Jay Leno's Car Collection | Behind the Scenes
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- This newly discovered footage from our first visit to Jay Leno's car collection was recorded on February, 12, 2000! Jay showed us his 1930 Duesenberg LeBaron Barrelside and took us for a spin.
We went on to film many more wild automotive adventures with Jay. Watch them all below and stay tuned for more surprises from the MCC Classics Vault.
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You gotta love Jay! He not only saves some of the most incredible classics ever built from oblivion, He also restores some & pampers his collection. Most importantly though...HE DRIVES THEM. It don't matter to him if it's a $5,000 car or a $500,000 car, you gotta get them out of the garage or museum & get them on the road & that you gotta respect.
Cars are meant to be driven! He has the right idea with his MASSIVE collection! I wonder what will happen to them when the inevitable happens, hopefully many many years from now. His parents lived well in to their 80’s from mentions in other episodes.
If kids today can’t drive a simple manual transmission, who in the hell will know how to start up up any of these classic cars? Spark, retard, clutch, oiler, hand brakes? Wait can I even use the word retard without getting stoned by the PC police?
Absolutely
He's simply the best at all he does.
Jay is always a class act! Thank you for sharing and saving these classics one at a time.
Jay really is a wealth of knowledge,and kind of a national treasure.
National?
international
Scotty Kilmer too.
Epic, almost 21 year old footage and it looks like it happened just the other day!
What a BEAUTY.
Jay is awesome, his knowledge of old cars is unmatched by anyone that people find interesting.
Now, he’s wearing the the old man jumpsuit. I love you Jay, and all your cars and motorcycles
Canadian tuxedo
Jay does what the builders expected. He drives these cars. Love it.
Been watching Jay Leno's garage and my classic cars since the SPEED channel days in early '90s.
My god that thing is beautiful.
I've never seen someone actualy drive their Duesenberg as fast as Jay still drives his.
Sounds like it loves it!
It's crazy seeing a bunch of 80's vehicles on the road and in parking lots. Great footage!
This was recorded in 2000 but I know what you mean. Footage this high quality from 20 years ago is crazy cool
Comon they're from the late '90s and early 2000s i don't see 80s cars anywhere there; except for just one late 80s Chrysler Diplomat driving next to Jay's car and that's it, the rest are alien 👽 mobiles like today's ugly garbage 🗑️ cans on wheels jajaja
I’m surprised more people don’t recognize him and honk their horn etc. Beautiful car!
I like that Jay actually waived at people.
It is weird not seeing Jay in his denim shirt and jeans
it is an all blue suit though lol
Amazing to think that every car in traffic in the background is probably in the junkyard or on craigslist for less than $2k now.
Yeah
The Dusey will be around 100 years from now
I can't imagine how much car knowledge and fun between these 2. Very cool 👍🏁
Jay doesn't usually get that angle looking down the highway, they really are booking it in that car.
The Humphrey Bogart movie Jay was referring to is 1937s “Black Legion.”
Breath taking machine!!
Just beautiful,👍
This feels so much like the UA-cam channel, it's hard to believe this was made before UA-cam.
Exactly. The only thing missing is Jay's "Canadian Tuxedo", denim on denim.
@Modern Classic Collectables Yes, but the stylization seems more on par with UA-cam to me. For example, the Jay Leno's Garage episodes that air on television are very different, and usually worse, than the UA-cam ones.
So much better quality and content not to mention people before UA-cam.
Jay Leni is a top guy...never miss watching his brilliant videos.....the guy is 101% enthusiast and knowledgeable
Thanks for this Dennis ! PRICELESS !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very impressive highway performance.
Love the fact that Jay actually drives his cars. Neat upload, guys.
Very cool to see Jay's shop with bare walls. How things have changed.
That Duesenberg was the Bugatti of its time. Amazing speed.
Omg Jay is 49 here the same age as me! He had already achieved so much
Wonder how many of the cars around them on the road that day, are still running? Not many I'll bet. It's a perspective though.
The great thing about this is that it feels like it could've been recorded last week!
Don't compare people that drive their cars everyday to work, plus have limited amount of money to maintain them. To a guy that is a millionaire, has a team of mechanics that keeps the cars in great condition. Plus cars that don't drive that often compared to an everyday car.
@@The_Curious_Cat That's pretty much the perspective I'm thinking of. Albeit that the over engineering of a Duesenberg doesn't compare to any car built in many years...
Most of the toyotas and other japanese cars would still be running today
GadZooks man, I got choked up there on the highway drive for some reason?!
Thank you for years and years of ART in METAL!
Dennis thank you soo much for this video, PRICELESS! Enjoyed the entire 33 minutes. My 2 favorite car guys in the same video. It's crazy to think this was shot 21 years ago...looks like it was done just yesterday. The passage of time...what a wonder. The Doosie is gorgeous- beauty personified I'd say. I love you guys & love your channels. Keep up the awesome work! Godspeed my brother
Thanks man!
nice hiway speed run, the sound with the top down , so smooth
look at all the 80s' and 90's cars and trucks rolling around back then. a totaly different scene brings back memories.. very cool vid
I have to put a towel on my lap (drool) when I’m watching Jay’s automobile collection… another great episode Jay 👍
Thank you guys for the ride along what a marvelous piece of equipment.
Jay takes a limited number of people on rides in his cars, at least from what I've seen on videos. This is the first time I've ever seen him offer anyone to drive any of them and one of his Duesenbergs no less. But then Dennis is a car legend all his own so it makes total sense.
I was thinking, did I hear Jay correctly??!? And lo and behold....
COOL Jay Leno's Car Collection | The Early Days at Jay's
Jay Leno, Dennis Gage, and Alain De Cadenet are in my opinion, the most revered collectors, preservationists and television hosts, in the history of automotive videos! Excellent Work Gentlemen!!
Thanks much!
Dennis never ages!
I'm blown away by this car. I can't believe the acceleration. Very cool
this is best video I have seen of Jay driving one of his old cars, really got feel for how capable this car was for it's time, even better than a few of todays cars in some ways, obviously much more beautiful and with tons ;-) more presence than anything from today
I was surprised how it went it had no trouble going with modern cars.
Was kinda wild seeing it keeping up with a Corolla on the freeway
@@Karmy. Yeah, that Corolla is an amazing car ;-) Scarcasm aside, I love Corollas as much as antique cars. Corollas are great cars, offer so much bang for the buck. Generally speaking I love cars of all kinds.
Note all the little mini pickups, as compared to all the huge pickups on the road today. Thanks for a blast from the past Dennis.
You bet!
I noticed the same thing! So many small trucks, and cars for that matter. Only one large pick up. Also, able to drive 70 on an LA freeway. Last thing, Jay must have forgotten to to take off his sport coat when leaving the Tonight Show. Never saw that again.
Love your show man. I always enjoy jays cars no matter how many times I see them
Aww, look how young they look! Interesting seeing the same cars he’s reviewed recently on his show 20 years ago.
wow, back when you both had darkish hair left!
Such a beautiful car. Your a lucky man.
Jay looks like retirement agrees. Good man.
This was shot in 2001.
Thank You For Posting!
WOW! is the only word that describes this beaut! =even today it looks fast, a truly great car! don't ever change Jay!
Can you imagine how much fun the cameraman was having on the drive?
Wow, Cool
Funny how Jay was talking about the same exact things in this video as he did he on his video about this car over 20 years later 😀 Cool throwback
Caprice #1
20 years later he still tells that same "I passed a model A and honked like it was 1934!" story.
It’s a classic.
Jay has exquisite taste in vehicles.
Heh. Around the 31:45 minute mark you will see two Lebarons in one shot. The other being a 1980 model or there abouts. That's pretty neat. Outstanding video by the way, Dennis.
There's not one LeBaron from 30:30 to 32:45....
Jay cleans up nicely.!
Well, this was shot over 20 years ago so that might have something to do with it.
Beautiful classic cars in Jays collection! 😘😀 Mike from Missouri
I remember as a kid in the ‘60s making a plastic model kit from either ‘ Monogram’ or ‘Aurora’ of a Deusenberg
Love to hear two knowledgeable car guys just talk about cars. Oh...... How I'd love to own one. Such a Duesey! I've been drooling at a spectacular Duesenberg SJ two seat roadster (The type Jay mentions on this video) at a museum in Phoenix, Arizona. BY FAR, THE GREATEST AUTOMOBILE EVER BUILT!
He has now got something like 300 cars and motor cycles. Can you imagine remembering all those gear patterns? Not to mention every vehicle has it's own personality.
Can there honestly be a cooler guy than Jay Leno owning such cool cars 👌👌👌
Look 70mph lol more like 85 - 90mph, that beaut was flying 👌👌👌
wow!
Jay talking about modern gas. Farm gas when I was a kid in the 90s was incredible. 5 years and you could drive on it. Run rough but still ran.
Best. What a delight.
One of coolest LG videos in the back seat wind in yurface experience-----way cool
This is why I love deusenberg
Keeping up with all the licensing, registration and insurance on all Jay's cars must be a full time job for someone.
I restore cars and usually collectors get a dealers license to drive with 1 plate or use a dealer printed tag.
@@brucelee9941 California would be different and having them non-op costs money later so i imagine he uses the antique plate route and just registers them all.
Welp. The coolest thing I've seen.
I watched Jay pull the starter , adjust the spark, and finally, the car started. You actually had to have some sort of skill that has been lost over the decades. Imagine someone trying to figure out how to start it, who was used to fuel injection and automatic transmissions, a car that does all the work Jay did.
I didn't realise Jay's show went this far back.Dennis Gage and his trademark mustache .Lol.
Jay's show doesn't go that far back. Back then he was on my show.
@@MyClassicCarTV Ok sorry Dennis.I just noticed your little emblem on the bottom left of the screen.
No problem. It's actually pretty cool that Jay's show kinda grew out of him being on my show so many times back in the day. I've had him on over 30 times over the years!
@@MyClassicCarTV Glad you do these shows, and the fact that you have been around as long as you have is also a treat, as you afford us all a trip in time. Thanks Dennis
@@MyClassicCarTV Really enjoyed the show over the years especially Jay's steam cars. It always cracked me up when Jay acted like he didn't know how you got inside his garage :). I hope you'll do more new episodes with Jay and his garage in the future, I'm sure he's got plenty new stuff. It looks like it's been a while since last time I saw him in your show.
Where does the guy sitting at the back disappear to when we see the exterior shots
For those shots the chase/camera car radioed them and he crawled back up into his GoPro case to hide
Nice video, thanks for sharing!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
The courage Jay have to take those cars outside...just like expensive jewelry! Specially in America when you can watch a car chase on a daily basis on TV......
need the mustache and chin reunion soon...
If could only choose one car and only one car from his garage... I'd choose them all 😂
Same here!🤣
Thank you for this!
Great stuff from a great channel
oOOO one of my favorite cars...put together a Revell plastic model kit...
..about the wheel base of a Peterbuilt or KW?
The second car, the 1916 Crane Simplex was on today’s JLG episode. Jay loves saying “a bit of whimsy” about that car. 😆
I feel so sorry for Jay, I mean how do you pick what car to drive today??? Poor man!!!
He probably has a number assigned to each car and multiple 20 side dice lmao.
17:46
Camera man looks down between his legs, life flashes before eyes. 😅🤞
Cars were huge back then
Jays hair was a little thicker, but he still hasn't changed much, good for him
Nice video )
You cant find one favorite in that garage. Best garage in the world?
back before the denim jeans!
Where's the traffic..lol 😆
This is A Car Harem.
Bet most of the other cars that we see running on the freeway are not even running anywhere anymore ....but the Duzzy keeps on rolling on !
I would like to see a video on how a collector like Jay keeps the cars in storage maintained.
Does he have batteries in all of them ? Does he keep trickle chargers on them ?
Does he change oil in them after they sit for a year or more ? Does he start them up every month to keep the seals lubricated ? How do you store a collector car for a long time without causing damage from sitting ?
He drives them all the time. He keeps them on trickle chargers. He has a full time garage staff of 6.
I wonder if Dennis Gage has mustache insurance when ever he goes to Jay's garage.
It would certainly come in handy!
Hell yeah brother!!
I wish you had driven the Duesenberg with the lights on also I feel wide whitewall tires show the car off more . Wish it was mine
Amazing no tail lights, other than the big backup light.
There was one big taillight that had the word S T O P on it. I don’t know if there were red lenses behind that, I sort of think there were. So you have no doubt about the drivers intention.
Now this is cool! Jays shop is so barran! (I don't know if that's the right word)
I’m betting Dennis is one of a kind that Jay allowed to drive one of his cars.
Good stuff.
Imagine the people in the cars they were passing. Probably had no idea what it was..bet they thought it was on the order of an Excalibur
Wow older than me!
It's a Dusey !!!