Genuine 30yr Barn Find - The Last One Left of its Type? Will it Start? In this episode the barn in question is in north Wales, and it isn't Jonny on camera. This one is presented by Jonny's pal Sion Ellis from @automaxwales . Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. You will have seen Sion before on TLBS, from the Lands End Trial to the Renault 5 GT Turbo barn find, to the more recent Ford Fiesta Super Sport barn find. He's a mechanic by trade and a rally technician, but also a hopeless car hoarder. He's bought the car in this video, so be sure to follow his channel and let us know if you enjoyed the episode. DO YOU KNOW OF A CAR THAT MIGHT BE WORTHY OF JONNY HELPING UNEARTH ON VIDEO? DO YOU OWN A CAR IN A BARN/HEDGE/GARAGE THAT MIGHT JUST RUN OR NEED A NEW HOME? Email (ideally with details, photos and location) the Late Brake Show via [email protected] Why not join our Patreon gang for early access to episodes and a regular blog from Jonny? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow Smith & Sniff is the UK's #1 automotive podcast, where Jonny and ex Top Gear and Grand Tour script editor Richard Porter chat absolute rubbish for an hour, periodically mentioning car related topics. Listen now: Website: https://smithandsniff.com/index.html Apple music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/smith-and-sniff/id1507539214 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1vXayLsQaEsejoCtVdRpzv?si=1ZMkoiWuTrG9akz3XtyOSw Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Smith-and-Sniff/dp/B08K59D5SG?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=53f621d4-bfe4-4781-8e87-dc7bc922d62e Youtube: https://youtube.com/@smithandsniff?si=yZiWg1XVg1QcBbGt *********** Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter: https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow ****** Website: http://www.thelatebrakeshow.com ****** SUBSCRIBE for a broad-church of automotive appreciation spanning EV, classic, modified and future tech. ******** Presented by Sion Ellis @automaxwales Filmed and edited by: Phil Vaughan Pritchard - @philvfilms on Instagram Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarrantdesign.com **************** The Late Brake Show Social Media channels: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelatebrakeshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelatebrakeshow X: https://x.com/LateBrakeShow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelatebrakeshow CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:21 Where's Jonny? 1:54 Meet the owner 3:05 OPENING GARAGE DOOR 4:05 1980s Subaru range 5:15 Homemade snorkel 6:19 Cyclops eye accessory 6:58 Tyre inflation 8:59 THE POWER OF THE FLEECE 9:25 PUSHING THE CAR OUTSIDE 10:28 High mileage 11:50 Same gearbox as Impreza? 12:29 INTERIOR 13:38 4WD SYSTEM LEVER 14:40 INSIDE THE BOOT 16:37 ENGINE WORK 22:40 WILL IT RUN? 33:51 Service history #rareclassiccar #barnfind #subaru #forzabarnfind #thelatebrakeshow #4k
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What a brilliant car and a brilliant guest presenter! Well done Sion mate. Great great Late Brake Show 🎉
Sion is an absolutely fantastic substitute late braker! 👏
That car deserves a full restoration. I have never seen one before this video, despite being in motor trade since 1979.
As a Welshman can I just say - those are some fancy looking sheep!
It's such a rare car, please keep it original and don't change it.
It looks in pretty good shape cosmetically … my suggestion is just clean it up as you can and refresh the mechanical bits as needed.
Restore it to its former glory!
With a car that is this rare, I personally would love to see it fully restored to original as only original once
That's a nice old car. Leave it alone. Clean it, fix it, and enjoy it.
This deserves a full resto. They're too rare as things are!
Thank you so much, that was great entertainment, Sion and Alex! Please restore it to the condition it was originally sold in, precisely because there aren’t that many hatchbacks (in my humble opinion). Warm regards from Germany
Too rare to rally, I think. Good video, Sion was very welcome 👍
I am on the keep it as it was with such a rare car keep it original !
Enjoyed this episode as usual. Interesting rare car, and nice job presenting Sion. Great stuff
Hello from Possum Bourne Land - New Zealand - please keep it original.... a great hatch back and very rare.
Man, that's lovely. The perfect rural hatchback. I remember a few of these locally backintheday, usually paired with a Daihatsu Fourtrak for trailering and farmwork, for the Land Rover abstaining Irish farmer.
restore it, these cars should be preserved as there are so few
What a rare bugger! Sion you are a bloody great presenter mate. Llonfariadillongyfarchiadau, from another Welshman!
Sion, you did an absolutely fantastic job of presenting this episode! Well done! On the other side of things, as this is a the last one remaining, you should definitely do a full restoration!
Great presenting this! Really enjoyed this episode