Barn Find Rare Handmade British V8 muscle car - will it run?

Barn Find Rare Handmade British V8 muscle car - will it run? In this episode of The Late Brake Show Jonny Smith heads to the Hampshire countryside to uncover an exceptionally rare and 1960s British V8 coupe. The car in question is a Bristol 408, an aluminium car with an American Chrysler 5.2 V8 and many aeronautical design features to hark back to when Bristol made fighter planes. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Subscribed yet? The Bristol 408 was produced between 1963 and 1966, with only 83 made worldwide. There are thought to be less than 10 now left, making this barnfind something very special indeed. As a bonus, Jonny also found another car in the nearby neighbour's hedge. 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, pics and location) the Late Brake Show via contact@thelatebrakeshow.com *********** 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.matttarantdesign.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 CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:04 Meet the owner 2:58 Performance figures 3:18 Previous cars 3:59 Why was it left? 4:57 OPENING GARAGE DOOR 5:28 Uncovering 6:35 Aluminium body 6:54 Dimensions 8:12 Interior 8:37 Push button gearbox 9:38 Vintage WD40 11:02 Original handbook 11:23 Strange battery location 12:43 ENGINE BAY 14:18 Pumping the tyres 15:50 Meet Rob 17:46 ANOTHER BARN FIND! 18:50 Plug removal 19:20 FAN! 20:15 First crank 21:30 Sparks! 22:10 Triumph GT6 23:39 Will it run? #barnfind #barnfindclassiccar #thelatebrakeshow #rarecars

Added 3 Aug 2026