Legend status= Makes national news burning his face, turns around "wanna drive my antique jet car?" and he jumps in without hesitation.... Love you Jay!
Holy smokes! Great to see Bob McKee is still with us! I met him at his shop in Palatine, IL, in 1973 as I was crewing for Tony Kestian who had just bought the McKee Mark 12C (Formula A/5000). I was in awe of his engineering knowledge.
@@alfazagato1455original McKee Engineering was in Palatine and then moved to Lake Zurich where Bob was until retirement. When the latest copy of the TX was being built in 2015 or 2016, I recall going to the shop. My friend did the fiberglass work on it. His shop was amazing with so much history and a Cosworth DFX Indy car engine as a coffee table. For the humvee hybrid project, Bob used a VW I4 diesel as the power generation source. Those engines were dry-sumped. Bob used to buy the VW dry-sump parts from the Super Vee engines from my mentor Bertil Sollenskog of Bertil's Racing Engines.
If you ever get a chance to be at a car show, chit-chat with an older owner or engineer and you will forever be grateful. Those gentlemen in their element = priceless conversation.
Watch the video of the sr71 black bird in the museum the old guy who built it is just awesome to witness him explaining his baby. Fun fact they used Buick flat 8s for their starter and they blew up literally every Buick v8 in the country lol
Thank You Bob McKee for building this epic Turbine Race Car. We are all so proud of you. You deserved this.The Howmet History is amazing. I feel honored to know you and to be apart of many of the projects that have come out of your shop. Thank You Jay Leno for believing in me and talking about this project together. This truly has been an awesome Race Car for millions to see and hear on your program. I enjoyed driving along side you in the cockpit! Hit it!!😎 You’re the Best! Thanks Again Steve Stratos
Of course the turbine is super cool- but I also think the Howmet is one of the prettiest racing cars of the Sixties. Phillip and Jay, thanks for giving Bob McKee the spotlight. He deserves more recognition!
@@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920 They were strong at indy, IIRC even had a chance of winning in '68 but had to retire because the intense heat from the turbine caused a component (something cheap if my memory serves me right) to fail.
@@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920 In 1964 Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill drove the Rover BRM and finished 10th overall and 2nd in the 2 litre category even after an accident had allowed sand to ingress into the turbine and severally reduce performance
Amazing car, great to hear from the Bob as well about designing and building it. Love hearing about this era of racing with so much new stuff going on at the time.
1:00 It's a turbine, but not a jet, because it doesn't move the car by ejecting gas. The turbine is used to turn the wheels so it's a turboshaft engine.
So cool! I love this era of racing, where anything went! Lots of experimentation and just plain trying new things to see if they'll stick! Thanks to Philip for bringing the car, Bob for building it (!) and Jay and crew for showcasing it. Great historical episode, gentlemen! Thanks again!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Thank you Jay, and thank you to Jay's whole team and the wonderfully talented guests he has on. I can't go look at these amazing machines, but actually I can thanks to this channel, a huge privilege. Drive safe.
This was just the best! I love that they even got Bob the builder of the car, he really seem to know his stuff. The car looks really well built and the design and concept was just so awesome!
Bob is an outside the box engineer the kind that move progress forward. 4 of a kind and this one is still pulling. Cheers to Bob. Oh Jay too. And Myers Manx guy. And the camera operator, and the pizza guy too! Cheers 🇨🇦
I know what you mean and totally agree, my weird mind couldn't just leave it at that tho: If progress doesn't move forward, isn't it called something else?😊 Reminds me of my late father answering my brother's question in the garage: Bro: "should I reverse backwards?" Dad: "Well, you sure shouldn't reverse forwards!"😊
Mr. Leno, I just watch the episode of celebrity I owe you. It’s just another example of why I watch your channel, the great way that you give back to help others. Thank you for your work with the property brothers.🙏🏽
I saw one of these amazing cars at the BOAC 500 in 1969, just before starting my aircraft engineering apprenticeship with BOAC. The start of the love of turbine noise and smell of JetA1. Also seen at Goodwood FOS. Good to see they all survived.
One thing that is awesome about Jay is that he is old enough to hold a conversation with the older car guys, and can still understand and appreciate the newer stuff! I love this channel.
I met Mr. Leno the first time when he had his Y2K jet bike over at the rock store in Malibu Canyon. (Every time was at the Rock Store. That place was awesome.). It was pretty damn crazy to see and he’d just had it a year or two around then. He was explaining the same story about lag before breaking and accelerating, melting bumpers of tailgaters at stop lights. Lol.
Didn't mention the most innovative part of the Howmet - the pedal doesn't control the gas turbine, it controls the waste-gate that controls the pressure between the jet exhaust and the driving turbine, so the throttle response comes from the pressure change, rather then the motor spooling up or down. Listen to the sound of the jet as Jay accelerates - very little change in the pitch of the noise, but plenty of go.
I love the lines of these 50', 60's and 70's race cars. Imagine sitting on the grid before the warm up lap and the guy beside you starts up a bloody turbine.
Man, how cool is that? Seems Mr. McKee dabbled in a bit of everything! I'm amazed that all 4 copies of this car are still around after all these years. I love the gauge cluster.. clear and concise, and ALL mechanical. Nothing to burn out in the middle of a race and not know what's going on under the hood!😉👍
HI JAY AND FRIEND ,,, THE CAR MY SON SAYS SOUNDS LIKE THE OLD BAT CAR IN THE 60-70 ,, AND MAX IS 7 YR. OLD WE STILL WATCH THE OLD DAYS .. THIS CAR 22 IS GREAT!!!! THANKS...
I’da loved to have been there if/when someone tried to tell Jay to ‘take it easy with these crazy old cars’ 😂. He probably got the biggest smile on his face
I watched this car race at The 12 Hours of Sebring way back then. It was fascinating to hear it leave the Hairpin turn, it sounded like a jet taking off. Didn't finish, but very cool to see, especially considering that this car and all of When Giants Raced cars, will never be seen by another generation of race fans. We got all the good stuff! Ford GT, 917 Porsche, Ferrari P3-P4, Matra, Lola, everything you see pampered in these videos...we saw racing full bore! Just the sounds would've been enough!
There's a switch under the dash for old man mode. I can't go that fast anymore plus the switch does wonders for my arthritis. Many blessings and good health Mr. J. Leno...
Apparently Jay has gone 237mph on his sick turbine motorcycle. 🏍️ Somehow Jay must be intrigued about this car. He's a fan of turbines and owns at least 2 already. That car is gorgeous and God knows what the appreciation factor could be. Who knows what Jay has on the collection addition list. Tough to guess his goals either. Or he just collects for the joy of it. Talk about a gift to gearheads Mr. Leno has been. I caught a sense of his passion for cars and driving at some point in the 80s and I wondered over the years just what might be in that collection. Jerry as well. His love for the Porsche marque is always front of mind when Jerry pops up in my head. And then came TH-cam Jay and my prayers were answered. The man is insanely knowledgeable about such a wide swath of automobilia...from history to being a wrench hardened mechanic and just a general purpose Engineer, there is no one I trust more on cars. He was sorely missed in my family when he left the Tonight Show and was not "around", so to speak, in our lives. Thanks Jay and Team for another amazing car and great conversation. This is Gold.
Funny how this comes up today; last Saturday I found a 1/64 die-cast model of one and was doing some reading on it. Great video!!! and the British Ford Cortina Series 1 rear lights!
As a french guy I'm lucky to be able to go at every Le Mans Classic edition. It's always great to see and hear the Howmet in love action. I'm not too fond of the smell of Jet fuel but with the hundreds of other classic racing cars burning race gas (and oil sometimes!) I can live with that JetA2 perfuming the air!!
I was at the 1968 24 hours of Daytona with my father. We had a pit pass and got there a day or two early. We got to see all the practice and saw the cars up close. There was one Howmet car entered. I'm not sure but I don't think it finished the race. I remember seeing a 289 Cobra parked in the infield for sale, $3000. Do I wish I had bought that.
The Howmet car crashed in the early part of the race. I checked with online racing references to make sure about that. That Cobra sounded like a bargain, as new Buick sedans were selling for around $4K ~ $5K back then.
How incredible all 4 still exist. I remember when the first 2 hit the scene in LeMans under the special technology program. They were fun to see for the few years they were around. Nice to see the spare chassis and a 4th one were constructed.
It sounds like the APU, Axillary Power Unit,, in a C-130 Hercules transport. And to see Bob McKee, the man who took on Lola, McLaren and Porsche in the Can-Am Series.
I would love to see your entire collection. By some chance do you have a video that is a tour of your collection? You live the dream of every Motorhead. I really love this channel. And on top of all this, you're one of the funniest guys on the planet. Thanks so much for all you do. I've enjoyed your work for years.
Bob Mckee ,this name deserves to be right up there with Carrol Shelby ,what a cool fella ,would love to listen to hes journey ,very interesting very smart and humble ,legend status 100,did anybody catch on that Jay owns a jet powered motorcycle ?
Legend status= Makes national news burning his face, turns around "wanna drive my antique jet car?" and he jumps in without hesitation.... Love you Jay!
He's like hyper legend status at this point. He just never stops.
Exactly what I was thinking 😂
Gives definition to "Top Fueler"
Doesnt beat richard hammond. Comes close though....
He is now one with the fire.
Holy smokes! Great to see Bob McKee is still with us! I met him at his shop in Palatine, IL, in 1973 as I was crewing for Tony Kestian who had just bought the McKee Mark 12C (Formula A/5000). I was in awe of his engineering knowledge.
Palatine? Didn't know that.
@@alfazagato1455original McKee Engineering was in Palatine and then moved to Lake Zurich where Bob was until retirement. When the latest copy of the TX was being built in 2015 or 2016, I recall going to the shop. My friend did the fiberglass work on it. His shop was amazing with so much history and a Cosworth DFX Indy car engine as a coffee table. For the humvee hybrid project, Bob used a VW I4 diesel as the power generation source. Those engines were dry-sumped. Bob used to buy the VW dry-sump parts from the Super Vee engines from my mentor Bertil Sollenskog of Bertil's Racing Engines.
The coolest part of turbine-powered vehicles is the start-up sound.
There's something beautiful about that sound
Abrams tanks sound the same. So cool.
Atomic batteries to power. Reminds me of Batman leaving the cave.
@@wikid4948 Holy spool-up, Batman! That's exactly what I think every time I hear a turbine engine start.
Like with some of the aircraft piston engines in cars. Sometimes that startup is just so cool.
Jay continues to be "one of a kind". 72 and going strong.
Yeah, he slipped a cog there. He's actually 73, but who's counting!
@@davidfuith2995 Not if this was filmed before 04/28/23...
73
Sorry-He said 72 and In believed it without verification.
You left the lift up🤦♂️
My favourite race car of all time, finally featured on my favourite car channel 🤌
Jay Leno is a car enthusiast's national treasure, thank you for sharing Jay.
If you ever get a chance to be at a car show, chit-chat with an older owner or engineer and you will forever be grateful. Those gentlemen in their element = priceless conversation.
Not 100% sure that’s a good idea. Lol.
Watch the video of the sr71 black bird in the museum the old guy who built it is just awesome to witness him explaining his baby. Fun fact they used Buick flat 8s for their starter and they blew up literally every Buick v8 in the country lol
Thank You Bob McKee for building this epic Turbine Race Car. We are all so proud of you. You deserved this.The Howmet History is amazing. I feel honored to know you and to be apart of many of the projects that have come out of your shop.
Thank You Jay Leno for believing in me and talking about this project together. This truly has been an awesome Race Car for millions to see and hear on your program. I enjoyed driving
along side you in the cockpit! Hit it!!😎
You’re the Best!
Thanks Again Steve Stratos
Of course the turbine is super cool- but I also think the Howmet is one of the prettiest racing cars of the Sixties. Phillip and Jay, thanks for giving Bob McKee the spotlight. He deserves more recognition!
I love the turbine powered cars that ran at Le Mans and Indy in the 60s.
They fascinate me.
I’ll have to look that up. Did they ever win/get close to winning?
@@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920 They were strong at indy, IIRC even had a chance of winning in '68 but had to retire because the intense heat from the turbine caused a component (something cheap if my memory serves me right) to fail.
@@peekaboo1575 interesting, thanks for the info!
@@peekaboo1575 In 1967, a $6 bearing in the transmission failed with 6 laps to go.
@@bannedbycommieyoutube5time920 In 1964 Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill drove the Rover BRM and finished 10th overall and 2nd in the 2 litre category even after an accident had allowed sand to ingress into the turbine and severally reduce performance
Sounds like the Batmobile from the 60s series. Very cool 😎
So you know-the TV Batmobile sound was the Chrysler Turbine car.
@@bcgrittner8076
Since you’re at it… can you tell me what engine(s) was used for the Mach 5 in the original Speed Racer series.
ATOMIC BATTERIES TO POWER...
TURBINES TO SPEED...
Exactly what I was hearing.
Sounds like an APU
Amazing car, great to hear from the Bob as well about designing and building it. Love hearing about this era of racing with so much new stuff going on at the time.
What an awesome machine! And so nice to see it's creator appear on the show!
1:00 It's a turbine, but not a jet, because it doesn't move the car by ejecting gas. The turbine is used to turn the wheels so it's a turboshaft engine.
Love those Mk I Ford Cortina tail lights. So common to see on parts-bin specials, racers, and kits. 👍
Lola Mk6 GT prototype is another stunner. :-)
Ford parts bin strikes again!
So cool! I love this era of racing, where anything went! Lots of experimentation and just plain trying new things to see if they'll stick! Thanks to Philip for bringing the car, Bob for building it (!) and Jay and crew for showcasing it. Great historical episode, gentlemen! Thanks again!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Thank you Jay, and thank you to Jay's whole team and the wonderfully talented guests he has on. I can't go look at these amazing machines, but actually I can thanks to this channel, a huge privilege. Drive safe.
This is one of my favorite episodes. I always love when Jay has the older car guys on.
What a hoot! This is definitely one for the "Best Ever Of Jay Leno" series!
This was just the best! I love that they even got Bob the builder of the car, he really seem to know his stuff. The car looks really well built and the design and concept was just so awesome!
Bob the builder😂😅
CAN WE FIX IT?
"I built the damn thing, so..."
That little engine so loud. I worked on turbines for Navy aircraft. It's amazing the power to weight of these engines...
What cool vehicle. Imagine the reactions of it was on the road.
I saw. Howmet race at Sebring in’68. Hearing the car coming down the back straight was an amazing experience; one I’ll never forget!
Bob is an outside the box engineer the kind that move progress forward. 4 of a kind and this one is still pulling. Cheers to Bob. Oh Jay too. And Myers Manx guy. And the camera operator, and the pizza guy too! Cheers 🇨🇦
I know what you mean and totally agree, my weird mind couldn't just leave it at that tho:
If progress doesn't move forward, isn't it called something else?😊
Reminds me of my late father answering my brother's question in the garage:
Bro: "should I reverse backwards?"
Dad: "Well, you sure shouldn't reverse forwards!"😊
Beautifully built car, can't get over the flawless finish on the dashboard!
Mr. Leno, I just watch the episode of celebrity I owe you. It’s just another example of why I watch your channel, the great way that you give back to help others. Thank you for your work with the property brothers.🙏🏽
I saw one of these amazing cars at the BOAC 500 in 1969, just before starting my aircraft engineering apprenticeship with BOAC. The start of the love of turbine noise and smell of JetA1. Also seen at Goodwood FOS. Good to see they all survived.
One thing that is awesome about Jay is that he is old enough to hold a conversation with the older car guys, and can still understand and appreciate the newer stuff! I love this channel.
Thank you Mr. Leno for another amazing history lesson. One of my favorite episodes is the one where you’re driving your jet motorcycle🙏🏽
I met Mr. Leno the first time when he had his Y2K jet bike over at the rock store in Malibu Canyon. (Every time was at the Rock Store. That place was awesome.). It was pretty damn crazy to see and he’d just had it a year or two around then. He was explaining the same story about lag before breaking and accelerating, melting bumpers of tailgaters at stop lights. Lol.
I've always loved the bumper melting story. His description of the bumper melting 😂
Amazing Car, featuring a fabulous Host.
Mr. Jay Leno keeps surprising us!
Thank you for this fantastic video.
What an absolutely beautiful vehicle that is! Congratulations to Mr McKee for this and all of his other designs.
Jay always has cool cars to show and this one is really cool.
Leno is just another name for Legend . Remember those late night episodes long ago . Always enjoyed watching him .
Thanks Bill for turning me on to this , and Bob epic achievement. ! Jay you keep hitting home runs .
Didn't mention the most innovative part of the Howmet - the pedal doesn't control the gas turbine, it controls the waste-gate that controls the pressure between the jet exhaust and the driving turbine, so the throttle response comes from the pressure change, rather then the motor spooling up or down. Listen to the sound of the jet as Jay accelerates - very little change in the pitch of the noise, but plenty of go.
I love the lines of these 50', 60's and 70's race cars. Imagine sitting on the grid before the warm up lap and the guy beside you starts up a bloody turbine.
I imagine racing fans in '68 saw and heard this thing and thought the future was upon them. It has an amazing presence in sound and appearance.
This is where I come to de stress, it's always positive, informative and entertaining
"Don't be afraid to open it up!"
How sweet is that sound!?
Man, how cool is that? Seems Mr. McKee dabbled in a bit of everything! I'm amazed that all 4 copies of this car are still around after all these years. I love the gauge cluster.. clear and concise, and ALL mechanical. Nothing to burn out in the middle of a race and not know what's going on under the hood!😉👍
"Same engine as my motorcycle " classic!
HI JAY AND FRIEND ,,, THE CAR MY SON SAYS SOUNDS LIKE THE OLD BAT CAR IN THE 60-70 ,, AND MAX IS 7 YR. OLD WE STILL WATCH THE OLD DAYS .. THIS CAR 22 IS GREAT!!!! THANKS...
Thank you J for all your automotive history.
So cool. I sure like the content Jay provides. It's stuff you don't get anywhere else!
Excellent stuff again Jay. Always something different. And fascinating. Thank you for keeping us all so well entertained!
This brought a big smile to us, thanks Jay
the 1 episode that should be 1 hour long... great stuff.
If there's a unedited 'full' version, I'd definitely watch it !
I’da loved to have been there if/when someone tried to tell Jay to ‘take it easy with these crazy old cars’ 😂. He probably got the biggest smile on his face
Great!!! Jay Leno in 4k big upgrade Jay
Way too cool, beautiful old 1960 lines something one can look at all day.
Love watching this car every year at Road America.
Wow, this was so much fun to watch!!!
Damn, that startup sound is amazing! Thank you jay and team for bringing this amazing car and designer to us.
Thanks for sharing this!! I'd love to see an updated show on the Chrysler Turbine!
Great introduction to a skilled engineer. We need more!
How great to see that automotive genius talking to Jay. And Bob McKee built Paul Newman's race cars, also. 🙌
The Mk 1 Cortina rear lights sold it for me
Beautifully restored. Looks brand new. I remember this car when I was a kid.
I watched this car race at The 12 Hours of Sebring way back then. It was fascinating to hear it leave the Hairpin turn, it sounded like a jet taking off. Didn't finish, but very cool to see, especially considering that this car and all of When Giants Raced cars, will never be seen by another generation of race fans. We got all the good stuff! Ford GT, 917 Porsche, Ferrari P3-P4, Matra, Lola, everything you see pampered in these videos...we saw racing full bore! Just the sounds would've been enough!
So great - sounds exactly like the Batmobile from the old tv show
Jay is the real deal, i would love to work for him one day
It was so cool hearing the run up of the turbine before you (sorry, I gotta say it….) took off!
Great video Jay
This video was a real treat. Thank you for making it for us
There's a switch under the dash for old man mode. I can't go that fast anymore plus the switch does wonders for my arthritis. Many blessings and good health Mr. J. Leno...
Bob McKee a living legend i am in my 80's and i remember when this Car was new...WHAT AN AMAZING CAR.....Thanks guy's 👍
Shoe🇺🇸
Cannot help but smile. What a great episode.
Apparently Jay has gone 237mph on his sick turbine motorcycle. 🏍️
Somehow Jay must be intrigued about this car. He's a fan of turbines and owns at least 2 already. That car is gorgeous and God knows what the appreciation factor could be.
Who knows what Jay has on the collection addition list. Tough to guess his goals either. Or he just collects for the joy of it.
Talk about a gift to gearheads Mr. Leno has been. I caught a sense of his passion for cars and driving at some point in the 80s and I wondered over the years just what might be in that collection. Jerry as well. His love for the Porsche marque is always front of mind when Jerry pops up in my head.
And then came TH-cam Jay and my prayers were answered. The man is insanely knowledgeable about such a wide swath of automobilia...from history to being a wrench hardened mechanic and just a general purpose Engineer, there is no one I trust more on cars. He was sorely missed in my family when he left the Tonight Show and was not "around", so to speak, in our lives.
Thanks Jay and Team for another amazing car and great conversation.
This is Gold.
Funny how this comes up today; last Saturday I found a 1/64 die-cast model of one and was doing some reading on it. Great video!!! and the British Ford Cortina Series 1 rear lights!
I love when things like that happen.
one BADASS ride! thanks jay
Never seen one, crazy Jay in jet power car
@13:45 Bob is a _LIVING LEGEND_
Jay, that'll be you one day, too!
Two genuine gentlemen and Genuine Jay talkin' jet cars!
👍👍
That was awesome and good of you to tell the Tonight show story I was wondering how close the guy behind you could get
Another piece of racing history I hadn’t heard of ! Thank you
Absolutely awesome!
As a french guy I'm lucky to be able to go at every Le Mans Classic edition. It's always great to see and hear the Howmet in love action.
I'm not too fond of the smell of Jet fuel but with the hundreds of other classic racing cars burning race gas (and oil sometimes!) I can live with that JetA2 perfuming the air!!
Always love Jay's enthusiasm
I was at the 1968 24 hours of Daytona with my father. We had a pit pass and got there a day or two early. We got to see all the practice and saw the cars up close. There was one Howmet car entered. I'm not sure but I don't think it finished the race. I remember seeing a 289 Cobra parked in the infield for sale, $3000. Do I wish I had bought that.
The Howmet car crashed in the early part of the race. I checked with online racing references to make sure about that.
That Cobra sounded like a bargain, as new Buick sedans were selling for around $4K ~ $5K back then.
I saw a Cobra at a dealer in Queens in 1972. It was $12k. Monster tires. Someone had a soft top made for it.
Thrilling to watch and listen, I can't imagine the thrill of driving/riding this beauty.
I saw one race at Donneybrook in Minnesota in the day and it is a sight and sound I will never forget.
thanks for having Bob on so great
What a BLAST!!!! (Sorry about that!) Just great. Thanks!!!!
This is every superhero car from the 60's. Great to see a professional video of it.
Awesome , Thanks Jay & Friends 😊
What a sound!!!
How incredible all 4 still exist. I remember when the first 2 hit the scene in LeMans under the special technology program. They were fun to see for the few years they were around. Nice to see the spare chassis and a 4th one were constructed.
It sounds like the APU, Axillary Power Unit,, in a C-130 Hercules transport. And to see Bob McKee, the man who took on Lola, McLaren and Porsche in the Can-Am Series.
Beyond outrageous! So awesome! Thank you for sharing Jay and everyone!
1:16 Ford Cortina rear lights !!😍👍
I would love to see your entire collection. By some chance do you have a video that is a tour of your collection? You live the dream of every Motorhead. I really love this channel. And on top of all this, you're one of the funniest guys on the planet. Thanks so much for all you do. I've enjoyed your work for years.
Thanks Jay for sharing and teaching us new and reminding us of things
Jay has always been my favorite rich guy. Pure Class.
Such an incredible man/car/story!
👍👍
Great to see you have so much fun Jay
Love it when Jay geeks out :)
Bob Mckee ,this name deserves to be right up there with Carrol Shelby ,what a cool fella ,would love to listen to hes journey ,very interesting very smart and humble ,legend status 100,did anybody catch on that Jay owns a jet powered motorcycle ?
Living Legend ❤ great video
That is simply AWESOME. I haven’t thought about one of those or seen one of those in any video footage in a long time.
I love the smell of jet fuel in tha mornin! Driving by Teterboro always puts a smile on my face.😊
Cute - Love the smell of jet fuel in the morning... Hahahaha