The Best Barn Find Classic Car I've ever discovered. Will it run?

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The Best Barn Find Classic Car I've ever discovered. Will it run?
In this episode Jonny Smith pinches himself when he finds what could be the ultimate unicorn classic car, worth up to £300,000. This is a 1959 Aston Martin DB4 that hasn't been started up since 1982 at the earliest, and has been 'abandoned' gathering dust ever since. But why the rotten bumper? Why the tow bar? Who was the famous owner? All is explained in this special episode.
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@marklucas3025 8 месяцев назад

Anybody else get goose pimples when that engine started? I’m not sure how TLBS is going to top this one. Magnificent car and a great history. It would be great to see this Aston returned to its former glory?! Can’t believe it was used to reverse a boat into the water! Mind boggles. 😳🤯

@aaron62877 6 месяцев назад

My grandfather's cousin had a c1 corvette with a tow hitch on it. When my grandfather told me that I was blown away. My grandfather said "it was just a vehicle meant to be used".

@peted7295 8 месяцев назад

I have no doubt that the owner Paddy could have got it up and running entirely independently, but he chose to share it with The Late Brake Show and us. So my thanks and gratitude go to Paddy for inviting us in for a glimpse of this rare car, and to the LBS team for doing what they do.

@jeffreyabrams9297 8 месяцев назад

Here here, and thanks to all other barn "findees"

@user-oe1mb9hu9i 8 месяцев назад

Always steered clear of people who give themselves nick names and it's proved correct until today. Being an "engineer" which it seems is a word applied liberally here, I would have known the effects of rust and protected the rusted areas BEFORE parking the vehicle. Would have saved a lot of work but hey ...... there are engineers and; engineers.

@TeknoTramp 8 месяцев назад

I bought it like that...

@user-oe1mb9hu9i 8 месяцев назад

@@TeknoTramp How many years ago?

@mycosys 8 месяцев назад

tell me youve never met an engineer, @@user-oe1mb9hu9i

@drichcymru 8 месяцев назад

Paddy has to be one of the most interesting people you've encountered on your barn find travels, would love to see you sit him down in the old leather chairs to hear more of his story.

@mikebull1972 8 месяцев назад

Great idea!

@blackdoublezero 8 месяцев назад

please make this happen Jonny

@russchamberlain536 8 месяцев назад

I second this please Johnny make this sit down with paddy happen please 🙏🏼

@TheDoosh79 8 месяцев назад

Interesting is one word for it

@Rob-rg7ix 8 месяцев назад

Jonny please make it happen. 😅 fully agree👍

@sebsjb 8 месяцев назад

Paddy needs his own series… I could listen to him and his stories for hours…

@rasmus.aggerholm 8 месяцев назад

Agreed! Paddy needs his own YT channel for sure! 👍

@rasmus.aggerholm 8 месяцев назад

I just found out he did start a channel … @TeknoTramp here on RU-vid. 😊

@redpoll4628 8 месяцев назад

What's the plans for it, I wonder

@BoSSLeVeLs 8 месяцев назад

youtube.com/@TeknoTramp?si=KHN5MFnYtX7fLKND

@matthewcoleman8267 8 месяцев назад

It would have to be about his stories cause it doesn't look like he works on his cars much 🤣

@andrewpearson6005 8 месяцев назад

Paddy is a legend! This fella alone (never mind his cars!) deserves a full feature! Johnny sort something out..3 hour interview, his own channel, regular guest, this bloke is gold!

@boysdontcry_tattoo1792 8 месяцев назад

Paddy is my stepdad and I had the pleasure of growing up with him - I wouldn't ever advise wiping any dust off his cars, I'm still in trouble for it

@garywilton1514 8 месяцев назад

I so wanted them to clean it but I can see that a little bit of the magic would be lost…..,

@philtucker1224 8 месяцев назад

Bless you mate! Live long and prosper buddy 🖖

@placeholdername3206 2 месяца назад

@@garywilton1514 Because you really shouldn't be introducing water to something that's just sitting

@stevepitts7998 8 месяцев назад

What a barn find episode. It struck me that Paddy has the knowledge and skill to have started the DB4 anytime he wanted to during the past 20 years. But then thousands of us would have missed it's re-birth, so thank you Paddy for letting us share the momentous event.

@Paul-Genge 8 месяцев назад

Jonny was just an innocent bystander on this one - he didnt work hard enough in day one, so came back on day two for free. Didn't even have to pump any tyres up. Poor Jonny.

@trevorberridge6079 8 месяцев назад

To be fair to Paddy the availability of parts and alternative components may have waxed and waned over the decades and sometimes you just have to put things on hold. Then Life fills the void with something else and next thing you know forty years have passed and there's a Johnny at your barn door with a fuel can.

@TeknoTramp 8 месяцев назад

Yes, between other jobs and my wife's cancer, life certainly got in the way...

@skipmaclean932 8 месяцев назад

Inspired me to get my, even older, DB MK III going. It's all original and my dad bought it new in 1957, drove it a little and mostly parked it. I fell in love with it, I think before I could walk, and played with it, studied it, and tinkered with it throughout the 70's and 80's. Drove it to high school once, drove it regularly for a while in the mid-80's. It's in the queue for restoration after stripping the trim for painting. No corrosion and all there... Think I'll get started again...

@TheLateBrakeShow 8 месяцев назад

This is an amazing comment. You have a mk3? Fantastic. Really glad we have inspired you in some way. Keep us posted.

@MdvK13979 8 месяцев назад

Again a perfect example of why these barnfinds will never, ever get old! Each has it's own unique back story and this one is as brilliant as all the others! Jonny's natural, relaxed interaction with the owners does the rest. If there were awards for car-enthusiast content on this platform, TLBS would definitely be one of the strongest contenders, I'm absolutely sure! Thanks heaps and hats off to you guys for shining your ever-so exhilarating light on this corner of the internet! 👌

@stevecox5012 8 месяцев назад

What a car and so good to hear it running. Paddy sounds like a bit of a legend in his own lunch time and so down to earth. Loved the bit where Paddy mentioned getting new fuel to it and you were like, oh...I have that covered, don't you worry. 😏 😂

@mikerichards9196 8 месяцев назад

Aw thanks! Spoiler alert! 😂

@mrmartin2079 8 месяцев назад

⁠@@mikerichards9196 what kind of muppet reads the comment section Before watching and then has the nerve to complain because others are simply discussing what They saw - stop being such a drama queen

@thegeeeezer 8 месяцев назад

Think he was joking, hence the 😂. Just a little banter , i thinks. 😮

@Dav37D 8 месяцев назад

What a hammer collection 😮

@martintaylor5879 8 месяцев назад

Would cost £500k to fully restore such a corroded Aston but just get it over to Mathewsons 😂

@Mr_Sin99 8 месяцев назад

Such an incredible episode! I absolutely adored it. Even in today's world, where our focus is often directed towards increasingly shorter content, it's evident that high-quality material made with love and care will always attract an audience who will watch and derive pleasure from it.

@mrmartin2079 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely

@Paul-Genge 8 месяцев назад

Could not agree more with this comment - quality, not quantity

@ZairAttredes 8 месяцев назад

In 1997 l bought my first barn find car, a 62 Alfa Giulietta. The car was in a barn, covered and completely intact. When l watched you two prepare to turn the crank to see if it had seized l got the same knot in my stomach on that chilly fall day 25 years ago when we did this with the Alfa. It turned so l was overjoyed for Johnny and Paddy. I still have it with seven other classics, two of them a Dino 308 GT4 and a 58 Corvette were also barn/garage finds. The Dino turned and the Corvette was seized. Congratulations on bringing the DB4 back to life. Such a beautiful car,!

@FixTechStuff 8 месяцев назад

9 year old was chuffed, brought him home a near identical DB5 Hotwheels car today, then by chance we stumbled on this video “that’s my car!”.

@charlie1832 8 месяцев назад

If he ever builds the Dino with the 458 engine you should definitely make that a series

@user-ec6kt2fg7m 8 месяцев назад

this needs more traction!

@simonbennett9687 8 месяцев назад

I agree, but if Paddy’s like most of us with projects like that, it will be 10 years in the making!

@stevemilnes4782 8 месяцев назад

That's fine we've been watching Binky for around 9 years and that's not finished yet!

@johnnyboy1586 8 месяцев назад

Yeah now that would be something!

@markarnold8160 8 месяцев назад

Paddy's Dino is like my model railway - I've got all the bits I need but I need to get on and build the damn thing!

@TheLemons1865 8 месяцев назад

I was gobsmacked to see this. I interviewed Paddy for a business magazine 15 years or more ago. A great talker and quite matter of fact about his achievements. He is the only true polymath I've ever met. As I recall, he has had books published on wildlife as well. He mentioned the DB4 as a project but he had so much else going on that it wasn't top of his 'to do' list.

@benedwards4435 8 месяцев назад

I had to look up what 'polymath' meant, and in the process discovered that I'm not one.

@DrMcMoist 7 месяцев назад

@@benedwards4435Yeah, a polymath would probably have already known. As a show of solidarity, though; I also had to Google the term.

@rjnation5042 8 месяцев назад

It never ceases to amaze me how many old cars are hidden away in sheds all over the world, but Jonny you've hit some of the best things around, just incredible the cars you bring to U Tube, thanks to Paddy for inviting us along, Rj in Oz

@bruceday1960 8 месяцев назад

that's why am friends with these old foggies to get the classics on the cheap hehehhe

@rufusharbud3673 8 месяцев назад

I have so much respect for not only you Jonny, who finds these amazing barn finds, But the owners make this series so good. This guy with his extensive motorsport and engineering background, shows his passion by not only finding, buying and keeping this classic, but also how he wanted to hear it run again. Each episode Jonny gives me further research for my barn find scale dioramas' I create... Amazing as always.

@maccaz1991 8 месяцев назад

2 projects that will never ever be anywhere near completed

@untrgrnd Месяц назад

You will never know

@MrTylerdude75 6 месяцев назад

I’ve been lucky enough to see both cars and meet Paddy. A true gent with a head of knowledge and story’s. I felt like a kid at Christmas going into that barn!

@kevmackintosh7953 8 месяцев назад

It was Paddy’s channel today 😂 Too many car RU-vidrs would have tried to talk over Paddy. One of the reasons I love this channel is that when someone knows their stuff you’re happy to let them talk. Absolutely brilliant video 🥰 So glad to hear it fire up in the end 😊

@LarryDutton 8 месяцев назад

The self control to have a barn find and think, no, I'm not going to touch it yet.... I'm going to call Jonny and let the world enjoy this with me - massive thanks to Paddy for letting us all look in on this piece of motoring history

@user-vt4kk4st8n 8 месяцев назад

This was an incredible episode. Paddy is a great guy and he deserves that success. Thank you Johnny for bringing such incredible vehicles back to their lives

@davidcollins4699 8 месяцев назад

These videos could be an hour long and I’d still watch them intensely, especially with such engaging and characterful owners who share stories and tales with you

@tooltool5824 8 месяцев назад

Lemmos are one of Grecce’s most powerful shipowning families.

@barrydixon3692 8 месяцев назад

Paddy Paddy Paddy...you absolute legend!! Our world needs more people like you in it. I shed a tear when it started 😂 As a mechanic I too have worked thru the night on 'projects' (problem cars) and its such an amazing feeling when it works out. Love the show Johny, maybe you could get all of the barn finds together one day and make an event out of it? Awesome work guys 😎

@TheLateBrakeShow 8 месяцев назад

So glad you liked this episode. Paddy is a dude.

@rob175kks 8 месяцев назад

@@TheLateBrakeShow I reckon Paddy is worthy of one of your brown chair chats. I bet he's got a good few stories to tell.

@yermucker 8 месяцев назад

@@TheLateBrakeShow This is a TLBS classic. Have you ever thought about going back to check on progress as the owners try to get them back on the road? I'd love to see if they were able to make any progress. I don't know how you deal with corrosion like that, but I'd love to learn...

@ultonator1 8 месяцев назад

Jonny, never stop doing these! Absolute gold every single time! Been watching you for years since the Fifth Gear days and so glad you started your own YT channel, I subscribed immediately when you first started! Mad respect and big love 👌

@stephenconway2468 8 месяцев назад

Agreed. Jonny has produced gold with each video.

@Rasscasse 8 месяцев назад

I echo your sentiments. Well said.

@tacoman6697 8 месяцев назад

You absolutely must visit Paddy again for that Dino build of his in future. If I could, I'd watch a whole series of him building that car.

@rallycrosscraig 8 месяцев назад

Plus one for some more tales from Paddy

@user-jd7md1mx2u 8 месяцев назад

Wonderful to see Paddy and Jonny in their element. Helps to remind me why I purchased my 1971 RHD De Tomaso Pantera as a box of bits back in about 1993. Work, life and family have prevented me from getting around to restoring and rebuilding it. The Late Brake Show is definitely giving me the urge to put the time aside to bring the car back to life. One day Jonny I will give you a call and we can lay all the parts out on the drive including the 5.7L V8 engine and the ZF gearbox. Don't worry, I also have another car that has a dynamo, a regulator and a pair of twin 40 weber downdrafts that you can try to start, so you can use the can of hope. 😉

@stephenkean4748 8 месяцев назад

You can tell Paddy is an absolute mechanical genius!

@harpersneil 6 месяцев назад

The fact that Paddy so clearly had the accumen and skill to have completed this work himself, and yet chose to share it with, makes me want to buy him a drink. Absolutely spectacular video!

@TeknoTramp 6 месяцев назад

I thank you, Kind Sir; hopefully, you'll enjoy the Part Two (Will it drive?) when it comes out!

@neilharrison7555 8 месяцев назад

An AMAZING find! When I was about 18 I used to LUST after a 1961 DB4 which lived very close by. When I heard it firing up I'd go to the front garden to see the lovely light metallic blue missile whizz past. (He used to drive quite quickly.) It ended up in a local garage, for sale at £1400. (This was 1973/4.) The garage owner was a bit of a "chancer", and had let the tank go down so low there wasn't enough petrol to be lifted by the pump. (Had it started & I'd driven it, I'd probably have bought it!) Next day, I was flagged down by a "car mad" neighbour. (He used to run Mk1, then Mk2 Lotus Cortinas, all sorts of fast cars. He asked if I'd "heard about that Aston for sale?" When I said yes, I was on my way to test drive it, he said "Don't bother. "$$$$$" had it out last night and put a rod and piston through the block" At the time, a rebuild (with no damage) was about £4,700. Had I bought it, it too would have "been my pension". Great to hear it run - and it didn't sound so bad, did it? Lastly, my late brother had a German Wire-Haired Pointer. She was a lovely, most definitely a one-man dog - and a great gun-dog. Thanks for a great video.

@greasby1golf871 8 месяцев назад

Casually says "Got on the lathe and machined one up" 😂 Love it , me thinks he could re-build that whole car in a weekend with a couple of spanners, what a guy!

@JackWBaker 8 месяцев назад

This was a beautiful episode. Absolutely magic. Thanks to Paddy for letting you visit and film and thans to you for sharing it with all of us

@stinker1000000 8 месяцев назад

What a talented & down to earth bloke Paddy is. And what a great car. I can see that being fully restored over the next 5-10 years.

@jeffbaker7249 8 месяцев назад

i love the way he created a 1:18 scale model as a POC. what a lad.

@volt8684 7 месяцев назад

My dad had a garage in 60s and had one of these in and took me for a drive. Never forgotten. GREAT BRITAIN that was

@mikebull1972 8 месяцев назад

Bloody hell, Jonny..! That must be your best one yet. Paddy is a LEGEND, and WHAT a car! Brilliant, brilliant content- thank you! (and thanks also to Phil the cameraman!)

@eeki97 8 месяцев назад

Anyone else get goosebumps when the DB4 finally fired into life? What a car, and what a garage. Excellent episode once again, thanks Jonny and Paddy (and Rufus of course)!

@trevorberridge6079 8 месяцев назад

My god that car is unstoppable. It's like Wolverine on four wheels. It just refuses to die. Amazing recovery after 40 years idle. Paddy really knows what he's doing. It's always a pleasure to watch experts doing their thing.

@bazzaclarky7445 8 месяцев назад

Paddy is an incredible fella. I would love to hear more of his own story, and a series documenting his restoration of this stunning Aston would be amazing!

@lydiaAnderson-yv3tc 7 месяцев назад

Hello how are you doing?

@tidysampler585 8 месяцев назад

This is one of the most interesting videos you’ve made. And I have really enjoyed a lot of barn finds you’ve brought to RU-vid. But this guy, is a book of motoring history. Wow, you should bring Paddy in for a interview on the sofa 👍

@SteveMorton 8 месяцев назад

When I first saw the DB4, my first thought was 'Not a hope of ever getting that running' , boy was I wrong...!!! Great to see the car running. I wish Paddy well in restoring the car and getting it road worthy again. Thank you Jonny and the TLBS team.

@exgunnerdaz 8 месяцев назад

When the car was pulled out the front view brought a tear to my eye. Absolutely beautiful this car needs full restoration and the engine wow ❤

@chrisgarside7974 8 месяцев назад

Truly epic episode ! Lots of work needed to rebuild this car but all eminently doable. Please work with Paddy to chart the future of this car (and the Dino)

@rb67mustang 8 месяцев назад

Great job, Paddy, it was great to hear the engine come to life; it sounded very good to me. This DB4 would be a great restoration project for someone who has the available funds. It would be wonderful to see this car with the original color paint and in new condition driving down the road again.

@none3763 8 месяцев назад

Devon is a treasure trove of barn finds. With an hours drive of that car I know of a road version 429 Cobra, a Lancia Stratos, 2 Allards, a Capri RS3100, a beautiful Vincent Black Lightening and a Brough Superior SS100 (in carboard boxes). Drive another half hour and there's a barn with over a hundred cars including a series 1 Range Rover, 4 ex-Bundeswehr G-Wagons and a Boehinger Unimog.

@yoshinoyajones8924 8 месяцев назад

I would make it run, stop, and all lights working, clean the interior. Clean suspension, and then drive it as is EVERY WHERE!!

@timtaylor8406 8 месяцев назад

"Shall we commence the suckage?" is an expression I've never heard before .... good one!

@Jim_M_75 8 месяцев назад

Yet again I've got a new favourite episode, this one is a true legend of a car stashed away and Paddy himself is a legend, was great having a proper motorhead getting stuck right in and wanting to get her running as much as the rest of us. Cheers Jonny and Paddy, great viewing.

@roblowrie1969 8 месяцев назад

Even in the crusty state its in, that is still an achingly beautiful car. ❤️

@adamflynn5573 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely love the Late Brake Show's barn find series! It's like a treasure hunt for car enthusiasts like me. The excitement of discovering these hidden gems is truly unmatched. Each episode is a captivating journey, and I can't help but be glued to the screen from start to finish. Kudos to the team for creating such engaging and entertaining content. Can't wait for the next barn find adventure. it's the only RU-vid video that keeps me hooked without a pause! 🙌

@KevinSmith-tn7xr 8 месяцев назад

Everybody needs a mate like Paddy. Sent shivers down my spine when it fired up, and the I realised I had the biggest smile. Fantastic.

@rasmus.aggerholm 8 месяцев назад

Please, please, PLEASE convince Paddy to start his own channel! I’d love to hear his stories and to see him restore the cars. Maybe start with “the easy one”, the 458 Dino and then the Aston. 😊 I’d even support a Patreon or GoFundMe or something like that, to see his cars brought to life.

@TheLateBrakeShow 8 месяцев назад

He IS starting his own channel!

@user-nd2sl1xn5m 8 месяцев назад

Wow! What a superb episode Jonny! What an interesting guy Paddy was too. Just so much history. Couldn’t take my eyes off it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@hughstultz7849 8 месяцев назад

Did he mention working with Lucky Strike Suzuki and Kevin Schwantz, did he 🤔holy grail stuff

@jeffreypinder9398 8 месяцев назад

Well done. Paddy is def an engineer, you can see how his mind works.

@SamThredder 8 месяцев назад

Paddy is awesome. Never seen a barn find owner on your channel get so involved. A true engineer. He definitely needed you to come over as an impetus haha

@the_bearded_wonder 8 месяцев назад

I havent finished watching yet but to see the Aston in all its Glory 11 minutes in was just lovely 👌

@Marthaviews 8 месяцев назад

This is truly amazing. It never ceases to amaze me what folk have tucked away in their sheds. Well done Jonny and Paddy.

@stewartw.9151 8 месяцев назад

Always liked the DB4 for it's looks over the DB5 or 6! Those were to my eye, too bulky and heavy at the rear

@adamhopkinson7299 8 месяцев назад

Love these type of episodes, defo keep doing these as part of the channel, its not just the cars themselves that are interesting but the stories around them too. Cant wait to see what you find next.

@Rusmiester 8 месяцев назад

I just have to say there are so many great things about TLBS, but how Jonny presents and his knowledge is fantastic. I have binged watched most of the barn finds as there is something just so calming and wholesome about each episode... i have now subscribed to the Smith and Sniff podcast. Bravo!

@rob1984p 8 месяцев назад

Jonny, great episode! It's clear that your visits inspire things to happen with vehicles that have been dormant for a long time. Paddy and no doubt others are capable of, more than acceptable, camera work - you should encourage people to send you progress footage throughout the year and do an annual barnfind updates vid! I give these suggestions for great works whilst sat in my pants at 10:15am avoiding great works!

@NahBroUK 7 месяцев назад

Two amazing cars for sure, but what an even more amazing bloke. You need to get Paddy on the show again soon.

@paulpurves484 8 месяцев назад

I actually think paddy and rufus should start they’re own channel absolutely brilliant to listen to him.

@mitchymoo1986 8 месяцев назад

If the average man had even 1% of Paddy's knowledge and experience, the world would be a beautiful place 😂😂

@djben06 8 месяцев назад

Paddy needs his own channel! Amazing content once again Johnny, thank you

@TheLateBrakeShow 8 месяцев назад

He's in the process of creating exactly that!

@v6406Green 8 месяцев назад

Amongst the many good car channels on RU-vid, this one has to be my favorit. It just oozes quality and Intelligence very often garnished with interesting backstories of the modest owners.

@Jon.Rogers 8 месяцев назад

British barn finds are the absolute best, both in find and the back story to how it became.

@chriseckley4338 8 месяцев назад

One of the best Barn find specials yet. Paddy a true engineer. Jonny and the crew, keep the great work up and really enjoy the format, makes it really interesting to watch. Glad you went back I had my fingers crossed you would get it running!

@royedwards9894 8 месяцев назад

Seriously one of the most interesting piece of motor sport related content I’ve ever seen congratulations Paddy and all the team 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@Fourwheeledfarming 8 месяцев назад

Paddy has that authoritative attitude of a very experienced person who has “been there, done that”… and who is a top bloke

@astonmartinvee8 8 месяцев назад

That was great. You need to bring Paddy in as guest Boffin. He was great. Jonny and Paddy go nuts!

@berwhaletheavenger 8 месяцев назад

Tremendous! I followed a 1970 DB6 the other day - it sounded and smelt glorious. A 458 powered Dino is interesting.

@michaelfreeman5933 8 месяцев назад

What an episode of barn finds! Fabulous. The owner Paddy, would be the ultimate barn find mate to join you. What a guy!

@alanhindmarch4483 8 месяцев назад

To see any Aston Martin in that state makes me cry, especially a one so special as a DB4. But to hear it start up after so many years, made me smile, it proves how good Aston Martin Engineering is and how good Tadek Marek engines are.

@scouseaussie1638 7 месяцев назад

Lol get a grip 😂

@jamesellsworth9673 8 месяцев назад

Paddy and his incredible workshop is what makes this video for me. The Aston Martin would take a body off restoration and a good few specialist craftspeople to be anything more than what it is.

@lydiaAnderson-yv3tc 7 месяцев назад

@Hello James how are you doing?

@besenzon1 8 месяцев назад

Can we organise all meeting at the Pub to chat with Paddy ? What a guy !!

@danielhillier7417 8 месяцев назад

This was fantastic, Paddy was great, the cars were awesome and Roofus is a very good boy.

@stuartd9741 8 месяцев назад

OMG! Thr DB4 fired up! Never thought that would happen.. And it has water still in the engine.. Absolutely Astonishing. What a car. .. Paddy is a very interesting man and popular in the comment section too Thanks to the LBS team for having a 2nd attempt /day at trying to get the DB4 fired up. Didn't sound half bad too. Bit concerned the DB may not be here in a few years with all that corrosion. Needs a resto soon as. Needs to be saved for history. Timestamp; 1830 reminds me of being at the dentist. ... Obviously this is one of the top 5, each episode should stand on its own merits. So it could the Audi QR turbo, both Lamborghinis (kendal & & Guy Fawkes), reno 5 turbo, M series bmws. The guy fawkes labmo has to be the best settings /backdrop to a BF. ... Or the kendal lambo with the shady owner... In this episode Paddy is as much a star as the car! .. Keep up the good work...

@warpspeed9877 7 месяцев назад

Τhe Laimos family has been in the shipping business since 1905. Liberty ships were given to a number of Greek ship owners who lost their ships to Germans confiscating them or torpedoed by subs as compensation after WWII. The owner was probably Captain Nikos Laimos who is still alive today at almost 90 years old. His two sons Anton and Fillip continue the family tradition and now they own the ENESEL group of maritime businesses that is worth several billions...

@TeknoTramp 7 месяцев назад

Many thanks for your constructive comments - I take it that the spelling you use 'Laimos' is simply a Greek variant of 'Lemos', as they are listed as owning ENESEL? On the factory build sheet the original owner of the car was a 'Captain Lemos'. From what I can determine, this was Captain Marcos Lemos - his family seemed to think so too when I contacted them. From what you've said it may well be that he was given the Liberty ship because his family had lost one or more vessels to the war.

@D5DRIFT 8 месяцев назад

Cool cars. But, i get the feeling that neither will ever see the road again.

@markzawada5927 8 месяцев назад

This has to be the best edition yet ! Paddy is a legend , if I had 5% of his talent in d be happy , this is your best work yet Johnny and your knowledge never ceases to amaze me . Bravo.

@darrellcourten3424 3 месяца назад

The best one yet.Paddy is an absolute guru who knows what he is doing 🙌. Top marks in getting the car started. If anyone was going to do it,it was Paddy.

@Alexbetts387 8 месяцев назад

I could sit listening paddy talking about his life i bet he got the best storys ❤

@ScottJonesMTB 8 месяцев назад

The Barn Finds just keep getting better. I agree with others that the longer time you allow for these episodes is really working. Paddy is a legend. Thanks so much for creating this amazing content. Always watch start to finish.

@Lot76CARS 8 месяцев назад

Utterly brilliant Jonny, you never give up and so so close but the end result was well worth it. Well done, keep making great content like this!

@MrLeccyt 8 месяцев назад

Paddy is a dude! What a guy. That car couldn’t have hoped to end up in a better home.

@h12st_d63 8 месяцев назад

TLBS needs a podcast series to back up the RU-vid content where we can hear the full back stories of characters like Paddy and their cars 👌🏻

@TheLateBrakeShow 8 месяцев назад

You reckon?

@h12st_d63 8 месяцев назад

@@TheLateBrakeShow maybe it's just me... I think the story is as interesting as the car

@BigMacProDaddy 8 месяцев назад

A really epic barn find. And so cool to see you come back the next day and even though you didn’t get it started, it was nice to see you and hear it running.

@Zxr750Nick 8 месяцев назад

Bloody hell, Paddy is a bit of a boy!

@strugglyboys 8 месяцев назад

The chap is a real lad!👏

@bretsimpson9890 8 месяцев назад

Was thinking that

@jarletronerud 5 месяцев назад

Amazing

@adjrasta9365 8 месяцев назад

Paddy is truly an inspirational guy, it was a long video but I was rooting for him all the way through till the end and he delivered

@MartinBaldock 8 месяцев назад

Wonderful story, and what a great bloke is Paddy! Roofus the dog played his role well too. Loved this epic episode

@graysono 8 месяцев назад

What an incredibly amazing project! Love your barn finds sir. Love how passionate you are for what you discover! And what a phenomenal fellow Paddy is! You two together would be dangerous! The fact Paddy got it started. Wow! Drag him along on your next barn find!

@leejordanful 8 месяцев назад

What a fascinating guy and an amazing DB4, not to mention the Dino. Possibly two of my favourite cars. What happens next with these cars? How can we follow their progress? Thanks for a great episode.

@lydiaAnderson-yv3tc 7 месяцев назад

@Hello lee how are you doing?

@wildolan 8 месяцев назад

The hollywood script writers are on strike so no films or TV, but to keep busy they must be writing car youtube videos. A barn find DB4, an early one, with a spy in its history, you couldnt write that . Fascinating and looking forward to the restoration. Is it better to fully restore it to showroom shiney or would it be better to restore but keep as much genuine as possible, keeping the patina, etc? I could watch this stuff all day, cheers for posting !!

@jeffskillman6161 8 месяцев назад

One of your best. I think Paddy and Rufus were the barn find here. What an interesting guy and so good of him to involve us and to put so many hours before the second day. I'm sure there a great many of us watching this thinking of the gold Corgi James Bond DB5 we had as kids. Was Goldfinger the inspiration for the respray? Hope Paddy gets round to restoring the DB4 himself as the outsourcing cost will be substantial. The classic pair also reminded me of the Persuaders with the red Dino and orange DBS also said to have been an inspiration for the DB5 and Ferrari 355 chase in Goldeneye!

@FRVulgar 8 месяцев назад

This episode is magic 👍 You two could partner up. I enjoy the content, but this one is step up. Thank you

@joffff 8 месяцев назад

Just hearing Paddy's career history at the start told me this was going to be an episode I'd need a big mug of tea (and biscuits) for. Well-done on yet another fascinating episode - and thanks WD-40 for sponsoring to help make it happen