This guy is the best you've ever had on the show! His love for cars is so evident. He loves them because they're "cool". It doesn't get better than that.👍
Totally agree man. I have a few cars and although they wiil be classics in there own right I own them because they look cool are fun to drive and give me and others pleasure. Thats all that really matters aye.
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This episode has to be rated in your "top 5" best. The cars associated with these collections are ALWAYS special!! The owners are as much of a "story" as the cars and Bernie comes in very near, or at the top, of that group of individuals. Quite the "character" !! Comfortable and confident WITHOUT being obnoxious or belligerent!!! One viewer away from making this a "400 Thumbs Up" episode. 👍👍👍👍 (X 100) !!!
Bernie has had access to some serious cash throughout his lifetime. Wow...what a collection! Favorite quote..."You Americans invented CocaCola, and that's about it"
@@FYMASMD I don't know for the Mustang but he's right about the Corvette. POS from the beginning with that "BlueFlame" lump and drum brakes. And since he owns and drive a few cars, I guess he knowes a lot more than you do boy !
Dont forget real engines. The Webered David Brown while lovely is far less usefull than the Mustang let alone the Vettes. And costs 5 times as much to repair! The Cosmos is very rare, but the brap brap thing is really a pre 10A. Most of those cars are true collectors items,, even the overgrown VWs
@@FYMASMD I think you missed the point, it's "banter", guys ripping each other, though Tom is too much of a Gentleman to really get into it :) Clearly Bernie loves American culture, cars, lifestyle etc.
right, he is covering these cars with plastic sheets but what happens is that this plastic stops air circulation and air moisture stays there underneath and this causes rust formation. Old cars need dry air
Bernie has terrific tastes and makes great choices about the cars he's bought. Fantastic! I especially like the fact that he kept the racing equipment in the DB5. He kept it true to it's history, instead of monkeying around with it. And as other people have mentioned, his love for the cars and personality is so refreshing. Thanks for sharing Bernie, you're the man!
Jody Owen unlike Aston Martin, Mazda makes cars that will not leave you stranded every other time you drive them. That said, the db5 is one of the most gorgeous cars ever built.
What a great character, Bernie really is just one of those guys that I'd just sit and listen to him talk while drinking a few pints for a couple hours.
Bernie is a hoot seems like a great guy. Of course we love the cars that should go without saying. Thanks Tom .and everyone involved in the sharing of this.
@@briangreen6602 no, most of them were not. You could even tell the way he looked through the window and stated "oh, its a manual". It kinds gave it away in the video that he was surprised to see a manual.
14:00 it’s a ‘67 Standard Mercury Cougar (Non XR7), based on the lack of XR7 badges on the C-pillar and lack of side marker lights on the rear quarters. NOT the same floor plan as a Mustang, the wheelbase is stretched about 3” longer behind the front seats for better road ride and better rear legroom. I’ve owned 5 Classic Cougars over the years. LOVE’EM!!!
Bloody wikipedia. Better straighten those boys out. Quote..****' Internally designated T-7, the first-generation Cougar shared its chassis with the 1967 revision of the Ford Mustang'***
That DB5. One of my favorite car moments from my childhood was when a neighbor rented her garage to a DB5 owner for winter storage. When he started it up in the spring, the sound it made was pure music.
I wish I could sit down and buy Bernie a Pint or two. That man is a riot and I love his stories. He tells it like it is. (Love your Cosmo and your David Brown Five.) Cheers from across the pond in Kansas.
Unlike the gunners you meet (gunner do this, gunner do that) Bernie has and will continue to restore and conserve his cars and cannot hide his passion for them.
I know Bernie well... very well... Tom did make it clear that not all the cars are his - he isn’t a millionaire... Some cars in fact are mine 😉. He is an infectious and enthusiastic person who says how it is. For someone who is retired, he runs around the country seven days a week helping friends, clients and family pursue their dream car ownership experiences. He has many people’s dream job of being asked to source, acquire, build, maintain and sell an eclectic mix of machines. From a old Morris minor to Porsche unicorns... all are treated the same.
Bernie clearly shows the difference between English storage and tidiness and U.S.A. storage and absolute filthy / rusting chaos. Well done Bernie! Give an American a brand new car, straight out of the dealer's showroom, and what's the first thing he does after driving it half a mile? He ties a large Christmas tree onto the roof. It matters not if it's Christmas time. It's a great ploy to give it a few scratches and begin to bed it in.
Rich Bowles I’m sorry I forgot, are we talking about race cars or race cars? James who? How in the hell did this cat come into possession of that framing car? ! Bonkers! So yeah, a race car. Only ultra legendary. No biggie. No pressure. Send me your address Bernie and I’ll see to it that the components stay in tip top working condition, but they will have to be vigorously tested for statistical compliance. So yeah, also, send me a flight? How many 992 GT2s are in existence? Next your gonna tell me he has the first Miura ever made. Or a Cobra that still shows beer cans supposedly used to fill the backside of the body if part of it got too thin from the dipping. Dude said the very first ones from Shelby, you literally couldn’t lean on a fender. Oh, so now Caroline Munro is landing outside to chopper him away for lunch. Like it’s everyday.
Please come back and do more in the UK soon. Really enjoyed the Barn Finds here. Even more so that they’re literally 20 miles up the road from me. We want more Bernie!
Bernie is a rare item himself, it’s rare to find such a wise man with the love for the old classics. Bernie me old china I love the collection thank you for the look around.
oh and here is an interesting car.... That man is amazing! Bernie , may you live forever! Salt of the earth with money to spend on some "interesting" toys. Thank You Good Sir!
Just an absolutely incredible collection of pretty significant sometimes rare cars, that looked to be extremely well kept. Definitely a very different Barn find Hunter issue, but I think that's perfectly OK because these cars have been sitting for a long time too, they have just been better taken care of. As far as Bernie goes, I think he's definitely a funny character with quite a bit of change in his pocket, and great taste in autos. I also suspect that he just might get a bit overbearing, let's say, over time. Don't get me wrong; I really enjoyed watching and listening to the guy immensely!
4:42 - I drove an Austin-Healey like that a year ago in a 4th of July parade. I drove it back to its home about 12 miles & flipped the Electric Overdrive Toggle Switch on the way. the RPMs dropped heavily. It was too cool. Electronic Overdrive Shifting from ‘63 was Impressive!
That Liberace car, is owned by a guy called Jim Thorn (not gonna give his full name for his own safety). Its been driven in parades in my home town for years. The also has 8 AC cobras, 3 cars from the original Karate Kid movies, a van from the Terminator movies, several cadillacs owned by Elvis, and finally, the car from the St Valentines day massacre. He lives Northwest England.
What an incredible guy he is, and his collection is impressive. "Jay Leno is greedy" one of his great comments. Of the lot, the Maserati has to be my favorite.
Tom and, Bernie are the best! @ 13m, Bernie complements Tom for having lived through the Muscle Car Era! Bernie was right, the Muscle Car Era was great!
So glad to hear you say one of your favorite cars was a 68 Cougar. My dad bought a 68 GT-E as our family's first 2nd car in 1975 and had my mother drive it. Of course dad loved to tear around in it. Dad sold it in 78 when he got mom a new Cougar to a guy that was the Motorcraft regional performance parts dealer. He saw the car in 77 and after he checked the VIN, he told my dad "When you are ready to sell it, call me." As is usually the case, dad really didnt know what he had and sold it to someone else. Sure wished I had that GT-E today. The thing about the GT-E is it was so nose heavy and had so much torque that you could make the rear wheels break traction on wet pavement in any gear. On dry pavement, it was a luxury missle of the day.
back in the early 70's my mom had a Healey but she loaned it out and the guy drove it off a bridge, I was just a kid at the time and I was heartbroken, loved that car and dreamed of driving it when i got old enough.
The owner of all of these cars very nice, Very fortunate, he is the guy who dies with the most toys and WINS . Drive a different car every day . What a great month after month . I will volunteer to drive them for him .👍
The Liberace Cadillac came into the UK in the late 80s 87-89 through the port of Felixstowe. It was collected in a covered transporter as we were told the hubcaps had diamonds in them.
I love Bernie. Thanks to Hagerty for not bleeping him. That man is a treasure.
👍🏻👍🏻
Are you serious? Seems like a horrible arsehole
They did bleep him what?
hes a london hustler, ducker and diver
He is a loser
This guy is the best you've ever had on the show! His love for cars is so evident. He loves them because they're "cool". It doesn't get better than that.👍
Totally agree man. I have a few cars and although they wiil be classics in there own right I own them because they look cool are fun to drive and give me and others pleasure. Thats all that really matters aye.
Just a lovely old car ... haha
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@Joseph Ezra instablaster :)
Bernie is a legend. You need to have him on more often.
"Just a nice old car..." Such a character :)
This episode has to be rated in your "top 5" best. The cars associated with these collections are ALWAYS special!! The owners are as much of a "story" as the cars and Bernie comes in very near, or at the top, of that group of individuals. Quite the "character" !! Comfortable and confident WITHOUT being obnoxious or belligerent!!! One viewer away from making this a "400 Thumbs Up" episode. 👍👍👍👍 (X 100) !!!
Such a wide variety 👍
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You missed the obnoxious and condescending bits then?
Bernie has had access to some serious cash throughout his lifetime. Wow...what a collection!
Favorite quote..."You Americans invented CocaCola, and that's about it"
Except for mustang, corvettes etc. Kind of talks out of his ass but that's ok.
@@FYMASMD I don't know for the Mustang but he's right about the Corvette. POS from the beginning with that "BlueFlame" lump and drum brakes. And since he owns and drive a few cars, I guess he knowes a lot more than you do boy !
Dont forget real engines. The Webered David Brown while lovely is far less usefull than the Mustang let alone the Vettes. And costs 5 times as much to repair!
The Cosmos is very rare, but the brap brap thing is really a pre 10A.
Most of those cars are true collectors items,, even the overgrown VWs
@@FYMASMD I think you missed the point, it's "banter", guys ripping each other, though Tom is too much of a Gentleman to really get into it :) Clearly Bernie loves American culture, cars, lifestyle etc.
@@Franksey180 clearly an actor lol
My god, what a riot Bernie, Every lift of a car cover I was like, shaking my head. What a great collection. The DB, and that Mustang made me drool.
Like wise with the drooling.
That Astin...I knew what it was even before he had the cover off the front end...lol
I tried. He’s hilarious.
right, he is covering these cars with plastic sheets but what happens is that this plastic stops air circulation and air moisture stays there underneath and this causes rust formation. Old cars need dry air
@@lenny108 all those car covers looked to be normal breathable material to me, plus they didn't look very rusty.
It's mind blowing to see Japanese car in England on US show with Russian number plates from Moscow! WOW!
Сам охуел!
Oleg Ivanov for sure that car has been around!
@@stevecadman137 Oh the stories it would tell if it could.
Bwah! Aint that the truth I was tryna wrap my head arou d that Mazda...! 😂❤
Love the Cosmos! Christ, this show was remarkable, the cars Bernie kept unveiling, one after the other. Mind-blowing!
Bernie has terrific tastes and makes great choices about the cars he's bought. Fantastic! I especially like the fact that he kept the racing equipment in the DB5. He kept it true to it's history, instead of monkeying around with it. And as other people have mentioned, his love for the cars and personality is so refreshing. Thanks for sharing Bernie, you're the man!
That Aston Martin and Mazda are 2 of the most beautiful cars ever.
@Jody Owen shut up
Jody Owen unlike Aston Martin, Mazda makes cars that will not leave you stranded every other time you drive them. That said, the db5 is one of the most gorgeous cars ever built.
Bernie is an absolute legend I could hang around with him all day every day :D
What a great character, Bernie really is just one of those guys that I'd just sit and listen to him talk while drinking a few pints for a couple hours.
It just makes my day when a new Barn Find Hunter is up. Thanks Hagerty!
Bernie seems like he perpetually has a couple pints in him, fun guy, with a great collection
Not to mention a pile of cash.
So who is is Bernie? other than Thom's friend, it never was explained in this series & does he not have a last name, so we might google him & find out
This is your best episode ever! Bernie is a great guy.
Bernie is a hoot seems like a great guy. Of course we love the cars that should go without saying. Thanks Tom .and everyone involved in the sharing of this.
They made less than 900 of those E34 M5 Touring's. Only around 200 of them were manuals... Bloody Rare!!
I'm a General Motors guy and even I'd love one of those. Would have to be manual. Only way to go.
In typical British fashion, i loved how he took offense when Tom mispronounced the paint color. Love the car!
Pretty sure they were all manuals.
@@briangreen6602 no, most of them were not. You could even tell the way he looked through the window and stated "oh, its a manual". It kinds gave it away in the video that he was surprised to see a manual.
@@joshuagibson2520 I absolutely agree, everyone loves a classic bimmer!
14:00 it’s a ‘67 Standard Mercury Cougar (Non XR7), based on the lack of XR7 badges on the C-pillar and lack of side marker lights on the rear quarters. NOT the same floor plan as a Mustang, the wheelbase is stretched about 3” longer behind the front seats for better road ride and better rear legroom. I’ve owned 5 Classic Cougars over the years. LOVE’EM!!!
Bloody wikipedia. Better straighten those boys out. Quote..****' Internally designated T-7, the first-generation Cougar shared its chassis with the 1967 revision of the Ford Mustang'***
moyadapne, No doubt. Especially since they are both unibodies - there is no “chassis” so to speak.
when you own 30+ classic cars exceeding 3-5 million usd from every corner of the globe little irrelevant details aren't that important
Imagine having Bernie as a mentor........ man what a legend...
That DB5. One of my favorite car moments from my childhood was when a neighbor rented her garage to a DB5 owner for winter storage. When he started it up in the spring, the sound it made was pure music.
Bernie is definitely a character -- he's so much fun to listen to, and I absolutely love his car collection. :-)
That guy is a riot ! " I must have been on drugs when I bought it ! " 😂
Highly relatable
I wish I could sit down and buy Bernie a Pint or two. That man is a riot and I love his stories. He tells it like it is. (Love your Cosmo and your David Brown Five.) Cheers from across the pond in Kansas.
Unlike the gunners you meet (gunner do this, gunner do that) Bernie has and will continue to restore and conserve his cars and cannot hide his passion for them.
Hey Hagerty, get Bernie his own show!!
He’s a character😊 What a great collection of classics he has and a great mix as well, the DB5 was beautiful👍
When will Bernie has his own channel on Hagerty? He was fantastic.
I appreciate his openness about his cars . A blast to watch.
Bernie is a British icon , fantastic collection of cars , fantastic bloke, LOVED the tour round his garages 👍🏻
I love that English bloke’s sense of humor. To visit his garage’s in person and hear his stories first hand would be at the top of ones bucket list.
Wow!What an exciting episode.Every car Bernie uncovered literally left my mouth salivating...,quite a sweet Collection.
Nice - breezed past that lovely Clio Williams in the first barn!! Rare especially in series one form.
All I can say is WOW,what a collection.Bernie is certainly a character.Really enjoyed this,thankyou.
I know Bernie well... very well... Tom did make it clear that not all the cars are his - he isn’t a millionaire... Some cars in fact are mine 😉. He is an infectious and enthusiastic person who says how it is. For someone who is retired, he runs around the country seven days a week helping friends, clients and family pursue their dream car ownership experiences. He has many people’s dream job of being asked to source, acquire, build, maintain and sell an eclectic mix of machines. From a old Morris minor to Porsche unicorns... all are treated the same.
Make love to him
I could sit and listen to him ALL DAY! Love the stories/attitude. 😎👍
I would give a second like for Bernie alone if I could. What a great guy.
Love Bernie! What would one have to give to have a pint with Tom and Bernie and talk cars? Priceless...
"Most of it's original, except for (the back half) and the front" And the motor, trans and gut - this fellow's a true Hotrodder.
Bernie clearly shows the difference between English storage and tidiness and U.S.A. storage and absolute filthy / rusting chaos. Well done Bernie!
Give an American a brand new car, straight out of the dealer's showroom, and what's the first thing he does after driving it half a mile?
He ties a large Christmas tree onto the roof. It matters not if it's Christmas time. It's a great ploy to give it a few scratches and begin to bed it in.
When he's showing you his DB2 then takes the cover off a soddin' 993 GT2..... that's some serious stuff right there man holy hell, great episode.
@J You're right I must have typed it by mistake whilst thinking about the GT2.
Rich Bowles I’m sorry I forgot, are we talking about race cars or race cars? James who? How in the hell did this cat come into possession of that framing car? ! Bonkers! So yeah, a race car. Only ultra legendary. No biggie. No pressure. Send me your address Bernie and I’ll see to it that the components stay in tip top working condition, but they will have to be vigorously tested for statistical compliance. So yeah, also, send me a flight? How many 992 GT2s are in existence? Next your gonna tell me he has the first Miura ever made. Or a Cobra that still shows beer cans supposedly used to fill the backside of the body if part of it got too thin from the dipping. Dude said the very first ones from Shelby, you literally couldn’t lean on a fender.
Oh, so now Caroline Munro is landing outside to chopper him away for lunch. Like it’s everyday.
Please come back and do more in the UK soon. Really enjoyed the Barn Finds here. Even more so that they’re literally 20 miles up the road from me. We want more Bernie!
Bernie is a rare item himself, it’s rare to find such a wise man with the love for the old classics.
Bernie me old china I love the collection thank you for the look around.
This guy is a legend. Truly a car guy in the best sense of the word.
Geez. I almost passed on the Liberace car episode. Glad I didn’t. These cars are amazing. What a collection.
This Bernie would be so cool to hang out with !! Reminds me of Bricktop in Snatch. Dave at 54.
I don't care that his cars aren't exactly "Barn Finds" His collection is the perfect mix of antique, classic and Radwood era cars. The man has taste!
99.9% of barn find vids arent barn finds tbh
Bernie is the best Barn Find yet! Finding him a new home may be a challenge though😂🤣
18:20 This garage wall alone is astonishing. What a collector (with serious mony, of course)!
BIG TIME.
yeh rolled in the cars for the cam
I love 💕 this guy stories and the way he explain himself made me smile 😊 all the time!
oh and here is an interesting car.... That man is amazing! Bernie , may you live forever! Salt of the earth with money to spend on some "interesting" toys. Thank You Good Sir!
Just an absolutely incredible collection of pretty significant sometimes rare cars, that looked to be extremely well kept. Definitely a very different Barn find Hunter issue, but I think that's perfectly OK because these cars have been sitting for a long time too, they have just been better taken care of. As far as Bernie goes, I think he's definitely a funny character with quite a bit of change in his pocket, and great taste in autos. I also suspect that he just might get a bit overbearing, let's say, over time. Don't get me wrong; I really enjoyed watching and listening to the guy immensely!
Lol this guy needs his own show!! He’s hilarious!! Great video guys!!
Have watched it BACK TO BACK,,,,,, LOVE THIS GUY.....would love to just follow him around for a week🤩😳
Tom you should make Mr. Bernie your "Sidekick" on your platform both of you vibe really well together
Bernie is my kinda guy! God Bless him and his family!
Thank you Tom for all the great shows.
They bring much joy to my day.
Thanks Buddy!
4:42 - I drove an Austin-Healey like that a year ago in a 4th of July parade. I drove it back to its home about 12 miles & flipped the Electric Overdrive Toggle Switch on the way. the RPMs dropped heavily. It was too cool. Electronic Overdrive Shifting from ‘63 was Impressive!
What a great bloke is Bernie quite a character
That Liberace car, is owned by a guy called Jim Thorn (not gonna give his full name for his own safety). Its been driven in parades in my home town for years. The also has 8 AC cobras, 3 cars from the original Karate Kid movies, a van from the Terminator movies, several cadillacs owned by Elvis, and finally, the car from the St Valentines day massacre.
He lives Northwest England.
A pure form of Aluminum was first successfully extracted from ore in 1825 by Danish chemist Hans-Christian.
A LU MI NI UM
Bernie is a blast! What a sense of humor!
What an incredible guy he is, and his collection is impressive. "Jay Leno is greedy" one of his great comments. Of the lot, the Maserati has to be my favorite.
I never knew they did a M5 touring of that period that car is awesome
Bernie is the man! Straight to the point and no crap!
The 993 GT2 is by far my favorite car on any Hagerty Barn Find Hunter
Tom and, Bernie are the best! @ 13m, Bernie complements Tom for having lived through the Muscle Car Era! Bernie was right, the Muscle Car Era was great!
So glad to hear you say one of your favorite cars was a 68 Cougar. My dad bought a 68 GT-E as our family's first 2nd car in 1975 and had my mother drive it. Of course dad loved to tear around in it. Dad sold it in 78 when he got mom a new Cougar to a guy that was the Motorcraft regional performance parts dealer. He saw the car in 77 and after he checked the VIN, he told my dad "When you are ready to sell it, call me." As is usually the case, dad really didnt know what he had and sold it to someone else. Sure wished I had that GT-E today. The thing about the GT-E is it was so nose heavy and had so much torque that you could make the rear wheels break traction on wet pavement in any gear. On dry pavement, it was a luxury missle of the day.
back in the early 70's my mom had a Healey but she loaned it out and the guy drove it off a bridge, I was just a kid at the time and I was heartbroken, loved that car and dreamed of driving it when i got old enough.
The owner of all of these cars very nice, Very fortunate, he is the guy who dies with the most toys and WINS . Drive a different car every day . What a great month after month . I will volunteer to drive them for him .👍
The Liberace Cadillac came into the UK in the late 80s 87-89 through the port of Felixstowe. It was collected in a covered transporter as we were told the hubcaps had diamonds in them.
Love the mattresses on roof of 58 vette! Haaaa! Love Bernie. Needs his own UA-cam channel
Wow, Liberace's Cadillac is a crazy find. That's so crazy that you need to go to GB to see it!
"But this looks like it would be his" : LOL ...
Absolutely a dream collection, thanks Hagerty for visiting the UK👍
Very, very good episode. Really loved the collection.
The more I watch, the more I love Bernie!
Yay! My #1 youtube fave 'barn find hunter'! Only wish we didn't have to wait so long between episodes. 😏
He's a Brit That's our we are And he Love's His Cars .Cheers mate .from Essex
What an amazing collection of vehicles
But the best bit was Bernie giving Tom. An English lesson 😂😂
How could you not love Bernie.
This guy is fun to listen to.
As always the best Tom...
I like that guy he tells it like it is and has a great sense of humour.
Bernie’s the best thing to happen to the show!
One of Your BEST Episodes Vid-Casts ! Thanks Hagerty and Guy ! !
Bernie-what a great guy-thanks guys!
What a great geezer Bernie is.
What a man... That man deserves an one-man-show!!! :)))
Haha we need more of Bernie! That dude's wild. We need more guys like him 🤟🏽
Watching this in the man-cave; absolute heaven.
Bernie is just electrifying.
Bernie is a trip! He should have his own show!
Tom and Hagerty, great job, love this series, both the US episodes and this series in the UK. Keep up the amazing work 👍
Great episode! Bernie is straight out of a Guy Ritchie film. Beautiful cars.
Upvoted for the Cosmo!
This guy has great taste , something sweet from every region and era
What a great episode certainly one of my Favorite. Bernie is a riot of a chap! Greetings from Nairobi Kenya 🇰🇪
Wow, thanks for the tour, oh and it's the Danish chemist Hans-Christian
For Aluminium.
I don't care if those cars aren't rusty, that is a great collection and a great episode!
Amazing as always! Thanks Hagerty
WOW, that DB5 is stunning!
Sounds like you may be bringing Mabel back. Wonderful. Would love to see the process.
I would say that Bernie is doing pretty well for himself.
Bloody right he is.
May I ask what he does for a living, or did?