Making the worst car cool - Lada Cosworth Duratec Street Sleeper!

Lada Cosworth Duratec project - Soviet Street Sleeper. Who would sink £20k+ on building a 240bhp hell raising Russian Sleeper Lada with fast Ford Cosworth Duratec underpinnings? Retro Dave, from www.retroford.co.uk that's who. Jonny has been wanting to drive this car for several years and, after hosting it at several of our Late Brake Show On Tour events, the time came. It was a bit slippery. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Russian cars like the Lada (or Vaz 2101) were sold in the UK duringthe 1970s, 80s and 90s. They were always cheap, often mocked (unfairly in some cases) and rarely cherished. This right-hand-drive UK model has seen a total restoration and restomod drivetrain swap in order to create a clean, humble looking driving machine that can keep with many modern day sports cars. To get early access to videos such as this, plus blogs from Jonny, why not join our Patreon gang from as little as £1 per month? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow *********** 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 1:35 Meet Retro Ford Dave 3:17 Embarrassing car 4:28 Needed restoring 5:00 A bit sideways 7:10 Transmission 8:17 Engine bay 8:46 Suspension spec 9:13 Engine build pics 9:48 Accidental Cosworth prototype! 11:35 235bhp, but more than that 11:58 On-road hooliganism 14:00 Wheels/tyres and brake specs 14:38 Retro Ford workshop 16:31 Colour and paint work 19:55 Jonny drives 21:55 Performance stats 24:38 Retro Ford other project cars 27:46 Drag car Escort estate 29:20 SMOKE MACHINE! #streetsleeper #russiancars #thelatebrakeshow

Added 16 Aug 2026