1931 Duesenberg Model J LaGrande Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
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1931 Duesenberg Model J LaGrande Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
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Don’t you wish your worst problem in life was “Which of my Dusenbergs will I drive today?”
Which one can I find to keys to ?????
That is not his worst problem, but Jay shares his cars with us, which is more than other rich men do.
❤❤❤❤❤ l I very it
7:35
* Man pulls out a bunch of keys *
-WOW are you a building manager, or something?
-No, I own a Dusenburg
Underestimated Comment 😀
😂😂😂
*yes - I also own a Dusenburg
Certainly one way to deter any 4 finger discounts.
If you owned a Duesenberg back then, you had a man to keep up with all the keys.
This dude's probably worth hundreds of millions but he drives on the street and greets random people back when they say hi. Jay is such a class act.
HE DOESN.T LET ANYTHING GET IN THE WAY OF BEING A REGULAR GUY !....////
He is, he's worth 400 million.
@@Mistahhuntah and he doesn't lock it away, he buys wonderful, rare cars and shares them with the ordinary people. A really decent guy.
Jay is definitely one of the most pure car enthusiasts of our time, and he used his humor, personality, and obvious intelligence to put together what has to be the most amazing private collection of the history of the automobile. In the meantime the man stays so humble he refers to himself as the curator of the collection. I think Jay will always be 18 in his heart, driving up and down that boulevard living the American dream.
Mistahhuntah and that's just the value of his car collection!😀
Thanks Mr Leno for holding the fort during these trying times with the pandemic edition.
We understand it must have felt lonely filming these by yourself, and we are grateful for being able to ride shotgun with you weekly while in lockdown.
But foremost we are grateful you are OK.
Those of us who don't live in Liberal shithole states have been back to normal since last june or july.
@@deejayimm its amazing how much you losers will lie.
@@joehorn1762 I didn't vote for Trump, nice try.
You don't have to be in some staunch tribalist group in order to realize that liberalism is destroying the free world.
@@deejayimm you do have to be an imbecile or a liar though.
@@jamessveinsson6006 people like you who like to pretend that politics doesn't control your life, are the problem.
The difference between a red state and a blue state in 2020, is going back to normal in 3 months instead of a year in, and your economy is still being destroyed.
I had the virus, along with pretty much everybody in my factory filled with over 2,000 employees.
You bought a lie that was sold to seed control.
If you feel better not thinking about that, your weak.
Start opening your eyes.
It's nice to see that the crew's back... but Jay, you did a fantastic job with what you had to work with.
That said...I love to see the pre-war stuff. Nice.
Such a gorgeous automobile and the fact the body has been recreated from scratch is amazing. There are still true craftsman left in America! Jay, your passion for automobiles is second to none. Your ability to convey your knowledge intertwined with humor is a rare talent. You are talking to a camera yet you make people feel like you are conversing directly with them. You connect.
@Hello Robin how are you doing?
Man of the people , he always was his tonight show was inviting for everybody , sadly the show died with his departure , can’t watch Jimmy Fallons Saturday night live 2 as it should be called
I love the fact Jay drives the cars and enjoys them as they were intended.
I do that
Literally took the words out of my mouth: he's not babying the thing…he's *driving* it.
I’d be very nervous to drive a 20 million dollar McLaren F1 on a public road.
@@MustangsTrainsMowers I would be also but enjoy the car and use it. Something happens that what's insurance is for.
@@hwcautomotivellc6979 yeah, but some of those early Bugattis and that Duesenbeeg Walker Coupe aren't really replaceable if some jackwagon sipping a Latte and tweeting about it drives into the back of you. And in the Bugatti's case, it'll be the life insurance that is applicable.
"This thing can do well into the 120s." (looks directly into the camera)
That was, as I believe the young persons say nowadays, quite the flex, old chap. :)
Always good to see a Duesenberg on a Monday.
They could actually do 140 mph
One thing I've enjoyed from the pandemic editions is Jay spending more time on his own cars. Other than some of the celebrity guests and famous cars (i.e. KITT), I'm not really a fan of guest episodes.
Totally agreed. I’m not interested in some rich dude’s suped up whatever car. I like Jay’s approach to cars, his taste, and his respect for the original builds of the car.
If it weren't for you Jay, most of us would never see these incredible pieces of engineering/art. Thank you so much for your dedication to restoring and protecting these truly wonderful pieces of the automotive history. Top man, top job. John.
Dont mind the film crew, But Jay by himself is so much better than when he has a guest
yups
Which is remarkable considering he’s a guy who made a career out of talking to guests. He himself seems very surprised when people say this.
@@MartyFox The problem isn't him, though, it's the guests. I mean, when he was doing _The Tonight Show,_ most of the people who came on were used to being famous and knew how to talk on camera. The marketing guys from Joe Shlabotnik Performance Camshafts and the like, not so much. :)
"So today we brought a guy in to bore you to tears..."
@@ZGryphon Well said
I once had a Duesenberg T shirt on at a car show. A guy walked up to me and said, " I like your shirt, I have four of them" Turns out he has a shop in Macedon, NY. He knew Jay!!!
You sure he didn't mean he has 4 shirts??? 😂😂😂 I'm just kidding, that's really cool... I bet all the Duesenberg Owners know each other, somehow.
@@southpawpicker Haha...that's what I thought at first too...
I'm sure just about all Duesenberg owners know each other. You need to network to take care of them.
@@1940limited well there isn't many owners to begin with, with how many cars left in existence (and how many of them Jay owns himself)
Everything closes with a vault-like thunk, while you might think that the most important psychological association made between the sound a car makes and its quality is the rumble of an engine, in reality, it’s the door.
This is a good point. I have a late model Lincoln and the doors have a nice thud and have weight to them.
Since the car body is a re-creation, did the modern builder deliberately build it to make that amazing bank vault sound?
@@browngreen933 It's the natural result of the way they are built. They built that body to period correct methods and style, which causes the sound. My Packard sounds the same. Everything has thick metal and large, solid latches on solid posts. Even mostly disassembled, the doors still "keCHOONK" when getting closed.
Hoods, radiator caps, glove boxes, everything. It's all so built that it just feels solid and real. Very satisfying.
"What's up Jay?" "How ya doing my friend?" That's what I admire about Jay, he likes people and cars.
Crew is back, great. Very nice video as usual.
No crew!
Jay filming was way better because it felt more personal. A shame he never reads YT comments.
@@IvoPoblete He does read comments but he doesn’t answer.
@@brainache555 To be honest with such a large following it would take many hours of his time replying to comments .
@@IvoPoblete Yeah but its still jay telling it how it is .
THE SOUND MAN MUST BE MISSING.
Kinetic art is right, that car is a masterpiece! We are very fortunate to have people like Jay and the craftsmen he hires to ressurect and preserve these wonderful machines.
Welcome back to the crew!!! We missed you.
No we didnt
No we didnt
Great to see and I was curious if you have a Duesenberg W-24 Marine Engine as that looks interesting.
I actually had a nigerberg back in the day
@@GreenBeamGlockCassarole a what now?
@@HoratioHoodoo lmao
Hey Aaron, great to see you here!
So, this was likely the first car to have someone put electrical tape over the check engine light.
"Yes, yes, I _know_ it's time to check the battery. Thank you."
That’s funny!
Majestic does not adequately describe this very beautiful piece of machinery.
Absolutely spot on 👍👌
The old guys that have the knowledge, I beg you all, please, please teach some young people what you know, because Jay is 100% right, what you know is important, we just can't let it die, we just can't!!!
Jay: spends 10 years rebuilding a Deusy from scratch with a team that has the original factory plans
Also Jay: complains that gas is overpriced in LA
You can thank Biden for that
One would expect a Duesenberg full restoration/rebuild to be really expensive, but on the other hand $5 gas is expensive especially compared to the rest of the country ($2.95 last time I saw near me, but it has been going up)
@@bitchmidlevel Another demented and delusional REPUBLICAN
I have been waiting for another Duesenberg video for a long time. Absolutely gorgeous, Thank you.
So happy to finally get footage of the car starting! Usually we just cut from inside the garage straight to it running on the road, but I wanna hear it start up. Please do that more often! :)
Welcome back to your crew & thank you Jay for continuing with the pandemic editions!!! I really enjoy each & everyone!!! 👍👍☺️
@Hello Kraft how are you doing?
@@lydiaanderson582 I'm great Lydia, how are you? 🙂
Dear Jay. I just want to let you know that I have watched you throughout your entire career and I still enjoy everything you do.
You are a true class act.
I am just grateful that you continue to do the things that you do to keep us entertained for the better part of our lifetimes.
Thank you for all you do Jay.
I was restoring classic cars in my early days as a mechanic.
You have NO IDEA how much work went into a car like this one. Amazing, incredible, beautiful, awesome. Jay and his team are the best.
just trying to restore my 100cc yamaha from 1983 was a royal pain the rear end...
Example of 44 hours for a valve train adjustment! Jay's cars are definitely well-loved and looked after!
I love these old pre-war cars. I got to ride in a rumble seat as a kid of maybe 7 or 8 years old. It was at a car show in Pennsylvania outside Phily. It's so great that you have your film crew back. Congratulations. I hope to see more old cars of this era. Please keep the great content coming. Thank you.
I'm no youngster, but I've never ridden in a rumble seat.
Jealous ;-)
I would like to see an Isotta Fraschini, there is not so much content about these awesome cars
I bet that “guy” who didn’t shut the door properly won’t get another ride 🤭😲😂
He did sound quite miffed about the door possibly being sprung. Or well as upset as Jay gets anyway.
No lie! I bet all of us watching let out a collective GASP!!! I like suicide doors, but hearing Jay's War story...maybe not... Thanks, Jay & Crew for sharing!
One of the things I like about Jay's videos is the mechanical sensitivity he shows when closing doors, engine covers, golf hatches, etc. on his cars. Always like Goldilocks and the porridge: not too much and not too little. The trouble with the guy on the suicide door was he was too gentle, which is understandable when the car's not yours and it's really valuable.
Jay: "Are you done reading the manual?"
"Let me see you shut the door."
@@danasmith3288 Manuel?
Absolutely beautiful work building that car!! Just going off of the original factory plans, they did an impeccable job. Your guys and connections of other historic creators are the absolute best in the world. I just hope that they are passing the knowledge onto the next generation of automotive enthusiasts with the same passion for creating and restoring. Great video!!
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Cryptocurrency ---- 90%
Stocks ----------------- 45%
Forex ------------------- 40%
Come on, stocks are great, they are lots of earnings
I trade crypto on my own, but still counting $1000 after 3 weeks, I bought bitcoin. 😥
No, you don't trade crypto your self; it takes much analysis to trade crypto, that can only be done by professional brokers.
I've been trading bitcoin with professor Chris James for some couple of months,😱 he brings me massive returns, guess what? He takes on 15% of total profit.
Really, I've traded with a peofessional broker before but he takes 45% of profit.
Leno: "These cars are meant to be driven." YES!
The tactile feedback of all the latches is so good that you can even feel it through the video. Wish new cars could do that.
What a beautiful car and another outstanding presentation from Jay and the crew!
So let's see about that 153.5" wheelbase... my F150 SuperCab sits on 144.5." Wow.
Jay, only you would get tired of looking at a Duesenberg engine. Think the rest of us are good with looking at them long and often...
I`m from Bavaria, a Classic car fan and I enjoy every episode of "Jay Leno`s Garage". Thank you Jay!
Thanks to Jay and the crew. When that door closed with a Chonk it sounded like the door to Gods office.
It was.
I'm glad the crew can get back to something resembling work.
Living the dream and getting paid to do it?
"Especially at these prices"... yeah... Thanks Joe...
Id say that golf bag door carried more Hooch than golf clubs LOL
Is it weird that my favorite thing about this is the sound of the door closing?
Same for me. It just clicks and latches, perfect, No force needed, quiet.a
I worked in a machine shop many years ago and I hand made entire engine gaskets sets for them and Packards also..
Dear Mr. Jay, listening to your videos is like having a conversation with my best friend. Thank you for everything
@Hello Scot how are you doing?
That particular Duesenberg looks like its owner is absolutely not to be trifled with, and most assuredly up to no good. A sinister machine. Beautiful!
Jay forgot to mention these were very popular amongst Royalty, Hollywood stars, Bootleggers, and notorious Gangsters. Very cool piece of history!
So Gangster.
This is true for every valuable piece of art. All hand-made oldies are pieces of art to me, even the less famous of them...
Ha, you could tell the exact same about the 'Chicago typewriter'.
Jay, THANK YOU. I've always heard that they were the best in the world. Shame they aren't still around. I love the solid ka-chunk sound when closing a door. EXQUISITE
Welcome back crew! Nice work. The car is spectacular. It could've so easily been a flashy two-tone with whitewalls, but the rich black paint, wheels, and tires is perfect. The car speaks for itself and doesn't need the slightest added bauble!
Jay @ 11:06 “3 tons of fun” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My coffee almost came out my nose!!
There's a reason I don't drink while watching Jay.
Your doing God's work Jay, rebuilding all these gorgeous old machines.
Duesenberg’s are such sweet rides
“It’s a doozy” you might say
By far this is the best , most interesting and entertaining car channel out there. And what a selection of cars ! Thanks Jay.
Jay @ 4:58 - "I don't know what the guy was trying to do." Judging from the pictures, neither was he.
what metal work ,, I have trouble wrapping a sandwich in tin foil ! Great to have the crew back.
I’ve read, studied, gone to the ACD Museum numerous times and still - Duesenbergs continue to amaze me. Truly a special car with all the reconstruction done - thank you for saving it! Thanks for these videos, always educational, always enjoyable. Stay safe 👍
44 hours to adjust the valves---if you know what you are doing.
Now THAT is a car! Sharp!!
It's a doozy! 🙂
Jay probably won't see this, but I bet *Cerakote* would have a green that'll come pretty close to the original for that manifold
Agreed. Ceracote has all the colors.
Duessenbergs are truly the most special of all car brands. Gorgeous!! Thank you Jay!!!
THANK YOU JAY....!!! I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK SO MUCH.....!!! Words do not do this beautiful automobile justice.....Breathtaking ❤❤❤
Man, look at the paint job on that thing. Like a mirror!
Jay, we always enjoy your stuff. Thank you very much.
What an amazing piece of sophisticated machinery, it is a sheer pleasure too look at this car and what a high engineering level. Now I have to look again the other videos of Duesenberg cars. For the tenth time maybe, I dont remember exactly.)))
I so much enjoy this. I can not drive cars myself because I am handicapped, but cars are interesting nontheless.
@Hello how are you doing?
Its always such a treat to see these videos, feels so personal like iv got a VR headset on. So so grateful to Jay for showing us his beautiful cars
@Hello Tom how are you doing?
I love how J ay knows each and every car as its his only one
Very true !
Welcome back crew! Jay Leno by himself was holding it down.
Dear "ex" friend of Jays who failed to close the door. Don't be expecting another ride...EVER! Lol
@Hello James how are you doing?
28:01 This shot, a Duesenberg at speed rolling down the highway is the most incredible shot ever!
Both the Duesenberg and Schebler factory buildings are still standing in Indianapolis as the city bus line and artists lifts respectively. What a beautiful machine.
Equally as impressive. The Marmon plant still stands in Indy. Marmon was as equally of a prestigious car brand by the 1920's and 30's. When they discontinued building cars, the merged and formed Marmon-Herrington who built 4wd conversions for Ford trucks throughout the decades.
@@InflatablePlane yep, Marmon is used by Eli Lilly. National is still standing as is Stutz and the Ford plant just got a makeover too.
So this is essentially a "new" Duesenberg? No wonder Jay drives it a lot. Who wouldn't? 3 Tons of Fun!
Hi Jay, I was just wondering how often do movie studios ask about leasing one of your beautiful cars. Great video by the way. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't know the difference between a Duesenberg and a Packard. Thank you Jay. 😁
I would say that the movie makers know better. Movie makers do not care about the car. They care about the story. I saw a video about a guy who let a movie company lease his car. When he got it back they had cut a big hole in the dash for a movie camera.
I am a simple man, I see a Duesenberg, I click like.
Thanks Jay! Awesome video!
“Hey, is that a Model A?” 🤔🤣
In 1931 you could have bought 25 Model A coupes for what that car cost. Jay compared it to a Bugatti Veyron, yeah if Bugatti made a limousine that would do 200 MPH and cost $1,000,000.
Hard to believe someone would think that.
Welcome back everybody ( crew ) and thank you so much Jay for everything you did, for those of us who follow you, over the past few months. It really is appreciated......we love your videos, your enthusiasm and your unparalleled expertise.
@Hello how are you doing?
Great video Jay! This might be one of the favorite classic cars I've seen. I never knew that about Michelin tires...good to know!
Thanks for keeping up the videos Jay. Always look forward to these.
The Marcel family has been in the business for many, many years. They have a shop in SoCal and are great metalsmiths. Boyd Coddington commissioned them to make an all aluminum 1929 Ford pickup when Boyd had his show "American Hot Rod".
@Hello William how are you doing?
I remember back in the sixties when I was a kid anytime an old person would see something that was really fancy or really good they'd say that's a doozy isn't it
yes, that's a Duesie!
I love that you actually drive these cars, and they aren't just "stuffed and mounted".
Jay, Thank you for all the hard work you did over the pandemic to continue to bring us these wonderful machines, what a beautiful car. You made a year of many hours of staying home much easier to take with enjoyment every week when you posted. Thank you very much all you do and I look forward to enjoying your channel for years to come.
Jay a lot of F1cars have their exhausts ceramic coated to improve performance by keeping the heat in the manifold and you can have it done to cast old iron manifolds too improving their performance and appearance, they have a range of colours and I think it's possible to have a special colour made so perhaps you could have your Duesenberg done in Apple green.
There's a Wheeler Dealers episode on a Jaguar XJ Coupé where they Ed and Mike had it done.
This is one of my very favorite cars you have shown! If I could have one special car it would be this one!
@Hello Richard how are you doing?
@@lydiaanderson582 Doing alright, you look great!!
Now that's an expensive car.
Glad the crew is back. Gives you more focus on this great old vehicle. I'm a girl born in 1938. There was a lot of talk about the Duesenberg back then. Wasn't there a famous or infamous gangland shootout involving one of these cars? So nice to hear all the history that you give us about these famous but rare old vehicles. When my generation is finally gone, you will have left a most valuable record of all these gems. Thank you for taking such good care of this part of our history. Edited for spelling.
In the movie Some Like It Hot the gangland killers in the garage showed up in a Duesenberg. In reality, I think the St Valentine's Day Massacre involved a Lincoln which was the car favored by the Chicago police. The gangsters wanted to be taken for the law until it was too late. So they used a Lincoln with red light, siren etc like a police car.
Gangsters usually drove Cadillacs, I don't know of any who owned a Duesenberg although it is possible. Most of the original owners were wealthy industrialists or business types, in other words self made millionaires. Those with inherited wealth preferred Packards, or if they were really loaded with old money, Pierce Arrows.
I understand the "car show" mentality that demands there is NOTHING "blemishing" the "show car"...
BUT... Stop apologizing for DRIVING YOUR CAR!
Dang...
I love the way when you shut anything on these cars it really does sound like a bank vault closing! Incredible workmanship.
Very excited to see a Duesenberg featured this week. Thank you. I also very much appreciate the filming of these cars while on the lift. There is just as much (if not even more) to be learned from underneath a car.
Keith-
44 hours to adjust the valves! It's amazing that this car body was built from plans and not in a factory. Thanks so much for sharing your car collection Jay!
Another great video, Jay. I loved the shot of the grill with the Thrift Store in the background. Probably personified the 1930's attitude of a Duesy drriver: "I wonder what the poor people are doing? "
Jay use a product called Startron it an
Awesome fuel additive will take care of the tappet noise a will prevent the fuel braking down during storage I use in all my vehicles
If you’re ever in the Auburn, Indiana area, be sure to visit the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum. Not only is their collection amazing, the building itself is the star of the show. Thanks for this episode, Jay! That’s a stellar recreation of a fabulous car.
Great museum, one of the best automotive museums in the world 👍
With 44 hours to adjust the valves it's easy to see why these sat and didn't get the maintenance they needed.
Me two weeks ago: Show us the smallest car you have.
Jay Today: Shows us a car with a 153 inch wheelbase 😔
Probably his Shotwell, he did a video on that before.
He has a bunch of "micro-cars", Messerschmitt, Isetta etc. This car, on the other hand, has a wheelbase that's only 2" shorter than my extended cab, 8' bed GMC pickup (my truck is a 155.5" wheelbase). The total length of the car might actually be a bit more than my truck.
Beautiful, no, majestic vehicle. Thanks guys. Uncle Jay needs some company!
@Hello James how are you doing?
5:45....... That noise 😲 amazingly solid
...but not so on the passenger side... 😥
@@larcoal2963 yeah that door needs seeing too
I would like to add my voice to the chorus calling for Jay to continue with the "pandemic edition" style of presentations. They are superior in almost every way in conveying his knowledge and enthusiam for these beautiful machines. I know that Jay wants to provide jobs for all his crew members, so he can find work for them in other aspects of his productions. I am also sensitive to the fact that the "one man band" method of filming is harder on Jay, so I would not begrudge him working with a small crew (camera operator, camera assistant, sound technician, lighting technician, lighting assistant/electrician, and grip) but nobody else should be involved to get in the way. Oh, and please do not bring back "guests" -- the intimate, one-on-one feeling should be preserved. Thank you for considering my suggestions.
This
True information about Duesenberg: ua-cam.com/video/KDnTkFgZDGI/v-deo.html
Wow!!!
wow, you are first
Back in 1931 this car would have been a great rum-runner. Prohibition led bootleggers to avoid and outrun the "revenuers" and cops. This car had a purpose built compartment, the golf bag compartment, when combined with the rumble seat area could carry enough whisky to make good money.
THIS! This is what the world needs.
With slightly better mileage.
Hey Jay, love the show, could you show us the 1927 model X barn find you have. I know there was a video on finding it but can’t find it anywhere.