Nethercutt’s 1933 Hispano Suiza J12 | Jay Leno's Garage 

How about 1937 Talbot Lago? Now that electric cars are based on an independent platform, I hope that in the future it will be possible to have a coach/body made to order on the platform.

@@catchbay Yes I believe coach building will make a return. I'm really excited

Really? 🤔🤔

@@catchbay this is way better looking than a Talbot in my opinion

Those headlights bring it to life I think.

Because really, he's the only wealthy man with the gearhead mentality of an enthusiast, and the connections, and the want to share these cars.

I love this channel for the same reason. The early cars were beautiful, functional pieces of art.

Not quite...check out Cargold...from Bavaria. Absolutely 5 Star...like Jay's...but in German. Also...RareClassicCars...Adam from Detroit....superb presentations of American models from the 60's and 70's.

'these cars...' tells me all the insentive you have to view them after this video. Don't kid ourselves, none of you look into the vehicles after the videos you watch acting as though you are viewing angels parading in a line. The neglect to this era is uncanny, I know hardly any of you can name a model you're sure existed in the 1930 time frame in quick succession.

@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Oh don’t be like that, why gate keep? He’s enthusiastic, that’s all that should matter. Personally, I don’t look into all cars featured here. I see a cool linkage mechanism, I pause, screen shot, do a quick study of it, write down the overall details of both the car and contraption; saved for later. Or sometimes I’m really fascinated by it so I do a quick read on the net, hopefully find a brochure; saved for later and that’s it. Not everyone is particularly fond of the cars from the era or have 40 years of collective wisdom about them. Take me for example, I got into cars three years back, started loving the 60’s era. Lotuses, Ferraris, Jaguars, and what not. Then the brutal-boxiness and computing power boom of the 70’s-80’s, all the way to the mid 2000’s. Then, prewar. I admit I might not know of everything in any particular era of cars in depth but I do know bits of interesting details of all the eras and to me, that’s more fun than just obsessing with only a precise time frame. I don’t mock people for not knowing the Lotus Elan M100 was developed when GM owned the British firm, used an Izuzu petrol engine, plastic body parts and much more. Not all people are interested in obscure facts and that doesn’t make them enjoy what they like less so I don’t mind them. I think we simply should appreciate that people are still enthusiastic of merely seeing one of these relics and not devaluing them. No offense, just an eighteen years old’s humble opinion.

It doesn't look like an 'old' car inside does it? It really amazing.

Incredible finish

its beautiful

It looked dated when it came out in

How do you know we're you alive back in the 30's

I agree...Cameron is awesome! I wonder how you get insurance on something that is priceless?

His love for these cars shows.

Jay is an international treasure himself

I 100% agree. Older cars are vastly more interesting and in terms of beauty and aesthetics, there's no comparison to be made. (I still miss riding in my uncle's 1939 Packard touring sedan.)

I know, I guess it’s a symptom of aging, but older cars are much more interesting.

Yes he is.

It's alive again with the Hispano-Suiza Carmen. Also de Pegaso were at their time the fastest cars in the world made by the great Wifredo Ricart, who worked with Ferrari in Alfa Romeo. There were problems between Ricart and Ferrari and Alfa Romeo decided to keep Ricart and fire Enzo Ferrari.

Thanks

She was trans yes?

Such an interesting lady, she was also a nurse.

She was transcontinental, yes.

She was only in her forties when she died. Even rich people didn't live very long back then. Maybe it was that transcontinental life, all the traveling, that did her in.

Here Here! @msticks is 💯 right!

If you haven't been to the Pebble Beach Car Show I strongly recommend it, there you see cars whose beauty is beyond words.

Truth!!!!

The Hispano-Suiza, Suiza means Switzerland in Spanish

I don't like the idea of antique cars just sitting in a museum. They were built to be driven, so take them out and drive them!

@@geofjones9 Agreed. But finding parts for something like this would be a nightmare!(in case of accident or wear) I also wouldn't want to see the insurance bill on something like this!

@@geofjones9 They actually do take them out and drive them quite a bit to keep them in running order. I've been to the Nethercutt a couple times & the collection rotates in part for that reason.

If you ever get the chance be sure to visit the Nethercutt museum in Sylmar CA just 20 min north of Los Angeles. It’s called San Sylmar. Call ahead or check online for dates & times. The quality of the restorations is unmatched except for the one I painted. I’m shocked they hadn’t redone it the last time I was there, it’s probably the worst paint job in the place.

Yes please.

where do we sign?!

You haven't seen anything yet; probably never will see the extent of design masterpiece in the 1920s and 1930s.

@@WitchKing-Of-AngmarI completely agree with you.

Isn't it though? I immediately paused the video to stare in amazement.

work of art, and amazing engineering!

Afterthought, but it would have been nice to show more detail in the vid.

@@robertf6344 , Same I would of liked to hear and see more about the engine. I looked it up and found a bit more info about it. It was 574 cubic inches and had a 3.9 inch (100mm) Bore and the same size stroke. It's compression ratio was only 5.0:1 . The complete Engine block was machined from a single 700 lb (318kg) Alloy Billet.

Agree. Keep in mind the main building is free and has enough cars to keep you wowed for over 2 hours. Just a fascinating and under appreciated museum.

The Nethercutt collection is _unparalleled._ And it's FREE to go see.

En Francia hacían motores de aviación. Esta compañía fue nacionalizada por Francia en 1920 porque sus motores eran mejores que los franceses.

yes

I driven a $2 million dollar vehicle in city traffic. I was sweating the whole time. Lenno is just so used to it.

I know! I saw the Kia get close and my heart started racing 🏁

I think the crappy cars were crash cars, they followed along in case something went wrong. Let that Honda Accordion take the hit

Apparently some time later Marc made a variation of that gear for the Spad VII, but I was thinking the same about Fokker

@@XMarkxyz they SPAD VII used the Constantinesco system.

Probably, but that was one World War later. It's pretty well documented Fokker's invention had a big influence on air superiority in WWI.

Well, in fairness, tractors and riding mowers use magnetos, too. The redundancy is nice, but it's more of a pain to "curve" the timing like a distributor does. Thus, magnetos tend to be great for engines that run at a fixed RPM and power setting for hours on end. Like an airplane does.

@@bcubed72 the power settings on aircraft does vary quite a bit actually. 1,700 rpm to about 2,700 rpm is normal. Depending on the phase of flight or type of flight, the power changes can occur rather frequently.

@@fica375 Cruise is mostly 75% throttle at 21-2300 RPM. Pretty narrow window. Performance at settings you're seldom using is a low priority: if you lose 5% performance on an ILS approach, because the timing's not optimized, it doesn't really matter. What REALLY matters, are two scenarios: 1. Cruise performance, and 2. Takeoff performance, especially for STOL. The rest? Meh.

@@bcubed72 the “rest” was my days of flight instructing))) those poor engines took much abuse from us….day after day. 😀 cruise flight was x-c and with me that was not often. Low and slow with many power changes and two engine failures ))

amen

Love that so many share such passion for automobiles

Totally agree - I've been 3-4 times already and it's still on my rotation list when I go to LA. Plus, it has more than just cars - and it's FREE.

I do that too, after chili.

Hoping you might put together a memoir of your father publish it perhaps😎that would be fabulous

You saw it new? 😆

@@20alphabet yeah your right 😂 still impressive

How would you like his job? You'd love going to work every day.....

El primer deportivo del mundo fue construido por Hispano Suiza en 1911 y se llamó Alfonso XIII. El Rey de España era accionista de la empresa.

LOL! I've been noticing that for quite some time! "Hilarious!"

I'd make a bet that he's never been pulled over for that heinous offence :-)

Jay said he developed, not invented, small but significant difference.

Are you from his family? I've been an Hispano enthusiast for 30 years.

cats made them!

I know. That era of vehicles seems like it was more of an art with almost every piece being hand made by craftsman. Even Cadillacs of those days, Delahayes, Packards, and especially Talbot Lagos were absolutely beautiful cars with hand made flowing lines and packed with modern innovations for the time. You just don't see that attention to detail nowadays.

Rather like a hand made suit a coach built car of the highest calibre has the detailing and proportions that look so pleasing to the eye.

Was made by a Spanish/Swiss company, pretty alien even at that time.

I like cars like these, because they look like "an antique version of the future." They're almost "steampunk" in ethos.