Harry's Garage
Inventory scope: Harry's annual collection-cost videos establish the owned fleet and explicit departures. Manufacturer loans and long-term review cars—including temporary Range Rover Sport, McLaren 750S and other press vehicles—are excluded. Family cars are included only when Harry identifies them as part of the owned garage; motorcycles and farm machinery are outside this archive.
How Harry's Garage got here
Harry Metcalfe brought the editorial sensibility of evo magazine into a personal YouTube garage. His films favor long ownership, mechanical detail and continental journeys, using the collection to explain what important cars are actually like to maintain and drive over time.
Timeline
- 1990s
Harry's involvement in car testing grew from owning a Maserati Ghibli Cup and developing relationships in specialist motoring media.
evo — Harry Metcalfe Interview ↗ - 1998
Harry helped launch evo and served as its editorial director through 2013.
evo — About Us ↗ - Harry's Garage
The YouTube channel shifted the focus from magazine group tests to his own cars, restorations, costs and road trips.
Harry's Garage — YouTube ↗ - Annual accounts
Year-end fleet-cost videos became a rare running ledger of servicing, insurance, mileage, acquisitions and departures.
What It Cost to Run My Car Collection in 2025 ↗
Documented vehicles
- 01
Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV
Long-term right-hand-drive QV retained as one of Harry's three definitive late-1980s supercars.Current Source video ↗ - 02
Ferrari Testarossa Monodado
Single-nut-wheel Testarossa used for major Sahara, Scotland and European road trips; retained alongside the Countach and 930 Turbo S.Current Source video ↗ - 03
Porsche 911 Turbo S (930)
Sonderwunsch 930 SGuards Red factory Sonderwunsch car with a 3.4-liter Motorsport engine, RUF wheels and 959-inspired interior details.Current Official registry ↗ - 04
Jaguar F-Type Project 7
Limited-production open F-Type retained in the modern performance trio; a manual-gearbox feasibility project was being explored for 2026.Current Source video ↗ - 05
Jaguar XE SV Project 8
600-hp four-door Project 8 bought to replace the 993 GT2 conversion and still retained in the 2025 fleet.Current Source video ↗ - 06
McLaren 650S Spider
Bought after selling the Lotus Emira; the most-used collection car in 2025 after suspension and geometry upgrades.Current Source video ↗ - 07
Lancia Fulvia Sport 1600 Zagato
The ZagCar that first sparked Harry's enthusiasm; later comprehensively restored and retained as a regular road-trip classic.Current Source video ↗ - 08
Lotus Elan Sprint
One of Harry's longest-held cars and a frequently used lightweight British classic.Current Source video ↗ - 09
Fiat 500
Long-held family microcar upgraded to a 695cc engine and retained in the 2025 collection.Current Source video ↗ - 10
Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Arctic RollsLow-cost eBay purchase restored after completing a winter journey to the Arctic; still actively road-tripped in 2025.Current Source video ↗ - 11
Land Rover Range Rover TDV8 (L322)
Long-term diesel Range Rover retained instead of funding a six-figure restoration of the earlier Range Rover Classic.Current Source video ↗ - 12
Maserati Levante Trofeo
Twin-turbo V8 family and towing vehicle added late in 2025.Current Source video ↗ - 13
Porsche 928 S2
Exceptionally preserved 4.7-liter automatic bought from the Hairpin Company and immediately used for a Coniston road trip.Current Source video ↗ - 14
Land Rover Range Rover Classic
Long-term family Range Rover evaluated for an Overfinch-style restoration in 2024; restoration was declined, but no conclusive sale is documented.Status to verify Source video ↗ - 15
Jaguar XJ-C V12 manual
Manual V12 coupe comprehensively restored and later sold at the Iconic Auctioneers NEC sale.Former Source video ↗ - 16
Lamborghini Espada Series 2
V12 four-seat GT restored through a long-running series, then sold at the Iconic Auctioneers NEC sale.Former Source video ↗ - 17
Land Rover Series I
Utilitarian early Land Rover nicknamed the motorized wheelbarrow; sold alongside the XJ-C and Espada.Former Source video ↗ - 18
Lotus Esprit Turbo HC
Rare Giugiaro Turbo HC used for a 1,000-mile Bond-themed trip before being sold to make room for a later collection change.Former Source video ↗ - 19
Lotus Emira V6 First Edition
Owned from new as a winter sports car, then sold to fund the McLaren 650S Spider.Former Source video ↗ - 20
Pagani Zonda C12 S 7.3
Major early supercar ownership from the Evo era; sold after Harry concluded its usability and market value no longer matched how he wanted to use it.Former Source video ↗ - 21
Porsche 911 Turbo (993)
First Porsche / black 993 TurboHarry's first Porsche, used as a daily driver while running Evo magazine.Former Official registry ↗ - 22
Porsche 911 Turbo (993)
GT2 conversionLater 993 Turbo converted to GT2 specification and sold to make room for the Jaguar Project 8.Former Source video ↗ - 23
Porsche 911 Turbo (930)
Earlier 930 TurboEarly 930 acquired before the current 1989 Sonderwunsch Turbo S; Porsche's profile distinguishes it as an earlier collection car.Former Official registry ↗ - 24
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Low-mileage Bertone coupe sold under Harry's one-in, one-out policy when the Lotus Esprit Turbo HC arrived.Former Source video ↗ - 25
Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto
Classic Spider used on a Mille Miglia road trip before leaving the garage in 2020.Former Source video ↗ - 26
Mercedes-Benz 350 SL (R107)
Early R107 roadster repaired after an engine-bay fuel fire; no longer present in later annual collection roundups.Former Source video ↗ - 27
Mercedes-Benz SL 600 (R129)
V12 roadster sold through a classic auction while reshaping the collection.Former Source video ↗ - 28
Lancia Kappa
Purchased as part of the package required to secure the Fulvia Zagato and then sold with the SL 600.Former Source video ↗ - 29
Land Rover Defender 110
Spectre DefenderBond-film-style Defender sold because its extreme wheel-and-tire package made it impractical; proceeds funded farm machinery.Former Source video ↗ - 30
Toyota GR Yaris Circuit Pack
Family-owned first-generation performance hatch retained through March 2025, when Harry explicitly explained why he would not swap it for the second-generation car.Current Source video ↗
A “status to verify” label means ownership is documented but the latest disposition has not yet passed a dated source review. Every record links to a direct video, official registry or identified secondary report.