McLaren’s dealership in Beverly Hills has a Speedtail like no other, which recently paid a visit to Jay Leno’s Garage. The dealership was given this car as a reward for high sales. It’s a Speedtail prototype that’s been finished to production-spec, but wearing the same livery used during testing. McLaren nicknamed the car Albert, referencing […]
Jay Leno pays homage to the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic
Eyes widen when cars fetch six-figure prices at auction. Mouths drop when the bid reaches seven figures. Eight figures? Remarkable, and the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is one of only a few cars that has achieved such value. The last one to head for auction was in 2010, as the world was just starting to […]
Jay Leno explores a 1968 Dodge Dart GTS
The Dodge Dart is best known as a humble economy car, but the 1968 Dart GTS featured on this episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” shows the compact Dodge had a sporty side too. Instead of the inline-6 engine many Darts left the factory with, this car has a 383-cubic-inch V-8 with a 4-barrel carburetor. The […]
Howmet TX jet-powered race car rockets into Jay Leno’s Garage
A new episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” features an obscure piece of racing history. It’s the Howmet TX (Turbine Experimental), a turbine-powered race car built in 1968 that’s still in running condition today. Four of these cars were built by Bob McKee, whose other engineering credits range from Can-Am race cars to an experimental diesel-electric […]
Jay Leno drives a military Land Rover
The latest episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” is out and highlights a real Cold War relic. It’s a 1972 Land Rover Series III that was used by the British military. Current owner Alex Grappo, who previously brought his Porsche 959 to the garage, explains that this Land Rover is a genuine “X-MOD” or “ex-Ministry of […]
Runge returns to Jay Leno’s Garage with Dodge Viper-based Veleno
Runge is a Minnesota company that churns out unique cars using the same techniques of coachbuilders of the first half of the past century. We’re talking individual body panels all hammered and rolled into shape by hand, with nothing but a wire-frame buck as a guide. Runge’s latest creation is the Veleno, which is built […]
Joe Kugel’s 1932 Ford Roadster “MyWay” visits Jay Leno’s Garage
The 1932 Ford Roadster has been the go-to platform for hot rods since the beginning, but decades later car builders are still coming up with new interpretations of this classic design. This episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” features one of those more recent builds. Dubbed MyWay, it was fabricated by Joe Kugel of Kugel Komponents […]
Famous “20 Grand” Duesenberg visits Jay Leno’s Garage
Any Duesenberg is bound to attract attention, but the car featured on this episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” has always stood out from the rest. This four-door was built as a show car for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, where it became famous in its time as the “Twenty Grand” Duesenberg because of its then-outrageous […]