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Awesome interview with Jay Leno, the car guy! McLaren F1, Ford GT, and Duesy content inside!!

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mAdD INDIAN

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I hope you guys enjoy this interview, cause I sure did.

Here are some excerpts:

Regarding the Ford GT and M-B SLR:
The one that I'm really attracted to is the new GT from Ford, you know, the new version of the old GT40. I think they've done an excellent job of recreating the car, and since there's some family history there, it's not like it's a replica car. I think it's a really exciting car.

I'm also really excited about the new SLR Mercedes-Benz. Coincidentally, I've got the first one that's going to be coming into the country, so I'm really looking forward to that - it's pretty cool. Zero to 60 is, what, 4 seconds?
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Regarding Electric cars:
But the electric car is dead. It's a dead idea - I mean, I have a 1909 Baker Electric, and it goes 110 miles on a charge. The EV1 goes 125 miles on a charge, so we've gained a whopping 15 miles in 90 years of technology? Come on. You have to think of electricity as a living thing - you put it in a box, and it's going to escape, or it'll die trying to escape. You either use it at the point of generation, or you have to go elsewhere.

Eventually, I think a complete fuel-cell vehicle with an electric motor at each wheel will be the final solution, but I think that's still quite a bit in the future.
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Regarding the Duesenburg SJ (supercharged DOHC inline-8 built in 1927):
Well, I think the Duesenberg SJ would be an interesting vehicle - that was a car that was ahead of it's time. I mean, I have a few Duesenbergs, and even today, it's not a car that you have to apologize for driving.

You know, like you're driving down the road going, "Oh, pardon me, sorry, just go around - it's really old, sorry! Sorry! Yeah, just go around!"

A lot of times with old cars, the things are just screaming trying to go forty, fifty miles an hour, but with the Duesy, I pass people at like 75, 80 miles per hour on the freeway, and they're like "jeesh!" It's a well-designed car - I mean, it had twin cams, overhead valves, hemi-heads, 4-vales per cylinder, and it was designed and built in 1927. It's amazing, so that would certainly be an interesting one.
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Regarding what car he would drive on a roadtrip:
I would probably take the McLaren F1, because that's the greatest car there is! It's unbelievable - the top speed is 241 miles per hour and it's extremely comfortable. The thing that people don't know about the F1, is that unlike an Enzo or some other exotic, the McLaren F1 is totally drivable. It's a road car - it was designed to be a road car from the get-go....
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It's an awesome read! Even if you don't like cars, you should still read this. Maybe you would gain a bit more appreciation into these wonderful machines!
 
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
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LOL!! I bow down to him as well. Are you with me in my plan to stake outside his warehouse/car garage and wait till he comes out in the open to ask him about his cars and get a tour? I'm sure he won't mind!!

He's getting the first SLR in North America as well..! The funnies was his comment on how he selects which car to drive for the day.
 
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
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LOL!! I bow down to him as well. Are you with me in my plan to stake outside his warehouse/car garage and wait till he comes out in the open to ask him about his cars and get a tour? I'm sure he won't mind!!

He's getting the first SLR in North America as well..! The funnies was his comment on how he selects which car to drive for the day.
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Hell yeah dude!! First we stake out Leno's pad, then we go raid Jerry Seinfeld's airplane hanger full of Porsches 😀
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
Click to expand...

LOL!! I bow down to him as well. Are you with me in my plan to stake outside his warehouse/car garage and wait till he comes out in the open to ask him about his cars and get a tour? I'm sure he won't mind!!

He's getting the first SLR in North America as well..! The funnies was his comment on how he selects which car to drive for the day.
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Hell yeah dude!! First we stake out Leno's pad, then we go raid Jerry Seinfeld's airplane hanger full of Porsches 😀
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I'll bring the :beer: if you give me a ferrari, or any ferrari equivalent or better. If you want, we can work out the details in one of his cars. 😉
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
Click to expand...

LOL!! I bow down to him as well. Are you with me in my plan to stake outside his warehouse/car garage and wait till he comes out in the open to ask him about his cars and get a tour? I'm sure he won't mind!!

He's getting the first SLR in North America as well..! The funnies was his comment on how he selects which car to drive for the day.
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Hell yeah dude!! First we stake out Leno's pad, then we go raid Jerry Seinfeld's airplane hanger full of Porsches 😀
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Must make plan for next summer..lol! Isn't Seinfeld converting an apartment building in Manhattan into a fully air-conditioned multi-level garage for his car collection?

When we are done wiht him, I'm hanging out by Tim Allen's place to see his custom hot rods!!
 
Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
Click to expand...

LOL!! I bow down to him as well. Are you with me in my plan to stake outside his warehouse/car garage and wait till he comes out in the open to ask him about his cars and get a tour? I'm sure he won't mind!!

He's getting the first SLR in North America as well..! The funnies was his comment on how he selects which car to drive for the day.
Click to expand...

Hell yeah dude!! First we stake out Leno's pad, then we go raid Jerry Seinfeld's airplane hanger full of Porsches 😀
Click to expand...

I'll bring the :beer: if you give me a ferrari, or any ferrari equivalent or better. If you want, we can work out the details in one of his cars. 😉
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Your too young to drive!! Btw, my cousin's name is Ankit, just got a letter from him today.

Anyway, i'd be happy with a Duesy.
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
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In all fairness, Jay is not a Ferrari guy, and I believe he owns no Ferraris and no Porsches. I definitely find the F1 the most impressive road car ever built myself . . .
 
Originally posted by: Don_Vito
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
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In all fairness, Jay is not a Ferrari guy, and I believe he owns no Ferraris and no Porsches. I definitely find the F1 the most impressive road car ever built myself . . .
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From Popular Mechanics:

I like Lamborghinis, especially Miuras, more than Ferraris because of the reason the company started in the first place. Mr. Lamborghini manufactured tractors in Italy and was very wealthy. He went to Ferrari to buy a car, and he wanted it the way he wanted it. Mr. Ferrari said no, you'll take the car the way we build it. Mr. Lamborghini was so insulted he went off and started the Lamborghini car company just so he could build sports cars the way he wanted them--and hopefully put a dent in Ferrari sales... Actually, the main reason I don't like Ferraris is that I don't have a place to put all those Ferrari books. You know if you own a Ferrari, you have to collect all the books. And there's gotta be a million of 'em.

Im still a Ferrari fan... no matter what Jay says. 🙂 and to me Enzo>F1 😛
 
that was an amazing read. he's interviews are rich and full...i feel like i'm there talking to him. man, the way he describes the mclaren! i know that feeling when you hold the gas down for a few seconds and realize ur going 100! i mean...not f1 craziness but my cousin let me borrow is merc e55 for the day and wow.

thanks! gonna email tihs to all my friends.
 
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: AgaBooga
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: NFS4
F*&king SPOOGE!!!!!

And ther eyou have it...Leno even admits that the F1 owns the Enzo...he should know. He's the car god that all men bow down too.

**Bows down and prays to Leno**

"Oh mighty chin, bring forth good tidings and hot cars" 😀
Click to expand...

LOL!! I bow down to him as well. Are you with me in my plan to stake outside his warehouse/car garage and wait till he comes out in the open to ask him about his cars and get a tour? I'm sure he won't mind!!

He's getting the first SLR in North America as well..! The funnies was his comment on how he selects which car to drive for the day.
Click to expand...

Hell yeah dude!! First we stake out Leno's pad, then we go raid Jerry Seinfeld's airplane hanger full of Porsches 😀
Click to expand...

I'll bring the :beer: if you give me a ferrari, or any ferrari equivalent or better. If you want, we can work out the details in one of his cars. 😉
Click to expand...
Your too young to drive!! Btw, my cousin's name is Ankit, just got a letter from him today.

Anyway, i'd be happy with a Duesy.
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Nope, not anymore, not yet atleast. 😉 I'm 15 and have a drivers learner permit and I'd like to see a cop with the guts to pull over a ferrari, I wonder if thats ever happened... on yeah, January I'll be 16 with a full license!
 
JL: Rarest? Hmm, well, I don't know - I have a lot of odd cars and motorcycles, but I honestly don't know which is the most rare. I just try to avoid the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous syndrome." I mean, for me, the challenge of driving something is more fun and more important than what you're driving.

I have a Morgan 3-wheeler - it's hysterical! I've told the story before, but I'm on Mulholland Drive, and I got the thing cranked up, it's pop-pop-pop-popping at me, and I come sliding around this corner, doing everything I can do to make the corner, and just as I do that there's a cop sitting there with his radar gun.

I see him and go "oh crap," and he sort of looks at me and this steam engined thing and I go, "Hey, officer, how's it going?" And he goes, "Hey Jay, got the steamer out?" I said, "Yeah, hey - how fast was I going back there?" He goes, "Oh, you're ok - you were just hitting 35 miles an hour." I go, "35?! I thought I was going like 70!" He says, "Nope, you're ok - speed limit here is 45."

I seriously thought I was going to go to jail, but I was having a blast - the backend is hanging out as I'm coming around the corner, and it's chuggin' away, and I'm seriously thinking I'm going like nearly 100, and I'm barely doing 35?! Talk about a fun vehicle to drive.
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LOL! Awesome. 😎
 
The only criticism that I have about the McLaren, and it's not really a fair criticism, but you have to be so darn careful with your speed. I mean, going 100 mph in that thing is like going 30 [mph] in any other car, and if I'm not careful, I'll look down and be like, "Oh crap, I'm going 175! I'm not an irresponsible idiot!" It's the exact opposite of the Morgan, where 35 [mph] feels like 100 [mph].

I mean, it sounds dumb, but the thing gathers speed like nothing - you put your foot in it for a second to pass someone and you're doing 140 miles an hour. It's ridiculous, but it is an absolute joy to drive, you're just going, "What the hell am I doing?"
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BUAHAHA 😛
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: boyRacer
Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Originally posted by: Ornery
Yep, Carson made the right choice!
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?? 😕
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Johnny Carson
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I've heard the name before..he was some famous comedian or something right?
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OK, you must now leave this thread before I kill you!
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Hey I wasn't brought up in the US! I know he was a late nite talk show host and all..but I dont know the significance of him. that's about it.
 
For all you Miata haters..
Collin Chapman used to say, "You build a car, then add lightness," and that's a really great thing to say and do. Mazda did it with the Miata, as did MG and Triumph with the TR3. But we Americans seem to associate light cars with femininity, which is absolutely silly.
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Thanks, nice read!

Mr. Leno: do you need someone to wash, clean, detail, and wax ALL your cars for FREE??? I'm your man!

Collin Chapman used to say, "You build a car, then add lightness," and that's a really great thing to say and do. Mazda did it with the Miata, as did MG and Triumph with the TR3. But we Americans seem to associate light cars with femininity, which is absolutely silly.

...

I mean, it's smaller than a Corvette, yet I can hold three people in it and still have room for luggage. It weighs less than a Miata, and it has 627 horsepower. You sit in the center and because you sit in the center, there's enough legroom for drivers or passengers that are seven feet and taller.

I did not know it was THAT light!
 
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