The perfect 80s Rally Car Cave - and they still get raced

The Perfect Secret Rally Car Cave - the Group B guy. Welcome to another Car Cave episode, where Jonny Smith visits a 70-something bloke in Gloucestershire who not only owns a handful of incredibly rare Group B rally cars, but competes in them to this day. The owner, Dave Kedward, kindly takes us on a tour of his three sheds/caves, containing rally cars from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
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Jonny Smith
Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:20 Meet Dave Kedward
1:39 Dave's backstory
2:45 All cars he owns
3:08 Peugeot 205 T16
3:15 Russell Brookes RS1800 Mk2 Escort
3:50 Nissan 240RS
4:19 Ford RS200
4:29 Peugeot 405 Dakar
5:25 Lancia 037 Safari spec
7:48 On the road in the Lancia 037
12:20 Lancia engine bay
14:27 Audi UR Quattro SWB
16:23 Quattro engine bay
21:35 Opel Calibra Turbo 4x4
23:39 Calibra engine bay
24:15 Ford Escort RS1800
26:39 Escort BDA engine bay
27:46 Lotus Cortina
28:57 Millington 2.5 engine mk1 Escort
29:50 Aston Martin DB7 V12
31:29 ex WRC Ford Ranger truck
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[@chrisclark7181]

Dave's mate was Gary Midwinter, one hell of a driver in his day. The anniversary of his passing is this week. The two of his cars I remember, P12 FMC & W9 WRC are still going. Great video, Dave Kedward is magnificent.

[@scoobyfreak]

Gary Midwinter was very fast here in belgium too. Even with the audi he wasnt holding back.

[@mentalkuk-ryantommothompson]

What an outstanding video this is

[@PoobahUK]

"It's not going in a museum, I tell you now". Amen. What a fantastic and knowledgeable gentleman and a brilliant car cave. Great work Jonny. 👍

[@torinshepherd97]

Hospitality crew/car perverts unite

[@AllTorque]

Please tell me I'm not the only hardened bloke here with a tear in his eye at the words "I wear his driving gloves when I drive this" .... WHAT an episode. WHAT a gentleman!!

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Me too 😓

[@mathewleadbitter3975]

Yeah the gloves got me too but you just would wouldn’t you

[@ukultimaterc]

Me too

[@brink3045]

Went to the comments to see if more people picked up on it. Really had to stop myself from balling my eyes out after hearing that. You just got to love to see these kind of things, cars bringing people closer. What a community, what a story and what a good friend this is. I'm sure he'll be as happy as ever up in heaven hearing his old car scream down the courses.

[@robair67]

Caught me unawares too, frankly!

[@dotdewatgmail]

Holy F….. Best car cave in ages. This isn’t just someone chucking nouveau riche at a collection for the sake of it; this is a proper passion project.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you, we figured you'd enjoy it. Dave means business (but not in an investment way).

[@poplaurentiu4148]

@@TheLateBrakeShow Christ all mighty absolutely epic cars and just hearing all the experience of this man been thru : from the 037 with titanium roll cage and Abarth mechanics see it reunite with the car they might tought it was vanished they fell in knees kissing the car, W.Rohrl mechanic couldn't figure out if that S1 was a replica or real deal, then to M.Mouton came to look at this man 205 t16 say'n that is her old rally car, Ari vatanen dakar 405 if it has that is an absolute beast, all the crazy rare Fords (including the bang Ranger), Lotus Cortina, Vantage.. Woaw ! Jonny, please do not stop this show since you started we enjoy every second from every episode... we tank you ! 💯

[@Ludvig__GT]

I was flashed by an 037 when out in my Mini (1974 1275GT) and nearly broke my neck staring at it when it went by. Spent five minutes driving along in shock at what I'd just seen, and had a little straight-cut gear whine envy (his were louder than mine!) Turns out it was this chap!! Have to admit I started peeling the man onions when he said he wears his friend's gloves when he drives the Audi. I have a similar situation with a few parts on my car, and I always tell my long lost friend I'm taking his bits out for a thrashing - which sounds very very wrong!

[@RAVS_73]

What a bloke. This could have been 3 hours long and just as captivating. Bravo.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

3hrs? We won't try that, but great to know the half hour episodes fly by.

[@philipminns3933]

@@TheLateBrakeShow They really do. Ten minutes on each of these amazing cars would be greatly appreciated. More please.

[@abe3567]

@@TheLateBrakeShoweasy 3 hours

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@The Late Brake Show I would watch hour long plus every time.

[@JamesGadbury]

@@TheLateBrakeShow I wonder if Dave would take you out on a stage? 😅

[@aidenscofield9428]

This guy is a complete legend!! I worked for Audi a few years ago and met dave by chance in a petrol station he was driving the quattro we got talking. He invited me too sit in it and took me for a spin!!! Best car I've ever been in and what a privilege to have been a passenger in it with such a top driver

[@Theoriginalramjammer]

So utterly genuine this guy. No insta posing. No B.S. Worked hard, down to earth and sacrificed for his passion. Epic episode 👍🏁🥇

[@markstuart8401]

Still wears his friends racing gloves. Brought a tear to my eye.

[@chrisj4444]

Dave is a complete legend, we should all be Dave.

[@roryb6752]

I keep saying this, Jonny but each new video you release just knocks it out of the park. As a massive rally fan during the mid 70s to mid 80s, so much nostalgia here for me. I lost interest after Group B. What a lucky chap Dave is, to own and drive these cars. A really great down to earth guy - massive respect

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Cheers Rory. Appreciate it.

[@fhwolthuis]

What a guy and what a collection! Love the 037 😍 PS Roehrl is spelled correctly, an ö often gets replaced with oe when they don't have the correct umlaut available, or in email and URLs

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Ahh, thank you for clarifying!

[@rikardottosson1272]

Came here to add precisely that

[@jamesrobert4106]

Walter Röhrl described the 037 as the best rally car he ever drove. It is one of the most beautiful cars ever conceived.

[@JakePetrolhead]

Dave seems like a proper gent - very touching to hear that he still uses his friends driving gloves with the Quattro. These machines were built to be driven hard, and it's lovely to see someone drive it in the manner Dave does.

[@jerrycansmashit9965]

How can this legend of a man not be labelled a national treasure...props to dave letting us see a passion that E.Vs can't touch...brilliant content jonny...

[@TheManmoths]

Straight to the top of Car Cave vids! Dave’s a legend. Softly spoken, no bravado and then multiple legendary cars just tucked away until he thrashes them all over the world! 👌🏻

[@DavidFerriday]

Knowing that a safari spec 037 Lancia is overtaking Gladys on the local bus is soothing to the soul.

[@jonburrough1452]

Just wonderful, how such amazing people reach for you Jonny; to share their stories and to be at such ease with you. You’ve nailed this gig and I relish every single episode. Bravo!

[@ryanjones6741]

Top bloke, “not going in a museum”. So much respect for people like that

[@MdvK13979]

Proper car cave content fitting TLBS! I love the fact Dave uses and abuses his collection but maintains and holds on to the cars! Nice one Jonny 👍

[@MrChady1989]

Dave I’d like to say thank you again I was lucky enough to meet Dave at goodwood 2018 and he was kind enough to let me sit in the Quattro what a guy 🙏🏻😁

[@micheltebraake7915]

Dave has his heart in the right place, driving and doing rallies with those cars.

[@WisdomeSage1989]

I remember seeing these cars in Barbados... what a legend!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

💪🏽

[@BlueHopi144]

Iconic Rally cars from my early teenage years : Lancia 037 , Ford Escort , Audi Quattro , Vauxhall Calibra !!!! Awesome Living garage there 😃

[@gordonsimpson3235]

Jeez Jonny, you do find them! Dave is a true grass roots enthusiast who happens to have collected some amazing cars. The ex Brookes Escort and the Quattro are my favourites. He is the polar opposite of the collectors who have infected our hobby raising values to unattainable levels and then squirreling them away for no one to see or hear. Thank god there are still a few 'Daves' out there to whom the driving of the car is of greater importance than the crazy values. You have my undying respect Dave!

[@mickmcc2158]

Best car cave yet. No bullshit. No vanity. Just a guy who still drives these legendary beasts hard. Just as they should be. Dream cars, Jonny. Dream cars…

[@simonstokes6561]

Harry’s new Lotus and historic rally cars with Johnny. Pretty good Sunday I reckon👌

[@benpenagonzales6014]

205 T16 still my lottery win car. Even forgot about the 405 Dakar car! Thanks Dave and thanks team. Love it

[@_dude..]

Same here. Shame we didn’t get to see it. Hopefully there will be a part two.

[@RussellCooper]

Dave is an old rally mate (and arch rival) of mine going back to the 1970s. We had some great battles back then and I even beat him once. Tried to get him to lend me one of these but he always says no!

[@bikenavbm1229]

Ordinary guys, ordinary garage, ordinary talk, very special cars, bril, keep em revin, thanks Gents

[@neiljgould]

very refreshing non pretentious , roll up ya sleeves and super laid back bloke, with the best collection yet. superb.

[@cvtt3194]

Now this is a true dream garage, any new money celeb dunce can go out and buy soulless boring modern supercars, but this garage belongs to a real enthusiast, this guy knows what's good.

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Good God this man is a legend.

[@ManxAndy]

Love the reg number on the Kenya rally 037……DUS-ST ……how apt 👍🇮🇲

[@Saf_R]

It’s because of shows like this the BBC tv license is going to collapse. Top work Jonny!!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Not sure that will happen, but thank you so much for your support.

[@MrSparrownet]

What a guy and what a collection! The sound of that Quattro starting up pure bliss!😍😍

[@christopherlowe2200]

A genuine , proper blokes bloke , loved listening to him . Great work Mr Smith

[@sambolton1970]

Just one programme on the Peugeot T16 would be GOLD 😉

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

We intend to return for the T16...

[@Freimopp777]

@@TheLateBrakeShow i hope for another episode with you as a passenger in all of the cars, that would be great.

[@julianbell-roberts4444]

Two words............Gob..........smacked.............awesome episode, I salute Mr Kedward for his spirit and bravado

[@BungleBare]

Cars get driven. Fun is had. Damage ensues. Damage gets fixed. This is the correct attitude to old competition cars.

[@fearnsey8800]

Stood next to Michelle Moutons Quattro Sport running outside Chester Crown Court at a stage of the RAC rally, I kid you not the whole road was shaking. Amazing group B times. Lovely guy great Video Johnny.

[@adamclark7536]

Got to be the best yet. What a low-key awesome bloke.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Low key, and the coolest ever OAP

[@jasonjudd8656]

True enthusiast , what an amazing man . Keep them going and avoid museums . These cars are meant to be driven amen

[@classic_britain]

When I looked at that 037 I lost the power of speech you are such a lucky man to see one up close!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Not only that, but Safari spec!

[@notoldclassic3007]

Proper rally cars you can restore them but their only original once so much history this man is rally

[@seanmcneill8899]

You did it again Jonny, great cars great owner. What a collection and what a gent of a man. 😎

[@kingcarrot6355]

This episode is like two hours too short, what a lad

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Sorry!

[@wightangel]

One of the best videos ever. I have been a fan of Group B since they first came out. I have books,videos etc all about this magical era of rallying. Even the tractor at the beginning of the video, was one of the first tractors I ever driven back in 1978.

[@Zerofightervi]

He smacks of a man who constantly forgets his anniversary but loves his wife with all his heart.

[@redlinebrandy]

I bloody love everything on TLBS... Thanks, Jonny, Brut 33 legend

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Cheers Paul 👊🏽

[@ErikB750]

Looking forward to part 2 and 3 … Just pointing out that I could listen and watch this for hours. What a great man, humble, knowledgeable, great heart and fabulous stories. YT is full of the latest super and hypercars and influencers buying their dream car till they buy something else next month. But this is REAL passion. So much respect.

[@TedTuned]

Dave K is one of the nicest, funniest, most decent and gentlemanly blokes I've ever had the privilege of meeting. Great video Jonny, we'll have to get you over here to Ireland to show you a few more.

[@pepedrat2982]

A remarkable man, and with his earlier career, he can also make sausages out of his enemies. Very few rally drivers can do that.

[@klasseact6663]

"I bought them to drive them"...what a philosophy 👍👍

[@ianmangham4570]

Quattro is just off the hook beautiful 😍

[@dankrafted]

it makes me unnecessarily happy to see cars like this, used like they are meant to. i do see the point of a museum piece and can admire them. but there is so much more to admire at full chat going sideways. lovely vid as always Jonny and team

[@cornishrider]

Knocked it out the park on this one! What a modest and down to earth owner.

[@mwauramburu]

As a Kenyan, I enjoyed that episode..

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

👌🏽

[@andymeredith6921]

We should all be thankful that blokes like this exist!

[@noth606]

Reminds me of some visits I had to dads friends when he was still around, the kind of kit that you don't see so often on posters etc but that is the truly special stuff. Dad was a bit of a special case, he had several cars that were pure rallye cars under, but painted usually grey metallic shell and rims, and most of the stock interior and had tags on them as daily drivers. At one point he was building them mostly himself with friends, so they weren't historic cars, just the race spares bucket contents all put together into a complete car. He didn't want to risk actual historic ones as he drove them as they were meant to, occasionally wrapping one around a tree etc. He'd just rebuild it and keep going. Miss him a lot, he passed in 2000.

[@temporarynoble]

Brilliant, thanks Jonny

[@murdock6450]

Amazing, thank you Dave i was thrilled to watch this.

[@dilumpatel9796]

I remember meeting Dave and his wife chatting to the both of them about that beautiful Audi at Goodwood. Absolutely lovely people 😃

[@otto.a.2465]

Excellent video thanks. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@the72gt]

Another awesome episode...keep them coming! 👍

[@pillypoo1]

Fantastic...just bloody wonderful .

[@stevenglover901]

Well done yet another stunning video

[@noeldyne389]

What a lovely guy. Thank you for a great video Jonny

[@_Makanko_]

Absolutely jaw dropping, what a collection.

[@49cchris]

Was waiting him to say the 205 t16 my dream car!! After owed nine road ones back in the day! The back lanes with mates was like a rally at times!!

[@ricknick74]

Fantastic again Jonny thank you

[@tallblokesam]

Great film, what a nice chap! 👍

[@andypresland]

We need more with this man!

[@cwhelan2010]

Brilliant Johnny,👍

[@christasker1277]

Best one yet, what a collection.

[@noonehere1793]

What a collection of super stars! Well done sir….👍👍

[@Slingshotgixxer]

WOW! SIMPLY WOW , that's the most amazing collection , that actually gets used in anger , brilliant

[@2810Bondy]

This is remarkable, what a gent, what a collection.

[@stubailey9433]

Great video, great cars, and one of the best Daves I seen in ages!

[@garryhulme2125]

Dave your a hero and legend! Keep up the good work👍

[@oapSpeedo]

Brilliant... just brilliant! Some of my dream cars.

[@Jonathan-qz9kd]

Just fabulous!

[@peter1965norrby]

Lovely Video. Thank You !

[@simoncowles2426]

Incredible .Thank you

[@KevinJohnson-gs6xn]

Fabulous stuff! This guy is amazing

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Another great video Johnny and a great collection of cars.

[@nathangriffiths4629]

Another cracking video! Great content

[@johnb1874]

Superb episode, Jonny 👏🏻

[@kennadod2080]

What a man, what a collection of cars . Great episode

[@landroversforever]

I could have watched hours of this, easily 3-4! The gloves really tugged at the heart strings, what a thoughtful touch.

[@bernehalligan]

Absoltely outstanding collection,MASSIVE RESPECT SIR....

[@Wishful-Thinking]

Seeing these Group B rally cars in a used state and knowing they are still being used as intended brought a tear of delight to MY eye I can you. Dave top guy and top show Jonny. 👍🏻

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you v much for watching and enjoying.

[@40spinup]

Dream garage/shed!!

[@dreammaker730]

You have done it again 👏.

[@Rockatha]

Wow what an amazing collection..

[@stevekwong1979]

love this episode and great gentleman. great work Johnny, thanks.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Brilliant interview 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

[@samuelbartle7136]

Thank god for people like Dave what a boss 🙌

[@smurf9857]

What a lovely gentleman with an amazing collection! Another brilliant episode

[@RankoFrka]

True racecar enthusiast. We need more of this on the internet.

[@stu2427]

Enjoyed this. What a collection what a guy