1930 Bentley 27-Liter - Jay Leno's Garage 

That car doesnt have an engine in it, that engine has a car around it

I wasn't speeding, officer. I was just driving this monster, 27 litre, under-stressed engine to its limits to ensure I don't suffer from piston glazing and ruin such a classic.

makes Jay's head look normal size

I really appreciate that Jay makes these. So many rich collectors just keep their stuff to themselves but with this little series it almost feels like you have access to all of these classic cars as well.

I saw Jay driving this thing down the 101 yesterday lol

This is probably the coolest car in the entire universe.

Jay always gives loads of credit to the men who designed and built the cars of yesterday. He respects history and that's important.

You kept mentioning Jeremy Clarkson, and that got me thinking. You were on Top Gear and it was hysterical. So why don't you have Jeremy come over and you two do what you two do best, which is drive cars and make me laugh?

I can't even put into words how much I enjoy these videos. Putting them out more frequently would not diminish that.

What I like most about these videos, aside from the sheer beauty of the cars, is the way Jay smiles and chuckles when discussing some of the overbuilt and overly robust features of his older vehicles. His humor and style is what made his yeas on the Tonight Show so enjoyable. Please keep up the great work, and thank you for "opening up" your garage to the public.

The level of coolnees driving this car anywhere is off the charts! Like to high school

He really enjoys his cars and its infectious isnt it?

Does Jay have his own Oil Rig out in the Ocean to fuel all his cars?

Merlin engine is the best sounding internal combustion engine ever produced for my taste. I just could listen to it for days.

Some interesting points about this engine. Rolls Royce built big to go racing, along with SuperMarine in the '30s, to try and win the Schnieder Trophy. The racing engine was developed into a production engine, the Merlin. The Merlin was built to be supercharged, at quite high levels of boost. At the beginning of WW2 they made about a thousand hp. By the end, they made well over two thousand. The Merlin had double overhead cams and 4 valves. The cams were driven by shafts. There was no drive chain in the motor, nor chain of gears. The exhaust valves got hot and burned out, so they tried making them hollow and filling the shaft with sodium. That made the valve guides very hot, so they wore out very quickly. Production Merlins featured screw-in valve guides, because they'd have to be changed quite often. Water injection, water + methanol injection, and nitrous oxide were all used on this engine, in combat. After the war, some of these ideas found their way into car and bike engines for drag racing and similar, but the original 'fully worked' engine in the world, straight out of the factory, was the Merlin. Oh, and the constant velocity carb we all had on our bikes in the '80s? Came from the SU car carby, which in turn came from the constant velocity carb used on the Merlin. An awful lot of 'go fast' stuff, showed up first on this engine.

I've been watching some (30-40) of Jay's broadcasts for the last six months, with much joy, especially the ones about Packards. (My father had one 1938 stright six, when I was a kid, and my neighbor is chairman of the Finnish Packard Association and has a lot of them, that I'm drooling around from time to time) and I never really had reason to make a comment before. I do prefer the oldies, and can take some modifications with a smile, when reasonable to make them possible to drive in modern traffic. I can swallow a Rolls with a Merlin engine, even a Bentley with one, and some other gadgets, but now you've crossed a line! You simply can't put an automatic transmission into a 1930 Bentley! That's just sacrilege! And the wheezing sound of the car; well, I say like Nanny in Gone with the wind: "It aint fitt'n!"

There's no replacement for displacement.

I went for work experience at Peterson engineering where they built this car, I met Bob and saw everything that was going on there. Amazing to see the cars he makes gets driven rather than parked and looked at from time to time. Thanks for the great video.

Jay is the coolest car guy I have ever seen. It's always a treat when I see a new post for this channel.

This video should be dedicated to all the Toyota Prius owners! Lovely!!!

It's like a Steampunk Batmobile

One of the prettiest cars I've seen so far! I love vintage cars

I always get excited when you post a new video from the cars in your garage. The way Jay interacts with us makes me feel like I am getting a personal tour. Thank you, thank you, thank you Jay, for doing these great videos!

Thank you so much for this Jay! We thoroughly enjoy seeing these old machines in action!! Thanks for putting her on the lift!!!!!

Jay, thanks for continuing to post and revue fantastic vehicles. Your collection is amazing and certainly second to none. Regards, Sam

So glad I subscribed to this channel!!! It's the best RU-vid channel you'd need, keep it coming Jay! :)

The way Jay describes driving this beautiful beast just put this car on the wish list for me.

Jay Leno I really really admire your passion and respect for craftsmanship. The love for all vehicles and motorcycles is superb. Keep these videos coming.

Great job jay. I miss you on the tonight show but I love watching these vids

That's truly one awesome car. Imagine that thing pulling up next to you at the traffic lights. Priceless.

Just an awesome automobile and another super presentation too! Us enthusiasts appreciate all that you fo for the hobby and the fact that you professionally produce a commercial free program for all to see for years to come!

Thank you so much for doing these videos Jay, and crew.

Jay probably blew $300 in gas on that test drive lol

This car is beautiful! Would have been nice to hear it start up.

I've watched 6 Jay Leno's Garage episodes, back to back. Love it.

I love gorgeous engineering. Even seeing those pipes glowing orange and blue at 11 minutes makes me smile. I just love it when people can steampunk to such a high level of detail. Gorgeous.

Glad to see you putting the cars on a lift. Do it for all of them from now on.

"How big an engine do you want?" "Yes"

Thanks Jay for sharing your passion of art, cars, and man made craftsmanship!! I just salivate seeing, hearing you drive your cars! Just missing the smell of fuel burning!!

I've watched this a bunch of times.....never gets old.....have as much fun as possible in that massive machine.....such a smooth running car.....looks beautiful in that dark green color.....👍👍

What a beautiful car!

The term SLIM & NON applies to my next statement for sure but.... Id love to take a ride in that insanely cool car.

Oh man that cracked me up. The gas fill shot of it taking all day hit home for me. This episode was one of my favorite, you could tell Jay was having a lot of fun. What an awesome car!

I remember reading a book at school called speed six. Ever since then I've loved these cars(works of art), but this beauty combines my love of Bentleys and Merlin engines!...Look after her Jay.....

This can be YOURS for a trifling $800K. As The Daily Mail explains, "the car was hand-built by Bob Petersen Engineering. The chassis comes from a 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, while the coachwork was designed to give the feel of a pre-war Bentley. Since the Merlin V-12 is a thirsty beast, delivering just three mpg, the Meteor is fitted with a 400-liter (105 gallon) fuel tank.... Its capable of 160mph." I want to imaging some Tuner in his rice cooker on the interstate having this monster loom up behind him and then being blasted by at speed by this visage of some Edwardian steampunk nightmare, then pulling his car over and with tears, walking away from his now emasculated cooker.

Jay, you have amazing cars...

Enjoy it Jay- looks like a real blast to drive Workmanship is superb. Thanks for sharing it to us.

Hi Jay!!! Thanks for sharing your Bentley. Your right it’s massive. It makes you look very small. Love the plane footage too! Bob did an amazing job putting it together. What a treasure you have there!

I'm really curious about how the top looks when raised, and how it works with the dual windshields!

It's not the Merlin, it's the unsuperchargered Meteor engine, which was used in British tanks.

It's so nice to see Jay having fun!!

Jay, I’m working on my 74 MGB GT and take a break for a snack. I decide to watch your vids as usual. I just finished watching this Bentley and how am I supposed to go back to work on my beloved MGB GT? Thank you for another great vid and great detail info about the car. Because I have your persistence, less your income, and with the help of Moss Motors I’ll continue to complete my restoration because every car deserves it...well almost every car! Thank you to your support staff, with you they make it happen!

But before you put in gear, Jay...do you run it up and do a magneto check to make sure both work?

Technically it's a Meteor engine which was designed for use in tanks so it's a substantially de-tuned, naturally aspirated Merlin. Only disappointing thing about this car, and indeed all Meteor-engined vehicles is they don't sound very exciting - all you hear is whine of the timing gears and the transmission.

Jay you are the man !!!! Thanks for showing us this masterpiece and for having the good taste to spend your money on things like this

Thanks for another great show Jay!

I would've left more of the Merlin sound in it, at least huge glass packs like off a Cobra or something, really let that thing roar like it was meant to.. still really cool tho

Why can't we have cars like this today? I don't mean utter behemoths, mind, but cars with actual style and classic flair?

Thank you for giving us access to your videos in Europe. We really enjoy them.

I love watching this show every Monday thanks Jay. I wonder if it takes one day to film all material for a day. Jay must be used to that being on the Tonight Show

This car is insane! What is the mpg on this monster? Probably a gallon per ignition.

LMAO...you know, Jay...soon as I saw this car on Top Gear, I thought of you. Damn...and I was going to get you one for your birthday lol.

Absolutely amazing how quiet it is! Truly a masterful work of craftsmanship

the disc brakes hiding inside of the drum brakes is a really cool design. another great vehicle that gets used as a vehicle. great job to you and your crew Mr. Leno

the engineering and attention to detail on cars like this is incredible. a modern production car is made purely for the sake of profit, with no love, or real craftsmanship. new cars average what 20- $30,000, and you are lucky if they are worth ten percent of that in ten years time. If I am going to spend that kind of money on a car, I expect a kind of quality that just isn't available with modern production. When the only goal that a company has is profit, the products are inferior, the materials are inferior, and there is little or no quality in production. This world needs more craftsman, tinkerers, artists, and dreamers, and less...

great car. but. who was that guy in the gas tank ? lol

Love your collection, Jay! Thanks for sharing.

look at those cars.. Jay seems to love each and every single bolt on each of those old cars.. I bet he enjoys these cars more than he ever enjoyed television. Have fun Jay!!

Lets think about this in air cooled Volkswagen terms. This thing is 27,000cc. That's f-ing enormous

If I was a supervillan my car would be something like this

I just smiled all the way through this video. Thanks, Jay!

One of the best episodes yet! Loved the fueling up skit!

Gas tank placement: just make sure you don't get rear-ended.

Jay you need to invite Brian Johnson (AC/DC) and his thunderguts bentley vanden plas le mans 1928 to the garage.

Superb. Never seen anything like it. Keep it up, Jay Leno.

I didn't realize how crazy this was until I watched the video on the engine itself. That is straight up crazy. Hats off to you, thats some real hot rodding.

Does she carry 50 mm cannon and 303 machine gun rounds ?

"I pity the fool that rearends this car!" - Mr. T

Very cool to see under the car on lift, more of it please! Thanks Jay!

Jay is the only one who can drive all these different, complicated old cars and do a great narration at the same time.

Can the designer Bob design a second pair of jeans that are slightly better fitting for Jay?

Sorry but its not the 'English version of Top Gear'.. it IS top gear. Any other countries 'Top gears' are versions of the original.

Fantastic, beautifully made and finished to the " enth degree"

What a beauty! The 1930 Bentley Speed 6 Blue Train Coupe is my favorite Bentley!

"English version of Top Gear" - LOL.

They call these Merlins, but they are actually Meteor engines without blowers from tanks .

i'm building a plastic model kit of this car..and this vid is a treasure cove of reference!!thanks, mr. leno

Of all the cars Jay Leno owns, this is by far my favorite.

In a car like this, it's gallons per mile. :D

Im sure it could easily do a burnout

Thanks for sharing Jay, that's so cool!

1,647 cubic inches! I guess this car is the exclamation point on the statement, "there's no replacement for displacement "!! Thanks for sharing this piece of history! The P51 was an amazing aircraft. My father had a friend back in the early 70s that had a P51, the "Miss Coronado" and he would fly airshows where he would go in to a dive at full throttle pull up about 75 feet above the crowd, like he was doing a strafing run! The sound that Merlin made that low at 400 mph was something you'll never forget!

Still waiting for that P1 Video....

17 gallons is 65 litres. You're welcome :)

Love love LOVE this episode!

What a beautiful locomotive!

Spitfire!

Is the motor a Rolls Royce Merlin or a Packard Merlin? I'm assuming its a Rolls Royce version because its put in a British car. You wonder how hard it is a to get a Merlin engine though.

It really is a striking car when you see it going down the road in some of those shots. I love the color coming through the side pipes as it gets hotter. You prob don't get / understand cars like this fully till you are behind the wheel. I seeing from jay's perspective behind the wheel why that car would be a lot of fun.

You re kiling me softly .. I have filmed a Bentley 4/5 liter in germany ,you can see it between my videos...a piece of gold ,but this one is absolute boombastic... Thank you Mr Leno...great vid for us