Thomas' dream Alfa becomes James' purchase on Throttle House
The channel's only new upload centers on a 1968 Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior and an elaborate joke between co-hosts.
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I Secretly Bought Thomas' Dream Car...For Myself
Buying your co-host's dream car for yourself is quite a commitment to a joke. James Engelsman made that the premise of Throttle House's only new upload, "I Secretly Bought Thomas' Dream Car...For Myself," with Thomas Holland and a 1968 Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior at the center of it.
The video has reached roughly 1.2 million views. Its credits keep the humor going: James and Joey Alford get the logistics-planning credit, while Thomas is listed simply as having been present. That little billing joke has carried over from the channel's Valhalla outing, though the car and the circumstances are rather different.
In the comments, viewers keep returning to the friendship behind the purchase. Several read James' decision as a way of keeping Thomas' dream car within reach, rather than merely taking it for himself. Others pick up on the personalized plate, while longtime viewers describe the elaborate setup as a payoff for years spent watching the pair together.
The Alfa upload is also drawing the most daily views of any video on the channel right now. Behind it, "Driving Francis Bourgeois' $70,000 Honda Jazz" continues to attract attention almost two months after posting, with the newer "2027 Audi RS5 Review" next in line. A classic Alfa, an engine-swapped Jazz and a modern Audi make a nicely varied garage.
Across the channel, the week brought about three million views, with daily viewing running above its usual level and the subscriber count unchanged. Mat Armstrong MK2 and Forrest's Auto Reviews had particularly substantial weekly view gains among nearby motoring channels; Throttle House's own week needed just one new car story, with the relationship between its hosts supplying much of the conversation.
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What viewers say
Ultimately, James made sure there would always be a GTA available to Thomas. A best bro move.
@zeal00See it on YouTube& this ladies and gentlemen, the type of chemistry you cannot replicate.
@reyeslexusSee it on YouTubeThis video is such an amazing payoff for anyone who has been watching the channel from the beginning. Feels like a finale of sorts.
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“LINGUINI WAS TAKEN”
@Tpd-jerSee it on YouTubeHe bought Thomas's dream car, with his number plate, monologued a highly produced video on it, all for an elaborate prank.
Love it@nehalmathew7510See it on YouTubeJames telling Thomas that he basically set this thing up as sort of a reserve so that Thomas can have it some day is making my heart grow
@thomaschristopherwhite9043See it on YouTubeJames worrying about how Thomas would react shows just how good of a friend he is.
@MonkymindsSee it on YouTubeThomas is such a good sport
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The videos drawing views on Throttle House right now
- Channel
- Throttle House
- Subscribers
- 3,460,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,087,978
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,237,648
- Views on its first day
- 555,368
The numbers
Here is how Throttle House's viewing and subscriber totals moved over the week.
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Whose Honda Jazz features in Throttle House's recent driving video?
The upload is titled "Driving Francis Bourgeois' $70,000 Honda Jazz."