5 Rare Barn Find Communist 911 Carreras - Can We Save Them?

5 Rare Barn Find Communist 911 Carreras - Can We Save Them? In this barnfind episode Jonny Smith visits James in Rutland whose late Dad loved a rear engined, rear-wheel drive basic car from the former communist Czechoslovakia. There are five Skodas on site; some abandoned, some kept dry. The two rarest are an extremely unusual coupe and coach built convertible. Will they run? Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Why not join our Patreon gang for early access to episodes and a regular blog from Jonny? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow Merch: Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop 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 contact@thelatebrakeshow.com 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 by 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 4:25 Porsche 968 4:40 Porsche 924 Turbo 4:50 Rarest Skoda? 6:23 Skoda Rapide Convertible 8:58 Tyre inflation and pushing out 9:50 Body condition 10:25 Buying backstory 11:40 Coachbuilt in UK 12:50 Trials Skoda fire up 13:35 Golf GTI Cabriolet ex promo 14:41 110R Coupe tyre inflation 14:57 110R Coupe pulling out 15:32 110R Coupe body condition 17:18 Engine bay cabriolet 19:02 Engine work cabriolet 24:40 Will it run? 30:48 Tour of Porsches 31:55 110R Coupe engine 39:10 FIRST CLEAN 42:08 Convertible roof operation #abandonedcommunistcars #skoda #thelatebrakeshow #4k