It's the Catch-22 of Jay Leno. He's a big name in car circles, BUT every car guy watches Jay Leno's garage and Jay repeats the same automobile stories and anecdotes ad infinitum, ad nauseum. Then he does the same thing on the Audrain channel. Now that Jay's been on the Audrain channel, he's repeating himself in every Audrain video. "You know Donald, cars have changed drastically during the last 100 years, but except for heating and air conditioning homes have pretty much stayed the same." (See 12:25 in this video.) Car guys have already heard every thing Jay has to say about cars at least twenty times. And now we've heard everything Jay can say about Newport cottages 30 times. Jay repeating himself is even funnier given his refusal to record a comedy special because his jokes would be repeated forever.
@@jimjones-pz1tt As far as comedy specials, Jay did pretty well without it. He lived on his standup salary for decades and banked his tonight show paychecks. Jay is a senior now. As many seniors, he tells the same stories which is endearing. I am OK with it. When he dies, his fans can get together and mimic his oft used lines.
@@jamesdellaneve9005 See, you know Jay's back story as well as I and every other car guy does. They following is intentionally typed without paragraph breaks: He rolled back speedometers working at a car dealership. One time, he rolled back a speedometer on a trade in and the deal was unwound. When the owner of the trade-in got his car back, he noticed his car has 20,000 fewer miles on the odometer The dealership in Boston couldn't sell a red Rolls convertible for over a year, then they sold it to an RR dealer in California who sold it in a week. Jay never told any of The Tonight Show crew how to do their jobs. He just hired the best people and encouraged them to critique the show. In the '40s, Cadillac was the best car in the world. It had an overhead valve V8, power windows and air conditioning when Rolls Royce still had a straight six and a manual transmission. Jay's appeared at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach every week for over 25 years to try our new jokes. He's never missed a week. He likes the club because it's close to LAX and it gets a broad, eclectic audience. Jay didn't sue the property owner who strung a cable across the driveway which jay Leno drove into on a motorcycle/side car. He broke a collar bone and a few ribs. Jay says low self esteem is the key to his success. When his face caught fire under his White steam car, he went to the burn ward and over the doctors' objections went home so Mavis wouldn't worry. He came back the next morning after sleeping on the 3rd degree burn side of his face which stuck to his pillowcase. Jay did a mobbed-up charity gig where the mobster master of ceremony said a curse word on stage. A priest in the audience cleared his throat and the mobster screamed "Shut the f** up, you got your $5,000 donation!" That saqme mobster gave Jay and offer he couldn't refuse to play golf where on the 16th hole a couple of 50 year old hookers served drinks topless. At a party where guests included Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles and Bob Newhart, a flaming log rolled out of the firepace onto the living room floor. Don Rickles reacted like a little girl while Jay picked up the log and put it back in the fireplace. Sinatra asked Jay what he drank. Jay told Frank he didn't drink. Sinatra said, "WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING!!??!!" Jay had a gin and tonic. Jay was in Newport driving around with Mavis looking at all the seaside cottages. They spotted a really impressive one and wondered if it was for sale. The gate was open and a gardener was on the property who told Jay the place might be for sale. He met with the owner and asked if he'd sell fully furnished. Jay paid cash and closed in a week.Jay's never sold a car except for his first Tesla Model S. He's donated a few cars to various charities. Jay was tipped off about an old car in the garage of a house in Burbank. It turned out to be the last Deusenberg ever built. Jay was also tipped off about an old British car in a garage in Burbank - an XKE convertible. Jay went to the Ford dealer with his parents in 1966. His dad ordered a a new Ford Galaxie. Leno's mother let Jay select the option whereupon Jay selected the "police package" 427 engine and "muffler delete". Upon delivery, Jay's Dad thought the car was broken because it was so loud and fast. He yelled at Jay. A few weeks later, Jay found a 120MPH speeding ticket with his dad's name on it. Adam Carolla was worked as a carpenter across the street from Jay's house in California. Jay's motto is "Tell joke, get check." Jay got a free Lamborghini Miura because it was too expensive to fix..........
What an excellent series this has been. I've thoroughly enjoyed it. I do think, though, that if someone was inheriting the world's greatest fortune in 2022, they would perhaps be more likely to purchase something like a Rolls-Royce Phantom or a Maybach to be driven in, then perhaps a Jaguar F-Type or V8 Ferrari to drive themselves.
Perhaps one of the best car vídeos . Jay and Donald are 2 naturals. The dialog kept flowing -- 2 intelligent persons enjoying themselves and in a rather entertaining way. Here in Europe while growing up in the middle sixties, there were 1949, 50, 51 Cadillacs around Almost 20 years old, they were still highly pleasant , comfortable and, as stated in the video, imposing Vehicles. After that, Detroit lost the Magic touch and the decline took place.
Truth be told Donald ….having you and Jay on board has been truly awesome, Nick is a good man… but, you two are bringing things into the fast lane for us as members and for proud Rhode Islanders … and I think I can speak for both groups when we say THANK YOU !
Your points of view often similar, are spoken and/or remembered differently. An interview and review all in one, an information cornucopia, a veritable smorgasbord of car knowledge and love for the automobile.
One of may favorite car shows, the duo of you two are great, one so proper and the other so plain! And always a great conversations and love the history given!
Just in general this entire series is fascinating. I enjoy the dialogue and comparison impressions you have with each and every car plus the beautiful homes sometimes though I think you sit on like for instance, riding in the car too long, and I can tell that you’re reaching for comments and compliments of the car or the house. I do have to say I’m not sitting in your shoes I don’t know. how difficult it might be just to do this series, so I appreciate all of your hard work and this is very very educational and fascinating to watch. Thank you.
Everyone who watches these two guys wants to grow up to be them. Even though we are almost the same age. I look forward to every episode of these and JLG. Thanks guys !
Well done Jay ..... Your final comment said it all ! Donald . Is it too obvious to have used an XJS instead of the Porsche ? And my back started aching as soon as l saw the Cadillac driving position ! ( l've had a chronic slipped disc for 50 years !) Thankyou both for another entertaining contribution from Audrain .
Enjoyable episode. Luv, luv that R! Caddy was a treat to see also. Even with all the history at Rough Point to me it will always be associated with The Gathering.
Donald and Jay..... I love this show .... The mansion was very impressive .... but I think for the Season "3" finale you should have driven all "3" Cars! It seems a shame to leave that beautiful DeSoto sitting in the driveway!!! Seriously though thanks for all you do .... The series is very entertaining!
Noooo! This can not be the last in the series! Please make some more very soon. Here is my take on a Donald ‘tentative connection’; Donald managed to link the Doris Duke house to the modern Porsche and mentioned curling up in that armchair today and read a book. Well, I would suggest curling up in that chair and watching every episode of ‘Mansions & Motors’ on an iPad! Can’t wait for your next series lads!
Thank you both , Donald so pleased to hear of your new car purchase but you surprise me I would’ve thought you would have purchased a Bentley Continental GTS but do enjoy your wonderful new vehicle.
The 911 R for Rennsport is also a citate of the lightest of old 911s in 1967 Porsche sent a superlight version with a fiberglass body weighing only 780 Kilo with the 1991 ccm engine blowing 190 bhp at 6.800 rpm out an acceleration of 6.8 seconds to 100 km/h and a topspeed of 230 plus km/h. A young 30 year old chief of racing engineering named Ferdinand Anton Piëch stood behind this project. The car was so trimmed on lightness that it didn’t even have the original backlights which have been replaced by little bulb lights from the aftermarket which you normally did find on German trucks and tractors…
Great video Donald and Jay! I found the Cadillac fascinating. I wish you could have provided more of a tour of Rough Point. I also wished you spent more time featuring the DeSoto. I think its styling inside and out absolutely stunning! It's a pity that Chrysler didn't continue building them longer.
I am a DeSoto lover. My absolute top ten favorite car. I never could understand why these weren't more popular. Looks better than a Chrysler to me. I'm drooling. But you didn't drive it 🤬😭🔥🔥😎😫
Mr. Osborne should have ridden in the back. And Leno would be chauffeur. Lol. I wanted to see the DeSoto run. But that's OK. See you next season guys. Thank you.❤️😂😁🤑😎💙
Another winning show. The perfect trio of cars, everyone of them the best the company made. Doris Duke was fascinating and she died in a famous home too. The jab at Jay being a "gate crasher" could also pertain to Ms. Duke. Was that intentional? Touche! Excellent.
30:16 Oh darn... the tanker truck stopped following them. I was kind of geting used to it.... and it seemed to have no trouble keeping up with the Porsche. 😅 😂 🤣
Jay's quite correct. "Yellow with stripes is not really subtle". I think that Donald has chosen a thought provoking group of cars, as I'd expect of him. The reserved, comfortable solid presence of the Cadillac, then the De Soto. Instead of the sober black livery, a riot of 1950s colour, but so well balanced and behind all the chrome there's a car with lovely lines - not overstated - that lead the eye from stem to stern. Virgil Exner at his best. Finally, the Porsche. If it wasn't yellow, but then again maybe if it just hadn't got the stripes, there's the same unadorned style that marks out all three cars basic shape. They all have one thing in common and that's that they look right. Seems obvious, but so many designers miss that point. For example, is there such a thing as a stylish SUV?? Anyway, thanks to both of you for some real motoring entertainment.
When I was a kid, (I'm a few months younger than Jay), one of my neighbors drove De Soto's. Due to our climate, (near Pittsburgh), we didn't really have a convertible culture in our city, so he always had coupes. As there were only himself and hjis wife, he never bought sedans. To me, they seemed "Flashy", maybe it was all that chrome. We drove a 1956 Pontiac "Sky Chief" ?, (maybe, I do remember an Indian Chief design on the car), with a beautiful two-tone paint with Yellow over White. I remember that we drove to Miami Beach in that car and my brother and I had a cigar box full of crayons on the back seat shelf. When we got to a motel one evening, they had melted through the box onto the shelf. If I ever see that car again, I will recognize the stain from all the colors. That was also the last car my Dad bought that did not have air conditioning, as he had a habit of driving one-handed with his left arm out of the window. He got a very bad sunburn on that arm only. That was also the year that the motel we were staying at, had built a second unit across the street and the manager offered my Dad a deal to move us across the street and while we were there, a photographer took photos of my brother and I, as well as other people, to use in the brochure to "spread the word" on the new unit. We were able to get a few of those brochures before we left to show our school friends later, but we don't have them any longer.
Some people are excited by the " tri-five chevys " but I will take the mid 50's Chrysler products any day - I have enjoyed your shows and look forward to the next season.
I really don't want to wait another year for the next episode, maybe the two of you can think of a second format for the time in between? There's still plenty of exotic cars with a history to drive and talk about!
Ok ya guys slipped it in at the end ... " this car will never kill as many people as Doris Dukes ... tabacco. " "Jay your such a gate crasher" well played Gentlemen
Excellent show, a bit sad the De Soto just was standing.Dear Donald, for the absolute esthetic searching gentleman you are, there is a flaw in the intro: at the restaurant, you use a meat knife for your salmon.La gaffe! ;-)
By the way Mr. Piëch was a Fan of Carbon as a light Material. Being asked what sort of car he would have liked to create , if he were not head of VW from new , he said that he would like to recreate the NSU TT totally bodied from Carbon lowering the weight from 750 Kilo to 600 Kilo using a highperformance 1.0 Liter turbo engine with 160 Hp as underground mid engine like in the 914 and the VWType 3 . With 3 litres of consume of petrol and 3 seconds of acceleration to 60 m/h
A few comments about this video: 1. When Mr. Osborne says "Jay, you're such a gate crasher," I wondered if it was a nod and a wink obliquely recognizing that Doris Duke ran over and killed one of her employees in 1966 when he opened the gates at Rough Point. His comment follows Jay's about Duke's fortune in the tobacco manufacturing business being responsible for the deaths of millions who smoked cigarettes versus people who are killed driving Porches. If that was indeed the case, it was a very sly reference from Mr. Osborne. 2. Doris Duke's grandfather gave generously to a Durham , North Carolina college and subsequently changed it's name. You may have heard of it: Duke University. 3. Jay is finally showing some interest in the estates he visits. Though I would like to see more of them, especially the ones that are open to the public. 4. Love the Chrysler, especially that dashboard!
Jay has opined about cars changing and houses not changing on 78% of these Audrain videos.....picture of the Stanley brothers standing in front of their home in 1902. The Stanley Steamer is long gone bust the house is the same!
The video - very well done, thank you two - in its brief rude entertainment reminds me of a painful episode of Leno's Garage where Mr. Leno has a friend drive around an old car with himself as passenger. The friend, lacking experience and fine controls over his own neuro-motor system, is in no way able to operate the car without hiccups, rasping teeth and causing the car to fit-start around. Needless to say both have a disturbed look on their face and potentially this is where the friendship ended. Because it seemed the friend made no effort whatsoever to apply any fine motor skills of his - how could he, not having them and going through life entertaining people by violating social rules. Here, the blue jeans signal "no blue blood" is more than enough and the rude manners are superfluous. It's when a perfectly likable guy causes cringing. When you are wealthy, the first thing to learn is to distinguish the yes-nodders that always act as if you are always right from the ones you really need. If you don't, you start believing it and may end up in a gated mansion trying to commit a coup d'état.
I love Jay Leno but it's a damn shame that a guy who doesn't "get" the firebird emblem has all these amazing Firebirds and Trans Ams while I, who adores them and "gets" the firebird, can't afford one. I am glad that he's at least protecting these rapidly disappearing cars (1967-2002).
What a privilege thank you Mr Osborne,thank you Mr Leno,thank you to the Audrain Museum.
Thank you for tuning in!
It's always my pleasure to watch the dynamic duo.
Come on Donald. You and Jay are a pair! This can’t be the last of the season! I love you guys!!!
We will be back with more Mansions & Motorcars! In the meantime, check out the rest of our video catalogue! ua-cam.com/users/AudrainMuseumNetwork
Once again Gentlemen, an enjoyable and informative journey into automotive history.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I can’t understand why this channel doesn’t have 500K subscribers.
Same. I love how it's free on UA-cam but I'm surprised Netflix or a Cable Network has picked this up. It's so well produced.
It's the Catch-22 of Jay Leno. He's a big name in car circles, BUT every car guy watches Jay Leno's garage and Jay repeats the same automobile stories and anecdotes ad infinitum, ad nauseum. Then he does the same thing on the Audrain channel. Now that Jay's been on the Audrain channel, he's repeating himself in every Audrain video. "You know Donald, cars have changed drastically during the last 100 years, but except for heating and air conditioning homes have pretty much stayed the same." (See 12:25 in this video.) Car guys have already heard every thing Jay has to say about cars at least twenty times. And now we've heard everything Jay can say about Newport cottages 30 times.
Jay repeating himself is even funnier given his refusal to record a comedy special because his jokes would be repeated forever.
@@jimjones-pz1tt As far as comedy specials, Jay did pretty well without it. He lived on his standup salary for decades and banked his tonight show paychecks. Jay is a senior now. As many seniors, he tells the same stories which is endearing. I am OK with it. When he dies, his fans can get together and mimic his oft used lines.
@@jamesdellaneve9005 See, you know Jay's back story as well as I and every other car guy does. They following is intentionally typed without paragraph breaks:
He rolled back speedometers working at a car dealership. One time, he rolled back a speedometer on a trade in and the deal was unwound. When the owner of the trade-in got his car back, he noticed his car has 20,000 fewer miles on the odometer The dealership in Boston couldn't sell a red Rolls convertible for over a year, then they sold it to an RR dealer in California who sold it in a week. Jay never told any of The Tonight Show crew how to do their jobs. He just hired the best people and encouraged them to critique the show. In the '40s, Cadillac was the best car in the world. It had an overhead valve V8, power windows and air conditioning when Rolls Royce still had a straight six and a manual transmission. Jay's appeared at the Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach every week for over 25 years to try our new jokes. He's never missed a week. He likes the club because it's close to LAX and it gets a broad, eclectic audience. Jay didn't sue the property owner who strung a cable across the driveway which jay Leno drove into on a motorcycle/side car. He broke a collar bone and a few ribs. Jay says low self esteem is the key to his success. When his face caught fire under his White steam car, he went to the burn ward and over the doctors' objections went home so Mavis wouldn't worry. He came back the next morning after sleeping on the 3rd degree burn side of his face which stuck to his pillowcase. Jay did a mobbed-up charity gig where the mobster master of ceremony said a curse word on stage. A priest in the audience cleared his throat and the mobster screamed "Shut the f** up, you got your $5,000 donation!" That saqme mobster gave Jay and offer he couldn't refuse to play golf where on the 16th hole a couple of 50 year old hookers served drinks topless. At a party where guests included Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles and Bob Newhart, a flaming log rolled out of the firepace onto the living room floor. Don Rickles reacted like a little girl while Jay picked up the log and put it back in the fireplace. Sinatra asked Jay what he drank. Jay told Frank he didn't drink. Sinatra said, "WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING!!??!!" Jay had a gin and tonic. Jay was in Newport driving around with Mavis looking at all the seaside cottages. They spotted a really impressive one and wondered if it was for sale. The gate was open and a gardener was on the property who told Jay the place might be for sale. He met with the owner and asked if he'd sell fully furnished. Jay paid cash and closed in a week.Jay's never sold a car except for his first Tesla Model S. He's donated a few cars to various charities. Jay was tipped off about an old car in the garage of a house in Burbank. It turned out to be the last Deusenberg ever built. Jay was also tipped off about an old British car in a garage in Burbank - an XKE convertible. Jay went to the Ford dealer with his parents in 1966. His dad ordered a a new Ford Galaxie. Leno's mother let Jay select the option whereupon Jay selected the "police package" 427 engine and "muffler delete". Upon delivery, Jay's Dad thought the car was broken because it was so loud and fast. He yelled at Jay. A few weeks later, Jay found a 120MPH speeding ticket with his dad's name on it. Adam Carolla was worked as a carpenter across the street from Jay's house in California. Jay's motto is "Tell joke, get check." Jay got a free Lamborghini Miura because it was too expensive to fix..........
Met him at a gas station. He's just as personable off camera. Nice guy.
Excellent season, looking forward to the next one in a year's time.
Thank you for watching!
What an excellent series this has been. I've thoroughly enjoyed it. I do think, though, that if someone was inheriting the world's greatest fortune in 2022, they would perhaps be more likely to purchase something like a Rolls-Royce Phantom or a Maybach to be driven in, then perhaps a Jaguar F-Type or V8 Ferrari to drive themselves.
Four seasons in, and I still get a chuckle out of the intro. Thanks, guys.
Perhaps one of the best car vídeos .
Jay and Donald are 2 naturals.
The dialog kept flowing -- 2 intelligent persons enjoying themselves and in a rather entertaining way.
Here in Europe while growing up in the middle sixties, there were 1949, 50, 51 Cadillacs around
Almost 20 years old, they were still highly pleasant , comfortable and, as stated in the video, imposing Vehicles.
After that, Detroit lost the Magic touch and the decline took place.
I always enjoy these pieces.
thanks so much🎉
Glad you like them!
Truth be told Donald ….having you and Jay on board has been truly awesome, Nick is a good man… but, you two are bringing things into the fast lane for us as members and for proud Rhode Islanders … and I think I can speak for both groups when we say THANK YOU !
Hilarious intro!!! Love what you're doing on this channel and on Jays!
I love your tenuous connections, Donald. Keep them coming.
WOW! You just don’t see these wonderful automobiles! What a great era in automotive history!
We couldn't agree more!
Your points of view often similar, are spoken and/or remembered differently. An interview and review all in one, an information cornucopia, a veritable smorgasbord of car knowledge and love for the automobile.
America was at it's peak at this time. Europe was far behind because of WWII. A great car. Thanks for sharing.
I have to say the DeSoto was my favorite Car in this episode.
I kept imagining it done up like a Ring Brothers car!
The Cadillac was The star of The Show -- after the 2 gentlemen...
As always, excellent content that both my wife and I can enjoy together. No small feat!!!
We love to hear that! Thank you for watching!
There’s just not enough episodes, I really enjoy these it’s hard to wait for more. Thanks Donald and Jay!
My thoughts too Joe!
Thank you for making great content Donald, Jay and team ❤️
Please don't stop making these! Absolutely great stuff!!
One of may favorite car shows, the duo of you two are great, one so proper and the other so plain! And always a great conversations and love the history given!
Our pleasure!
Awesome , Thanks Donald & Jay 😀
This Channel deserves way more views !
Just in general this entire series is fascinating. I enjoy the dialogue and comparison impressions you have with each and every car plus the beautiful homes sometimes though I think you sit on like for instance, riding in the car too long, and I can tell that you’re reaching for comments and compliments of the car or the house. I do have to say I’m not sitting in your shoes I don’t know. how difficult it might be just to do this series, so I appreciate all of your hard work and this is very very educational and fascinating to watch. Thank you.
Another great episode! Thanks Donald and Jay!
Always great car info. Also extremely entertaining!
Everyone who watches these two guys wants to grow up to be them. Even though we are almost the same age. I look forward to every episode of these and JLG. Thanks guys !
Perfect episode finale! However next limousine ride - please give Jay a visored cap and let Donald ride in the back🦊
Well done Jay ..... Your final comment said it all ! Donald . Is it too obvious to have used an XJS instead of the Porsche ? And my back started aching as soon as l saw the Cadillac driving position ! ( l've had a chronic slipped disc for 50 years !) Thankyou both for another entertaining contribution from Audrain .
Love this show. Please keep this going
You guys are doing a nice job. Keep it up!
Thank you! Will do!
“A car that’s very much at home here; because it WAS at homes here!”👏Well said Mr. Osbourne in your classic bellowing voice.👍
Enjoyable episode. Luv, luv that R! Caddy was a treat to see also. Even with all the history at Rough Point to me it will always be associated with The Gathering.
Donald and Jay..... I love this show .... The mansion was very impressive .... but I think for the Season "3" finale you should have driven all "3" Cars! It seems a shame to leave that beautiful DeSoto sitting in the driveway!!! Seriously though thanks for all you do .... The series is very entertaining!
Thank you for the support
I loved this !
6:39 Oh Jay, don't be such a Jack of all Trades. 😂❤🏁
Noooo! This can not be the last in the series! Please make some more very soon. Here is my take on a Donald ‘tentative connection’; Donald managed to link the Doris Duke house to the modern Porsche and mentioned curling up in that armchair today and read a book. Well, I would suggest curling up in that chair and watching every episode of ‘Mansions & Motors’ on an iPad! Can’t wait for your next series lads!
Again a great episode, we need another season!
Thank you both , Donald so pleased to hear of your new car purchase but you surprise me I would’ve thought you would have purchased a Bentley Continental GTS but do enjoy your wonderful new vehicle.
Always love the Felix and Oskar opening!
@@1225KPH Felix und Oskar was the west german 80's version. Anyway, who cares?
Well that's an odd couple...
Thanks for the support!
This series is exceptional!!! Keep ‘em coming!!!
More to come!
The 911 R for Rennsport is also a citate of the lightest of old 911s in 1967 Porsche sent a superlight version with a fiberglass body weighing only 780 Kilo with the 1991 ccm engine blowing 190 bhp at 6.800 rpm out an acceleration of 6.8 seconds to 100 km/h and a topspeed of 230 plus km/h. A young 30 year old chief of racing engineering named Ferdinand Anton Piëch stood behind this project. The car was so trimmed on lightness that it didn’t even have the original backlights which have been replaced by little bulb lights from the aftermarket which you normally did find on German trucks and tractors…
Absolutely love this series enjoy both cars and the mansions
Thank you for the supprt!
Well done guys, interesting to see you are just hitting your stride together; thank you for sticking together and carrying on! Very nice episode.
Much appreciated, Thank you for watching!
Great video Donald and Jay! I found the Cadillac fascinating. I wish you could have provided more of a tour of Rough Point. I also wished you spent more time featuring the DeSoto. I think its styling inside and out absolutely stunning! It's a pity that Chrysler didn't continue building them longer.
I enjoyed this immensely. i never wanted it to end.
Beuitifull Porsche Migwech Audrain lov the knowledge these two bring with some great humor from Toronto 🇨🇦💯 Migwech ✌️
I am a DeSoto lover. My absolute top ten favorite car. I never could understand why these weren't more popular. Looks better than a Chrysler to me. I'm drooling. But you didn't drive it 🤬😭🔥🔥😎😫
I like the Desoto of all of them here. 👍💪☺
Mr. Osborne should have ridden in the back. And Leno would be chauffeur. Lol. I wanted to see the DeSoto run. But that's OK. See you next season guys. Thank you.❤️😂😁🤑😎💙
Maybe we'll get the DeSoto on the road soon, stay tuned!
I love you guys!!! Awesome show, thank you!!!
Thanks for watching!
That lady made some important and cool contributions.
Love this thnx for ur insight and great information in a wonderful format
Another winning show. The perfect trio of cars, everyone of them the best the company made. Doris Duke was fascinating and she died in a famous home too. The jab at Jay being a "gate crasher" could also pertain to Ms. Duke. Was that intentional? Touche! Excellent.
I needed this just now. Thanks guys.
30:16 Oh darn... the tanker truck stopped following them. I was kind of geting used to it.... and it seemed to have no trouble keeping up with the Porsche. 😅 😂 🤣
There are Audrain fans everywhere! 😂
That "tenuous connection" is as wispy as a three-year-old spider web. ☺
Beautiful Desoto!
Thank you! Cheers!
The “clickbait” thumbnail is awesome!!! Jay!!!
Jay's quite correct. "Yellow with stripes is not really subtle". I think that Donald has chosen a thought provoking group of cars, as I'd expect of him. The reserved, comfortable solid presence of the Cadillac, then the De Soto. Instead of the sober black livery, a riot of 1950s colour, but so well balanced and behind all the chrome there's a car with lovely lines - not overstated - that lead the eye from stem to stern. Virgil Exner at his best. Finally, the Porsche. If it wasn't yellow, but then again maybe if it just hadn't got the stripes, there's the same unadorned style that marks out all three cars basic shape. They all have one thing in common and that's that they look right. Seems obvious, but so many designers miss that point. For example, is there such a thing as a stylish SUV??
Anyway, thanks to both of you for some real motoring entertainment.
If you love cars then I love you! 😊
Thanks for watching!
When I was a kid, (I'm a few months younger than Jay), one of my neighbors drove De Soto's. Due to our climate, (near Pittsburgh), we didn't really have a convertible culture in our city, so he always had coupes. As there were only himself and hjis wife, he never bought sedans. To me, they seemed "Flashy", maybe it was all that chrome.
We drove a 1956 Pontiac "Sky Chief" ?, (maybe, I do remember an Indian Chief design on the car), with a beautiful two-tone paint with Yellow over White. I remember that we drove to Miami Beach in that car and my brother and I had a cigar box full of crayons on the back seat shelf. When we got to a motel one evening, they had melted through the box onto the shelf. If I ever see that car again, I will recognize the stain from all the colors. That was also the last car my Dad bought that did not have air conditioning, as he had a habit of driving one-handed with his left arm out of the window. He got a very bad sunburn on that arm only.
That was also the year that the motel we were staying at, had built a second unit across the street and the manager offered my Dad a deal to move us across the street and while we were there, a photographer took photos of my brother and I, as well as other people, to use in the brochure to "spread the word" on the new unit. We were able to get a few of those brochures before we left to show our school friends later, but we don't have them any longer.
That's a great story! Thank you for watching
I thought at the beginning the reason it was a “Derham” limo was the Duke/Durham connection. Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Well, the Fireflite is lovely....
Some people are excited by the " tri-five chevys " but I will take the mid 50's Chrysler products any day - I have enjoyed your shows and look forward to the next season.
Cool Desoto 👍😍👍
We love that car!
Would Donald and Jay consider doing a full length video of the London to Brighton event with an eligible Audrain vehicle??
That's a great idea!
I really don't want to wait another year for the next episode, maybe the two of you can think of a second format for the time in between? There's still plenty of exotic cars with a history to drive and talk about!
Love u guys
Ok ya guys slipped it in at the end ... " this car will never kill as many people as Doris Dukes ... tabacco. " "Jay your such a gate crasher" well played Gentlemen
Talking of tenuous connections, the Ford Mustang is one of the best car names ever. I personally think the greatest is the Jensen Interceptor!
Excellent show, a bit sad the De Soto just was standing.Dear Donald, for the absolute esthetic searching gentleman you are, there is a flaw in the intro: at the restaurant, you use a meat knife for your salmon.La gaffe! ;-)
There might be a video in the future of the DeSoto on the road! Stay tuned
One of the BEST looking cars ever were the 55/56 DeSotos!
Lov them seats 😉 Yellow
We love them too!
Donald does have his belt on.
These guys need to take that thing over to Jamestown and opened it up on East Shore Rd.
Maybe we'll film some videos in Jamestown one day!
Everyone's favourite Odd Couple.
By the way Mr. Piëch was a Fan of Carbon as a light Material. Being asked what sort of car he would have liked to create , if he were not head of VW from new , he said that he would like to recreate the NSU TT totally bodied from Carbon lowering the weight from 750 Kilo to 600 Kilo using a highperformance 1.0 Liter turbo engine with 160 Hp as underground mid engine like in the 914 and the VWType 3 . With 3 litres of consume of petrol and 3 seconds of acceleration to 60 m/h
I need a Donald Osborne Tshirt. One with the printed collar and bow tie. lol. Donald ruuuuules!
lovr u guys
13:09 Conduets run on the outside of the house?
A few comments about this video:
1. When Mr. Osborne says "Jay, you're such a gate crasher," I wondered if it was a nod and a wink obliquely recognizing that Doris Duke ran over and killed one of her employees in 1966 when he opened the gates at Rough Point. His comment follows Jay's about Duke's fortune in the tobacco manufacturing business being responsible for the deaths of millions who smoked cigarettes versus people who are killed driving Porches. If that was indeed the case, it was a very sly reference from Mr. Osborne.
2. Doris Duke's grandfather gave generously to a Durham , North Carolina college and subsequently changed it's name. You may have heard of it: Duke University.
3. Jay is finally showing some interest in the estates he visits. Though I would like to see more of them, especially the ones that are open to the public.
4. Love the Chrysler, especially that dashboard!
Awesome…
Thanks 🤗
Producer: "No one will notice we don't have a cut-in here." (09:00)
I believe that DeSoto is what Chryslers are Badged in Greece or Turkey.
Oh Jay, that sigh said 'you're so new money'
That restaurant….70s compartment plating and the pilaf!!!! Food isn’t what it used to be, calories, lol.
We love LaForge Casino & Restaurant!
The trouble with bucket seats is not everyone has the same sized bucket.
Jay talking about mansions like he doesn’t own one :)
Remind Jay that 1960 was DeSoto's last full year, a few '61's made
Whellcovers are from 1954, 1955
Ya Jay! Ha!
Jay has opined about cars changing and houses not changing on 78% of these Audrain videos.....picture of the Stanley brothers standing in front of their home in 1902. The Stanley Steamer is long gone bust the house is the same!
the change in body design from the basically prewar cadillac and the desoto is amazing in such a few years.i would rather have the desoto
It is truly incredible how far car design progressed in the last 120 years
That 911 had no tenuous connection Felix!
Elvis favored Lincolns and Cadillacs as a young man in his 20s and until his death.
thats the life
The video - very well done, thank you two - in its brief rude entertainment reminds me of a painful episode of Leno's Garage where Mr. Leno has a friend drive around an old car with himself as passenger. The friend, lacking experience and fine controls over his own neuro-motor system, is in no way able to operate the car without hiccups, rasping teeth and causing the car to fit-start around. Needless to say both have a disturbed look on their face and potentially this is where the friendship ended. Because it seemed the friend made no effort whatsoever to apply any fine motor skills of his - how could he, not having them and going through life entertaining people by violating social rules.
Here, the blue jeans signal "no blue blood" is more than enough and the rude manners are superfluous.
It's when a perfectly likable guy causes cringing. When you are wealthy, the first thing to learn is to distinguish the yes-nodders that always act as if you are always right from the ones you really need. If you don't, you start believing it and may end up in a gated mansion trying to commit a coup d'état.
What the hell are you blithering on about?
I love Jay Leno but it's a damn shame that a guy who doesn't "get" the firebird emblem has all these amazing Firebirds and Trans Ams while I, who adores them and "gets" the firebird, can't afford one. I am glad that he's at least protecting these rapidly disappearing cars (1967-2002).
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