the way Jay Leno speaks in these videos when he's just talking to the audience, and not with a guest reminds me of the way a a grandfather would talk to his grand kids. It's clear he wants to impart not just the experience, but the enthusiasm and enjoyment he's felt over the years. It's nice to watch someone talk about something that both you and they enjoy.
Shame his wife didn't allow him to have kids/grandkids. He references kids quite a lot in his videos actually. I think that may be his one regret in life.
For years I’ve seen Jay Leno driving around west hills area on the 101 and my neighborhood in hidden hills. From steam powered and that turbine car he built to motorcycles etc etc he drives them all. You can’t miss his head driving down the 101. Anytime he’d drive by the clubhouse he’d stop by talk for a while and check out the bikes. Really down to earth man that doesn’t act like a lot of the rich & famous here in so cal. He also has helped with auctions and charity run’s, just a good dude. In my opinion (not that it matters to you) he’s doing it right by driving his car’s and motorcycle’s instead of letting them sit untouched.
you know what? even though Jay is extremely wealthy and has probably one of the best and valuable car collections on earth, he actually seems like a regular guy like really likes cars and cares about the history, etc of them. That being said, he is one lucky guy! good for you Jay.
Man, my brother had a manual 89 Taurus SHO when we were young and that thing was an absolute beast!! I can't imagine what this thing can still do! What a gem of a car!
I bought my first car from my dad in 1997. It was a 89 Ford Festiva LX. 58 hp and 73 ft/lbs of torque. I went off to college in southern California with this and it was pure driving bliss. Once done with college back in Charlotte NC I was stopped by a police officer on a back road. He stopped me because I was going too fast for conditions, but what he said was, It's a Festiva, not a Ferrari. You were sideways coming around that corner." Got 55 in a 45 for that...The Festiva stock was the mini of my generation.
+Wilson Tenney We never saw that one upclose. Finally. I had an argument like 2 years ago.. I really thought it was a Innocenti turbo with skirts. I looked close at the logo right after. I was WRONG! Indeed nice to see it.
I've owned 6 SHOs and loved and missed every one. Especially my 1990 that the power steering was out the majority of the time I owned it, and caused me to wrap it around a tree in the winter on a country road up here in Wisconsin going 75mph. Very safe cars as well. Any other car I probably would have never walked away from that accident.
I absolutely love this car; especially the SHO motor! Not too many people know of it's quality. I used to have a Ford 99 Taurus with a SHO that had the red intake and boy was it a fun car and super underrated motor!
The car was MADE for nitrous, those Yamaha V6s love the stuff (my Taurus SHO had a 75 shot back in the day), and even has the perfect space in the back for the bottle.
You can say all you want how good/bad of a talk show host and comedian was/is. But, you can't deny how awesome he is for this TH-cam channel. Jay really knows his cars.
Jay is such a cool guy. For as rich and famous as he is, he seems so down to earth in his jeans and denim snap shirt. I think I could talk to him all day and not run out of anything to talk about.
+Vulcan108 Exactly what I was thinking. People (mostly the ignorant ones) often ignore important facts when passing judgment on others...especially posthumously since the unfairly judged are no longer living to defend themselves. We can (and should) offer that defense for them.
As a 1990 Mk3 Ford Fiesta RS Turbo owner as well as the Renault 5 GT Turbo being one of my all time favourite cars that Ford Shogun is like looking at a mash up of them both what a car that is wow , shame there wasn’t more than 7 produced. I’d love one of them I bet that thing is a little rocket , never have or probably will see one of them in the UK.
This thing reminds me of my 1986 Chevette I built back in 1991. I took a chevy 4.3L vortec motor hooked to a 700R4 transmission outputting to a 12 bolt axle narrowed and held by a 4-link coilover setup. A 150hp NOS shot to finish off the insanity. I didn't have A/C or much room but it some crazy fun.
I was in the UK with the Air Force back in the early to mid 90's and I fell in love with the Ford Escort RS Cosworth. That car is so cool! Now that some are over 25 years old, they should start getting imported to the US. 224bhp (a lot back then), whale tale, all wheel drive & excellent handling.
@@quietcorner293 yes there is loads of LHD drive cossies in Europe its only UK, Ireland, Oz and NZ have RHD. You could easily import one to the states bud.
I would absolutely love to wonder through Jay's garage and just hear Jay's awesome stories. Every car with its own treasure trove of awesome individual unique details would be beyond mind blowing.
Seen this car at Grand Prix in Long Beach and met Rick Titus and chat at length about his concept car, taking rolling Ford stock and transplant into this light chassis. With the weight balance and power to weight ratio , etc. May still have that sales brochure in my Stuff, thanks for the video on this. And dont wrinkle it.
Yard Sale Dale that’s like saying a model T is a shitbox wagonwheel - plain ignorant. It’s the look of that era, and by no standard is it subtle/ sleeper.
This would have been a hit in Europe in the nineties, it would have fit right in along with the Daihatsu charade turbo, fiat uno turbo and renault 5 turbo
I worked on the F-117 program while I served in the Air Force and I think Jay is doing a burnout right down the street from where my Jets were built, that's awesome. I've never understood why they destroyed all those buildings and history in the process in that area. It kind of makes me sick to think about it, think of all the jobs that were just thrown away there by not keeping that plant going. At one time they brought raw materials in on rail on one end and kicked aircraft out in rapid succession on the other. If memory serves me right the SR-71 was also built there as well as some other great aircraft. I know that site has been involved in aviation for almost 100 years and not far away is the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine, so much history that seems to escape the locals there. When I was around there I dated a girl named Hannah that had absolutely no idea that all this historic stuff was right under her nose all her life. It seems like some sort of local history class is needed in schools these days.
Little hatches with big engines are always entertaining. One of my favourites is the Renault Clio V6, which is absolutely a collectible already and a future classic.
Such an awesome video Jay. I've always been in love with sleepers. I drove my 89' Mitsubishi Starion from 96-98'. Not sure if you've driven a Starion but you really should if you haven't they're super fun to drive and turbo charged. Thanks for setting a path to attempt to follow Jay, it means something to some of us.
Wasn't the Chrysler Conquest like the Starion? I seem to remember Mitsubishi and Chrysler pairing up and making a handful of cars that they shared, like Toyota and Subaru did with the FRS/BRZ. There was the Plymouth Laser/Dodge Daytona (my 1st car was a Daytona), Mitsubishi Starion/ Chrysler Conquest, Mitsubishi 3000GT/Dodge Stealth, Eagle Talon/Mitsubishi Eclipse, and I'm sure there were others. I wish I has gotten a Conquest/Starion at some point, they looked awesome.
@@mustangmaniac1983 yes, they chrystler and mitsu teamed up and created diamond star motors ( DSM ) thats why they have several cars that are pretty much identical except for their names and badges. by no means were they ever the most reliable/best cars on the road. they actually have a reputation for being the opposite lol, but they are cool and fun for what they are and have a pretty loyal fan base. wish i could find an old conquest or starion roller for a motor swap project. one of the more unique and cool looking cars at the time, an all motor ls, or boosted k series would be awesome in one. if someone had the money to do it just imagine how badass a hellcat swap would be in an old conquest. thats what i call insanely perfect lol.
Jealous. What a cool car that was. Right up there with the Subaru SVX a guy on base had. In fact, there was someone in my barracks that owned a Starion as well, and that is why I think of both of those cars as 'siblings' in a sense. You know how our minds associate patterns to things. I thought it was so cool that both of those cool cars were owned by guys in my barracks. I never got tired of seeing them. I was also in love with this girl's car at the gym. Now that I think about it, I probably looked like a total rube because she was actually quite attractive, and I totally ignored her for her car every time I saw her. 😆😆 She had a Honda Del Sol that I STILL regret not buying to this day. What a fun little car. God I love cars. Thank you for giving us the joy of cars. 🙏🏼❤
$10,000.00 Yamaha SHO V6 engine... and still have to add nitrous to have some power! Just get a SBC 400 crate engine: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk
I was at NBC back in 1997 I believe it was...working for access Hollywood...so every day I would see your car parked next to the ramp...I would always check out the car you drove that day... and this car I would do a double take and really get a good look as I knew I was seeing something very unique. I also recall you doing that silly tracker race with Kathy Ireland :) I convienly ran into her backstage before she want out to be interviewed by you. Good times :)
Standard production car was Ford Festiva, basically a rebadged Mazda 121. Next size up was Mazda 323 ( in the US, it was badged as Mercury Tracer ). At that time, Ford owned 50% of Mazda
I visited Chuck Becks shop in the late 80's to check out his 550 Spyder replicas. That was the first time I saw a Shogun. They were also building Lister Jaguar replicas. So much fun!
The engine is both a mechanical masterpiece for its era. And a work of art. I had a 95 Taurus SHO as a first car in 2008. Same motor enlarged to 3.2 since my car had an automatic. Got it for free from friends of my grandparents. I no longer have it as I traded it for something newer. But I miss that motor.
Why would someone give the a thumbs down? He's not bragging. He's simply a car-guy and he's sharing with the world an amazing collection. I'm not even a fan of Jay Leno, but he's doing something nice here. No reason not to give a thumbs up.
+Dutch McQueen I never even come onto TH-cam. I remarked at something I saw. Comments are for just that; COMMENTING. If this is news to you, you really need to get a life, karate-boy.
iTheGeek Sometimes you have to create a market. That's it! I'm buying up all of the Festivas. Does anyone have one, that they would like to trade in for shares, in "our" new market. Also looking for someone good at re-engineering automotive concepts to join the team. We will need a marketing director. I'm not talking about a huge company, but something sustainable, profitable, and fun for us. A handful of good people, with similar interest, can start like this, I think so.
I love how Jay says he's never replaced anything or had trouble with the car in 30 years. Well yeah Jay, you've only put 12k miles on the thing in 3 decades. It's barely been driven.
Which I think is more of a testament. Engines degrade over time if they aren't used (the whole car does really), so for this little thing to still be working well is surprising
@@pbmdh Lol, maybe if it was living in some random guys carport, exposed to the elements. These cars live in Jay's temperature controlled garage, are run regularly and have their fluids changed annually. Hardly the conditions that lead to degradation of a vehicle.
Thanks Jay! Inspired me to pull my old SHO out of the shed after sitting for 5 years. Started right up on the old gas and all. Time to drive. Great motor!!
Ever done anything with that motor? It's fantastic. I'm scouring TH-cam for swaps but just isn't all that popular for some reason. They often had more power than the 220hp factory rated. My dads made 265hp, though that was a really early day Dyno on a super old PC back in 93. Anyway do a YT search for SHODAT it's a Datsun with the Yamaha V6. Sounds amazing, but the only video of it.
Can you do a video of your McLaren F1 again now that you have HD quality and stuff? I would, and im sure everyone else would love to see your F1 again!
Man 0to60 in 5 is still pretty quick for today, not supercar quick but quick. Recently learned about this car after getting my own gen 2 sho. Love it, I flew to Seattle, bought the car, learned standard right there for about 30 mins and drove all the way back to South Texas, smooth ride for being 30 years old, and still has a good amount of get go
+Psycho Chicken Great profile picture -- looks like you are wearing a VR headset like Google Cardboard. Pretty soon all Facebook and youtube profile pics will be like that
In the Philippines, this is the old Kia Pride. Comes in two variants,, the Sedan and the Hatch CD-5. We used to get tons of this car. Kia re-brand I guess with 1.3 liter gas. Used as taxi in metro manila. now only enthusiast owns this car here.
Maybe in a 3rd world Asian country, but here in America, they sold 7 and got bored......and went on to the next project. The money was completely and utterly meaningless; hundreds of guys with 40K were told, "Thanks for your interest....." The car was never intended to be sold in quantity......seems you have that impression??
Marymesilly yeah, I don’t know how many people would have a brand new engine that has absolutely no damage in a scrap yard to use at their disposal along with a clean new body. Nowadays it may be cheap to make one of these because the parts are old and available, but you have to think about the time these were made
Jay, I love as you get older, you're turning into the Petrolhead version of Wilford Brimley.... sincerely advising us to "Check your tires...and check them often". We need words of auto wisdom like that from you every episode. You can call it "Jay's Good Judgement"
Man. Alot of great V6 engines came out of the late 80s. The mazda kf-ze The ford SHO The volkswagen vr6 And whatever that buick/maserati thing that was in the GNX was.
the way Jay Leno speaks in these videos when he's just talking to the audience, and not with a guest reminds me of the way a a grandfather would talk to his grand kids. It's clear he wants to impart not just the experience, but the enthusiasm and enjoyment he's felt over the years. It's nice to watch someone talk about something that both you and they enjoy.
TerminalVelocity: I have similar feelings I know he repeated some aspects, but I loved every explanation, and the occasional funny bits.
Shame his wife didn't allow him to have kids/grandkids. He references kids quite a lot in his videos actually. I think that may be his one regret in life.
Cucky Betamore Wham ?
Well said man
phroz, the reason he has all he does is because no kids lol
I want Jay Leno to be a villain in at least one Fast and Furious movie
+Peter Tran That would be epic!
YES!!!!
+Peter Tran with a monocle
not the villian.
+Peter Tran i don't want to see a fast and furious movie ever again unless i get paid for it.
because they're not really movies, but rather shite.
Jay Leno is a real car enthusiast.
AnimeDubs no arguments from me.
duuuuuuuuuh
Yep...and the Earth is a planet!
Easy when you have the money
says who?
For years I’ve seen Jay Leno driving around west hills area on the 101 and my neighborhood in hidden hills.
From steam powered and that turbine car he built to motorcycles etc etc he drives them all. You can’t miss his head driving down the 101.
Anytime he’d drive by the clubhouse he’d stop by talk for a while and check out the bikes. Really down to earth man that doesn’t act like a lot of the rich & famous here in so cal. He also has helped with auctions and charity run’s, just a good dude.
In my opinion (not that it matters to you) he’s doing it right by driving his car’s and motorcycle’s instead of letting them sit untouched.
Crowtein I agree it’s really too bad when cars made to drive just sit and collect dust. Cars need to be driven how they’re meant to be
With how many he has to drive, its not like he's really adding alot of mileage on each car
Jay Leno is cool.
Oh wow buddy and I bet you're covered in tats and everyone thinks your such a badass. 🙄
You mean you can't miss his chin.
Jay Leno is one of the few people I wish would never get old.
it's gona be a sad day when he's gone T_T
+reemer911
he'll probably die of some kind of heart disease, that is unless he has cancer, I agree it will be a sad day, for his family.
8 years later, he's had a couple close calls, and looks it, but he's still doing burnouts
That Yamaha engine is beautiful. The intake runners is pure art.
you know what? even though Jay is extremely wealthy and has probably one of the best and valuable car collections on earth, he actually seems like a regular guy like really likes cars and cares about the history, etc of them. That being said, he is one lucky guy! good for you Jay.
I hope jay lives for a long time, he loves cars and we experience those cars thru him.
Power locks, nope. Power windows, nope. Power steering, nope. Cruise, nope. NOS, hell yes!
You would get traction with NOS. Do you know how light they are?
Why would you want Tom Cruise in your car?
exactly. it has all the things it needs to go fast.
@@karelpipa If you're on the highway to the dangerzone you might!
That tiny wheelbase even nonna can steer without power steering
Beautiful. 80's incarnate. Pristine example of a legendary classic. Much appreciated.
Gotta love the SHO engine. It just keeps making power and sounds amazing.
Man, my brother had a manual 89 Taurus SHO when we were young and that thing was an absolute beast!! I can't imagine what this thing can still do! What a gem of a car!
I put a 3.0 SHO engine in a thunderbird
@@curtiswritt8474 - I know it's been a few months but how did your Thunderbird turn out with the Yamaha??? A screamer I'll bet. What year???
I bought my first car from my dad in 1997. It was a 89 Ford Festiva LX. 58 hp and 73 ft/lbs of torque. I went off to college in southern California with this and it was pure driving bliss. Once done with college back in Charlotte NC I was stopped by a police officer on a back road. He stopped me because I was going too fast for conditions, but what he said was, It's a Festiva, not a Ferrari. You were sideways coming around that corner." Got 55 in a 45 for that...The Festiva stock was the mini of my generation.
Finally! I always see this car in the background and have wondered what it was!
Same
me too I ended up stumbling upon a my classic car episode with this featured not to long ago, this video is definitely better though.
same
+Wilson Tenney We never saw that one upclose. Finally. I had an argument like 2 years ago.. I really thought it was a Innocenti turbo with skirts. I looked close at the logo right after. I was WRONG! Indeed nice to see it.
+Wilson Tenney haha i always thought it was some sort of mazda (but we never had the festiva in europe so its a unknown car for me even in stock form)
Jay's passion for cars, regardless of the make & model, is truly infectious!
At one point in my life I had an 89 Festiva AND a 91 Taurus SHO. Both great cars! So cool they put the two together!
I appreciate you Mr Leno.........thanks for being a TRUE car guy and sharing your passion with us!!
looks like peugeot 205 T16 as well
Jay I think you're one of the best comedians to ever take the stage, but these videos are your true calling. Love it.
Hazy Sativa I ain't so sure about best comedian buuuut...
Yea the comedian part is really pushing it lol he wasn't really funny but the cars are cool tho
Such a reliable car, I mean it feels brand new everytime I drive it twice a year.
😂😂😂
Hahahahaa
Jaja
All the cars in his collection and it's this one that makes him smile. Gotta love em.
Probably the coolest car I have seen on his show. WOW!!!
Always exciting to see a car you never knew was made. And especially when it's reviewed.
I just love how chilled and relaxed Jay is, spills the folder and no second takes or anything just an eh....whatever
'not exactly a show car'... Opens the bonnet... 100% immaculate
I've owned 6 SHOs and loved and missed every one. Especially my 1990 that the power steering was out the majority of the time I owned it, and caused me to wrap it around a tree in the winter on a country road up here in Wisconsin going 75mph. Very safe cars as well. Any other car I probably would have never walked away from that accident.
I absolutely love this car; especially the SHO motor! Not too many people know of it's quality. I used to have a Ford 99 Taurus with a SHO that had the red intake and boy was it a fun car and super underrated motor!
I've eaten off of dinner plates that are dirtier than Jay's garage.
Oh, so you've eaten at a truck stop too?
@@JeremiahMulford lol
Jay's greatest expenses:
1. Cars
2. Parts for the cars
3. Cleaning supplies for the garage
@@JeremiahMulford you look like your a taco away from a heart attack
I enjoy Waffle House too.
The car was MADE for nitrous, those Yamaha V6s love the stuff (my Taurus SHO had a 75 shot back in the day), and even has the perfect space in the back for the bottle.
Awesome, The ford festiva was my first car. Taught me momentum driving.
I love that there are cassettes still in the glovebox!!!
I bought my third festiva yesterday for $100.00 My fleet is growing.
You can say all you want how good/bad of a talk show host and comedian was/is. But, you can't deny how awesome he is for this TH-cam channel. Jay really knows his cars.
He must have one of the most diverse personal collections in the world. I love the variety!
I wish I had this car. Love the flared fenders and rwd
This car and the GMC Syclone are the two best American cars/trucks of 1990. My two American favorites from the 80/90s.
why no Typhoon?
And jay owns both haha
One of my favorite cars he owns. In the top 5 for me. I love it!
Jay is such a cool guy. For as rich and famous as he is, he seems so down to earth in his jeans and denim snap shirt. I think I could talk to him all day and not run out of anything to talk about.
Interesting comment about Paul Walkers crash, and the tires on it.
+Hiram E It wasn't Paul Walker who drove
+Hiram E wasn't paul walker fault, was roger rodas fault....
+Hiram E his friend was driving was it his car?
+Vulcan108 Exactly what I was thinking. People (mostly the ignorant ones) often ignore important facts when passing judgment on others...especially posthumously since the unfairly judged are no longer living to defend themselves. We can (and should) offer that defense for them.
Of all the cars in his garage, I think this would be one of my very first choices. Amazing and super fun
As a 1990 Mk3 Ford Fiesta RS Turbo owner as well as the Renault 5 GT Turbo being one of my all time favourite cars that Ford Shogun is like looking at a mash up of them both what a car that is wow , shame there wasn’t more than 7 produced. I’d love one of them I bet that thing is a little rocket , never have or probably will see one of them in the UK.
The music tapes part was funny lol It's awesome when you talk about your own cars!
I was 21 when this came out and it became one of my dream cars, reminded me of the Renault 5 Turbo.
i could listen to Jay go on about his cars for days. His passion for the automobile is astounding
I was half half on jay. Now he's my hero. This car is so cool. He was so smart to scoop that up in 89.
Josh Denis those cars you hear about that you would think of buying but they’re sold out, this is who they go to.
Thank you for sharing this with us. this is so cool.
Jay Leno looks like a small grocery store manager
dumptuck lol
Lol i agree though he has more money than you or I will ever have combined
Exacto
Hahahaha
FUNNY!!!
dumptuck Maybe more fittingly a Hardware Store manager.
This thing reminds me of my 1986 Chevette I built back in 1991. I took a chevy 4.3L vortec motor hooked to a 700R4 transmission outputting to a 12 bolt axle narrowed and held by a 4-link coilover setup. A 150hp NOS shot to finish off the insanity. I didn't have A/C or much room but it some crazy fun.
GT350R in the background next to the original 350 GT. Oh Jay Leno, you're the man.
+frankth3frizz I saw that too and LOVED it just as much!
$42,000 in 1989 is now $82,440.24 calculated for inflation on 5/11/2016
Yikes
how did you figure this? lol
Which is probably why they only sold 7. $42k for a Festiva is absolutely absurd.
+debryson demouchet you can look up inflation calculators on line.
Jamin Walton gotcha
Why is Ford Europe so cool
Shogun
Sierra Cosworth
RS200
Escort Cosworth RS
Escort MK1 / MK2
I was in the UK with the Air Force back in the early to mid 90's and I fell in love with the Ford Escort RS Cosworth. That car is so cool! Now that some are over 25 years old, they should start getting imported to the US. 224bhp (a lot back then), whale tale, all wheel drive & excellent handling.
@@quietcorner293 sorry lads yous just don't deserve them
@@aaroni5074 Are all RS Cosworths RHD or were any made LHD?
@@quietcorner293 yes there is loads of LHD drive cossies in Europe its only UK, Ireland, Oz and NZ have RHD. You could easily import one to the states bud.
BOPPE Mazda 121 hatch.
I loved this car when it came out! I read all those magazine articles about it! It's basically a kit car!
I would absolutely love to wonder through Jay's garage and just hear Jay's awesome stories. Every car with its own treasure trove of awesome individual unique details would be beyond mind blowing.
That spaghetti’d cassette brought back a lot of memories 😂
Jay... I've never seen someone stash away some Spice Girls cassettes in such a hurry! 😂
Seen this car at Grand Prix in Long Beach and met Rick Titus and chat at length about his concept car, taking rolling Ford stock and transplant into this light chassis. With the weight balance and power to weight ratio , etc. May still have that sales brochure in my Stuff, thanks for the video on this. And dont wrinkle it.
Why does he keep calling it a sleeper? The thing has a wide body kit
It's still a festiva that can do 0-60 in 5 seconds
Because you look at it and think some dumb kid stuck a wide body kit on a stock Festiva!
Still a tiny hatchback
Adam Hostetler in 1989?
Yard Sale Dale that’s like saying a model T is a shitbox wagonwheel - plain ignorant. It’s the look of that era, and by no standard is it subtle/ sleeper.
I'm just imagining what Iife is like when you've been rich for over 30 years
He has done charity and her wife is involved in some charity orgs.
RMF if you want to help the poor, give them a means to make money
Pff not that crap again. If i become rich there is somebody that i must feel bad about it?
@@remymartinfoster you are a socialist, I think. Jay owes you nothing.
@@remymartinfoster LOL no
As I remember, that was the car Jay drove on the first night as permanent host of The Tonight Show. He did a small burnout to make an entrance.
I used to have a Taurus SHO with a custom supercharger fitted. It had 435 wheel horsepower. Really quick car. The torque steer was insane.
Looks like a Group B purpose built car~ definitely an odd ball car looking car but its cool though.
It feels like I was given a personal tour. Thank u!
This would have been a hit in Europe in the nineties, it would have fit right in along with the Daihatsu charade turbo, fiat uno turbo and renault 5 turbo
+Lander F Like the Austin Metro 6R4 five years earlier? ;-)
robert GRANT Beast of a car :)
Lander F this is the type of car I think of win I think of a 80s-90s hot hatch or something like it
I worked on the F-117 program while I served in the Air Force and I think Jay is doing a burnout right down the street from where my Jets were built, that's awesome. I've never understood why they destroyed all those buildings and history in the process in that area. It kind of makes me sick to think about it, think of all the jobs that were just thrown away there by not keeping that plant going. At one time they brought raw materials in on rail on one end and kicked aircraft out in rapid succession on the other. If memory serves me right the SR-71 was also built there as well as some other great aircraft. I know that site has been involved in aviation for almost 100 years and not far away is the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine, so much history that seems to escape the locals there. When I was around there I dated a girl named Hannah that had absolutely no idea that all this historic stuff was right under her nose all her life. It seems like some sort of local history class is needed in schools these days.
Little hatches with big engines are always entertaining. One of my favourites is the Renault Clio V6, which is absolutely a collectible already and a future classic.
Such an awesome video Jay. I've always been in love with sleepers. I drove my 89' Mitsubishi Starion from 96-98'. Not sure if you've driven a Starion but you really should if you haven't they're super fun to drive and turbo charged. Thanks for setting a path to attempt to follow Jay, it means something to some of us.
One of my dream cars the Starion. Love those cars.
Wasn't the Chrysler Conquest like the Starion? I seem to remember Mitsubishi and Chrysler pairing up and making a handful of cars that they shared, like Toyota and Subaru did with the FRS/BRZ.
There was the Plymouth Laser/Dodge Daytona (my 1st car was a Daytona), Mitsubishi Starion/ Chrysler Conquest, Mitsubishi 3000GT/Dodge Stealth, Eagle Talon/Mitsubishi Eclipse, and I'm sure there were others. I wish I has gotten a Conquest/Starion at some point, they looked awesome.
@@mustangmaniac1983 yes, they chrystler and mitsu teamed up and created diamond star motors ( DSM ) thats why they have several cars that are pretty much identical except for their names and badges. by no means were they ever the most reliable/best cars on the road. they actually have a reputation for being the opposite lol, but they are cool and fun for what they are and have a pretty loyal fan base. wish i could find an old conquest or starion roller for a motor swap project. one of the more unique and cool looking cars at the time, an all motor ls, or boosted k series would be awesome in one. if someone had the money to do it just imagine how badass a hellcat swap would be in an old conquest. thats what i call insanely perfect lol.
Jealous. What a cool car that was. Right up there with the Subaru SVX a guy on base had. In fact, there was someone in my barracks that owned a Starion as well, and that is why I think of both of those cars as 'siblings' in a sense. You know how our minds associate patterns to things. I thought it was so cool that both of those cool cars were owned by guys in my barracks. I never got tired of seeing them.
I was also in love with this girl's car at the gym. Now that I think about it, I probably looked like a total rube because she was actually quite attractive, and I totally ignored her for her car every time I saw her. 😆😆 She had a Honda Del Sol that I STILL regret not buying to this day. What a fun little car. God I love cars. Thank you for giving us the joy of cars. 🙏🏼❤
$42,000 is still alot of money today Jay!!
42 k back then is about 65 k now
I was thinking that same 💩
$10,000.00 Yamaha SHO V6 engine... and still have to add nitrous to have some power! Just get a SBC 400 crate engine: www.dailymotion.com/video/x3rfhrk
And he wonders why only 7 sold
@@BuzzLOLOL Or he could have gotten the Turbo CRX in the magazine cover (upper right corner) and be done.
I was at NBC back in 1997 I believe it was...working for access Hollywood...so every day I would see your car parked next to the ramp...I would always check out the car you drove that day... and this car I would do a double take and really get a good look as I knew I was seeing something very unique. I also recall you doing that silly tracker race with Kathy Ireland :) I convienly ran into her backstage before she want out to be interviewed by you. Good times :)
jay has the best car show on the net imo
Best car for a long time,reminds me of the group B cars from 1980s.
So this car was only released in the US?!! Looks like something that would fly of the shelfs in europe...
@LUCKYDUCKY 62
The Clio V6 was a proper production car, this Shogun was one of only 7.
This was never a production car. Not in the US or anywhere. It's a well built custom job, 1 of 7.
The base car was sold in Europe as the Kia Pride. The Shogun wasn’t a real production car
Standard production car was Ford Festiva, basically a rebadged Mazda 121. Next size up was Mazda 323 ( in the US, it was badged as Mercury Tracer ). At that time, Ford owned 50% of Mazda
I visited Chuck Becks shop in the late 80's to check out his 550 Spyder replicas. That was the first time I saw a Shogun. They were also building Lister Jaguar replicas. So much fun!
This is the car that made people first know when Jay Leno was a car guy.
I had an 89 Festiva, it was my first car! I cant say it was the nicest car ever, but love the video!
this just screams for some mud flaps, air under its tires and a big tail of dust behind it
great car!
The engine is both a mechanical masterpiece for its era. And a work of art. I had a 95 Taurus SHO as a first car in 2008. Same motor enlarged to 3.2 since my car had an automatic.
Got it for free from friends of my grandparents. I no longer have it as I traded it for something newer. But I miss that motor.
Jay showcase the 1987 Buick Grand National.
Ah the GNX. One of my all-time favorite cars
He did; go find his GNX video. It sits behind the HEMI cars, and is often used by the Buick Registry for reference.
Watching Jay screw areond with those old cassette tapes made me laugh. DTE.
+9999plato me too
+Geoff Peterson I get ledysxic at times.
+9999plato i wish he would have played one of those :)
they were, frankie goes to hollywood, wham, and the village people that why he stopped saying what they were.
Why would someone give the a thumbs down? He's not bragging. He's simply a car-guy and he's sharing with the world an amazing collection. I'm not even a fan of Jay Leno, but he's doing something nice here. No reason not to give a thumbs up.
+FortheLoveofMusic Why would any person complain about the dislikes of a TH-cam video? Get a life, kid.
+Dutch McQueen I never even come onto TH-cam. I remarked at something I saw. Comments are for just that; COMMENTING. If this is news to you, you really need to get a life, karate-boy.
+Dutch McQueen Alright ladies, play pretty
Dutch McQueen LMFAOOOOOOOO
That amd the p.205gti, was my first hot hatchs favorites
They should sell a conversion kit, while there are still a few Fiestas left out there. These motors are all over the junk yards.
Agreed. Great idea.
iTheGeek
Sometimes you have to create a market. That's it! I'm buying up all of the Festivas. Does anyone have one, that they would like to trade in for shares, in "our" new market. Also looking for someone good at re-engineering automotive concepts to join the team. We will need a marketing director. I'm not talking about a huge company, but something sustainable, profitable, and fun for us. A handful of good people, with similar interest, can start like this, I think so.
+iTheGeek thanks for setting the rules... what a dream killer. airplanes won't fly, nobody will ever break sound barrier and that's why your the geek
start a business you might sell 7!
the car magazine mentioned that the original guys will do it if you have a donor car, but that was back in 1992 lol
I love how Jay says he's never replaced anything or had trouble with the car in 30 years. Well yeah Jay, you've only put 12k miles on the thing in 3 decades. It's barely been driven.
Probably not even that
Which I think is more of a testament. Engines degrade over time if they aren't used (the whole car does really), so for this little thing to still be working well is surprising
@@pbmdh Lol, maybe if it was living in some random guys carport, exposed to the elements. These cars live in Jay's temperature controlled garage, are run regularly and have their fluids changed annually. Hardly the conditions that lead to degradation of a vehicle.
@@D3Mp5 Spoken like somebody who's never worked on automobiles ever.
@@pbmdh Lol, spoken like somebody who's never worked on 'automobiles' ever.
Thanks Jay! Inspired me to pull my old SHO out of the shed after sitting for 5 years. Started right up on the old gas and all. Time to drive. Great motor!!
Ever done anything with that motor? It's fantastic. I'm scouring TH-cam for swaps but just isn't all that popular for some reason. They often had more power than the 220hp factory rated. My dads made 265hp, though that was a really early day Dyno on a super old PC back in 93. Anyway do a YT search for SHODAT it's a Datsun with the Yamaha V6. Sounds amazing, but the only video of it.
They are great! I have an 89 myself! It’s still fun as hell but hard to get parts for now
I love me some Jay Leno one of the most straight talkin humans from America. Funny guy definitely severe car enthusiast. Great job on this channel
That thing reminds me of a MG Metro 6r4, especially with how it sounds and the custom mid-engine powertrain layout.
Can you do a video of your McLaren F1 again now that you have HD quality and stuff? I would, and im sure everyone else would love to see your F1 again!
+Cam & Ryan yessssss
Jay Leno is cool as hell. Wish I had a dad like that LOL 😂
Man 0to60 in 5 is still pretty quick for today, not supercar quick but quick. Recently learned about this car after getting my own gen 2 sho. Love it, I flew to Seattle, bought the car, learned standard right there for about 30 mins and drove all the way back to South Texas, smooth ride for being 30 years old, and still has a good amount of get go
Should call it a Fasteva lol.
+James Watts I would call it Jeff.
Catface yeah
aha yeah it nam jeff
Jay, this car really reminds me of Renault Clio v6, both small hatches with awesome engines and RWD
"It's wonderfully immature but terrible fun too..."
+Psycho Chicken Great profile picture -- looks like you are wearing a VR headset like Google Cardboard. Pretty soon all Facebook and youtube profile pics will be like that
I love your videos Jay, but what I really love on this video is Chicago sign in the background. Thanks for awesome videos Jay.
it would be the coolest thing ever to see Jay sign up for a one take with Matt
Has foot wide fender flares... "what a sleeper!"
BikerTrashWolf
Looks like an escort with wide body panels
Yeah because when i see a Festiva with a widebody kit I know its gotta be a freaking flying machine!
MorbidManMusic to me a sleeper looks like a bone stock car and not a group b rally car
@@volod3mir I've seen some "group B rally cars' that are slow turds lol usually kids
@Anthony P imho the point or definition of a sleeper is not necessarily being the fastest, but also being subtle and under the radar
In the Philippines, this is the old Kia Pride. Comes in two variants,, the Sedan and the Hatch CD-5. We used to get tons of this car. Kia re-brand I guess with 1.3 liter gas. Used as taxi in metro manila. now only enthusiast owns this car here.
That little baby is a kicker.Thanks for preserving it for this video👍.
$40k, I think we discovered the mystery of why they only sold 7.
Sum-Ting Wong same price as a 911 at the time.
Maybe in a 3rd world Asian country, but here in America, they sold 7 and got bored......and went on to the next project. The money was completely and utterly meaningless; hundreds of guys with 40K were told, "Thanks for your interest....." The car was never intended to be sold in quantity......seems you have that impression??
Marymesilly yeah, I don’t know how many people would have a brand new engine that has absolutely no damage in a scrap yard to use at their disposal along with a clean new body. Nowadays it may be cheap to make one of these because the parts are old and available, but you have to think about the time these were made
They only made 7
@@captainbart why did you say maybe in a third world Asian country?
Jay, I love as you get older, you're turning into the Petrolhead version of Wilford Brimley.... sincerely advising us to "Check your tires...and check them often". We need words of auto wisdom like that from you every episode. You can call it "Jay's Good Judgement"
+Steve Prentice Modern tyres are all quite good. But in reality have a 3 year life.
Man. Alot of great V6 engines came out of the late 80s.
The mazda kf-ze
The ford SHO
The volkswagen vr6
And whatever that buick/maserati thing that was in the GNX was.
In the GNX I think it was a twin turbo V 6 or a single turbo not sure but definitely at least 1 turbo
@@danielk4331 yes, single turbo 3.8L V6. It was the fastest production car of the 80's and that pissed off Chevrolet.
@@Nothingtoya Buick and Chevrolet are made by the same company GM
@@damonlemasters3424 right......the Corvette was supposed to be the fastest car, not the regal.......
@@Nothingtoya the fiero also made them mad lol
This is one of the coolest small cars in Jay Leno's garage and on video so far! 😎👍
Been waiting for this review for so long!
Me too, probably like 2 years