me and are very fun to drive from time to time. Dirt cheap to fix too :)

[@salamov963]

"Nobody really use them as an everyday car anymore" are you sure buddy

[@ashtonworth6288]

These are the type of builds that interest me. Not another Audi with 700bhp

[@captainkirk9897]

Absolutely! Built, not bought.

[@davidsucesso2419]

Yup

[@test-tl8dt]

taking an old simple, light rear wheel drive chassis and putting 200 or so horsepower in is a concept that never ever fails. whether its an escort or a corolla or a 02 bmw.... or a lada. it just simply never fails.

[@fartloudYT]

I love some old Audi's with stupid bhp. There is one thing that is definitely worse - putting a damn EV engine in.

[@alexfoli9906]

@@fartloudYT OLD Audi GOOD !!!

[@surffisher73]

This gentleman has the right attitude regarding driving a cars and not making it a shrine. He also has a great taste on builds, they are subtle on the outside, rowdy on the inside. Love the mindset.

[@bmmg123]

Lada 2101 (1200) was not a bad car, on contrary, it was an excellent car, improved version of fiat 124 (overhead cam, robust suspension). My father had one and drove it for more than 20 years without problems. Maintenance was extremely cheap. Greetings from Croatia!

[@petesplaneta9340]

This car is so brilliant, I love a street sleeper! Dave has done such a quality job on it, I do wish I could have a drive. Filming was great too, such an engaging video. Didn’t feel like half an hour.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Glad to hear the viewing time flew by Pete - that's always our intention.

[@MrMarkusmulder]

Almost half a million subscribers 👍.

[@rocket__man1280]

@@TheLateBrakeShow love your videos mate! I really loved the vid on the Tolman 205 gti. You need to take a look into the early 2000's hot hatches like the Renault Clio 182 and the Peugeot 206 gti 180. Those cars are an awesome drive!

[@silentracer911]

Yeah, Jonny has always been a good presenter since his early years. Time flies by most of the time. And I LOVE sleepers, I always wanted a police vehicle from auction, and build it to the max. I also like what the guys did for the cross USA record with the Audi. They made it look just like a police Taurus and did a very good job too, even had the Blue Oval saying Audi in Ford script

[@scottnewlands628]

Cinematography is amazing. Car is cool AF. Just brilliant

[@user-xe4yb5xc8t]

Great project! In fact here in Russia Ladas are being used as cheap Legos for building drift projects. And they definitely rock especially in winter drift competitions.

[@t16205]

Im from Norway and I had a 1500, it was so much fun in the winter! I would love to own one again!

[@k09rus]

Классный проект! Спасибо! Интересно, удалось ли сохранить тот самый запах жигулевского салона как в детстве? ))

[@bodoratiyypi5864]

@@KZbinTookMyNickname.WhyNot А вот твой комментарий автоматически перевёлся на Русский. XD

[@FilFPS228]

@@ivanmuromskyi4901 ладно, не будем

[@nikog7133]

@ivan muromskyi "Lada Interior", thank me later mr google translate..

[@hztn]

- Бомжи насрут в жигули - будет тот самый запах как в детстве.

[@user-zl8md7xc9m]

@@hztn если твое детство связано с запахам дерьма бомжей, то тебе можно только посочувствовать бедолага!

[@clivewilliams3661]

A much underrated car. Back in late 1970's my mate built a 1300 Lada to compete in the Lada Rally series in his lock up without any electricity. Because funds were very limited the cost of everything had to be assessed and only necessary items were bought. Primarily, it was calculated that lightening the car as far as possible within the Regs would net greater effect so that all glass apart from the windscreen became perspex, all body panels were substituted by Fiat 124 that were 1/2 the weight and thickness, even the doors were rebuilt with a single skin in aluminium, every bolt was cut to precisely the right length and kept in a bucket, that at the end of the build gave 20kgs of scrap metal. The suspension was fully modified but the drivetrain was left standard even though the engine was regularly rev'd until the valves bounced! - the rev limiter. That car competed successfully in stage and road rallies for a few years and was then bought by another car club member who campaigned it in road rallies for a few more years all on the same used and abused drivetrain, although he did change the doors back to standard as he felt that the flimsy lightweight doors and a side impact were not compatible! To everyone in the Car Club, Dick's Lada was not a source of ridicule but of appreciation that could embarrass all but the very best Escorts, Vauxhalls, Sunbeam and Lancer

[@brostenen]

Lada and Wardburg, were brands that old people bought in Denmark, in the 1980's.

[@clivewilliams3661]

@@brostenen Have you noticed that older people buy no-nonsense basic vehicles, is that because they don't have money to waste on the latest gimmicks or that they are content with the basic features?

[@brostenen]

@@clivewilliams3661 I dont know if that is the reason in every single country globally. But I do know that old people bought lada, skoda and wartburg here in Denmark in the 1980's. Because eastblock cars were so darn cheap. Like 1/6'th of the price of a new Mercedes.

[@clivewilliams3661]

@@brostenen It was the same in UK and I knew several people who bought those three makes, who either bought the cars because they didn't have the money or wanted the simplicity of the basic vehicle or both. Most older people were used to driving basic vehicles in their younger days of a similar standard and besides they no longer had the need to look cool. My mate with the Lada couldn't afford an Escort to rally and the championship was cheap motorsport, another mate bought a Skoda Estelle to get a new car cheap, instead of the suspect pre-owned ones he was used to for much the same price. And a third family friend bought a Wartburg for much the same reason as he had to do a 200mile (320Km) round trip each week for his engineering business and he needed something reliable and being Hungarian was used to Eastern (but non-Russian) Bloc cars.That Wartburg was driven up and down the M1 at near max speed ~80mph loaded with engineering jobs in the boot for at least 3 years without a major failure, that could not be expected of a European car. Today we have a Skoda Superb that is simpler than my daughter's similar aged Passat , but not simple enough for my aged liking, it is however, more reliable than hers.

[@netiturtle]

What's underrated about it though. You'd have to throw everything away apart from the body, and this body rusts as soon as there is rain in neighboring country. I think it had thicker metal to make the rusting process last longer, but this also makes it heavier. I mean the base car had actual suspension, which is a progress compared to even later fully Russian-developed cars, but its too soft for tuning. Good for a show and evoking nostalgic emotions, but there are so many better options

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

More people need to make cars like this. It's so cool.

[@TheMancalorian]

I almost made the first fiesta cosworth in my teens. I bought a MK2 motorsport fiesta one of 250, it was rapid and my project was too drop a Escort Cosworth engine into it. Me and my father fell out for many reasons and one day i witnessed him having my first car crushed on the back of a truck out of spite. That day was good enough reason to wash my hands of him especially for killing my baby beast.

[@kevinmartin9775]

There’s nothing I don’t like about what Dave’s build has achieved. It’s absolutely spot on in every respect. Well done pal 👍🤩

[@graemejohnson9025]

That Idiot Should not be able to drive in england.. swearving on public rod, in Ausbtralia ilegal, Overtaking over Double yellow Lines, ilegal, Approaching a roundabout at 70mph and joking about not killing 2 old people, fn idiot.. THen burnout, another fn idiot.. i hope english police have seen the video, and shut him down.. he is a stupid nob..

[@bradzimmerman3171]

First thing that needs to happen is "get rid of those awful hubcaps " --if you want a lame granny look hubcraps are for you besides they have no use & don't hold the wheels on **

[@markthompson9914]

@@TheMancalorian My late father begged for me too see him so he could say goodbye when he was in the late stage of cancer. I thought about it, then I thought about how I got him a trawler we both worked and then he replaced me with my brother, and the time he tried too take my first daughter from me, and I thought “u haven’t bothered too come see me in 20 years so why should I put myself out too make him feel better about himself. Don’t even get me started about the day of his funeral. Family hey 😡✌️🇬🇧

[@stanley1554]

1:22 - 1:29 What an beautiful sound! That little car must be a complete blast to drive!!! This is sooo amazing 😍 👍👍👍

[@christopherhenry8061]

Beautifully Done! Finally -- an actual 'sleeper' 🏆 ! Great Post !

[@AndySnap]

Now that's what you call an outro... And isn't it about time we started having colourful cars again? 70s car colours were great (apart from mud brown), the Lada looks wonderful 👍

[@motorvatorv888]

It’s the colour municipal vehicles are painted in Germany. Council roadworks, motorway maintenance etc.

[@paulofagundes3006]

Right? I don’t get why people rarely buy colorful cars since the early 2000’s. You can count in your hands how many cars you see in colors other than the basic 5 (black, white, Gray, silver, red) in your drive anywhere. This has to change already.

[@darrellbradley9334]

Too me looks just Like the Mk 11 Cortina . Beautiful build ;)

[@DogsBAwesome]

I really don't understand the modern obsession with shiny primer grey cars, I wish it would go away.

[@paulofagundes3006]

@@DogsBAwesome don’t get me started on the gray. I thought no color was worst than the usual gray, but VW and Porsche just had to come out with the weird looking shade of gray for their new models, like some kind of opaque light gray or something... And as my mom says it: “Gray is the rich fashion”. I say: Gray may be the last trend of Paris, but it’s still ugly as f*** ”. As you can imagine it, mom loves gray, I hate it. Since people tend to buy whatever is new on the market, couldn’t they have released some better colors like a light blue, light yellow, light green, light pink or anything of the sort?? Do you get where I’m coming from? (The 50’s and 60’s colors)

[@AndysWallace]

Absolutely amazing. I have to say I've always found these style of your shows incredible. The creativity and passion that goes into projects like these. It's insprising! Wonderfully presented in a knowledgeable way. Love it, please do more like this!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Many thanks Andy, appreciate that.

[@adyt.6439]

@@TheLateBrakeShow Loving ur sleeper vids...

[@garythompson6629]

It's nice to see an old classic that never turned head's on the street, but this is one definitely worth a smile

[@RISSSD17]

Классная. Самое удивительное это видеть такие тачки праворульными, экспортными.

[@alan_wood]

There is so much skill and knowledge tucked away in Britain's tiny workshops.

[@ewadge]

Very fun car. You could park it next to a Lambo and you’d still have the more interesting car. Also, I bet it is a ton more fun to drive cause you can actually use all of the power without disappearing into a hedge.

[@francis8062]

It's a Fiat 124.

[@apexdna]

@@francis8062 Albeit a heavily modified one by Lada for the Soviet market.

[@Rusich945]

it is cheaper and easier not to change the engine, but to install the turbine on the Lada engine

[@user-bz8ee7mj6l]

Красота " копейки" на все времена!!!👍🇷🇺

[@AirCineFc]

Какашка

[@pod_bor]

Итальянцы красавчики

[@SarofanoeRadio]

​@@pod_bor согл

[@user-mc6cn9bm8j]

Власовские трусы тут при чем?

[@pesho225]

Eastern European here, I just want to say this: my grandpa used to be the head of a hospital wing, (so a local 'important head') and had to wait for aaages to get his "Zhiguli" (Lada) and he just *cherished* the car. Its interiors looked like nothing in the video shown in this video. The seats were much simpler. But the man cared for his car, and was it not for his nephew totaling the vehicle, then today it would have been a piece of retro art.

[@raisingjunior6389]

This is probably my favorite late brake show video! 8 months to build a car like that is amazing, especially with all the mods and engineering that has gone into it

[@PeterHausr]

We used to have used Lada's in the 1980's simply because they were cheap to buy and operate (1 Income Family with 3 Children in Canada). A yellow 4 Door, brown Station Wagon, red Niva and a white Samara. I have enjoyed this Video, it brought back many memories (Engine swap). Thanks Johnny

[@dmacpher]

Nivas are great in the snow! Surprised more didn’t make it to Canada

[@dron5171]

Как же аккуратно она сделана!!! Красавчик владелец!!! Жалко нет перевода на русский.

[@Antondrag1966]

Бро ты просто не умеешь включать русские субтитры. Я нучился, жто не сложно - жми перевести, крути вниз список языков, выбираешь нужный кликай. Все!

[@user-rs7rk6br4b]

сверху нажимаешь перевести на русский и все,ток перевод не очень...

[@67AlmazRus]

Именно с этим роликом у меня какие то проблемы с переводом английских субтитров на русский. и на компе и на телефоне. В обоих случаях показывает что РУССКИЙ перевод включен, но субтитров нет. А так обычно: Сперва нажимаем на значок "шестерёнка" внизу экрана ролика на панели (на компе, на телефоне вверху), выбираем СУБТИТРЫ - они здесь только на английском языке, то есть нажимаем на надпись АНГЛИЙСКИЙ (СОЗДАНО АВТОМАТИЧЕСКИ). Автоматически означает что речь сведена в субтитры на слух гуголовским роботом, то есть если речь не внятна роботу - плохо сведёт. Дальше, нажимаем на эту строчку (или на АВТОПЕРЕВОД на телефоне) - выйдет ПЕРЕВЕСТИи выбираем из полсотни языков РУССКИЙ. В целом тексты английских субтитров несложные к роликам на автомобильную тему. Но есть тонкости перевода. Например капот , становится капюшоном. Потому что у слова the hood (капот) много значений, в том числе и капюшон. Надо только вспомнить современную моду - популярные у молодёжи футболки, свитера с капюшоном - худы. P.S. The hood - это капот у американцев, у англичан капот - это bonnet, одно из значений - шляпа..))

[@user-gu8bo8xo1q]

@@Antondrag1966 Тут они автоматические

[@toptroll7264]

Либо бампера не родные, либо задние фонари поставили с копейки. У оригинальной копейки бампера шли с клыками. Из за этого момента кажется что чего то не хватает.

[@stoatrepublic]

20:43 > just love that, breaking traction moment.

[@cherrytreegoats3409]

I used to get dropped off at school in a 1976 olive green Lada estate with a brown vinyl roof. In fact It was the same car I learnt to drive in. Brilliant content as always Jonny.

[@sjr999r]

When Johnny says ‘ok’ when matey is at full hoon and still doesn’t let off!!🤘🏼😎 Is the polite way of saying ‘slow down’

[@slavapar7446]

👍Всё так четко и аккуратно! Красота инженерного подхода!

[@pro100ksander]

Сохран у копейки бомба! Хозяин машины красавчик !

[@philipjfry199]

Это не сохран. Там всё переделано и доделано.

[@GazzUnseen]

That’s a great sleeper, stunning craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing with us Johnny!

[@canadiancarfreak2050]

This is my new favorite KZbin channel I look forward to every video you post. Keep up the good work!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

We love you Canadian Car Freak.

[@KenanTurkiye]

Fiat 124 ....just saying. : )

[@oldgittarist]

Pure brilliance....really impressive work as well!

[@adyg5402]

The talent of these guys never fails to astound me.

[@mattlaggs5151]

I never thought I would say this about a Lada. That is absolutely stunning. Knowing how fun it is makes it even better. Bloody hell.

[@zadeasbolt226]

I am not shure about Lada, but it's definitely a «Funky cold medina»

[@PneumatinisPlaktukas15]

Ladas are great no nonsense cars tbh.

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

Ladas are actually pretty cool I always liked them even back then. Classic minimal looks and potential for tuning

[@artursalksnis140]

Ladas are shit... fiat 124 was a great car...

[@Ghorthost]

@Flynn Spunks There were made more than 1000 mods in fiat's construction for survival on hard soviet off-roads, and the engine was completely new, with overhead camshaft. Releasing of restyled "lada 1200", also known as VAZ-2107 was continued until 2005.

[@Turbo_TechnoLogic]

@Flynn Spunks OFC I know it man. But in the eastern block that was what you got, not the Fiat.

[@RabSpaniel]

There have been many cheap cars over time like Renault 4s, 2Cvs 127s etc but the ladas were cheapest, all my uncles ended up with them bit like Skidders nowadays.

[@Rusich945]

it is cheaper and easier not to change the engine, but to install the turbine on the Lada engine

[@fourseven1991]

Молодец, ни чего лишнего! Будь здоров 💣❤️✌️👍

[@Diamotors]

Perfect sleeper for me. This engine is the greatest 2 l. I love the induction noise! I love the classic look of that Lada with a that color and a arm rest😱! I just love it.

[@13Pandam]

I think this is my favourite of all your videos, brilliant! He’s never going to stop driving like a hooligan is he 😆. By the way you were right Jonny, the seats are Alfa 156. I’ve used them a few times in Pandas, or 147, they’re cheap as chips, which is an important factor when modding budget cars.

[@thejoneseys]

I've never wanted a Lada but I want this one 😁 What a fabulous job he's done with it. I was smiling just watching you drive it 👌🏻

[@marcrindermann9482]

Seeing that Escort Mk2 brings back some memories. My father bought an Escort Mk2 in 1978. Not quite sure what he had before but it also was a Ford. I was born in 74 so buying a new car felt like a big deal to me. I later learned to drive on an Escort Mk4. I would love to get my hands on either a Mk2 or a Mk4, both cars will always have a special place in my heart.

[@MrToranaGuy]

Awesome! I love it when people take weird and or even hated car's and turn them into something really cool. Thank you for bring this Lada to our attention!

[@alandavies1054]

I love these sort of videos…Johnny let’s the guest talk and doesn’t keep interrupting like some do…best car reviewer out there by a country mile 👏👍

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Happy to let the owners tell their stories. After all, they know it best!

[@davidyates748]

That thing is as cool as a polar bear's plums, restomods are absolutely up my street. Nice to see it being properly driven too. That MK1 Granada is stunning too!

[@papapetad]

Dave's a top dude and this Lada kicks ass! Great fun video. Cheers

[@MaksimZhuchenko]

Уважаю Европейцев и в частности британцев за кропотливый и заботливый подход к кастомному автомобилестроению, в отличие от славянского быдла в бывших странах СССР, каждый день вижу авто в Беларуси типа Жигулей в плачевном состоянии т.к. достались сопливым идиотам, которые просто добивают эти машины, их становится с каждым днём всё меньше. Очень жалко. Respect to you bro, very nice project. Beautiful car, very quality kit-building. Awesome :)

[@fastEdCanuck]

We had Lada sedans and Nivas here in Canada too, but they've pretty much all succumbed to the rusties. Seeing one modded like this is pretty cool, especially to such a high standard. Only thing I would change would be to bring the ride height up a smidge so it looks more sleeper.

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

How can you not love this car,next project should be an old Skoda with the rear engine.

[@dolomite_73]

@@michaelpegasiou4531 Spreaking of rear engined Skodas with an engine swap, this one's pretty cool: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3OknXiLfdibgbc

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

@@dolomite_73 yes indeed 😊

[@MegaSockenschuss]

@@michaelpegasiou4531 Or a Saporoshez (or as we said in east Germany "Sappo") with his rear Boxer engine. That screams for a Subaru or Porsche replacement. ^^

[@user-mp7fn4zc9r]

@@dolomite_73 these Skodas must be swaped with Porsche engine :D

[@Sennaxm71]

I saw this car at a car show in Market Harborough back in 2018 and it looked like a brand new car, it was mint, the attention to detail was astonishing, I had a chat with the owner and he talked me through all it's bits, nice guy and a top notch car.

[@minixmedia2844]

Great Video ! Love the Lada , the owner is a great guy , real old Skool , thank you , I really enjoyed this . Bobby 55 year old London UK .

[@rickywinthrop]

Amazing car! And such a clean build. Colour is also on point and I like the contrast with the wheels. Well done indeed.

[@kelleredward6153]

I always loved the way the first gen Lada looked. And this color was the best. My uncle had one in the same color but a red vinyl interior. Very nice car. Love the resto mod too. The whole thing is brilliant! Thanks for a great video!

[@vwpro9airkooledracing280]

This program should be on regular TV basically the only car program that is real. Well done Jonny

[@margaritpetkov785]

Absolutely amazing build, I remember seeing this on speed hunters when I got my lada 2101, coincidentally in the same color. Huge inspiration for my build.

[@drasta7763]

My late dad and uncle used to own Lada's back in Jamaica I love them to this day great content

[@ScenesThroughTravels]

Oh Wow , I Loved this Car , Hey Jonny tell you what . That Viaduct backdrop mate was stunning !! 👍👍

[@3clubforever]

This is one of the coolest builds I’ve ever seen. Truly inspirational

[@towhee7472]

This is impressive work, the quality on this one is outstanding! I really want to emphasize this, the effort of rebuilding and then conserving it the proper way is rare to find nowadays! Well done, Dave!

[@vodahlava]

This was so so good to watch, I had a smile on my face the whole time. So glad this popped up on my YT feed. The car, the shop, all the car interior+exterior shots. just perfect⭐ Thanks for making my Friday morning ^_^

[@jimpilot330]

You see very few people in life that passionate and knowledgeable about the subject they have made their life's work. Your video bottled that perfectly Jonny!! 10/10.

[@Cammi_Rosalie]

Just awesome! I have a love for classic cars and even the little underdogs that nobody ever paid attention to. That 2101 is stunning to look at, eargasmic to hear and I bet it's a pure thrill to toss around a corner. Just awesome. I would love to see more of that Granada too. She's a looker! I wish Dave all the best to get that blue Cortina beauty together. I'm a lover of American V8 iron, but these little buggers are pretty sweet too! Excellent work and fabrication. A true lover of his craft and it shows. Find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in your life. Livin' the dream.

[@donphobos]

I really love the discussion part of the video. You both are properly passionate about the mechanics and the driving dynamics aspects. Great to watch it as a former East-European individual, since I have born and been raised in Hungary during early 80's. So I have seen these cars as kid.

[@richardbroom4324]

I love the timing of the Ford badge placement... quality

[@mickmcc2158]

Ok Mr Smith. How you keep making better content on every episode is beyond me. This is by far the coolest car I’ve ever seen. And yes, I’m a huge Riva & Niva fan.

[@tim205Mi]

Johnny, really do love your adventures….. so up my street, as a man of your young age I relate to it all, lived my life with all these types of car, spent many a day in similar garages, barns, scrap yards etc…… built sleepers, supercars, race cars etc…. This Lada is superb… a real credit…Keep your vids coming 👍🍺👍🍺👍🍺👍

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you Tim. So chuffed you liked the episode.

[@alfos863]

What I like about such projects is that you probably won't find another car like that in the UK, very unique! 👍

[@Fifty32]

greetings from Slovakia from oldschool low crew ;)

[@anmordal-swe2203]

Loving the content and what a build! Imagine the skills of this guy and not only that, the sheer luck of stumbling over a prototype cosworth engine!

[@davidp7414]

This so much cooler than a G Wagon or Lamborghini! So awesome

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

And more fun to drive.

[@daedalus7677]

I had a 1971 LHD SEAT 124, running about the north-west for a few years in 1978, '79 and '80, which cost me £200 to buy at the time from a Wallasey car dealer who didn't want it on his forecourt! The usual faded yellow colour, no mod-cons except a radio mostly tuned to the Irish radio station, RTE radio 2. 1200cc SEAT/Fiat motor. Cheap to insure (nobody would have wanted to steal it!), very economical on fuel, never broke down, went like the clappers and I was never worried about parking dings or anything (which it never received anyway); great carefree motoring! AMB352S was the rego, no sign of it now of course. Got pulled over by a cop on the M53 once in a snow flurry; he asked if I knew that the left rear wheel wasn't going round, it was just sliding on the snow! I'd hit a pot hole and damaged something! Still going, though! I fixed that at the weekend and I don't count that as a blight on the car! Look back on it fondly, good old days! It failed an MOT in 1980 due to severe floor pan rust around the sill area. I had a much flasher car at the time that had occasional outings; I won't identify that here, save for mentioning that it had a 2.8 litre Ford Cologne engine, and unfortunately, it ended up running a few big end bearings. A backyard (ginnel) mechanic in Birkenhead had the car for a few weeks to remedy at the agreed price of £50 + the rusty MOT-failure SEAT, which I was more than happy with. He did a proper repair job including replacing a worn distributor shaft. I had the Ford until mid-1983 with no on-going issues. Great video! Keep 'em coming!

[@tonyyoung7278]

Years ago, a young lad had is Lada madeover by Lotus, pretty cool car afterwards, i think it was a early top gear show.

[@nonamespecified1262]

First of all, no car should be scrapped, everything can be repaired no matter what, Always loved the lada, totally underrated car. They remind me of the fiat mirafiori my mate had years ago. Brilliant job this. Totally Love it.

[@RichieRouge206]

I adore sleepers. The Lada is amazing and so unassuming

[@teawaawafirmin416]

Beautiful workmanship

[@damienhowell3727]

My goodness that machine looks gorgeous👌🏾

[@dreammaker730]

The stance is bang on. Brilliant car. Hurry up with the legro Johnny 😆👍🏻

[@6th.replicant577]

Fantastic vid. Thanks. Two witty, articulate and intelligent people having a chat about a great car. The lack of pretence is refreshing and the enthusiasm infectious. More!

[@janneviljanen9836]

I have a friend who switched the Lancia Delta HF Integrale 4WD technic to Lada 2101. That happened already in the end of 90's. On that time it was the only known 4WD Lada on the roads. He got the parts from scrapped rally car and decided to do a little experiment. Eventually he was using the car for few years before selling it.

[@Lucas_Tutaev]

Hello from Russia! Nice project!

[@keithleesley5979]

Brilliant episode, a neighbour in the 70's bought a brand new Lada pretty much the same colour, it was around £1700 on the road, never liked it but I'd have this one! Everything about these videos and the barn finds is done superbly, you just can't beat the Late brake show!

[@rogerbennett1597]

Super nostalgic Johnny. 😀 My day had three of these back in the seventies. As you said they were cheap and all my dad could afford but we thought we were privilliged having a new family car. They were tough, just worked and easy to fix (with the supplied toolkit)! I inherited his second car as a student when he bought his third and I ragged it to to death for a couple of years until I graduated. Great to see how this sleeper has been done keeping it looking as factory as it can. Fab video. 👍👍

[@pgtips9236]

Most of them were also supplied with a cranking handle & a small hole in the front bumper incase the battery died 🤣

[@rogerbennett1597]

@@pgtips9236 ...and an inspection lamp! Hedy days! 😂

[@soundmaster1966]

17:05 Gelb Orange = Yellow Orange. What a great colour. What an outstanding car. Love it. Regards from Germany.

[@Nerd3927]

I always loved these cars. A class mate had one and we drove to school in it for a year. Good memories. What a wonderful project very well done!

[@garymorton5195]

Brilliant video! Ive used Retroford parts on my zetec mk1 and they are superb. Dave does great work and what a workshop, you could do a video just on that and I'd be drooling!! He always builds iconic cars and this Lads is no different. Great work Johnny. A 10/10 video

[@sibunit38]

Great show! BadAzz Soviet sleeper! Props to the builder! By the way that color name in Russian is Ochre (ocher color). I've got exactly same car in almost original spec, except for been lowered by 35mm and using skinny 13 inch wheels with a white side walls, everything else bone stock as it was when my car came out back in 1982 and its done only 39 thousand km from new

[@marcandsebe]

The location with the viaduct in the background is awesome. Great video and love the colour of the car.

[@matthewgodwin3050]

This is without a doubt one of the best episodes of Late Brake Show I've ever seen. What a great car. And what a top bloke. Absolutely, blooming brilliant. 👍👍👍

[@Vern180]

I see moders building cars all the time and they throw thousands and all the best stuff at it, but This guy has built something beautiful with this lada and all the engineering side of it is fascinating! A true car guy with tonnes of skill and talent... I would rather have that Lada over most stuff i see getting done nowadays! really gorgeous looking car and looks incredibly fun to drive it sideways! grand job Dave!

[@mauriceperry2165]

Fantastic build, absolutely love it.

[@azynkron]

I love these crazy projects.. Sort of Frankenstein creations. Brilliant.

[@808v1]

beautiful build!

[@PerdixDesignLtd]

Excellent episode. Dave's a natural communicator too

[@gr1ff1ngton]

I absolutely love this Every single thing about this car is awesome- Dave you nailed it 😎

[@bigteddy66]

A thing that you should have mentioned Jonny is that although they were hated by many, they were loved by many as well. Cheap pretty reliable motoring, an a t b car.

[@Muzikman127]

I was living in Odessa, Ukraine in 2020. Saw a few really beautiful and well treated ladas out there, People are putting a lot of love into them. Had some pleasant pidgin English/pidgin Russian conversations with their owners, too Personally I think they're actually pretty elegant, good looking cars!

[@brandonzilka1274]

What a fantastic collection of cars in this video. Fascinating to see what was accomplished with this Lada. Cheers from across the pond.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thanks Brandon ✊🏽

[@Giuseppe_De_Bellis]

What a beautiful video. What a beautiful car. Keep up the great work, Cheers from Italy!!

[@bowstobourbon]

simply gorgeous

[@sketchninja7005]

Awesome project! And amazing know-how, respect!

[@motorvatorv888]

Perfect Sunday evening TV. Truly excellent work from the imaginative and beautifully executed build to the narrative. Well done Jonny!

[@natelasaede8296]

Love your channel so much Jonny you cover everything. I love this car, I can't get enough of builds like this.

[@davekennedy6315]

I have always LOVED a good Sleeper and this is a real beaut!