I love these episodes. With how chaotic the world is, this series makes you just relax and remember your love of cars. Just so refreshing. I look forward to every episode. Especially now.
As a teenager I got to ride in my uncle's 1970's 911 SC targa in light blue metallic. It was utterly glorious. I'll never forget it. This is the perfect Porsche. I hope to own one some day. Thank you.
I remember as a young teen, the local police station had a Dark Green '68 Targa that they had impounded. It had no plates. It was in pretty good shape, not mint, but not a mess. I used to ride my bike and spend what seemed like hours just looking at it, in and out. Its funny what these cars can do, they make such a big impression.
They should make a car that looks like an old car but has a new engine, but only an ecu and abs no other electronics to go wrong. My parents have a car and it has all sorts of sensors its like the enterprise
@@johnm3907 It's not really possible, unfortunately. On top of the fact that it simply won't sell to the average person, many of those things are legally required both in EU and US. Backup cameras are required now, traction control is required now. And you can make better TCS with fly-by-wire, and emissions are super strict now, and it's easier to pass those with fly-by-wire, which kills the pedal feel. Then you have modern-day roll standards, the car has to be able to withstand getting slammed upside down. So the A pillars get thicker, car gains weight, etc. Curtain airbags are now required, the list just keeps growing, which is why a Yaris is about as close as you can get to a bare-bones car.
This is one of my favorite era of Porsche vehicles. Especially the Targa top models. I am impressed with how much Jay spoke over the company rep. I like Jay’s show when it’s a more fluid conversation.
I would love to have a RUF " Yellowbird" Porsche , when i win the Lottery !!!!!!! Thanks for showing this gorgeous 1991 Porsche Targa made by Singer , Mr. Leno !!!!!!!!!!!
Since my youth I hate the noise of the 6 cylinder Porsche engine. It sounds like a sack full of metal pieces hurling around! Sorry for this, but this is how I feel.
Nothing would be cooler in life than to ride around with Jay Leno for a couple hours in a nice car listening to him tell stories about cars o a sunny day...
I awoke in the middle of the night to find the notification for this, in my inbox, so it was a nice "surprise" & now I'll go back to bed dreaming of those Fuchs wheels :-)
Jay, The woman I love has been away for more than twelve weeks, quarenting with, and taking care of her 93 year old mother. Your show has brought me solace during these difficult times. The cars are always interesting, but most of all I appreciate the way you treat billionaires and guys next door, Veyrons and junkers, with equal interest, and without condescension. I have watched all the episodes many more times than once. Matthew
Those Targas have always been great. Good lookin', loads of fun, highly collectible. One of my favorites. I love their choice of wheel/tire sizing on that Singer version. The stance is perfect.
Must be Targa time! BAT just sold a medium mileage 89 for just over $100K. A beautiful specimen but holy mackerel. Looks like Targas are coming out. Jay, thanks for keeping the content rolling during these times. Very much appreciate it.
All that maneuvering with the camera truck is the reason they have a motorcycle escort. This is a formal road video shoot, which almost certainly requires a permit. Not all vehicles get or require this treatment. Some older videos are more simple with the camera truck staying in front or behind in normal lane traffic. Those didn't necessarily require a permit. If the vehicle is not licensed/registered or otherwise not street legal, a permit is required. If they're going to get a permit, they're going to make use of it and get much better shots than just the GoPro's stuck to the vehicle. (It's also possible that California and/or Burbank have changed some law recently that effectively requires Jay to get a permit for everything now.)
@@TFT-bp8zk Well I appreciate your constructive comment, not sure if you saw the follow car with a camera boom on it... though you might think its simple, I would like to learn more.
Thanks Jay for this superb episode; am not a Porsche guy, but i appreciated especially the camera choregraphy of today's show, fantastic, the evening sun and very new and esthetic camera angles, also from high above. Exquisite, bravissimo Maestro!
I LOVE the color of that car and the tan/tobacco color of the leather combo. The only way I’d like it better is if the paint color was more a metallic root beer color but I do love this color they have. GORGEOUS.
You mean the dedicated close to retiring cops, who get this deserved detail, because its required by Jays insurance co..? So what! if Jay makes certain these officers get a nice lunch...before his passenger loses his...
Be hard to go past a Singer 911. They really are the perfect allrounder. 390HP in a bespoke Porsche weighing 1224Kg must be pretty epic. Especially with the slick manual gearbox. Someone buy me one please.
Dragos Pahontu I did, i didn’t knew the company, when I asked you, I searched for it and saw the Carfection E-Type, white wheelies!!! Simply Awesome!!!
Up until recently, the car I lust after the most was George Barris' Batmobile - it was just so iconic given that I could trace it back to my childhood. That has now changed. Today, I'd trade a kidney for a Singer Porsche, even if I had to remove it myself with a plastic spoon.
Jay's comment regarding Analogue experience is on point. Humans aren't digital. The tech makes things efficient, but not necessarily more enjoyable to use.
@PERIZ99 it is opinion. I get that. When you make 5 million a yr. 10 percent on a car isnt bad. When you make 30k a yr 3000 for a car isnt unrealistic. You just have to want it more to be able to susceed in corporate america. Work 8 to 10 hrs a day and then take online classes rather than getting drunk with your friends every night. Or take care of family at night and wake up 2 hours early every morning and get your classes done. Keep working at it and get the education you need to move off the line and into that office. Keep moving up the ladder. It's when you settle for what you have that you give up your dreams. So go buy a Porsche today, drain all the fluids. Put on blocks. Put zero miles on it and wait 30 years. What is that car going to cost. Way more than what you paid for it. So before you go off the handle 450k is cheap compared to a Lamborghini. And look at prices of a 4500 hr restoration of any car in that era. Singer is the best porsche restoration shop avaliable. There like swiss clock makers. So get into your 93 chevy lumina with 3 different color doors and go down to 711 and get yourself some Mickeys and complain you ain't got nothing. Or get to studying. It's never 2 late.
HEY! I'm back, 3 years later! A gunmetal gray 1991 Porsche Carrera 964 Targa, by Singer. Almost my dream Porsche, DAMN close. I would want mine to have a black roll bar instead of the polished aluminum one, but this thing is pretty freaking close.
Such a perfect size and light weight. Really it is everything a modern Porsche isn't and it's all the better for it. Can't believe how digital the 992 is and overweight
To me, these Singer Porsches are about as cool as cars get. From the Porsche starting point, to the tasteful mods, the quality of work, everything. Of course, I could not afford one. And, even if I could, I would not feel comfortable driving such an expensive car. I do wish they had included the examination of the car stationary in Jay's garage. Not sure why they left that out here.
Just because you dont know different wines doesnt mean you cant tell its expencive. Singer is top game. Like jordan air ones compared to walmart flipflops. Come on man. You have to know also.
I hit the “like” button because I’m tremendously honored to see these cars if only through video. But man… I wish road noise wasn’t such a feature of this video.
Luke Wells Yeah. Those too! My favorite of the newer Targa’s are the red GTS models with the black GTS wheels. Such a classic look. Reminds me of a guards red ‘85 911 Targa with the black wheels with the polished rim.
Singer's cars are as close to perfection as it gets.
Love your vids
@@rayrodrigo3999 Thanks man, I appreciate you watching!
If Leno says it's expensive, it's EXPENSIVE.
I don't know what they cost, but the labor alone would have to come out to well over 200 grand.
If you have to ask, you can't afford it. ;-)
It's got diamond stitch in the engine bay
@@LMacNeill well said
I thought for some reason these were well over $250? I’m sure it totally depends on finishes and what not.
I love these episodes. With how chaotic the world is, this series makes you just relax and remember your love of cars. Just so refreshing. I look forward to every episode. Especially now.
Jay your old format is still amazing it gives us more time to view the car and hear your view on all the aspects of it as well.
As a teenager I got to ride in my uncle's 1970's 911 SC targa in light blue metallic. It was utterly glorious. I'll never forget it. This is the perfect Porsche. I hope to own one some day. Thank you.
I remember as a young teen, the local police station had a Dark Green '68 Targa that they had impounded. It had no plates. It was in pretty good shape, not mint, but not a mess. I used to ride my bike and spend what seemed like hours just looking at it, in and out. Its funny what these cars can do, they make such a big impression.
Singer builds the best! First thing I will order when that SuperLotto ship finally arrives. 👍🏼💯
Got some wealthy relatives to speed up the process?
Yep. A Singer Porsche and ICON 4x4 for me
Kaege Retro is the best in my opinion :)
You will sooner get the lotto won than your Singer Ready 🤣🤣🤣
Sometimes things can get too technologically advanced. It can take away from the pureness of the experience. Nice to see such a pure driver's car.
99% of cars today have no soul
They should make a car that looks like an old car but has a new engine, but only an ecu and abs no other electronics to go wrong. My parents have a car and it has all sorts of sensors its like the enterprise
@@johnm3907 It's not really possible, unfortunately. On top of the fact that it simply won't sell to the average person, many of those things are legally required both in EU and US. Backup cameras are required now, traction control is required now. And you can make better TCS with fly-by-wire, and emissions are super strict now, and it's easier to pass those with fly-by-wire, which kills the pedal feel. Then you have modern-day roll standards, the car has to be able to withstand getting slammed upside down. So the A pillars get thicker, car gains weight, etc. Curtain airbags are now required, the list just keeps growing, which is why a Yaris is about as close as you can get to a bare-bones car.
MrSlowestD16 yeah its a pity. World is gone soft.
@matty d The Hellcat is nice in a straight line but it sucks in corners.
This is one of my favorite era of Porsche vehicles. Especially the Targa top models.
I am impressed with how much Jay spoke over the company rep. I like Jay’s show when it’s a more fluid conversation.
Thanks Jay I always liked the Targa Porsche models the best
Singer and Magnus are Porsche legacy. Porsche is a dream car for me, especially the AC ones.
Any Porsche car with Targa top is a favorite of mine. Awesome Singer.
I would love to have a RUF " Yellowbird" Porsche , when i win the Lottery !!!!!!! Thanks for showing this gorgeous 1991 Porsche Targa made by Singer , Mr. Leno !!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Singer for making my dream car a work of art, this is as close to perfection as a Targa could be.
My wife had a Singer sewing machine, made a very similar noise to this car...
the sewing machine was dead quiet
however
haha ours is singer too
Since my youth I hate the noise of the 6 cylinder Porsche engine. It sounds like a sack full of metal pieces hurling around! Sorry for this, but this is how I feel.
Money
@Jurassic Coast Comics I tried a good muffler, but it kept falling off
very nice
Nothing would be cooler in life than to ride around with Jay Leno for a couple hours in a nice car listening to him tell stories about cars o a sunny day...
I awoke in the middle of the night to find the notification for this, in my inbox, so it was a nice "surprise" & now I'll go back to bed dreaming of those Fuchs wheels :-)
Sometimes nothing but the purrrr of the motor tells everyone the whole story, love that roar of a good quality motor.
What an understated beauty. It's gorgeous, makes the group of most beautiful cars I've seen.
Jay, The woman I love has been away for more than twelve weeks, quarenting with, and taking care of her 93 year old mother. Your show has brought me solace during these difficult times. The cars are always interesting, but most of all I appreciate the way you treat billionaires and guys next door, Veyrons and junkers, with equal interest, and without condescension. I have watched all the episodes many more times than once. Matthew
You know a car is good when Jay reviews it three times.
Jay drove the car and the conversation, but that car is incredible and really needs no words.
They seem to really do a tremendous job on the aesthetics as well as the mechanics. Great to know companies like this are thriving.
Those Targas have always been great. Good lookin', loads of fun, highly collectible. One of my favorites. I love their choice of wheel/tire sizing on that Singer version. The stance is perfect.
I like this format better. It's nice taking a close look at the car while in the garage but this is more fun and easier to watch.
Those interior gauges are painfully beautiful.
The singer prices are astronomical, but the quality and shear art undeniable.
They sure are! Singer is the Apple of Restomod shops.
this comment is sponsored by: singer
Find a better classic 911 for less... you probably can't!
"...quality and shear art undeniable". "Shear" art? Huh? Oh, you mean the way the steel and other materials were cut with shears?
@@nickturner2813 Thank god the spelling police arrived. I didn't know how else I would be able to live with the shame. lol
Jesus. Singer makes the absolute best looking cars. My lord.
It is kind of surprising that Jay has not bought one of these yet. He always praises them to high heaven.
Must be Targa time! BAT just sold a medium mileage 89 for just over $100K. A beautiful specimen but holy mackerel. Looks like Targas are coming out.
Jay, thanks for keeping the content rolling during these times. Very much appreciate it.
I love Singers art.
Fine, slick, not overpowered, not ruined by wings or other things
And also overvalued.
GORGEOUS! The Perfect car, worth every penny. That right turn signal left on, LOL. Love you Jay!! ✌😃👍
you know its expensive when the customer relations guy nods vigorously when jay says it is
IIRC, they are somewhere in the $500K range. I think I read that somewhere....
The singer rep said it takes about 4500 hours to build .I can guess that the labor rate is at least $100/ hr. and now add in the cost of parts.......
When I last checked they were 350ish
but you have to supply the car.
@@johnshaft5613 James May, on a decade old Top Gear Episode, said they started at 2 Million Pounds. Pounds. Add roughly 10 years of inflation.
These always come on perfect timing. 12 at night when I'm on.
6am in Belgium.
I'm reppin from Norway, Europe squad pull up
I was literally about to go get off UA-cam unless I found something, and then I was like oh yeah, this is going to be goooddddd
While it's not the Porsche that I was hoping that Jay would film (*ahem* his '72 911T), it's still a really cool Porsche. Thank you, Jay!
This is a beautiful car, but I think Jay’s drivers side door was open. :)
No. Spending $500K or more doesn't mean perfect fit and finish. It means that the emperor has no clothes.
either that or his turn signal is on forever.....😊
It's typical the type of problem that I solve at work and no, it's not open but bad adjusted. Good proof that it is hand built.
8:15 - my thoughts exactly
@@samiam5557 Lol! One of the beautiful things about an analog vehicle is it won't nag you - even when you deserve it!
It is a sublime and precious work done to that porsche
These old Porsches look awesome, definition of cool.
A fully functional work of art.
Awesome video Jay Leno and best looking Porsche
Singer... Porsche Reimagined by Singer! My idea of THE absolute DREAM CAR.
Love Singer designs - thanks Jay!
One of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen
Rolling shots look amazing. Awesome job❤️
All that maneuvering with the camera truck is the reason they have a motorcycle escort. This is a formal road video shoot, which almost certainly requires a permit. Not all vehicles get or require this treatment. Some older videos are more simple with the camera truck staying in front or behind in normal lane traffic. Those didn't necessarily require a permit. If the vehicle is not licensed/registered or otherwise not street legal, a permit is required.
If they're going to get a permit, they're going to make use of it and get much better shots than just the GoPro's stuck to the vehicle.
(It's also possible that California and/or Burbank have changed some law recently that effectively requires Jay to get a permit for everything now.)
Hey Jay, just wanted to say that this upload's frame rate is much better than some of your other videos. Thanks!!!
Would it be possible to get a behind the scenes, like what it takes to film one of these videos?
Thank you Jay and team!
Sure just come to my house. That’s the street he films on. I see him all the time!
@@TFT-bp8zk Well sure, but look at the chase car they've got!
@@TFT-bp8zk Well I appreciate your constructive comment, not sure if you saw the follow car with a camera boom on it... though you might think its simple, I would like to learn more.
@@05AcuraRSXtypeS and you can see the motorbike rider in the background doing traffic control as well.
I adore this color combo!
You should see singers 100th 911 anniversary edition hardtop
Damn that's a beautiful porsche!
Singer creating automotive art.
Also Eagle
Welcome To The Madness : ..for drivers!
@@PVAPPE xd
You finish that damn BMW????
@@pelvicthrust119 haha
I want one . Always loved it and now I am able to purchase
Thanks Jay for this superb episode; am not a Porsche guy, but i appreciated especially the camera choregraphy of today's show, fantastic, the evening sun and very new and esthetic camera angles, also from high above. Exquisite, bravissimo Maestro!
I LOVE the color of that car and the tan/tobacco color of the leather combo. The only way I’d like it better is if the paint color was more a metallic root beer color but I do love this color they have. GORGEOUS.
I’m a simple man. I see a Singer Porsche on Jay Leno’s Garage, I click.
Just a beautiful car, great exhaust note. Must have been a pleasure to drive.
Nothing better than a classic
The car is just beautiful and sounds great also, I know it handles great too. Jay, I loved the story of the shark.
Expensive but perfect. Every detail is amazing and what a sooound!!!! The best of the old and modern times.
I'd just get a new GT4.
Wow that is absolutely stunning.
absolutely perfect work of art. wish i could own one one day :(
That's a good looking Porsche, air-cooled is so cool
Anyone notice the Motorcycle Police Jay now hires to "escort" him so as to be "legal" when exceeding the speed limit in his videos
You mean the dedicated close to retiring cops, who get this deserved detail, because its required by Jays insurance co..? So what! if Jay makes certain these officers get a nice lunch...before his passenger loses his...
That’s a beautiful car.
That's not a car, that's an automobile ;O)
Just beautiful. The more i watch stuff like this , the less i care about modern sports cars.
JAY....you're amazing !
THX for all this great info !
Be hard to go past a Singer 911.
They really are the perfect allrounder.
390HP in a bespoke Porsche weighing 1224Kg must be pretty epic.
Especially with the slick manual gearbox.
Someone buy me one please.
Love the Boom Cam. Great shots.
Super go cart car thing....Thanks Jay....!
I wish there were more companies like Singer, but for other cars. For example, a Singer equivalent for the Saab 900.
There is Eagle in England, basically equivalent to Stinger
Dragos Pahontu the ones that redesign Jags?
@@Chechenzko yup, did you watch the recent Carfection video damnnnn
Dragos Pahontu I did, i didn’t knew the company, when I asked you, I searched for it and saw the Carfection E-Type, white wheelies!!! Simply Awesome!!!
@@Chechenzko yup
Singer is to Porsche is like Duesenberg is to Royalty. The finest ever.
gorgeous... Thanks Jay for giving us wet dreams 😁
The 90s Porche 911 with a wide body kit on is a beautiful sight
Amazing re-imagining by Singer
Thx for the ride-along Jay
Jay - “I don’t have to find a switch ... That Drives me crazy!”... And for Jay that is a short drive (crazy)
Up until recently, the car I lust after the most was George Barris' Batmobile - it was just so iconic given that I could trace it back to my childhood. That has now changed. Today, I'd trade a kidney for a Singer Porsche, even if I had to remove it myself with a plastic spoon.
Jay: "I drove one." Of course he did.
Jay Leno buys cars so you don't have to.
Very cool, perfection Porsche. Good one Jay.
Jay left that blinker on so long it's probably low on blinker fluid.
Not the first time, though ;)
jay always leaved the blinker on!
As Jay has explained before, the turn signals are used for communication with the film crew.
I'm sure Jay can afford a quart of blinker fluid now and then.....
Haha he's always communicating with them then! lol
Another awesome video! I remember when the Porsche 911 looked like this. Beautiful car! :)
A drivable art piece 🤤😍
I'm going to be sad when we lose Jay Leno.
Is he going?
@@172-e5s lol no. I hope not. I'm just stating a general statement.
Beautiful car. Such perfection.
Jay's comment regarding Analogue experience is on point. Humans aren't digital. The tech makes things efficient, but not necessarily more enjoyable to use.
If Jay says it's very expensive I dont even wanna know but I know I love it..
450k
More than my house I figured around that sum when I heard the hours involved. Thanks for the info.
@PERIZ99 it is opinion. I get that. When you make 5 million a yr. 10 percent on a car isnt bad. When you make 30k a yr 3000 for a car isnt unrealistic. You just have to want it more to be able to susceed in corporate america. Work 8 to 10 hrs a day and then take online classes rather than getting drunk with your friends every night. Or take care of family at night and wake up 2 hours early every morning and get your classes done. Keep working at it and get the education you need to move off the line and into that office. Keep moving up the ladder. It's when you settle for what you have that you give up your dreams. So go buy a Porsche today, drain all the fluids. Put on blocks. Put zero miles on it and wait 30 years. What is that car going to cost. Way more than what you paid for it. So before you go off the handle 450k is cheap compared to a Lamborghini. And look at prices of a 4500 hr restoration of any car in that era. Singer is the best porsche restoration shop avaliable. There like swiss clock makers. So get into your 93 chevy lumina with 3 different color doors and go down to 711 and get yourself some Mickeys and complain you ain't got nothing. Or get to studying. It's never 2 late.
HEY! I'm back, 3 years later! A gunmetal gray 1991 Porsche Carrera 964 Targa, by Singer. Almost my dream Porsche, DAMN close. I would want mine to have a black roll bar instead of the polished aluminum one, but this thing is pretty freaking close.
hey my Chevette is also an analog car , redone by Kilmer's garage , an exquisite car shop .
Porsche Targa, Singer and Jay Leno: that's life.
Cool, Jay Leno has got some neat drone cameras now
Cool car! The passenger's hair in the wind reminds me of Ed Grimley.
THAT IS my car! Whoooo!!!
Add Leno’s car presentations to Kidston Productions car stories on youtube and we have ultimate watching quality. Hallelujah.
Such a perfect size and light weight. Really it is everything a modern Porsche isn't and it's all the better for it. Can't believe how digital the 992 is and overweight
The Power To weight ratio in that Singer 964 911 is Perfection
It's a Singer.
Nick Turner I didn’t even notice the misspelling. Thanks for the heads up 👊
To me, these Singer Porsches are about as cool as cars get. From the Porsche starting point, to the tasteful mods, the quality of work, everything. Of course, I could not afford one. And, even if I could, I would not feel comfortable driving such an expensive car.
I do wish they had included the examination of the car stationary in Jay's garage. Not sure why they left that out here.
8:15. Looks like the door's not closed.
It isn't.
Probably for years and years the door gap heavily formed
That is Perfection
Weight reduction yo!!
Jay's getting porky, he couldn't close the door all way 😂
Jay: I don't know wine
Also Jay: It's like fine wine... the more you experience it the more you appreciate it
Cut Jay some slack. He probably caught a slight dose of the Covid from sitting 2 feet away from that dude the entire trip.
It's called a metaphor lol
Just because you dont know different wines doesnt mean you cant tell its expencive. Singer is top game. Like jordan air ones compared to walmart flipflops. Come on man. You have to know also.
This is the third time for you lovin' Singer on your show, Jay . . why don't you own one yet?
I hit the “like” button because I’m tremendously honored to see these cars if only through video. But man… I wish road noise wasn’t such a feature of this video.
This Targa is so excellently restored/modified it's almost painful knowing I'll never drive one unless it ends up in a video game.
Love ya Jay, thank you for this channel
I love the Targa 911’s. 1993 and older and 991 Targas. The ones without the sliding glass.
I think even the newer 992 targas are pretty.
Luke Wells Yeah. Those too! My favorite of the newer Targa’s are the red GTS models with the black GTS wheels. Such a classic look. Reminds me of a guards red ‘85 911 Targa with the black wheels with the polished rim.
Kelv Jr Same! They really nailed it with that one.
I was never a fan of targas or cabs. The old style targas are growing on me lately but the coupes still command the highest money.