Shmee150

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Timothy John Burton
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Tim Burton at the 2019 International Amsterdam Motor Show (IAMS)
Born (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 36)
NationalityBritish
Occupation YouTuber
Years active2010–present
YouTube information
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GenreAutomobiles
Subscribers2.51 million [1]
Total views1.04 billion [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 30 Jul 2023
Website www.shmee150.com

Timothy John Burton (born 17 September 1987), [2] known professionally as Shmee150 or Shmee, is a British car vlogger and YouTuber, who is based in London. His YouTube channel has over 2.5 million subscribers and features videos of him traveling to see exotic cars and maintaining and using his own car collection.

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Biography

Burton was born on 17 September 1987. [2] He left school after he passed his A Levels around 2005. [3] Before becoming a car vlogger, he owned an electronics web store, which he sold to become a ski instructor in New Zealand. [4] When he returned to the UK after a fall, he initially started to study, but stopped a few weeks later. [4] Subsequently, he got a job as part of the technology team at an investment consultancy firm in the City of London. [3] He started posting pictures of special cars he spotted on his Facebook page and on online forums beginning in 2008 as a hobby. [5] [6] Burton uploaded his first video on YouTube on his Shmee150 channel in January 2010. [5] It featured two supercars at a Top Gear event. [3] He did not appear in the camera frame in his first videos, instead capturing special cars. [4]

Burton's Ford GT (red) and McLaren Senna (blue) with personalised plates, containing Burton's pseudonym, at the 2019 IAMS. Ford GT and McLaren Senna Shmee150.jpg
Burton's Ford GT (red) and McLaren Senna (blue) with personalised plates, containing Burton's pseudonym, at the 2019 IAMS.

His online following started out small, but began to grow over the next years, causing him to leave his other job a few years after his first video. [7] In 2016, a book written by Burton called Living the Supercar Dream was published by Blink Publishing about his trips and experiences. He also started to accumulate a car collection. His first car had been a Renault Clio, and his first sports car was an Aston Martin Vantage. [8] [9] His former cars include three McLarens, a Ferrari FF, a Porsche 911 GT3, a classic Mini, and a Morgan 3-Wheeler [4] [9] Currently, he owns about 15 cars, amongst them a Zenvo TSR-S, Ford GT, a Ferrari SF90 Stradale, a Lamborghini Huracan STO, an Aston Martin Vantage GT8, a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, a Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series, a Ferrari Purosangue, a Ferrari 296GTS, and a McLaren 675LT Spider. He has also ordered a Ferrari Roma Spider, a Morgan Super 3 and a Ferrari SF90 Stradale XX, awaiting delivery during 2024. [9] [7] [4]

Burton has over two million subscribers on his YouTube channel, with an audience that is around 95% male and largely between 25 and 45. [5] [7] Part of his income is earned through advertisements during his videos and on his social media, but Burton also generates revenue through merchandise, sponsorships, and consultancy for car brands. He uploads several videos per week and vlogs about using and maintaining his car collection and about his road trips and travels. [7] During his trips Burton visits press launches, special and rare cars, and other car collections. [5] [8]

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  1. 1 2 "About Shmee150". YouTube.
  2. 1 2 Burton, Tim (17 September 2017). "Thanks for all the birthday wishes everyone, 30 today! My video from yesterday's crazy event with @topazdetailing and @carsandcoffeeuk is now live on YouTube #LaFerrari #Performante #LibertyWalk #Speciale #F12tdf #675LTSpider #TopazDetailing #CarsandCoffee #Shmee150". Instagram . Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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