1968 Dodge Dart GTS - Jay Leno's Garage 

The sales promo videos need to stop. He sounds like he's selling crispy creams

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I was thinking the same thing.

So much more exhilarating to drive these old original cars hard and fast.

That's how his channel started and simply was for years up to post Covid... Then MSNBC came destroying this channel and Jay switched to promo vids as well. The business promo stuff is most annoying which I just don't watch. Hopefully he returns to the original format, i.e., this.

I hope he gets confused and leaves his collection to me.

I hope one day, Dave lets Jay drive his red Volvo. Maybe Seinfeld could arrange that?

I agree, long live Jay!!! 🍻💯

He's 73 and has a net worth of600 Million . That's what hard work is

I hope he lives to 125

Imagine how the divorced husband feels

@@Turshin maybe not a old classic car guy and has a Tesla 😂

Jay's home for the vintage. Family always welcom to visit the cherished love ones

3:44 AGBADOLATO knows these color name

Now imagine this car loaded on a ship sailing off to Dubai.

That paint is gorgeous. It reminds me of a friend in high school. He had a '69 Firebird that was basically the same shade. He ran Cragar S/S's too.

I 'm old enough to own some of those cars & serve a tool & die apprenticeship at the Ford Rouge Dearborn assembly after mustering out of the army in '68 building all kinds of '69 Mustangs & Cougars. Great times & memories living in the southwest side of Detroit back then. Living the dream & we knew it.

That's what the mY tEsLa Is FaStEr!!! crowd doesn't get. There's more to performance and fun than 0-60. This car excites all the senses and delivers constant engagement. A Tesla is an appliance, this is a car.

Nobody will ever get excited about hearing of a "barn find" Toyota Prius.

Great woman. Divorced her husband after he went to Vietnam at some point an kept his car. Awesome. Sounds about right now.

Old cars are fun!

Dude, don't forget especially the header sound or the dual factory exhaust system when you hear that rumble with a cam and if you have a good transmission pressure plate and clutch which you can make chirp in every gear ⚙.

It was like a trip in The Wayback Machine,really enjoyed that one!!!

Don’t forget the head to toe denim always brings it all together

I would rather the Mopar muscle, you can have all of the new crap because that thought was fast enough. I mean what do you want to do go to the Bonneville salt flats? Come on man go have some fun on the street with the early muscle cars especially Chrysler when they took the stage and monkey stomped everything haha. Again you can have all the new crap

Those rims are timeless. Buddy of mine has them on his 72 Satellite Sebring Plus. With the rear offset, they fill out the rear quarters perfectly. I'd consider them for my Charger or Coronet but I have done well with 15 inch Mopar police rims, chrome lugs and stainless trim rings. Definitely a unique look.

@@Gremllion Agree 100%!

Keystone Klassics look the best on Mopars, Cragars are for Chevies

​@@michaelwallbrown3726Keystones, Rockets, Cragars...they ALL fit the look of anything 50s 60s and 70s.

the 318 = is it the AK 47 or the SKS of motors?😂❤

Torsion bars were and are the king. Super awesome..lowered & more centered cg and no bounciness that needs huge damping controls, like coil springs. Even the Mopar C bodies had spritely handling for full size cars, many of which still weighed under 4,000..at least prior to '73. Asymmetrical leaf springs of proper metallurgy & spring rates did the same for the rear..planting pwr and keeping the car fairly flat.

My '71 440 iron headed Duster that was all steel with factory glass and a back-half weighed 2850. It was a 10.90 car on motor. It's tough to get a steel car that light!

@@gzuzsavz "Heck even my first 318 Duster hurt a lot of feelings of unsuspecting Mustang GT and Camaro owners back in the day, or anyone with big heavy V8 cars." Things that never happened for $1,000.

​@alteredaustin1 sounds like a Mustang owner who got his feelings hurt from a comment

@@picax8398 Sounds like an ignorant fuquewad doesn't know lies when he reads them.

a custom made GTS & I still watch Mannix every evening on MeTV ✌💖☮

I just watched a video of Mike meeting his tv car again. They found THE car behind some house and restored it.

Hi Jay, Beautiful Dart! When you popped the hood it was so clean I thought this has to be trophy car and when you opened the trunk we knew it. Thanks for sharing Buddy!😎🙏☮️🖤🕊🦋🕊✌️

I loved watching Mannix because I loved the car! At age 17 in 1972 I was lucky enough to purchase a 69 Dart Swinger 340-4 speed. Red with black interior, I loved that car and truly wish I had never sold it!

Awesome.. I daily a 68 Dart Grandma special.. Slant6 to 318 swap... True daily . I love these cars . Cheers from Huntington Beach CA

We always chucked at the Swinger in high school, the name was funny because swinging was a thing back then.

A 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 4 speed is responsible for my car enthusiasm. I bought a rust free one from California to put my dad's back together

@dartdodge69 that's pretty amazing!! I agree a Swinger340 is good choice and I hope you and your dad are enjoying it!

@anthonyfrench3169 I also had a 69 Dart 340 4 speed w/4:30 gears my first car out of HS that thing was FAST took out some BB

Not a "muscle car".

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and my eyes hurt. I like the gts logo on the front of the hood though

Slap stick shifter did not come out until 1970

@@UnemployDejoy FYI 99% of the people here talking about their old cars are FOS, but "mid 13's" mean mid 13 seconds, not mph.

If it was just a car would it even matter? Whether a ‘night show’ or a comedy routine Jay understands as well or probably better than any that the story interspersed with facts is what makes entertainment interesting enough to make it interest you long enough to watch. Ken Squire, Ellen, Patrick Bet-David, Lucille Ball, Letterman, Robin Williams … they built and kept their audience for this very reason.

Man, the sound of this thing totally stock, and the fact that a couple could just head down to the dealer and order up two brand new cars. A shame about the draft though, I hope he made it back, no real mention of him after that 😐 Jay is just a good guy though, salt of the earth. I'm surprised he gets along with Tim Allen, the stories about him aren't great, but maybe he treats other celebrities with respect 🤔

@@mysterywrecked Let's add Seinfeld to that list of "horse's patoots" who Jay allows to be his friends. They are lucky Jay can overlook their many faults. I probably would not be so generous.

@@mysterywrecked They have something in common. Both comedians, and Tim Allen is a car guy, and has a sizable collection of cars including muscle cars and restomods. That’s why cars are always somewhere in the background on his sitcoms.

@@herrunsinn774 Jerry Seinfeld is in the same boat with Jay as with Tim Allen. Both are successful comedians and car guys. Seinfeld is well known in the Porsche world as a serious collector with over 100 cars. Not hard to see any of these guys being buddies. Comedians Adam Corolla and Kevin Hart are also known as car guys with collections.

I had both overlooked cars. 69 Swinger 340 dual quad tunnel ram .510 solid lift cam, 4 speed, 4.56 half tubbed. 69 Coronet convertible, 440 big cam, auto, 4.10 gears, centreline rims with N50’s on the back. OMG. Lots of good memories thinking about those days in the early 80’s. Always wrenching and cruising. ❤

Because it's within one's realistic dreams. I'd buy this car.

The technology is completely USELESS since you can drive Ferrari at the same speed of a scooter, there ìs nothing more useless than cars like that.

"as was the Nova" LOL No.

340>383

Jay just bought this car from a woman who wanted it to be kept and cared for by Jay.

My second car was a one owner '68 GT with the 273 engine, also bought in '78- like a damned fool I sold it four years later 😭

​@@rogercamp6071I have a 273 in my dad's 66 Coronet. Big car for a little engine. Rebuilt it to stock; should have done it with high compression commando pistons. Next time...

More special! It's a blue collar car. A car that costs more then I'd make in 5 years doesn't thrill me at all😊

That sounds really cool. Really like the 360 LA stroker. What rear end do you have? From your description - Assuming you have staged wheels like the 70 TA??

@@IvanBuggeroff The rear-end is a 3.55.1 with Sure Grip. Yes the rear wheels are 8" wide with 255/15/60 and the front are 7" wide with 225/15/50 all BFG. The wheels are Aero wheels like the old NASCAR style in black chrome. (Old Mopar's never used to have much chrome).

I grew up hearing my dad's stories of him racing his 68 barracuda 340 formula s 3 speed auto....then he seemed upset and puzzled why I was getting speeding tickets in my little 80hp carb'd 83 Mazda 626 5 speed as a teen in the 90s 😂

Probably because your old 626 was as light or lighter than his 'Cuda and thus, the power to weight ratio is better than his old car!

In the 80's I had the 71' Dodge Demon 340 Functional hood scoops,727 auto , Console Bucket seats with the 8 3/4 Sure grip , Power disc/drum power steering, so much Torque I had Solid motor mounts...Very fast and fun car and yes I could actually see the gas Gauge move as I stepped on the gas pedal, I am glad I owned one back when Gas was......Cheaper.

340 was a awesome engine, would run over most 383s , I had a 351 Cleveland in a mustang, the demon just destroyed it😔😔😔😔

@@MrFarmer2345 I had a 68' Charger 383 ,4 bbl Magnum Auto Console in 75', it had Power but that 340 high Winder was much better and yes, I would blow away 351's Easily.

Heck man even a dart with the 318 sounds great and will burn out and get up over a hundred. Had a 71 dart swinger. Had the Dana rear end. Course mine wasn't remotely nice. Bought it in 86 with 130k. Died in 88, and ya I killed it, driving like a 17 yo. But was loads of fun. I had disks in the front tho. Hope you get your muscle car man!😊

You don't even need to import one. I am sure that there will be at least a few solid Darts for sale if you keep searching. Europe is a "rich" continent and there are a lot of old US cars here. Sure, you won’t see a Dart for sale every day, but it's not impossible. The thing is that when you decide to buy one, you'll maybe need to travel to Sweden, Germany or Netherlands etc., but that’s a small price to finally own a real american piece of automotive history. I own a '72 Dodge Demon 340 with a 3 on the floor and it's just amazing to drive. Also no power steering or other comfort features, but this makes it even more fun. To the last detail the Demon is just like I would have ordered it back in the day, which was insane luck to find, so I'll keep the car till the day I die...and beyond in hell 😈, hahaha. Most people go for a 4 speed manual, for bucket seats, for the rear spoiler, but I love to have a bench seat, I love to have just a 3 speed stick shift and I like it more without the "Go Fast" wing in the back. The color is bright red and I got all the period correct black stripes on the sides, the tail stripe and the cool hood stripes together with a twinscoop hood snorkel. Racing mirrors in body color and argent silver Mopar Rally wheels with the trim rings. Man...before I even open the garage doors, I get weak in the knees, I get goosebumps and my pulse goes faster... There’s no school like oldschool 😎 Good luck finding a Dart 🍀 If you do, have tons of respect for it, because US cars were never designed for our narrow european roads and the Dart is a very powerful car with a "primitive" handling capabilities which is what makes it fun, but also a very dangerous car in the hands of a driver that doesn’t respect it's age and limits. At this point in modern times use it just for cruising and keep the peelouts, burnouts and donuts for an abandonen airfield or something with a lot of space like that. And one last thing...don't forget to play some ZZ Top on the radio 🔑🎶🎵

@@theboyisnotright6312 Why would a 318 need a dana rear?

I saw a 68 Dart in a Braga scrap yard. There was also a 74ish Firebird. This was years ago... my dad had a 68 Dart with the slant 6. Basic reliable 100000 mile transportation before it rusted away.

The BEST car guy without a doubt!!!!

They don't make guys like that anymore so wel never going to have another guy like him again.Jay's the last one, He's a true human car soldier😊

I had a 67 Dart GT convertible with a slant six. It had 8 3/4 rear and the GTS hood. The hood was not original.

We should start a club for former owners of’67 Dart GTs! I bought mine in 1983 for $350. Drove it a couple of years. Maybe put $200 into it. Gave it away when the transmission went out. The one I let get away 😢. Ah… youth. Replaced it with a ‘71 Volvo wagon. 😮 Got to know the addict/mechanic very well…. Oh well… 18 cars later I’m still missing the 67.

@riverbendtube I had to sell my running, paid for '67 Dart GT (225 slant 6), to get my fiancé 's POS Ford Pinto which wasn't paid for, out of the shop! It blew 2 head gaskets and a radiator, within 6 months. I was working my arse off, but still didn't have any extra cash. Sold it for $150 to a neighbors girlfriend, and the last time I saw it, it was up on a lift getting new tires, shocks, U-joints, and a full tune up. That both depressed me, but it really made me happy to see it getting the love that it deserved. When I traded a busted down '70 Camero for my '67, I named it "Mountain Goat", b/c it never left me stranded, and it really should have! I still gauge all of my trucks and cars, by the years and the miles of great service that Mountain Goat gave me! Neither my fiancé nor her POS Pinto lasted very long after I sold my Dart. I don't miss either her, nor her Pinto.

That is a phenomenal engine and car combination. Priceless.

A month after selling mine, Mopar Magazine's cover read "12 second 273??" I wanted to cry.....lol.