The quirky car collection inspired by Dad's Alfa Romeos

[@PTTM2006]

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

[@peterriggall8409]

Yep just a humble fellow. No yelling, fast talking or boasting.

[@buzzedo1]

Exactly what I was thinking. Couple of car guys. Love it.

[@harroldino1980]

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 KZbinr 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

[@isctony]

Welcome to what its like in the UK

[@Xceptionalist]

@@isctony not entirely true - look at top gear or Grand Tour

[@glynsmith2843]

A real car collection from a humble guy.. Not a museum or worse a bloke making his own museum. Nice one Johnny.

[@aeiouxs]

"or worse a bloke making his own museum" LOL ~ with you there... ;)

[@Tomoose1985]

The variety makes the channel what it is 👍🏻

[@AndyQuinton]

My thoughts exactly.

[@obsidian....]

Good man, humble and admits the things he knows and the things he doesn't. Well done on the collection 👊

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

That’s my mate’s collection - I’m lucky enough to work with him so I see all of these beautiful machines daily!

[@dannyhurd1995]

Jammy sod !!

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

@@dannyhurd1995 I know, he brought the Alfa in this week!

[@dannyhurd1995]

@@scrapyardwarriorvlogging I'm not jealous honest.... Much lol

[@besenzon1]

The Bay window caught my eye to be honest

[@MK2GolfStories]

NICE!

[@jasonk7072]

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]

Personally I think the coolest car is the rare or dream car that actually gets used.

[@markflyer]

@@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.

[@ldwp6395]

@@markflyer Exactly, best to use it if you have it.

[@OneOne6ix]

@@ldwp6395 Use it but at the same time have the budget to take proper care of it 💫

[@markflyer]

@@OneOne6ix that's the downside,these things can't be run on a shoestring

[@benhooper1956]

I love how Jonny says "ooh you've got the disease" with such glee...

[@MrOvershoot]

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 😉

[@benhooper1956]

@@MrOvershoot Oh absolutely, I should probably be worried my aspirations in life principally surround filling my world with bits of automotive Tat

[@MrOvershoot]

@@benhooper1956 be proud of your interest, we can while away the cold dark months safe in our knowledge of all things car pervert

[@benhooper1956]

@@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

[@MrOvershoot]

@@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)

[@cuntymckuntface834]

This bloke must have a crystal ball…every car he has bought has went through the roof! Well done sir.

[@stevie007]

A real genuine nice guy with no heirs and graces about him, softly spoken and just a nice person !!! a bit like yourself mate.

[@stephengeorge3854]

1) I have immediate nostalgia for the 90s and 2) what a nice unassuming bloke. And nice to watch it on a Saturday!

[@Trickydicky99]

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 !

[@richardmendham5278]

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.

[@phenomanII]

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.

[@harrymckeown]

What a delightfully soft-spoken and humble chap; great find Jonny! More of these genuine car people and keep away from the PCP hoorays. 👍🏻

[@scottcabot5039]

Loving the mechanical sympathy to get that E36 up to 270k miles, this guys a legend 💪 nice video 👍

[@AndyQuinton]

What a lovely, genuine bloke.

[@ManicBeans]

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!

[@JasonSmith-tv2zw]

What a lovely guy. My dad had Alfa's and he also worked for Ziebart, which was handy

[@knightstemplar2437]

what a softly spoken nice guy with an excellent collection of lovely cars. I hope you get all the wonderful projects finished...... 👌👍

[@anthonypetty9288]

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.

[@henryhealy]

An incredible collection from an incredibly, humble bloke. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@benhooper1956]

So nice to see an E30 M3 that isn't clean, and all these cars that are genuine as opposed to garage queens

[@n111aow]

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!)

[@andrewfoster1316]

jeremy clarkson said your not a petrol head until you own an alfa. this man has the daddy of a sud its amazing to see A its on the road and used B not a trailer queen. how can you not like the alfa sud there amazing cars wish i owned one. well done again keep up the good work this show should be on main stream tv instead of top gear.

[@shannondudley3757]

A pure delight. Thank you Johnny and Harry.

[@sidrens5292]

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.

[@timpullen9784]

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

[@timsbike4887]

Great little Sud. Chased many around race tracks and so wish i had one now.

[@Omegaman1969]

Love the Suds, my first car was a 1980 rust coloured Ti 1.5, I then had loads of sprints as they were so nice to drive.

[@Bluenose372]

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….

[@simonhodgetts6530]

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.

[@gearhead9828]

Bought an Alfasud for exact the same reason two years ago. Just lovely.

[@substandardabuse6028]

I missed this episode when it went live. Great collection, I’m so jealous. When you’re next in Australia look me up and I’ll buy you a beer or two as payment for putting together such an awesome series for all us car nuts to enjoy and drool over for free..

[@aeppler4life.71]

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

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Many thanks Gert, appreciate that. This channel wouldn't be this channel without the support and enthusiasm of our viewers.

[@qnaap]

“Hints of public transport” haha, gotta remember that one :)

[@slacko1971]

"Hints of public transport" This guys a top bloke.

[@markonmotoring]

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.

[@Pohleece222]

I remember a similar Fiat like that from when I was a kid. A soldier and his wife resided in an apartment next to our house and apparently he brought it back from Europe when they were stationed there. Such a small car was a treat and an anomaly in huge car US back then.

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

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.

[@harroldino1980]

Not something I’ve ever thought about, but if enough people were interested I’m sure someone somewhere could make it happen 🤣

[@BenchRacerRC]

I love these humble/real world collection just as much as these guys with 15 Porsches or other exotica. Most of all I love the expression of British car enthusiasts this channel brings, always something different and always brilliant and compelling to watch.

[@HawkMillFarm]

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.

[@rhiannenewton3529]

This guy is a legend, love all his cars and we very much talk about that e30 all the time 🤣

[@ian9outof10]

E30 fans unite!

[@carlsimpson9978]

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

[@Jack-hc5fk]

Just cleaned and polished my two Alfa's 75 and 33 had cars since 1990 great channel big thumbs up for channel 🤗

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Many thanks Jack - great to hear your Alfas are getting the worship they deserve.

[@Jack-hc5fk]

@@TheLateBrakeShow thanks they kept in heated garage restored cars eight years ago both in Alfa red

[@mohammeddmalik]

What a cool chap! Awesome collection and a very personable bloke!

[@user-jg6vi4cd7v]

Love it , nice collection there , my brother had the same colour SUD , but it fell to pieces we often used rope and twine to keep the door hinges on and the bonnet used to come adrift ! fond memories !

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Eek!

[@raymondrichings7688]

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

[@Scotts23]

I'm 48 years old so all those cars are my era and what a lovely collection of cars they are thoughally enjoyed that half hour 👍👍👍

[@richardbower8707]

thank you for reminding us that the alfa sub is 50!!! Amazing ... I had a red 4 door in Cornwall, but I can't imagine anyone was able to rescue it! Brilliant to see it on your channel .. hope you get to drive it next time...

[@harroldino1980]

We ran out of time and light, and were all frozen through by the end of the day. Jonny is more than welcome to take it for a drive any time, either just for fun or if he can fit it into a video somehow.

[@timbre7999]

One of the most interesting and truly great car collections I've seen on YT. So good that the owner just drives the BMWs and racks up the miles

[@user-gc1zn5mn4p]

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.

[@richlevo979]

The alfasud is fantastic. My 4 door alfasud was my first car, cost £250, loved it. Was red as well and sounded amazing 👍

[@timtam6442]

I can hear the neighbors saying “I’m so happy. He’s gone and bought another one”. Great stuff.

[@retnrolf3057]

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

[@MrLurchsThings]

I note the Autobot and Decepticon badges on the Lancia and Beemer 👍

[@gordonsimpson3235]

You find them Jonny! Excellent collection again. Lots of East Anglian reg no's.

[@chedhead3278]

Cheers Jonny and Harry, loved the collection. A real treat to see the Sud, brought back some happy and probably illegal memories.

[@cowanscott9047]

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!)

[@andyd2806]

Many thanks Jonny another great episode very jealous of his collection

[@simonstokes6561]

Can always tell proper enthusiasts……. And they’re usually on this channel👍

[@rjnation5042]

Awesome collection of cars, he bought well, thanks Jonny for the tour, Rj in Oz, 4am

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

4am? Full commitment mate. Thank you.

[@_Makanko_]

What a great collection. Mad respect that he drives what he can. Thanks for sharing this and awesome to connect with him over the LBS Tour. Great community

[@jamsxr]

Awesome. Far cooler than a shiny supercar collection in my opinion.

[@markflyer]

Brilliant collection,the E36 and E30 M3 combo is perfect.

[@kristrela3585]

Another great feature, fair play to Harry for a super cool collection of cars!!

[@kyleshpak9286]

Under a minute in and already love the collection. Cheers for showing us.

[@GoingSidewards]

Great video. Harry seems like such a humble, soft spoken gent. Absolutely LOVE the cups of tea. Thank you Jonny for keeping it British lol

[@retnrolf3057]

Was absolutely freezing that day, Had to keep providing cuppas to keep them warm…. Hence I wasn’t naked at bedroom window 😂 was looking to see if the needed another round, rather than open up the door and risk being on camera 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@johnnysmith863]

Nice collection! Great to hear the reasoning behind each purchase.

[@giuliopedrali4794]

I had a Alfasud of 1979 identical to this one, but white, fantastic (not for the rust...) unique in handling for the time.

[@scotseamonkey]

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

[@scotseamonkey]

Actually I've had a brainwave (maybe seizure) we need a car pervert forum after the closure of EVO

[@rodneymounsey4168]

Another excellent vid, what a nice understated man that loves his cars!

[@deancooper_DC21]

DEFINITELY the best viewers car episode yet! fantastic cars and gives us hope that deals and cheap classics can be found and used/left on the driveway with no garage storage in sight. Brilliant 👍🏻

[@mikeg8835]

I've got a red Alfasud Super !! and the wifes got a red Mito ... lovely collection there

[@jonlee4106]

Best video yet Jonny 😀 such a gorgeous collection and clearly a very understanding other half!

[@nickriley1652]

Also used to own an AR Mito 135 multiair (also bought off my mum) and now have a BMW compact (325ti). Cool, quirky cars!

[@harroldino1980]

You obviously have superb taste in cars. Would have loved a 323ti but sadly weren’t ever sold here.

[@ricco123tube]

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.

[@whitemoor66]

That Alfa Sud is glorious, definitely the highlight of this collection for me. The Metro's original colour, pearlescent Carribbean Blue is the same as mine that I bought new in 93, absolutely gorgeous colour.

[@harroldino1980]

I loved the colour, but it was awful to try and colour match, so as and when it needed various rust repairs it looked like a patchwork quilt, so I went to rover charcoal metallic which covered well and always matched!

[@whitemoor66]

@@harroldino1980 can definitely relate to that. Had some paintwork done on mine after a little 'bump' on the nearside front corner. Ended up having most of the bonnet and most of that side of the car sprayed! Fortunately back then I knew a brilliant painter and he did a super job. Still miss that car.

[@ykm15282]

It’s great to see a fellow E36 guy. at the moment i could only afford to run an E36 318i (M43) but in the future I definitely love to get an M3.

[@thejamiestarbuck]

Fantastic. What a collection and using cars for what they are, driving machines!

[@neilmustow368]

Great Alfa Sud history some great stories from Harry and his car collection👍👍👍

[@besenzon1]

How cool is the traffic light air freshener 😎😍

[@samdub]

What an amazing humble collection

[@93455Driver]

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.

[@brvdleigh3546]

such a soothing video to watch, love the collection, especially the E30. Brilliant.

[@andrewdawson5281]

Driving an Alfasud for the first time was an epiphany. Second car I owned but the first car I fell in love with. My Pug 205 GTI and BMW 525i were great cars and better in so many ways but the Sud will always be my dearest memory.

[@Lot76CARS]

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!

[@cameraprepper7938]

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 !

[@JonathanPorterfield]

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 👏

[@che2m0n]

Great video guys! Harry is a lovely, genuine bloke, I’m another lucky chap that gets to see them daily at work 😊👍🏻

[@andrewgurney6019]

Great viewing, a proper and genuinely loved car collection, a guy I can relate to, thanks for sharing.

[@darrylmac6150]

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.

[@evankesel642]

Harry’s got a proper 90’s studded belt on too. A man after Jonny’s heart even before the cars.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Blink 182 / Limp Bizkit spec. I dig.

[@markbradshaw7753]

My dad had a new 1981 sud.We took it into Ford Carlisle about two years later.They offered him £1800 for it…i will never forget it my Dad who is a steady fella just walked out without saying a word and went to Vauxhall and they gave him £3500 towards a Cavalier. Ive had 5 sprints a 145 clover and my GTV for 19 years.Fab cars.

[@affordablevs]

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. 👍

[@henryhol8538]

Wow! What a collection. Though I'm an Alfisti, its the later svelte Fiat 850 Coupe that got me into cars. My Dad replaced our prehistoric Hillman Minx with one in the early 1970s and I was hooked.

[@sidbobby3233]

This fella is a legend, gotta watch these quietly spoken people coz this car collection is serious. ✌

[@JurassicJungle]

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.

[@knowledgebyte]

Super show Jonny. What a great mix of cars. The BMW six cylinder engine is so smooth. A mate of mine has and old one. He bought a new Beemer some years back and gave it back to the dealer, as he just couldn’t get on with all the new technology and just loves it.

[@aKenich]

Great petrol head. Gets stuck in, multiple cool cars and all with a family life 👌

[@craigoneill4504]

LOL that was an awesome video! Such an unassuming yet knowledgable guy, a gent. Thanks for sharing them with us!

[@laurielinacre3550]

Just love this guys collection. Most of them I can relate with as the cars I always wanted but never had the money to own

[@C90C60C30]

Brilliant, and a decent dood showing us around his collection. Was very enthused that my 69 plate M …. might go onto two hundred odd thousand miles like his. (Bought it from new and is mainly driven like Mary Poppins, so certainly possible 😀). Great and interesting video 👍.

[@samcourt6228]

That’s some serious usage on the E36 M3. Good lad.