Yes. To tell you the truth, if the weekly videos were ONLY restoration blogs, I would be content. They probably think that because they work so painstakingly, people would tune out because they wouldn't see dramatic changes from the preceding week, but I love the minutia. I think many others would too. Maybe their views would take a bit of a hit, unless as you say, they continued with the regular videos too.
Jay Leno is an international automotive treasure. The world should support his historical efforts in any way possible and keep these unique cars running.
I did not own a Nash but I did own a 73 AMC ambassador _2 door hardtop between 83 and 1992 it had 360 v-8 jeep engine when I sold it it had 152,000 miles on the dial!
Thanks Jay for preserving these cars and sharing their story with us here. I honor and respect the work you and your crew are doing and your choice to keep them original.
Thank god men like you exist....being British I don't know much about your chat show persona.... But hell man you have probably done more automotive preservation work than anyone I can name anywhere!.... Well done you're a true hero.
Jay is just the consummate enthusiast, he keeps his cars and bikes original, but with the caveat that it MUST be safely drivable! There is a kind of genius to the way his shop upgrades these old cars to keep them on the road with a fighting chance for survival! It’s EXACTLY how I would do it, because driving is the point.
this is Jay at His best..just straight car talk..and a good long look with explanation of what, how and when the car got there and what they are doing..as we can tell by all the comments that this is a very favorite form of videos we want more of..
@@1183newman Yes i know, and how easy was it for you to write that. It probably took you as long as the first reply. I am just sick and tired of the trolls who have nothing better to do than parse every response they see.
I’d love to see more of these but with a focus on the work itself and the craftsman that do it. Show us the process from 3D printing to investment casting, CNCing, fabbing the clutch. Love all the Jay vids, but restoration blogs are the best.
Can you imagine having jays life, having the money to amass this beautiful car collection, to restore them properly and to enjoy them like they were meant to be... Id give 20 yrs off the back of my life
Hi Jay, and greetings from the UK. First of all I'd like to thank you for all of your fantastic videos. I've been an avid watcher of yours ever since I discovered your channel all those years ago, and the first thing I do when I wake up every Monday morning is watch the new episode of Jay Leno's Garage whilst I have my morning coffee. I've been a car fanatic ever since I can remember. In fact, like yourself, I'm facinated by just about everything of a mechanical nature. I find your videos all the more enjoyable because of, not just your knowledge of whatever vehicle or machine is that weeks subject, but your obvious enthusiasm for it all too. Also, your "garage" is something to behold. It's such an eclectic collection and with all the other items displayed, plus an incredible workshop with a group of amazing, highly skilled guys working with you really is any petrol/gear heads dream setup. You must feel proud, not to mention blessed, each time you enter that place, and all I can say is, how on earth do you decide what to drive each day?? Anyway, I hadn't meant to waffle on for so long. The main reason for my commenting on this particular video was the beautiful Chrysler 300 with fuel injection you featured. Although you mentioned it was incredibly rare and even an employee of Chrysler at the time would pretty much deny it's existence because it was doomed from the start due to the injection system being so complicated, I have a book in front of me called Great American Automobiles of the 50's and it obviously features the Chrysler 300 series. However, it does actually mention the fuel injected version. It's says a Bendix Electrojector system was available as a $400 option, but as you mentioned, proved so unreliable most of them were converted to carburettors. It also says only 16 were ordered. Thanks again Jay. Regards. Matti Brown.
If you love cars, or any kind of vehicle, you've just gotta love Jay. What I appreciate most about this man is he loves everything. New, old, American, foreign, it doesn't matter. That how I've always felt. Cars and trucks are the greatest (and most beautiful) things ever created by man. Thank God there are people who save them.
It’s great that you not only try to keep as much as original as possible, but also recreate parts as close to original. Updating critical parts where necessary to make these beauties safe and reliable to drive is a good call. Rather than being a rusty museum piece, they’re safe to drive and appreciate. They’ll still be going for years to come 👍 Great video.
I have a friend that dated a girl with one of those in the 80s, they had taken out the I6 and put a V8 in it, but her father had the I6, they got married then he talked her into getting it restored, were talking early 1980s, the restorer gets it apart and blasts the frame, then it sat for a couple years, my friend gets tired of waiting and tells the guy he wants it back, the guy wouldn't let him have it, he had to take him to court to get it back, so then it sat another ten years in his garage while he raised his kids etc, he eventually sold it in the 90s. The whole time his wife gave him grief, as far as she was concerned she had a nice convertible she could drive, she didn't care the motor wasn't correct, she just liked driving it.
There was talk back in the late 60s, that GMH in Australia were looking at the Pontiac OHV 6, to be used in the Holden. In the end they went for the Chev V8.
These videos are the best! When on my private tour I enjoyed talking to Bernard and the boys. These guys have forgot more in 1 day then I’d learn in a lifetime.
*GOD BLESS KING LENO* *MAY JAY REIGN SUPREME FOR A THOUSAND YEARS, AND MAY THE NAME LENO BE EMBLAZONED UPON THE SANDS OF AUTOMOTIVE TIME, FOR ALL TO KNOW AND WORSHIP*
Restoration Blog is THE reason why I have subscribed this channel. I would love to see more of it, especially of the work itself and not just the results. I bet a lot of people would like to see how you solve problems regarding restorations, e.g. using the 3D-scanner and printer. It would also be nice, if you could visit some of the companies you are working with and let them give you (and us) a tour through their workshops.
I miss Jay's book reviews and the interviews with important automotive folks~~ Nevertheless I love all the episodes and I've learned so much from Jay, the guests, and the cars and bikes~~ Thanks Professor Leno!
Every time we get these terrific walking tours of the garage I'm amazed at all the things that cover the walls. There mus be thousands of framed photos and automotive artwork of every size. I'm sure Jay will outlive me and probably most of everyone here, but unless he's the actual Highlander I can't help thinking about the inevitable auction that will send all this stuff back out into the world to be collected by the next generation of auto enthusiasts. Nothing lasts forever. Everything lasts forever.
As much fun as it is to watch you Jay drive everybody else cars this is your best kind of blog. The work you guys put in is incredible. Judging by the comments below, I not the only one that feels that way. Please more restoration blogs.
The best thing about the 1968 Firebird Sprint from a mechanic's point of view was that you could work on the engine easily, no having to jack up on sides to replace the spark plugs, but the timing belt was a little on the weak side. I worked at Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC Truck dealer from 72 to 74 and did a factory tune up on one once, it took 2 cans of carb cleaner to get all the carbon out of it, the lady who owned it never took it out on the highway and got around 5 miles to the Imperial gallon, after the tune up she took it out on about a 75 mile highway run and got around 20 miles per Imperial gallon. so she was happy. Thanks Jay.
Jay, I lost track of when Covid hit. Thankfully, I didn't contract it. You are a national treasure, in my opinion. Do you have a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner? I had one. One day at a gas station, a fellow came over and showed me something interesting about the electrical wiring. With the key off, pressing the brake peddle with the turn signal, gives power to the radio. I now have ALS, I retired from being an A&P aircraft mechanic. I'm awed by the skills of your guys. You bring me joy in each of your episodes. I like the steam powered cars best. Thank you so much for doing and sharing. Mark Pullen
Thanks Jay, My Mom had a 66 Tempest Safari wagon with the OHC 6. I have always been a car guy even then, being 8 years old. I couldn't understand why all the service station guys oohed and awed over that engine when they opened the hood. I was, like so many impressed with cubic inches. It was a very good car for her. She traded it in 72 when it had 90,000 miles for a 71 Montego. Thanks again, I look forward to viewing every Monday morning, it starts my week right.
The Pontiac Sprint ohc six was NOT the first ohc six done in America. Jeep’s Tornado 3.8L ohc six launched in the 1963 Gladiator pickup and Wagoneer SUV.
I had a '63 with the Tornado OHC. Dependability wasn't it's strong suit, especially the "floating" distributor, but when it was running, it was a hoss.
He did not say it was the first. He said he believes it was the first with a RUBBER TIMING BELT instead of a chain. [EDIT] I just rewound the tape and stand corrected. He did say it was the first overhead cam 6.
Haha, I thought the same thing....Kaiser Willys Jeep Tornado OHC 6 in 1962! 140 hp, and it only had a 6 lobe camshaft...one lobe for both intake and exhaust!
Coming soon on the Discovery channel - Jay Leno's Reality Garage. Mild mannered Bernard trades punches with Jimmy in a fight over a magneto. Quiet man of the paint booth, Per , tells George the steam engineer he's doing it all wrong , leading George to chuck a spanner and Jay's McLaren F1...... thankfully not.
Jimmy was the guy working on the brass water jacket on that race car too. Jay is willing to let Jimmy do it right, so basically Mr. Hudson now has the dream craftsman job. Plus they are all working on a project of their own in Jay's shop. Jay knows how to handle car nuts.
I have a feeling that 100 years from now the Leno Legacy garage will still be hard at work, restoring and maintaining rare and unique cars for the world to enjoy. You are doing a wonderful thing, Jay.
Jay...I believe Jeep were the first to offer the overhead cam 6 in the USA..it being the 230 Tornado ..introduced in 1962...the Pontiac was first offered in 67
Many moons ago when I was a young house painter in the Bay Area I had a sweet green 72 Vega wagon with Ansen slotted mags and 60 series tires with a 4 speed, it had that classic 70s California surf wagon look. I found a 68 Firebird Sprint HO in the classifieds, 4speed stick, with the 4barrel Quadrajet, also had split exhaust manifold, 6 into 2. The pretty young blonde owner drove it to CA from Colorado, well she just loved my Vega as it was a stick, and we did a straight trade! What a blast I had that summer commuting to work in that car, I recall it did not have PS or PB so that motor revved freely, eventually I restored it completely including rebuilding that engine myself (my first) McCullochs on Valencia St. in SF did the machine work. That motor was so smooth and quiet all you would hear coming down the street was the jet whoosh of the custom aluminum fan. I found another rebuilt 1 barrel motor so I pulled my HO and kept it for many years, wish I still had it, but I mentioned it to my neighbor and he bugged me for many years to sell it to him, he finally got it. Sold the car to a young lady who eventually wrecked it. Great engine, great GT car.
I love these restoration updates. But this one has led me to a question, maybe even an idea for another one off video jay. I've noticed you've mentioned a few times about cars you were interested in, and have now subsequently got. So my question and potential video one off, what are the white whales you are currently chasing to add to the collection? I kinda want to know what the man with hundreds of auto's still wants.
Some alter ego would then buy every one !! Perhaps There is a tape somewhere , maybe at a pizza place, coffee shop, Hmmm ! Watson get my Cap , the games afoot !! ( sorry watching too many Sherlock Holmes vids )
The thing is if he announces the stuff he is searching for, people who have it will jack up the price. I guess that is why it would be prudent for him not to tell.
Yeah, I thought about all that indeed...but another part of me wondered if it would also help him find the absolute most obscure of pieces that maybe all of two people would know even existed and where.
Jay i am thankful for guys like you who restore instead of destroying .I am in total agreement with you. There not making anymore this is it when there gone there gone. Again thank you
I want to be Jay, and employ a team of mechanics, fabricators, and body people, working on multiple projects at a time! We can dream! Thanks for letting us live vicariously Jay!
Luv that Firebird 6. Nobody knows they exist. Also, I'm always amazed at your innovative reengineering of antique mechanical parts for restoration. A modern disc brake inside a classic drum? Brilliant.
Jay is keeping many mechanics busy full time with all these totally different cars. Love the 1968 Firebird Convert. Sprint. I had a 67 Sprint with a 3spd manual. Those sixes can actually get bumped up to around 280 HP very easily. Thank you Jay and John DeLorean .!!!
Jay, I think it is wonderful that you can own all of these great cars and motorcycles. It's been said that a man needs a hobby ! I am close to your age and slowly realizing that you only go around once so if you can , enjoy the ride. I will be a watcher.
"This is probably the third time we've shown this car." And that is 100% ok with me. I can't get enough of seeing this car. Would love to see something like an hour long, or much longer, video of the whole process with this car. I absolutely love it.
These Restoration Blogs are always my favorites on this channel. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, if I can't get to heaven, Jay's garage is where I'd like to go.
Hell yeah, can't wait for the Jensen drive. I'd never heard of them until Jay's Interceptor episode. I'm a big Mopar guy (if only I could afford a good one), and perversely pretty into fun well-handling cars, so they're right up my alley. I'm fascinated by the Wills St. Claire, too. Jay has turned me onto a whole bunch of rigs I'd otherwise not have known about. I'm also pretty into old GMs, and never knew about the 4.1 straight six Pontiac, so I'm looking pretty forward to that too. I watch every week, and I'm slowly starting to like the restoration blog shows at least as well as the 'normal' ones. I like nerding out on old accurate restorations, and I love that these guys do it as right as can be done today. Awesome job, thank you all!
Sunday nights with Jay are as close as it gets to a can't miss weekly TV show!
True the left is killing funny ,,don't watch any late night show anymore..
And I love cars so I love this show ..
No it's not. You can't miss it because it's always available.
What is this "TV" you speak of? Is this a new thing?
whats a tv?
Televised Virtuality aka Brainwashers
"It's nice to be authentic, but it's better to be alive" is a good philosophy for vintage cars
Restoration vlogs should have their own weekly episodes. Don’t even need Jay, just have the craftsmen showing/explaining their work.
Agree. I'd watch that too.
Yes, Jay could easily start another channel for just restorations and get 1 million subs
I think monthly, or bi monthly would be better with the slow progress they make on some of the stuff he has.
Nah, Jay adds the humor element. Gotta have him in there.
Yes. To tell you the truth, if the weekly videos were ONLY restoration blogs, I would be content. They probably think that because they work so painstakingly, people would tune out because they wouldn't see dramatic changes from the preceding week, but I love the minutia. I think many others would too. Maybe their views would take a bit of a hit, unless as you say, they continued with the regular videos too.
Jay is a true custodian of automotive history.
We must protect Jay at all costs!! Love his garage and car collection.
gym shoe I hope that when jay passes a new curator is selected and his collection is kept together
Can't that Jay enough for preserving these wonderful vehicles. Thrilling to see. His legacy will live on !
Jay employees top-end people in his shop just to work on his own cars (and their own too). It’s like a little paradise.
Willy Lamb He inspires a lot of loyalty even going back to his Tonight Show days.
Yeah, it must be a little paradise to work in this fantastic garage - car heaven
Jay, the way you "improve" cars makes them truly drivable in todays world and not just a museum piece. From the bottom of my heart Thank You!
Jay Leno is an international automotive treasure. The world should support his historical efforts in any way possible and keep these unique cars running.
JAY LENO IS THE EFFING COOLEST DUDE EVER! Hes a real car guy, who actually appreciates the history.
LOVE THE RESTORATION BLOG...KEEP EM COMING EVERY MONTH PLEASE!
They are becoming more rare these days!
I did not own a Nash but I did own a 73 AMC ambassador _2 door hardtop between 83 and 1992 it had 360 v-8 jeep engine when I sold it it had 152,000 miles on the dial!
Jay is a bloody hero for saving all this automotive history.
Thanks Jay for preserving these cars and sharing their story with us here. I honor and respect the work you and your crew are doing and your choice to keep them original.
Thank god men like you exist....being British I don't know much about your chat show persona.... But hell man you have probably done more automotive preservation work than anyone I can name anywhere!.... Well done you're a true hero.
I love the restoration blogs, I am curious as to what happened to the Volvo Station Wagon project. I dead sure I have never missed the weekly video.
I was excited to see a new "Restoration Blog" for that reason... next one I guess.
same here. was looking forward to the update on the Volvo
I am as well. Being I have a Volvo wagon myself. So Jay let us know what;s going on with it, please. Thank you.
Polestar!! I'm dying to see that one finished.
im always for the lookout for that car
Jay is just the consummate enthusiast, he keeps his cars and bikes original, but with the caveat that it MUST be safely drivable! There is a kind of genius to the way his shop upgrades these old cars to keep them on the road with a fighting chance for survival! It’s EXACTLY how I would do it, because driving is the point.
The guy says "Jay likes everything original" while we all see the entire interior of the car coated in Dynamat sound deadening material 😎
I hope someday that this amazing living collection of cars will be available for the public to appreciate in person. It's so varied and unique
I totally dig Jay's philosophy on old cars. Always true to the intent of the car, but also practical when restoring/repairing.
this is Jay at His best..just straight car talk..and a good long look with explanation of what, how and when the car got there and what they are doing..as we can tell by all the comments that this is a very favorite form of videos we want more of..
That Jensen is a beautiful car Jay, we need whole video on that one.
Clearly you didn't listen to what he said
@@truckfreak1027 Since you have the time to chastise me, why don't you take the time to tell me.
@@jorgejefferson8251 lmaoo
@@jorgejefferson8251 in the video he basically said they are doing a video on the jensen.
@@1183newman Yes i know, and how easy was it for you to write that. It probably took you as long as the first reply. I am just sick and tired of the trolls who have nothing better to do than parse every response they see.
You can’t help but love Jay Leno. He has the best taste in toys and has the money to be able to do anything he wants. My hats of to you Jay! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I’d love to see more of these but with a focus on the work itself and the craftsman that do it. Show us the process from 3D printing to investment casting, CNCing, fabbing the clutch. Love all the Jay vids, but restoration blogs are the best.
Can you imagine having jays life, having the money to amass this beautiful car collection, to restore them properly and to enjoy them like they were meant to be...
Id give 20 yrs off the back of my life
Hi Jay, and greetings from the UK. First of all I'd like to thank you for all of your fantastic videos. I've been an avid watcher of yours ever since I discovered your channel all those years ago, and the first thing I do when I wake up every Monday morning is watch the new episode of Jay Leno's Garage whilst I have my morning coffee. I've been a car fanatic ever since I can remember. In fact, like yourself, I'm facinated by just about everything of a mechanical nature. I find your videos all the more enjoyable because of, not just your knowledge of whatever vehicle or machine is that weeks subject, but your obvious enthusiasm for it all too. Also, your "garage" is something to behold. It's such an eclectic collection and with all the other items displayed, plus an incredible workshop with a group of amazing, highly skilled guys working with you really is any petrol/gear heads dream setup. You must feel proud, not to mention blessed, each time you enter that place, and all I can say is, how on earth do you decide what to drive each day?? Anyway, I hadn't meant to waffle on for so long. The main reason for my commenting on this particular video was the beautiful Chrysler 300 with fuel injection you featured. Although you mentioned it was incredibly rare and even an employee of Chrysler at the time would pretty much deny it's existence because it was doomed from the start due to the injection system being so complicated, I have a book in front of me called Great American Automobiles of the 50's and it obviously features the Chrysler 300 series. However, it does actually mention the fuel injected version. It's says a Bendix Electrojector system was available as a $400 option, but as you mentioned, proved so unreliable most of them were converted to carburettors. It also says only 16 were ordered. Thanks again Jay. Regards. Matti Brown.
If you love cars, or any kind of vehicle, you've just gotta love Jay. What I appreciate most about this man is he loves everything. New, old, American, foreign, it doesn't matter. That how I've always felt. Cars and trucks are the greatest (and most beautiful) things ever created by man. Thank God there are people who save them.
Jay Leno , probably the most knowledgeable car and bike enthusiast of our time
Jay Leno's garage should be designated as a historical site and a 9th wonder of the world :) Really cool.
Jay's garage is more a National Treasure than ANYTHING in Washington DC.
It’s great that you not only try to keep as much as original as possible, but also recreate parts as close to original. Updating critical parts where necessary to make these beauties safe and reliable to drive is a good call. Rather than being a rusty museum piece, they’re safe to drive and appreciate. They’ll still be going for years to come 👍 Great video.
holy crap that Firebird Sprint is amazing, such a cool engine that most people have never heard of
I have a friend that dated a girl with one of those in the 80s, they had taken out the I6 and put a V8 in it, but her father had the I6, they got married then he talked her into getting it restored, were talking early 1980s, the restorer gets it apart and blasts the frame, then it sat for a couple years, my friend gets tired of waiting and tells the guy he wants it back, the guy wouldn't let him have it, he had to take him to court to get it back, so then it sat another ten years in his garage while he raised his kids etc, he eventually sold it in the 90s.
The whole time his wife gave him grief, as far as she was concerned she had a nice convertible she could drive, she didn't care the motor wasn't correct, she just liked driving it.
There was talk back in the late 60s, that GMH in Australia were looking at the Pontiac OHV 6, to be used in the Holden. In the end they went for the Chev V8.
These videos are the best! When on my private tour I enjoyed talking to Bernard and the boys. These guys have forgot more in 1 day then I’d learn in a lifetime.
I just love Jay's resto blogs . So pleased some one is saving this old iron .
Thank you, Jay, for preserving automotive history.
Best late night host, best car collection, best channel 👍
I love the restoration blogs! It’s nice to see the cars when they are not restored!
*GOD BLESS KING LENO*
*MAY JAY REIGN SUPREME FOR A THOUSAND YEARS, AND MAY THE NAME LENO BE EMBLAZONED UPON THE SANDS OF AUTOMOTIVE TIME, FOR ALL TO KNOW AND WORSHIP*
I love how Jay mentions all the folks who get involved, and really gives credit to his team. Sign of a truly great leader-
I absolutely love these videos. Absolute gem of a TH-cam channel
Restoration Blog is THE reason why I have subscribed this channel. I would love to see more of it, especially of the work itself and not just the results. I bet a lot of people would like to see how you solve problems regarding restorations, e.g. using the 3D-scanner and printer. It would also be nice, if you could visit some of the companies you are working with and let them give you (and us) a tour through their workshops.
I think it's great that you're preserving those wonderful historic automobiles, and that you're sharing them with all of us. Thanks Jay.
Can you imagine being jay.. what a life restoring and driving your cars everyday, thats my dream job.
I miss Jay's book reviews and the interviews with important automotive folks~~ Nevertheless I love all the episodes and I've learned so much from Jay, the guests, and the cars and bikes~~ Thanks Professor Leno!
Jay writes a column in Auto Week, from here in Detroit, The Kingdom of the Engine.
Jay's enthusiasm is really contagious.
Hooray for you, Jay! Saving a Sprint 6 Pontiac. I had a Sprint 6 Tempest. Great engine!
My Dad had one and was pretty fast!
Every time we get these terrific walking tours of the garage I'm amazed at all the things that cover the walls. There mus be thousands of framed photos and automotive artwork of every size. I'm sure Jay will outlive me and probably most of everyone here, but unless he's the actual Highlander I can't help thinking about the inevitable auction that will send all this stuff back out into the world to be collected by the next generation of auto enthusiasts. Nothing lasts forever. Everything lasts forever.
Resto blog! Yes! Thanks jay.
I love that you drive these cars. That's what it's all about driving them. Not sitting in a garage.
Graet too see Jimmy again! Great metal worker..
"It's nice to be authentic but it's nice to be alive" THE most truthful words spoken on this channel.
Jay just needs to design his own car. It'll be priceless!!
Jonathan Lastname agreed!
I'm pretty sure he designed one of the jet cars he has
Eco Jet
As much fun as it is to watch you Jay drive everybody else cars this is your best kind of blog. The work you guys put in is incredible. Judging by the comments below, I not the only one that feels that way. Please more restoration blogs.
Thank you Jay. For the videos, for keeping these beautiful cars alive and for the countless memories these cars recall.
I cant imagine Sunday nights with Jay Lenos Garage.
Jay you and your team are amazing, thank you so much for what you do for the hobby. I hope I can meet you one day and shake your hand.
The best thing about the 1968 Firebird Sprint from a mechanic's point of view was that you could work on the engine easily, no having to jack up on sides to replace the spark plugs, but the timing belt was a little on the weak side. I worked at Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC Truck dealer from 72 to 74 and did a factory tune up on one once, it took 2 cans of carb cleaner to get all the carbon out of it, the lady who owned it never took it out on the highway and got around 5 miles to the Imperial gallon, after the tune up she took it out on about a 75 mile highway run and got around 20 miles per Imperial gallon. so she was happy. Thanks Jay.
Jay,
I am excited that you got a Pontiac Firebird Sprint!
Cheers,
Joker
These videos are a collection, a gift to auto enthusiasts.
Looking forward to the first drive of the Detroit electric. 400+ hp Tesla motor, bicycle tires and tiller steering. Should be.... entertaining.
WITH A/C YET.
Jay, I lost track of when Covid hit. Thankfully, I didn't contract it. You are a national treasure, in my opinion. Do you have a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner? I had one. One day at a gas station, a fellow came over and showed me something interesting about the electrical wiring. With the key off, pressing the brake peddle with the turn signal, gives power to the radio. I now have ALS, I retired from being an A&P aircraft mechanic. I'm awed by the skills of your guys. You bring me joy in each of your episodes. I like the steam powered cars best. Thank you so much for doing and sharing. Mark Pullen
Just sat on loo at work perfect timing!!
Ju Bu me too!
Thanks Jay, My Mom had a 66 Tempest Safari wagon with the OHC 6. I have always been a car guy even then, being 8 years old. I couldn't understand why all the service station guys oohed and awed over that engine when they opened the hood. I was, like so many impressed with cubic inches. It was a very good car for her. She traded it in 72 when it had 90,000 miles for a 71 Montego. Thanks again, I look forward to viewing every Monday morning, it starts my week right.
RESTO BLOG!
Jay the world needs more people like you in it thank you for all you do for the car world
The Pontiac Sprint ohc six was NOT the first ohc six done in America. Jeep’s Tornado 3.8L ohc six launched in the 1963 Gladiator pickup and Wagoneer SUV.
I had a '63 with the Tornado OHC. Dependability wasn't it's strong suit, especially the "floating" distributor, but when it was running, it was a hoss.
He did not say it was the first. He said he believes it was the first with a RUBBER TIMING BELT instead of a chain. [EDIT] I just rewound the tape and stand corrected. He did say it was the first overhead cam 6.
Haha, I thought the same thing....Kaiser Willys Jeep Tornado OHC 6 in 1962! 140 hp, and it only had a 6 lobe camshaft...one lobe for both intake and exhaust!
Tornado engine was a beast and reliable once fixed from some issues. Check the argentinian ika torino.
"Roadrunner that went to Oxford"... Jay you've got a way with words lol.
Meep Meep!! ......oh not that roadrunner.... hehe
A few years ago you posted about restoring a red 300SL. I really want to see the progress on it!!!
If I remember well, they fixed the machanicals but he wanted to keep the "patina" of the race car it was.
It's amazing how you can 3D scan something and then CNC it! Perfect for bringing all these obsolete parts back and giving these classic cars new life.
You forgot to show us the brass water jackets for the Rabbit 1! 14:50
Good catch! Editor obviously missed that one in the rush to get the vlog done.
it seamed like you would only see one new jacket per episode. i can't believe he got them all done.
Love the work Jay and his craftsman do. Jay is more museum curator than restorer.
Nobody:
Jay Leno: I have that sitting in my garage.
It is always a pleasure watching. Jay is a kind and generous gentleman.
This is the same Jimmy 7:00 that work for Boyd Coddington and quit because Boyd's shop was a mad house.
Thats him, Jimmy Hudson
Glad to see him in a good shop. He was treated like trash over at Coddington. Boyd was not to kind to real talented with minds of their own.
Coming soon on the Discovery channel - Jay Leno's Reality Garage. Mild mannered Bernard trades punches with Jimmy in a fight over a magneto. Quiet man of the paint booth, Per , tells George the steam engineer he's doing it all wrong , leading George to chuck a spanner and Jay's McLaren F1...... thankfully not.
@@briangreen6602 i always like when jay explains you don't restore a car in three days
Jimmy was the guy working on the brass water jacket on that race car too. Jay is willing to let Jimmy do it right, so basically Mr. Hudson now has the dream craftsman job. Plus they are all working on a project of their own in Jay's shop. Jay knows how to handle car nuts.
I re-watched the last 4 of these last night, what a co-incidence and so pleased to see a new one uploaded this morning!
Greetings from the international space station!
I have a feeling that 100 years from now the Leno Legacy garage will still be hard at work, restoring and maintaining rare and unique cars for the world to enjoy. You are doing a wonderful thing, Jay.
Jay...I believe Jeep were the first to offer the overhead cam 6 in the USA..it being the 230 Tornado ..introduced in 1962...the Pontiac was first offered in 67
I'm glad you said that, I thought I was losing my mind
So the Pontiac one was the first one that didn't suck.
@@MrJMS814 The Tornado was a very competent, smooth engine that was the basis for the 4.0,
Maybe it was the first GM engine inline 6 with OHC ?
Many moons ago when I was a young house painter in the Bay Area I had a sweet green 72 Vega wagon with Ansen slotted mags and 60 series tires with a 4 speed, it had that classic 70s California surf wagon look.
I found a 68 Firebird Sprint HO in the classifieds, 4speed stick, with the 4barrel Quadrajet, also had split exhaust manifold, 6 into 2.
The pretty young blonde owner drove it to CA from Colorado, well she just loved my Vega as it was a stick, and we did a straight trade!
What a blast I had that summer commuting to work in that car, I recall it did not have PS or PB so that motor revved freely, eventually I restored it completely including rebuilding that engine myself (my first)
McCullochs on Valencia St. in SF did the machine work. That motor was so smooth and quiet all you would hear coming down the street was the jet whoosh of the custom aluminum fan.
I found another rebuilt 1 barrel motor so I pulled my HO and kept it for many years, wish I still had it, but I mentioned it to my neighbor and he bugged me for many years to sell it to him, he finally got it. Sold the car to a young lady who eventually wrecked it. Great engine, great GT car.
I love these restoration updates. But this one has led me to a question, maybe even an idea for another one off video jay. I've noticed you've mentioned a few times about cars you were interested in, and have now subsequently got. So my question and potential video one off, what are the white whales you are currently chasing to add to the collection? I kinda want to know what the man with hundreds of auto's still wants.
Some alter ego would then buy every one !! Perhaps There is a tape somewhere , maybe at a pizza place, coffee shop, Hmmm ! Watson get my Cap , the games afoot !! ( sorry watching too many Sherlock Holmes vids )
The thing is if he announces the stuff he is searching for, people who have it will jack up the price. I guess that is why it would be prudent for him not to tell.
Yeah, I thought about all that indeed...but another part of me wondered if it would also help him find the absolute most obscure of pieces that maybe all of two people would know even existed and where.
It's gotta be awesome to find a car thats the only one know to exist
@@Bobbydog66 HE KNOW WHO TO TALK TO IF HE NEEDS OR WANTS SOMETHING.
Jay i am thankful for guys like you who restore instead of destroying .I am in total agreement with you. There not making anymore this is it when there gone there gone. Again thank you
The AMG engine ......come on Jay what are you doing with it? It's been years since you mentioned it .......
Doesn't he have a spare Lamborghini engine too?
I want to be Jay, and employ a team of mechanics, fabricators, and body people, working on multiple projects at a time! We can dream! Thanks for letting us live vicariously Jay!
Easier to do a missile launch sequence than to open the hood!
maxxjett films LMAO
twist the lever the wrong way and tear gas comes out of the grill. OO7 Security .
..."better to be alive." Not bad for a young stand up comic.
Speaking of which, I'm still thinking a tiller driven electric capable of modern highway speeds is not that good of an idea for longevity.
@@TugIronChief Wow, that'd have to be an early one! Steam or gas?
jay talks about his idols often more then not but what jay leno does not know is
he is one of my idols ;) ps he reminds me of my dad.
More restoration blogs - less personality-free car buddies who may or may not own Lamborghini dealerships.
More of everything. And this is not about personality, it is about cars - and their stories.
I hope Jay is around for another 30 years and maybe more with modern medicine. I really do enjoy seeing his collection and hearing his sense of humor.
Luv that Firebird 6. Nobody knows they exist. Also, I'm always amazed at your innovative reengineering of antique mechanical parts for restoration. A modern disc brake inside a classic drum? Brilliant.
Keeping the cultural heritage of automotive history alive. Thank you Mr. Leno.
Jay is keeping many mechanics busy full time with all these totally different cars. Love the 1968 Firebird Convert. Sprint. I had a 67 Sprint with a 3spd manual. Those sixes can actually get bumped up to around 280 HP very easily. Thank you Jay and John DeLorean .!!!
Jay, I think it is wonderful that you can own all of these great cars and motorcycles. It's been said that a man needs a hobby ! I am close to your age and slowly realizing that you only go around once so if you can , enjoy the ride. I will be a watcher.
Bernard has a great job. Makes Jay happy.
A most fortunate man. Thank you, Mr. Jay Leno for preserving our automotive history.
Jay's passion knows no bounds
Don't let Jay fool you, he will give it all up in a second!!!!
"This is probably the third time we've shown this car." And that is 100% ok with me. I can't get enough of seeing this car. Would love to see something like an hour long, or much longer, video of the whole process with this car. I absolutely love it.
Thanks for putting in the time and energy to restore these vehicles. So much history.
These Restoration Blogs are always my favorites on this channel. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, if I can't get to heaven, Jay's garage is where I'd like to go.
jay leno reminds me of an old soul in a new body.
Hell yeah, can't wait for the Jensen drive. I'd never heard of them until Jay's Interceptor episode. I'm a big Mopar guy (if only I could afford a good one), and perversely pretty into fun well-handling cars, so they're right up my alley. I'm fascinated by the Wills St. Claire, too. Jay has turned me onto a whole bunch of rigs I'd otherwise not have known about. I'm also pretty into old GMs, and never knew about the 4.1 straight six Pontiac, so I'm looking pretty forward to that too. I watch every week, and I'm slowly starting to like the restoration blog shows at least as well as the 'normal' ones. I like nerding out on old accurate restorations, and I love that these guys do it as right as can be done today. Awesome job, thank you all!