I will be the next in line to mention the pleasure it is to watch you both together working on cars. Your brother, as you have found out over the decades obviously, is a keeper! quietly explaining all the bits and bobs he encounters from the comforting mastery he acquired over the years, and you yourself actually knowing and doing stuff on the car but most of all your willingness to display your vulnerability as a human being, is what makes you and your channel such a gem to watch. Got me all teary eyed at the end there! One "negative" comment: to me it felt your brother earned a massive shout out at the end, so let me add that here: A shout out to Greg! Absolute bonus to the channel, especially for the brotherly love from which he accompanied you on this adventure... "I'm the stronger one yeah?!" "is that why you're shaking?" LOL thanks mate!
It was such a heartwarming episode. Watching Greg calmly fix those brakes was surprisingly meditative. I particularly enjoyed the unplanned Late Nighters. Hand held cam and more off the cuff chat was most entertaining.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Awesome channel!! Offbeat question about the future. Can an EV be a barn find in 30 years? Will it charge? At least with ICE we can still often source some parts.
Another fantastic video Jonny. The absolute perfect mix of spannering , facts and general car talk. Your brother is a real natural on camera - please can we have more of this type of content.
We drove a VW Khombi around Europe many years ago, and as we travelled south from Alicante in Spain the rear axle splines sheared off leaving us with no drive. So to get the dreaded rear wheel nut off the hub it took a large Dutch mechanic standing on an extended lever to undo it.....Loved watching you and your brother bring your baby back to life.
Good Ole Haynes service books! Does anyone else remember reading their copy with greasy hands and reading instructions, following the pictures and trying to get whatever repair service being attempted... ah life before the internet and RUclips😄
I’ve kept all mine, bikes and cars like Greasy moments in time, a diary. I can’t get one for my latest BMW, mind you it will only my say plug in and code!! Ha!
Yes I remember all the mistakes, the photos where they had the negative backwards, the drawings that were wrong, stats and measurements wrong, ah the good old days!
Yes, they really manage to convey their fraternal chemistry on camera. Quite the Adam Savage/Jamie Hyneman vibe, I thought. The Smith's are clearly a very talented family...
_Jonny, that IS ONE SPECIAL BEETLE_ I CAN HEAR IN YOUR WORDS! Wish l'd kept my first VW____the blow of sadness is softened in the knowledge that the '75 Martini Olive SuperBug is in the 4th private collection. That VW took 'Day Of The Volkswagen' best of Show honours in 1982! It remains just as it was then! Take care of your 'special ride' Thanks for bringing this and all those memories!!!!! 💓
It's really early. Couldn't sleep so sat out in the garden watching this delightful content. Makes me miss my father's calm and knowledgeable spannering. He used to race vintage motorcycles. He had an Amil car and many other beautiful veteran bikes. I have a picture of him scraping pegs at Silverstone on a 1916 simplex belt driven horizontally opposed cylinders. Thank you both very much. Be well and stay safe.
Still have my first car, a 3 series coupe, that I bought with my Dad many years ago. Hes passed on now and I will be keeping it for good. It will always remind me of all our trips together and the days in the garage fighting with it.
It always feels so good to throw a bunch of fresh bits and TLC at a car you love! And EVERYTHING takes longer than you expected, every time👍😂. I love working on our cars with my oldest son, he always helps temper the inevitable frustration!
I miss my brothers, moved from Iraq to Sweden 15 years ago, visiting once every year or two, but such times doing something together is what I miss, and we only get older, the older you get the harder it becomes doing such brothers fun. Keep doing these projects with your brother, don't waste a chance...
Yes it is difficult being away from my brother. He and I used to tinker on cars. Now that I live in the UK & he in Australia, getting together to work on cars or to jist hang out sadly doesn't happen anymore. Some things in life just suck. Such is life.
There couldn't be a more appropriate sponsor than Haynes for this episode! Really captured the feel of working on old cars ... the frustration, disappointment, surprise, tiredness, pleasure in fixing, renewing and protecting ... but ultimately the satisfaction when you take the car out for a run.
I live in California and I used to love driving my Beetle through the winding roads in the foothills. I think only those who have owned a VW Beetle can appreciate the the fascination with the car. Cheers.
Great video Jonny. We are the same age and my first car when I was 17 was a 1970 1500 beetle. UKT 569H. Loved it, but unfortunately no longer around (I think). Hearing yours start up and seeing the inside, even you driving with your left arm over the passenger seat back rest brings back so many memories. Brilliant.
Brothers working on stuff, is something really special Jonny. Greg is a pretty humble fella (on camera), clear to see. But there is great skill there too.... We can all benefit to learn from people like him. From one Dubber to another, more power to you for getting the old friend singing.
Lovely to have car content presented by calm, articulate people instead of being screamed at the whole time... I'm watching this with a brew while waiting for a deployment to finish at work, just what I needed on a Monday morning.
My first car was a 74 Beetle so I understand the nostalgia 100%. I loved that car but eventually had to move on when I sat in it hurriedly one morning as I was late for school and the seat went right through the floor so my view was only of the speedometer. I would love to have a Beetle again but would definitely go for an older one. I think once an old Beetle owner, always a Beetle fan. Keep these videos coming. Cheers from Toronto.
67 is definitely my favourite year of Beetle, metal dash, little rear lights, slanted fronts. I nearly bought one as my first car but wasn't brave enough.
I couldn’t wait to get rid of mine - it was a Renault 5 - and a pile of rubbish! I’m always envious of people who had really good first car experiences! Moral - buy the first car you want, not the first car that comes along!
Mine was a mini, which I had a 'watch this' moment with a mate and handbrake turned into the front of the old mans Volvo 245 estate. It died, the Volvo had a splodge of paint on the number plate. Now I am worried about my son passing his test and following in the same footsteps as his father was then, in his first car.........
@@fritzkuhne2055 1989 Alfa Romeo 75 2.0ts Veloce. Bought sight unseen off Ebay in 2003. It had a weird interior and nothing worked properly but it was soooo much fun to drive, proper drift missile. I wanted to fix it up but I was broke. Eventually I ran out of places to store it so I tried to sell it but unfortunately I couldn't give it away so I had to scrap it. They're rare as hens teeth now.
Thanks Jonny for another great video. So this is the reality of owning and working on, old cars. Not the romance, the rose-tinted glasses - it's the skinned knuckles, the frustration, the elation of new parts and fixings, the emotional and physical fatigue, as well as the joy of that first engine start, that first drive, that feeling of overwhelming satisfaction when she becomes a working car again. It was a privilege to see you with hands dirty and having a day or two when she kicked you back, before the ultimate rush. Thank you very much. You deserve all the success you get, and more. Dave in France.
As the kids say another ‘banger’ from Jonny. Who doesn’t love a bug? I remember 19 year old me helping a friend drop the engine out of his bug. Jacked up on breeze blocks.. just! We were all wearing flip flops and shorts... ended well but could’ve been messy!
The emotion on the drive, that way you just lay back on the seat with your arm over the passenger seat, just like you used to back in the day. Just being back « home »! Damn I can relate to this!
It's cool that you're getting it on the road and driving it before going full blown resto. Lets you enjoy it and remember it the way it was all the years you drove it before it sat, then you get to resto it and enjoy it all over again as a completely "new" ride and make new memories with it!
This is def my favourite video you have done so far. I got my 79 Bay turning over after your first beetle video last year. Stated collecting the parts to get her back on the road. Thanks for the motivation mate 🚌
Soooo jealous of your car and garage jonny ! I miss my beetle so much. I had a 69 full sunroof, so 4 stud drums all round, small headliner, upright front lights, tombstone rears. I've still got a shed full of parts, i will get another one one day. Thankyou for making this video, its much appreciated sir, the feeling that everyone can see in your eyes when you drive it at the end is amazing :)
Thanks Johnny. I too have my first car, a Beetle and it hasn't been driven on the road for 15+ years. My Mum bought it new in '74 and it was given to me when I was 15 (now 40). I was inspired by your video a year ago and have been slowly going through a list of jobs very similar to yours. I drove mine for the first time again on Saturday. Love your work Johnny and love your passion for the car. They really are more than just a collection of steel, glass, rubber and bolts. They illuminate parts of us from within. Thanks for sharing this with us 💙
Still having your first car after so long and seeing it move again with all the memories flowing through your brain, if that ain’t ecstasy than I don’t know what is 😊
I've said this before but this is one of the best car channels. Your passion for this Beetle inspired me to buy my own-a 1972 1300 which I love. More videos with this old girl please. Top work!
Great Job. I also had a 1500 Beatle. It was 68, also in the same blue color, 44 hp, and with special equipment like heated rear window and electric blower. I bought it in 1981 and loved it.
you should think about relocating the fuel filter in the fuel line away from the engine as that's a common reason for engine fires in a beetle... great job with getting it back on the road
Jonny your custom wrench you can get a tool called a crows foot, they are made for fluid lines you attach a socket extension to them vertically or horizontally I used them as an Aircraft Mechanic.
Anything you can do with a sibling is good for keeping your family together which is very important. Greg seems lke the ultimate brother and he looks like he enjoys working on the cars with you. His knowledge is worth so much for this project and the many episodes you have done with him. Keep up the brotherly love!
You gotta love brothers for comedy gold, you two are brilliant working together on the Beetle, excellent that you still own your 1st car, watched the video when you started it up a year ago & wondered what happened, Rj in Oz
My first car was a 1972 1300 flat windscreen like yours, MAH 507L bright turquoise, bought of my parents for £100 back in 1985 at 18. I actually can't remember getting rid of it! I so wish I had it now! :)
Miss my 71 beetle UFV337K. It had its flaws, I still have an original early 60s manual and the grey green and orange Haynes manuals, when a car goes my manual stays. Love your shows and love your beetle, almost a Cal look.
Loved everything about this video. So great that you have such history with the car along with so much of your own hard work along with both your brother and your dad. Such happy viewing.
Great stuff with the smiffy brothers ....back in the late eighties used to cock and paint these babies ...£75 out the block or loot..£100 wings and new running boards ....three day prep and paint .... £300 in the Autotrader ..gross profit ..£125 before garage rent ,materials and anything else ...keep it going guys 👍👍👍
Another great video Jonny. One of my favourites as I am a VW guy. Bought my first Beetle in 1989. Shame that kids don't have the same chance to buy a cheap car which is easy to work on 😔
Do not put the fuel filter above the dizzy cap, any fuel leak will cause a fire, also fuel dripping on to hot exhaust not a good idea, put it next to gear box.
I’ve always been told not to use a plastic clear filter on air cooled Vw. Maybe it would be fine where you mention, but I would have more trust in a metal one.
My God this brings back such great memories. I had a 72 Beetle that I drove for years in my student days, and I really loved it - they are such great cars, they just win you over with their character, simplicity, practicality and excellent engineering.
That was a top Episode mate, nice one. These old cars will always challenge us, but that helps build the memories. If it was easy, it would have been boring. Enjoy it mate.
Well, yet another warm and wonderful video about our lifelong obsession with oddly shaped metal bits. :) Greg is a natural. Softly spoken knowledge always hits it's spot. Please though, Jonny, wear some eye protection.
@@TheLateBrakeShow not true man, not only that. Actually the first design idea + first free hand skitches are from Hitler. And he monitored the design process to be as he wanted. I am a Product Designer and teach PD. Check on In_sta under el.domo and you will read about it
@@TheLateBrakeShow Hitler delivered not only the "Well and Fund", but the design idea at the beginning even with sketches and was involved in all the process. VW now don't wan to say that and tries to delivers different versions. But on Germany on a science Show they showed hat and with some research you will find how true that is.
Nice 67 bug. There's nothing like an Air-cooled VW. Just love them. For the hubnuts and flywheel gland nut just invest in a Milwaukee impact gun. Undoes them with ease. Nice ID3 too, picked up ours last Thursday, loving it.
Brilliant video chaps. This is so evocative for me, my first car was a 1500 and my then girlfriend had a 1971 1300 similar to Jonny's (same colour!). The smell of the cabin and distant whistle of the engine were both sublime and unique to the car. I remember fitting a radio for her and fabricating a mount that I sprayed blue. I found an Aerosol Tamiya (R/C model car company) did that was pretty damn close. I had the very same Haynes manual too that was well thumbed indeed. Happy days - until she dumped me for a 'later model' !!!
If it was easy, we wouldnt appreciate those moments when its all singing along on an empty winding road. I've never really 'got' beetles despite always loving older cars. Maybe I should give on a go someday!
I will be the next in line to mention the pleasure it is to watch you both together working on cars. Your brother, as you have found out over the decades obviously, is a keeper! quietly explaining all the bits and bobs he encounters from the comforting mastery he acquired over the years, and you yourself actually knowing and doing stuff on the car but most of all your willingness to display your vulnerability as a human being, is what makes you and your channel such a gem to watch. Got me all teary eyed at the end there!
One "negative" comment: to me it felt your brother earned a massive shout out at the end, so let me add that here: A shout out to Greg! Absolute bonus to the channel, especially for the brotherly love from which he accompanied you on this adventure... "I'm the stronger one yeah?!" "is that why you're shaking?" LOL thanks mate!
Many thanks Jan, so glad you enjoyed the episode. And yes, huge shout to big bro G.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Damn... Never been pinned before... nor pegged for that matter; agitated on the other hand, many times. Not here though ;-)
It was such a heartwarming episode. Watching Greg calmly fix those brakes was surprisingly meditative. I particularly enjoyed the unplanned Late Nighters. Hand held cam and more off the cuff chat was most entertaining.
@@TheLateBrakeShow loving your content Johnny, really appreciate the natural format 🙂
@@TheLateBrakeShow Awesome channel!! Offbeat question about the future. Can an EV be a barn find in 30 years? Will it charge? At least with ICE we can still often source some parts.
I don’t know what your brother was worried about being on camera. He comes across as natural and genuine 👍
*Greg* O fun to see with Jonny!
I thought the same. He delivers precise lines in a good tempo and straight to the point👍
Lance corporal Greg 😊
He could have his own show. There was some interesting stuff in that workshop!
Agreed... Really nice natural delivery as he's talking through what he's doing.
Glad we could help out 👍🏻
Best brakes ever, put them on my heavily tuned Citroen DS Sport
What's with the mazdas in the ebc workshop?
why does the link in description not work
Thanks for supporting this channel, ebc
Loved my EBC rotors and yellowstuff pads on my 5gen Prelude.
Jonny’s brother Greg is like the British Car Wizard.
Wiiiizarrrd 😊
Yes!
Except that he actually knows what he's doing and doesn't use his so called friends as a meal ticket.
Not sure the Wiiiizard could fix this one.
Your brother is natural on camera, we all need a Greg!
Thanks Jim, yeah he's a real classic car whisperer.
@@TheLateBrakeShow I imagine he has a collection of tools that he's had to make himself, each for a single job.
Could we get a video tour of Greg's garage and some of the pre-war stuff he works on that would be amazing!
Another fantastic video Jonny. The absolute perfect mix of spannering , facts and general car talk. Your brother is a real natural on camera - please can we have more of this type of content.
Please can we just have a channel of Greg narrating his methodical rebuilding of brakes accompanied by gentle birdsong? Deeply soothing!
We drove a VW Khombi around Europe many years ago, and as we travelled south from Alicante in Spain the rear axle splines sheared off leaving us with no drive. So to get the dreaded rear wheel nut off the hub it took a large Dutch mechanic standing on an extended lever to undo it.....Loved watching you and your brother bring your baby back to life.
Greg is the Ed China of the Late Brake Show. More Greg is needed.
Good Ole Haynes service books! Does anyone else remember reading their copy with greasy hands and reading instructions, following the pictures and trying to get whatever repair service being attempted... ah life before the internet and RUclips😄
I’ve kept all mine, bikes and cars like Greasy moments in time, a diary. I can’t get one for my latest BMW, mind you it will only my say plug in and code!! Ha!
Yes I remember all the mistakes, the photos where they had the negative backwards, the drawings that were wrong, stats and measurements wrong, ah the good old days!
“Reassembly is the reverse of assembly”
@@markaslade 😆
@@markaslade I think it was "reassembly is the reverse of disassembly, trouble was you could never remember the disassembly".
Your brother is good on camera, I'm sure he could make his own videos fixing old cars.
Jonny *LUCKY* *BLOKE* to have *Greg* *Bro* to tinker together. Great segment!
A repurposed Rose’s tin, an old Dyson and a woolly pulley clad brother siping a brew. Wonderfully British 👍🏻
standard
You two brothers could make a great resto show series. Excellent job!
Agreed.
Yes, they really manage to convey their fraternal chemistry on camera. Quite the Adam Savage/Jamie Hyneman vibe, I thought. The Smith's are clearly a very talented family...
Perfect Sunday afternoon viewing, I’ve appreciated your videos so much Jonny through out this past year
Thank you v much Gary. Appreciated.
This AND Harrys Jag, are you joking!? Best evening ever!
Was just thinking that myself.
The only thing that would've made it better is a Project Binky episode as well
Last week we had both plus Iain Tyrell
@@1anwrang13r mmmm wait another year for that!
Thanks for allowing us to be part of this, Jonny. It was a privilege to be able to watch you two.
Great work. More of you and your brother working on cars please.
_Jonny, that IS ONE SPECIAL BEETLE_
I CAN HEAR IN YOUR WORDS!
Wish l'd kept my first VW____the blow of sadness is softened in the knowledge that the '75 Martini Olive SuperBug is in the 4th private collection. That VW took 'Day Of The Volkswagen' best of Show honours in 1982!
It remains just as it was then!
Take care of your 'special ride'
Thanks for bringing this and all those memories!!!!! 💓
It's really early. Couldn't sleep so sat out in the garden watching this delightful content. Makes me miss my father's calm and knowledgeable spannering.
He used to race vintage motorcycles. He had an Amil car and many other beautiful veteran bikes. I have a picture of him scraping pegs at Silverstone on a 1916 simplex belt driven horizontally opposed cylinders.
Thank you both very much. Be well and stay safe.
Your brother is absolutely charming, I’m shocked he’s only got one stripe on his uniform! I think it’s time to advance his rank!😂
Still have my first car, a 3 series coupe, that I bought with my Dad many years ago. Hes passed on now and I will be keeping it for good. It will always remind me of all our trips together and the days in the garage fighting with it.
It always feels so good to throw a bunch of fresh bits and TLC at a car you love! And EVERYTHING takes longer than you expected, every time👍😂.
I love working on our cars with my oldest son, he always helps temper the inevitable frustration!
I miss my brothers, moved from Iraq to Sweden 15 years ago, visiting once every year or two, but such times doing something together is what I miss, and we only get older, the older you get the harder it becomes doing such brothers fun. Keep doing these projects with your brother, don't waste a chance...
Yes it is difficult being away from my brother. He and I used to tinker on cars. Now that I live in the UK & he in Australia, getting together to work on cars or to jist hang out sadly doesn't happen anymore. Some things in life just suck. Such is life.
Perfect viewing whilst cooking the Sunday roast with a beer. Cheers Jonny!
Doing the same thing 😂
Is the beer going in the cook or in the cooking? ;)
@@hardlyworgen71 mine was both, though it was red wine
There couldn't be a more appropriate sponsor than Haynes for this episode! Really captured the feel of working on old cars ... the frustration, disappointment, surprise, tiredness, pleasure in fixing, renewing and protecting ... but ultimately the satisfaction when you take the car out for a run.
I live in California and I used to love driving my Beetle through the winding roads in the foothills. I think only those who have owned a VW Beetle can appreciate the the fascination with the car. Cheers.
"The heftiest nut on a beetle "
lol it's the big bloke who usually owns it
great video
Great parts from heritage and well Haynes the manual / bible
Great video, everyone needs a brother Greg to get our projects across the line.
Your brother is a natural in front of the camera.
Making me have thoughts of a beetle as my mid-life crisis classic.
Great video Jonny. We are the same age and my first car when I was 17 was a 1970 1500 beetle. UKT 569H. Loved it, but unfortunately no longer around (I think). Hearing yours start up and seeing the inside, even you driving with your left arm over the passenger seat back rest brings back so many memories. Brilliant.
Brothers working on stuff, is something really special Jonny. Greg is a pretty humble fella (on camera), clear to see. But there is great skill there too.... We can all benefit to learn from people like him. From one Dubber to another, more power to you for getting the old friend singing.
Oooooo, Dyson DC01 tucked up against the garage wall. Vintage Dyson with the classic bug!
Your brother talking through the disc and calliper was very good presentation and interesting to follow.
What a feeling of accomplishment, getting an old friend back on the road again. 👍👍
ugh god this channel is like coming home after a decade at sea.
Lovely to have car content presented by calm, articulate people instead of being screamed at the whole time... I'm watching this with a brew while waiting for a deployment to finish at work, just what I needed on a Monday morning.
Your bro a real trooper for helping you and the sponsors 👍
Beetle heater system ! just had a flash back, roasts you in the summer and freezes you in the winter. Who would not want the good old days back.
Definitely one of your best yet, your brother knows his stuff and a great addition you should do more with him in the future. Keep up the good work 👏
My first car was a 74 Beetle so I understand the nostalgia 100%. I loved that car but eventually had to move on when I sat in it hurriedly one morning as I was late for school and the seat went right through the floor so my view was only of the speedometer. I would love to have a Beetle again but would definitely go for an older one. I think once an old Beetle owner, always a Beetle fan. Keep these videos coming. Cheers from Toronto.
67 is definitely my favourite year of Beetle, metal dash, little rear lights, slanted fronts.
I nearly bought one as my first car but wasn't brave enough.
Here I am on a bank holiday Monday pondering getting hold of a Beetle, thanks Jonny this is just what I needed!
Wish I still had my first car. Broke my heart when I had to scrap it.
what was it? share your story
I couldn’t wait to get rid of mine - it was a Renault 5 - and a pile of rubbish! I’m always envious of people who had really good first car experiences! Moral - buy the first car you want, not the first car that comes along!
Mine was a mini, which I had a 'watch this' moment with a mate and handbrake turned into the front of the old mans Volvo 245 estate. It died, the Volvo had a splodge of paint on the number plate. Now I am worried about my son passing his test and following in the same footsteps as his father was then, in his first car.........
@@fritzkuhne2055 1989 Alfa Romeo 75 2.0ts Veloce. Bought sight unseen off Ebay in 2003. It had a weird interior and nothing worked properly but it was soooo much fun to drive, proper drift missile. I wanted to fix it up but I was broke. Eventually I ran out of places to store it so I tried to sell it but unfortunately I couldn't give it away so I had to scrap it. They're rare as hens teeth now.
Thanks Jonny for another great video. So this is the reality of owning and working on, old cars. Not the romance, the rose-tinted glasses - it's the skinned knuckles, the frustration, the elation of new parts and fixings, the emotional and physical fatigue, as well as the joy of that first engine start, that first drive, that feeling of overwhelming satisfaction when she becomes a working car again.
It was a privilege to see you with hands dirty and having a day or two when she kicked you back, before the ultimate rush. Thank you very much. You deserve all the success you get, and more. Dave in France.
As the kids say another ‘banger’ from Jonny. Who doesn’t love a bug? I remember 19 year old me helping a friend drop the engine out of his bug. Jacked up on breeze blocks.. just!
We were all wearing flip flops and shorts... ended well but could’ve been messy!
The emotion on the drive, that way you just lay back on the seat with your arm over the passenger seat, just like you used to back in the day. Just being back « home »! Damn I can relate to this!
Cheers Jonny and Greg, what a splendid video. Thanks to Haynes for supporting as well, have an oily thumb print from me. :)
Amazing the think that these classic motors that brought so much joy to us are soon to be a thing of the past
It's cool that you're getting it on the road and driving it before going full blown resto. Lets you enjoy it and remember it the way it was all the years you drove it before it sat, then you get to resto it and enjoy it all over again as a completely "new" ride and make new memories with it!
Cracking tea powered garage tale again. Beetles, buses .... a lifetime of memories.
This is def my favourite video you have done so far.
I got my 79 Bay turning over after your first beetle video last year.
Stated collecting the parts to get her back on the road.
Thanks for the motivation mate 🚌
Soooo jealous of your car and garage jonny ! I miss my beetle so much. I had a 69 full sunroof, so 4 stud drums all round, small headliner, upright front lights, tombstone rears. I've still got a shed full of parts, i will get another one one day.
Thankyou for making this video, its much appreciated sir, the feeling that everyone can see in your eyes when you drive it at the end is amazing :)
Bloody brilliant video!! Plus we need to see more of the G-Dog too. He's a dude with spanners 😉👍
Thanks Johnny. I too have my first car, a Beetle and it hasn't been driven on the road for 15+ years. My Mum bought it new in '74 and it was given to me when I was 15 (now 40).
I was inspired by your video a year ago and have been slowly going through a list of jobs very similar to yours.
I drove mine for the first time again on Saturday.
Love your work Johnny and love your passion for the car. They really are more than just a collection of steel, glass, rubber and bolts. They illuminate parts of us from within.
Thanks for sharing this with us 💙
Greg has a fantastic presenting style - great the way he talks through what he is doing
My first car was also a beetle! Old English white 1300 built in 1973 :)
How I loved that car and the freedom it gave me... Good Times.
I see the fairground sofa you mentioned on Smith & Sniff a few weeks back in the background... hate to say it, but I'm with your wife on this one...
Still having your first car after so long and seeing it move again with all the memories flowing through your brain, if that ain’t ecstasy than I don’t know what is 😊
I've said this before but this is one of the best car channels. Your passion for this Beetle inspired me to buy my own-a 1972 1300 which I love. More videos with this old girl please. Top work!
Great Job. I also had a 1500 Beatle. It was 68, also in the same blue color, 44 hp, and with special equipment like heated rear window and electric blower. I bought it in 1981 and loved it.
i'm doing the same with my first car. An old Lada Riva.
you should think about relocating the fuel filter in the fuel line away from the engine as that's a common reason for engine fires in a beetle... great job with getting it back on the road
Creech to Ruishton!? Oh my god I went to primary school in Creech St Michael, couldn't believe my ears when I heard that!! Amazing video!
Awesome viewing once again Jonny - thank you for allowing us time to momentarily escape the madness :-)
I'm working on my 67 Cal look Beetle and trying to get that back on the Road for the summer too 😊
My old man at 1 time had 28 on the STREET at 1 point 1 had a Porsche engine with shopping trolley wheels on the back to stop it from doing a wheelie 👌
Jonny your custom wrench you can get a tool called a crows foot, they are made for fluid lines you attach a socket extension to them vertically or horizontally I used them as an Aircraft Mechanic.
Cheers Donald!
@@TheLateBrakeShow
Correction most of them only attach vertically I just checked on the price of them on Amazon. they go by Crowfoot Wrench set.
Smith & Smith resto project? Make a great side channel, good banter with your kid bro lol.
Yess!!!!! Road trip
When you drive it out the garage it put a genuine smile on my face.
Brilliant video Jonny, congrats for getting it back on the road again. The different content you post makes the late brake show a must watch for all!
Appreciate that Drew, thank you sir
Anything you can do with a sibling is good for keeping your family together which is very important. Greg seems lke the ultimate brother and he looks like he enjoys working on the cars with you. His knowledge is worth so much for this project and the many episodes you have done with him. Keep up the brotherly love!
You gotta love brothers for comedy gold, you two are brilliant working together on the Beetle, excellent that you still own your 1st car, watched the video when you started it up a year ago & wondered what happened, Rj in Oz
My first car was a 1972 1300 flat windscreen like yours, MAH 507L bright turquoise, bought of my parents for £100 back in 1985 at 18. I actually can't remember getting rid of it! I so wish I had it now! :)
I've been waiting forever for this video!! So excited.
Miss my 71 beetle UFV337K.
It had its flaws, I still have an original early 60s manual and the grey green and orange Haynes manuals, when a car goes my manual stays.
Love your shows and love your beetle, almost a Cal look.
Jonny with his OG Dyson just hanging there like a Jeff Koons installation
Zinc primer + cavity wax = winning formula for the bottom of that tank, well done. :-)
Loved everything about this video. So great that you have such history with the car along with so much of your own hard work along with both your brother and your dad. Such happy viewing.
Damn lucky to have a Greg, lovely to see 2 brothers working together.
Great stuff with the smiffy brothers ....back in the late eighties used to cock and paint these babies ...£75 out the block or loot..£100 wings and new running boards ....three day prep and paint .... £300 in the Autotrader ..gross profit ..£125 before garage rent ,materials and anything else ...keep it going guys 👍👍👍
I wish my brother would help me out on my projects. He's more of an house cat. Can't imagine him dancing my my old rusty fuel tank.
Another great video Jonny. One of my favourites as I am a VW guy. Bought my first Beetle in 1989. Shame that kids don't have the same chance to buy a cheap car which is easy to work on 😔
Do not put the fuel filter above the dizzy cap, any fuel leak will cause a fire, also fuel dripping on to hot exhaust not a good idea, put it next to gear box.
I’ve always been told not to use a plastic clear filter on air cooled Vw. Maybe it would be fine where you mention, but I would have more trust in a metal one.
Watching this channel is like coming home.
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law.
My God this brings back such great memories. I had a 72 Beetle that I drove for years in my student days, and I really loved it - they are such great cars, they just win you over with their character, simplicity, practicality and excellent engineering.
Instant thumb up! Has your beetle got a name, or aren’t you into that?
Nah, I don't do names unless the numberplate suggests something funny.
That was a top Episode mate, nice one. These old cars will always challenge us, but that helps build the memories. If it was easy, it would have been boring. Enjoy it mate.
Alternate title: "Jonny works through mild trauma repairing his aircooled Volkswagen"
Well, yet another warm and wonderful video about our lifelong obsession with oddly shaped metal bits. :) Greg is a natural. Softly spoken knowledge always hits it's spot. Please though, Jonny, wear some eye protection.
oh the beettle, the car designed and pushed by Hitler
No, not designed by him. A guy called Porsche I believe.
Ferdinand Porsche. Hitler helped fund and promote it as the KdF wagen (strength through joy car).
@@stephenholland5930 Or Hans Ledwinka.......
@@TheLateBrakeShow not true man, not only that.
Actually the first design idea + first free hand skitches are from Hitler. And he monitored the design process to be as he wanted. I am a Product Designer and teach PD. Check on In_sta under el.domo and you will read about it
@@TheLateBrakeShow Hitler delivered not only the "Well and Fund", but the design idea at the beginning even with sketches and was involved in all the process.
VW now don't wan to say that and tries to delivers different versions. But on Germany on a science Show they showed hat and with some research you will find how true that is.
I had a 1965 model with a 1300 engine and it was a 6volt version I absolutely loved it 😎❤️
Nice 67 bug. There's nothing like an Air-cooled VW. Just love them.
For the hubnuts and flywheel gland nut just invest in a Milwaukee impact gun. Undoes them with ease.
Nice ID3 too, picked up ours last Thursday, loving it.
Used to own a 1968 VW Beetle 1300. Drove it everywhere or as much as a worn out 1300 with a badly hammered crankcase would allow. Great memories.
Brilliant video chaps. This is so evocative for me, my first car was a 1500 and my then girlfriend had a 1971 1300 similar to Jonny's (same colour!). The smell of the cabin and distant whistle of the engine were both sublime and unique to the car. I remember fitting a radio for her and fabricating a mount that I sprayed blue. I found an Aerosol Tamiya (R/C model car company) did that was pretty damn close. I had the very same Haynes manual too that was well thumbed indeed. Happy days - until she dumped me for a 'later model' !!!
If it was easy, we wouldnt appreciate those moments when its all singing along on an empty winding road.
I've never really 'got' beetles despite always loving older cars. Maybe I should give on a go someday!
Such a pleasure to watch Greg work - he is like the anti-Hubnut (and I don't mean that to sound disrespectful, I love what Hubnut does too)
Someone else on here compared him to a Brit Car Wizard - he has the same calming manner about him!
so enjoyed watching. I had a VW beatle in Germany (British Forces Germany Reg) which I regret I sold in 1972.