Best of the British Custom Car scene - real life Hot Wheels Hot Rods. This Late Brake Show episode was born from a few things; firstly Jonny had wanted to feature the infamous 'Ain't No Saint' Volvo P1800 gasser drag car for a while; secondly Jonny was approached by Hot Wheels to be one of their judges for the 2022 'Legends Tour' event (which totally means we get first dibs on anything special for TLBS); and thirdly, he figured these two elements would = the perfect excuse to go to the NSRA (National Street Rod Association) Hot-Rodding Custom-Car Show for more perving. Probably the largest rod and custom car show in Europe in fact.

Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show.

In case you haven't heard of the Hot Wheels Legends tour before, it is the chance for someone to have their project car immortalised as a 1:64 scale diecast model. Various countries are hosting their own heats for the tour, and the winner overall last year (so globally, not just the UK) was the main star of this video - a Volvo P1800 gasser drag car.

Lee Johnstone's gasser is wild. But better still it proves that you can take a rolling wreck of a car and turn it into a world-wide celebrity. He is in his 70s now, and has been building V8s and drag racing ever since visiting Santa Pod in 1967 (the year after it opened!). Lee is from Somerset, and although he doesn't compete in a specific drag race series, he enjoys simple heads-up racing and shares the driving seat between his three daughters.

Once Jonny had a good goosey around Lee's Gasser, he headed straight off in his '68 Charger to the NSRA Summer Nationals show. NSRA stands for National Street Rod Association (who've just celebrated their 50th anniversary and can name Keith Moon and Jeff Beck as honourary members).

Huge thanks to Hot Wheels for supporting us to make this video. If you've got a modified car which you think fits the bill of becoming a Hot Wheels toy then click the link below and get your entry in before AUGUST 31st 2022. https://www.hotwheelsuklegendstour.co.uk/

Thanks to Santa Pod Raceway (https://santapod.co.uk/) for permitting the use of racing footage and continuing to offer hospitality to The Late Brake Show.

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Filmed by Nick Poole https://www.nickpoolecreator.com and Michael 'Dougie' Douglass.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:16 Roger Moore in The Saint
1:55 Meet Lee and his Volvo
2:12 What is a Gasser?
3:12 Built a Hot Wheels by accident!
6:08 Family car
6:57 The build process
10:34 How does it drive?
13:05 The engine
17:52 AT THE HOT ROD SHOW
19:15 Alvis steam punk Woodie wagon
23:44 Ford T-bucket cruise
24:15 T-bucket delivery van
26:35 Ford Pop street rod
28:27 Studebaker Commander coupe
29:49 Enter Hot Wheels Legends Tour
30:33 VOLUME UP

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