My favorite derelict. The perfect family car, It's a grocery getter, Room for road trips, and the rear door folds down for picnic's. Absolutely Perfect !
@MTR what do you mean, are automobiles far better than modern society not "good" enough for the law. Ahjeez of course modern government started that regulations. "Hey, we took away those fantastic automobiles and changed their design, but now you can't drive them either!"
@MTR well, your calling it naturally restored to its very paramount beginning of a finish, clean working as it did back in 1938, not good enough for the plastic computers on wheels we have to show for progress. More of an offense as when they put the orange caution triangle on the back of the model T disproving its many advancments for the world and rendering it to "old" and "slow" practically.
Brings back memories. Until I was 15 (I'm 69 now) the family car was a 1953 Desoto Firedome V8 station wagon. We had it for many years. It was two tone green. I remember it had a semi automatic transmission with a clutch pedal. My dad always had a glass pack muffler on it so it had a nice rumble. We lived in NJ and my Grandparents lived in NC so at least once per year we would drive down to visit them. There were 6 kids so I spent many hours with blankets and pillows in that wooden floor cargo area in back. My dad made a wooden rooftop luggage carrier for it so we were quite a sight all loaded up going down the road. Probably got the plans from Popular Science or Popular Mechanics. I never see any of those, even restored, on the road these days.
Keeping the original steering wheel is an oft-overlooked lovely touch.. nothing disappoints me more to see a beautiful hot rod with a modern machined steering wheel.
this car is awesome! I don't get why more people who restore, or rebuild cars like this, don't want this original patina of the body, which probably took the entire life of the car to create, mounted on all new, safe modern frame and engine. This is the kind of car that is a pleasure to own and drive. Love the patina and the wonderful old shapes of the body. Interior is not overdone either. Great car, and I'm not a car guy!!! I'd love to have a few vehicles exactly like this!! Thanks for letting us see it Jay and Jonathon!
Classification of rust goes as follows: It's serious rust when you're buying it , patina when you show it off to your friends and surface rust when you're selling it..lol
Hello Jay I had a 55 2nd edition chevy pickup for over 35 years . It had several motors due to hard use . With a super charger under the hood. It was repainted inside and out with new glass and interior twice . But it had been driven hard and vandalized twice as a daily driver . But I really enjoyed it more when it was left in its dented , scratched stated . It was always left alone in that state when parked . Never needed more than the windshield cleaned . And wiped the smile off the face of more than 1 corvette owner .
jay talks over people because 90% of the time, theyve never been infront of a camera and get nervous. he tries to explain it so it doesnt get awkward, and ask them questions often for quick answers of little words
I love this build.Its the best of all worlds. powerful, roomy, and never have to worry about people messing up your paint job. A totally awesome cruiser.
Jay leno i never really cared for you when you were on tv but seeing the real you on the jay leno car show you are a great guy with a true passion for cars thank you soo much for sharing your colection with us i cant stop watching the car show on you tube thanks again
Jay, this is absolutely one of the coolest cars you've had on here. I love it! Especially since it's a station wagon, because I'm a long time station wagon fan
I've got a derelict International truck you're more than welcome to come see! She's pretty much stock with a grumbling exhaust only 50 years of use can provide! All the creaks and groans, and speed holes you can handle!
Awesome, Jay! Icon is my local fave builder - and these cars are genius. I expect by now you’ve seen Ward’s ‘49 Mercury electric. Simply brilliant rolling art.
LOL! 7:17 - After camera car buzzes past them, Jay revs up and passes the camera car, grinning out the window at them like the Road Runner flips his tongue out at Wile E. Coyote. Plp-ity-plupity-pluppp! XD
Castro wouldn't, but other Cubans might. Now that relations between the US and Cuba are being normalized, I'll bet there are hundreds of old car nuts that will descend on Cuba to buy those old Cuban cars. And I'm sure at least some Cubans with old cars would like to replace them with new cars in trade.
An actor buddy of a friend of mine pulled up to a party my friend was having in a chevy pick up truck. I didn’t know him and thought his truck was in the process of being fixed up. He was talking to me about my 2003 ford f350 dually, that was all fixed up. 24” rims, painted, stereo system etc. i told him it had been stolen and i just got it back from the shop. He told me his was a derelict. He proceeded to show me. Old looking rims, but top of the line tires, willwood disc brakes, chevy corvette motor, new suspension, and it actually was painted to look all rusted, with bondo showing etc. Like it was being worked on. Truck ran amazingly
I just read that ICON builds ground up one off cars so the price is in the $100,000+ range. Their FJ40 is well over $100,000. Maybe the derelict models are a bit cheaper? But not much.
If you want it done correctly and perfect, Johnny Ward is your guy. But there are a lot of guys that will put a new modern chassis with power brakes, fuel injected hemi on an old car to make it drive like new.
So cool, exactly something a always had in mind every since i can remember, i won't ever forget when i was just a kid and my Dad had a friend who had a V8 in an old Rambler Wagon and man was that thing really quick. Thanks for showing!!!
Hey Jay.., ever thought about doing an episode on hearses? When I was young I was hitch hiking and got a ride in one and was thrilled. I never got to check it out and they are among the most inaccessible and mysterious cars ever. (Yes, there was a deceased person in the back too.)
@@thatebutuoyguy788 I can't link to it here, but google "icon derelict cost" and the first or second link that comes up is an article on GQ that talks about the costs. They start at 250k
@broomsterm The 1950 Buick convertible is on ebay right now for $ 315,000. Takes the fun right out of it. Best to do your own for 50-60k with the morrison chassis. His cars do have some nice details for sure but this is crazy.
+theedrstrangelove But the chrome rant is one of cheesy stock comments with this show Another is finding Toyota scrunched up in a wheel well. Some of the others aren't coming to mind at the moment.
This guy is doing wat ive been saying i want to do for the past 20 years! Takeing old 40s 50s cars and modernizeing them with big horse power and updated suspension and modernized with the old stock look....ive been wanted to do this yet money has been the stop sign for me!
J. Ward is a genius. It's both great art and superior engineering yet so understated only an other aficionado would recognize what it is. Bravo - inspiring direction for the hobby to explore.
My question would be: How does the exterior paint ust affect the long-term health of the car. I would prefer a car with a traditional paint job that was then distressed on top of the elite paint job. Onlookers wouldn't know the difference and the car would be protected by the superior paint job underneath. Just like in a house, the exterior paint is a major part of maintaining a car.
What a great idea. Modern as they get and care free! Reminds me of a friend's grandmother's Imperial hemi. We strapped our surfboards to the top of it and used it as a surf car.
I have a 2001 Ford Ranger. Talk about derelict. A tree fell on it, paint faded around the huge roof dent and holes, doors are dented to match the roof dent so they can contour to the heavily dented roof, cargo bed has one dented side, dents on one fender. I kept the old nightmare after insurance paid me for it. It still ran so I kept it for working on my rural property. Then I started to tinker and fixed the damaged suspension, gave it a tune up, fixed the air conditioner. Then I decided to to go ahead an register it again after I sealed the holes on the roof with silicon. It gets a lot of looks. But not necessarily the looks of, Wow! It is more the look of, "Um, that thing still runs?"
Back in the day, cir. 1967, we referred to these big lumbering type cars as "Jungle Cruisers" , sometimes "Detroit Sleds". Both still seem fitting today. What's sort of interesting is that you rarely see an original 1952 anything on the road in original patina that hasn't been fooled with. So now, this 1952 De Soto is quite the "Sleeper".
JW, you guys are doing amazing stuff. When you know 9 out of 10 won't necessarily notice the immense attention to detail here, but you do it anyway - you're doing it for the right reason. Keep up the great work, and keep your site updated with the latest project. I don't want to miss seeing one of these!
Johnathan and his team are most definitely talented in fixing what looks like a clunker. Plus would agree the DeSoto front end looks better than the original front end.
My Grandfather had a green(VIP) 1953 Chrysler hemi which he loved. He drove it for many years. A 24 hour speed record was set with 3 of them which stood for many years and was only broken a few years ago.
Neat car! Robert Mitchum was the driver in the movie Thunder Road and Jim Mitchum his son played his younger brother in the movie. Robert Mitchum wanted Elvis for the part of his younger brother but, he wanted too much. Great movie too! The car shown was featured in the Road & Track Magazine!
Beautiful car, I love it! And I saw a Jb"s Big Boy in the background. My first real job when I was 16 was washing dishes that summer at a Jbs. I had a '68 Dodge Polara two door with a 383 and bucket seats. One of my best memories from that summer was listening to that four barrel kick in on the open road late on a hot summer night.
You sir, are a creative genius! I love your concept and the results! Nobody before you has shown such good taste and detailed interest in all the aesthetics of cars, both the swanky and the common. I'll spread the word, for sure! You're going to have one helluva waiting list!
Didn't need them in cars that size.. That would absorb a lot of impact.I had an early 1970s Caddy Eldorado, I could've cut a wooden telephonepole down and still drove home with it. I don't think this weighs much, Maybe the same as a 1957 Chevy or a Yellow cab of that time, but it's still big enough to get away with hitting things. These maybe 2700-3200 LBS. My car was 5000LBS.
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Complaining about lack of seatbelts when you own a bike... priceless 😂
Everyone knows that seatbelts in those old cars would only trap you underwater or in a fire. You want a rigid car that will throw you free of the wreck at high speeds.
@@berrytharp1334 As in modern cars do not have seat belts. And then you thing flying through the air at 70 mph will save your life. You are already dead going through the wind shield. Are sure that you are not from Mars?
Good heavens, what suicidal thinking. At anything over 30MPH in one of these, the only thing you'll be thrown through is -- the windshield! You're much safer if the car can disintegrate in a controlled fashion, dissipating crash energy rapidly and AWAY FROM the passenger compartment. Modern cars are designed to do this. After a collision from almost any angle at highway speeds, there isn't much left -- only you, still buckled-in and surrounded by deflated airbags. Anyway, I'm pretty sure he had to retrofit at least a few modern safety devices (not shown here) to get a road license in CA for this piece.
High school friend had one of these in mid '60s. Was cherry and had a 318 hemi with a 2 barrel sitting atop a shiny, cast aluminum intake manifold that would look at home on a modern F1 engine. Good times!
I love this car, I love the work that Jonathan Ward does and the Icon vehicles are really cool. But he DID NOT invent the concept of old car bodies with new chassis and running gear as he claimed. Sorry dude.
I wish Utube had a love button.. Jay...you my friend have shown me so much,so much,that I could never even get near......but that...I love... Thank you sir...luv ya bro.....can't imagine my world without you..!!! But enough me that.I am a suburban freak.and you just opened my blind eyes to something unique?....wow....maybe I'm weird....but I love that tank......:) :) :)
I dig organic beaters, but can't stand cars built to look like true beater. I appreciate the work that went into this & is a daily driver, but it pretty close to being a fake beater. IMO he should reworked the original hemi, instead of going with an engine that's a hemi in name only. Make those valve covers mean what they say dammit. :) His iron, his money, but I don't have go nuts over because Jay does.
+waswestkan Or in keeping with the tradition of using something low cost in rat rods raid something like a wrecked forth generation Camaro Z28 or a police interceptor Crown Vic for it's running gear.
I prefer what the folks at coldwarmotors do with very little cost over Ward's approach to spend tens of thousands of dollars, if you are going to have a derelict vehicle at the end. Just my preference though.
IT looks cool, but is essentially a high dollar hot rod that doesn't have the body done and interior quite finished. Not a budget build at least for the working class. And he tries to make it look original, but different front end, etc... Still love this show and have no problem with Jay talking over people. He is the host and it is his garage which he doesn't even have to show. I'd love to visit his garage!
He likes cars but he's just another California old white elitist. His recent rants about Trump have soured me. I guess he doesn't understand the regular working guys are hurt by illegals keeping wages down, losing our jobs overseas, and the safety problem of all these hidden immigrants. He only sees gardeners, and nannies I guess.
That's really sad. A nice old car like that should either have the original engine in it, or at least a "real" engine, with a carburetor and no electronics. The main reason I got into old cars was to get rid of all the modern crap. I absolutely hate that stuff. In my state anything 1967 and newer is subject to emissions testing, so I stick with '66 and older, so I can do whatever I want with it and not have to worry about interference from the govt. A stock or hot rodded '60s hemi would be great in that car. EFI and computerized engine management systems are the worst thing to ever happen to cars. The modern chassis is a great idea. Modern suspension, steering and brakes are wonderful (as long as you don't use ABS) These old cars were strictly mechanical, and should be left that way.
Agreed. All that computer stuff is great until it starts throwing trouble codes (and it will). Most shops would not touch that thing. A 4 barrel Big-block is the way to go. AC would be the one thing I must have. I hate ABS, I swear I can stop almost as fast without it.
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Meh, I love seeing old cars fused with modern hardware.
didnt think rat rods run full custom chassis and suspension as these derelicts do ? isnt a rat rod using still bits of its time to make its look where this is up doing full uptime job ? both are worthy concepts but I dont see them as the same .
Great car! I can imagine some pimple-faced 17 year old guy in his daddy provided, mad bumble bee sounding, rice burner being embarrassed as this "boat" walks away from him at a traffic light. I bet he'd lose his girlfriend.
This is likely the page to watch to get a sense of the fashion trends in classic motoring. All of the perfectness and gloss all tried. Now the restomods with hidden powers in apparent sheep clothing is exciting.
I love it. This car puts a smile on my face and I believe it would stay there if I ever rode in one, indefinitely. Well done concept, proven reality for many of us. It is human because if reminds me of my history. Right when you are reliving the past, something modern about the car hits you and you say, heck ya! Personally, I like leaving it derelict, but resto-mods are equal. It must have modern brakes, suspension and power and assorted electrics.
My favorite derelict. The perfect family car, It's a grocery getter, Room for road trips, and the rear door folds down for picnic's. Absolutely Perfect !
Its also perfect when you don't change the wheels, put the original engine back in, and paint it a mid century color.
@MTR what do you mean, are automobiles far better than modern society not "good" enough for the law. Ahjeez of course modern government started that regulations. "Hey, we took away those fantastic automobiles and changed their design, but now you can't drive them either!"
@MTR well, your calling it naturally restored to its very paramount beginning of a finish, clean working as it did back in 1938, not good enough for the plastic computers on wheels we have to show for progress. More of an offense as when they put the orange caution triangle on the back of the model T disproving its many advancments for the world and rendering it to "old" and "slow" practically.
@MTR then try learning english.
Brings back memories. Until I was 15 (I'm 69 now) the family car was a 1953 Desoto Firedome V8 station wagon. We had it for many years. It was two tone green. I remember it had a semi automatic transmission with a clutch pedal. My dad always had a glass pack muffler on it so it had a nice rumble. We lived in NJ and my Grandparents lived in NC so at least once per year we would drive down to visit them. There were 6 kids so I spent many hours with blankets and pillows in that wooden floor cargo area in back. My dad made a wooden rooftop luggage carrier for it so we were quite a sight all loaded up going down the road. Probably got the plans from Popular Science or Popular Mechanics. I never see any of those, even restored, on the road these days.
Keeping the original steering wheel is an oft-overlooked lovely touch.. nothing disappoints me more to see a beautiful hot rod with a modern machined steering wheel.
this car is awesome! I don't get why more people who restore, or rebuild cars like this, don't want this original patina of the body, which probably took the entire life of the car to create, mounted on all new, safe modern frame and engine. This is the kind of car that is a pleasure to own and drive. Love the patina and the wonderful old shapes of the body. Interior is not overdone either. Great car, and I'm not a car guy!!! I'd love to have a few vehicles exactly like this!! Thanks for letting us see it Jay and Jonathon!
Classification of rust goes as follows: It's serious rust when you're buying it , patina when you show it off to your friends and surface rust when you're selling it..lol
If its body on chassis and the chassis is solid? Body rust meh
Haha..excellent descriptions, love it!
J dog, beautiful dobie! I had 3-- best dogs ever!
For the serious collector/restorer, at what point does this strategy move from humorous to obnoxious?
Ya it's rust.just paint it.
Jay has seen it all and is usually like yeah yeah.. but its good to see him having a good time again. These cars are great..
I love this car! Modern running gear with a 50's design. J. Ward does fantastic work on all of his projects. Thanks, Jay!
Judgment? I NEVER judge someone for driving an old car-restored or not. What I usually give them is a thumbs up!
finally, a car that looks just like my current car...and all previous ones :)
Possibly except the price. These are going well north of $300k
Yep..
Hello Jay I had a 55 2nd edition chevy pickup for over 35 years . It had several motors due to hard use . With a super charger under the hood. It was repainted inside and out with new glass and interior twice . But it had been driven hard and vandalized twice as a daily driver . But I really enjoyed it more when it was left in its dented , scratched stated . It was always left alone in that state when parked . Never needed more than the windshield cleaned . And wiped the smile off the face of more than 1 corvette owner .
By far my favorite car I've seen on Jay Leno's Garage.
One of my favorite video of Jay's. I laughed out loud and totally got where Jonathan Ward is coming from. Wonderful!
jay talks over people because 90% of the time, theyve never been infront of a camera and get nervous. he tries to explain it so it doesnt get awkward, and ask them questions often for quick answers of little words
I noticed that, but because Jay is so genuinely interested in the car that no one seems to mind too much.
It almost comes over like Jay doesn't like him. I'm not saying that's so, it's just how it comes across
I can't believe I've been watching these videos since before 2012, dang I feel older.
I love this build.Its the best of all worlds. powerful, roomy, and never have to worry about people messing up your paint job. A totally awesome cruiser.
Jay leno i never really cared for you when you were on tv but seeing the real you on the jay leno car show you are a great guy with a true passion for cars thank you soo much for sharing your colection with us i cant stop watching the car show on you tube thanks again
"Friends...go in to see your DeSoto dealer tomorrow. And when you do, tell 'em Groucho sent you."
Man, I remember that, thanks!
you bet your life!!!
You said the SECRET WORDS. ^^
jay drives a lot of cars for this show, has a lot more than that, so you know how cool this is by how excited he gets.
Jay, this is absolutely one of the coolest cars you've had on here. I love it! Especially since it's a station wagon, because I'm a long time station wagon fan
It is so SWEET, an old car... that is not repainted, that you can drive through a dust storm without crapping your pants.
LOVE IT!
When I was a small boy back in the 1950's my family owned two DeSotos. R.I.P. DeSoto.
I've got a derelict International truck you're more than welcome to come see! She's pretty much stock with a grumbling exhaust only 50 years of use can provide! All the creaks and groans, and speed holes you can handle!
Patina and Rust... My 2 favorite colors!
Awesome, Jay! Icon is my local fave builder - and these cars are genius. I expect by now you’ve seen Ward’s ‘49 Mercury electric. Simply brilliant rolling art.
LOL! 7:17 - After camera car buzzes past them, Jay revs up and passes the camera car, grinning out the window at them like the Road Runner flips his tongue out at Wile E. Coyote. Plp-ity-plupity-pluppp! XD
meep meep?
Heh, yeah. XD
My dad was a country doctor and bought one of these brand new... Second of a long string of Chryslers he ran.. Thanks!
Fidal Castro would make this car a monument if it were in Cuba.
Castro wouldn't, but other Cubans might. Now that relations between the US and Cuba are being normalized, I'll bet there are hundreds of old car nuts that will descend on Cuba to buy those old Cuban cars. And I'm sure at least some Cubans with old cars would like to replace them with new cars in trade.
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Fidel Castro could not - thankfully,he is finally dead - but this car is actually in far better shape than many of the daily drivers in Cuba.
An actor buddy of a friend of mine pulled up to a party my friend was having in a chevy pick up truck. I didn’t know him and thought his truck was in the process of being fixed up. He was talking to me about my 2003 ford f350 dually, that was all fixed up. 24” rims, painted, stereo system etc. i told him it had been stolen and i just got it back from the shop. He told me his was a derelict. He proceeded to show me. Old looking rims, but top of the line tires, willwood disc brakes, chevy corvette motor, new suspension, and it actually was painted to look all rusted, with bondo showing etc. Like it was being worked on. Truck ran amazingly
I just read that ICON builds ground up one off cars so the price is in the $100,000+ range. Their FJ40 is well over $100,000. Maybe the derelict models are a bit cheaper? But not much.
Id assume more expensive because economies of scale
Is In the Details ....mostly covered
If you want it done correctly and perfect, Johnny Ward is your guy. But there are a lot of guys that will put a new modern chassis with power brakes, fuel injected hemi on an old car to make it drive like new.
So cool, exactly something a always had in mind every since i can remember, i won't ever forget when i was just a kid and my Dad had a friend who had a V8 in an old Rambler Wagon and man was that thing really quick. Thanks for showing!!!
Wish Jay would do an episode highlighting an older RX7..Love those cars..1978-1983.
My dad has a truck he takes to shows that is like this. No washing or polishing needed, its great!
I love old station wagons!
Hey Jay.., ever thought about doing an episode on hearses? When I was young I was hitch hiking and got a ride in one and was thrilled. I never got to check it out and they are among the most inaccessible and mysterious cars ever. (Yes, there was a deceased person in the back too.)
Just what I always wanted, an $80,000 jalopy.
@broomsterm These actually go for 300-400k. It's the ultimate rich man's poser vehicle. Costs a small fortune.
@@thatebutuoyguy788 I can't link to it here, but google "icon derelict cost" and the first or second link that comes up is an article on GQ that talks about the costs. They start at 250k
@broomsterm The 1950 Buick convertible is on ebay right now for $ 315,000. Takes the fun right out of it. Best to do your own for 50-60k with the morrison chassis. His cars do have some nice details for sure but this is crazy.
Make one and sell it for 80k yourself then lol
you not only couldn't afford it, your not classy enough for it. stick to your electric car.
You can buy all those "Nice" machines , THIS Can only be "Created" and is ONE Of A Kind! Priceless! Sweet to enjoy every day without worry of dings
There are very good shops that are clean and safe who do chrome, and it's not nearly as expensive as he says here.
+theedrstrangelove But the chrome rant is one of cheesy stock comments with this show Another is finding Toyota scrunched up in a wheel well. Some of the others aren't coming to mind at the moment.
+waswestkan " I live in a hilly area ... " :-)
" The car seats four, I got it for the family "
There's a kid here in town that drives a 39 Ford with paint a lot like this one.Gotta love it.
That's the dream, old patina truck with modern luxuries
Did you get your mdx or settle for a Tesla?
This guy is doing wat ive been saying i want to do for the past 20 years! Takeing old 40s 50s cars and modernizeing them with big horse power and updated suspension and modernized with the old stock look....ive been wanted to do this yet money has been the stop sign for me!
I love this wagon!
J. Ward is a genius. It's both great art and superior engineering yet so understated only an other aficionado would recognize what it is. Bravo - inspiring direction for the hobby to explore.
My question would be: How does the exterior paint
ust affect the long-term health of the car. I would prefer a car with a traditional paint job that was then distressed on top of the elite paint job. Onlookers wouldn't know the difference and the car would be protected by the superior paint job underneath. Just like in a house, the exterior paint is a major part of maintaining a car.
Germanicus Fortunov I was going to post the same question. I'm thinking they may paint a thin coat of satin clear coat over the finish?
repairdrive i believe he does that on some of the derelict cars. clear coats them to "preserver the patina"
What a great idea. Modern as they get and care free! Reminds me of a friend's grandmother's Imperial hemi. We strapped our surfboards to the top of it and used it as a surf car.
The ultimate sleeper.
disagree. Nobody is rolling in those cars if they aren't something special. Not for 40 years. Sleepers fly under the radar. This don't.
I have a 2001 Ford Ranger. Talk about derelict. A tree fell on it, paint faded around the huge roof dent and holes, doors are dented to match the roof dent so they can contour to the heavily dented roof, cargo bed has one dented side, dents on one fender. I kept the old nightmare after insurance paid me for it. It still ran so I kept it for working on my rural property. Then I started to tinker and fixed the damaged suspension, gave it a tune up, fixed the air conditioner. Then I decided to to go ahead an register it again after I sealed the holes on the roof with silicon. It gets a lot of looks. But not necessarily the looks of, Wow! It is more the look of, "Um, that thing still runs?"
"where they let the environment go!" Man I was so impressed until he made that comment.
Grover Duffield ,oh ?
Did he hit a nerve ?
Must be a Southern California person, save the tree, while putting Northern California out of work.
Back in the day, cir. 1967, we referred to these big lumbering type cars as "Jungle Cruisers" , sometimes "Detroit Sleds". Both still seem fitting today. What's sort of interesting is that you rarely see an original 1952 anything on the road in original patina that hasn't been fooled with. So now, this 1952 De Soto is quite the "Sleeper".
Check out High Luster Plating in Hayward Ca. Awesome chromer and super reasonable.
JW, you guys are doing amazing stuff. When you know 9 out of 10 won't necessarily notice the immense attention to detail here, but you do it anyway - you're doing it for the right reason.
Keep up the great work, and keep your site updated with the latest project. I don't want to miss seeing one of these!
Its like grand dad with a heart transplant. Lol
Great great video
Keep em coming.
David Findley , heart transplant and couple little blue pills, w/ two- twenty something hookers!
The race is on.
Johnathan and his team are most definitely talented in fixing what looks like a clunker. Plus would agree the DeSoto front end looks better than the original front end.
The big question is...how much does ICON charge to build a car like that?
Not worth it
If you have to ask, you can’t afford it!
Bob mack Yes your probably right ha ha
@notfiveo luckily it's an automatic
Probably way too much for what could be made by just dropping a junk car body on a modern frame
Derelict is awesome! I'm gonna find me a derelict. Reminds me of the good ole days when cars were cars and not luxury techno havens. I love it!
rainsweeps running to my local junkyard,to buy the owner’s car!
love it . great beach cruiser
My Grandfather had a green(VIP) 1953 Chrysler hemi which he loved. He drove it for many years. A 24 hour speed record was set with 3 of them which stood for many years and was only broken a few years ago.
Robert Mitchem, not Jams Mitchem although Robert Mitchems son was the mechanic. movie Thunder Road.
Wasn't the mechanic - Robert Mitchums younger brother both in the movie and real life ?
"Thunder was his engine, white lightning was his load."
@@FJB-522 No, James Mitchum was Robert Mitchum's real son that played his younger brother in the movie Thunder Road.
Probably my fav car on all his videos... this one is COOL!
I'm way behind seeing this, but that is an awesome car and idea. Thanks!
Personally, I'd rather see it nicely restored with a correct period paint job and chrome work done. Not a fan of the patina look, or rat rods.
Neat car! Robert Mitchum was the driver in the movie Thunder Road and Jim Mitchum his son played his younger brother in the movie. Robert Mitchum wanted Elvis for the part of his younger brother but, he wanted too much. Great movie too!
The car shown was featured in the Road & Track Magazine!
thats a whole lot of denim
Hes a denim jacket away from a Canadian Tuxedo
somebody buy him a denim hat....
indeed!
They both can reupholst the interios of that car with their clothes🤣🤣
Only thing better would be overalls.
Beautiful car, I love it! And I saw a Jb"s Big Boy in the background. My first real job when I was 16 was washing dishes that summer at a Jbs. I had a '68 Dodge Polara two door with a 383 and bucket seats. One of my best memories from that summer was listening to that four barrel kick in on the open road late on a hot summer night.
J you are the best rich but acts like a humble poor man
he is a poor man with toys and more money than he needs,and I like him
Jay's favourite type of car. Modified and restored.
now thats more like it,
Holy cow. A New Hampshirite
Man, I would drive that car every day with a giant smile.
that thing sounds great . Wolf in sheep's clothing. I love it!
+Jim Tom Stimpson I think you're looking for the word (sleeper).
no, but that will work too.
You sir, are a creative genius! I love your concept and the results! Nobody before you has shown such good taste and detailed interest in all the aesthetics of cars, both the swanky and the common. I'll spread the word, for sure! You're going to have one helluva waiting list!
Apparently it has no seat belts. I would put them in so I don't, you know, die.
Didn't need them in cars that size.. That would absorb a lot of impact.I had an early 1970s Caddy Eldorado, I could've cut a wooden telephonepole down and still drove home with it. I don't think this weighs much, Maybe the same as a 1957 Chevy or a Yellow cab of that time, but it's still big enough to get away with hitting things. These maybe 2700-3200 LBS. My car was 5000LBS.
Complaining about lack of seatbelts when you own a bike... priceless 😂
Everyone knows that seatbelts in those old cars would only trap you underwater or in a fire. You want a rigid car that will throw you free of the wreck at high speeds.
@@berrytharp1334 As in modern cars do not have seat belts. And then you thing flying through the air at 70 mph will save your life. You are already dead going through the wind shield. Are sure that you are not from Mars?
Good heavens, what suicidal thinking. At anything over 30MPH in one of these, the only thing you'll be thrown through is -- the windshield! You're much safer if the car can disintegrate in a controlled fashion, dissipating crash energy rapidly and AWAY FROM the passenger compartment. Modern cars are designed to do this. After a collision from almost any angle at highway speeds, there isn't much left -- only you, still buckled-in and surrounded by deflated airbags. Anyway, I'm pretty sure he had to retrofit at least a few modern safety devices (not shown here) to get a road license in CA for this piece.
High school friend had one of these in mid '60s. Was cherry and had a 318 hemi with a 2 barrel sitting atop a shiny, cast aluminum intake manifold that would look at home on a modern F1 engine. Good times!
I love this car, I love the work that Jonathan Ward does and the Icon vehicles are really cool. But he DID NOT invent the concept of old car bodies with new chassis and running gear as he claimed. Sorry dude.
I wish Utube had a love button..
Jay...you my friend have shown me so much,so much,that I could never even get near......but that...I love...
Thank you sir...luv ya bro.....can't imagine my world without you..!!!
But enough me that.I am a suburban freak.and you just opened my blind eyes to something unique?....wow....maybe I'm weird....but I love that tank......:) :) :)
I dig organic beaters, but can't stand cars built to look like true beater. I appreciate the work that went into this & is a daily driver, but it pretty close to being a fake beater. IMO he should reworked the original hemi, instead of going with an engine that's a hemi in name only. Make those valve covers mean what they say dammit. :) His iron, his money, but I don't have go nuts over because Jay does.
+waswestkan
Or in keeping with the tradition of using something low cost in rat rods raid something like a wrecked forth generation Camaro Z28 or a police interceptor Crown Vic for it's running gear.
I prefer what the folks at coldwarmotors do with very little cost over Ward's approach to spend tens of thousands of dollars, if you are going to have a derelict vehicle at the end. Just my preference though.
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Or just accept that we all like different things and dig that thus car is awesome even if you're not fond of the ethos behind it.
LOVE THE TASTE OF HARDWARE YOU HAVE ON YOUR GARAGE SHOWS........COOL DESOTO MR LENO 🐦 🐦 🐦
IT looks cool, but is essentially a high dollar hot rod that doesn't have the body done and interior quite finished. Not a budget build at least for the working class. And he tries to make it look original, but different front end, etc... Still love this show and have no problem with Jay talking over people. He is the host and it is his garage which he doesn't even have to show. I'd love to visit his garage!
He likes cars but he's just another California old white elitist. His recent rants about Trump have soured me. I guess he doesn't understand the regular working guys are hurt by illegals keeping wages down, losing our jobs overseas, and the safety problem of all these hidden immigrants. He only sees gardeners, and nannies I guess.
Jonathan is a genius.
I am 2 months away from ordering a FJ-44.
Can't wait.
That's really sad. A nice old car like that should either have the original engine in it, or at least a "real" engine, with a carburetor and no electronics. The main reason I got into old cars was to get rid of all the modern crap. I absolutely hate that stuff. In my state anything 1967 and newer is subject to emissions testing, so I stick with '66 and older, so I can do whatever I want with it and not have to worry about interference from the govt. A stock or hot rodded '60s hemi would be great in that car. EFI and computerized engine management systems are the worst thing to ever happen to cars. The modern chassis is a great idea. Modern suspension, steering and brakes are wonderful (as long as you don't use ABS) These old cars were strictly mechanical, and should be left that way.
Agreed. All that computer stuff is great until it starts throwing trouble codes (and it will). Most shops would not touch that thing. A 4 barrel Big-block is the way to go. AC would be the one thing I must have. I hate ABS, I swear I can stop almost as fast without it.
Meh, I love seeing old cars fused with modern hardware.
Amen
Yeah valcan,and no fun at all !
Very cool sums it up like Jay said. The patina is great especially the hood. What a sleeper!
so, the husband spends $50,000 for a car like this, and brings it home and tells the wife it's one of a kind, and ends up with a divorce
$150k and if she don't get it, I don't want her...
[actually I'd consult and include her, but that's not funny]
And she would get the car in the divorce ...
Sounds like a win win to me !
More like $315,000. Crazy.
Guess she wasnt one of a kind , gold digger like alot of them
You can tell Jay drives his cars. His hair always looks as if his head was sticking out of the window..lol
Great car guy 👍
it's pretty much a Rat Rod except maybe the engine, not a new idea, this has been done waaay before but cool car none the less.
didnt think rat rods run full custom chassis and suspension as these derelicts do ? isnt a rat rod using still bits of its time to make its look where this is up doing full uptime job ? both are worthy concepts but I dont see them as the same .
Jay I must say I thoroughly enjoy your garage shows it gives me something to talk to my dad about
I remember a time when I could call a Mopar "reliable".
Love the old DeSoto's, still have a '39 and '50.
I'd put shoulder harnesses on there at least.
Why?
I have enjoyed watching jay since I was little kid and now im 26 watching these vids high on butter, I love you jay leno!
Great car! I can imagine some pimple-faced 17 year old guy in his daddy provided, mad bumble bee sounding, rice burner being embarrassed as this "boat" walks away from him at a traffic light. I bet he'd lose his girlfriend.
That's assuming that he's ever had a girlfriend! Lol
I see 30 year olds driving POS Civics with loud exhaust, carbon fiber hood and a gigantic rear spoiler. Good for a laugh.
Reminds me of Dad's 53 Desoto. He bought it new, we had it until 69, I got to drive it in high school. Sadly not a hemi - flathead six.
Yea send the Crome to south central LA, a far away country where they don't care about the enviroment
Jay knows his cars. That's for dam sure. Your definitely not going to get over on him💪
jay keeps cutting dude off because dude is off queue telling stories when Jay asks a simple question
This is likely the page to watch to get a sense of the fashion trends in classic motoring. All of the perfectness and gloss all tried. Now the restomods with hidden powers in apparent sheep clothing is exciting.
If he says "Patina" ONE more time, I'm gonna ...
@ ...Patina? No thanks.
If I sink 10 K /20K into a car it has to be shiny
@@ddd228
North of you, here in Vancouver BC, 20k won't even get you a decent paint job.
@@ccmyart I've seen a 5K paint w/prep for 5K. It ain't bad,but it's ALL in the preparation.
@@thatebutuoyguy788
True. It is an area filled with criminals.
OR "GEEK OUT". I CAN'T WATCH THIS GUY HE'S SO ANNOYING. LOVE HIS WORK, CAN'T STAND HIM.
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I like jay Leno but went someone's talking he always cuts them off
Yeah he's a bit rude like that
It's a hangover from television.Time is always down to the second.But it would piss me off,all the same.
i guess to fool people into thinking you are driving a wreck. till the light changes.. the look on the face of the guy beside you is always priceless.
76 viewers wash their car every day.
Once Jay leaves the Tonight Show, he should take all these outstanding cars and make an ongoing TV show of cars...his cars, his passion for them.
Why bother with modern emissions on a 1952?
IstvanN1961 maybe some of us don't like breathing carbon monoxide. Just a thought.
I think in California the year of the engine has to have all the emission equipment it originally came with
I love it. This car puts a smile on my face and I believe it would stay there if I ever rode in one, indefinitely. Well done concept, proven reality for many of us. It is human because if reminds me of my history. Right when you are reliving the past, something modern about the car hits you and you say, heck ya! Personally, I like leaving it derelict, but resto-mods are equal. It must have modern brakes, suspension and power and assorted electrics.