Can We Save This Barn Find Ford After Being Outside for 45 Years?

The Late Brake Show August 17, 2025
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Saving a Forgotten Barn Find Ford After 45 Years Off the Road - Will it Run? In this special barnfind episode Jonny Smith shares a car that has been in the same family since it was 18 months old. Owned by a friend and ex work colleague's family, this classic fast Ford sadly came off the road as he was born. That was 1981. It's not been used since, although spent much of that time in a dry garage. Sadly the very original car (which was used both daily and for weekend rally events) was moved outside around 2018. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. To watch the Lord of Ford (Russell Lord) episodes click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSS7uBzDOio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQMcHITnoG8&t=1565s 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. ******** Filmed and edited by: Phil Vaughan Pritchard https://www.philvfilms.com/ Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarrantdesign.com **************** Jonny Smith Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98 Website: http://www.carpervert.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jonnycarpervert Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/carpervert TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelatebrakeshow CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:07 Meet the owner 2:12 His first car! 4:00 UNCOVERING 5:28 Local rally club 5:53 Lister engine anchor 6:15 The Lord of Ford 9:06 Interior 7:15 Body condition 10:46 One owner green Mexico 11:08 ENGINE bay 14:32 Boot area 17:22 Should he restore it? 17:44 Rally bucket seats 19:37 His first (pedal) car driving 20:12 IS IT FOR SALE? 21:00 Meet Jonny's friend Matt 21:20 Dodge Viper SRT10 crash 22:08 MAX POWER magazines 23:22 Alton Towers rollercoaster 23:55 Will it run? 28:00 History and old photos 30:52 Last MoT #barnfind #mk1escort #abandonedclassiccar #thelatebrakeshow #4k

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