Jay Leno takes off with his revived Chrysler turbine car
It's OK to have rare things If it's simple and doesn't move, it's relatively hassle-free. One-off sculpture? Just stay stable, secure, and safe. An obscure stamp that collectors will go crazy for? Make sure you store it properly and in the right conditions so you don't have problems. But if you have something rare and mechanically complex, sooner or later you have to fix it, and that's not an easy task. As the video below shows, Jay Leno learned this with his Chrysler Turbo car. Fundamentally, the Chrysler Turbo Car was a relatively unique product in that it was not sold to consumers. But they were tested on public roads. Chrysler produced a total of 55 cars, 5 of which were prototypes. The program did not put turbine-powered Chrysler cars in dealership showrooms, and when the program ended, the company destroyed all but nine of the cars. One of the survivors ended up in Leno's garage. Like many old cars,…
Jay Leno Test Drives Gordon Murray Automotive T.50
Every car gets old.but the joy that each car brings us never fades. There's always something new to discover, a detail to fascinate us, an experience to remind us that we'll always be passionate about cars. I've learned this myself, and I saw proof of that in the latest Jay Leno Garage, where Leno gets to know Gordon Murray Automotive's T.50. Dario Franchitti, a four-time IndyCar champion and three-time Indianapolis 500 winner who is now director of product and brand at Gordon Murray Automotive, showed Leno one of the prototypes. There's a reason this car is parked next to Leno's McLaren F1: while the T.50 isn't a product of the company, it was built by the man behind the 1990s supercar. That explains the similar shape and three-seat configuration with the iconic center driver's seat. Even the engine and transmission combination is similar to that found in the F1: a mid-mounted V12 engine connected to a six-speed manual gearbox. However,…
Jay Leno takes a lap in a 1964 IndyCar Mustang
Is there a car? What car did you see on TV as a kid and dream of driving one day? Maybe a C3 Corvette or a Ferrari F355. It's entirely possible, but you probably won't drive one of these cars. Precise The cars you see on screen. It's no secret that Jay Leno does things a little differently than your average car enthusiast. As a kid, he watched a Ford Mustang race through the 1964 Indianapolis 500 on black-and-white TV, and now, decades later, he gets the chance to drive it in the latest Jay Leno's Garage video. The problem was, the car didn't belong to Leno. It belonged to Bill Ford, executive chairman of the company that bears his family's name. Although Ford Motor Company built a lot of Mustangs in the 1960s, it prepared only three for the big race. One, according to Ford, wasn't ready in time. The other went to winning driver A.J. Foyt, but it…
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