Jay is such a wonderful Motörhead. Some day, this poor man would love a tour of his place. Those hangers are history, and without him it would not have been collected. Thank you, Jay Leno, world’s best Motörhead.
i guess im asking the wrong place but does anybody know a way to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
61years old here. Did not have the Sunday drives with my parents. Now with my grandparents, that is another story. Loved those drives through the countryside(mostly in the bed of granddad's pick-up) seeing what the neighbors were up to and how this crops compared to ours. I have done this with my children on occasion but they just weren't as into it as I was.
I can't believe I am just a few weeks away from getting a 1953 Hudson Hornet Club Coupé in moderate condition. My grandfather died just 2 years ago and he introduced me to the Hudson Hornet 16 years ago when I was just four years old. We always wanted to restore one together. I miss him so much and I think I'll cry every second of the restoration out of joy and sadness at the same time.
I used to do it more but once the kids came along, they didn’t enjoy it as much. Now that they’re pretty much grown up, it’s time to do it again. We do go for drives to find new hiking spots with the dog, so I suppose that counts. 🙂
As a young teenager in the early 60’s I lived and breathed cars. My friends dad had several Hudson’s and if memory serves me right they were a 37 39 51 & 53. I rode in all of them and I liked the 53 the best. His dad also stumbled on to a old Hudson dealership in some obscure town. He bought all of the parts that were still there. He also was a member of the Hudson Essex Tereplane Club.
I had a 1954 Hudson Hollywood twin H power. Two tone green I loved every minute driving it handled like a new car even though it was 11 or 12 years old Wish I never got rid of it.😢
Those old Hudson's were so comfortable and what a great cruiser. Great by- gone days, kids today wouldn't believe the comfy room in a car like this, they'd have to get a mini van to even come close.
This brings back memories. My father's first car was a metallic green 1951 Hudson Commodore 6. It was HUGE inside and we took it on road trips when I was a kid. I remember him telling me how easy it was to steer and he would often steer it with one finger to prove it. Hudson upholstery had a unique scent to it; I think it had mohair seats or something like that. He bought that car when it was a year old and a few years later bought a 1953 Hudson Wasp as a second car.
My dad had a '53 Hornet before I was born. He had a black and white picture of it he kept his whole life. He loved to tell stories about how fast it was back in the day and how it was the best car he ever owned. He's been gone many years now. I sure do miss him.
The discussion of a Sunday drive takes me back. Riding in a 72 Caprice through the mountains in Fall. I still have that 402 and she still does a hard days work. A 45 year old engine untouched! Third chassis and and waiting to wear out this one and go to the next. Tanawanda built a jewel in 1972!
Really cool episode! When I was a kid, my dad bought a 1950 four door Hudson as a spare car to learn car repair and have fun. I used to help him work on it and go to Hudson meets. Went to Dayton OH for a meet and took a day to go to the Air Force museum. Got me hooked on planes and I wound up serving in the Air Force partially because of that trip. Another good one was on the infield of the Indianapolis motor speedway. They opened the track for possibly fast, but careful driving, so I got to ride 4 or 5 laps in the Hudson at about 80-90mph. That must have been a red letter day for dad- he was born + raised not too far away and Indy/ NASCAR was life for him and his brothers. It seemed like we were just going average highway speed due to the width of the track and then a '66 GTO went screaming by at well over 100. Awesome car. Both of them. 😁 We had a spot light on the driver's side and the leg room in the back was ridiculous! Just look at the length of the back doors and you get the idea. Still have an unopened can of Hudson transmission oil too!
Awww, you had a wonderful Dad! What great memories, thanks for sharing them. Got me thinking of my own Dad. My brother was into guitars and girls, so he had no interest in attending car shows and air shows with Daddy. I was the opposite, he wasn't going without ME! One of my earliest memories is sitting on my Dad's shoulders so I could see over the crowds at these events at 4-5 years old. He took me to see the Blue Angels perform at an airshow, and it became a family joke. Apparently I wouldn't shut up about it, and no one could use the words "blue" and "angel" without me getting excited and asking when we were going to see them again. Sadly, I never did. Now it's on my bucket list.
"Balls to the wall" actually was a term created in aviation by the pilots. Many planes had knobs or balls for the throttle so to go faster you would push the "ball" to the firewall, thus "balls to the wall". "Balls out" does come from the steam engine though.
Mmmm.... Not that I know for sure myself or even that I think Jay Leno walks on water... I think that using the dates of manufacture and use along with logic.... I would tend to believe the oldest machine (in this case the steam engine by a long margin) would tend to be the source of that saying. That IS unless, NO example whatsoever can be found of that saying being in use that predates the aviation time period. All of this of course.... IMHO. 👍
@@rogersmith9808 Hi Roger i think your are right on, And by the way a friend of mine has a really decent 50 mod Hudson Conv. I am wondering if you know someone that might be interested in buying it, My friend passed away a yr. ago his family is interested in selling it,,,
@@rogersmith9808 i don't think there is a single example predating it's use as referring to 60's military aircraft throttles. It also doesn't make sense with relation to steam governors, as the balls don't get anywhere near any walls, they are simply "out" or "in" or somewhere inbetween.
My grandfather was assistant secretary of the board of directors at Hudsons. He was also their top tax accountant. All we ever had were Hudsons until George Romney closed the plant and grandad lost his position. He was so mad that he went out and bought a Ford Thunderbird which wasnt half the car but was a lot faster.
1832 steam engine! Holy crap! That's so cool... where was THAT thing sitting around? Imagine what else was going on in the world when that steam contraption was being built.
Whitworth standardised many measurements and also nuts and bolts in the UK from 1840. I guess the same thing at ab out the same time in USA, France , etc? But it was not until the 1970's that nuts and bolts really got standardised with metrication. We had Bicycle and motor bike standard, Whitworth and British Standard Whitworth plus BA and also US sizes.
Newcomen Engine was very much less efficient than this type of modern steam engine. I don't think Stephenson was the first but he lead a big step forward in speed.
Jay has a video of it (and his other steam engines,) on his channel. Also, the Henry Ford museum has a glorious collection of steam engines, even the oldest surviving one in the world from 1752!
In the late 50's Mario Andretti raced Hudson's at Nazareth speedway, at Nazareth Pennsylvania. My friend Tony denardo worked at a Hudson garage from 1946 till it closed in the 1950's it was located at blue valley drive Bangor Pennsylvania.
I love this guy and his collection and with Dennis the show becomes hillarious Jay's collection is a dream collection and watching it is like dreaming for real
Love Hudsons! I had a 1955 Hornet for years with the 308 cu in flathead and twin-H power. Great car! I now have a 1954 Jetliner, though not as big and powerful, it is a joy to own and drive.
I remember Hudsons one of the most beautiful cars of the early fifties. One of my fathers friends took a burned out derelict that we used to play in and completely restored it. It turned out to be a 1938 Buick McLaughlin Business Coupe. What a beautiful car.
My parents must have been crazy or living in the past, we always used to go to on drives like that. This was in he 90s... I still love driving just for the fun of doing so.
1950s & 1960s Australian cars often had such sunvisors, they persisted on some models into the 1970s. Very effective in screening the glare & shading the dash.
I love the sound of the hood (bonnet) on the Hornets closing. It's like a piece of sheet metal being dropped on the floor! And the huge bench seats. My dad called them on his Packard SOS seats. Take a hard right turn and they are Scoot Over Sweetie! seats.
I'm a total car nut hoarder. I have 17 cars all need restoration. If I had Jay's money all of them would be restored. Couple of interest: 72 GTO 455 H.O. M22 4spd, 60 Pontiac Bonneville Safari wagon, have a 62 also, 60 Cadillac flat top fully loaded right up to power vent windows, 66 Bonneville Coupe loaded 31K original miles plus many more. Look at the garage he has. Wow!!
A am an old man now...but 50 years ago, I bought a well-preserved 1959 Rambler American, from the original owner...Three on the tree, vacuum wipers, etc. I loved that car, but as Jay said, these older classics are unsafe!...you would need to install serious safety belts, and hope you are not in a head-on collision anyway...and the single master cylinder brakes need to be upgraded for sure!...Too much needed for most of us to feel safe driving these beautiful cars.
I got to see and touch an old Hudson back in the late 80s. I fell in love and have always wanted one. The original Batman (and I think Green Hornet) drove Hudsons.
My dad owned a couple of Wasps back in the 50's/ 60's. They were fine cars but got many, odd looks. Dad said they had chrome vanadium engine blocks. He got rid of the last one when Sears stopped selling parts for it.
mhm. Infact this often reminds me of some of my fathers older cars he used to have. With names such as a Holden LT Torana, Ford Falcon Ghia (Yellow) and ofc the Ford Futura. Not only do i like things new and old in games but i love new and classic cars
I was lucky enough when in high school to be able to drive my dad‘s 51 Hudson on many an occasion. On one such occasion, I pulled up next to a 1957 Chevy with a power pack. When the light turned green it was as if the Chevy had not been started. I didn’t see him again except briefly in my rearview mirror. When I got to my destination I was surprised that one of the local police officers pulled up next to me and gave me a ticket for exhibition racing. He then told me that I blew the Chevy away and that surprised him. It surprised me too but it may be very happy. Oh, that I had another.
Nope Always when in its backseat [esp no seatbelts back years ago] we kids just had a room back there to ourselves AND WE WERE TOLD TO ABSOLUTELY BEHAVE!!!!! // I remember the glowing side lights and back dash area... it was Comfy and ELEGANT!!! THE CHROME OH GLISTENING GLEAMING ELEGANCE!!! THESE CARS WERE ROLLING ROOMS!!! L!!! GORGEOUS AND YES FABULOUS!!!
2:31 balls to the wall. Jay and Dennis both interesting television personalities. And Jay is very informative with these little details that mean an awful lot
The was at the local track, a Hornet with H-Power. It was called the "The Toad" or the :Green Toad" or something like that. Yeah it was green. He would take of from the line and just smoke the 55 Chevies. It really didn't "launch" it just took off. It wasn't very loud and you could see the driver shifting the three-on-the-tree as he went down the track. Great stuff.
I fell in love with Hornets after seeing a purple Hudson like that green one. It was a 53 or 54 Hudson Coupe, chopped and slammed with a flat spoiler in the back instead of a rear bumper
i used to watch the show when i could but i never understood the mustache. when i mention or mentioned Dennis to my dad id always just mention the mustache. if you could tell me what it's all about that would be appreciated though
My cousin Dave got our Great Uncles Hudson Hornet. We were at a stoplight when a hot rod chevy pulled up next to us and jeered "want to race". Dave told them he would from 30 MPH. Left that Chevy in the dust. The guy that engineered that Hornet motor moved on to ford and designed the Ford 306 straight 6 which was a great engine.
They talk about a sunday drive. When i was young i did that with my grand pa and ma a lot. In my world i have my car fore the fun and by free and not fore jail. That was the spirit back in the days to and fore some still. So im motoring a lot of sundays and doing that now fore some 30 years from the start. And there is nothing more fun than a whole day site seeing in a classic car.
There’s a guy in my town has one from the couple years them made the hornet and he drives it all the time. Neat old car, his is kind of a metallic silver.
I love the Hornet, one of my favorite models. ever since i saw this episode, i either wanted to see, or maybe own, in the future, a "51 Hudson similar to Jay's. Awesome car Leno!!!
I LOVE that epic 'stache! He reminds me of my favorite uncle who was a great artist. I named my son after him. Appropriate, I suppose, as my son has his own distinctive weird facial hair. He has very dark brown hair, but his beard is flaming red and reaching ZZ Topp status. Why be ordinary? lol
Actually Jay is correct in saying of "Balls To The Walls" This was an original steam engine term that dates back to the 1800's. The throttle/fuel mixture use on aircraft did not arrive until the early 1900's. And yes, I can say having been an aircraft pilot for over 40 years, that we do use that term. But that term is only correct when flying non/fuel injected piston aircraft. As they do have the mixture control.
Jay is right about the "Spear" steering wheel. My grandfather was killed in his 1948 Chevrolet after a head on collision caused by an all night drunken driver early in the morning back in 1954. The 2 reasons he did not survive was first, no seat belts and second his sternum impacting the pointed center of the steering wheel.
My dad bought a new Hudson in the early 50's . i was so young that when we took a trip, i would sleep in the rear wind shield shelf. i remember it was a Hornet. I remember my dad saying that they were prone to wear out the timing chains every 20,000 miles. Wonder if anyone else ever heard that?
i grand mother had a different colored green 4 door Hudson hornet , and yes it had all the heavy chrome on it , it was stored at the back of the grand parents garage , so you couldn't see it well from the road , i never saw it run , but every time my grand father would bring one of his classic cars out , people would stop to ask to buy the car , i could never figure out how that worked , they lived on a small isolated road in Daytona Beach , but people would jump on the cars we had like flies when they were in the drive way . it had the sun shade , i was out of state going to school when my grand mother died , and for some reason my dad , literally gave it away , i don't let him forget that to this day , he knew better , my grand father had a number of great cars he bought and kept, but that car my dad didn't want
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Jay is such a wonderful Motörhead. Some day, this poor man would love a tour of his place. Those hangers are history, and without him it would not have been collected. Thank you, Jay Leno, world’s best Motörhead.
i guess im asking the wrong place but does anybody know a way to get back into an Instagram account??
I was dumb forgot the password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
@Landen Nixon instablaster :)
61years old here. Did not have the Sunday drives with my parents. Now with my grandparents, that is another story. Loved those drives through the countryside(mostly in the bed of granddad's pick-up) seeing what the neighbors were up to and how this crops compared to ours. I have done this with my children on occasion but they just weren't as into it as I was.
Thanks Jay for preserving history we all appreciate it ,at least us of the older generation.
I can't believe I am just a few weeks away from getting a 1953 Hudson Hornet Club Coupé in moderate condition. My grandfather died just 2 years ago and he introduced me to the Hudson Hornet 16 years ago when I was just four years old. We always wanted to restore one together. I miss him so much and I think I'll cry every second of the restoration out of joy and sadness at the same time.
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@@John-bn7ux thank you
I'm 33 and I still adore Sunday drives! We'll go for a random spin every week or two.
Because we were in a Hurry in our 20s😁. Now here we are, going on 35 ...
I used to do it more but once the kids came along, they didn’t enjoy it as much. Now that they’re pretty much grown up, it’s time to do it again. We do go for drives to find new hiking spots with the dog, so I suppose that counts. 🙂
As a young teenager in the early 60’s I lived and breathed cars. My friends dad had several Hudson’s and if memory serves me right they were a 37 39 51 & 53. I rode in all of them and I liked the 53 the best. His dad also stumbled on to a old Hudson dealership in some obscure town. He bought all of the parts that were still there. He also was a member of the Hudson Essex Tereplane Club.
I had a 1954 Hudson Hollywood twin H power. Two tone green I loved every minute driving it handled like a new car even though it was 11 or 12 years old Wish I never got rid of it.😢
“Is that an oil can, or are you just happy to see me?”
LoL 😁
Love my 1953 Hudson Hornet but wish I had the kind of money Jay Leno does to do it up as nice as his one is! Drool! 😍
That really has terrific lines! What a car!👌
Those old Hudson's were so comfortable and what a great cruiser. Great by- gone days, kids today wouldn't believe the comfy room in a car like this, they'd have to get a mini van to even come close.
All of us will remember... Doc from cars.. FABULOUS HUDSON HORNET🚗...😍
YASSS :p
This brings back memories. My father's first car was a metallic green 1951 Hudson Commodore 6. It was HUGE inside and we took it on road trips when I was a kid. I remember him telling me how easy it was to steer and he would often steer it with one finger to prove it. Hudson upholstery had a unique scent to it; I think it had mohair seats or something like that. He bought that car when it was a year old and a few years later bought a 1953 Hudson Wasp as a second car.
My dad had a '53 Hornet before I was born. He had a black and white picture of it he kept his whole life. He loved to tell stories about how fast it was back in the day and how it was the best car he ever owned. He's been gone many years now. I sure do miss him.
Always enjoy. Thank you
The discussion of a Sunday drive takes me back. Riding in a 72 Caprice through the mountains in Fall. I still have that 402 and she still does a hard days work. A 45 year old engine untouched! Third chassis and and waiting to wear out this one and go to the next. Tanawanda built a jewel in 1972!
Its so cool that Jay still drives these cars around. People still get to see them that way. Not stuck in some warehouse.
A very handsome car even 60 years later
Really cool episode! When I was a kid, my dad bought a 1950 four door Hudson as a spare car to learn car repair and have fun. I used to help him work on it and go to Hudson meets. Went to Dayton OH for a meet and took a day to go to the Air Force museum. Got me hooked on planes and I wound up serving in the Air Force partially because of that trip. Another good one was on the infield of the Indianapolis motor speedway. They opened the track for possibly fast, but careful driving, so I got to ride 4 or 5 laps in the Hudson at about 80-90mph. That must have been a red letter day for dad- he was born + raised not too far away and Indy/ NASCAR was life for him and his brothers. It seemed like we were just going average highway speed due to the width of the track and then a '66 GTO went screaming by at well over 100. Awesome car. Both of them. 😁 We had a spot light on the driver's side and the leg room in the back was ridiculous! Just look at the length of the back doors and you get the idea. Still have an unopened can of Hudson transmission oil too!
Awww, you had a wonderful Dad! What great memories, thanks for sharing them. Got me thinking of my own Dad. My brother was into guitars and girls, so he had no interest in attending car shows and air shows with Daddy. I was the opposite, he wasn't going without ME!
One of my earliest memories is sitting on my Dad's shoulders so I could see over the crowds at these events at 4-5 years old. He took me to see the Blue Angels perform at an airshow, and it became a family joke. Apparently I wouldn't shut up about it, and no one could use the words "blue" and "angel" without me getting excited and asking when we were going to see them again. Sadly, I never did. Now it's on my bucket list.
"Balls to the wall" actually was a term created in aviation by the pilots. Many planes had knobs or balls for the throttle so to go faster you would push the "ball" to the firewall, thus "balls to the wall". "Balls out" does come from the steam engine though.
Mmmm.... Not that I know for sure myself or even that I think Jay Leno walks on water... I think that using the dates of manufacture and use along with logic.... I would tend to believe the oldest machine (in this case the steam engine by a long margin) would tend to be the source of that saying. That IS unless, NO example whatsoever can be found of that saying being in use that predates the aviation time period. All of this of course.... IMHO. 👍
@@rogersmith9808 Hi Roger i think your are right on, And by the way a friend of mine has a really decent 50 mod Hudson Conv. I am wondering if you know someone that might be interested in buying it, My friend passed away a yr. ago his family is interested in selling it,,,
Buy the way i guess that green car gives meaning to the Green Hornet, I had one when i was 15 yrs old Purple velour interior,
I believe you my be mistaken....this term is related to the governor on a steam engine
@@rogersmith9808 i don't think there is a single example predating it's use as referring to 60's military aircraft throttles. It also doesn't make sense with relation to steam governors, as the balls don't get anywhere near any walls, they are simply "out" or "in" or somewhere inbetween.
old cars and our generation are so super thank you so much
I love Hudsons too!
I'm retired from the MT Hwy Patrol. Before my time (WAY before my time) the Troopers had Hudson Hornets. The old guys loved therm. Great video.
No, you drove a 1945 dodge on your first day
That steam engine is awesome! Great video, thanks! I wish Jay would honk the horn of his cars, I find that a characteristic of it.
Damn, now I want a Hudson.
That 53 Hornet is gorgeous
My grandfather was assistant secretary of the board of directors at Hudsons. He was also their top tax accountant. All we ever had were Hudsons until George Romney closed the plant and grandad lost his position. He was so mad that he went out and bought a Ford Thunderbird which wasnt half the car but was a lot faster.
Luv Jay's Hudsons!
Thank you for also including Jay's steam engine
The New Jersey State Police used high performance Hudson Hornets. My dad used to say only a fool would try to out run one of those troop cars.
Another “Fabulous Hudson Hornet” with Twin H Power!
1832 steam engine! Holy crap! That's so cool... where was THAT thing sitting around? Imagine what else was going on in the world when that steam contraption was being built.
Whitworth standardised many measurements and also nuts and bolts in the UK from 1840. I guess the same thing at ab out the same time in USA, France , etc?
But it was not until the 1970's that nuts and bolts really got standardised with metrication. We had Bicycle and motor bike standard, Whitworth and British Standard Whitworth plus BA and also US sizes.
Newcomen Engine was very much less efficient than this type of modern steam engine. I don't think Stephenson was the first but he lead a big step forward in speed.
Jay has a video of it (and his other steam engines,) on his channel. Also, the Henry Ford museum has a glorious collection of steam engines, even the oldest surviving one in the world from 1752!
In the late 50's Mario Andretti raced Hudson's at Nazareth speedway, at Nazareth Pennsylvania. My friend Tony denardo worked at a Hudson garage from 1946 till it closed in the 1950's it was located at blue valley drive Bangor Pennsylvania.
Jay has just about everything
Jay ypur still my hero. You do what i wish i could . Thank you
I love this guy and his collection and with Dennis the show becomes hillarious Jay's collection is a dream collection and watching it is like dreaming for real
Love Hudsons! I had a 1955 Hornet for years with the 308 cu in flathead and twin-H power. Great car! I now have a 1954 Jetliner, though not as big and powerful, it is a joy to own and drive.
That's fabulous, just a beautifull car.😊
Yeah I remember those Sunday drives
Ahhh..... another episode of "My Friend Jay Leno's Classic Cars"!! 😉👍
I remember Hudsons one of the most beautiful cars of the early fifties. One of my fathers friends took a burned out derelict that we used to play in and completely restored it. It turned out to be a 1938 Buick McLaughlin Business Coupe. What a beautiful car.
That is absolutely correct...to quote a GREAT movie..."The World Got Itself in a Big Damn Hurry" (people don't ENJOY Driving anymore)
My parents must have been crazy or living in the past, we always used to go to on drives like that. This was in he 90s... I still love driving just for the fun of doing so.
1950s & 1960s Australian cars often had such sunvisors, they persisted on some models into the 1970s. Very effective in screening the glare & shading the dash.
I love the sound of the hood (bonnet) on the Hornets closing. It's like a piece of sheet metal being dropped on the floor! And the huge bench seats. My dad called them on his Packard SOS seats. Take a hard right turn and they are Scoot Over Sweetie! seats.
I'm a total car nut hoarder. I have 17 cars all need restoration. If I had Jay's money all of them would be restored. Couple of interest: 72 GTO 455 H.O. M22 4spd, 60 Pontiac Bonneville Safari wagon, have a 62 also, 60 Cadillac flat top fully loaded right up to power vent windows, 66 Bonneville Coupe loaded 31K original miles plus many more. Look at the garage he has. Wow!!
Dennis, Jay must have a lot of trust in you letting you drive that beautiful car!!
My uncle use to have one and he said they were good for long distance drives because they didn't overheat like most other cars would in those days.
I bet you can still use a Hudson Hornet as a daily driver. I'd use mine everyday.
A am an old man now...but 50 years ago, I bought a well-preserved 1959 Rambler American, from the original owner...Three on the tree, vacuum wipers, etc. I loved that car, but as Jay said, these older classics are unsafe!...you would need to install serious safety belts, and hope you are not in a head-on collision anyway...and the single master cylinder brakes need to be upgraded for sure!...Too much needed for most of us to feel safe driving these beautiful cars.
Thats how they all were! I love vintage cars so much because of their relative simplicity and reliability compared to the plastic filled cars of today
Now there is some styling that needs to come back.
I swear some 70-80 cars and more looked like a so so six grade art class designed them.
This 1953 Hudson Hornet is a classic car, classy windshield chrome frame 9:33 and stylish dash 9:55.
Cooool car, that Hudson. It sounded great. Thanks for sharing!
That Hudson Six was a bruiser of an engine that you can run flat out
I got to see and touch an old Hudson back in the late 80s. I fell in love and have always wanted one. The original Batman (and I think Green Hornet) drove Hudsons.
So did ms Daisy,
My father had a Hudson hornet when I was a kid loved that car
Yes the Sunday drive I feel sorry for kids today. Tied to a square box oblivious to the nature and life’s beauty around them.
Jays pretty cool, says to imagine the energy of the future it helps to know the past. Steam was huge and renewable.
My dad owned a couple of Wasps back in the 50's/ 60's. They were fine cars but got many, odd looks. Dad said they had chrome vanadium engine blocks. He got rid of the last one when Sears stopped selling parts for it.
I love that green Hudson hornet, it just looks so cool.
If you’re ever in London, go to the steam engine museum. It’s tremendous.
mhm.
Infact this often reminds me of some of my fathers older cars he used to have.
With names such as a Holden LT Torana, Ford Falcon Ghia (Yellow) and ofc the Ford Futura.
Not only do i like things new and old in games but i love new and classic cars
I was lucky enough when in high school to be able to drive my dad‘s 51 Hudson on many an occasion. On one such occasion, I pulled up next to a 1957 Chevy with a power pack. When the light turned green it was as if the Chevy had not been started. I didn’t see him again except briefly in my rearview mirror. When I got to my destination I was surprised that one of the local police officers pulled up next to me and gave me a ticket for exhibition racing. He then told me that I blew the Chevy away and that surprised him. It surprised me too but it may be very happy. Oh, that I had another.
You guys are having way too much fun. Those steam engines are very cool. The Hudson Hornet is quite the beautiful cars too.
Leno’s mind amazes me....
Nope Always when in its backseat [esp no seatbelts back years ago] we kids just had a room back there to ourselves AND WE WERE TOLD TO ABSOLUTELY BEHAVE!!!!! // I remember the glowing side lights and back dash area... it was Comfy and ELEGANT!!! THE CHROME OH GLISTENING GLEAMING ELEGANCE!!! THESE CARS WERE ROLLING ROOMS!!! L!!! GORGEOUS AND YES FABULOUS!!!
2:31 balls to the wall. Jay and Dennis both interesting television personalities. And Jay is very informative with these little details that mean an awful lot
Beautiful car love Hudson hornet
The was at the local track, a Hornet with H-Power. It was called the "The Toad" or the :Green Toad" or something like that. Yeah it was green. He would take of from the line and just smoke the 55 Chevies. It really didn't "launch" it just took off. It wasn't very loud and you could see the driver shifting the three-on-the-tree as he went down the track. Great stuff.
I saw that car!
It was the Green Toad from the north end of Seattle.Lake City I think.
@@dougarmstrong8856 you may be right. I knew a Doug Armstrong in high school. Was really into MoPars. Is that you?
Just watching two old men talk about their generation and old cars they drove never gets old to watch
I fell in love with Hornets after seeing a purple Hudson like that green one. It was a 53 or 54 Hudson Coupe, chopped and slammed with a flat spoiler in the back instead of a rear bumper
My first car was a ‘55 Nash with the Continental Pack. Gee I wish I had it now.
Had a chance to buy a 53 Hudson Hornet in 1979 for $4300 Canadian Funds. It was a nicely restored 4 door with an Automatic.
Like learning about classic cars especially the steam cars.
Jay Leno, rules.
I have heard that the Hudsons were one of the nicest riding cars on the road in its day.
Beautiful.
Jay Leno should teach a class at UCLA: class 101: 1820 to 1892 Pre- revolutionarie mechanical inductions for energy.
I grew up watching this show with my dad. I feel bad for the people who don't understand Dennis's mustache.
+Caleb Davidhizar his mustache is anti american
mikemer79 pls explain
Too bad that he only get views on videos that Jay Leno appears.
i used to watch the show when i could but i never understood the mustache. when i mention or mentioned Dennis to my dad id always just mention the mustache. if you could tell me what it's all about that would be appreciated though
I love how he has the balls to drive museum pieces down the road.
My cousin Dave got our Great Uncles Hudson Hornet. We were at a stoplight when a hot rod chevy pulled up next to us and jeered "want to race". Dave told them he would from 30 MPH. Left that Chevy in the dust.
The guy that engineered that Hornet motor moved on to ford and designed the Ford 306 straight 6 which was a great engine.
You may have noticed in the new Scorsese film, The Irishman, De Niro's ride is a gorgeous black Hornet. It's a character unto itself.
They talk about a sunday drive. When i was young i did that with my grand pa and ma a lot. In my world i have my car fore the fun and by free and not fore jail. That was the spirit back in the days to and fore some still. So im motoring a lot of sundays and doing that now fore some 30 years from the start. And there is nothing more fun than a whole day site seeing in a classic car.
There’s a guy in my town has one from the couple years them made the hornet and he drives it all the time. Neat old car, his is kind of a metallic silver.
It be crazy just to walk his garage with him.
Thanks! Love the Hudson's :)
I love the Hornet, one of my favorite models. ever since i saw this episode, i either wanted to see, or maybe own, in the future, a "51 Hudson similar to Jay's. Awesome car Leno!!!
Enjoy steam engine! 😀😘 Mike from Missouri
"I'm Dennis Gage, man with the better mustache." That is all I heard throughout the video. Badass car though.
What is with that silly mustache?
An awesome silly mustache that is!
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I LOVE that epic 'stache! He reminds me of my favorite uncle who was a great artist. I named my son after him. Appropriate, I suppose, as my son has his own distinctive weird facial hair. He has very dark brown hair, but his beard is flaming red and reaching ZZ Topp status. Why be ordinary? lol
I live in australia and love your show and cars. I have a couple of 1980 transit classic motorhomes. Bill
Jay Lenos my classic car
Hey, I also have a 53 Hornet Club coupe with Twin H, except mine's a Hydra-Matic.
OH! Stop it! Your making me so Hornetty!
Seriously, that sounds awesome, wish you could post a pic.
Idk why but I had nostalgia back to the movie cars (the original one)
Actually Jay is correct in saying of "Balls To The Walls" This was an original steam engine term that dates back to the 1800's. The throttle/fuel mixture use on aircraft did not arrive until the early 1900's. And yes, I can say having been an aircraft pilot for over 40 years, that we do use that term. But that term is only correct when flying non/fuel injected piston aircraft. As they do have the mixture control.
I'd love to have some of the art-work he has hanging around!
Jay is right about the "Spear" steering wheel. My grandfather was killed in his 1948 Chevrolet after a head on collision caused by an all night drunken driver early in the morning back in 1954. The 2 reasons he did not survive was first, no seat belts and second his sternum impacting the pointed center of the steering wheel.
My dad bought a new Hudson in the early 50's . i was so young that when we took a trip, i would sleep in the rear wind shield shelf. i remember it was a Hornet. I remember my dad saying that they were prone to wear out the timing chains every 20,000 miles. Wonder if anyone else ever heard that?
i grand mother had a different colored green 4 door Hudson hornet , and yes it had all the heavy chrome on it , it was stored at the back of the grand parents garage , so you couldn't see it well from the road , i never saw it run , but every time my grand father would bring one of his classic cars out , people would stop to ask to buy the car , i could never figure out how that worked , they lived on a small isolated road in Daytona Beach , but people would jump on the cars we had like flies when they were in the drive way . it had the sun shade , i was out of state going to school when my grand mother died , and for some reason my dad , literally gave it away , i don't let him forget that to this day , he knew better , my grand father had a number of great cars he bought and kept, but that car my dad didn't want
Ive got a 99 mustang gt whos only job is Sunday family joy ridding. The tradition isn't dead.
Now that's a dash
wish I had a 1953 hudson hornet 7xr race engine or twin h power
The Mad Stash riding, doesn’t seem right 😉 then Jay hands over the wheel 😏