1920 Cunningham - Jay Leno's Garage

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  • Опубликовано: 11 янв 2025
  • 1920 Cunningham. In its day, this car's 442 cubic-inch V8 was America's largest and most powerful, outputting a whopping 90 hp. Join Jay for a walkthrough of this rare luxury cruiser with the great-great grandson of Cunningham's founder, who started out making buggies and sleighs.
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  • @cerneysmallengines
    @cerneysmallengines 5 лет назад +36

    This is why I LOVE this show. As a millennial, I've never heard of most of the cars that are featured on this show. I love the history and I love learning about these. It would be a dream of mine to someday just be able to ride in a car that is 100 years old

    • @wholeNwon
      @wholeNwon 2 года назад +2

      Hope you've gotten your chance.

  • @mikedrown2721
    @mikedrown2721 3 года назад +4

    I'm from the Rochester NY area and I never knew about this car until now. Thanks Jay 👍👏😊

  • @fredanddebramacdonald2445
    @fredanddebramacdonald2445 9 лет назад +54

    Love these rare and expensive cars. Thanks Jay! Without guys like you, most of us would never see beautiful historic machinery like this. Unbelievably nice for a mostly original car, nearly a century old!

  • @farmertice7064
    @farmertice7064 5 лет назад +2

    JAY LENO IS AMAZING. HE HAS NEARLY AN ENCYCLOPEDIC KNOWLEDGE OF CARS, YET CARS IS JUST A HOBBY. HE OFTEN CALLS LEON KAPLAN, THE "MOTOR MAN" ON KABC RADIO SUNDAY MORNINGS 8-10. THEIR CONVERSATIONS ARE FASCINATING.

  • @jimburig7064
    @jimburig7064 5 лет назад +2

    That's a substantial looking car for 1920. It looks well put together.

  • @electrostaticdisclifters6146
    @electrostaticdisclifters6146 10 лет назад +44

    I really like the detail Jay gives about each car, Thanks Jay.

  • @Redmenace96
    @Redmenace96 3 года назад +2

    The Giant headlights are fabulous!

  • @Chris.Davies
    @Chris.Davies 12 лет назад +4

    Mr. Leno - that horn IS THE BUSINESS!
    Thank you once again for another excellent video. I had never heard of Cunningham before, and probably never will again!
    Fantastic you are taking these cars out and letting the lucky people of LA see them.

  • @5inthehole
    @5inthehole 7 лет назад +2

    We should all be thankful of such a man who preserves the great old cars of the USA. For where else might you see a car like this?

  • @theundergroundlairofthesqu9261
    @theundergroundlairofthesqu9261 3 года назад +3

    Used to live in Rochester, never knew this car existed or the company existed. I checked, the factory building survived and has only recently been turned into apartments.

  • @VictorySpecification
    @VictorySpecification 12 лет назад +2

    ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT!!! I'm sure Jay won't mind, it's not rocket science that it's probably his favourite car in the garage - he always makes reference to it.

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC 8 лет назад +55

    I think the most impressive part of this car is how quiet it is

    • @r.w.culbertson2030
      @r.w.culbertson2030 6 лет назад +3

      Was just thinking the same thing...you can see why they get associated with Rolls.

    • @MICHGO1
      @MICHGO1 5 лет назад +3

      ALMOST ELECTRIC LIKE.

    • @kevinhiggler2896
      @kevinhiggler2896 5 лет назад +1

      @@MICHGO1 I had the same thought!

    • @Kaputnik11
      @Kaputnik11 5 лет назад +2

      Packard's are whisper quiet as well

  • @baggujagadeeshnaidu7332
    @baggujagadeeshnaidu7332 2 года назад +3

    Hi Mr jay, this Cunningham video is one of my favourites it’s been 10 years you uploaded on this day 2012, still I watch and enjoy, I love all vintage stuff on your channel great work and superb collection.

  • @TheSmellyPasta
    @TheSmellyPasta 9 лет назад +25

    Jay is living the dream. I wish i could afford all these great cars. Thanks Jay for showing us all of your car collection.

    • @HunterShows
      @HunterShows 7 лет назад +3

      I wish I could afford one of them!

  • @davidthompson5460
    @davidthompson5460 2 года назад +2

    Another Leno masterpiece that RUclips has hidden(?).

    • @guytansbariva2295
      @guytansbariva2295 2 года назад

      I knew he had a Cunningham, searching for it brought it right up. Are you only looking at your daily feed?

  • @idunnogin
    @idunnogin 2 года назад +2

    Jay, I sure like all of these episodes of antique cars.. THANK YOU

  • @cweinzatl
    @cweinzatl 8 лет назад +31

    There is one thing for certain, all of Jays cars that have dash clocks will be working dash clocks!

  • @stephencivic1989
    @stephencivic1989 5 лет назад +2

    I love how Jay Leno goes into detail about the history of these old automobiles. He makes us see them as people almost. Like a person with a story to tell you. And I love that.

  • @patrickchubey3127
    @patrickchubey3127 5 лет назад +2

    Funny, this video brought back a little memory. The transmission whine in the early gears reminded me of the transmission whine in dad's old '48 Chevy 1 ton. I'd forgotten all about that until now.

  • @Thepyawkt
    @Thepyawkt 12 лет назад +6

    Thank you so much for taking the time to show us these wonderful cars, Jay. I just love the details and stories you tell about each one too. It's really nice of you to go to all this effort. Cheers!

  • @brandywell44
    @brandywell44 11 лет назад +3

    The sound of that motor and straight cut gearbox, like a smooth turbine, lovely

  • @burnedoutfred9066
    @burnedoutfred9066 2 года назад +1

    I've had a few special interest cars starting with the 1933 model year. An unwritten rule is that you discuss your car with anyone interested and we've all done that. Mr. Leno obviously takes this seriously and has surpassed any requirements. This is the most important of your accomplishments, earning you an important spot in history. Cars; either you get it or you don't. It's that simple. Keep on keeping on!

  • @dhuffman690
    @dhuffman690 12 лет назад +9

    I love how he actually DRIVES all of these wonderful cars!!

  • @adamsmalec
    @adamsmalec 10 лет назад +3

    More cars from that era Mr.Leno. More cars form before that. You ROCK!!!

  • @aitkerson
    @aitkerson 11 лет назад +6

    I love learning about these old time cars. Thanks Jay. Quality entertainment indeed.

  • @techmaven5900
    @techmaven5900 10 лет назад +10

    LOVED hearing the car going through the gears..MUSIC! Jay should make that a feature of all his car/bike drives!

  • @dojmike
    @dojmike 11 лет назад +3

    Jay, I think you do more for the preservation and education of classic automobiles than any other person alive. Thank you for your contribution to American history and culture. Long live our American way of life and our love for the automobile. God bless you Jay!

  • @heavyharris5580
    @heavyharris5580 12 лет назад +2

    I've never known much about cars but I love these videos. Thanks for all of the love you pour into this passion.

  • @peggymcgee4613
    @peggymcgee4613 7 лет назад +3

    Thanks for posting this, Jay! Our whole family got a big kick out of this. We are from Rochester and our great-grandmother was a Cunningham. None of us are in the car biz, tho.

  • @UberLummox
    @UberLummox 6 лет назад +2

    Wish more "car guys" could appreciate these the high craftsmanship of early cars. Hope there will still be guys around in 20 years to be their caretakers. What a great story. And it's the 1st. 442! ;) My only nit-pic - I wish the fenders and interior were left alone. GREAT video!!!

  • @aquateen77723
    @aquateen77723 11 лет назад +4

    What an incredible automobile! I love the old classics. Thanks, Jay..love the show!

  • @sh115067
    @sh115067 9 лет назад +5

    Jay does a great service to preserve these pieces of American history

  • @IronClad292
    @IronClad292 12 лет назад +4

    Great car. Love the large headlights. I like the way you describe how the car drives, sounds, feels, etc. Often, I think about these things when I'm driving my classic trucks. Especially the sound of the gears, which you don't hear in modern vehicles. Thanks for another great video Jay.

  • @Kuessemir
    @Kuessemir 3 года назад +3

    I'm from Rochester, live near the old factory and happened to meet an elder female Cunningham relative recently.

  • @tmytco7664
    @tmytco7664 9 лет назад +12

    Much like all the car companies that folded in the early 20th century, you just never hear about these cars. Extra kudos for bringing on the Cunningham descendant.

  • @nickbelanger5225
    @nickbelanger5225 7 лет назад +4

    It takes an integrity to give up a few horses in exchange for authenticity. Glad these cars end up in Jay's hands

  • @Troy_nov1965
    @Troy_nov1965 9 лет назад +4

    Wow that engine sounds really quiet and just purrs right along ....great car !

  • @MrMaxman93
    @MrMaxman93 4 года назад +2

    Rochester represent! Sitting in my apartment looking at the Bug Jar right now :)

  • @animusfoxx6965
    @animusfoxx6965 9 лет назад +16

    Maybe it's just the audio compression, or the microphone placement, or post-editing, but I love the way the engine sounds. Very smooth and relatively quiet, almost sounds like a loud electric. I don't know if it actually sounds anything like how it does in this video, but I like to think it does

    • @E34Benzin
      @E34Benzin 9 лет назад +14

      The sound comes mostly from the straight toothed gears of the transmission.

    • @PogodinPavel
      @PogodinPavel 9 лет назад +1

      E34Benzin yeah, like in the old subway trains.

    • @AndrewLohmannKent
      @AndrewLohmannKent 9 лет назад +3

      +E34Benzin Jay mentioned the new gear that had been made but was not worn in. They used to say of the old British big cars that the transmission would keep on getting smoother.

  • @weird1600
    @weird1600 12 лет назад +2

    wonderful car I am glad that you are out there restoring and preserving these cars Thank you

  • @DaryxFox
    @DaryxFox 9 лет назад +54

    You should scan all the photos, books, and manuals you have and upload them to your site. Digital preservation.

    • @kevinhiggler2896
      @kevinhiggler2896 5 лет назад +4

      Good idea, I bet a company that makes scanners would do it for free, just to advertise their products. Ok Jay, get on this great idea.

  • @tonalli92
    @tonalli92 12 лет назад +2

    Even though I was born in 1993 this video gave me goosebumps and also some nostalgia, it's simply a beautiful car.

  • @jagervw
    @jagervw 12 лет назад +4

    Thank you for informing me of this great car - such craftsmanship! Enjoy it.

  • @colehara
    @colehara 6 лет назад +3

    I had never heard of these before.
    Beautiful car.

  • @RDarrylB
    @RDarrylB 2 года назад +3

    As someone who has lived in the Rochester, NY area for over 40 years, I am always amazed at finding out more about th area and what was made here. Impressive car! Would love to find out more info, but as you said, they didn't advertise much, so there may not be much to be found.

  • @majorpayne5289
    @majorpayne5289 4 года назад +3

    👍Nice! Great history on this old car. $9K in 1920 is like $120k in 2020👀
    Talk about an extreme wealth gap back in the day! Wow!
    Thanks Jay ✊

  • @ChevyGuy566
    @ChevyGuy566 12 лет назад +1

    Indeed these videos are much better when Jay is by himself because he speaks his mind and doesn't restrain himself or his personality. There are some exceptions but please Jay no more marketing people

  • @MsCaryopteris
    @MsCaryopteris 11 лет назад +3

    I like this one a lot - especially the sound!

  • @rustyfordsutube
    @rustyfordsutube 11 лет назад +2

    Love this car....the era, the originality....all of it.

  • @dvndvdsn1
    @dvndvdsn1 11 лет назад +2

    well i absolutely love that. i love the sound of it. the gear whine and all

  • @muiscnight
    @muiscnight 11 лет назад +3

    with headphones in I can tell its an amazing piece of machinery

  • @MaxxTheMerciless
    @MaxxTheMerciless 12 лет назад +1

    I vaguely remember reading about Cunninghams, but now that I see one on this show I'm going to actively look for them.

  • @dodin1536
    @dodin1536 12 лет назад +2

    Thank you Jay.

  • @allensaunders449
    @allensaunders449 8 лет назад +4

    another informative interesting car story

  • @peralez2383
    @peralez2383 12 лет назад +1

    No other person would have such a collection and be willing to share it with us

  • @fernandodonoso8913
    @fernandodonoso8913 2 года назад

    What a beautiful and impressive introduction. I love this show. Beautiful cars and excellent presentation as always. Definitely worthy of a Hollywood movie introduction.

  • @walterpalmer2749
    @walterpalmer2749 9 лет назад +5

    A real gem.

  • @kjmaurice8750
    @kjmaurice8750 2 года назад

    Love hearing Jay go through the gears!

  • @aardvarkansaw
    @aardvarkansaw 12 лет назад +1

    This quite an education. Thanks again Jay !

  • @TheCruzmeister
    @TheCruzmeister 12 лет назад +1

    Those old cars look majestic gliding down the street.

  • @johnmiller5679
    @johnmiller5679 6 лет назад +1

    Love how Leno shows old cars from companies that no longer exist. A 452 cubic inch V8 with 90 HP so really not very efficient but that's 1920. Companies like Cunningham, Nash, and others are only known by some from Leno's videos.

  • @maricaibo3507
    @maricaibo3507 8 лет назад +1

    Thanks for sharing! What a cool car- and a descendant!

  • @2phatcows
    @2phatcows 11 лет назад +2

    Incredible car as well as a great video!

  • @kdm71291
    @kdm71291 9 лет назад +8

    Beautifully-made automobile! Purred like a kitten and seemed to drive so nicely.

  • @prikasky
    @prikasky 11 лет назад

    I love these old car reviews, Thank you for showing your collection Jay!

  • @Lord_KillerBee
    @Lord_KillerBee 2 года назад +1

    Much like expensive cars of today, they don't advertise much since the clientele are those who know about them and can afford one. As Jay said it perfectly, you either know about it or you don't; along with if you have to ask how much it is chances are you can't afford it. Still a very nice car that was in really nice shape for a car that old and the fact it survived.

  • @bdaddyslims91
    @bdaddyslims91 10 лет назад +2

    I never knew that Rochester NY made a car back in the day that's awesome

  • @scintill8or
    @scintill8or 12 лет назад +13

    I love it when he says, "I put Evans-cool in all my Bugattis"
    I'm lucky to put rusty rainwater from an old RC Cola bottle in my Toyota Corolla

    • @shedjammer87
      @shedjammer87 4 года назад

      My brother had a '78 corolla and he called it a "corroda"!

    • @GB3770
      @GB3770 4 года назад

      I LOOKED UP WINNING IN THE DICTIONARY and there was a link to this video - lol.

  • @shamsam4
    @shamsam4 Год назад

    That was beautiful! Thanks Jay!

  • @Dog.soldier1950
    @Dog.soldier1950 9 лет назад

    These are really great. Jay,s love of these shows

  • @petrolmonkey1973
    @petrolmonkey1973 5 лет назад +10

    Hey Jay, have you ever heard of the Chandler motor company? I'd love to see a video on one of those but there extremely rare :/

  • @davidmazza3898
    @davidmazza3898 4 года назад

    My car of all of Leno’s cars. There is something special about American roadsters, something that still makes them desirable today. Even my model t roadster (1925) is still desirable

  • @MICHGO1
    @MICHGO1 5 лет назад +1

    LOVE THE HEADLIGHTS.

  • @TheNextGoogification
    @TheNextGoogification 6 лет назад +1

    Interesting Vid Jay!!!
    - I wish you'd put them up on the lift more often - actually ALL of them - check them out underneath - and show us some Kool mechanical stuff / oddities!!!

  • @meathead585
    @meathead585 5 месяцев назад

    The Cunningham family built a summer cottage, guest house and work barn, with very large boathouse on an island in Sodus Bay, NY around 1907. still exists the house on that property. I believe their main home was in Rochester proper, with a second residence north of town on Lake Ontario, a place to take prospective customers to, when they were trying out new buggies from the factory downtown Rochester.

  • @pongalloracingengines
    @pongalloracingengines 12 лет назад

    MY DREAM WOULD BE TO MEET JAY LENO AND LOOK AT ALL HIS AMAZING CARS

  • @mqbitsko25
    @mqbitsko25 5 лет назад

    I have a 2019 Honda Insight. It's basically an iPad on wheels. About as interesting as a microwave. THAT is a machine. Love it!

  • @mysurlytrucker7510
    @mysurlytrucker7510 7 лет назад +3

    I love that one Jay I use it in all my bugattis.

  • @2phatcows
    @2phatcows 11 лет назад +1

    Thank you, that had me stumped as well.

  • @murwaz
    @murwaz 12 лет назад +2

    Awesome as always :)

  • @albertseabra9226
    @albertseabra9226 2 года назад +1

    Fantastic!
    And how about the 1953 sport Cunningham?
    Build by a Family member?
    Thank you Jay -- vou are an amazing Gentleman

  • @danielc3453
    @danielc3453 8 лет назад +1

    Thank you Jay!

  • @Snow_owl1966
    @Snow_owl1966 7 лет назад +4

    Hey Jay I just wanted you to know that I know about Cunningham. and you forgot one person you had to Cunningham Howard Hughes from the Spruce Goose. Katharine Hepburn wasn't allowed to drive it. But I know about the beautiful you got. it's a part of my family history. I like these cars a lot

  • @tricitiesair
    @tricitiesair 12 лет назад

    The greatest part of Jay Leno's garage is the fact that these are drivers and being enjoyed as they were designed to do.
    The saddest thing is to see a classic car behind a velvet rope that has not even been started in years.

  • @keiryvelis3
    @keiryvelis3 12 лет назад +14

    Such a great show Jay! you definately are someone i admire being so down to earth and of course that amazing collection you have! keep up the great work! such an inspiration!

  • @willythewave
    @willythewave 7 лет назад

    I LOVE Jay Leno`s Garage!

  • @scottwilson9773
    @scottwilson9773 3 года назад

    Beautiful old car J. Couldn't imagine riding in one ,🙃

  • @marknova420
    @marknova420 12 лет назад

    I wish I was rich and lived in that era of cars. It's a work of art...

  • @xXTrueSShotX
    @xXTrueSShotX 12 лет назад +1

    I salute you. I respect you greatly. You have given me motivation to work hard and become rich so I can fuel my passion for cars.

  • @1928ModelA1931
    @1928ModelA1931 7 лет назад +1

    What a wonderful noise that machine makes. The youth can have their paddle shifted automatics. I'll take the sound of meshing gears thank you.

  • @blthetube1
    @blthetube1 5 лет назад +1

    Happy Birthday.....It's a 100 years old.
    What had to be appreciated was that a machine could get you moving at all..... 20 years earlier, this would have been impossible.

  • @mikewalker260
    @mikewalker260 12 лет назад

    Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for the Evans coolant tip, If I can find or order that here in Germany I'll put that in my 2 cars.

  • @shanehnorman
    @shanehnorman 5 лет назад +1

    Amazingly quiet-running car, especially by 1920 standards. I wonder if Henry Royce knew about Cunningham? If he did, he should have been impressed.

  • @sahuvikramindia
    @sahuvikramindia 8 лет назад +50

    jay, you are cool as a cucumber, respect.

    • @thedaywalker5561
      @thedaywalker5561 8 лет назад +7

      yeah I agree much respect to jay

    • @wharris302
      @wharris302 7 лет назад

      NATURE TRAIL HIKES 999,999 views yes he does read the comments you melt.

    • @rickeyryan303
      @rickeyryan303 7 лет назад +2

      Yes he does..

  • @Zankaroo
    @Zankaroo 12 лет назад

    One thing i think should also be mentioned if it has not already (to lazy to look through all the comments) is that Cunningham also made a prototype tank from 1927-1928. Jay has had the lambo tractor on the show, it would be cool if he could get a T1E2 or T1E4 tank on the show. Only one i know of is at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, which i doubt they would let him drive it if it still works, but still its a cool bit of info.

  • @SauronsEye
    @SauronsEye 8 лет назад +1

    You said it would've been the Lambo of it's day in regards to the speed it could do. I have to agree, the body shape, even when parked, looks quick. A very nice. looking car.

  • @EricTheOld
    @EricTheOld 7 лет назад

    I can wait for a burnout. Thanks for sharing Jay!

  • @alexgray7329
    @alexgray7329 12 лет назад

    i love the 64 fairlane thunderbolts, one of my favorite fords ever

  • @oscarpark1523
    @oscarpark1523 11 лет назад

    Another great history lesson ..

  • @hesstwentyone
    @hesstwentyone 6 лет назад

    The automotive-buff world is all-the-better thanks to Mr. Leno - especially as it concerns the historical aspect. I can't begin to wrap my brain around how much time and money he's put into his collection.