Car Cave Private Garage Collection - this guy has excellent taste

The Car Cave Private Garage Collection for the True Car Fanatic. Welcome to another Car Cave episode of The Late Brake Show. In this video Jonny Smith visits Tony Hughes in Cheshire, a man who has amassed a collection of cars that are either sentimental, great to drive, absolute survivors or machines he always dreamt of. But everything from his Datsun 240Z Samuri, to Willys Jeep, to Ford GT and grey Ferguson tractor share one thing in common; they are all used. Nothing is bought as pure investment, it's bought because it does something for Tony.
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Jonny Smith
Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98
Website: www.carpervert.com
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
#carcollection #garagetour #thelatebrakeshow #4k

[@georgepoole3654]

Possibly my favourite episode ever. As most people have said already, to have these cars owned by such a knowledgeable and nice guy makes it even better. Keep up the good work Johnny and team 👍

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you George. Tony's taste is superb, and it's not about buying cars for outside appreciation. He owns the vehicles for himself. Question is, what is everyone's favourite car in his Cave?

[@smokindomain]

The Mini!

[@georgepoole3654]

Torn between the RS2000 and the Mustang 🤔

[@R-Tap]

@@TheLateBrakeShow SV

[@notesstudios]

@@TheLateBrakeShow Without doubt the Mustang. The back story and Shelby's magic touch.

[@trueg66]

The headlights of the MG XPower SV do not come from the Renault Clio, but from a Fiat Punto and the rear lights from a Fiat Coupé.

[@marcoreis6609]

Indeed. Fiat Punto Headlights...

[@thomasdelien]

I'm glad I'm not the only sad person to immediately go: Punto headlights! 😁

[@Beetlefan]

And me, I was just about to write that they were punto headlights. What a fabulous collection and a very nice chap who owns them.

[@OllieC100]

Yep, me too. I was busy Googling 2002 Punto headlights to double check. That my friends, marks us as complete car geeks! 🤣

[@davidhughmurrayuk]

I am similarly afflicted

[@SpankyFisher]

I had a very similar collection at one point a lot earlier in my life. Forever polishing and cherishing them and keeping them on display just for my eyes only. They were Matchbox, Dinky toys, Hot Wheels and Corgi 😅....the closest I'll ever get to this phenomenal collection, superb!.

[@MrFlyingguy]

enjoyed that comment a lot.

[@chrisslater3174]

Me too. Even had the dedicated compartmentalised briefcase to keep them in! Wish I still had it all...

[@chrisoxford3010]

Proper collection, not trying to impress anyone with that, but still manages to.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Agree. What a guy Tony is. If you could choose one, what would it be and why?

[@chrisoxford3010]

Would have to be the Bentley for the unrivaled wafting.

[@chriscottingham2003]

​@@TheLateBrakeShow for me it would be the Willys Jeep

[@MdvK13979]

@@TheLateBrakeShow The CSL. Always been high on my wishlist! Pretty from every conceivable angle, coupled with that legendary straight six 👌

[@Zxr750Nick]

Campbell's RR

[@TheAgwarn]

Great guy that seems to genuinely love his cars (MG lights are from a Punto btw) 👍🏼

[@jimcrabtree5205]

You've got to going and see his mate with the batmobile Johnny!

[@MrVoidGamerzz]

I’m one of the photographers in Alderley Edge, I’ve been lucky enough to see this collection and go out in the Z8. I’ve got to say that Tony is one of the most genuine and enthusiastic car collectors I’ve ever met. Truly a humble man with one of the best enthusiasts car collections in the country

[@TheLobstersoup]

You know you did something right when you can casually say: "My friend has a Batmobile!"

[@grahammonk8013]

That got me as well, but the whole thing was full of little casual asides. This has got to be one of the most perfect videos I've seen in a long time. Everything about it, the dog snuffling around, got to have a garage dog! Even the T shirt, "Only one more car, I promise!"

[@scofair1968]

One of your best episides Jonny!!! It wasn't just the specific cars, it was Tony's knowledge together with the amazing back stories

[@ChrisFEJackson]

What a legend this guy is and he doesn't realise it. So under the radar, if anyone was more deserving of being a star in a car on TG, he is it. Thanks Johnny, I agree a no brainer visit. That MG, I'd had literally forgotten about those. So thanks to Tony and to you for airing, only problem it was too short!

[@Questioneverythingg730]

He Seems like a proper top bloke. You can see and hear his passion. Great collection. Thanx for sharing with us 🙏

[@PenryMMJ]

What an amazing collection. I particularly like the MG X-power, which in it's previous incarnations as the De Tomaso Mangusta, and Qvale Magusta had already caused two manufacturers to go bankrupt before it finished off MG. There's something especially cool about a car that makes such bad business sense, but they built it anyway.

[@goosegog]

Wow, what a wonderful collection of cars, chosen from the heart. Cheers Jonny and Tony 👍🏻

[@imnotavingthat6813]

What a beautiful car collection, and the owner comes across as such a lovely bloke.... Happy days indeed.

[@neiliosr8]

Fantastic collection, but I think he's mistaken about the headlights of the MG, their are actually Fiat Punto lights and not Renault Clio

[@johnnywinkler8087]

Sounds right. I was wondering why they don't look like Renault Clio to me 😂

[@mattbettany1174]

MK2 Punto to be precise

[@pb5x5]

He would struggle to find Clio lights to fit that.

[@johnwaga3702]

What an awesome collection to have. In my opinion the BMW 3.0CSL is the best looking car BMW has ever made.

[@markwellington1254]

Here in USA youo used to be able to buy surplus jeeps in the back of Popular Science magazine. All boxed up with instructions to put together! Looks like you need to send Shaky over there to look over the motorcycles.

[@airchie2]

Couldn't work out why all the licence plates were ADH but finally worked out it's Antony D Hughes... :D Lovely collection and seems like a very down to earth guy considering. :)

[@DFle-yk5jn]

What a gent. He deserves it. You can tell how passionate he is about the cars and yet he has no airs and graces. Well done Johnny Never fails to produce the finest 😁 Cheers man 🥂

[@boydiedj3718]

I could listen to Tony for hours!! What an interesting man. Love his cars. Certainly has a few quid tied up in them. The Healey and RS2000 really ticks my boxes. Thank you 🙏

[@Ada..D]

Great episode 👍 What I really like about the collection is the owner didn't just buy what he liked looking at. He appears to know each car inside out. 👍

[@sebsjb]

I love the Car Cave episodes - and this has to be the best of them. It stands out that Tony just loves cars - and it’s infectious. Great to see - and I’m only in Sandbach if he needs any help giving them a run out…

[@mrcraighew1]

Wow, what a nice guy and a heart-stopping collection. As a biker I'd have liked more time on his 2 wheeled collection but get why the cars took centre stage in this show. If I had to pick a car from the show it would be the Ford GT by a mile (I'm a Ken Miles fan)..... Alas the only two things Tony and I have in common are our love of vehicles and our NYE Birthdays, although mine was 1960. Thanks for the video Jonny.

[@Digitall3]

that CLS is unbelievable.

[@garyo4135]

What a collection, what an owner. As always, unbelievable content! Always amazes me how many hidden gems like this we have in the UK.

[@paulroberts5687]

That's a proper car guy, collection of cars that he wants and only other car people understand. Not one footballer's car to be seen.

[@petem6226]

Those Clio headlamps are from a Punto I suspect... Good episode!

[@antwaygood4185]

The g60 started out as a farboud gts built in norfolk around 2003. Early prototype i believe had audi v8 but had issues. The company went under and the gts design was sold to ginetta.

[@tonyhughes7563]

I believe Marcos bought it off Arash Farboud, then Lawrence Tomlinson (Ginetta) bought it off them.

[@slacko1971]

Was Newmarket so Suffolk not Norfolk

[@ellisking8542]

A real “collector’s collector” there! Love seeing petrolheads who appreciate everything from the exotic to the agricultural 🙌

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

You have put it better than we did. Thank you.

[@ljw5768]

The story that the 240Z was designed by Albrecht Goetz is not entirely true. Although he had some input, the chief designer was Yoshihiko Matsuo.

[@idesignyou...9257]

What an amazing collection and what a lovely down to earth guy Tony is! Love the T shirt he's wearing, how appropriate! lol

[@Buck3366]

I recall the MG was originally intended to have been offered with up to 1000bhp from factory when a nitrous kit was fitted. Never knew if they ever came though with that offer on any though. Seen a couple of them in the flesh and the are cartoonish in a cool way.

[@trebor9024]

Nice to see Tony still has his BTCC Avensis, not many of them NGTC cars survive once theyve finished their time in the series they get taken to pieces and the parts used to build something else

[@andrewsmyth8615]

The 240Z was not designed by a German Count. Count Albrecht Goertz was employed by Nissan as a consultant. After a falling out with Nissan it is said Goertz took his designs to Toyota and it became the 2000 GT. Nissan started again from scratch and the result was the in-house designed 240Z.

[@ConnorFGuitar]

Albrecht Goertz was a flagrant self-publicist - he didn't design the 2000GT either, that was also an in-house design by Toyota's Satoru Nozaki. Goertz did design a sports/GT concept for Datsun/Nissan, I think, but it was really quite different to either the 2000GT or what the 240Z would end up becoming. One thing that he can definitely be credited with is the BMW 507, not a bad one for the CV in itself.

[@TucanaeTube]

Yes the 'German Count' Goertz was indeed employed by Nissan as a consultant - an advisor to a joint Nissan/Yamaha project called A550X. A dissatisfied Nissan terminated the project at prototype stage in 1964 and Goertz was jettisoned. I believe it was Yamaha that took that work to Toyota who developed it on to be the 2000GT, but that is not our story here. With Goertz gone, Nissan's president Mr K established a new project team in 1965 to design a 'halo' 2 seat sports car and in that team it was Kumeo Tamura's designs that became the Nissan S30 or 240Z.

[@ruftime]

Nice collection! Thank you Safety Showers!😎

[@robnicholas8759]

Amazing collection. One thing though the mg sv has fiat punto headlights . The collection is really interesting 👌

[@bentaylor9021]

Wow. Another fantastic collection and fascinating to hear the history behind some of those cars. Thanks guys 👍🏻🙌🏻

[@fydstar]

You know a car collecter is cool when they have a beetle ❤

[@markdean3217]

Absolutely brilliant video, and thank god there are people who have such collections and can now share their collection 👍🏻😊❗️

[@NickCahill-hp5pz]

What a collection. Great owner and interview. Thank you for your work, putting this together. Thank you very much to Tony.

[@GavinByrneLand]

I love when cars like these are owned by someone like Tony, who seems like a top chap and is happy to give us all a peek at the collection without being a show-off. Lovely chap, lovely collection. Great video Johnny, really enjoyable.

[@mattmorris2867]

It’s an advert though. That’s why they do it. Always looking to sell stuff this lot.

[@greg4712]

@@mattmorris2867 give over mate

[@mattmorris2867]

@@greg4712 Er.. how about no?

[@mattmorris2867]

@@greg4712 How mature.

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

@@mattmorris2867 not sure what the owner is advertising or where it indicates he’s looking to sell any of these cars (quite the opposite in that he seems to have been collecting these over many years)?

[@fkitmcghee1773]

What a legend! Had me smiling throughout with the details & every 1 immaculate & loved like it was his only car. A joy to behold. Hope you got Bruce Waynes number for another episode...

[@FastAsFunk]

What a lovely, varied collection of stuff and Tony seems like a great bloke. Really enjoyed this video, thanks Jonny.

[@jonanthony9927]

Lovely collection, a tremendously knowledgeable owner and a presenter in heaven! Thanks from Australia

[@99AmethystZJ]

Been looking forward to a new vid Jonny and that was unbelievable.. beautiful garages (and grounds) also,every petrol heads dream. Eat your dinner off the floors, all adds to the experience of the visit I guess and superbly curated in its variety. What a top bloke Tony is,thanks for sharing.👌👍🤙

[@bradders3535]

I think I still have Tony's autograph from a BTCC signing session in 2011!

[@MdvK13979]

What an infectious car-enthusiasm! Wonderful :D And yes, the Marek is an overlooked, sort of 'underdoggy' Maserati, but I'm longing for a 70's CSL now! 😃

[@eggeggeggegg]

Tony I regularly run past your house while listening to Smith and Sniff! Always watching out for the robotic lawnmower. Lovely collection

[@mickhardstaff6605]

Absolutely amazing, that guy knew every detail on all of those cars. What a place , what a man .

[@stefmarr]

What an incredible watch. One of the best yet!!!

[@marcmaddock9980]

Me and my dad put the steel up and cladded that green unit, thie fella was having the house built and it was stunning. He was a really nice fella too.

[@Nathan.Guthrie]

This is almost exactly what my collection would look like... different contents for me but definitely on the same (or rather, lack of) theme.

[@worldofrandometry6912]

These car cave videos make me question where I went wrong. Fantastic collection. So many favourites for me.

[@electronicpen]

Great to see this, thanks Tony for sharing your car collection with us!!!

[@2BugsandaBack]

I love the part at 13:56 where Tony says he's "mechanically sympathetic" as he's stood in front of a pair of mangled racecar doors on the wall and he's just finished telling the story about going sideways on his RS2000! Interesting guy with a great collection - and not afraid to use them either. Brilliant episode, this one.

[@paulhearn9632]

What an amazing personal collection of special cars and stories and even better...apart from the MG SV...they're all on the button. Thought I recognised the plate on the Mini...checked my pics...saw it at a Cheshire show in 2021, just looked absolutely split mint then and in the video. Looking forward to the BMW video now. Thanks to Tony for inviting you, and therefore us in to see them. Great job Jonny and the Team as always. Loved it...thanks once again 👍👍

[@MrFlyingguy]

i never thought i would see such a well heeled man speak like someone you would meet on site, what a pleasure it must have been for you Johnny. Tony, you are pure gold mate.

[@stevecotterill7981]

That rare blue MG X-Power was an updated version of the Qvale Mangusta. MG bought the failing Italian company and rebodied the existing car they had produced. Interesting car.

[@PSUK997]

Late watching this episode but wow, worth the wait. Eclectic collection of cars owned by a true petrolhead. Incredible stories and well done to the owner for your success. Richly deserved.

[@karman79]

What a unique collection. Thanks Jonny. I'm especially intrigued by the mint, one-off Mustang. It looks great and I wonder if it might be one of the most valuable Mustangs out there.

[@Lot76CARS]

Fantastic collection again, diverse, every car has a role... Oh to be spoilt for choice every time I opened the garage door.. off to buy a lottery ticket!

[@Android-vk8yh]

At home sick and this is one of my favourite car barn episodes. This guy is so interesting. You can tell he's passion for each car. Jonny, you have to drive some of these cars. Yes that Maserati is beautiful. So is that Datsun? Would like to see more about them. You even tempted us with the keys waggling in that Austin Healy. I was hoping it would be driven. I'm not a huge fan of German cars but those old classics are stunning. Would love to see them being driven as well. All of them fabulous. Would definitely have some them in my collection. I'll just stick to the Diecast that I can afford now.

[@simonruth4211]

Remember seeing one of them MG one of 80 at my local car show I went to! Back in late 2000s fantastic collection of cars. Absolutely banging video again as always.

[@jme4094]

Perhaps my favourite car cave so far also. You just never know what people have out there! Superb!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

*Really interesting stuff, great that he's so keen on the history of these old cars. He and the Merak turned up at an evening classic car meet that we went to last year, not far from Alderley Edge, looked fantastic. Hope to see some of the others around the area this year*

[@jamesweber4938]

Ask Tony if he remembers his brother Larry rolling over in an FX4 taxi near Alderley Edge circa 1972 Larry had a Lotus Cortina around 72.

[@oldskoolresource6583]

Being from Blackpool I remember Thomas Motors really well on Oxford Square. Happy Days! Another great video Jonny 👍🏻

[@gilbertosampaio3771]

That 1978 Maserati Merak SS it's up my street, good Car Cave episode as always. Keep them coming Jonny, great work, love the history behind the cars and the owners.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

What a collection, what a gent Tony is, I could listen to Tony all day talking about cars. Another excellent video Johnny.

[@ja8on]

I am literally just over a minute into watching this and I know I'm gonna love it, keep up the good work Jonny

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you so much for watching Jason

[@ja8on]

Having watched it all now, I'm a recent owner of a boring bmw 1 series and definitely looking forward to the BMW Z8 drive 👍🏻

[@dolphson77]

What a great episode and what a lovely, knowledgeable guy Tony Hughes is, amazing!!!

[@robinday2392]

Fantastic episode I was literally glued too every moment. Thankyou

[@whitemoor66]

Great collection. Absolutely love the MG RV8. Looking forward to the Z8 too. I had the pleasure of seeing and hearing one of those in Munich when it was still being developed, fabulous car.

[@jasonfryer2090]

23:35 not Renault Clio headlights but more advanced fiat Punto MK2 headlights. Which were better headlights than my BMW, as it happens😊

[@elmojito]

Wonderful collection and very interesting person. Thank him for letting us in his garage.

[@rover213]

the headlights on the MG SV aren't Renault Clio , they are actually Fiat Punto mk2

[@MarkHillhwtb]

I reckon this has been my favourite. For such a collection ems like such a down to earth guy with a wealth of knowledge on every car/brand/era. Amazing

[@markcady6882]

Wow, what a collection, love it when cars mean something and it’s not just about the latest and greatest….

[@michaelhughes3302]

Well played Tony. A very lovely collection indeed. Cheers, Michael Hughes in Toronto.

[@eamo106]

Johnny, for me, the best or your content you post is Private Garages! My favourite episodes. Here a Northern guy, eclectic hidden garage, just following his life story and he raced ! He knew every detail on every car, some money cars and some he just liked ! Better than Jay Leno ! A true enthusiast, but Jay likes the money cars, but he like us, would fill a garage with loved cars, even an Allegro ! I would have a Capri !

[@tonyhughes7563]

Yes, I completely agree, and I would have a Capri if I could find the right one!

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

This has to be one of the best episodes of Car Caves Johnny has ever done? Absolutely brilliant episode 👍🙂👍

[@ianjenkins4641]

Punto mk2 headlights on the MG

[@tedium37]

I'm both impressed and envious. Each car is worthy of a feature vid and I don't doubt the bikes are as well. Well done Tony Hughes. Thanks to you for allowing the Late Brakers to share this. Nice one Jonny.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

💪🏽

[@bonnetdedouche437]

Tony is spot on about the Mustang and Ford stealing the invention of the intermittent windscreen wiper. I learned about it watching the very film he mentioned, Flash Of Genius, on a long haul flight years ago. Great film, well worth watching. Keep up the great work Jonny and team. 👍

[@paultravers3709]

He could be a voice double for Mike Tindall. Awesome collection, it's great that these people invite you round Jonny

[@markgoscinski3509]

Yes johnny that Maserati is a beautiful 70's supercar , very lucky to have come across that example and very brave as anything Italian is beautiful but ultimately fragile

[@SoftwavesMedia]

Fab collection and a great taste as well. Tanks for sharing, mate!

[@davidphillips7255]

I had that exact model of Beetle and put about 60,000 miles on it. Years after I got rid of mine I had a chance to drive another. It was the only car I ever owned that was as much fun to drive as my motorcycles.

[@KimMcDonald-jl7uc]

What a great episode; Charming, and frighteningly knowledgeable guy. Thank Jonny.

[@Lammys_Dram]

Brilliant 👏 very professional, and Matt, your knowledge is phenomenal.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

An absolute brilliant episode just fantastic!!! What a collection 👌👌👌

[@colinbolt3137]

I really enjoyed that one. A man with a story for his cars! Most enjoyable.

[@SonicTeSexMachine]

Top top stuff. Unbelievable tasteful, it’s stunning. Late Break truly doing the lord’s work

[@VicErron63]

Information was genuine a collection over a period of time, one of the best videos of ever seen for 2023

[@anoakes8434]

Just needed to log in and add a quick comment about the Mini, the CSL and the RS 2000: PHHWOOAAR!! Thank you!

[@370DatsunZed]

Very very envious of that collection! Superb! and such a fantastic chap!!! I'd sell a kidney for a Samurai!!

[@robbanks50]

What a cool collection, bought with heart. Mad props to him for going racing to learn how to drive the ford GT also his wife for dailying a ginetta.

[@michaelroberts1597]

Great group of cars , an one of your best videos !👏

[@benbuchanan672]

Pretty much my ideal car cave. Eclectic, tasteful, discerning. Now I just need to invent a shower.

[@richardskinner6804]

Amazing video, can't believe how far you have come in a year , it will all be worth it ❤❤❤