Cars and Culture #6 - Jay Leno 

The 3.75M for the Ferrari story was amazing.

I could sit and listen to Jay Leno talk cars all day. What a fascinating, inspiring man. Now, time to convince my wife that it’s best if I “never sell anything” from here onwards. Lol maybe my collection will grow to be a faction of Jays.

What an amazing interview. Jay is a goldmine of info and stories

Fantastic Interview!!! A lost art for the interviewer to ask a probing question, then remain silent listening to the answer. Most interviewers seem to forget the listener wants to hear the answer uninterrupted. I tip my hat to you Sir. Continued Success Cruzer In Ct

Jason you are a great interviewer. You ask a question and then let Jay go with it. A very enjoyable show.

Just about the highest compliment I can give someone in our hobby is that they are good *stewards* . Jay Leno may just be the best example of being a good *steward* for this generation. What is a *steward* within this context? Think of it as the exact opposite of the "I do what I want, don't care how rare it is" types and the "I'll be dead, who cares?" sorts. The good *steward* takes the best care of the car(s) that he can; he shares it/them with others and is happy to gather and share the *story* (the history) of the car with others in the pursuit of that. Finally, a good *steward* does his best to see that the car, its' story (with his own now added!) and what it represents to the hobby be passed along to the next proper *steward* , so that it may be shared with the next generation to come. We've seen those born around the turn of the 20th century build up the hobby with their *stewardship* of pre-WW2 cars; likewise, "The Greatest Generation" came along after and did the same with post-war cars, too. As a result, both are strong cornerstones of the old car hobby to this day; that's the result of great *stewardship* . We witness the same efforts these days with cars of the 60's, the "muscle car era", etc. as well. All that said, Jay covers *ALL* of those eras with his interests, his *stewardship* - and all who are in the hobby now, as well as generations to come, will either directly or indirectly benefit from such efforts. There will be a huge pair of shoes to fill one day when he's no longer a *steward* . - Ed on the Ridge

16:45 This story with an old lady and her Ferrari 275 alone proves to me personally that fundamentally Jay is a good guy

Mr. Leno , you are an amazing living tribute to all working people worldwide not just Americans. Your statement that men and women who actually do things with their hands really hits home inside. For many years, I worked building office furniture in office buildings and was always impressed with the people who kept those buildings clean and operating but were are always looked down upon by those who sit at keyboards in those buildings. It is the immense physical effort and mental strength to do the same job every day that keeps America moving. Your incredible collection of history which you call cars needs to keep being seen long after you have gone onto the big garage in the sky. You already know this. I dont know how you can do this. I am already guessing that you have a substantial pay to see car museum that generates some form of revenue to keep your astonishing car collection maintained. I have a twenty year old Honda Accord 2 door coupe that keeps me busy. Just dusting your cars daily is a four people eight hour a day job. Jay Leno Cars is an industry in its own. I just wanted to say the massive respect I have for you and those who work with you. Like you, my wife and I are getting up in years and with that comes the inevitable slowdown in ability. You are fighting that well and I commend you for that. Please stay well and have many more years of cars, history, great people and spreading the love of honest hard work and honest hard working people. Thank you , Mr. Leno.

Best car posting on RU-vid so far this year.

I could listen to these stories of Jay's all day. Cheers 🍻

I could listen to Jays car stories forever.

love how Jay's buy the cars with stories, it makes it so much more interesting

Jay Leno is such a great car guy. Serious, very knowledgeable and down to earth. I was one year behind being added to the Automotive Hall of Fame. How cool is that. Jason remembers that too, i bet. Good interview with Jay. I was with him a luncheon in Denver in November. Great guy!! Thanks Jason Stein, Cars and Culture.

The RU-vid Algorithm, in its infinite wisdom, has been recommending your channel to me for a few days... And boy if I am thankful for that. Great content, thank you for producing this stuff!

I’ve hated Jay for most of my life because of my love for Conan but since the past few years, my respect, love and admiration for Jay has sky rocketed. A class act and the kind we’ll never see again.

True Story of a Ford V8: My grandfather bought his first car aged 14 in 1939, a 1937 Ford V8. When the Germans Attacked us in April 1940, he hid the car to prevent it from being taken by the Wehrmacht. He joined the Norwegian resistance in 1944 aged 18, and together with his wife to be, and a major in the resistance army, they blew up a ferry nearing completion, his grandfather, my great great grandfather, was forced to build for the German war effort, at his shipyard. V-Day May 8th he had his Ford V8 pulled out from hiding and it led the victory parade where he drove wearing his Norwegian Armed forces uniform publicly for the first time ever. My great great grandfather didn’t have any boys, but three girls, and my grandfather was the first born boy of the three daughters. He therefore inherited the shipyard when the old man passed away in 1951. My father, born in 1952, inherited the shipyard after him, but unfortunately didn’t inherit my grandfathers love of cars, of which he had many stately cars over the years. When I was aged 14, my grandfather taught me to drive in his Volvo 760 Turbo, in which we hurled down power sliding it along the dirt airstrip, created by the Germans, at our home town. My grandfather grinning from ear to ear, with me behind the wheel, tearing up the dirt track while he clutched onto his six pence grabbing the roof handle bar to try stay in the Volvo’s seat, us doing double the national speed limit on dirt and snow. The last drive we had together was the same route as in the Volvo, but in my 964 Carrera Cabriolet back in 2016. Even then, I put a smile on him aged 92, when pushing the Carrera listening to the roar of the cup exhaust down memory lane. He passed in 2018❤️ Cars and Culture and History Jay Leno!❤️

Great Interviewer. He just asks the questions and lets people talk. No interrupting, no opinions, etc. The way it is supposed to work.

Jay Leno - talking encyclopaedia of motor vehicles, past, present and future. Loved the interview, Jason Stein, thank you.

Jay is an absolute legend , always loved his content .

Induct Jay ? Jay should give the Automotive Hall of Fame the honor of inducting them. He is the real American treasure and lives it every day.

The comment at the 2 minute mark...absolutely true.

And now I'm an even bigger fan of Jay because of the Ferrari story. Integrity is a rare quality anymore. Thank you!!!!

I'm one of very very few of my friends who still holds onto their first car. As much for sentiment as it is for the love of the car... It sat broken in my shed for nearly a decade and I recently finally had the motor rebuilt, stock or near to. Since then my father unexpectedly passed away, who loved this particular brand of car and it has made the thing soooo much more special and significant. I'll never sell it. Yeah most people wouldn't long for the model but to me it's an priceless gem and I cannot wait to one day finish the restoration in honour of my father. Everytime I drive it, I smile and I have the most vivid memories of dad and the day I got it home for the first time. It's entirely irreplaceable. Not particularly valuable to anyone but me. That's what cars can be about. Jay is one of the only wealthy car collectors who understands and appreciates the stories attached to a car and how that can be it's entire value. Amazing custodian.

Fantastic interview! Jay is the average Joe's car guy. A wealth of information, facts and great story teller. Thanks so much for this.

This was awesome !! An hour well spent ! I love his authenticity, his stories, his charm, his knowledge of cars…i could listen to him all day!

Im not a big car guy, but i just like hearing Jay talking about things he's passionate about.

I could listen to this legend talk all day. Love Jay!

I loved the interview and all the stories. Thanks for this. Miss the goold old days. Remember my dad took me with his old beat up car on a unpaved road when I was 7 years old and he said: Want to give it a go? Happiest kid alive. Years of driving like this past by. I took my drivers license at 18 without a sweat.

Even over here in the UK , Jay is such a highly respected car guy . Great interview Jason . Absolutely loved his comments on Ferrari ownership !!!!!!

Jay Leno is a living legend. God bless him.

My daughter and I met Jay at the Audrain Concourse in Newport, RI last fall. I've been a fan of his since his days on the Tonight Show. He was very gracious and interesting to talk to, I really enjoyed this episode.

When Jay was on English TV. "Top Gear" I thought they were making fun of him by listing off a bunch of expensive cars he has. Jay is doing a great service of being a curator to a huge, great, Museum. I have changed Trannys for $80 in a day. I am jealous of Jay in the best way. Thanks Jason / Cars & Culture for this video.

I love listening to Jay about cars. He knows a ton.

Exactly as Leno said, when I was a teenager I was all about the newest and fastest stuff. Now, in my 30s, I have little interest in almost anything from the 21st century. Anyway, more impressed with Leno’s generosity than ever.

2:02 how true. Nothing like being self sufficient because when money no longer has value, a person without practical skills is useless.

I love the Ferrari 275 Alloy Body story. What a gentleman.

I wonder if Jay ever met Tom and Ray Magliozzi from Car Talk?

Jay is very unique. Rich, great guy, not out to screw anyone on price as in that Ferrari story, Drives the cars, loves to meet people on the street and has had some of them with unique vehicles on the Garage show, seems like he'd talk to anyone, Took someone's Dad out in a Duesenberg that brought back memories, restored some ladies Hudson that was full of memories for her and took her out for a drive in it. What fun all that would be too. Live long and prosper Jay :) I saw another episode of someone who had lots of expensive cars but had them all sitting behind ropes in some big finished warehouse-Maybe haul one out to Pebble on occasion. "Oh, here are the Rolls Royces" and there's 19 or something of them and I just found that setup to be very unimpressive. A person buys a car and puts in a warehouse and there's no connection, they don't drive it and if there is a story they probably don't know what it is.

His knowledge is amazing. I thought I was pretty knowledgeable, umm, I've been humbled. Nothing cooler than an original car

Congratulations Jay, and thanks for a great interview. From OZ

My grandparents lived on a 80 acre farm in the central valley in California. There was an 110' long dairy barn that was about 100 year's old. Inside the barn was my grandma's 1964.5 Mustang and my grandpa's Cessa 140 airplane. He sold them to a man that worked for an aeronautical company in Southern California and was going restore them. That was about ten years ago.

Great job Jason. Love Jay Leno. He's a very humble person.

Loved driving a 51 Chevy through the fields of south jersey at 11 years old!

Priceless !

Such a great interview Jason!! Definitely subscribing!

I could watch this for hours.

I love history and Jay knows his automotive history.

Enjoyed Immensely !

I agree! What a wonderful interview! Great questions with interesting answers that was so pleasantly relaxed and paced! Bravo Jay, AND Bravo CARS and CULTURE TEAM! 8-)

What really impressed me was the Ferrari 275 story... Lady called to sell her car for $375K, it was worth closer to $4 million, and Jay told her as much. He could have made millions in 5 minutes of work, but didn't.

Totally remember in HS (67) in Oregon that a lot of guys had rifles in their truck windows...

Jay, you are definitely one of my heroes.

great interview Jason, just subbed to the channel. Jay is a genuine car guy I could listen to him all day.

What a great interview.

Love his stories

Love your stories Jay.

👍🙂LOVE "LENO'S GARAGE"!!!

Good one!

I'm a month late, but what a great interview. As a young car enthuisiest I really enjoyed it!

Great interview 👍

This is amazing!!

awesomee stuff, glad I woke up to watch this in its entirely, Leno is such a wise and entertaining man, thanks for this interview

183 subscriber! Great hosting! If you’re in LA it would be great to meet in person Jason!

My suburban Town near Buffalo had a rifle club. They shot .22 rifles in the basement of the school.

This was a really engaging chat thanks! I only just found your channel seems very professional I will check out your other videos.

Very nice interview, loved hearing the stories about the cars.

I loved this interview. Just subscribed.

Fantastic interview!

Great interview! Thanks!!!

I know it's just a cliche, but he is one of us, and no amount of money that he's earned has jaded him. Well done, Sir!!!!

Apparently that Jay Leno fellow is something of an antique car "buff"- who knew!

Great interview to get to know Jay just a little bit more.

Jay light out you’re too humble the reason why you’re inducted into the automotive museum is because you are iconic to the automotive industry you bring so much more understanding to the automobile in the history by your guests

Tremendous!

Leno is a great guy. Like to meet him.

You can ever get bored listen to Jay with a little joke here and there good knowledge no egos no bragging How about the story with the lady and the Ferrari if that doesn't tell you the character of Jay Leno 👍

Great interview with a such an awesome and genuine guest. Good job Jason, keep up the good work. You have a new subscriber!

This guy says...your garage is in a unknown, non conspicuous place RIGHT BEHIND THE AIRPORT!!. I'm sure Jay appreciated that remark.

Great interview.

one thing that does not get touched on alot is the fact this collection is his legacy. he does not have kids and this collection and his passion for all types of cars and engines will live on forever.

Very good stuff Jay I enjoy your videos and like your character good stories

crazy that all of his cars are registered

Excellent interview.

Great interview!!

Honestly my first impression of him was absolutely wrong I thought he was an another rich guy who just wants to flaunt his wealth with cars Turns out I was absolutely wrong and he is actually passionate about them Boy am I glad that I was wrong

Yup.... we were expected to know how to work on lawn mowers on anyting we were expected to know these things is right and it was damn fun and they called them field cars Jay remember field cars God bless you all

"Barn finds" What farmers have is plenty of storage. So in their young days, good years they save up for something special. Buy it and drive it around for a while. At some point, they get a family and a deep commitment to the farm. The cars a bit old and impractical, starts getting a bit worn out, but they love it and can't part with it. Solution, get a "boring" car and shove the old one in an out of the way shed in a corner. Possibly with ideas of doing it up themselves one day. 50 years later, they've passed away and the family has no attachment themselves to the car and figure they can get a good price for it.

Jay is my Hero 🤓

There is an old saying “How can you tell if a Southern Gentleman is Rich? By the number of cars in his front yard! Because he never sells any of his cars, they just parks them when he buys a new one!” Jay doesn’t qualify because he keeps his inside and drives them all.

Amazing interview. My only complaint is the volume level between yourself & Jay. If I turn it up loud enough to really hear jay I'm blown out by your audio level. Maybe adjust the levels before the interview to compensate for your superior microphone especially if the other person is using a phone or computer mic.

Excellent interview

I lost all respect for DeLorean when the story came out about him swindling the guy who invented the 'lossless coolant system". The guy was a trucker, came up with a transformative idea (the radiator overflow tank all cars now have) and John ripped him off. Just unforgivable... (Netflix - DeLorean / Myth and Mogul ) Everyone of Jay's stories about how he treats other people is the exact opposite of John DeLorean, kudos to Jay's parents for bringing him up proper!

I'd love to hear more stories like the Ferrari where he helped the woman more then he did by buying it himself

Jay probably will take this hall fame induction humbly over the other. Jay loves cars, thebpeople who make them, collect them period

Jay Have you been to Lime Rock Park Vintage festival?

Ayo this that guy

jay has the customized tata nano from factory. since tata nano has stopped producing it. i guess it will be worth it

Paid $300 for my first car (65), a yellow 55 Chevy 210...Just an old car

I myself also refuse to buy a Ferrari. Mostly due to my debt to income ratio.

Did he not own a 308 gtb? In white i believe, at least he has an episode on it on "Jay Leno's garage". 😁