1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2 + 2 - Jay Leno's Garage
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- 1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2 + 2 - Jay Leno's Garage. In its day, the 400 GT was Ferruccio's dream of the perfect car come to life. Jack Riddell stops by the garage to offer living proof that you can rack up 250,000 miles and still drive your Lambo every day!
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1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2 + 2 - Jay Leno's Garage
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This is a "real" Lamborghini to me.
It is so elegant and classy. Look at the windshield, then the sideline, and then the tail - its perfect. I would pick it over a modern aventador any time.
Modern labos are only agressive, this is pure elegance.
Also the "low" 340 HP is still a lot, even today.
and the "small" v12 sounds very nice. as jay said it is a touring car, you take that for a long trip and at the end you arrive not tired by a loud blaring exhaust.
Class
I don't think you can realistically use more than about 400 hp on the road. Almost every new car review today talks about the track. I don't care about the track. Not going to track a GT car. Plenty of specialist track-day cars if that's your thing. And as the turbo era is upon us, electronically limiting torque in the lower gears is also a thing. Modern high-performance cars are more like dragsters than racing cars. Some car company needs to be brave and introduce a car that stirs the souls of every 50+yo car guy, who are still the majority of buyers of high-end cars. The other thing is to make the cars for European rather than American roads. Super cars and super GTs are for the most part too wide to enjoy on a European country road. I'm sure rich Americans will still lust after them and still buy them.
@@nigel.w I know the tire manufacturers concentrate on high performance, very low aspect ratio tires today. I've been driving a 2001 BMW 330xi with 205/50-17 front & 225-45/17 rear tires. They aren't nearly as low as some but with the typical B-roads ( as the English call them), I've had to replace two rims and two tires due to rough roads in the last 10 years that I've had this car. Using 50-60 Series tires give enough sidewall to protect your rims (usually). One customer came into my friends German car shop to get all four rims replaced. He hit a rib in the pavement, probably over a buried root and it took out all four at once. That was on a Mercedes 450SL and he 'bout choked when he heard the price.
I definitely agree with your idea for a "usable" touring/GT type of car, whether it's a coupe or roadster, with around 400-450 hp and a manual 5 or 6 speed gearbox. I prefer a 6 speed with a little higher rear end ratio to get respectable acceleration, and still cruise comfortably. The only way I've found to get anything near those specs is to get an older car like this and keep it maintained. Maybe a little tweak here and there to get a bit more power but take care of it.
For Lamborghini I still like the countach and diablo. I know some ppl don't like the raw countach but it's one of my favorites.
@@hw5091 I find the earlier 1992 Diablos are beautiful cars.
This car looks more beautiful from the side than almost any automobile I’ve ever seen. Absolutely gorgeous.
I love this car, but I love Jack even more. I love the way he casually mentions that he painted the car in his garage! Hilarious. It looks beautiful!
I loved that too. Classic, humble, stand up guy. I love that he made an engine rebuild guide
Beautiful car....great to see an owner that drives and enjoys it too.
This is one of my favorite cars Jay has ever featured. The owner is remarkable. Rebuilt the engine 5 times, rebuilt the transmission, re-painted the car himself…incredible. And now the car has over 250,000 miles on it. What a great story for just an incredible car!
Jack's rebuild manual is fantastic. It's detailed, with photos and diagrams, and shows you how to rebuild the engine. And it's free to download as a pdf. Thanks, Jack - you're too cool.
I like John and how he stands and talks its pure old school. Just relaxing and very honest speaking. Hes like "ahhhh whatever"
That is such a _beautiful_ car.
The way it sits, the body lines, the mirrors, the exhaust, the interior. All just simply gorgeous and elegant yet masculine at the same time.
Absolute showstopper.
the interior is so freakin cool, maybe the coolest I have ever seen
This 400 GT 2+2 is exactly what ferruccio set out for when he started his own car company. Also love that the owner, Jack, truly enjoys this car and is certainly impressive to have 250,000 miles on it.
Very beautiful very impressive one of the best cars that Jay Leno has ever shown
250k and owned since 72 and maintained on that level. Could you get a better car owner?
I got a dent at the dealership
Actually the improvement in motor oils in the last 15 years would most likely have reduced the rebuild intervals to about half of the five. Also he may be a stickler for new car performance and have rebuilt the motor more often than most owners. Thanks for this video Jay!
Stuart Fitzsimons Quite the opposite, unfortunately. They need SL rated oil with 1500ppm of zinc, 1.5% ash. The oil passages are smaller in Italian engines too, making cold starts murder.
Maybe less. I was going to say modern manufacturing might be superior, but it's an engine. Any competent machine shop can balance and blueprint I would think any engine as well as a modern engine factory in mass production.
Every 50000 miles if it's 250ish
@@timpriddy349 Correct he said he’s rebuilt the engine 5 times.
@@ryand4533 I heard 5 rebuilds in 250K and after considering one of these an option, my internal voice gave me a quick (dumb and dumber) "check please"/time to go now. Not interested in a car that can be worn out in 50k but with a few mod's should be able to last much longer I suspect.
"i did this [painted it] in my garage." that's a can-do guy.
More like can-tell lol
I personally find it mildly amusing to read the comments along the lines "well 5 engine rebuilds makes this much less impressive".
To me it makes it all the more impressive, how many people would go through that work and effort and keep on fixing and driving their car. Especially when it would be more economical to just fix it and stow it away and watch the value rise.
Best regards
Why would you have to rebuild the engine 5 times? What went wrong 4. times to require that?
@@steveblackburn9124 It is an old Lamborghini with 250,000 miles, their is nothing wrong with the previous rebuilds.
Beautiful car. I have never seen one of these before. I think it's great he drives it regularly & keeps it in great condition.
Another fabulous Video featuring a CAR that Leonardo da Vinci might have built.
Thank you Jay and congratulations to the generous owner of that OBJECT of ART.
Truly, Jay searches the World to produce vídeos featuring the Mona Lisas, the Van Goghs, the Monets, etc, etc, of the CAR INDUSTRY..
In my view, these jewels are not overpriced. If we could go back in time, discussing the price of a painting with Degas, Matisse, Manet, Cezanne, and all the other genious, the conversation could go along the following lines:
"Maitre, the canvas costed you 10 Francs, you paid 12 Francs for all the materials used here.
Let's say that your time and talent are worth 400 hundred Francs.
In sum, the total value of this painting may be 600 or 700 Francs, tops".
And probably many painting going today for 100 million were purchased like that.
I'm not implying that the Lamborghini featured in this vídeo is Worth the same as a Monet or a Van Gogh.
Neverthless, One Million should be the fair Market Value for such a gorgeous, funcional and unique object of Art.
Nowadays a Super Car Project can blossom, unfold largely resorting to Computers,Wind Tunnels, Aerodynamic Studies related to Jet Airplanes, etc.
To a certain extent, the same applies to Paintings.
Properly programmed, a Computer-generated painting can be produced encompassing traits and carachteristics of several Masters.
Pay a nice sum of money, a handsome stipend to the Computer Programmer.
But don't call him a Leonardo, a Rafael or a Monet.
I first saw one of these in a San Francisco show room in 1968 and it drove my aesthetics in cars ever since. I still think it is one of the most beautiful cars in the world.
best looking lambo ever!!
There is Nothing like driving a classic car around California. This 400 GT is beautiful, fun and fast up in the mountains.!!
I put over 600,000 miles on many classic cars... a modified 1968 Pontiac GTO, 1990 Ferrari Mondial Cab, 1991 Z28 Convert in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
For me, it's either this Lamborghini 400 GT 2 + 2 or the 1967 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada.
Thank you Jay and Jack!
that's the best looking Lamborghini ever...and its been driven , rebuilt , repainted ..makes it even more beautiful.
A beautiful car. In the early 70's I saw my first 400 on a cool fall morning while camping at the race track at St. Jovite Quebec, Canada on a race weekend. There it was idling on the cool morning, the exhaust just a whisp of white over the dew covered grass. The car was navy blue and to this days one of the most impressive vehicles I have ever seen up close and personal. The guy who owned it was from New York. He told me he had a fanatical mechanic who put chalk marks on the carbs to make sure no one else adjusted the car. The car on Jays website is remarkable in that it has been driven, loved and appreciated for all this time. We tend to forget that anything built in the sixties was nowhere near as reliable as the most modest car built today. That is one beautiful car.
Stunning car This is what a James Bond car aspires to be :)
It's BEAUTIFUL and it was his DAILY DRIVER!!
I find it funny that so many people are downing this man rebuilding his engine and tranny many times in the time that he's owned it. Yeah, it's a real shame that the fella has maintained his car so well. So that it doesn't rust, or wear out, or break down easily. This car isn't new. As a matter of fact, even NEW cars should be well maintained. And going around saying that your car has XXX,XXX miles on it and that it runs like new without any major work/ maintenance scare (example: transmission replacement/rebuild, burned up engine) can be summed up in two simple words: bull crap.
Could have bought 3 new Corvettes or 5 Camaros with much more power each for what this cost new... and they'd been more reliable... and vastly less expensive to repair... when they first needed it at 250K miles...
1989 Saab 900. 320,000 miles. No engine rebuild. RUNS LIKE NEW. Clutch done at 200,000 miles.
@@BuzzLOLOL you're out of your mind if you think a late 60's GM product is gonna make it even 100k miles without major service let alone 250k.
@@Full_Otto_Bismarck - I drove them back then... just needed fuel and oil filters, oil changes, points, sparkplugs, water pumps, starters, alternators...
How can ppl complain on Jay. the greatest guy in the whole world.
Thats the greatest Lambo ever made imo.. :D
My father had one also and knew Jerry. We would tour together up to the Monterey vintage races and hang out with the Lamborghini Club. I would drive my Boss 302 most of the time. Dad has passed but he loved his Lambo!
that car is amazing
Here and there I find myself picking my jaw up off the floor at the sight of a beautiful machine. This is another of those occasions; what an exquisite car.
That car is SIIIIICK!!! Freaking awesome.
Well one of the rebuilds was because of the unleaded petrol.
and if you have opend it up to change the seats, you rebuild other parts, as you have torn it apart anyways.
It might no be neccessary, but to maintain the value of such a classic you just do it. Also the owner is an enthusiast. so rebuilds it to keep it perfect.
much better than let it sit and rot.
Best comment on this thread :)
I hear you. My old toyota truck went 600,000 kms. The biggest repair, other than oil/filter and plugs, was 3 starter rebuilds. Finally the head gasket went at just above 600,000...
Such a beautiful car!
Jay you don't miss a chance to take a shot at your guest if if they are not famous.
We know you can make jokes but come on Mr Leno. Don't we all deserve the respect especially the quality of your shows. Folks will be enjoying your shows for generations to come.
Keep up the good work Jay.
the license plate is awesome! "V12 TORO" which translates to "V12 BULL", that's a great touch right there lol.
400GT 2+2 -is the Best Lamborghini car model for me.
Beautiful car. A lot of cars from the '60s required frequent maintenance. My sister's '68 Impala required an engine overhaul at 90k. The brakes needed service about every 35k. New plugs, cap and rotor every year. We've become used to today's cars that need only minor service until 100k miles.
well Id disagree,the new cars still need constant attention to keep reliability and if anything major goes they cost a fortune to fix,ie things like dropping the engine to replace an alternator,cambelts at 100k etc and if it stops by the side of the road your pretty much stuck..
***** A lot of dealers overcharge for service and/or claim the engine must be removed in order to complete what should be minor service. Like the oil cooler o-ring on my wife's Nissan Murano. A dealer wanted $350 to replace it. I did it myself for less than $15 in about 45 minutes. I replaced the timing belt, belt tensioner, idler pulleys, water pump serpentine belt and engine mounts on my Honda Odyssey without removing the engine. My cost was less than $400 for the parts and several hours of my time. The dealer wanted over $1000 for the parts and $600 labor.
yeh so true, they way overcharge,and you can fix those things but if something plays up in the efi,or a crank sensor or now some models have electrically operated cams!! I mean they are building problems into the new models and once they bottom out in price in the future there will be a mass of 00 year cars too expensive and complex to fix..
Gary Manis I don't think it's so much that the newer cars are unservicable by the garage mechanic but, rather, that people have just lost the d.i.y. mindset. I have an '06 Mazda MX-5 and you can do almost anything in your driveway if you have basic tools and knowledge.
My wife has a '06 Murano. It's a pain to work on. My mom's previous Cadillac required 2 hours of work in a body shop to replace a marker light bulb. I replaced the timing belt, tensioner, water pump and engine mounts on my '05 Odyssey. Major work. A whole weekend gone. I could have done a timing chain set, water pump and mounts on a '68 Chevy in a few hours. A big difference in skill required, too.
great owner, actually knows his car
Absolutely fantastic. I love these individual cars with so much history and character. Great video!
Damn, crazy the value of this car back in 2012. My ex boss has one of these and it was valued at 1.8 million in 2018. Really a beautiful car in addition to it being the first automobile that lambo took from the track to the public roads.
Great European styling. So much of the GT era. I see a lot of the Aston DB5 and Volvo P1800 in there. Always a pleasure to see something with a lot of care out on the road.
Ooooh-nice :-)
classic volvo are nice, the only problem is only a saint can drive it properly =P
FIRST GEN RX7 REAR IS VERY SIMILAR.
My dad was stationed in Naples Italy from 1976 to 1980... we had a Navy Commander neighbor who had a 67 400GT 2+2!!! Black with a beautiful tan interior... most awesome car ever!!!
Jack Riddell - you're a legend. Thanks for sharing your know how.
The fact that he drives the hell out of it like a regular daily driver makes it that much more appealing to me. 👍😎
I love the fact he drives it, rebuilds it, then drives it even more.
Lambo fan since 1992. I have most the cars at my house.......diecast models. Ah, but a guy can dream of owning. Great looking car.
Jay you do the best car reviews of any I have seen. Please keep doing what you do.
Back when Lambo had class and style.
I absolutely adore classic Italian cars, if I ever get a collection like Jay, it will be 80% cars from this era.
Beautiful car!
My dad and Jack were good friends and both had 400 GT 2+2. Sadly my dad passed several years ago but he loved his car. Had some good trips together to the vintage car races in the bay area. I would drive my Boss 302 and travel with my brother and friend. Dad made gasket kits for the Lambo's and also did a modification by using a single Jaguar V 12 electronic ignition to replace the dual ignition. Sweet driving car.
Beautiful!
THIS IS TO JAY. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT I'D LET DRIVE MY DB9 ASTON!!!
I adore this car. It is extra special.
Great one. Awesome to see someone enjoying their collectible classic as much as Jack does.
Just love all the auto videos Jay -so informative and entertaining thank you
He painted it in his home, very nice !!
Front end looks like a 2nd generation corvette. Anyone else see it? If I were Jay I’d try to buy this beauty from that gent!!
I have always admired the 400 GT 2+2, they were always a bit expensive for me. I owned a Countach for 13 years and now drive a 2012 Maserati Granturismo S which is very much like a modern 400 GT 2+2. This owner and car are just perfect. Such a cool guy with such a cool understated car. Just love it.
Una scultura su quattro ruote!Non ho parole:)!
Jack is a true American hero.
It is so cool that a man like him can have a car like that. It is hard work to make it go. But he did it. jack is the BOSS
an older guy with lots of swag, respect
Thanks Jack and Jay!
For years and year I thought these cars beautiful except for the headlights which I thought looked horrible. after learning more and more about them their looking better and better, what an awesome car.
That car grows on me.
The more I look at it
The better it looks.
Man I would keep that forever too. Nice :)
I have a '98 Ford F-150 with 210,000 on the clock, and the engine has never been rebuilt. I bought this thing when it had 199,000 on it, had a new radiator, new front brakes and hoses, transmission flush, rear end flush, new shocks all around, ball joints and of course new tires. I'm in it for a fraction it would cost to buy new, but the thing drives like a new truck. The Ford Modular engines will go beyond 300,000 miles. I've seen Crown Vics with that kind of high mileage many times. When I finish building my house, I plan to go through the engine, basically to replace timing chains, etc. Might as well hone it and re-ring it as long as I have the heads off, and the only reason for this is to ensure that such parts are new.
If you have the v-6, that is a garbage engine. I wouldn't spend another cent on that truck if it is.
I don't have the V-6. 5.4 Modular.
What a cool looking car thanks jay you always do a good job on showing everything about the car your the best bye far
It is still original miles.They correctly rebuilt(rings,valve seats...) the motor and trans several times,as was normal. . ....the car itself has the miles...original wiring et al...Those talking this car down are ill informed . This is an original car with original motor.
Thatmanstu Moto Tours I wouldn't want to drive it with a smoking high mileage engine either.
Highly deserved praise for the owner of this car for showing the rest of us "how its done". Owning a rare or exotic car is pointless unless you 'drive it!'
Great video with guys who know their stuff.
The sun never sets on a badass...
I saw a 400GT just the other day. Metallic blue, and on the road. I took some pictures of it as it was parked. What a beautiful statement to Lamborghini as a fine road car. Which prompted me to see what Jay had to say about it. ; )
I would own this over a Ferrari any time. It always boggled my mind that the guys who could most afford to drive the exotic cars always kept them in a garage. When you have the money you can afford to fix whatever it is that would break down so if I was able to own one I would drive it every day.❗️🇺🇸
Wow, gorgeous car. Thanks for sharing that.
My favorite video so far & I have watched lots of them
The side profile of this car is so incredibly pretty
These comments are so hateful. Jay reviewed some police cars of the sixties and his guests and him stated that these are done and worn out by 70k miles. Reliable? You bet! Up to perhaps three of service. The last police units before the Chargers were the Crown vics. At 200~220k miles of abusethey were put to pasture after 6 to 8 years but some are being snatched up by taxi companies for more duty. F*cking reliable. Hells yeayy. You betcha!!!! Now this Lamborghini at 250k had five rebuilds during *50years* of dailying by the SAME owner. Still keep on keeping on. This is SPARTAAAA sorry I mean love and dedication.
Sweet Design. Exhaust Pure Honey. Front Bumper only (6)... Love that. Owner 👌. Guy keeps car great. Wrote Manual how to Rebuild. Smooth Operator Song.
Not a big Lambo fan, but the exception to that is the 400GT iteration. One of the timeless classics. I think this body style holds up very well or even better to the Miura.
Jay please do some of the cars in the background of the videos! That green and white wagon! Or the white 57 Chrysler I’ve seen before please! More of the Leno collection please. Love hearing the stories and history behind your personal vehicles.
Cheers
Now that is a well loved Lambo. Thanks for showing it to us.
Can't say enough about how cool thiss car and history is. Would definitely shorten the exhaust up to the rear valance though.
Man, those vintage Lambos and Ferraris make all the right noises.
Thanks Jack, beautiful car.
Beautiful car. thanks a lot for taking the time to do these videos!
250k miles on it . The owner is just such a regular matter of fact guy . Love him and love his car .
I just LOVE how those vintage Italian V12 sound. They aren't too brutal and they hit the sweet tonal spot. Its like a 59' Les Paul through a cranked Marshall half stack.
this dude took a chance when he bought this car, it paid off
I think it would be something amazing if Lamborghini revisited this car. We kinda know what to expect from them these days. This would be a curve ball.
It's great. The lines look like a hybrid of an E-Type Jag & Corvette of the same period, it works for some reason, does look good..
i must say this has to be one of the beautiful looking car i have seen.i wish i could own it
These were truly the great cars. This one, the Ferrari Berlinetta and Maserati 3500 GT and even the Fiat Carrozzeria and all....
i love this show
I'd love to have a garage like this!
The guy did his own paint. He definitely gets my admiration.
8:00 the discussion of horsepower is interesting. I believe the SAE has redefined its definition of horsepower over the years. Would this affect comparisons between cars of this era and today? Another great video! What I love about your videos is that you cover the gamut of cars from A-Z. You had asked once, what kind of cars "we" would like to see on your website - muscle cars? Classics? Retro-rods? What? I can't speak for others, but.... BRING IT ALL ON! Anything from a Yenko stinger to a Doble steam car. I find all this shiite interesting. But then again, I am a dropout from GMI...
Interesting, I graduated from GMI. Same class as Mary Barra.
Love the car and the owner.