1951 Jaguar XK 120 Hot Rod - Jay Leno's Garage 

Certainly a real passion project and what a jaguar enthusiast/purist could appreciate.

I love the sound it makes. I would drive that car through every tunnel I could find just to listen to it over and over.

the sound alone is epic, timeless piece built with absolute passion, traits of what perfect is

I used to own a 1961 Jag XK 150 with the first 3.8 liter engine. It was gun metal grey with a red leather interior. Sold it way too soon! Boy do I miss that car!

The talent to be able to hand form all that-Amazing. The front of that car was breathtaking. The sound was incredible too..

To be able to build a frame like that, and the body panels, that's awesome. Kudos!

P.S. What I love about you Jay is that you share your collection with the world and you actually drive your cars!

Kudos to him for being involved with the MS car shows. I have secondary progressive MS, and can’t drive again. I get to dream through your sit Jay. I am 57, old retired symphony orchestra musician. I’ve had many a classic car back in the day. Thank you again for spotlighting this amazing 120 custom.

Awesome looking car! I've always like Jaguars of the 1950s and the 1960s. I love the way this car was built. This Jaguar actually looks like a comfortable race car to drive every day. I've seen race cars that are so small, that even if you could fit comfortably inside the cockpit, getting into the car can be a challenge. This race car looks comfortable. Thanks for posting. :)

so cool, I love any Jaguar of that period; but a hot rodded one is sick

My brother was diagnosed with MS last year and it was rough on the whole family. He's on medication , eats healthy and exercises like a mad man. He's doing great. I was so happy when i saw this.

Thanks for putting the older videos on the YT channel. Would love to hear that car with the upgraded video / sound equipment you guys use today.

JAY! You should totally get the roadkill guys on for an episode with one or two of their roadkill cars! I vote the crusher camaro and the general mayhem! It would be good cross promotion for both channels! MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL! I love both channels.

I love the sound of this car. Actually I like everything about it.

I love this car because I am doing something very similar with my 1966 Mustang. I am trying to modify it as much as possible while keeping the mods as 60's vintage as possible. Building your own hotrod is so much fun because you can do anything you want. I feel blessed to be living so many people's dream at such a young age...

More like this please! What a lovely engine. That car is a peach.

These videos have come a long way in a few years! Nice to see that throughout, the information has always been useful, with lots of details. Love this series.

the sound of that engine, fantastic,

Wooooooooooo. That's a car. Love the sound of that thing on the road. Jason Len does amazing work. It's also very cool Jay Leno, big star, knows how to drive on ordinary streets just as if he was an ordinary person. :) Very cool.

I love the old Jaguars. One of my Dad's solders had an old Jaguar with the V12 and I adjusted the valves for him once. I never got the chance to work on or even drive any of the I6 engines. I am still young though so who knows? All the really great car's are owed by very old men that almost never drive them and would never let a young man like me near them let alone drive them!!!! In fact the greatest obstacle in this hobby is old men with more money then brains that see these cars as investments or museum pieces!Kind of hard to learn anything or experince anything when anyone under the age of 60 is shut out of the hobby! Most of the hobbies I enjoy are like this. Does not matter if it is fine musical instruments, antique rifles or antique cars I just need to wait for enough older men to die from heart disease or cancer so I can enjoy the hobby. That and you have to hope another old man that will has more money then brains will not snatch up said object and lock it up in his private collection never again to let that object see the light of day let alone be used. To say I hate collectors is almost accurate since few of them have any intention of sharing their collection or letting anything be used. Car's where meant to be driven not to be turned into trailer queens!

What a fabulous sounding vehicle - and with the right flag on the cockpit :0)

I have a British 2002 Thunderbird and just love it. The power is amazing. And handling is just beautiful.

Awesome sounding motor on that Jag. The world could use more cars like this! Long live the straight six.

Neat car and some great engineering and hand made craftsmanship! Thanks Jay!

The sound of the Jaguar Straight six is fantastic, like 1/2 of a Rolls-Royce Merlin. This is what a Jaguar factory race car would be like. Thanks Jay.

There's something about 50's & 60's Brit bikes and cars, that actually work, that's irresistible.

Love the sound of that straight six from inside the car, epic.

Jag's in-line DOHC 6 is mechanical art and Jason you really gilded this lily. Fantastic project.

That car is absolutely stunning!

What a glorious noise that Jag makes.

I almost feel guilty for mentioning this, but can Jay Leno's crew start capturing this in Full HD. I love the production value on this show, as well as Jay's will to share what he loves with people who are passionate about the same thing. I just know that adding some resolution to the show would make it really nice as well as making it future proof. Jay I have watched almost everything you got on this channel and through your eclectic tastes and broad enthusiasm I have expanded my range of cars and knowledge. This is without a doubt why we all keep coming back. We just honestly don't know what we will see next week. Thanks for giving your perspective and access to some of the most exclusive and commonly collected cars int he world.

Love the sound!!!!!!, I was.working at a very cool machine shop many years ago. Someone brought in a Jag 6 cylinder head and told us to surface it. Needless to say we found out the hard way that you aren't supposed to surface them because of many reasons. I'm glad it was my boss and not me that had to fix it! Re bore for the cams, but new installed height for the valves, also the complete rebuild! Wow 40 plus years ago and I still remember that lesson.

I like the exhaust placement. I might've done it a little different, but I still like it

This is an old video. But I am glad to see that they are trying to make sure all videos from the old website are on RU-vid.

I fell in love with this car... it's amazing!! Congratulations!

Really love seeing just how far this series has come. Looks so rough compared to today's episodes.

Not a jag person myself but mum and dad live their XJ6 80's model but this things sounds beautiful.

Somebody spent a lot of cash on that. It really brings out the passion for car modifiying/restoration. Well done.

Bare aluminum bodies are my favorite. I enjoy good paint work a lot but that metal in a brushed look from hand forming on the E Wheel speaks to my heart. This car is a stunner

This car is so beautiful...

I occasionally have lunch with a bunch of motorcycle guys and Jason is often there. Did a motorcycle ride with about 37 other bikes last Sunday and Jason rode too. He's a nice guy. I was looking at a Jag sedan some years back and he offered to check it out before I bought it. He gave me some ideas of what could be troublesome and I decided not to buy the car after driving it based on the info he gave me.

Learned to drive in a '53 120m. The sound still gives me goose bumps.

Outstanding! Thank you Jay for letting us see the world of cars, the way that they are meant to be seen. . . Running, running Fast!

This is a real Masterpiece of a sporster! The sound is fantastic

Mad skills on the part of Mr. Len. Much respect!..........Am I the only one picturing Buddy Palumbo thrashing this cross country from NY to Elkhart Lake to deliver it in time for a 1950's race meet?

Very nice segment Jay. Superb Jag, it is truly a dream car, especially the engine sound at high revs.

That Jag Growl is Amazing !

Wow, that is an insane frame/suspension. Awesome!

Love that Jay was able to get clarification about his warranty confirmed on camera lol legend 😂

That is one of the coolest cars I have ever seen, cant get enough of that engine sound.

Fantastic !!! Work Of Art.

Yum yum...now THAT'S driving. Great vid Jay,that is just the sort of stuff we love. Thanks!

Wow that was such a gorgeous car and it sounded incredible. Great video Jay.

Love the look and sound of that jag glorious car excellent work and great show some people may find fault and nit pick Jay but his efforts bring cars to light that wouldn't be seen otherwise what must be understood when you watch this show is he is helping the car hobby flourish by bringing out these vehicles that would normally not be seen . Jay thank you for what do I eagerly look forward to each new show god bless

that thing as inboard breaks! WOW! Amazing!

I'd really like.to see a new episode on this car. Absolutely beautiful!

That engine is a work of art!

Gorgeous and unbelievable sound.

Sounds like a British Sportscar. Puts a smile on my face every time you opened it up a bit. :)

Thanks for posting.

Wow what a great car! That tubular frame under a classic body is just FTW!!!!!

Absolutely love everything about it.

After a 2nd watch of that clip I have to say that engine/exhaust package is just sensational. What a great sound that thing makes lol.

This show is very enjoyable and full of passionate guests. I really like the variety of car cultures that you and your team have assembled for this channel. I am curious whether you might be featuring a DeLoran in one of your future episodes. Best regards from South Korea

Wow looks and sounds amazing The builder is Genius

What a beautiful sound

Thanks Jay, for sharing what real car fun is all about.

Wow, is that thing beautiful, what great lines.

Drop dead gorgeous automobile

That thing is SICK.

beautiful car. a work of art indeed!

What a great car. That guy does top notch work.

Superb & I particularly like the room inside available to the driver.

Stunning car! And that sound

Sweet car. I love Jason's work.

Beautiful job, this could be my favorite car of the Garage. How can you not love the classic windshields and roll cage? The long and low front end reminds me of the Tex Avery cartoons, the wolf would be driving a Jag-like sports car and of course it would bend around turns. The acceleration sounds, wow

absolutely gorgeous car.. wow.

Jay thanks for this episode,

This is thee first car that he’s reviewed that I Love everything about it

Aways amazed to see Jay driving something like this with no eye protection.

Sounds lovely.

Two vids in a week?! Fantastic stuff!!!

That was a very nice surprise for a Friday morning thanks Jay.:)

Go Jay ,a legend driving a legend.

Jay obviously LOVES the car.... and frankly, I can see myself in it just as it is!

trying something a little new .. so COOL

Now that's a Jag!. It wouldn't be hard to picture this at LeMans.

JAY drove it ..like he stole it! Great Car.....Great Pilot!

Jay and Matt Farah should be on Top Gear USA

Straight 6- what a sound!!!

That is a work of art.

Love Jason Len's Jaguars.

Superb car! He did an amazing job.

JAY LENO HAVE IMPRESSIVE CAR SHOW

Thanks jay! Great stuff.

Slick ,Very slick, Thanks for the show.

Wow!!! I have had some experience driving ,SPRITES , MIDGETS & MGA's on road courses. THIS WAS REALLY EXCITING!!! and brought back memories of open top race cars!!! Thanks for the excitement and memories of my times past racing British sports cars.

The sound, the sound! What ever, call me a geek, but that L6 engine... WOW

A really beautiful work of art. Classic meets progressive! Sounds devine almost

Wow... just Wow. That was wonderful.