Great episode, Miles is a great lad, the future of the automotive world is going to be just fine with young folk like Miles getting involved. Got a Furze vibe about him.
@Blaze Barrett You and Joshua are the same person, I've seen the same two comments in a few places now . Lazy advertising , reminds me of Russian copy and paste fake comments method to gain users.
As a Delorean owner myself I met Miles who quite frankly is not of this time ironically. He is an inspirational modern day guy who is just the epitome of old school values. He is invaluable to the car community and never fails to step forward and help. Quite frankly the guys a legend and well loved in the South West. Have no doubt...he is the reincarnation of Doc Brown himself.
Owned my Delorean since I was 16 as well. Fried the clutch trying to learn how to drive stick on it. Great to see another 16 year old taking on the project as I did. Also nice to see him trying to keep it as original as possible and not butcher it.
If I met a 21 year old somewhere and he said "I'm building a car in my garage in an attempt to beat a Ferrari's lap time." I'd wouldn't believe him, unless he then got into his daily driver DMC-12 held together with duck tape and drove off. Another great video from Johnny, I love how these videos feel like we've accidentally walked in on two car people talking about cars as if we weren't there.
I knew of a MK1 Austin Healey Sprite with a modified Morris Marina 1300cc engine, fibreglass bodywork, full cage and 8" slicks that was faster up Shelsley Walsh than a Ferrari Testa Rossa, which was THE Ferrari of the time.
Fantastic production quality and superb content. Who bothers watching TV anymore with this sort of content on the web. Please keep making your excellent content.
Agreed... production quality is great... only just found this Channel... and subscribed. TV is truly dead... I only watch RUclips now, and only follow the content makers that I like...
@@Charlie-Charlot Charlie, I’m guessing you’re not from round these parts (England - or should it be Great Britain?). Clarkson is a polarising figure in his home land. Dare I call him Marmite - you either love him or you hate him. Regardless you have to admire his successes and his ability to hit the psyche and interest of the middle man (or woman). His ability to reinvent himself with the Amazon hit Clarkson’s Farm shows his flexibility and the understanding of his core audience. He’s assisted, guided, and maybe led by a very underestimated and slightly camera shy Andy Wilman as his producer (and school era best friend - I think). What side do you think I’m on lol
Miles has that youthful “I didn’t know I couldn’t” attitude. He went after something he thought was really cool and is living with it. We get so used to seeing these high end rebuilds that cost mega money. So nice to see a kid just working on his car... It doesn’t need to win awards. It just needs to make you happy.
"It doesn’t need to win awards. It just needs to make you happy" This is exactly what too many forget these days. Everything is a competition and a comparison now. Who cares what others think, just enjoy and make the most of what you have. Life's too short to do otherwise.
well, I drive mine since 5 Years too daily ... what´s special avout this? NOTHING. So why this overwhelming cheering about the fact that you can drive a Car daily?
This channel is the gift that keeps on giving. Great to see a kid building his dream car on a budget and a racing car for £400 😳. I'm sure that we are going to see a lot more of Miles.
Loved that video Johnny, one of my favourites you've done! Love Miles' quirky, single mindedness that others would label "weird". Any passion that burns that hot has to be admired, whatever it is. And he's clearly a great young lad, will check out his channel.
“Marty! We have to go back! Back to Asda to buy some sausages, then pick up the kids at 3:30, then home again in time for dinner.” Back to the Future 4, domestic life
Loved that episode. It restored my faith in the youth of today, a bit. Nice one Miles. I wish I'd had a DeLorean as my first car, I made do with an MG Midget that I daily drove for 9 years.
If there are any car companies watching, get your hands on Miles before the competition does. Much respect Miles for your passion and dedication. Credit to the parents. And it goes without saying, thanks Johnny and mr cameraman, for this fantastic video.
What a fantastic story. Great to see a car that has been acquired by a real enthusiast and that is used as a rolling project, rather than as a museum piece or as part of a collection. Would love to go to that Delorean club meet just to see the cars and talk to the owners.
Johnny....Miles is someone you have to have on Speed Dial 📱 and keep us upto date on what progress he is making with the car build as well as the DMC. Stay Safe. 👍👍
Good on him and I think we need a follow up on the ferrari killing home build at some point. At the first thought of an electric conversion is a small amount of sick in my mouth but if you owned a delorean an electric motor, given the film, seems allowable. Plus the opportunity to put a 'warning 121GW' sticker on your charging unit would kind of make up for it. Working in San Francisco (6/7 years ago?) And on route to a meeting ( after a heavy night) I looked out over the bay area to see a delorean speed boat conversion travelling at a fair rate. It was brilliant! Edit: Think it might have been a hover craft..
Great video Johnny, but please ease up on the ads, difficult to watch with all the interruptions. Miles is a very decent guy, respect for all his work and dedication.
What a fabulous film! And what a great lad is Miles. Exactly the right amount of care about what matters and complete dismissal of the bits that don't. So hope you go back to see what becomes of the lightweight racer. Absolutely brilliant.
Fantastic, that’s everything about this episode. The enthusiasm the subject matter and thanks Johnny for a drive back in time. 4 months before that car was made I went for a long last ride round that area of Bristol before we moved away. Miles has sure trumped my first car! Simca 1100 Estate :D
Morning Jonny. Well this young man may be a future Gordon Murray. You can tell he's already way ahead of the game . If possibly slightly optimistic about the performance capabilities of his Mazda ! Very enjoyable and every car you feature you seem to fall for ! I do believe that John Delorean had many unfair accusations about his control in his company . I think there were all sorts of shannagins (is that a word?! ) in the politics and funding of the company. And there's no doubt that had it not been for the film trilogy the car would have remained dead and buried. As for the styling , the Delorean has aged well and still looks elegant. (Definitely EV material !) Thanks Jonny.
That was bloody marvellous. Good on that guy. You're right though, it would make a fantastic EV. I think doc Brown would definitely approve. It would sound suitably futuristic and keep with the looks of the car brilliantly!
Jonny. The reason your channel is so liked is because of how you curate it. Just fabulous. Thank you. It’s a genuine pleasure each time I check in to see what’s the latest. It’s a rare talent. Please just keep doing the same.
The DeLorean is still such a good looking car. No matter how rubbish the car is, it'll always be cool to me. Miles is a great lad too and I hope you can revisit him Jonny when his other project is on the road / track
One of the most enjoyable car episodes I’ve watched on RUclips. It’s definitely one of the great car icons despite some of its history. The interaction of Johnny and Myles and the smiles this car brings out of them is so enjoyable
so rare for a car youtube channel to feature a rolling project like this. so much more interesting than the polish and shine show cars you see. Jonny and the team consistently knocking it out the park with the quality content... congrats on the quarter million subscribers too 🎉🎉🎉
There used to be another De Lorean owned by a guy just up the road from Bristol near Castle Combe race track. They’ve never really floated my boat but this looks way better for being a bit lower. Miles seems like a nice guy and the car suits him perfectly.
More excellent content, as usual. Jonny is obviously a great presenter but can we just take a moment to acknowledge the brilliance of the filming and editing? I think it was the same duo who did the utterly magnificent Fully Charged Tokyo Motor Show videos a few years ago - the first stuff I saw on RUclips that made me realise it could not only beat TV for special interest content but also match it for quality.
Quite frankly, the best TLBS yet! What a fantastic chap & Mr Smith is the perfect person for the chat. Utterly brilliant, outstanding content from all involved, bravo 👏👏👏
I love the Late brakes accepting attitude to imperfections! So many Mags and Video producers only bother sharing something thats mint and sitting in a garage for the last few years... How much more fun and realistic to see a gaffer taped classic being coaxed along as a daily!! Well done Johnny!
Cheers from #15575 across the pond in Texas! Picked up mine in July 2000 for 9500 USD when I was 17. Delivered pizza with it for 2 years, daily'ed for longer, still runs beautifully with almost zero restoration all the way here in 2021. This is one of the best DMC videos on RUclips that's ever been made. Really. Well done.
A true icon of a car. I think its kind of one of those things thats more than the sum of its parts. I'v only ever seen one of these once. It was at the seaside parked outside a reto 80's arcade. So cool. Non of the people I was with were even slightly petrol-heads so non of them could understand why I was so excited at seeing it. Great video. Miles seems a real cool guy, I think he's got a bit of that mad professor/genius vib about him, seems very apt him driving a DeLorean. You really should pay him another visit when he finishes his superlight sports car project.
Such a good video Johnny!! Favourite show on RUclips! Owning a DeLorean must be the coolest thing, imagine just going to Tesco’s in that it would be so fun. I would love to see a restomod of that car!
Great video - Miles is still smiling and he still looks well chuffed with his pride & joy - The DeLorean ! Thanks for a great video and story - Miles is a great guy and all the very best of luck to him and his projects ! - Well done man ! 👍👍👍
I used to work at the company that made the wiring harness for Deloreans, Lucas Rists in Newcastle Under Lyme. We had John visit our factory too and yes our company got burnt by his dealings too. Amazing concept of a car and well deserves its place in automotive history.
I had my reservations about this episode, thinking that a young delorean owner would be a rich pompaus, but he seems genuine and admirable for the work that he's put into a non-functioning car. Reminds me of myself when I was his age and bought a porche 924 at 17 that barely ran, not realizing that I was in way over my head, and didn't have the resources (at the time) to make it into a working vehicle. You can tell he's passionate about his love of the delorean and has worked hard to make it a daily driver, even with all the things that are broken on it.
This story, car and Miles are an inspiration to us all car nuts. The DeLorean has a unique character and appeal that will never be forgotten. The Porsche can’t hold a candle to the DeLorean. The fact that it is daily driven at 40 years old just says everything. He is the future of car obsession
Did I see this car on the m25 in January ish this year near Heathrow in the outside lane naturally ! In 40 years I have only seen 2 on the road one must have been approx 1989 and the other this year. It looked amazing in the half light . Great guy for running it every day .best of luck with it
Maybe as you know there was life after the DeLorean too for the engineer who made this DMC also possible: Bill Collins was his name. He came up with a clean sheet model for an RV. This motorhome is compact, light and quick and very popular in their own community. They where the first ones being tested in a windtunnel and using a six cilinder engine. So don't think they are looking as a whale headed camper these days: Vixen td21. Check it out. There are already 5 off them being collected in the Netherlands. Nice for another episode.
@@kells77 idk he mentioned he only spent 400£ on the racecar so far and the Delorean started as basically scrap, nearly nothing worked, I'm sure he got that for cheap, too.
@@undefined6947 £9.000 he said and it was the cheapest then he got it running within a month so he has skills. It still needed work after, I wouldn't class him as the ritch kid like above his parents knew from the age of 6 that was the car he wanted so they may have started a car fund account. some are always quick with the put downs.
@@kells77 Nah, it's pretty obvious this kid builds his dreams. If your parents had money would you build a MX-5 kit car in your shed or just buy a Lotus?
This. Was. Brilliant! The story alone is worth the watch, but the quality you’re getting into your productions now is outstanding, Jonny. Keep ‘em coming!
Except that they chose the DMC12 because it was considered a 'joke'. Also, the company having gone belly-up meant that the film-makers didn't have to negotiate a deal with the company. So, most likely, if BTTF had been made 3 years earlier it wouldn't have featured the DeLorean.
One quick note on the EV conversion possibilities... I do think the BTTF connection really makes EV conversion appropriate. After all, Doc Brown had it converted to a flying car. We aren't there just yet, but EV conversion is the next best thing.
Superb! Thank you to The Late Brake Show team and Miles for sharing this charming story. I loved the filming, the locations (Bristol's a wonderful place) and the always outstanding production quality. The script and sentiments are happily received and my own feelings about old cars had some good company with Johnny's and Miles' words. I've been into cars since I was an infant, I'd have everything if I could.... My sister; not interested in cars at all, unless it's a DeLorean. It's a car that affects people who aren't into cars, maybe because of the film, but surely also because it was distinctly different. I love that it transcends the car scene. The sound was lovely too, brilliantly recorded, it made me long for the experience of driving that car or just witnessing it go by.
I was thinking the same thing! I wonder if they did a split-screen type thing and filmed each door separately then stitched the clips together afterwards?
Excellent episode, I loved it. Miles appears to quite the natural in front of the camera with a natural flare that I’d certainly like to see a lot more of. As some one already said, with young ones like Miles, the automotive journalism world is going to be just fine. Well done all!!!
I think the delorean is a great design, the lines are genious. Some fella has bought delorean, owns the rights and builds brand new ones in America with left over parts (enough to build 300 cars) . The motor was used in many Renaults and was capable of more power than it got in the delorean mainly due to emissions rules in America.
For once, I am surprised the DeLorean is *only* 40. everything else seems to be passing by at rapid speed but the DMC feels like it should be older. I Know they are crap, and a mess and a huge headache to deal with but every time I see one I just want one. They are just cool beyond practicality.
That was even more epic than the last video. No not video, TLBS has progressed to making proper films. Dead set one of the few channels I really look forwards to every new instalment. This content genuinely makes me feel happier about the world.
Inspiring. Miles is brilliant. Flux Capacitor. EV converted DeLorean... ain’t much of a leap, is it? It seems natural to the spirit of how most know the car. ✌🏽🖤🚘
Really good episode Jonny with the usual high production values. Miles is an excellent young chap,we need more like him,unusual for a millenial. Would be nice to have follow ups on the De Lorean and the death trap with Miles.
Wow Johnny you've do it again. What a fantastic video. The location and the filming spot on. And what a polite And talented young lad. The Delorean is like the Rubik's cube both make no sense? But there icons of there age And still cool.
The best and most interesting YT video I have seen in ages. Brilliant topic but the way you present it, the humor, the atmosphere, the camerawork, that is how you capture passion.
Why hasn’t Jonny Smith got a million plus followers ? Seriously please share and tell a friend... it’s such a difference having quality content made by enthusiasts for enthusiasts
Good on the young man. Excellent video. Way back in 1981 aged17 and just days after passing my test in a Morris Marina I bought a 1971 Jaguar Xj6 4.2 as my first car... £450. My dad went nuts!
Fantastic video, great to see a well used DeLorean. Greetings from #5124, also Oct 81, only a few hundred later than Miles' car. Great work young man, I hold my hat up to you.
Living in NYC in 1982 these were for sale for $25K brand new! We were offered a trade for one against our 1972 (Series 2) Lambo Espada which I thought was way cooler (Gandini vs Giugiaro) and passed on that opportunity because I hated that 2.7-litre V6 Renault 30 engine after owning another forgotten Renault the 177 TS. Probably was a mistake because the timing chain jumped thereafter and a piston punched a hole in the de-tuned Miura V12 engine which cost us a fortune to fix!
Fantastic video as usual, high production values continuing to remind me why I cancelled my tv license years ago, and an equally fantastic subject. Miles seems like a great funny, practical and intelligent chap and I hope he continues to love his DeLorean for many years to come. Fingers crossed we'll be seeing his racer completed in a future episode too.
"Great Scott" What a great young Man! Great Video Jonny 👍 More of this please, owners with their passion for unusual Cars or Vans is simply a winner for me! 👍🙂👍
Hes from round my way, see it at tesco or just driving down the road. Always cool to see... did have to explain to the missus what the fuss is about as she never seen one 🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely loved the Back to the Future intro, Miles seemed a decent bloke, I hope you go back and feature his completed race car project. Another class film Jonny, brilliantly eclectic as usual.
What a fantastic young man. Great to see him getting on with a project. His welding skills are top notch as well. Hope you get his build featured when he's finished it.
I didn't think there was many people my age with a real passion for all things cars. Miles is a proper petrolhead. Really nice lad that knows his stuff
Growing up in So. California as kids, me and my brothers were always trying to make a proper working go cart. (even if it meant being pushed by my cousin..) We hopelessly wondered if one day that .5hp Briggs and Stratten lawnmower engine would find it's way into our hands..I drove a DeLorean back in the day and yeh, it was funky, but boy did it get looks!
Great episode, Miles is a great lad, the future of the automotive world is going to be just fine with young folk like Miles getting involved. Got a Furze vibe about him.
And Furze himself has a DeLorean
Same here
Good lad! More power to him!
Bit posh tho?... 😂
@Blaze Barrett You and Joshua are the same person, I've seen the same two comments in a few places now . Lazy advertising , reminds me of Russian copy and paste fake comments method to gain users.
As a Delorean owner myself I met Miles who quite frankly is not of this time ironically. He is an inspirational modern day guy who is just the epitome of old school values. He is invaluable to the car community and never fails to step forward and help. Quite frankly the guys a legend and well loved in the South West. Have no doubt...he is the reincarnation of Doc Brown himself.
Thanks backing up the thoughts I had of Miles what a great young man daily driving a DeLorean 40 years on and in his early 20's Legendary
Miles is a legend. Love him to bits and if I see him around Bristol I will be sure to say Hello.
@@johnmandragon4830
Ha ha!!! That was fun :)
I agree! I met Miles when I started restoring my own Delorean, he's a top lad!
Owned my Delorean since I was 16 as well. Fried the clutch trying to learn how to drive stick on it. Great to see another 16 year old taking on the project as I did. Also nice to see him trying to keep it as original as possible and not butcher it.
If I met a 21 year old somewhere and he said "I'm building a car in my garage in an attempt to beat a Ferrari's lap time." I'd wouldn't believe him, unless he then got into his daily driver DMC-12 held together with duck tape and drove off.
Another great video from Johnny, I love how these videos feel like we've accidentally walked in on two car people talking about cars as if we weren't there.
I knew of a MK1 Austin Healey Sprite with a modified Morris Marina 1300cc engine, fibreglass bodywork, full cage and 8" slicks that was faster up Shelsley Walsh than a Ferrari Testa Rossa, which was THE Ferrari of the time.
Fantastic production quality and superb content. Who bothers watching TV anymore with this sort of content on the web. Please keep making your excellent content.
Discovered RUclips like 8 years ago and I haven't really watched anything else since then.
@@gabriellundmark Well I think you made the right call!! RUclips is miles better.
Agreed... production quality is great... only just found this Channel... and subscribed. TV is truly dead... I only watch RUclips now, and only follow the content makers that I like...
Totally agree....
I dont watch tv now, i have also cancelled my tv licence 5-6 years ago.
This isn't a future Clarkeson, this is a future Gordon Murray. What a great chap.
He didn't come across as a total TWAT, so i'd lean more towards Murray than Clarkson
A future Clarkson is an insult, if you're actually interested in cars and engineering
I didn’t knew Clarkson wasn’t that well regarded, sure his character in top gear/the grand tour is a bit ridiculous but really a twat ?
@@Charlie-Charlot Charlie, I’m guessing you’re not from round these parts (England - or should it be Great Britain?). Clarkson is a polarising figure in his home land. Dare I call him Marmite - you either love him or you hate him.
Regardless you have to admire his successes and his ability to hit the psyche and interest of the middle man (or woman). His ability to reinvent himself with the Amazon hit Clarkson’s Farm shows his flexibility and the understanding of his core audience. He’s assisted, guided, and maybe led by a very underestimated and slightly camera shy Andy Wilman as his producer (and school era best friend - I think).
What side do you think I’m on lol
Clarkson is a TV persona.
Miles has that youthful “I didn’t know I couldn’t” attitude. He went after something he thought was really cool and is living with it. We get so used to seeing these high end rebuilds that cost mega money. So nice to see a kid just working on his car... It doesn’t need to win awards. It just needs to make you happy.
"It doesn’t need to win awards. It just needs to make you happy" This is exactly what too many forget these days. Everything is a competition and a comparison now. Who cares what others think, just enjoy and make the most of what you have. Life's too short to do otherwise.
We need more lads like Miles to keep the love of old cars in general...fair play to the lad
Exactly mate, i spoke to him today and said exactly that
Miles has a very natural on camera style. I think he could be a TV presenter if he wanted.
Absolutely.
Agreed
ruclips.net/user/MilesOnCars he does have his own RUclips channel
The next Clarkson perhaps?
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What was the other car he had? The home built thing ? He just built it him self? Where are the specs ? On that thing
Love the way Miles even looks like his from the 80's as a young Paul Nicholas. Good on him.
Looks like his what?
Miles is single handedly redeeming the youth of today, good job lad.
Nothing wrong with the youth of today. They are just as good or bad as we were at that stage.
You telling me he made a daily driver.....out of a delorean
He did. He does.
Clever reference. Made me laugh.
The way I see it, if you're gonna build a daily driver, why not do it with some style?
well, I drive mine since 5 Years too daily ... what´s special avout this? NOTHING. So why this overwhelming cheering about the fact that you can drive a Car daily?
@@FRITZI999 Tell us more about your insecurity...
This channel is the gift that keeps on giving. Great to see a kid building his dream car on a budget and a racing car for £400 😳. I'm sure that we are going to see a lot more of Miles.
400pounds?
@@rickshen9612 Thats what Miles said. 5 mins 24 seconds if you want to check 🙄
A clarkson in in the making even has the hair - we will look back in the future at this video
Clarkson is a journalist
Miles..21 dressed like a 80’s pop star driving a DeLorean. Pretty cool.....pretty cool 👍🏼
Loved that video Johnny, one of my favourites you've done! Love Miles' quirky, single mindedness that others would label "weird". Any passion that burns that hot has to be admired, whatever it is. And he's clearly a great young lad, will check out his channel.
“Marty! We have to go back! Back to Asda to buy some sausages, then pick up the kids at 3:30, then home again in time for dinner.”
Back to the Future 4, domestic life
Have you googled "four seat delorean?" 😉
Nice job kid! The world needs more young people like you, actually doing something fun rather than spending their life staring at their phones.
People can't enjoy a video for what it is without inciting a generation war. This is your brain on the internet.
I have more faith in the younger generation than all the selfish boomers who have left us in an unaffordable environment and wrecked half the planet.
@@fotorabia ok whatever, go back to starting at your phone and playing video games in mommy's basement.
Thank you Miles for restoring some faith in the youth of today!
The look on Jonny's face when Miles said his year of birth!!! Priceless... Excellent video Jonny.
Loved that episode. It restored my faith in the youth of today, a bit. Nice one Miles.
I wish I'd had a DeLorean as my first car, I made do with an MG Midget that I daily drove for 9 years.
If there are any car companies watching, get your hands on Miles before the competition does.
Much respect Miles for your passion and dedication.
Credit to the parents.
And it goes without saying, thanks Johnny and mr cameraman, for this fantastic video.
What a fantastic story.
Great to see a car that has been acquired by a real enthusiast and that is used as a rolling project, rather than as a museum piece or as part of a collection.
Would love to go to that Delorean club meet just to see the cars and talk to the owners.
Johnny....Miles is someone you have to have on Speed Dial 📱 and keep us upto date on what progress he is making with the car build as well as the DMC. Stay Safe. 👍👍
Good on him and I think we need a follow up on the ferrari killing home build at some point. At the first thought of an electric conversion is a small amount of sick in my mouth but if you owned a delorean an electric motor, given the film, seems allowable. Plus the opportunity to put a 'warning 121GW' sticker on your charging unit would kind of make up for it. Working in San Francisco (6/7 years ago?) And on route to a meeting ( after a heavy night) I looked out over the bay area to see a delorean speed boat conversion travelling at a fair rate. It was brilliant! Edit: Think it might have been a hover craft..
Great video Johnny, but please ease up on the ads, difficult to watch with all the interruptions.
Miles is a very decent guy, respect for all his work and dedication.
@Ross Bourne Not so sure about that, the creator has a say as far as I am aware
Apologies Andrew, YT defaults to putting loads of ads on there, but we have just cut them back.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Thanks for that, spoils otherwise great content.
@@andrewgurney6019 also pays for great content 👍
@@WildCamper Put them at the start, no issue with that, but constantly breaking in throughout kills the content.
Your show is by far the best Car channel on RUclips! Consistently amazing content and production! Massive thank you to you Johnny, and your team.
What a fabulous film! And what a great lad is Miles. Exactly the right amount of care about what matters and complete dismissal of the bits that don't. So hope you go back to see what becomes of the lightweight racer. Absolutely brilliant.
Fantastic, that’s everything about this episode. The enthusiasm the subject matter and thanks Johnny for a drive back in time.
4 months before that car was made I went for a long last ride round that area of Bristol before we moved away.
Miles has sure trumped my first car! Simca 1100 Estate :D
Morning Jonny. Well this young man may be a future Gordon Murray. You can tell he's already way ahead of the game . If possibly slightly optimistic about the performance capabilities of his Mazda ! Very enjoyable and every car you feature you seem to fall for ! I do believe that John Delorean had many unfair accusations about his control in his company . I think there were all sorts of shannagins (is that a word?! ) in the politics and funding of the company. And there's no doubt that had it not been for the film trilogy the car would have remained dead and buried. As for the styling , the Delorean has aged well and still looks elegant. (Definitely EV material !) Thanks Jonny.
That was bloody marvellous. Good on that guy. You're right though, it would make a fantastic EV. I think doc Brown would definitely approve. It would sound suitably futuristic and keep with the looks of the car brilliantly!
Jonny. The reason your channel is so liked is because of how you curate it. Just fabulous. Thank you. It’s a genuine pleasure each time I check in to see what’s the latest. It’s a rare talent. Please just keep doing the same.
Cheers JB. That was always the mantra of TLBS. Variety. A broad church of automotive appreciation, embracing the old, the new and the stories.
Miles needs his own TV show, such an interesting guy very charismatic
I only said this to him today
The
DeLorean is still such a good looking car. No matter how rubbish the car is, it'll always be cool to me. Miles is a great lad too and I hope you can revisit him Jonny when his other project is on the road / track
Absolutely loved this video. The intro and music are just that extra effort you dont get from most youtubers.
That is thanks to my videography team - they know who they are!
He’s a mix of a murray/dyson/newey.He has a very bright future,fantastic video Jonny,one of your best ever.
One of the most enjoyable car episodes I’ve watched on RUclips. It’s definitely one of the great car icons despite some of its history. The interaction of Johnny and Myles and the smiles this car brings out of them is so enjoyable
What a great episode, this guy is a natural tv presenter .......... well both of them actually!
Great Scott!
so rare for a car youtube channel to feature a rolling project like this. so much more interesting than the polish and shine show cars you see. Jonny and the team consistently knocking it out the park with the quality content... congrats on the quarter million subscribers too 🎉🎉🎉
There used to be another De Lorean owned by a guy just up the road from Bristol near Castle Combe race track. They’ve never really floated my boat but this looks way better for being a bit lower. Miles seems like a nice guy and the car suits him perfectly.
Thank you for showing a different world, there is hope for the future. An this kid has one.
More excellent content, as usual. Jonny is obviously a great presenter but can we just take a moment to acknowledge the brilliance of the filming and editing? I think it was the same duo who did the utterly magnificent Fully Charged Tokyo Motor Show videos a few years ago - the first stuff I saw on RUclips that made me realise it could not only beat TV for special interest content but also match it for quality.
Yeah, the other channel hasn't quite grabbed me in the same way since they left.
Quite frankly, the best TLBS yet! What a fantastic chap & Mr Smith is the perfect person for the chat. Utterly brilliant, outstanding content from all involved, bravo 👏👏👏
I love the Late brakes accepting attitude to imperfections! So many Mags and Video producers only bother sharing something thats mint and sitting in a garage for the last few years... How much more fun and realistic to see a gaffer taped classic being coaxed along as a daily!! Well done Johnny!
What a legend, great hair, great comedy, seems like he has great presenting potential
Cheers from #15575 across the pond in Texas! Picked up mine in July 2000 for 9500 USD when I was 17. Delivered pizza with it for 2 years, daily'ed for longer, still runs beautifully with almost zero restoration all the way here in 2021.
This is one of the best DMC videos on RUclips that's ever been made. Really. Well done.
A true icon of a car. I think its kind of one of those things thats more than the sum of its parts. I'v only ever seen one of these once. It was at the seaside parked outside a reto 80's arcade. So cool. Non of the people I was with were even slightly petrol-heads so non of them could understand why I was so excited at seeing it.
Great video. Miles seems a real cool guy, I think he's got a bit of that mad professor/genius vib about him, seems very apt him driving a DeLorean. You really should pay him another visit when he finishes his superlight sports car project.
Could a pub landlord please ignore restrictions and open up. Because I need to buy this lad a pint. What an inspiration.
What a delightful young man, a fantastic episode and the best thing I’ve watched in yonks 👍👍
Such a good video Johnny!! Favourite show on RUclips! Owning a DeLorean must be the coolest thing, imagine just going to Tesco’s in that it would be so fun. I would love to see a restomod of that car!
Kudos to Johnny and the team on a super charming video. The editing and music notes early on in the vid are **chef's kiss** fantastique.
This is so awesome! Think I’ve smiled the whole way through this video Jonny. More of this please?
Great video - Miles is still smiling and he still looks well chuffed with his pride & joy - The DeLorean !
Thanks for a great video and story - Miles is a great guy and all the very best of luck to him and his projects ! - Well done man ! 👍👍👍
I used to work at the company that made the wiring harness for Deloreans, Lucas Rists in Newcastle Under Lyme. We had John visit our factory too and yes our company got burnt by his dealings too. Amazing concept of a car and well deserves its place in automotive history.
I had my reservations about this episode, thinking that a young delorean owner would be a rich pompaus, but he seems genuine and admirable for the work that he's put into a non-functioning car. Reminds me of myself when I was his age and bought a porche 924 at 17 that barely ran, not realizing that I was in way over my head, and didn't have the resources (at the time) to make it into a working vehicle. You can tell he's passionate about his love of the delorean and has worked hard to make it a daily driver, even with all the things that are broken on it.
This story, car and Miles are an inspiration to us all car nuts. The DeLorean has a unique character and appeal that will never be forgotten. The Porsche can’t hold a candle to the DeLorean. The fact that it is daily driven at 40 years old just says everything. He is the future of car obsession
Amazing car and a deserving owner who loves it, great episode.
Did I see this car on the m25 in January ish this year near Heathrow in the outside lane naturally ! In 40 years I have only seen 2 on the road one must have been approx 1989 and the other this year. It looked amazing in the half light . Great guy for running it every day .best of luck with it
Maybe as you know there was life after the DeLorean too for the engineer who made this DMC also possible: Bill Collins was his name. He came up with a clean sheet model for an RV. This motorhome is compact, light and quick and very popular in their own community. They where the first ones being tested in a windtunnel and using a six cilinder engine. So don't think they are looking as a whale headed camper these days: Vixen td21. Check it out. There are already 5 off them being collected in the Netherlands. Nice for another episode.
Imagine being half way through building a racecar from scratch next to your Delorean at age 20...
Rich parents mate
Must be ace
@@kells77 idk he mentioned he only spent 400£ on the racecar so far and the Delorean started as basically scrap, nearly nothing worked, I'm sure he got that for cheap, too.
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£9.000 he said and it was the cheapest then he got it running within a month so he has skills. It still needed work after, I wouldn't class him as the ritch kid like above his parents knew from the age of 6 that was the car he wanted so they may have started a car fund account. some are always quick with the put downs.
@@kells77 Nah, it's pretty obvious this kid builds his dreams. If your parents had money would you build a MX-5 kit car in your shed or just buy a Lotus?
@@anydaynow01 personally I’d rather build
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This. Was. Brilliant!
The story alone is worth the watch, but the quality you’re getting into your productions now is outstanding, Jonny. Keep ‘em coming!
I've always maintained that if BTTF was out 3 years earlier, they'd still be making DeLoreans in Belfast.
I agree
Except that they chose the DMC12 because it was considered a 'joke'. Also, the company having gone belly-up meant that the film-makers didn't have to negotiate a deal with the company.
So, most likely, if BTTF had been made 3 years earlier it wouldn't have featured the DeLorean.
@@SD1fruitbat False. If they wanted a joke they could have picked the Rover SD1.
@@KarlHamilton What? SD1's are great!
@@SD1fruitbat I seem to remember the original time machine was going to be a refrigerator! I'd like to see that get to 88 !
Brilliant video yet again. Disappointed it ended. Was transfixed watching it and what a car. Timeless👍👍
One quick note on the EV conversion possibilities... I do think the BTTF connection really makes EV conversion appropriate. After all, Doc Brown had it converted to a flying car. We aren't there just yet, but EV conversion is the next best thing.
Love this!! We need to see more Miles!
His response when Miles says when he was born.........I really felt that.
Superb! Thank you to The Late Brake Show team and Miles for sharing this charming story. I loved the filming, the locations (Bristol's a wonderful place) and the always outstanding production quality. The script and sentiments are happily received and my own feelings about old cars had some good company with Johnny's and Miles' words. I've been into cars since I was an infant, I'd have everything if I could.... My sister; not interested in cars at all, unless it's a DeLorean. It's a car that affects people who aren't into cars, maybe because of the film, but surely also because it was distinctly different. I love that it transcends the car scene. The sound was lovely too, brilliantly recorded, it made me long for the experience of driving that car or just witnessing it go by.
The production and editing value in this video is epic. How did you get the doors to open at the same time without someone being visible in the car?
I was thinking the same thing! I wonder if they did a split-screen type thing and filmed each door separately then stitched the clips together afterwards?
i can open mine at the same time via Remote Control Bluetooth Module - noting Magic about it. Engineered by myself, nothing to buy.
Excellent episode, I loved it.
Miles appears to quite the natural in front of the camera with a natural flare that I’d certainly like to see a lot more of.
As some one already said, with young ones like Miles, the automotive journalism world is going to be just fine.
Well done all!!!
I think the delorean is a great design, the lines are genious. Some fella has bought delorean, owns the rights and builds brand new ones in America with left over parts (enough to build 300 cars) . The motor was used in many Renaults and was capable of more power than it got in the delorean mainly due to emissions rules in America.
What an amazing lad, being in Bristol I wouldn't be surprised if his family tree relates back to a certain Mr Brunel.
To think that these car were built 5 minutes from me,and drive past the test track everyday(not that you would know it)astounds me.amazing car.
Wonderful production. Great work guys. You're ahead of your time.
For once, I am surprised the DeLorean is *only* 40. everything else seems to be passing by at rapid speed but the DMC feels like it should be older.
I Know they are crap, and a mess and a huge headache to deal with but every time I see one I just want one. They are just cool beyond practicality.
Johnny.. your content keeps getting better and better.. to be honest I religiously shed a tear every episode. Thank you so much for everything you do
That was even more epic than the last video. No not video, TLBS has progressed to making proper films.
Dead set one of the few channels I really look forwards to every new instalment. This content genuinely makes me feel happier about the world.
Inspiring. Miles is brilliant.
Flux Capacitor. EV converted DeLorean... ain’t much of a leap, is it? It seems natural to the spirit of how most know the car.
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Really good episode Jonny with the usual high production values. Miles is an excellent young chap,we need more like him,unusual for a millenial. Would be nice to have follow ups on the De Lorean and the death trap with Miles.
Wow Johnny you've do it again. What a fantastic video. The location and the filming spot on. And what a polite And talented young lad. The Delorean is like the Rubik's cube both make no sense? But there icons of there age And still cool.
The best and most interesting YT video I have seen in ages. Brilliant topic but the way you present it, the humor, the atmosphere, the camerawork, that is how you capture passion.
Why hasn’t Jonny Smith got a million plus followers ? Seriously please share and tell a friend... it’s such a difference having quality content made by enthusiasts for enthusiasts
That opening was brilliant! I loved the little garage sequence.
Great vid as usual and if Miles and his enthusiasm is the future of classic car ownership and modding its a going to be a great place to be.
Good on the young man. Excellent video. Way back in 1981 aged17 and just days after passing my test in a Morris Marina I bought a 1971 Jaguar Xj6 4.2 as my first car... £450. My dad went nuts!
You wouldn't be able to afford the insurance on a hubcap from a jag at seventeen today ......!
@@andymccabe6712 Very true, can't remember it being a problem back then though.
13:18 “RUN FOR IT MARTY! THE LIBYANS!!”
I so hope that Miles works in the automotive world, it would be a great loss if he didn't.
Fantastic video, great to see a well used DeLorean. Greetings from #5124, also Oct 81, only a few hundred later than Miles' car. Great work young man, I hold my hat up to you.
Best episode yet. I'm all emotional now.
Easily THE best intro to any video on RUclips... EVER!! Awesome stuff Jonny..!
The greatest car ever made. Hands down. No other car attracts such enthusiasm or feelings as this. Timeless and will be part of history forever
Living in NYC in 1982 these were for sale for $25K brand new! We were offered a trade for one against our 1972 (Series 2) Lambo Espada which I thought was way cooler (Gandini vs Giugiaro) and passed on that opportunity because I hated that 2.7-litre V6 Renault 30 engine after owning another forgotten Renault the 177 TS. Probably was a mistake because the timing chain jumped thereafter and a piston punched a hole in the de-tuned Miura V12 engine which cost us a fortune to fix!
Fantastic video as usual, high production values continuing to remind me why I cancelled my tv license years ago, and an equally fantastic subject. Miles seems like a great funny, practical and intelligent chap and I hope he continues to love his DeLorean for many years to come. Fingers crossed we'll be seeing his racer completed in a future episode too.
*licence
"Great Scott" What a great young Man! Great Video Jonny 👍 More of this please, owners with their passion for unusual Cars or Vans is simply a winner for me! 👍🙂👍
Hes from round my way, see it at tesco or just driving down the road. Always cool to see... did have to explain to the missus what the fuss is about as she never seen one 🤣🤣🤣
Only half way through watching, but had to stop and comment - As a 1982 air cooled VW T3/T25 owner - 13:17 made me smile
Absolutely loved the Back to the Future intro, Miles seemed a decent bloke, I hope you go back and feature his completed race car project.
Another class film Jonny, brilliantly eclectic as usual.
What a fantastic young man. Great to see him getting on with a project.
His welding skills are top notch as well. Hope you get his build featured when he's finished it.
I didn't think there was many people my age with a real passion for all things cars. Miles is a proper petrolhead. Really nice lad that knows his stuff
The beginning was done SO well! Fabulous video! Keep up the great work.
Growing up in So. California as kids, me and my brothers were always trying to make a proper working go cart. (even if it meant being pushed by my cousin..) We hopelessly wondered if one day that .5hp Briggs and Stratten lawnmower engine would find it's way into our hands..I drove a DeLorean back in the day and yeh, it was funky, but boy did it get looks!