Jay Leno's Garage

  • Jay Leno looks at larger than life vehicles

    "Jay Leno's Garage" is back for another season on your television screen. The show is most often seen, however, on your smaller screens because it's a web show as well. To make the online viewers happy, Leno and his team are releasing some full episodes that were shot for the TV show and placing them on the YouTube channel. Recently this brought us an episode showing off iconic American cars, and now we're getting a look at larger-than-life vehicles. Jay visits with comedian friends Brad Garrett and JB Smoove. Garrett has a gorgeous Chrysler Town and Country that he drives around Las Vegas...

  • "Jay Leno's Garage" features American cars
    Jay Leno helps you celebrate the 4th of July with America's cars

    What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than by taking a closer look at some of America's most iconic cars? Jay Leno and his team at Jay Leno's Garage have made the task simple and enjoyable by dedicating the season premiere of his new "Jay Leno's Garage" television season airing on Wednesday...

  • Divergent Blade at Jay Leno’s Garage
    Divergent Blade 3D-printed supercar visits Jay Leno’s Garage

    It was in 2015 that we first learned of Divergent 3D and its 3D-printed supercar, the Blade. Although strictly a technology demonstrator, the 700-horsepower, tandem two-seater is fascinating in that it uses a new approach to manufacturing that could revolutionize the ways cars are built. The...

  • Jay Leno drives his 1953 Cunningham C3
    Jay Leno shows off his 1953 Cunningham C3

    Briggs Cunningham is a man who lived his life well. Born in 1907, Cunningham had a family with buckets of money and he used that to fully enjoy the things that mattered to him. This included boats, cars and sports. He was an avid yachtsmen, winning the America's Cup race and also finding a home in...

  • Jay Leno drives a 1978 Chevrolet Nova 9C1 cop car
    Jay Leno hits the beat in a 1978 Chevy Nova cop car

    Riding in a cop car means you're most likely in for a bad day. Driving a cop car, however, is a blast. That's because it's usually an otherwise mundane vehicle that's been given some heavy duty parts to help it hold up over the duration of its service life. It also has those cool lights and sirens...

  • Jay Leno drives the rare VW Type 34 Ghia
    Jay Leno samples rare Volkswagen Type 34 Ghia

    A fresh engine and some updated styling are the big bits of news that flowed out when Volkswagen launched its Type 34 Ghia. It sits on the then-new Type 3 platform and comes packing a 1.5-liter engine. This was essentially a larger and more luxurious version of the VW Ghia, and it was also pretty...

  • A BMW 2002 stops by Jay Leno's Garage

    The BMW New Class of automobiles are a group of wonderful boxy beauties. This is the generation of car built between 1962 and 1977 that's given us the BMW 2002, which remains a cherished part of any BMW fan's dream car garage. The New Class cars included the 1500, 1800, 1600, and the 2000 models, the last of which spawned the 2002. All of these cars are getting harder to find for sale in good shape, because the good ones are getting snatched up and poor examples will require a fair amount of cash to set them right. This 1976 2002 is an excellent example, and it's been modified in a tasteful...

  • 1966 Buick Riviera on Jay Leno's Garage
    Custom 1966 Buick Riviera stops by Jay Leno's Garage

    There's always room for another restomod in the automotive world, especially when the attention detail is akin to what we have here. This custom 1966 Buick Riviera stopped by Jay Leno's Garage and it is an utter labor of love. The owner of the shop responsible for the build, Randy Clark, gladly...

  • Jay Leno gets a visit from the USSV Rhino GX
    Jay Leno gets a visit from the massive USSV Rhino GX

    Jay Leno is venturing into the world of tacticool. The best way to start that journey, on the automotive side, is by inviting guests from USSV into the garage. Those letters stand for United States Specialty Vehicles. It's a company that takes existing production vehicles and modifies them into...

  • Jay Leno drives a Chinese-made Hongqi
    Jay Leno drives a car he's never heard of before

    You've never driven one. You probably haven't seen one at your local Cars and Coffee. You'll probably never pass one in traffic. We're talking about a Hongqi. Hongqi is a Chinese luxury brand established in 1958, making it the country's oldest automotive marque. The cars were produced for...

  • The Ringbrothers bring their Madam V Cadillac to Jay Leno's Garage
    Ring Brothers stop by Jay Leno's Garage with the Madam V Cadillac

    Mike and Jim Ring are becoming fast friends with Jay Leno. The Wisconsin-based builders behind Ring Brothers seem to pop by the Big Dog Garage on a near constant basis lately, but they're doing so for good reason. It's always about the impressive builds flowing forth from the brothers' shop and...

  • Jay Leno with the Callaway C21 AeroWagon
    Corvette-based Callaway AeroWagon pays a visit to Jay Leno’s Garage

    Four years on since Callaway announced plans for its radical shooting brake conversion for the C7 Chevrolet Corvette, a completed example has dropped by the famous garage of Jay Leno. On hand to present it is Callaway founder Reeves Callaway and his son Peter. The conversion, which turns the...

  • Jay Leno and the Pagani Huayra

    When Horacio Pagani first brought the Huayra to America, one of the first stops he made was at Jay Leno’s garage. That was back in 2011, and because the Huayra hadn’t been certified at the time Leno wasn’t actually able to drive the car. That issue was rectified just a year later and Leno finally got some time behind the wheel. Now the Huayra has stopped by Leno’s garage for the third time. This time around, the car is the one-off Huayra 730 S originally commissioned by YouTuber Salomondrin (aka Alejandro Salomon). He sold it last year to famous Ferrari collector David...

  • Lola Mk6 GT stops by Jay Leno's Garage
    Legendary Lola Mk6 GT makes a pit stop in Jay Leno's Garage

    You all know that the Ford GT40 is an amazing and iconic racing machine. Do you know about the car that came before it and paved the way for its lovely looks? That honor sits with the Lola Mk6, or Lola GT as it's also called. Just three examples were ever built and one of them just made a stop at...

  • Jay Leno takes a drive in a 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge
    Jay Leno visited by The Judge

    On the list of all-time great muscle cars, there's a place for the Pontiac GTO, and it slides in near the very top. After all, many consider the GTO to be the grandfather of all the muscle cars and for good reason. In 1964, Pontiac added a GTO package to the Tempest, which transformed the car into...

  • “Vicious” 1965 Ford Mustang by Timeless Kustoms
    A vicious ’65 Ford Mustang with 1,000 hp drops by Jay Leno’s Garage

    A 1965 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang with 1,000-at-the-wheels-horsepower is the feature of the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. However, high horsepower isn’t what impresses the most about this Mustang. Rather, it’s the thought and meticulous work that’s gone into...

  • G-Code Camaro stops by Jay Leno's Garage
    Ring Brothers bring their G-Code Camaro to Jay Leno's Garage

    Mike and Jim Ring have their particular set of skills down pat. What they can do is take a classic muscle car and turn it into a one-off pro touring machine that isn't too over the top. That is, until you start digging a bit deeper into the design and engineering of a given project car. Then you...

  • Jay Leno and his 1966 Dodge Coronet
    Jay Leno gets cozy with his 1966 Dodge Coronet

    The muscle car era was a fascinating time for the American automobile. Jay Leno knows this and he owns a handful of wonderful examples of the era. One of his greatest examples is his 1966 Dodge Coronet. What looks like your average massive coupe hides a beastly secret between its fenders. If you...

  • Jay Leno drives a special Plymouth Business Coupe

    Bob Sales has been a fixture in Jay Leno's life for many years now. Sadly, the longtime Big Dog Garage mechanic has lost a battle with cancer and passed on. One of the last cars he built is this 1950 Plymouth Business Coupe, and Jay wants to send it off to a good home. The plan is to use the money from the sale to help support Sales' family. It's a cool ride being sold with great intentions to celebrate the life of a true hot rodder. ALSO SEE: Ferrari unveils limited-edition J50 roadster This Business Coupe didn't get the full restomod treatment. However, this one is really nicely put...

  • Jay Leno drives a US Navy LCAC hovercraft
    Jay Leno takes control of 20,000 horsepower

    Jay Leno has driven more combined horsepower than most people on this planet. Heck, his own Blastolene Special is a hand-built "thing of awesome" powered by a tank engine that produces 810 horsepower. That's nothing anymore for Leno. He recently had the opportunity to jump into the driver's seat of...

  • 1957 Porsche 356 replica on Jay Leno’s Garage
    Subaru-powered Porsche 356 visits Jay Leno’s Garage

    Before you pull your hair out over the thought of someone ruining a Porsche 356 by swapping in a Subaru engine, note that this is a replica we’re talking about. The car belongs to Tom Murtaugh, and it’s a replica of a 1957 356 Speedster. He’s an enthusiast who’s always...

  • Jay Leno with the 'new' 1957 Jaguar XKSS
    Jay Leno inspects the 'new' 1957 Jaguar XKSS

    Jaguar plans to build nine new 1957 XKSS sports cars using the VINs of originals destroyed by a fire at the automaker’s Browns Lane plant before completion. The new cars, known in the business as continuation models, are considered original, though of course they don’t have the patina...

  • Jay Leno drives the Ferrari F40
    Jay Leno drives Ferrari F40 for first time

    From 1987 through 1992, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] built a tremendous machine called the F40. It was the last car to get the thumbs up from the man whose name is on the building and all of the cars—Enzo Ferrari. Enzo himself blessed the F40, and the world rejoiced (and put up posters of the F40 in...

  • Jay Leno checks out the 1964 Pontiac GTO convertible
    The original muscle car pulls into Jay Leno's Garage

    In the early 1960s, the top brass at General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] put a stop to any of its motorsports programs. There was to be no involvement with racing from any of its divisions. This initially seemed like it might be a tough move for the likes of Pontiac but the brand used a...

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