I've always admired that Jay actually drives his cars. It breaks my heart to see some of the greatest automobiles ever produced sit in museums and collections under covers.
It's not DRIVING the old cars that owners are worried about; It's everyone else driving on the road with you...Parts just don't exist for many of these...
Totally agree! Whats the point in having an amazing car if all your gonna do is keep it under a tarp. If you own one of these you have the cash to rent out a track for an hour or two.
I have had the unusual privilege of both owning a 5000QV Coutach AND a private visit to Jay's Garage with my previous mechanic Bernard Juchli - my car had the fuel injection which was making maybe 420hp vs 455hp. Had the chance to chat with Jay one on one about the Countach and several other cars. His knowledge of cars in encyclopedic and I have tremendous respect for that. We were invited to have lunch with the mechanics (steak and bread) and chatted for about 45 mins, will never forget that day. Thanks to Jay and Bernard from Dan and Andy. I love this series and watch as many as I can. It is a great service for the preservation of car history.
@@stevenbrown5210 you'll roast me in a car I sold a decade ago... well, I would expect you to beat me while I try to run vs your Challenger :-) Sure, I agree
@@33482 I grew up a poor kid in Northern New York on the Canadian border. I dreamed of exotic cars and someday moving to California. I did, went to college and got a job at Cisco when it was small. I got lucky but worked hard and got to live my dreams. Now I'm a father of 3 and paying for kids' college and Universities with one left to come. If I can do it, so can you. Work hard and make some smart moves. I wish you the best! You can do it, I did. Good luck.
The story about taking the kid to school just goes to show what a decent guy Jay is. It would have been so easy for him to ignore that, or just say "that's your problem kid!", but he didn't. He stepped up to the plate and made that kid's day.
I think it would have been a good deed for Leno to teach that kid the importance of being HONEST & take responsibility for your own lies. THAT would have been a good deed.
Smart men don't want to fuss about clothes. Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Jay... Same clothes, every day. White suit, black turtleneck, denim on denim..... They have their priorities right. Screw the clothes, keep your eyes on the prize.
You know to be honest I'd expect a celebrity as big as Jay to be cocky, douchy, and uninformed, but this guy really knows his stuff, I'd say he's not snobby, and he seems to have a respect for each car he owns. It's actually really nice.
natebot321 ... It's weird. I don't like Jay in anything else (I'm more of a Dave/Conan fan) but I have to admit he is perfect on this series and I like him in these. Good job Jay.
Mister Smith I think about this every once in a while lol like damn whoever Is on his will is going be ballin or hes gonna donate them to some charity and have the cars be sold for a good cause. What a waste because they could be going to me! :) Lol oh well I'll just wait till my lottery jackpot comes in. I'm gonna be getting a G class, R34 skyline. Countach, Mercedes AMG hammer, EVO II and McLaren Senna of course! :)
+Super Kyle Billy never did learn the value of telling the truth that day, his life spiraled downward til he tried to con a drink outta the wrong guy. Billy 1974 - 1997
Yeah I still want this thing. Corvette Stingray and Lamborghini Countach those were my dream cars as a kid in the 80s, I think I'm gonna be able to get that Corvette pretty soon but I highly doubt I'll ever get to Lambo status let alone have a Lambo section of my garage LOL!
I was one who fell head over heels for this car...had the poster, built the plastic model. Just a statement automobile, radical in looks. Thanks Jay for a really great drive down memory lane. Your homey from NH
What I've always appreciated about this video is just how driveable and useable you show the car to be. The internet, along with most other reviews from the last few years would have you believe the Coutach is awful, but this video shows how useable and relatively reliable it can be if taken care of, and how the bad aspects of the car are more like quirks.
I had a 1988.5 Countach QV and it never let me down. Never stranded me. Never failed to start. Dead reliable. Gas mileage was terrible and full service was $8k, but dead nuts reliable and fast. Owned it for 13 years. For what it is worth.
@Lodogg 3323 Classics should always be revamped in that manner, i still dont get how these companies filled with designers and engineers haven't figured that out lmfao. You take what made it famous and make it even better, so simple.
@Lodogg 3323 Oh man u and me definitely think a like. One remake that would've killed on the GM line was a remake of the Knight Rider era Trans Am, can u imagine that body style modernized???
Xumo I like it. Many people like it. It looks 80s and nostalgic and cool. You think noone likes it? ask around. Like u did me. I also prefer the diablo with it aswell.
Hi Jay.I absolutely Love your Garage Channel! When I lived in Germany from 1980-88, I was in the USAF but of course being a former US muscle car owner, got bitten by the european engineered autos. I was a USAF Jet Engine Mechanic Initially while in Germany in the USAF, working on the McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom Aircraft. I eventually transitioned out of the USAF and went to work for the Lockheed corporation at Bitburg AB Germany. I was an instructor on the F-15 fighter aircraft, training USAF mechanics. FOr my first year or so I was commuting back and forth to Bitburg from the village we were living in, Kleinsteinhausen. This was my daily drive and it was about 150 Km (Almost 100 miles)each way. I loved this drive. It was mostly Autobahn but my favorite part of the ride as the last leg, when I would get off the Autobahn and drive the backroads to Bitburg. Scenic through the woods on perfectly paved roads. My commuter car was a BMW 323i. I loved that ride! Anyways, one day I was riding to work and I was on the Autobahn cruising at about 160 Km's ( 100 Mph) . I was in the far left lane passing the "slower" traffic when out of nowhere I saw a set of flashing lights in my rear view mirror. Back int eh day on the Autobahn when a driver flashed is lights, it was there way of saying"Move over, I want to pass you!". So I moved over to the cruising lane. As soon as I moved over, the car flashing is headlights passed me. It was a Canary Yellow Countach LP5000 QV! It was cruising at 100 Mph but then started to accelerate because how on it's tail was a Red Countach LP5000 QV ! They were racing! Of course I was blown away! Living in Germany for almost 8 years, you see pretty much all of the hot cars, especially the exotics. But this was a very special day :)
Its awesome to see Jay in the car scene. I never was a big Leno fan. I didnt dislike him, i just never got into late night tv. But now im a Leno fan. He is doing with his money what any of us crazy car guys would be doin. And he lets us in. Its cool. Kudos Jay ur a true car guy.
The late 80's- early 1990 ish I worked on a Subaru Commercial for a Japanese Company starring Rod Stewart and he showed up 2 hrs late in his Lamborghini Countach which he drove right onto the set of the commercial and parked his Countach just beyond the Subaru. The Director got out of his chair and went to greet Rod and basically started describing the shot to him and letting him know that we are all ready to go and that all we need to do is move the Lamborghini out of the shot and we can then start rolling the camera. Rod looked at the Director and said, " The car stays, Mate." The Director chuckled and said, " British Humor gets me every time..." Rod looked at him straight-faced and reiterated " The car stays." The look on the Director's face was spectacular, half realizing that Rod was deadly serious. For a brief moment the Director tried to make sense of the situation by saying, " Ahh, we can't, ahh we definitely can't have a Lamborghini in a Subaru Commercial, nobody would look at the Subaru with that in the shot..." Rod just walked away saying, " Not my problem, Mate." The Cinematographer joined the Director and heard the bad news and that guy went apeshit. We were shooting in Will Roger's State Park near Malibu, CA. overlooking a polo field with an incredible vista, the shot was all dialed in and here in the middle of the shot sat Rod's car. After another failed attempt to get Rod to move his car the Set Dressers got together with the Greensman and created a six foot hedge to block the car and with it half the polo field got obscured. I was a young Sound Person on the show, for me to watch this lunacy unfold was beyond entertaining. The DP was such a sweet guy and to watch how upset he was, was heartbreaking. And that's how we shot the scene. You can find it on RUclips, Rod did a whole series of these Subaru Commercials. There is so much more to this story, spending all day with Rod and having gotten a front-row seat to his entitled Rock-Star Legend temper tantrums was and is unforgettable. What a horse's arse that guy was...
alexvpaq still looks good and Jay says there's 70k on the odometer and it's been dependable. Can't ask for any mor than that out of a mid 80's performance car.
alexvpaq 2020 here and this car will always looks superrradical!! :) About to add this car to my collection soon :) I currently have a G class, R34 skyline, e36 drift car and 500E AMG. How did I get these cars? I won the lottery :) some tell anyone though
@@ROTAXD Tbf Jay has a team of mechanics taking car of all his cars. There's no such thing as an unreliable car to Jay since he keeps them all in pristine condition
Thank you Jay Leno!!! By the way Im 55 years old and I told my co-workers that you would pick me up in your Lambo after I get off from work this week!! I dont want them to think that Im a liar so.......
Beautiful, beautiful car. I've only ever seen a yellow one in the flesh, about 25 years ago. I don't normally write comments, but what a channel this is. Jay Leno's knowledge and enthusiasm for all of his cars, is so infectious. I've created sections now in my toy corgi car garage!
Though when Clarkson did a review of this car he considered it like the equivalent of looking at an Elephant xD. The only thing is when parallel parking is u need to do it with half ur body out the car since the visibility out the rear is quite bad.
A guy up my street had one of these when I was a kid. Every Saturday we'd hear him start it up and run out to the curb to check it out. Pretty awesome car!
libertyn jeopardy yes indeed. also, there must be some serious maintenance involved in keeping that collection going well. are there many people involved in this ?
I think jay ultimately felt for the kid. We have all been there...well maybe not "jay leno is my uncle". But most people have told a lie when put on the spot that got out of hand.
I remember reading the reviews when the Countach was first produced. The technological leap was the tires, the Pirelli P7s, and the car was designed around the tires. I think Jay underplayed the strong suit of the Countach that would have been its handling. When talking about its relative speed in relation to a Corvette it needs to be remembered that the Corvette would fall behind at the first bend.
I hope that's a true story though. Jay's a pretty stand-up guy though I think he would do something like that he doesn't seem like one of those arrogant Hollywood types
I love this channel!! No matter whats going on for me, I come back to this channel and have a smile on my face. I love the genuine enthusiasm and the geeky little known facts that only a real car geek would know. Many thanks Jay Leno
Enjoyed the video. Yes, that car was on every young guy’s radar in the ‘80’s. Oh, and that good deed you did for that kid. That brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face. I always knew you were a good guy, Jay.. 👍
Loved the Contach as a kid in the 80s, looked so futuristic back then, still does in my opinion. Still love this car, amazing considering the design is 50 years old now!
Love this car.. Simple and direct of what it is: an exotic real man's super sports car. Besides the electronic ignition Jay installed, there is no computer gizmo of any kind, which I hate in today's cars. While other modern super car lovers laugh at this 'outdated caveman's sports car', the joke's on them when their cars gets hacked and you just continue blazing on, having them eat your dust.
I had a '86 Ninja 1000 and I passed one of these by Bragg Creek, Alberta. Two things I'll never forget. a) Seeing one in real life was just amazing!! and 2) looking way down into the "cockpit"! It was so low compared to the bike. Just amazing at the time. Great vid!!
Still my Favorite lambo! If I ever come into serious money you can bet the ranch there will be one of these in my garage. "If you buy this car you're speedin!" I love it!
The reason the Countach is the most exotic & coolest looking of cars is because of the design. The designer saw how 'bubble like' cars were getting in the 60s & hated it. So he went the complete opposite of bubble & started thinking geometric shapes. He settled on the trapezoid as his artistic inspiration. Next time u REALLY look at a Countach, look at all the trapezoidal designs of the car. Its trapezoidal from the top, side, front & rear. Then look and admire all the smaller trapezoidal details of the car. It was a brilliant concept. Back then artists/designers really had to think & be creative, AND actually draw sketches. Now they use computers & u see all these new autos with all the same "smooth lines." That's b.s. talk for using zero imagination & 100% high tech computer graphic design. All these vehicles today look the same. Even the expensive cars all look the same. Years ago you could tell a Honda from a Toyota & a Mercedes from a Maserati. Not today however.
@@flaccidego9468 Lol Yeah, rounded may offer bonuses but I prefer the angular looks. That new Venteno looks like a 12 edge razor blade coming down the street, very sweet ride, and now they are making a new Countach haven't seen it live yet but hope to.
I think I've seen this video 10 times now, I have the Countach as a screen saver, right now I'm hanging on to the closest thing to it in my budget, a 1986 MR2, I love the story where Jay describes how he first arrived in LA and seen one for the first time in person, it was Rod Stewart's, and Jay had no money at the time. Wow the American dreamer making it big time and getting what ever car he wants, Jay is one of my role models
I'm 47 and yes, I had the poster of one on my wall in '86. The story about dropping the child off at school had my smile at the biggest smile this week. Good on ya Jay. :-D
Seth Forbus I feel you, but Lambo has raised their game so much since they produced this one it's cool, but doesn't have that "look" of modern Lambo's, not to mention the technology. But even now it would still be a head turner
bbigrocker1 Walter Payton was a neighbor of mine growing up. He was outside with his kids all the time. The Lambo had personalized plates. I saw him in traffic court with a Ferrari Testarossa. Then saw him in a viper at a gas station and waved hello and he waved back. He past away a few months later. Awesome guy and different times.
thomascampr Must have been nice. Yeah, they don't seem to make people like that anymore. So much discord and strife these days. Yeah, it was a different time
The coolest car of all times, If you ask me...always had a picture of this one(And a Vector v2) on my wall as a teen, and I still think this is the way a race car should look. The Lambhorgini's of today are pretty awsome too but they kind of look like this one if you over-inflated it. I like the original angles - it's almost as the first stealth planes. Should have a wing though.
I remember this car from Cannonball Run ...!!! 👌🔝🤗 It still gives me goosebumps! The new cars need to keep this style to keep getting the goosebumps of new kids...!!! 🤔➡️👍
I just realised I have a Marcello Gandini section in my garage! Complete with an old beat up Citroen BX. No Lamborghinis, though. Not even the farming type. There was a tale of the day when Ferruchio Lamborghini met Enzo Ferrari to complain about the clutch of Ferruchio's Ferrari, and Ferrari dismissed him as being a farmer and knowing nothing about cars. Then Ferruchio told Enzo he would show him how to make real cars, and started the car business along with the tractors and farming machinery. Lovely.
I've always admired that Jay actually drives his cars. It breaks my heart to see some of the greatest automobiles ever produced sit in museums and collections under covers.
It's not DRIVING the old cars that owners are worried about; It's everyone else driving on the road with you...Parts just don't exist for many of these...
@@brentfarvors192 Couldn't have said it better - it's not myself or the car that I wouldn't trust, it's the morons around me!
Totally agree! Whats the point in having an amazing car if all your gonna do is keep it under a tarp. If you own one of these you have the cash to rent out a track for an hour or two.
Same with watches when people keep them unworn forever
@@dimetime35c keeping it under a tarp so some moron wouldn't crash into me.
I have had the unusual privilege of both owning a 5000QV Coutach AND a private visit to Jay's Garage with my previous mechanic Bernard Juchli - my car had the fuel injection which was making maybe 420hp vs 455hp. Had the chance to chat with Jay one on one about the Countach and several other cars. His knowledge of cars in encyclopedic and I have tremendous respect for that. We were invited to have lunch with the mechanics (steak and bread) and chatted for about 45 mins, will never forget that day. Thanks to Jay and Bernard from Dan and Andy. I love this series and watch as many as I can. It is a great service for the preservation of car history.
Doubtful.
my Dodge Challenger will ROAST you bro
@@stevenbrown5210 you'll roast me in a car I sold a decade ago... well, I would expect you to beat me while I try to run vs your Challenger :-) Sure, I agree
Well, i might not be as wealthy as you but as a car enthusiast, my respect. A dream many of us have became true to you.
@@33482 I grew up a poor kid in Northern New York on the Canadian border. I dreamed of exotic cars and someday moving to California. I did, went to college and got a job at Cisco when it was small. I got lucky but worked hard and got to live my dreams. Now I'm a father of 3 and paying for kids' college and Universities with one left to come. If I can do it, so can you. Work hard and make some smart moves. I wish you the best! You can do it, I did. Good luck.
I keep checking the Lamborghini section of my garage... still empty.
+Brad Rex Ha! Same here. The only the Pontiac space is filled in my garage.
Here in my garage but there's no lamborghini, not enought fuel units...
off yourself kid
lol
Well, at least you have a garage. I don't :)
The story about taking the kid to school just goes to show what a decent guy Jay is. It would have been so easy for him to ignore that, or just say "that's your problem kid!", but he didn't. He stepped up to the plate and made that kid's day.
The fact that the kid even had enough nerve to do that is hilarious.
And Jay got an absolutely hilarious story out of it that he can tell for the rest of his life!
@@erikingmundson Exactly!
@DEZZNUTZ 1001 Ok Mr. nuts. You have anymore life advice?
I think it would have been a good deed for Leno to teach that kid the importance of being HONEST & take responsibility for your own lies. THAT would have been a good deed.
Still working on my Lamborghini section of the garage. In fact, still working on the garage part.
Well good thing you at least have the Lamborghinis, youre halfway there!
And Lamborghini part lol
Is it me or is Leno from 7 yrs ago a livelier host than today?
@@rickhattersley2801 the lockdown is getting to him, I noticed it too... shame, Jay is a great guy
@@aaronstepien2363 a
Yes, a great guy.
My dream car since I was a kid, just beautiful.
Agreed. The other day I learned that they made a V12 Twin Turbo prototype! That thing was nice!
It will remain your dream car.
the guy has 500 cars but only one pair of jeans and shirts.
Yep, he’s got his priorities straight.
Smart men don't want to fuss about clothes. Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, Jay... Same clothes, every day. White suit, black turtleneck, denim on denim..... They have their priorities right. Screw the clothes, keep your eyes on the prize.
Clay Loomis You turned my one sentence comment into a very eloquent paragraph!
@@boataxe4605 Women and sissies worry about clothes.
Clay Loomis the prize is paradise. Not this temp life. Study Islam.
I first fell in love with the Countach when watching the Cannonball Run. The drivers weren't bad either...
Oh not bad at all.. ;)
I dated a woman a few years ago that looked like Adrian Barbau, until I found out she was a cam girl
Those chicks & I had the best romp ever back in the day. Wish they could have been there.
could watch that opening credits scene all day long
Me too! Cannonball was my first sight to Countach! Great movie and childhood memories....
I hope Jay Leno lives forever and ever! He is the ultimate car guy!
You know to be honest I'd expect a celebrity as big as Jay to be cocky, douchy, and uninformed, but this guy really knows his stuff, I'd say he's not snobby, and he seems to have a respect for each car he owns. It's actually really nice.
As well as respect for gearheads in general. He's the kind of dude you can drink a beer with and talk cars.
I can't agree more!
natebot321 he's just a true car guy but with high net worth.
natebot321 ... It's weird. I don't like Jay in anything else (I'm more of a Dave/Conan fan) but I have to admit he is perfect on this series and I like him in these. Good job Jay.
Same thing here. I like him more in this than anything else - good deeds and duran duran in a Lambo w/ 70k miles. That's rare.
Love the fact that he actually drives his cars! Awesome
One of my favorite videos - especially when he drops off the kid - what a great guy
Being able to use a phrase like "In the Lamborghini section of my garage.." would make me smirk every time.
I often use the phrase "in the Aerostar section of my garage...." The chicks go nuts!!!!
351cleavland I use.... I need to save up more money, so I can build a garage...
Mister Smith I think about this every once in a while lol like damn whoever Is on his will is going be ballin or hes gonna donate them to some charity and have the cars be sold for a good cause. What a waste because they could be going to me! :) Lol oh well I'll just wait till my lottery jackpot comes in. I'm gonna be getting a G class, R34 skyline. Countach, Mercedes AMG hammer, EVO II and McLaren Senna of course! :)
The rear wing added 12 lbs of downforce. Note that it weighed 12 lbs.
Quality engineering.
Underrated comment.
It also slowed the top speed of the car by 10 mph.
I'm the even hundred!
still looked cool
Letterman would have NEVER driven Billy to school, you're the man Jay.
+Super Kyle But now Billy's cover has been blown! Run, Billy, run!
+Super Kyle Yes he is X-D
+Super Kyle Billy never did learn the value of telling the truth that day, his life spiraled downward til he tried to con a drink outta the wrong guy. Billy 1974 - 1997
+Super Kyle Billy's friends were more impressed that he go out of a Countach than the fact that Jay Leno dropped him off.
+Super Kyle Billy's friends would have been more impressed if Jay had driven him to school on that Kawasaki H2!
I love how much Jay knows about the cars he owns. He's really into it. It's great to have a hobby that you're so passionate about.
It’s great to be able to afford such a hobby that you’re passionate about.
my new hobby is collecting dirt on my body until I can afford a shower...
His passion for cars is strong! Such a cool dude
the story with the kid was wonderful, how can you not like someone like that.
It's a shame Jay never had kids. He would have been the ultimate cool Dad.
Gotta love Jay's insight. He doesn't just buy cars to drive, he takes the time to learn everything there is to know about each car.
The countach looks like something from the retro future
Well it has that " new retro wave "
Love your new retro wave profile pic!!!!
Do you remember the future? I remember the future!
I think retro future might be more fitting to the overdesigned cars of the 50's with their cone shapes everywhere on them. 😁
Every kid from the 80's wanted this car.
Nah never liked it. Now that I'm much older I do though.
I still want it!
Or Testarossa
Yeah I still want this thing. Corvette Stingray and Lamborghini Countach those were my dream cars as a kid in the 80s, I think I'm gonna be able to get that Corvette pretty soon but I highly doubt I'll ever get to Lambo status let alone have a Lambo section of my garage LOL!
I was born in 1981
A few cars that made the 1980s memorable: Countach, Testarossa, Porsche 911, DeLorean...
The DeLorean only made a movie.
You know you're rich when you can say "We're here in the Lamborghini section of my garage." with a straight face.
I definitely need to do something different LOL
No, you know you're rich when kids write you to take them to school. Major ups to Jay. Incredibly kind thing to do to take that lyin' kid to school.
You should see the Buggati section.
his Lamborghini Countach weighs nearly twice as much as his McLaren F1, darn...
Or the Mclaren section of his garage... As far as I know he has a Mclaren-Mercedes SLR, Mclaren F1, Mclaren MP4-12C and a Mclaren P1.
I was one who fell head over heels for this car...had the poster, built the plastic model. Just a statement automobile, radical in looks. Thanks Jay for a really great drive down memory lane. Your homey from NH
What I've always appreciated about this video is just how driveable and useable you show the car to be. The internet, along with most other reviews from the last few years would have you believe the Coutach is awful, but this video shows how useable and relatively reliable it can be if taken care of, and how the bad aspects of the car are more like quirks.
I had a 1988.5 Countach QV and it never let me down. Never stranded me. Never failed to start. Dead reliable. Gas mileage was terrible and full service was $8k, but dead nuts reliable and fast. Owned it for 13 years. For what it is worth.
It may not be the most technological or fastest in the world, but man does it look good. (To me that is)
it looks the best
@Lodogg 3323 Classics should always be revamped in that manner, i still dont get how these companies filled with designers and engineers haven't figured that out lmfao. You take what made it famous and make it even better, so simple.
@Lodogg 3323 Oh man u and me definitely think a like. One remake that would've killed on the GM line was a remake of the Knight Rider era Trans Am, can u imagine that body style modernized???
Good? My dear sir it looks absolutely bloody AMAZING! And it WAS the fastest in it's day...
Shelby AC 427 Cobra was much faster than a Lambo Contach.
Jay doesn't like the wing but it adds to the artistic aspect. No kid had a poster on their wall without the wing.
If I had a red Countach, I'd feel _honor-bound_ to leave the wing on it, because otherwise it wouldn't be Sideswipe any more.
Unless it was an Lp400!
Xumo three quarters of people obviously dont think so then
Xumo And the three quarters that like it says something too wouldnt you think? at the end of thge day man....more p[eople like it. no matter.
Xumo I like it. Many people like it. It looks 80s and nostalgic and cool. You think noone likes it? ask around. Like u did me. I also prefer the diablo with it aswell.
Hi Jay.I absolutely Love your Garage Channel! When I lived in Germany from 1980-88, I was in the USAF but of course being a former US muscle car owner, got bitten by the european engineered autos. I was a USAF Jet Engine Mechanic Initially while in Germany in the USAF, working on the McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom Aircraft. I eventually transitioned out of the USAF and went to work for the Lockheed corporation at Bitburg AB Germany. I was an instructor on the F-15 fighter aircraft, training USAF mechanics. FOr my first year or so I was commuting back and forth to Bitburg from the village we were living in, Kleinsteinhausen. This was my daily drive and it was about 150 Km (Almost 100 miles)each way. I loved this drive. It was mostly Autobahn but my favorite part of the ride as the last leg, when I would get off the Autobahn and drive the backroads to Bitburg. Scenic through the woods on perfectly paved roads. My commuter car was a BMW 323i. I loved that ride! Anyways, one day I was riding to work and I was on the Autobahn cruising at about 160 Km's ( 100 Mph) . I was in the far left lane passing the "slower" traffic when out of nowhere I saw a set of flashing lights in my rear view mirror. Back int eh day on the Autobahn when a driver flashed is lights, it was there way of saying"Move over, I want to pass you!". So I moved over to the cruising lane. As soon as I moved over, the car flashing is headlights passed me. It was a Canary Yellow Countach LP5000 QV! It was cruising at 100 Mph but then started to accelerate because how on it's tail was a Red Countach LP5000 QV ! They were racing! Of course I was blown away! Living in Germany for almost 8 years, you see pretty much all of the hot cars, especially the exotics. But this was a very special day :)
others cars are faster, and other cars perform better but I bet none turn more heads than a countach, still my favorite car ever.
"You wouldnt think you can use something like this every day" but actually you can if you are Jay Leno.
He's got a full-time staff for his garage.
I don't think this car's styling will ever look dated. Its a work of art!
That was my dream car when I was a kid and still is. Big ups Jay
What an iconic design. Unrepeatable.
"Over here we have my 01 Accord, and over there is my 1995 Silverado". The extent of my collection.
I have a '94 Geo Metro with a smoking 3 banger power plant sporting 52 rampaging ponies. Jay knows to keep his mild collection away from me.
Over here we have my 95 vw passat B4, next to it my 2006 vw passat b6 and over there my mk1 Seat leon. 🤣
02 accord and 98 Sierra
That '01 Accord is a great car for robbing banks. They're so durable and fun to drive. That car is gangsta.
'88 Trans Am GTA, '70 Grand Prix and my Crown Jewel an '02 Ford Taurus Wagon..wait for it...SE.
Thanks for the burn-out at the end, Jay!
Its awesome to see Jay in the car scene. I never was a big Leno fan. I didnt dislike him, i just never got into late night tv. But now im a Leno fan. He is doing with his money what any of us crazy car guys would be doin. And he lets us in. Its cool. Kudos Jay ur a true car guy.
"We're in the lamborghini section of my garage." Life goals right there
The late 80's- early 1990 ish I worked on a Subaru Commercial for a Japanese Company starring Rod Stewart and he showed up 2 hrs late in his Lamborghini Countach which he drove right onto the set of the commercial and parked his Countach just beyond the Subaru. The Director got out of his chair and went to greet Rod and basically started describing the shot to him and letting him know that we are all ready to go and that all we need to do is move the Lamborghini out of the shot and we can then start rolling the camera. Rod looked at the Director and said, " The car stays, Mate." The Director chuckled and said, " British Humor gets me every time..." Rod looked at him straight-faced and reiterated " The car stays." The look on the Director's face was spectacular, half realizing that Rod was deadly serious. For a brief moment the Director tried to make sense of the situation by saying, " Ahh, we can't, ahh we definitely can't have a Lamborghini in a Subaru Commercial, nobody would look at the Subaru with that in the shot..." Rod just walked away saying, " Not my problem, Mate." The Cinematographer joined the Director and heard the bad news and that guy went apeshit. We were shooting in Will Roger's State Park near Malibu, CA. overlooking a polo field with an incredible vista, the shot was all dialed in and here in the middle of the shot sat Rod's car. After another failed attempt to get Rod to move his car the Set Dressers got together with the Greensman and created a six foot hedge to block the car and with it half the polo field got obscured. I was a young Sound Person on the show, for me to watch this lunacy unfold was beyond entertaining. The DP was such a sweet guy and to watch how upset he was, was heartbreaking. And that's how we shot the scene. You can find it on RUclips, Rod did a whole series of these Subaru Commercials. There is so much more to this story, spending all day with Rod and having gotten a front-row seat to his entitled Rock-Star Legend temper tantrums was and is unforgettable. What a horse's arse that guy was...
Yup, that sounds like Rod Stewart, The arsehole of the 1990s !!!
2016 and this car still looks good. That's what I call good design.
alexvpaq still looks good and Jay says there's 70k on the odometer and it's been dependable. Can't ask for any mor than that out of a mid 80's performance car.
2013 is the posting date.
alexvpaq 2020 here and this car will always looks superrradical!! :) About to add this car to my collection soon :) I currently have a G class, R34 skyline, e36 drift car and 500E AMG. How did I get these cars? I won the lottery :) some tell anyone though
@@ROTAXD Tbf Jay has a team of mechanics taking car of all his cars. There's no such thing as an unreliable car to Jay since he keeps them all in pristine condition
Even in 3016 this car will still look good!
Thank you Jay Leno!!!
By the way Im 55 years old and I told my co-workers that you would pick me up in your Lambo after I get off from work this week!!
I dont want them to think that Im a liar so.......
Jay is a class act. BTW Jay, I told all my friends at work you and I occasionally cruise around Panama City, Fl in your Countach.............
C Man LOL
I was thinking about writing the same thing
Jay is such a class act. what a decent humble man he is.
Jay is awesome! He's a nice, good, humble guy.
Tell that to Conan O'Brien.
Doug Magee
Conan is a jerk!!
duckman195 conans cool. lettermans a prick.
Hahah I love the burnout, and in classic Jay Leno style: leaves a turn signal on. Perfect.
Definitely our dream car in the 80's. Jays insights are awesome and the fact that it is totally archaic in its mechanical specs is really noteworthy.
Beautiful, beautiful car. I've only ever seen a yellow one in the flesh, about 25 years ago.
I don't normally write comments, but what a channel this is. Jay Leno's knowledge and enthusiasm for all of his cars, is so infectious. I've created sections now in my toy corgi car garage!
So Clarkson was in charge of the safety I guess...
Though when Clarkson did a review of this car he considered it like the equivalent of looking at an Elephant xD.
The only thing is when parallel parking is u need to do it with half ur body out the car since the visibility out the rear is quite bad.
that's Jeremy Clarkson for ya.....
@@malevolenceXXXensues *Jezza
Yeah, the only tool Clarkson ever uses is a hammer, but he managed to get an honorary doctorate in engineering.
Jay Leno is such a good guy! Really down to earth… It’s like if you met him at the supermarket he would be your friend forever
A guy up my street had one of these when I was a kid. Every Saturday we'd hear him start it up and run out to the curb to check it out. Pretty awesome car!
Jay you did a great thing when you dropped that kid off at school...you earned your wings that day buddy!
I thought that was awesome too!
Huge respect to Jay for driving a child to school. That was awesome.
WOW, this was 9 years ago... Time sure does fly. I really like the early episodes and this one is one of my fav.
My "Lamborghini section" contains one Lamborghini...and it's a Matchbox car.
MourningBreakfast These two cars around Countach are Lambo's too, so there's at least 3.
MourningBreakfast I got three Lamborghini in my "Lamborghini section"! One is RC car. :)
***** I'm just jealous that I don't even have ONE to add to my collection.
MourningBreakfast i have you beat there i have Hotwheel versions too lol
Just AGuy I was going to joke that his collection would have 2 but Hotwheels doesn't make one. I glad I read you comment before I made myself a dumbie
Jay is smart enough to know that he only owns the cars for a short time and that life is short so he enjoys them.
libertyn jeopardy h
Exactly.
You can't bring them with you.
He's also goes that extra mile & shares them with us.
Oh bless him, what a hero
libertyn jeopardy
yes indeed.
also, there must be some serious maintenance involved in keeping that collection going well.
are there many people involved in this ?
Thank you Jay Leno for always sharing your cars with us. I appreciate you.
The iconic shape that never goes out of style. Thanks for keeping it real, Jay! 👍🏼
I'm 28, and I had this car everywhere when I was a kid. I have a 1/18 model now. Its my second favorite Lambo, though I prefer it with the wing.
"But hey, beats walkin" Gets me every time
"Please drop me off so my friends don't think I'm a liar" said Billy the Liar.
Yeah, he doesn't have friends
He definitely has a story for life. And Jay also has one.
I think jay ultimately felt for the kid. We have all been there...well maybe not "jay leno is my uncle". But most people have told a lie when put on the spot that got out of hand.
I'm 48, an 80s child, and this car I adored.
I remember reading the reviews when the Countach was first produced. The technological leap was the tires, the Pirelli P7s, and the car was designed around the tires. I think Jay underplayed the strong suit of the Countach that would have been its handling. When talking about its relative speed in relation to a Corvette it needs to be remembered that the Corvette would fall behind at the first bend.
The most beautiful car ever made. Love those angles!
I'm sure the kid still tells that story.
I hope that's a true story though. Jay's a pretty stand-up guy though I think he would do something like that he doesn't seem like one of those arrogant Hollywood types
@@nunya2779 I strongly suspect that he would never have told it if it wasn't true.
Jay is a humble, respectable, funny and knowledgeable car collector.
Of all his videos, this is still one of my favorites.
It's still one of the most beautiful cars ever built. I wish they were that exciting today.
Story with the little kid - priceless.
I love this channel!! No matter whats going on for me, I come back to this channel and have a smile on my face. I love the genuine enthusiasm and the geeky little known facts that only a real car geek would know. Many thanks Jay Leno
Enjoyed the video. Yes, that car was on every young guy’s radar in the ‘80’s. Oh, and that good deed you did for that kid. That brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my face. I always knew you were a good guy, Jay.. 👍
Loved the Contach as a kid in the 80s, looked so futuristic back then, still does in my opinion. Still love this car, amazing considering the design is 50 years old now!
Love this car.. Simple and direct of what it is: an exotic real man's super sports car. Besides the electronic ignition Jay installed, there is no computer gizmo of any kind, which I hate in today's cars. While other modern super car lovers laugh at this 'outdated caveman's sports car', the joke's on them when their cars gets hacked and you just continue blazing on, having them eat your dust.
I had a '86 Ninja 1000 and I passed one of these by Bragg Creek, Alberta. Two things I'll never forget. a) Seeing one in real life was just amazing!! and 2) looking way down into the "cockpit"! It was so low compared to the bike. Just amazing at the time. Great vid!!
Still my Favorite lambo! If I ever come into serious money you can bet the ranch there will be one of these in my garage. "If you buy this car you're speedin!" I love it!
The reason the Countach is the most exotic & coolest looking of cars is because of the design. The designer saw how 'bubble like' cars were getting in the 60s & hated it. So he went the complete opposite of bubble & started thinking geometric shapes. He settled on the trapezoid as his artistic inspiration. Next time u REALLY look at a Countach, look at all the trapezoidal designs of the car. Its trapezoidal from the top, side, front & rear. Then look and admire all the smaller trapezoidal details of the car. It was a brilliant concept. Back then artists/designers really had to think & be creative, AND actually draw sketches. Now they use computers & u see all these new autos with all the same "smooth lines." That's b.s. talk for using zero imagination & 100% high tech computer graphic design. All these vehicles today look the same. Even the expensive cars all look the same. Years ago you could tell a Honda from a Toyota & a Mercedes from a Maserati. Not today however.
@@flaccidego9468 Lol Yeah, rounded may offer bonuses but I prefer the angular looks. That new Venteno looks like a 12 edge razor blade coming down the street, very sweet ride, and now they are making a new Countach haven't seen it live yet but hope to.
I think I've seen this video 10 times now, I have the Countach as a screen saver, right now I'm hanging on to the closest thing to it in my budget, a 1986 MR2, I love the story where Jay describes how he first arrived in LA and seen one for the first time in person, it was Rod Stewart's, and Jay had no money at the time. Wow the American dreamer making it big time and getting what ever car he wants, Jay is one of my role models
"That spells prison". Gotta love this guy
I'm 47 and yes, I had the poster of one on my wall in '86. The story about dropping the child off at school had my smile at the biggest smile this week. Good on ya Jay. :-D
"Welcome to the Lamborghini-section of my garage...."I just love that..
I Love the Lamborghini Countach ❤
Thanks for sharing your garage Jay. Amazing collection. I beg to differ... the wing is quintessential 80s and a 5k add on. Yes I had posters!
The tail cost 1k more than a Yugo
The story about his 12-year-old "nephew" Billy was CLASSIC. Not surprised at all that Jay played along....he would never let a good con go to waste.
Jay,
you are the coolest and most down to earth person I never met. Love the videos keep up the good work.
I remember I had a poster that had a countach, a porche 929, and a ferrari.. and it said "Decisions.... Decisions... Decisions..."
Haha..
A hammer under the seat as a safety feature.....LOL
i remember when this car first came out, Walter Peyton of the Chicago Bears had one. It used to be the rage of car fantasies.
bbigrocker1 It still is for me! I'd totally rock this car.
Seth Forbus I feel you, but Lambo has raised their game so much since they produced this one it's cool, but doesn't have that "look" of modern Lambo's, not to mention the technology. But even now it would still be a head turner
bbigrocker1 Walter Payton was a neighbor of mine growing up. He was outside with his kids all the time. The Lambo had personalized plates. I saw him in traffic court with a Ferrari Testarossa. Then saw him in a viper at a gas station and waved hello and he waved back. He past away a few months later. Awesome guy and different times.
thomascampr Must have been nice. Yeah, they don't seem to make people like that anymore. So much discord and strife these days. Yeah, it was a different time
Priceless. Nobody delivers passion for automotive history like Jay.
The coolest car of all times, If you ask me...always had a picture of this one(And a Vector v2) on my wall as a teen, and I still think this is the way a race car should look. The Lambhorgini's of today are pretty awsome too but they kind of look like this one if you over-inflated it. I like the original angles - it's almost as the first stealth planes. Should have a wing though.
I remember this car from Cannonball Run ...!!! 👌🔝🤗
It still gives me goosebumps!
The new cars need to keep this style to keep getting the goosebumps of new kids...!!! 🤔➡️👍
Cannonball Run was an LP400S earlier car...CB run 2 however was this car yes
Still quite gorgeous! I used to have a massive poster on my wall of one of these back in 1987 (Test Drive by Electronic Arts!)
Woaaa. Test Drive. Just insta transported me back to my mates dining room in about 1989.
I just thought of it when Leno pulled out the radar detector. The whole game on real life.
@@Seaby41 Used to play it on the Amiga. The graphics blew me away when I first saw it!
I can watch this one every couple of months. The bad memory helps, but the car is that cool and unique as well.
This has to be one of the countach models with the highest mileage ever. What an awesome daily driver jay ☺
This is one of the cars that defines the 80's to me.
No electronics on the car? Now I want one even more than I did as a kid in the 80s.
This was my dream car when I was growing up in the '90s and early '00s.
the countach is so 80s it hurts.
But it hurts so good
It's as 80's as Miami Vice and Cocaine.
yet it was released in 1974 (Lp400)
7:55. "Doing damage from lack of lubrication." I know what you mean, Jay.
Yep big damage to your thruster!.....LoL
Lol
You wish buddy, and so do I :*(
I remember my jaw hitting the floor when I first saw a pic of one in the early 80s.
Jay - the fact you picked up that kid and drove him to school just adds to your title as America’s favorite Uncle.
I just realised I have a Marcello Gandini section in my garage! Complete with an old beat up Citroen BX. No Lamborghinis, though. Not even the farming type.
There was a tale of the day when Ferruchio Lamborghini met Enzo Ferrari to complain about the clutch of Ferruchio's Ferrari, and Ferrari dismissed him as being a farmer and knowing nothing about cars. Then Ferruchio told Enzo he would show him how to make real cars, and started the car business along with the tractors and farming machinery. Lovely.
I agree you: this is my favourite Countach version. And it sounds great!!!!
"While it's as clean as I can get it, I use this car a lot."
I hate/love you, Jay Leno.
Its like showroom condition
That car is a legend. Has to be the most famous supercar ever.
What happens to Jay’s cars when he dies?
Likely a museum will get them.