Jerry Seinfeld's 1952 Porsche is an America Roadster. Only 17 were built. My client and friend, the late Walter (Wally) Kieckhefer, raced this same car at the Pebble Beach road races and other venues back in the '50's. In its last race, the America Roaster, driven by Wally was hit by Johnny Von Neumann in his Porsche 550 Spyder. Wally limped the car home to finish 3rd in that, it's final race. In about 2007, I drove my 356C to a job owned by Wally. He saw my car and asked if I was a Porsche enthusiast, to which i answered "Absolutely!" He later showed me his scrapbook of cars he had owned and raced. i was amazed at the early Porsches he had owned. A few of the photos showed this America Roadster, he called it his "Roadster". He said he had crashed it and had sold it shortly after through an ad in Road & Track. He lost track of the car after that. Through email and notices in the 356 Registry I was able to track down and verify that this car still existed. It was located in Southern California and had been restored to a very high level by John Wilhoit. The current and past owners had searched for the mysterious Pebble Beach driver but were never able to locate him. I contacted the then-owner and got Wally and him together. Wally still had the Pebble Beach "participant" plaque which he gave to the owner. Sometime after that Jerry Seinfeld purchased the car from this owner. I was able to convince Wally to attend the 2011 Porsche Race Car Classic (check it out on youtube and elsewhere) where he was reunited with his old "Roadster" and chatted with Mr. Seinfeld who brought this car AND the 550 Spyder that had crashed into him so many years ago.
That is amazing the Roadster and JVN’s Spyder both ended up with Seinfeld. I wonder if he knew the literal intersection of history of these two cars until Wally met up with him. Tell your stories, folks! Better, write them down!
Being a car guy, and in the automotive industry my entire life so far, I really am appreciative of owners who drive rare cars. Anyone can build them, not everyone can skip the trailer and drive them everywhere. That is, after all, the purpose of these works of art
I totally agree with you. There are people who buy, restore, and resell. It's only an investment, which I can respect. BUT one must also drive them as they were intended and let the vehicle LIVE just like the driver should...live and drive them! Life is just too short!🤟😎
Its is nice to see Jerry out with Jay with all the other regular car guys just enjoying the hobby. Nice car Jerry. I hope you had a nice time. Im sure everyone enjoyed seeing you there.
Great point. But, then again, didn't Jerry reject wokeness in general? Didn't he complain about not being able to do a show on a college campus? Maybe he doesn't push the diversity shit either. @@pistonburner6448
i never realized the economy was this bad , so many people driving old cars and even Jay Leno and Jerry must have fallen on hard times having to drive old cars
Reminds me of an old joke me and my pals had back when we were car nuts in our teens: if the turn signals don't work it is because the car cost more than 50K. Some really nice iron here but folks need to work on their safe driving habits. =)
I used to eat lunch at that place every week (the Malibu Country Store). A-list movie stars and rock stars just show up for a turkey sandwich, it's pretty cool!
@@nycars It's gone now sadly... but if you roll up past Zuma beach on the PCH about 8 miles past zuma you'll end up at Neptune's Net, at County Line beach and that is THE destination spot if you want a nice drive up the coast in LA
When I lived in Santa Cruz Mtns, Canepa Motor Sports had Cars & Coffee and patrons had free reign of the shop. There was always a Seinfeld car being restored there, his name was frequently on the scheduling board.
Beautiful pieces of rolling history. I love that they actually drive these classics and they just dust collecting garage queens. Those round things on the bottom of those cars are supposed to roll. If they weren’t designed that way, the cars would be on blocks. 😂
Electric cars are great in all, im sure 0-60 in the 2's are a fun time. an engine's sound is the car's soul, imo. an electric car will never truly have what these cars sound like. some of these are just magnificent.
Wrong. How a car makes the driver feel - the appearance and driving experience is a car’s soul. Engine sound can be part of this, but does not have to be. Loud does not necessarily equal cool. And, by the way, electric cars do make sound - it’s just very very subdued and subtle. I’ll take subtle over noise any day.
I have only heard about the Malibu Country Mart cars and coffee on podcasts. Two surprises: That place is much smaller than I imagined. Secondly, surprisingly few original cars. I should not be surprised, Americans love to over-restore or modify their cars, but I was surprised by how few original, honest cars were there.
I don’t know about that, I brought my wife’s unrestored/ original 2022 Macan and no one seemed to care. Probably would of turned more heads with one of my old Golfs.
These early Porsches were all built at a Volkswagen Factory in Bavaria, using many Volkswagen Parts even the chassis been by Volkswagen and the Engine been slightly better than a Beetle basicly speed been achieved by stlyle and light weight of the cars with Max speed around 180km considered fast only in 1952! Porsche started to make real fast cars only by 1962 on....
Jerry’s roadster, is very cool, had a great history. The only thing I don’t like about it are the leather hood straps which seem to be an anachronism on a great car like this.
yeah. he has a walk in closet larger than your house. walking in, on one side is 2000 jeans and the other side 2000 shirts, all the same. then he stands there looking, hand rubbing his jaw(thinking), what should i wear ?
Not a GTA, look at the door handles and front scudetto - it is a normal GT without bumpers and with a grilled mesh. Nevertheless, a great car, a favorite of mine, too.
I was in the Porsche club back in the 1990's and at the annual Porsche convention held in Massachusetts, Jerry was asked to speak at the convention and he said he would talk but only if he was paid for his time. Obviously he didn't speak since no one gets paid for their speaking at the convention it's volunteer and no other person has ever asked for money to talk at the convention
I once invited a famous porn star to my alumni tailgate party. She showed up, never asked for a dime, and stayed until the end, chatting and taking pictures with all of the blushing fans. Pure class act all the way.
WHAT IS IT with the 550 Spyder and so MANY accidents, crashes, and even fatalities with that particular model? (James Dean says hello.) I even recall an old Road and Track article from the mid-80's claiming that both amateur AND pro racers at that time got "bad vibes" from the 550, and were calling the factory directly in Stuttgart to complain about engineering flaws, road safety, and the lack thereof.....any thoughts?
Just waiting for Brad Garrett to ask Jerry when the last time he checked the oil, washer fluid, say he doesn’t even know the car, and take off with it. Lol
Very brave of Jay & Jerry to expose themselves to all these goofballs and lowlifes without any security. No, they can't just be "regular guys" anymore.
The petrolhead community may be rife with goofballs and lowlifes, but Jay and Jerry are our people. They need security to walk through the airport, not a car meet. They're home here.
Classic cars like these are pretty much beautiful works of art
Jerry Seinfeld's 1952 Porsche is an America Roadster. Only 17 were built.
My client and friend, the late Walter (Wally) Kieckhefer, raced this same car at the Pebble Beach road races and other venues back in the '50's. In its last race, the America Roaster, driven by Wally was hit by Johnny Von Neumann in his Porsche 550 Spyder. Wally limped the car home to finish 3rd in that, it's final race.
In about 2007, I drove my 356C to a job owned by Wally. He saw my car and asked if I was a Porsche enthusiast, to which i answered "Absolutely!" He later showed me his scrapbook of cars he had owned and raced. i was amazed at the early Porsches he had owned.
A few of the photos showed this America Roadster, he called it his "Roadster". He said he had crashed it and had sold it shortly after through an ad in Road & Track. He lost track of the car after that.
Through email and notices in the 356 Registry I was able to track down and verify that this car still existed. It was located in Southern California and had been restored to a very high level by John Wilhoit. The current and past owners had searched for the mysterious Pebble Beach driver but were never able to locate him. I contacted the then-owner and got Wally and him together. Wally still had the Pebble Beach "participant" plaque which he gave to the owner.
Sometime after that Jerry Seinfeld purchased the car from this owner.
I was able to convince Wally to attend the 2011 Porsche Race Car Classic (check it out on youtube and elsewhere) where he was reunited with his old "Roadster" and chatted with Mr. Seinfeld who brought this car AND the 550 Spyder that had crashed into him so many years ago.
It's a stunning car! thank you for sharing this story!
@@66ott7
That is amazing the Roadster and JVN’s Spyder both ended up with Seinfeld. I wonder if he knew the literal intersection of history of these two cars until Wally met up with him. Tell your stories, folks! Better, write them down!
It's probably one of the best looking p car on the road, apart from mine ;)
very cool story. thanks for sharing!
I like how they take time to park right in the middle of the space .No "I'm a big celebrity and my cars worth xx
Cruising is a lost activity due to excessive traffic and the obsession to get some place fast .
Cruising in a classic car IS the destination .
Come to VT, I'll organize a true concourse with lots of country miles,forget the city congestion, takers?
Being a car guy, and in the automotive industry my entire life so far, I really am appreciative of owners who drive rare cars. Anyone can build them, not everyone can skip the trailer and drive them everywhere. That is, after all, the purpose of these works of art
I totally agree with you. There are people who buy, restore, and resell. It's only an investment, which I can respect. BUT one must also drive them as they were intended and let the vehicle LIVE just like the driver should...live and drive them! Life is just too short!🤟😎
what do you do in the automotive industry?
@@V12carlover service manager
Exactly. A working car shouldnt be constantly static. Buy a painting.
Nowhere near as cool but I daily my 944
thanks for filming this
Any time ! thank you for watching it!
Its is nice to see Jerry out with Jay with all the other regular car guys just enjoying the hobby. Nice car Jerry. I hope you had a nice time. Im sure everyone enjoyed seeing you there.
Those hypocrites: I see absolutely no diversity...funny how that works, huh?
Great point. But, then again, didn't Jerry reject wokeness in general? Didn't he complain about not being able to do a show on a college campus? Maybe he doesn't push the diversity shit either. @@pistonburner6448
It must be great for Jay, they’re have a meet and greet for a specific car so he just goes through his garages and pull one out! 🇨🇦
Farah's voice overides everything 🤣
Unfortunately
Who????? 😂
So annoying….like a twelve year old….yesh
Guys a tool.
That self-important hack thinks he can 'chat' with Jerry Seinfeld like they're old high-school pals.....
Sooooooo gorgeous. That grey interior.
You two are Champions, I just
L❤ve this!
I get embarrassed for the people who act ridiculous around celebrities.
It is very pathetic
I always get more embarrassed by people who worry about what other people are doing
@@ImmaWright you’re for sure ridiculous around famous people.
@@gerk7238🍌
Seinfeld sizes up people really fast, he just ignores them. Just like the guy trying to be cool, dropping the F’ bomb, when he pulls up.
The cars are the real celebrities and Jay knows it.
i never realized the economy was this bad , so many people driving old cars and even Jay Leno and Jerry must have fallen on hard times having to drive old cars
It's just like Cuba LOL
At least they keep them clean. Just bc they have to drive old ones doesnt mean they must be dirty.
Reminds me of an old joke me and my pals had back when we were car nuts in our teens: if the turn signals don't work it is because the car cost more than 50K. Some really nice iron here but folks need to work on their safe driving habits. =)
Awesome video, pleasure to see and hear all that rolling art
Thank you!
If we all had that kind of money, we’d all have nice toys
I used to eat lunch at that place every week (the Malibu Country Store). A-list movie stars and rock stars just show up for a turkey sandwich, it's pretty cool!
Nice! I've never actually been in there, I'll have to check it out sometime.
@@nycars It's gone now sadly... but if you roll up past Zuma beach on the PCH about 8 miles past zuma you'll end up at Neptune's Net, at County Line beach and that is THE destination spot if you want a nice drive up the coast in LA
Thats sounds lovely! thanks for the tip :)@@blondegirlsezthis8798
Neptunes Net is also famous from the first Fast and Furious movie. Seems like a cool spot I’ll check out if I ever make it out to California.
When I lived in Santa Cruz Mtns, Canepa Motor Sports had Cars & Coffee and patrons had free reign of the shop. There was always a Seinfeld car being restored there, his name was frequently on the scheduling board.
Looks like most of the crew, Spike, Zuckerman, Farah, Leno, Seinfeld, just missing Johnny Lieberman. :)
Chick driving a vintage Alfa… super cool!
Beautiful pieces of rolling history. I love that they actually drive these classics and they just dust collecting garage queens. Those round things on the bottom of those cars are supposed to roll. If they weren’t designed that way, the cars would be on blocks. 😂
it's unfortunate the city stopped this event. I used to go all the time.
Agreed, it was a great place to see amazing cars
Electric cars are great in all, im sure 0-60 in the 2's are a fun time. an engine's sound is the car's soul, imo. an electric car will never truly have what these cars sound like. some of these are just magnificent.
- Here Here x 1000!
Wrong.
How a car makes the driver feel - the appearance and driving experience is a car’s soul.
Engine sound can be part of this, but does not have to be.
Loud does not necessarily equal cool.
And, by the way, electric cars do make sound - it’s just very very subdued and subtle. I’ll take subtle over noise any day.
@@ralphlong9973 no right or wrong, all a matter of opinion
What are you suggesting is great about electric cars?
@@pistonburner6448 the 0-60 times, bout it
The 'ol hands in the pockets, slight backward lean, nodding the head. "Yup, that's some car ya got there."
Nice Porsche Jerry!
The Zagato Porsche is my favourite
It is stunning!
My one and only time at this meet happened to be on the day this was filmed.
I have only heard about the Malibu Country Mart cars and coffee on podcasts. Two surprises: That place is much smaller than I imagined. Secondly, surprisingly few original cars. I should not be surprised, Americans love to over-restore or modify their cars, but I was surprised by how few original, honest cars were there.
What did you expect? Malibu is full of Hollywood types who are all fake, from their boobs to their teeth. Plus, it's California.
I don’t know about that, I brought my wife’s unrestored/ original 2022 Macan and no one seemed to care. Probably would of turned more heads with one of my old Golfs.
Depends on the weekend
@@SunnynPhilly Uhhh... all cars are unrestored and original when new. A 2022 Macan is just a new car. It is... traffic.
Man that’s a beautiful thing.
My one and only time at the Malibu Country Mart was the same day this was filmed. So sad this is gone now.
Agreed, I was a great meet up
These early Porsches were all built at a Volkswagen Factory in Bavaria, using many Volkswagen Parts even the chassis been by Volkswagen and the Engine been slightly better than a Beetle basicly speed been achieved by stlyle and light weight of the cars with Max speed around 180km considered fast only in 1952! Porsche started to make real fast cars only by 1962 on....
Those old Porsche are beautiful
Agreed!
I love that car, in fact if any car was an option to me it would be a Porsche 356 speedster
Absolutely everybody's #1. But it was a sewing machine. 70bhp
Yikesters on the added flares on the black looks like 75 Carrera.
No kidding😩
holy fuck thats cool. ID drive down from Vancouver to LA just go to one of these and HOPE any of of these guys were there. RIP Malibu Kitchen
You live in Vancouver? Lucky duck. Amazing city.
The paint on Jerry's is literally like a mirror.
That Zagato is also kind of cool. Once seen one at Peter Iversen in Denmark
yes its a stunning car!
I actually don't really like very many Porsche body designs. They are too feminine for my tastes. But I did like that Zagato.
This video is why I loved California.
Sorry I left.
so much money we don't know what to buy next
My father took many photos of these in 1951, the year he ordered the first 356 GT ever from Ferry.
I never like seinfield I didn't think it was funny but I respect his car collection he knows his porches
The front end of Seinfeld’s roadster is 72 years old , sexy as AMF and at the same time timeless.
I thought the number plate was mocking poor people, put its "por" for Porche. 🤔😄
Jay Leno with his "dad" jeans.
Awesome cars! Of all years! And I need to know more about that ‘52 Porsche Mr. Seinfeld? Where is this car meet?, I would fly in 😊
The most impressive thing in the video is the Alpha Romeo making it to the stop sign without breaking down.
hahaha
Alfa
Lov pedaling the HWY and getting food at the Market it is plush
Jerry’s roadster, is very cool, had a great history. The only thing I don’t like about it are the leather hood straps which seem to be an anachronism on a great car like this.
The mega rich and their silly toys, and in a world of their own ! 😊
Why did you watch it?
Brunette in Alfa GTA! Heaven!🎶😇
The Silver Zagato...OMG
Did George Costanza show up in John Voight's 1989 LeBaron convertible ?
I would've expected the Zagato to be Jay's.
It must be easy for Leno to pick out his clothes every day. Denim shirt and jeans.
Less so which car to drive.
Canadian tuxedo
yeah. he has a walk in closet larger than your house. walking in, on one side is 2000 jeans and the other side 2000 shirts, all the same. then he stands there looking, hand rubbing his jaw(thinking), what should i wear ?
He just has to sniff to tell if he can wear them another day.
It eliminated decision making Albert Einstein on why he always wears black
100% Germanic Muscle
Costanza rollin his eyes
Beside the insane old Porsches….. I’ll take the GTA at 3:50 ☘️
Not a GTA, look at the door handles and front scudetto - it is a normal GT without bumpers and with a grilled mesh. Nevertheless, a great car, a favorite of mine, too.
for me, the beige 911 E is the best.. but I would say that, coz I got one, in green, just like Jerrys 911S
M3 - my love!
Four minutes, 30 seconds is that a TR3 ?
The guy in The Mask in the convertible, out in fresh air😂 ... last 20 seconds of the video.
Commiefornia at its finest
La-De-Da
Driving a convertible Porsche wearing a mask, must be L.A.
Smog
Dueshe bag
Yeah, we don’t need a mask in Anus, Arkansas
Pretty sure that was Matt Farahs voice in the background.
to now i still watch it>>>>>my comic>>>>Toledo UT ,,,,,79 to 84
Carrera at 4:06 is jonesin' for some Limo Tint. Icing on the cake
What is that at 1:23? That is exceptionally beautiful
Im not sure to be honest, but its very nice!
Reventlow Scarab
@@HasnainKhan Later called the meister brauster "sic" driven by Augie Pabst.
I was in the Porsche club back in the 1990's and at the annual Porsche convention held in Massachusetts, Jerry was asked to speak at the convention and he said he would talk but only if he was paid for his time. Obviously he didn't speak since no one gets paid for their speaking at the convention it's volunteer and no other person has ever asked for money to talk at the convention
I once invited a famous porn star to my alumni tailgate party. She showed up, never asked for a dime, and stayed until the end, chatting and taking pictures with all of the blushing fans. Pure class act all the way.
WHAT IS IT with the 550 Spyder and so MANY accidents, crashes, and even fatalities with that particular model? (James Dean says hello.) I even recall an old Road and Track article from the mid-80's claiming that both amateur AND pro racers at that time got "bad vibes" from the 550, and were calling the factory directly in Stuttgart to complain about engineering flaws, road safety, and the lack thereof.....any thoughts?
This is like showing up to 6th grade graduation with a doctorate degree from Yale!
Is the color of the 1952 American Roadster Albert Blue?
Ive no idea, but it looks good!
Millionaires with their toys, how cute!!!!!!
Just waiting for Brad Garrett to ask Jerry when the last time he checked the oil, washer fluid, say he doesn’t even know the car, and take off with it. Lol
What, no love for that beautiful Golden Green 911T parked next to Jerry ????
It was backed in ,not like the neat guys..😅
@@feralkid7025 And in fact, it was a 911S and the color is not Golden Green but that beigish light dirty yellow which is less desirable.
Matt Farah and Spike Feresten as well.
Which model/year is the silver one?
texting and driving LOL
i wouldn't be taking my car to that place.
Does Jerry ever get his hands dirty?
My man Matt Farah in his faboulous dad-core attire
E30-M3 stock S14, so hard to find now
When was this filmed? Effspot 's most recent post showed they started valet only parking for Sunday.
A few months ago
Umm…Saturday?
1:25 what brand????
I'm not sure, but it looks pretty good to me!
Motorcycle peeps - is that a Honda RC30 or RC45 I spot @ 0:56?
Hey jerry nice car! Do they make them for men?
Very brave of Jay & Jerry to expose themselves to all these goofballs and lowlifes without any security. No, they can't just be "regular guys" anymore.
The petrolhead community may be rife with goofballs and lowlifes, but Jay and Jerry are our people. They need security to walk through the airport, not a car meet. They're home here.
American manners still exist.
was that a 12 year old driving the E-type?
The difference between porcupines and red sports cars is the porcupine has the pricks on the outside.
😂😂
what is the difference between a Harley and a Hoover ?
the position of the dirtbag ...
All you people in the comments,,,,pure joulesy!!
and the Reventlow(?sp) Scarab !?!?!?
Everyone's paparazzi now with their camera phones.
Dual engine lid grill in such an early car? Strange.
What, is that market a show-and-tell event for rich people?
Hopefully someone can give these guys $20 bucks for gas for the ride home
Love that attention don't they.
The dude at 7.30 mark wearing a mask sums up Ca. Native here.
Probably 100 people in this video and 1 mask. The 99 don’t sum up what you’re seeing, the 1 does… ok then
Wish Jay would find the remains Jimmy Deans 550
Well.i can at least relate to the MGB.
I always wanted to build my 89 E30M3 into the car BMW should have made but now I can't because it's worth too much stock