Jay is a great interviewer while talking cars. I greatly enjoyed his opening monologues, 'Headlines' and 'Jay Walking' bits. As a working guy back in the days it was normally then 'lights out' for the next day on the job. I was very rarely interested in listening to a guest author, reality TV 'star' or movie personality on the Tonight Show to promote their latest project. And for the most part, neither was Jay. Paul Newman's appearance with Jay was exception. Leno shared a story about a 'Bachelorette' winner or contestant who approached Jay in the NBC parking lot after a show requesting an autograph. Jay asked to whom he should address the autograph. He hadn't recognized her as one of the guests he'd just interviewed on his show. He just hadn't found her all that interesting. Great vignette that Jay related on one of his 'Garage' episodes. For the most part, Jay sucked at guest interviews. And he is the first to admit it. But I really do like Jay's 'Garage' website and TV show.
I've been a police officer in Texas for 42 years. Everything the retired officer talked about police work is true all over the country. Our city police department got a couple of Mustangs back then when it was "the thing" for the police to have them. I never drove one but the two guys who did loved them and said they were able to catch up to speeders quicker. We had the large and long Chevy Impalas during that time. Not good highway cars. The department later bought Ford LTD II's for us on patrol which could really keep up with the Mustangs. I loved the LTDs. Great cars. They could jump curbs and drive off road without much problem.
Once again, Jay nails it. Guest is as interesting as the car. Just excellent as always. Clearly the standard for shows like this. Jay, you are the best! 👍❤️
This guest was cringe worthy....as soon as that cop said this car would go 180 mph I started rolling my eyes. He grew up street racing and then became a cop? You know he was a hypocrite on the force like all cops are and busted people for street racing, i wouldn't believe anything this guy says.
Are you kidding? This guy is laughable! That mustang won’t do 160 with a hellcat pulling it lol! Shitbox Ford.. BS stories.. these cars have maybe 250hp.. dog, that wouldn’t turn.
@@mdubz101 225 hp max maybe as fast a Crown Vic, a buddy in hs had an '88 vanilla ice 5.0 and an '83 he put a cammed 302 in...they were both fckn gutless
I enjoyed this one, Like most haha. In Aug 1990 on our honeymoon we were pulled over by a 5.0 Mustang. We were on our way back home from Oregon to Vancouver BC. The funny part we were driving my wife's 1988 Mustang. I passed the officer as he was a few lanes over. My new wife said ya that was smart! Yep on went his lights. We pull over and the officer walks up and says, do you often pass police in Canada? I said um no. He laughed. He then says well nice car! I replied yours is nicer, you have a V8. Ours sucks as it has the four banger. He laughed so hard. He said slow down and congrats on your wedding! Awesome guy. Be polite to your police. They have a super harsh career.
That old CHP Mustang brings back memories... a lot of my friends were CHiPs, several used the Mustangs. Great bunch of guys. Thanks Jay for this video, and thanks to your guest.
I loved the CHP. I never got pulled over as a teenager. A few times CHP would pull up next to me and give me a finger wag. I wasn’t driving enough over the speed limit to get pulled over.
in Utah, the highway patrol bought IROC camaros because the mustang wouldn't steer effectively when driving faster than 120. I can't imagine being in one of these little cars doing 140 plus it would definitely be nerves of steel. Remember, they didn't have the stiff summer tires like today's performance cars have.
180 is a stretch but i believe 150-160. I painted cars with a guy that had gone to prison. He stole an IROC camaro in the early 90s. Said he was doing 120+mph and some cop slowly kept gaining on him. He said after 10mins or so the cop was on his bumper and had to of been doing 140-150 to catch him. When he decided to give up he found out it was a Texas DPS 5.0 Mustang that had ran him down.
Also want to add. This was in the 90s. So it was the later fuel injected SSP Mustang. I know the early ones were dogs but you gotta remember, most any car will do 140mph if you have enough space. Just like stories of Crown Vics doing 150mph+. They'll do it but it takes MILES to get going that fast.
I knew a mechanic at the old Grant's Ford in St. Petersburg that claimed a state trooper, FHP, would bring his car in for a tune-up when it wouldn't do 160. I'm not sure what year they were. I know an '84 with a 5 speed and a 4 bbl would get it. Later '80s models, the LX was actually faster than the GT models because it was lighter. One odd thing, at least I thought at the time, was when FHP bought all the (Gen3 or 4?) late '90 model Camaros. I was watching the news knowing that Chevy had just discontinued them. It is nice to see that brought them back. You couldn't not see one of the tri-year Camaros all through the eighties and now I wonder where they all went.
Thank you Mr. Leno, for your dedication to Law Enforcement, First Responder’s and the military. You’re always putting them in the spotlight and incorporating the vehicles they drive into your series🙏🏽
One of my memories as an 18 year old in a mini-truck club in 1982 was driving to Vegas for a mini-truck meet and our group of trucks doing 90 on I-15 getting passed like we were doing 30 by a CHP Mustang. We later caught up to the CHP Mustang and he had pulled over a Corvette.
@@westerlywinds5684 Considering what shops now charge for a labor rate, I don't think so. To create a custom van would be $100,000 or more with all that paint.
My dad started driving police cars when they were 6 volt with generators. He remembers the "radio" was a huge vacuum tube style. He drove AMC matador's , and was actually caught by the watch commander racing another cop with the departments new Dodge cornet HEMI's..., ... ooops... He also said the 38 calibers would NOT penetrate a big rig tire, LOL... He was a true Adam 12 era straight honest cop, I miss him.........
Love this, as a former LEO who joined in 1981, and left the job in 1988, this brings back a lot of memories. I actually had one of these with the fuel injected V8 as my own car. It was a 1989 model, and I bought it after I left the job and got into business.
Great episode. Rich is a really nice guy and Jay you were so kind to him. It was refreshing to see two men enjoying good wholesome conversation. Thank you for the episode.
Anybody else got "The Shawshank Redemption" vibes during the first segment? :D Somehow I half expected to see Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman walk around the corner and join the scene. Awesome show and a great start into the new year. Keep it up! Best wishes from Germany. Stay healthy, Mr. Leno.
Got out of the Army in the early 90's and picked up my 79 Camaro from Port Canaveral, FL. About 300 miles back to home. Was on I-10 doing around 100 when the fuel pump quit. It was around midnight in the middle of nowhere so I sleptish in the back seat, not fun. Wolk up to FHP tapping on my window around sunrise. Told him what was up, that I was a mechanic, had just been discharged and promised I could fix it. He wanted me to get a wrecker but was nice and gave in to my request for a ride to the nearest auto parts store. He said the nearest auto parts was a Napa about 10 miles away but it wasn't open yet. He said "get in"! Lights on up the ramp backwards in reverse with a J turn on the overpass. Punched down the ramp on the other side and where doing 140mph in no time. I think his was EFI Jay! He dropped me at McD's for bfast across from the Napa and came back at 800am when the Napa opened to take me back. 140 back to the car. He said "I'll be back by in about an hour, if your still here your getting a wrecker!" I had it fixed in 10 minutes and was on the way. Great trooper and thanks for the help that day! Maybe he was trying to recruit me?
I was commuting home with two others in my carpool in 1995 when our car broke down going over the Altamont Pass in the East Bay area. The CHP were using a plane to catch speeders in the area. We coasted in behind a CHP 5.0 Mustang while the officer was writing a ticket. When he finished, the officer gave the three of us a ride to the nearest truck stop in Tracy. The officer was pretty cool...he hit 130 mph headed to Tracy.
I swear whenever officers get issued a hot car that isnt a suburban or crown vic they turn into hooligans lmao, "YEAH RUN FROM ME NOW! MY CAR ISNT SLOWER THAN A MINIVAN THIS TIME!"
I loved this episode. Not only the car, but the stories this highway patrol officer has. I could easily listen to Jay and this officer for hours without getting bored.
@@RideFaster all values are known : cod is .38, frontal area is 24 sq ft, curb weight is 3000lbs, need a minimum of +380hp. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Great video! The time went too quick with Jay talking to Rich. Very nice retired officer. All the best in your retirement Rich. thanks Jay for the walk around & taking us along for a ride in this cool Mustang. RCMP in Canada used these too for a while on the hwys.
That was the era of parts bin cars. Sometimes I'm happy about that and other times not so much. Back then there were so many parts that interchanged if the salvage yard didn't have your exact model many other cars might.
Good ole' Jay. Drives a Highway Patrol car with a retired Highway Patrol Officer without his seatbelt on and the cop had his on. Great show. Cool to see the old Mustang cop car
Classic, interesting Leno interview. Another great police officer. I would imagine Jay has to stay home because he can’t relax out in public. Bless his heart. I was a small town business person celebrity for a few years from doing TV commercials. Whenever my wife and I would go out to eat I’d sit in the corner and face the corner because otherwise we could never relax and have time together. Appreciate the commitment of both of your careers.
This was a good one! Lotta good banter and a very relaxed "coupla guys out for a drive" atmosphere. I don't think anyone said who owns that car, though. I expect the CHP but boy does it smoke. If he's reading this, greetings to retired CHP officer Steve Hill from an old Land Rover buddy from decades back.
Great stories and nice to see these cars preserved and this is a beautiful example. LOL at the story of the guys blowing holes in the roof with the shotgun and I'm surprised they actually transported arrestees in them vs waiting for backup in a larger (4-door) vehicle. Also sounds like the speedometers were WILDLY optimistic.
Law enforcement car speedometers are calibrated to have an error of no more than 1 MPH at any point. I found that out when I owned a 1978 Plymouth Fury with "CERTIFIED" printed on the 140 MPH speedo. I called Mopar about a problem with the differential, and when I told the guy I talked to that it had a tag on the radiator bracket that said "special handling car" he ran off a list of what that meant, and he sent me a printout detailing all the "cop" features and options available for that model year. There were several things about the engine that made it especially durable. I eventually gave the car to a Mopar nut. Telling enough about that situation would take more space than I have already filled up here.
No matter how people feel about local law enforcement here in California everyone loves the CHP. And every year I would say so to the CHP at the Ventura County Fair. I hope I get to do that again. Thank you for the second best episode ever. Btw the best one ever was the one when the mechanic said going flat out the Bugatti would run out of gas in fifteen minutes. Thank you Jay
Well if a cop is a good person and genuinely there for good reasons then it's great, but nowadays the wrong type of people get a job as a cop because they love telling others how to live and being above the law. Good to see a good guy being a cop for once but those days are long gone.
Here’s a throwback for ya Jay. This reminds me of a Massachusetts State Trooper I lived near who’s duty vehicle was a pretty new at the time unmarked 5.0 liter Mustang. He LOVED chasing people down on RT 128; he told me at the time that he hadn’t yet been outrun. This was in the early nineties; he had just become a “Statey” by default when the MSP absorbed the MDC Police.
Brother of a guy I knew was a state trooper in Connecticut. They used to convert certain confiscated cars into highway patrol cars for I95. His favorite was a GNX that they used.
What a great episode! I groaned when I saw that tired Mustang but that retired officer had some great stories and what a long and distinguished career. Good on him! Love how Jay reacted when the '65 Galaxy was brought up. Too funny...
Everyone I know (car nuts) has one favorite car. The diversity is amazing. For some a 65 Ford, others a 59 356 Porsche, others a 67 Camaro. Maybe even a 00 Toyota. To each their own.
@@jeffwarren8154 Hey... those early '00s Toyotas can be kinda fun! If you have the money, and the know-how to do a 'lil work... buying a 20 y/o car for around $500 to $1,000 bucks can be tuns o' fun! I'm talking about the "drive it like you stole it" kind of fun! Drive it 'til it's _absolutely_ dead, then make your money back selling the parts. A "win / win" situation!
I remember in the 90s, whenever we drive between DC and Quantico, VA, we always see VA State Police Mustang and Camaro patrol cars, but mostly Mustangs. My buddy told that those cars are their car chasers. Awesome!
I lived in Los Angeles back then and virtually never saw these cars, they were out there but from what I heard they tend to be in the rural areas where truly high-speed chases were more likely. I remember in 1991 my dad and I went to a donut shop and I saw California state police, California highway patrol, LAPD, Los Angeles county sheriffs and some cops from other agencies. They went to that particular shop because obviously they ate donuts but… it had a lot of counterspace so they would spread out their paperwork and get that done.
I wonder if that's where the cop in the donut shop urban legend began? When did you live there? I was there in the early-mod 80's as a kid. i remember Winchell's donuts, Jack in the Box, Western Sizzling (I think that was the name) steakhouse, and some big buffet in Culver City that my parents went to a lot. Also the McDonald's McDLT, at least I can say I had one 😀
CHP Mustangs were abundant in the Bay Area. They are incredibly high geared and slow to get going from a stop. Must have required clutch replacement often. The 302 Ford is notorious for poor low end torque, even truck engines.
I live in L.A. and in 92 coming back from Lone Pine, had the Audi maxed at 125 on I395 in Red Rock Canyon at night & BLAMM there's a spot-lite on a Black & White Mustang LX 5.0 next to me, he comes on his speaker, "SLOW DOWN!" and takes off; GTs were much heavier; the LX was the sleeper & cheaper;
'89, I was whistling through Texas. 90 mph. One of these Mustangs in brown with a trooper in a lemon-squeezer hat kept station just by my back wheel, until I looked over at him, then he kicked it down and took off. If only he knew I had no registration or insurance. '69 Caprice.
I'm so happy you revisited the State Trooper line-up! Last time you took the Dodge sedan out, (Cornet I think), and I know most of us were sighing heavily when you passed by this fox body! Glad you came back to give us this video!!
Hi Jay; Thank you as always for your fine videos. My '86 Cadillac speedometer went to 80 mph. The car would go up to 80 mph and NO faster. Try as I might, the limit was 80 ! Up hill, down hill, level ground, that governor kept it at 80. Now my 40th anniversary '04 Mustang GT conv. 4.6 liter auto is a 'horse of a different color' (red). When I add the 'speedster' cover over the rear seat and folded top, the cops are all over me. I thought that at 70 I might have one limb out of commission at some time so, the auto gave me some peace of mind. At 82, I wish I had the Mach I manual coupe. We get older, we never grow up.
Many years ago, mid '90s, I drove up and down the 14 to and from work. One night I was driving home, in the fast lane, rolling with traffic. Speed limit was still 55, traffic was rolling about 65. CHP officer driving one of these Mustangs pulled alongside me and paced me. Driver looked at me very sternly. I glanced at my speedometer, backed off, and he drove off.
Wyoming Highway Patrol had these and I lived near the interstate and saw these little cars rocket by when they chased someone. When I was in Midland, MI I used to go down to Woodward Ave in Detroit and race like this fella....lot's of fun then...maybe not so much now.....wish I still had my old Roadrunner..
Washington State Patrol also had fox body Mustangs in the fleet. I don’t recall them as early as 82, but definitely mid-80s into the 90s. State patrol liked to show them off at county fairs in their booth. And honestly, I think the WSP Mustangs are more attractive than the CHP, Mustangs.
I noticed that too. I would have lit him up for that just for fun. Suprised Jay doesn't put it on. You would think it would be an automatic habit for Jay. It's automatic for me.
My dad was a Chief lieutenant in New Jersey for many years.A very dangerous job. Especially the riots in NJ in the 1960's. As far as Bakersfield goes. I would highly recommend watching the film THE ONION FIELD...James Woods. Jay would recommend that too I'm sure. He knows the story and James Woods. God bless the highway patrol...in any state.
You'd be surprised on a rural road that goes on with no turns for 20+ miles. I got my 01 Ford Explorer with the 4.0 to 151 mph beside my buddy on his Suzuki GSXR600 and a week or so later in my 99 Jeep Cherokee with the 4.0 I6 up to 144 mph again with him beside me. They both had minimal upgrades, the jeep had a performance head, cold air intake, oversized injectors, intake from a 01 and long tube headers with 3" straight pipe with a side dump. The Explorer only had cold air, larger intake, muffler/cat delete and a 40 hp shot of nitrous that I rediculously rigged up on the throttle body spacer.
When the fuel injection came out in these Ford were proud of them, they had a higher quality , even the floors were reinforced. Ive been in a LX 89' at over 125mph and it didn't feel happy! But those notchbacks are sturdier and just a better Mustang . And I also had a 87 Vic 5.0 FI and I got mine up to 120mph clocked by Friends Camaro following.
I had an '89 5.0 Crown Vic back in the late '90s. Low miles... a genuine Creampuff Grandma special. Leaked more oil than the Exxon Valdez. Needless to say, it was the last Ford I'll ever own. Junk. Pure junk.
Brings back memories of my first car, and the title of this video even is relevant too. I had an 1983 5.0L HO (4 barrel Holly) GT with the 5 speed (3.08 rear end), and was doing a 2 hr road trip to the big city for some fun...in the winter. Was just cruising at 10 over the speed limit, when I see a car catching up to me with something that resembled a light bar on the roof so I slowed to the speed limit as it approached and passed. Turned out to be 2 Porsche's with ski racks on them. My beautiful young female passenger found it so funny though, she was laughing so hard that she was sliding off the seat. As my ego was just hammered I felt the need to hammer the gas after I downshifted into 3rd, once my friend got back into her seat. A minute later I am passing the 2 Porsche's (who sped up to almost double the speed limit when they seen me catching up) at almost triple the speed limit, going up a hill in about 2" of slush. About 10 mins later after I slowed down as we approached another small town with a "T" stop intersection; the 2 Porsche's pulled up beside me with hockey puck sized eyes in their expensive suits; note that I waited a second for them to see them eye to eye. The look on their faces, was pretty funny to say the least! It turned out it was Motor Trend doing a sponsored drive up to the Yukon promoting winter performance tires via real world testing. The guy in the lead Porsche passenger seat closest to me at the stop sign looked to be the spitting image of Jonny Lieberman, big beard and all, just with much bigger eyes! Maybe he was looking at my cheap no name SK110 all season tires?
@@geoffnelson64 Did some questionable yet hilarious things back in the younger days...don't remember much else from the rest of that day...but the look on their faces was absolutely priceless and unforgettable. LOL #YoungAndDumb
88 Grand Am , 2.0/Turbo 5 spd. He hit the lights , I hit the throttle, about 2 minutes later we lost sight of him . Had an enjoyable ride the rest of the way home . Cut a lot of time off that trip .
Getting a kick out of this one. Living in San Diego in the 80's, I had an '87 5.0 and it was always funny to see people hit the brakes in the dark when they would recognize the headlight profile in their rear view mirror.
My father has a Gray 84 GT with the Boss 302 with 36,000 original miles, T-top, rear window luvers and the rare front clip that everyone wanted to have. It's got the red leather interior, Hooker headers and it's the 5 speed with cruise control. I have been slowly saving up to get it back to looking new for me and my father to enjoy again.
Great episode! I had two Fox body Mustangs, an '86 SVO and an '89 LX 5.0. Miss those cars. The SVO was great on fuel and was really really quick. The 5.0L had all sorts of torque even through the E4OD automatic.
All auto mustangs from '84-93 were AOD trans,they never had a E4OD....the E4OD is a Electrically controlled trans and was 1st used in the '89 F series trucks. It wasn't until '94-95 the Mustang seen use of a electronically controlled trans,the AODE.In '96 to 2002/4 they went to the 4R70W The automatics torque multiplication off idle is a lot more than a clutch provides.Actually a clutch provides no torque multiplication...
my buddy bought an ex cop car in the late 70s that would do 140+. It also had a stronger suspension. l think it was a dodge aspen but l know it had a 360 w/ 4 barrel and modded exhaust. That car was fast for those times as well.
Back in the day my patrol car was a 1978 Plymouth Fury with their new "Lean Burn System", what a hunk of junk! It would do 112 mph for a few miles and then slow down. Drove a lot of Crown Vics, not the fastest buy they were tanks! Very reliable.
Yea, had an 89 V8, and while it had decent torque, it wasn't very lively the revs and HP. It struggled past 110. Even my 1996 Cobra, maxed out at 130. Maybe with enough open road and the backside of a mountain.. He even said 180, because he used to do street racing in Detroit, as if that gives the car more power.. no way.
I remember there was an SCCA road racer who, apparently, ordered one of the auctioned-off CHP Mustangs who raced one of these in, if I recall correctly, in a "Showroom Stock" class at Willow Springs with the panels left in the black and white and was the car to beat. I had always thought there was more to the story on the CHP equipment, like, improved spring and shock handling package or stiffened chassis. If it had the
AJ Hoyt My 1985 Mustang GT came with the 15 inch GoodYear "Gatorback " tires and in the rear it had 4 shocks two per side with two of them mounted in the horizontal position. It handled like it was on rails
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 Those "horizontal" shocks are just to control axle wrap and wheel hop.....they replace the traditional "traction bars". They factory '83 GL I had had a round bar that was bolted to the lower control arm or rear (forget which it was now) and curved under it.It had a large rubber "snubber" around that rod to stop metal on metal noise.It worked as it should,IDK why they decided they had to change it and use those stupid shocks instead,they never wore out like the shocks did. BTW back then,'84 prior had a 7.5 rear,which in it's self was sort of weak,but the posi unit was bulletproof.It was like the Auburn Gear diffs and had cone clutches.They never wore out,break spider gears yeah if you were stupid but those clutch cones never wore out or slipped.....unlike the factory 8.8 on the '85 and newer that had clutch packs and the "ears" would wear/break off and then you had the great old one wheel peeler...
Great Episode. Jay escaped a Seat Belt ticket :-) I was in California back then and the attitude they were 'cheating' with the Mustang, lol was widespread. However CHP always treated me fairly and respectfully. No Pretext Stops, No Name-calling or abuse. Once when I was putting out flares after coming upon an overturned Box Truck (rainy night) I watched one of them risk his life pushing the disabled spin out car from the #2 lane directly onto the shoulder to keep a pileup from happening. He had the big cruiser with a LOT of torque! I was just waiting for somebody to plow into him in the dark and mist, but we all got lucky that night.
The officer talking about not being allowed to repair the tires and having to replace them takes me back 30+ yrs ago when I worked for a huge Auto-Auction. All of the LX and GT Mustangs from that time were running the Goodyear Gatorbacks. FordMotorCredit and the Big Car-Rental companies made it mandatory that we replace any of those Gatorbacks that were punctured by even the tiniest foreign object. I still plugged them and stacked them in a corner (they were like new) till I had a truck-load and 1-2 times per month they would let me (LOL), "$$dispose$$" of them. 😆😂🤣
Completely agree! I love hero stories, but I also really like to listen to someone talking about other stuff. (Stories about every-day life as an officer)...
I had an 82 with the police package (brake upgrade and rear gears) - upgraded to SVO 5 bolt hubs springs and sway bars on Enkei BFGoodrich TAs Dropped 1 1/2”
I remember a story in the LA Times about CHP having to quickly train several officers when the Mustangs first went into service. Most of them had never driven a stick shift. Very informative video. In my youth, I met too many CHP officers in the line of duty (theirs). Getting a ticket is never fun, but they were always highly professional and courteous. A credit to California. And BTW here's the Highway Patrol episode with Clint Eastwood th-cam.com/video/7571_DNhbRk/w-d-xo.html
These things were ridiculously fast. We bought one from the State of Georgia (ex GA Trooper car), and it would flat out FLY. It was an ‘86 5 speed 5.0 Mustang. Good Lord I miss that car.
@@baronarmenian5019 there is a hugh difference between 110 and 180. A 1987 corvette had more horsepower and much better aero and was completely tapped out by 150mph. 180 is near impossible with under 350hp and even at that you are only going to do it in a very light very aerodynamic cart like a lotus.
In the 80s and early 90s we had a group of LMPD officers that were hot-rodders, they came to our salvage yard in Louisville Kentucky all the time , they built one that was extremely fast ! The Salvage Yard was Abell Auto Parts .
I drove the CHP 1986 Mustang LX, which was the first year for fuel injection and probably the fastest of the lot, since all they did was get heavier after that. On I-5 I could hit 140 with no trouble and suspect the max was around 145. The steering started to get light around 120, but it wasn't unconfortable to drive at 140. On the other hand, the 1983 Dodge Diplomat was downright scary at 115. The 1991 Crown Victoria was a much better car than the Diplomat in handling and power.
Zoom Thump Thump Thump That's not exactly true about 1986 being the first year for EFI. I bought my 1985 Ford Mustang GT on Dec. 24, 1984 and the sales guy tried to sell me a 1985 Mustang GT that had EFI, but in order to get EFI you had to go with the automatic transmission. And it upped the price $500.00 more than the 5 speed.
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 That was a CFI system. Sure, it was fuel injection, but not the 8-injector sequential fuel injection configuration that would be seen on the 1986 and later cars.
180mph in a stock 5.0?
That must be one heck of a downhill.
Yeah. Complete liar.
Respect the retired officer, but 180..no way. I drove those 120 was the max
He never said 180. He said 150-160 which surprised me.
@@michaelburley9479 4:00 Yes he did, but he also said it was a fuel injection car and he was estimating by the tach. I still don't believe it.
@@michaelburley9479 yes he did
Jay Leno is driving, with cop in the car, while also not wearing his seat belt, with an actual patrol cop behind him lmao.
Legend
He gets to do that because he’s Jay Leno, not Letterman or O’reilly
I noticed that too - I think Leno usually wears his seatbelt so I’m guessing there is something wrong with the belt or whatever.
He's pregnant you bigot don't you know men get pregnant these days?
@DiogenesRewound Lol he caught the porsche with mustang
LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SEAT~BELT Only Jay knows for sure,
This guy was great really enjoyed listening to him, cars were cool too.
I usually fast forward to the driving part but I was actually interested from beginning to end. Great episode
You've never seen Jay Leno before?
@@bowtiemountain I thought he was talking about the CHPer.
@@bowtiemountain Haha. Good one! 👍🏻
but he's smoking some of those confiscated drugs if he thinks an old fox body mustang could do 180 mph
Jay is such a good interviewer, he should try getting a late night show someday.
They will never hire a comidian for that.
Who knows... If he would, maybe he could make a fortune as a late night show host 💁♂️🤣
@@photo_n_art yea. Maybe he could buy a bunch of cool cars and show us them on a TH-cam page.
Right, that would be cool
Jay is a great interviewer while talking cars. I greatly enjoyed his opening monologues, 'Headlines' and 'Jay Walking' bits. As a working guy back in the days it was normally then 'lights out' for the next day on the job. I was very rarely interested in listening to a guest author, reality TV 'star' or movie personality on the Tonight Show to promote their latest project. And for the most part, neither was Jay. Paul Newman's appearance with Jay was exception. Leno shared a story about a 'Bachelorette' winner or contestant who approached Jay in the NBC parking lot after a show requesting an autograph. Jay asked to whom he should address the autograph. He hadn't recognized her as one of the guests he'd just interviewed on his show. He just hadn't found her all that interesting. Great vignette that Jay related on one of his 'Garage' episodes. For the most part, Jay sucked at guest interviews. And he is the first to admit it. But I really do like Jay's 'Garage' website and TV show.
I've been a police officer in Texas for 42 years. Everything the retired officer talked about police work is true all over the country. Our city police department got a couple of Mustangs back then when it was "the thing" for the police to have them. I never drove one but the two guys who did loved them and said they were able to catch up to speeders quicker. We had the large and long Chevy Impalas during that time. Not good highway cars. The department later bought Ford LTD II's for us on patrol which could really keep up with the Mustangs. I loved the LTDs. Great cars. They could jump curbs and drive off road without much problem.
Jay’s such a pro. Guy says he had a fox body mustang with a little over 200hp pegged to 180mph .. and Jay didn’t even blink 👍🏻😂
I caught that too.
Yeah , up until that point I thought this ex patrol cop had lots of credibility , after that I was doubting all he said .
He's a cop. If his mouth is moving he's lying.
He also said that for every 100 people that come through the academy, 1 will make it lmaooooo
Maybe he was going down hill?
Once again, Jay nails it. Guest is as interesting as the car. Just excellent as always. Clearly the standard for shows like this. Jay, you are the best! 👍❤️
You're right. I liked how he knew to get out of the way and let the show be about the story.
This guest was cringe worthy....as soon as that cop said this car would go 180 mph I started rolling my eyes. He grew up street racing and then became a cop? You know he was a hypocrite on the force like all cops are and busted people for street racing, i wouldn't believe anything this guy says.
Are you kidding? This guy is laughable! That mustang won’t do 160 with a hellcat pulling it lol! Shitbox Ford.. BS stories.. these cars have maybe 250hp.. dog, that wouldn’t turn.
@@mdubz101 225 hp max maybe as fast a Crown Vic, a buddy in hs had an '88 vanilla ice 5.0 and an '83 he put a cammed 302 in...they were both fckn gutless
@@richardbaumgart2454 exactly! I had 360lbs 125hp motorcycle that topped out at 171mph. Guy is full of crap.
I enjoyed this one, Like most haha. In Aug 1990 on our honeymoon we were pulled over by a 5.0 Mustang. We were on our way back home from Oregon to Vancouver BC. The funny part we were driving my wife's 1988 Mustang. I passed the officer as he was a few lanes over. My new wife said ya that was smart! Yep on went his lights. We pull over and the officer walks up and says, do you often pass police in Canada? I said um no. He laughed. He then says well nice car! I replied yours is nicer, you have a V8. Ours sucks as it has the four banger. He laughed so hard. He said slow down and congrats on your wedding! Awesome guy. Be polite to your police. They have a super harsh career.
yes keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
ACAB
You are the reason the human race is asleep
Ahahaha! The old 2.3 four banger. I had 4 of the v8's epic cars!
I was a Law Enforcement Specialist in the USAF 1983-88. In 1984 we got three 1984 LTD's with 302 V-8 motors. They were fast as hell
Fast..? I bought 2 HP retired 85 Crown Victoria's. Maybe 120 mph tops.
Great guest. He was talking and Jay was listening. Respect
That old CHP Mustang brings back memories... a lot of my friends were CHiPs, several used the Mustangs. Great bunch of guys. Thanks Jay for this video, and thanks to your guest.
Ponce or John?
I loved the CHP. I never got pulled over as a teenager. A few times CHP would pull up next to me and give me a finger wag. I wasn’t driving enough over the speed limit to get pulled over.
@@fronts3165 You're a good little slave. Did you shine their boots too ?
You have Stockholm Syndrome, along with 90% of the US Herd.
Jay is such a car guy, he can talk about anything and car facts will get sprinkled in. Love how car talk blends in with so much of his non-car world.
Gotta give Jay props for not laughing in this dude's face for saying he hit 160-180mph in these. lol
in Utah, the highway patrol bought IROC camaros because the mustang wouldn't steer effectively when driving faster than 120. I can't imagine being in one of these little cars doing 140 plus it would definitely be nerves of steel. Remember, they didn't have the stiff summer tires like today's performance cars have.
180 is a stretch but i believe 150-160. I painted cars with a guy that had gone to prison. He stole an IROC camaro in the early 90s. Said he was doing 120+mph and some cop slowly kept gaining on him. He said after 10mins or so the cop was on his bumper and had to of been doing 140-150 to catch him. When he decided to give up he found out it was a Texas DPS 5.0 Mustang that had ran him down.
Also want to add. This was in the 90s. So it was the later fuel injected SSP Mustang. I know the early ones were dogs but you gotta remember, most any car will do 140mph if you have enough space. Just like stories of Crown Vics doing 150mph+. They'll do it but it takes MILES to get going that fast.
@@gordonbombay676 160mph in a brick with 225hp (192 wheel HP) ?
I struggle with that. But 180?? No.
I knew a mechanic at the old Grant's Ford in St. Petersburg that claimed a state trooper, FHP, would bring his car in for a tune-up when it wouldn't do 160. I'm not sure what year they were. I know an '84 with a 5 speed and a 4 bbl would get it. Later '80s models, the LX was actually faster than the GT models because it was lighter. One odd thing, at least I thought at the time, was when FHP bought all the (Gen3 or 4?) late '90 model Camaros. I was watching the news knowing that Chevy had just discontinued them. It is nice to see that brought them back. You couldn't not see one of the tri-year Camaros all through the eighties and now I wonder where they all went.
The show is always a pleasure to watch because Jay really loves cars and their history. Thanks Jay.
Jay and Carson are the only two hosts of The Tonight Show worth your time.
Thank you Mr. Leno, for your dedication to Law Enforcement, First Responder’s and the military. You’re always putting them in the spotlight and incorporating the vehicles they drive into your series🙏🏽
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Smart.
One of my memories as an 18 year old in a mini-truck club in 1982 was driving to Vegas for a mini-truck meet and our group of trucks doing 90 on I-15 getting passed like we were doing 30 by a CHP Mustang. We later caught up to the CHP Mustang and he had pulled over a Corvette.
Will the mini truck craze and custom van ever return? I doubt it.
@@westerlywinds5684 Considering what shops now charge for a labor rate, I don't think so. To create a custom van would be $100,000 or more with all that paint.
@@westerlywinds5684 I have seen minis around lately. I’ve been in a certain mini since the 80’s and still have one.
@@westerlywinds5684 If it does I'm building Krieger's Van.
Such a great Era, VW , hot rods great times
Well that was a lot of fun, Rich is a real treasure trove of information about the "California Highway Patrol". Thanks Jay and happy New Year!
My dad started driving police cars when they were 6 volt with generators. He remembers the "radio" was a huge vacuum tube style.
He drove AMC matador's , and was actually caught by the watch commander racing another cop with the departments new Dodge cornet HEMI's..., ... ooops... He also said the 38 calibers would NOT penetrate a big rig tire, LOL...
He was a true Adam 12 era straight honest cop, I miss him.........
Love this, as a former LEO who joined in 1981, and left the job in 1988, this brings back a lot of memories. I actually had one of these with the fuel injected V8 as my own car. It was a 1989 model, and I bought it after I left the job and got into business.
It went 180mph 🤣
@@jft7174 maybe 180kph...lol it would fly apart at anything over 130mph.
Back in the 80's , here in Brazil the highway patrol cars was a Volkswagen Beatle !
Sounds like heaven all I would have to do is drive faster than 65 haha
One of Jay's BEST episodes yet!Thank you HWP
Great episode. Rich is a really nice guy and Jay you were so kind to him. It was refreshing to see two men enjoying good wholesome conversation. Thank you for the episode.
Anybody else got "The Shawshank Redemption" vibes during the first segment? :D Somehow I half expected to see Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman walk around the corner and join the scene. Awesome show and a great start into the new year. Keep it up! Best wishes from Germany. Stay healthy, Mr. Leno.
jay, awesome interviewer, prepared with good questions, breaks the ice with the guy, who was a little nervous at the beginning, and brings it all out.
Got out of the Army in the early 90's and picked up my 79 Camaro from Port Canaveral, FL. About 300 miles back to home. Was on I-10 doing around 100 when the fuel pump quit. It was around midnight in the middle of nowhere so I sleptish in the back seat, not fun. Wolk up to FHP tapping on my window around sunrise. Told him what was up, that I was a mechanic, had just been discharged and promised I could fix it. He wanted me to get a wrecker but was nice and gave in to my request for a ride to the nearest auto parts store. He said the nearest auto parts was a Napa about 10 miles away but it wasn't open yet. He said "get in"! Lights on up the ramp backwards in reverse with a J turn on the overpass. Punched down the ramp on the other side and where doing 140mph in no time. I think his was EFI Jay! He dropped me at McD's for bfast across from the Napa and came back at 800am when the Napa opened to take me back. 140 back to the car. He said "I'll be back by in about an hour, if your still here your getting a wrecker!" I had it fixed in 10 minutes and was on the way. Great trooper and thanks for the help that day! Maybe he was trying to recruit me?
I was commuting home with two others in my carpool in 1995 when our car broke down going over the Altamont Pass in the East Bay area. The CHP were using a plane to catch speeders in the area. We coasted in behind a CHP 5.0 Mustang while the officer was writing a ticket. When he finished, the officer gave the three of us a ride to the nearest truck stop in Tracy. The officer was pretty cool...he hit 130 mph headed to Tracy.
Not 180 🤣
he drove you to a truck stop going 130? lol
I swear whenever officers get issued a hot car that isnt a suburban or crown vic they turn into hooligans lmao, "YEAH RUN FROM ME NOW! MY CAR ISNT SLOWER THAN A MINIVAN THIS TIME!"
I loved this episode. Not only the car, but the stories this highway patrol officer has. I could easily listen to Jay and this officer for hours without getting bored.
As long as you remember to take them with a grain of salt, e.g. the 180mph is 🐃💩
shut up
@@RideFaster all values are known : cod is .38, frontal area is 24 sq ft, curb weight is 3000lbs, need a minimum of +380hp. Sorry to burst your bubble.
@@countrymorgan2942 hahahaha exactly
@@countrymorgan2942 yeah the coupe had a .46 drag coefficient....a little bet better than a UPS truck maybe
MR Leno, you never get old. Thanks for all your videos. PANDEMIC?! RIGHT!
Great video! The time went too quick with Jay talking to Rich. Very nice retired officer. All the best in your retirement Rich. thanks Jay for the walk around & taking us along for a ride in this cool Mustang. RCMP in Canada used these too for a while on the hwys.
The shifter knob looks exactly like the ones in European Fords from the same era, like Escort, Fiesta and Sierra.
That was the era of parts bin cars. Sometimes I'm happy about that and other times not so much. Back then there were so many parts that interchanged if the salvage yard didn't have your exact model many other cars might.
Good ole' Jay. Drives a Highway Patrol car with a retired Highway Patrol Officer without his seatbelt on and the cop had his on. Great show. Cool to see the old Mustang cop car
Ha yea. But then maybe he's used to driving his steam cars and what not, where there aren't seatbelts
What a great Fella!! Greatly appreciate his service to the community. Thanks for putting him on your video Jay.
Great episode, really kept your interest with real life conversation...
Classic, interesting Leno interview. Another great police officer. I would imagine Jay has to stay home because he can’t relax out in public. Bless his heart. I was a small town business person celebrity for a few years from doing TV commercials. Whenever my wife and I would go out to eat I’d sit in the corner and face the corner because otherwise we could never relax and have time together. Appreciate the commitment of both of your careers.
This was a good one! Lotta good banter and a very relaxed "coupla guys out for a drive" atmosphere. I don't think anyone said who owns that car, though. I expect the CHP but boy does it smoke. If he's reading this, greetings to retired CHP officer Steve Hill from an old Land Rover buddy from decades back.
Jay owns both the Mustangs featured.here.
Thanks Jay. "Did you ever take care of that ticket?" What a hoot
Great stories and nice to see these cars preserved and this is a beautiful example. LOL at the story of the guys blowing holes in the roof with the shotgun and I'm surprised they actually transported arrestees in them vs waiting for backup in a larger (4-door) vehicle. Also sounds like the speedometers were WILDLY optimistic.
yeah no way 160-180 mph like he said...maybe 130-140 downhill
Law enforcement car speedometers are calibrated to have an error of no more than 1 MPH at any point.
I found that out when I owned a 1978 Plymouth Fury with "CERTIFIED" printed on the 140 MPH speedo.
I called Mopar about a problem with the differential, and when I told the guy I talked to that it had a tag
on the radiator bracket that said "special handling car" he ran off a list of what that meant,
and he sent me a printout detailing all the "cop" features and options available for that model year.
There were several things about the engine that made it especially durable.
I eventually gave the car to a Mopar nut. Telling enough about that situation
would take more space than I have already filled up here.
Great Questions and great answers from the retiree…. And a strong proponent of career opportunities at the Highway Patrol! Another outstanding “Leno”😎
Like the guest said, the big old dodges with the 440 were real monsters when it came to just brute power. I'd love to see Jay do one on them.
No matter how people feel about local law enforcement here in California everyone loves the CHP. And every year I would say so to the CHP at the Ventura County Fair. I hope I get to do that again. Thank you for the second best episode ever. Btw the best one ever was the one when the mechanic said going flat out the Bugatti would run out of gas in fifteen minutes. Thank you Jay
Well if a cop is a good person and genuinely there for good reasons then it's great, but nowadays the wrong type of people get a job as a cop because they love telling others how to live and being above the law. Good to see a good guy being a cop for once but those days are long gone.
Bakersfield by the sea is where I lay my seed
Bugatti can run over 300mph too😳
Here’s a throwback for ya Jay. This reminds me of a Massachusetts State Trooper I lived near who’s duty vehicle was a pretty new at the time unmarked 5.0 liter Mustang. He LOVED chasing people down on RT 128; he told me at the time that he hadn’t yet been outrun. This was in the early nineties; he had just become a “Statey” by default when the MSP absorbed the MDC Police.
Brother of a guy I knew was a state trooper in Connecticut. They used to convert certain confiscated cars into highway patrol cars for I95. His favorite was a GNX that they used.
My father is a retired trooper and he had an lx mustang in the early 90s and late 80s and loved his.
I could listen to this guy talk forever on cars. What an amazing guest!
That rare epsiode where the guest is even more interesting than the car.
What a great episode! I groaned when I saw that tired Mustang but that retired officer had some great stories and what a long and distinguished career. Good on him! Love how Jay reacted when the '65 Galaxy was brought up. Too funny...
Jay: "Did you have the triple-carb set-up?"
"No, just a single carb."
You could feel Jay's disappointment.
Everyone I know (car nuts) has one favorite car. The diversity is amazing. For some a 65 Ford, others a 59 356 Porsche, others a 67 Camaro. Maybe even a 00 Toyota. To each their own.
@@jeffwarren8154 Hey... those early '00s Toyotas can be kinda fun!
If you have the money, and the know-how to do a 'lil work... buying a 20 y/o car for around $500 to $1,000 bucks can be tuns o' fun! I'm talking about the "drive it like you stole it" kind of fun!
Drive it 'til it's _absolutely_ dead, then make your money back selling the parts. A "win / win" situation!
Thank you Jay for your willingness to cover all!!
I remember in the 90s, whenever we drive between DC and Quantico, VA, we always see VA State Police Mustang and Camaro patrol cars, but mostly Mustangs. My buddy told that those cars are their car chasers. Awesome!
Yet another Jay Leno's Garage video that did not show up in my subscriber stream.
Same here. I don't understand it.
I lived in Los Angeles back then and virtually never saw these cars, they were out there but from what I heard they tend to be in the rural areas where truly high-speed chases were more likely. I remember in 1991 my dad and I went to a donut shop and I saw California state police, California highway patrol, LAPD, Los Angeles county sheriffs and some cops from other agencies. They went to that particular shop because obviously they ate donuts but… it had a lot of counterspace so they would spread out their paperwork and get that done.
I wonder if that's where the cop in the donut shop urban legend began? When did you live there?
I was there in the early-mod 80's as a kid. i remember Winchell's donuts, Jack in the Box, Western Sizzling (I think that was the name) steakhouse, and some big buffet in Culver City that my parents went to a lot.
Also the McDonald's McDLT, at least I can say I had one 😀
Must've been the safest donut shop in town lol
CHP Mustangs were abundant in the Bay Area. They are incredibly high geared and slow to get going from a stop. Must have required clutch replacement often. The 302 Ford is notorious for poor low end torque, even truck engines.
I live in L.A. and in 92 coming back from Lone Pine, had the Audi maxed at 125 on I395 in Red Rock Canyon at night & BLAMM there's a spot-lite on a Black & White Mustang LX 5.0 next to me, he comes on his speaker, "SLOW DOWN!" and takes off; GTs were much heavier; the LX was the sleeper & cheaper;
'89, I was whistling through Texas. 90 mph. One of these Mustangs in brown with a trooper in a lemon-squeezer hat kept station just by my back wheel, until I looked over at him, then he kicked it down and took off. If only he knew I had no registration or insurance. '69 Caprice.
Great episode. Loved hearing his stories and the history of CHiPS.
What a great chat. The entertaining and informative conversation made the video so much more interesting than what I expected. Good job Jay, and crew!
Another classic from Jay
Thanks again, Jay and crew! Another entertaining episode, as usual.
Happy New Year to y'all!
I'm so happy you revisited the State Trooper line-up!
Last time you took the Dodge sedan out, (Cornet I think), and I know most of us were sighing heavily when you passed by this fox body! Glad you came back to give us this video!!
I had a 82 Ford Mustang GT & loved it. Very reliable.
Hi Jay; Thank you as always for your fine videos. My '86 Cadillac speedometer went to 80 mph. The car would go up to 80 mph and NO faster. Try as I might, the limit was 80 ! Up hill, down hill, level ground, that governor kept it at 80.
Now my 40th anniversary '04 Mustang GT conv. 4.6 liter auto is a 'horse of a different color' (red). When I add the 'speedster' cover over the rear seat and folded top, the cops are all over me. I thought that at 70 I might have one limb out of commission at some time so, the auto gave me some peace of mind. At 82, I wish I had the Mach I manual coupe. We get older, we never grow up.
I suspect Jay has an ulterior motive cozying up to the cops. He may just be hoping for some leeway with regard to posted speed limits.
Even with a boring car, Jay can make a good show. And the guest, Rich, was a very knowledgeable guy. I learned a lot about CHP guys and their job.
Many years ago, mid '90s, I drove up and down the 14 to and from work. One night I was driving home, in the fast lane, rolling with traffic. Speed limit was still 55, traffic was rolling about 65. CHP officer driving one of these Mustangs pulled alongside me and paced me. Driver looked at me very sternly. I glanced at my speedometer, backed off, and he drove off.
Jay thanks for being a cool dude at 29:49.... Nobody else would have been as cordial. Very admirable of you.
Wyoming Highway Patrol had these and I lived near the interstate and saw these little cars rocket by when they chased someone. When I was in Midland, MI I used to go down to Woodward Ave in Detroit and race like this fella....lot's of fun then...maybe not so much now.....wish I still had my old Roadrunner..
Neat old car, I was surprised these were actual cop cars after seeing an old Kansas Highway Patrol one at a rural car show in college.
Rural car show in Kansas a?
The Mara dasine (or whatever) in Ottawa?
Washington State Patrol also had fox body Mustangs in the fleet. I don’t recall them as early as 82, but definitely mid-80s into the 90s. State patrol liked to show them off at county fairs in their booth. And honestly, I think the WSP Mustangs are more attractive than the CHP, Mustangs.
Jay is looking in the rear view mirror and he says "Damn there is a cop behind us and i dont have a seat belt on 🤣🤣🤣."
I noticed that too. I would have lit him up for that just for fun. Suprised Jay doesn't put it on. You would think it would be an automatic habit for Jay. It's automatic for me.
I’m guessing they had to have a real police car follow them since they were driving a decommissioned police car.
My dad was a Chief lieutenant in New Jersey for many years.A very dangerous job. Especially the riots in NJ in the 1960's. As far as Bakersfield goes. I would highly recommend watching the film THE ONION FIELD...James Woods. Jay would recommend that too I'm sure. He knows the story and James Woods. God bless the highway patrol...in any state.
180mph?!?!? I don't believe that for one second!🤣
No Way The SSP Does 160-180 MPH. Ferraris, Lambos And Porsches At The Time Were not Doing That
You'd be surprised on a rural road that goes on with no turns for 20+ miles. I got my 01 Ford Explorer with the 4.0 to 151 mph beside my buddy on his Suzuki GSXR600 and a week or so later in my 99 Jeep Cherokee with the 4.0 I6 up to 144 mph again with him beside me. They both had minimal upgrades, the jeep had a performance head, cold air intake, oversized injectors, intake from a 01 and long tube headers with 3" straight pipe with a side dump. The Explorer only had cold air, larger intake, muffler/cat delete and a 40 hp shot of nitrous that I rediculously rigged up on the throttle body spacer.
@@Ole_CornPop Come on man
When the fuel injection came out in these Ford were proud of them, they had a higher quality , even the floors were reinforced. Ive been in a LX 89' at over 125mph and it didn't feel happy! But those notchbacks are sturdier and just a better Mustang . And I also had a 87 Vic 5.0 FI and I got mine up to 120mph clocked by Friends Camaro following.
I had an '89 5.0 Crown Vic back in the late '90s. Low miles... a genuine Creampuff Grandma special. Leaked more oil than the Exxon Valdez. Needless to say, it was the last Ford I'll ever own.
Junk. Pure junk.
Brings back memories of my first car, and the title of this video even is relevant too.
I had an 1983 5.0L HO (4 barrel Holly) GT with the 5 speed (3.08 rear end), and was doing a 2 hr road trip to the big city for some fun...in the winter. Was just cruising at 10 over the speed limit, when I see a car catching up to me with something that resembled a light bar on the roof so I slowed to the speed limit as it approached and passed. Turned out to be 2 Porsche's with ski racks on them. My beautiful young female passenger found it so funny though, she was laughing so hard that she was sliding off the seat. As my ego was just hammered I felt the need to hammer the gas after I downshifted into 3rd, once my friend got back into her seat. A minute later I am passing the 2 Porsche's (who sped up to almost double the speed limit when they seen me catching up) at almost triple the speed limit, going up a hill in about 2" of slush. About 10 mins later after I slowed down as we approached another small town with a "T" stop intersection; the 2 Porsche's pulled up beside me with hockey puck sized eyes in their expensive suits; note that I waited a second for them to see them eye to eye. The look on their faces, was pretty funny to say the least!
It turned out it was Motor Trend doing a sponsored drive up to the Yukon promoting winter performance tires via real world testing. The guy in the lead Porsche passenger seat closest to me at the stop sign looked to be the spitting image of Jonny Lieberman, big beard and all, just with much bigger eyes! Maybe he was looking at my cheap no name SK110 all season tires?
That was a pleasant read. Thanks for sharing!!! 👍
@@geoffnelson64 Did some questionable yet hilarious things back in the younger days...don't remember much else from the rest of that day...but the look on their faces was absolutely priceless and unforgettable. LOL #YoungAndDumb
Did it go 180?
@@jft7174 MPH...Almost for a few minutes...5th gear is a slow climb. They were long out of sight so I let up as we approached the next town...
Nice Ukrainian flag in your profile picture
88 Grand Am , 2.0/Turbo 5 spd. He hit the lights , I hit the throttle, about 2 minutes later we lost sight of him . Had an enjoyable ride the rest of the way home . Cut a lot of time off that trip .
Foxbodies are what saved the mustan and are by far one of the most iconic mustangs of all time and the EFI variants are even better in my opinion
Great show and a great guest. It’s nice to see Jay mixing in shows like this one.
I only raised an eyebrow when the guest mentioned reaching 180mph 🤨
Yeah talk about an exaggeration… 180mph in an old Ford Mustang with no more than 220hp. No chance.
Cops never lie 😬
How soon after he hit 180, Did his engine lockup?
He never said he reached 180.
Getting a kick out of this one. Living in San Diego in the 80's, I had an '87 5.0 and it was always funny to see people hit the brakes in the dark when they would recognize the headlight profile in their rear view mirror.
& i was probably one of those people. doing meth runs from Lemon Grove, i couldn't help but be paranoid.
My father has a Gray 84 GT with the Boss 302 with 36,000 original miles, T-top, rear window luvers and the rare front clip that everyone wanted to have. It's got the red leather interior, Hooker headers and it's the 5 speed with cruise control. I have been slowly saving up to get it back to looking new for me and my father to enjoy again.
I had an '82 5.0 and then an '88 GT. GREAT cars!!
I used to see this in all white and pale metallic blue as well back in the day!!!
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Great episode! I had two Fox body Mustangs, an '86 SVO and an '89 LX 5.0. Miss those cars. The SVO was great on fuel and was really really quick. The 5.0L had all sorts of torque even through the E4OD automatic.
All auto mustangs from '84-93 were AOD trans,they never had a E4OD....the E4OD is a Electrically controlled trans and was 1st used in the '89 F series trucks.
It wasn't until '94-95 the Mustang seen use of a electronically controlled trans,the AODE.In '96 to 2002/4 they went to the 4R70W
The automatics torque multiplication off idle is a lot more than a clutch provides.Actually a clutch provides no torque multiplication...
my buddy bought an ex cop car in the late 70s that would do 140+. It also had a stronger suspension. l think it was a dodge aspen but l know it had a 360 w/ 4 barrel and modded exhaust. That car was fast for those times as well.
Back in the day my patrol car was a 1978 Plymouth Fury with their new "Lean Burn System", what a hunk of junk! It would do 112 mph for a few miles and then slow down. Drove a lot of Crown Vics, not the fastest buy they were tanks! Very reliable.
Still fast for todays standards.
4:03 He lying his butt off. No 82-93 Mustang never ran 145 mph.
I agree, I only hit about 120 in my assigned '93 , it was maxed out
Yea, had an 89 V8, and while it had decent torque, it wasn't very lively the revs and HP. It struggled past 110.
Even my 1996 Cobra, maxed out at 130.
Maybe with enough open road and the backside of a mountain.. He even said 180, because he used to do street racing in Detroit, as if that gives the car more power.. no way.
@@wyskass861 Where did you shift your 89?
@@blackericdenice I don't understand the question..
@@wyskass861 When you shift from 1st to 2nd gear or 2nd. to 3rd gear. What rpm do you shift @ when you race?
Love this car!!! Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing!!!
One of the best guests jay has had. Great man
I remember there was an SCCA road racer who, apparently, ordered one of the auctioned-off CHP Mustangs who raced one of these in, if I recall correctly, in a "Showroom Stock" class at Willow Springs with the panels left in the black and white and was the car to beat. I had always thought there was more to the story on the CHP equipment, like, improved spring and shock handling package or stiffened chassis. If it had the
AJ Hoyt My 1985 Mustang GT came with the 15 inch GoodYear "Gatorback " tires and in the rear it had 4 shocks two per side with two of them mounted in the horizontal position. It handled like it was on rails
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 Those "horizontal" shocks are just to control axle wrap and wheel hop.....they replace the traditional "traction bars".
They factory '83 GL I had had a round bar that was bolted to the lower control arm or rear (forget which it was now) and curved under it.It had a large rubber "snubber" around that rod to stop metal on metal noise.It worked as it should,IDK why they decided they had to change it and use those stupid shocks instead,they never wore out like the shocks did.
BTW back then,'84 prior had a 7.5 rear,which in it's self was sort of weak,but the posi unit was bulletproof.It was like the Auburn Gear diffs and had cone clutches.They never wore out,break spider gears yeah if you were stupid but those clutch cones never wore out or slipped.....unlike the factory 8.8 on the '85 and newer that had clutch packs and the "ears" would wear/break off and then you had the great old one wheel peeler...
I had a 1989 and a 1991 H.O. 5.0 LX Coupe. Fast cars 💨
Great Episode. Jay escaped a Seat Belt ticket :-) I was in California back then and the attitude they were 'cheating' with the Mustang, lol was widespread. However CHP always treated me fairly and respectfully. No Pretext Stops, No Name-calling or abuse. Once when I was putting out flares after coming upon an overturned Box Truck (rainy night) I watched one of them risk his life pushing the disabled spin out car from the #2 lane directly onto the shoulder to keep a pileup from happening. He had the big cruiser with a LOT of torque!
I was just waiting for somebody to plow into him in the dark and mist, but we all got lucky that night.
The officer talking about not being allowed to repair the tires and having to replace them takes me back 30+ yrs ago when I worked for a huge Auto-Auction. All of the LX and GT Mustangs from that time were running the Goodyear Gatorbacks. FordMotorCredit and the Big Car-Rental companies made it mandatory that we replace any of those Gatorbacks that were punctured by even the tiniest foreign object.
I still plugged them and stacked them in a corner (they were like new) till I had a truck-load and 1-2 times per month they would let me (LOL), "$$dispose$$" of them. 😆😂🤣
I can see a patch as a reliable fix for a tire if its done right🤷
@@spankthemonkey3437 Yeah they were just paranoid of getting sued.
Sweet car, and prolly one of the best guests Jay has had.
The greatest guest may be the lead designer for the Ford GT. His knowledge of that car was mind boggling.
Lol this ex cop lying about top speeds 😂😂
Awesome video Jay! Chip was great too! Seemed very relaxed behind camera speaking about his career .
I'm old enough I remember when the 80s mustangs and camaros was police vehicles!! I love them both
And during the whole drive Jay forgot to wear his seat belt. 😅
I've never observed Jay using any safety equipment-- he's just old school.
I could hear them tell police stories for hours. What a fun episode
Completely agree!
I love hero stories, but I also really like to listen to someone talking about other stuff. (Stories about every-day life as an officer)...
Jay is so cool he doesn't even buckle up when driving a cop car. Awesome
I had an 82 with the police package (brake upgrade and rear gears) - upgraded to SVO 5 bolt hubs springs and sway bars on Enkei BFGoodrich TAs Dropped 1 1/2”
LMFAO Jay the type of guy to take a retired state officer for a ride in his car and not wear a seat belt!
Above the law
I remember a story in the LA Times about CHP having to quickly train several officers when the Mustangs first went into service. Most of them had never driven a stick shift. Very informative video. In my youth, I met too many CHP officers in the line of duty (theirs). Getting a ticket is never fun, but they were always highly professional and courteous. A credit to California.
And BTW here's the Highway Patrol episode with Clint Eastwood
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I have a hard time believing 160 mph in that car. That would take something like +400hp in that car shape
Nah. You can easily do 150 mph, I’ve done it with only 260 hp. Fox platform mustangs are small, lightweight, and aerodynamic.
Jay's Garage is a class act show. Great segment!
These things were ridiculously fast. We bought one from the State of Georgia (ex GA Trooper car), and it would flat out FLY. It was an ‘86 5 speed 5.0 Mustang. Good Lord I miss that car.
Those last year of the carbureted 5.0's were amazing, 200hp and lightweight plus still returned decent fuel economy with the 5 speed
225 hp would get the car to 160-180 mph ? I doubt this very much 🤔
Ive done 110 on 4 banger Oldsmobile from that era. A beefed up 5.0, possible.
Some were supercharged
@@baronarmenian5019 there is a hugh difference between 110 and 180. A 1987 corvette had more horsepower and much better aero and was completely tapped out by 150mph. 180 is near impossible with under 350hp and even at that you are only going to do it in a very light very aerodynamic cart like a lotus.
Yeah. Hes a complete liar. Would be a stretch to even do 130 downhill.
@@BruceLee-xn3nn non were Supercharged.
In the 80s and early 90s we had a group of LMPD officers that were hot-rodders, they came to our salvage yard in Louisville Kentucky all the time , they built one that was extremely fast ! The Salvage Yard was Abell Auto Parts .
That buckle shining with the sunlight cries, "come write me a ticket."
I drove the CHP 1986 Mustang LX, which was the first year for fuel injection and probably the fastest of the lot, since all they did was get heavier after that. On I-5 I could hit 140 with no trouble and suspect the max was around 145. The steering started to get light around 120, but it wasn't unconfortable to drive at 140. On the other hand, the 1983 Dodge Diplomat was downright scary at 115. The 1991 Crown Victoria was a much better car than the Diplomat in handling and power.
Zoom Thump Thump Thump That's not exactly true about 1986 being the first year for EFI. I bought my 1985 Ford Mustang GT on Dec. 24, 1984 and the sales guy tried to sell me a 1985 Mustang GT that had EFI, but in order to get EFI you had to go with the automatic transmission. And it upped the price $500.00 more than the 5 speed.
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 That was a CFI system. Sure, it was fuel injection, but not the 8-injector sequential fuel injection configuration that would be seen on the 1986 and later cars.
Fun fact... in 86 the stang only had fuel injection on the 5speed models. The 86 5.0 automatic still used a carb.....