Clearly, every question was carefully scripted and pre-approved by DHS to reveal what they could. Notice that there was very little info about the car itself, it was all about operations. I would have liked to know more about the drivetrain, the chassis it's based on, the weight etc.
Given its a diesel truck (the Gen 2 was a Topkick) I’d love to know how GM got a really irritable ten ton truck, to perform ostensibly as a Cadillac town car.
@@jaysmith1408 Makes me wonder if they still believe the best protection is to escape a situation, valuing speed and agility over armor and artillery-proof glass. I read about the presidential limo a few decades ago, and the Secret Service then wanted more of a race car with run-flat tires than a tank.
@@joe6096 Watch the episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee with Barak Obama.. Seinfeld got in the car with Obama. And he gave Obama a ride in a Corvette.
@@atsipan I can only imagine how funny a video would be if they had brought the Beast over to Scotty Kilmer’s house. “They won’t let drive it but it may be crap anyway…”
Just about everybody with internet access knows almost all of the intricate details about the car. Like the hidden gun compartments, the steel plated under carriage for explosive protection, the oxygen tank for fresh air, the bag of blood for an emergency blood transfusion,etc. Why are they being so secretive?
@@crabbymilton390 Yeah I hear ya. I just feel bad for Jay trying to get more info out of these guys and they won't tell him even the "publicly" available information.
The Beast actually spoke more about himself than the Secret Service when he roared to life. I had a feeling it was diesel powered but it's now been confirmed. Thanks.
You could tell on his face, when Jay asked if "that was the last time anything like that happened", that that was not the last time that happened. Around the 6:50 mark.
There are vidz that tell you plenty of stuff on this car. Like that there is extra blood and windows are as thick or thicker than a dollar bill and more
@@AntNvrtthem not talking about makes me believe that the videos talking about the car are bs and perhaps the info there is published by the secret service to throw people off. The general info might be correct but I doubt that any details are true.
Jay is getting older. Yet he's being able to keep this show going talking to these two men about the car they're not supposed to talk about. Brilliant.
... Yes ...He's getting older ... yes ... his is beginning to show his age ... but the real reason ... the sad real reason is this: ... His wife is dying right now - and it's a ghastly horrible gut wrenching sort of death. It is the real reason. And it's really really sad.
I retired from a jurisdiction right outside DC so I had the opportunity to work w/the Secret Service many times. They are top notch folks, very professional & very serious about their responsibilities. One agent made arrangements for me to have my picture taken, in full uniform, w/President Reagan.
I didn’t realize how massive it is. It’s not a car. that’s a tank made to look like a car. The fact that he was able to even get it on the show is remarkable.
It’s built on a medium duty truck chassis if I remember correctly. This beast really is massive, wouldn’t be surprised if it’s thousands of pounds heavier than the previous generation.
It's sad seeing it.. but he's had quite possibly the best life anyone has ever lived. His legacy will last for centuries I'm sure. A funny guy and a car guy he hits all the marks.. I don't wanna see Leno leave this world but, I see that he's leaving us sadly. It's time to let go of our boomers and usher in a new.. legacy. We need a jfk in the next 4 years, it's time for us to let go of our parents reign over us. God bless Leno he's been there my whole life and he's he's good man.
Agreed. I was amazed at how much he’s aged. I’m glad I had the good fortune to be around during the height of his career. I would say he was one of the last truly funny, gracious, classy late night comedians. I would not call the late night shows of today “comedy” under any circumstance….it really is just hateful vitriol. At any rate, Jay did a phenomenal job during his tenure, and I’m thankful I was around to enjoy it.
Imagine 7 days ago, if I told you that Jay Leno was going to release a video about the Presidential Limo. Then five days after that, somebody would try to take a literal shot at the former President and current frontrunner for the 2024 presidency.
Of all the things they're trained to do, talking and maintaining composure in a conversation isn't one of them. After all, their job consists of remaining silent outside of brief communications with each other about the situation.
And you did ! Boy; that shows some REAL enthusiasm for your job. A true "go getter" you aren't you. So confident in yourself that you stop after your first gig. Thankyou !
Jay, you could have referenced that other presidential car that you have in the background, the Citroen DS! It saved president de Gaulle during an assassination attempt and would have been a nice reference.
@@IsaiahTrollenberg Are you joking? Obviously, the SS is under huge criticism for failing to protect former President and Presidential front Runner with glaring negligence.
Duluth, Minnesota, here. Nothing exciting ever really happens around here, but the other day, I was on lunch break from work, and I went to my local gas station. Who was right behind me? It was both beasts and the whole motorcade... I guess the president was going to have a rally in Wisconsin the next day, and they had just unloaded the fleet off the planes at the international airport and brought them to the closest gas station to top off the gas. It was very impressive, up close they are massive. It was the fist time I had seen them in person in 39 years of living here.
I've had the privilege of being in Jay's garage when I worked for an auto transport company. He's as warm and funny in person as he is on camera. After he reviewed and drove the car I was transporting, he invited me to join him and his crew for lunch. His "garage" has a complete gourmet kitchen and outdoor grill. As you can see in the videos he does, in addition to all the cars in his collection, he has an amazing amount of automotive memorabilia, including posters and even gas pumps. I'll remember that day for as long as I live.
Reading all the comments about Jay being 'so old,' remember, he's lived his best life, and that's why we're watching him enjoy his dreams. He's an example that when you do what you love, you truly live. jay you are amazing and an inspiration 🫶🏾
DEI and PR are all they care about. It was only a matter of time before something happened. The lady in charge of the secret service needs to go back to security at Pepsi co.
I'm from Europe and I like the fact that while the gentlemen are talking about about the Beast, the limousine of the US President, all the cars behind them are from Europe, the four Citroens. 😊😊😊
2:48 "So, they're not donated to a museum or anything like that... just wondering, I might know a guy who has a car museum... it might look pretty good in there... just asking for a friend.. never mind"
They did say that they destroy them but he also said that for practice they used one Gen 2, maybe they destroy the 2nd unit but the original stays in a highly secured base or something.
@@FacuGonz3 Yes it sounds like they would either have to remain in their possession or be destroyed because the potential lack of security at a museum. Maybe the Smithsonian could house one at some point.
Regardless of the lack of info on the car and its abilities (for obvious reasons) it was still awesome to get so up close with this iconic vehicle that is one of the most visible symbols of the presidency.
bet every toyota built has good air compressors for atleast the next 20 years not the least the 8 years these prez limos are built for and still had ac go out lmao american made
@@byteme9718 - Bullet & Bomb resistance. the "BEAST " is made w/ Titanium TUB(safety cell) , the ROOF is solid metal and the Interior is lined in KEVLAR/Spectra fiber. each Door has Inches of BP Glass and Titanium Exterior & Kevlar liner on Interior.
Things i learned about the beast from this video: -it drives like a car -it has LED lights for the flags -it comes in black This was a very informative 26 min video 👍
I thought this was a great episode. I could not believe bus / truck size tires. Till you saw them standing by the car.Damn the car is huge. Thanks Jay.
You don't realize how massive the vehicle is until Jay is standing beside it. It is basically the opposite of the US market today - they took a gigantic SUV and turned it into a sedan/limo.
The mechanic agent definitely opened up once they started talking shop. You get car guys together and it doesn't matter how professional the situation may be, a barrier is always removed.
If you were to construct the best person for the job you'd take a car nut and collector and combine with someone who was a beloved national interviewer and humorous entertainer. And you'd get Jay Leno.
Yeah it has to be a certified number one car 🔩 doesn't hurt to be a comedian as well so that you can crack a joke about the beast well done well done 👍 Jay Leno🇺🇲
1992, Bush/Quayle era, I was an insurance appraiser in northern Virginia. One of our approved body shops did all the Secret Service vehicle body work. Walked into the body shop one day, big black limo with Agents carrying MAC 10's in front. Body shop manager said, "That's President Bush's car. Secret Service Agents are here 24/7." Came back a few weeks later, again a black limo but with no guards at all. Asked the manger about it. "Oh, that's VP Quayle's car." Hysterical!
@@JayWye52 he probably has no idea what an MP-5 looks like so he said MAC-10's but given the mistake in his brain it's likely those were MP-7's since they're a very widespread standard issue for special security needs. Or the classic Uzi which has been a long standing weapon for the secret service.
@@JayWye52my uncle was an O-5, 82nd airborne infantry officer in his younger days, and called everything a MAC-10. Don’t fault a guy for being firearm ignorant.
"It was only blowing hot air?" "That's every politician's worst nightmare!" -Vintage Jay What an amazing video. Just two days later, it would not have been made.
Damn, I’ve loved Jay since I was a teenager. Loved his newspaper classifieds finds, they were hilarious. Makes me feel so old that he’s aging. I thought these guys, Jay, Letterman, Barker etc would live forever. Oh yeah, awesome video and that thing is crazy
FYI... The 'kid' who ran into President Ford's limo in Hartford, CT had the green light. It was the presidential motorcade that ran the red light. Apparently there was a miscommunication over which officer was supposed to be covering that particular intersection.
That's why, in my country, every vehicle in a motorcade has the right to run a red light so long as the first vehicle had a green light. Other cars have to give way to the motorcade.
The story about the presidental seal on the inside of the limo tells me that the people who make the limo care more about the history of the country than the people that ride in it
Yep - I mean it’s the only way the secret service could ever work. You must be impartial. Obviously everyone has a bias and opinions, but you are doing it for America, not for the sitting president.
Theirs something eternally funny to me about the seal on the door being “low profile” when it’s a car the size of a suburban surrounded by a police escort and several suburbans full of guys with m4s
If you are using a sniper rifle and are 2,000 yards away, then things can appear a bit different. Edit: I probably should clarify that such a sniper would be ineffective against the vehicle or anyone in it. However, there is that brief time when the President is entering or exiting when he is exposed. Good optics would assist in spotting the key vehicles, hence the so-called "low profile" factor does have a purpose.
Secret service: "We try to get original parts to keep it as cheap as possible" Bro yall gonna spend the money regardless. What are you talking about?!😂
@@RickR69 Rick just stop already... You are on multiple of these comments, saying the same thing... Which means, you know EXACTLY why, and "How so"... Pretty disingenuous and childish of you.
Jay: We just met at the Gulf station at the bottom of Los Angeles Crest hyw. You were driving your Gordon Murray single seater. I'm so sorry I came off wrong talking about high school. I have a 1969 Cougar with a EFI Boss 351 and a 4-spd that I've owned since I was 18 and have done all the work myself. I hope we can meet again some day.
Jay is the consummate professional. He was able give us an incredible inside picture of "The Beast" without actually seeing inside himself. He was actually able to get the agents to smile once or twice.
A friend of mine was a ford mechanic for 20 years, that made him a ford expert. The secret service job paid 120k and you travel with the car full tools and everything you need. If the car dies, you’re fired, if you can’t fix it, you’re fired. The budget and resources were wide open. I know a Lamborghini Ferrari and Aston Martin dealer offered him more to work there, he went for it.
Not immediately. They said later on that they are used for training new drivers, so perhaps they are not all destroyed. But guessing there is a lot of useful information from one vehicle to the next that needs to be protected..
@dougle03 some are loaned to presidential libraries but they're always locked and only to be handled by Secret Service personnel except for dusting, which I imagine library employees can keep clean.
@@LouisSubearthI’m sure those ones are also completely stripped of electronics and any other classified stuff that they can without ruining the looks of the car. So even if someone somehow gained unauthorized access to it, they wouldn’t get too much useful info
Where were those guys on the weekend? They had a bunch of 5ft 4' female DEI hires 'protecting' Trump, one of which yelled 'what do we do?' when the shots started firing. Their Boss has some BIG questions to answer.
😂😂 they showed their incompetence in front of the word, and their DEI appointed boss has failed big time. DEI is indeed nonsense, DEI = Didn’t Earn It.
On 9/11 I was walking home in Sarasota I heard a roar of engines and less than 10 seconds later the Presidential motorcade comes screaming around a corner and each vehicle had it floored. Everything came to a complete stop except that motorcade, it flew by. Those vehicles can move
Listen to the engine as the "beast" pulls out of the garage. I'm hearing a probably quad-turbo'd diesel V6. I have no doubt in my mind that thing could GTFO if it needed to, in a real hurry.
"It's not about the Money, Money, Money!" 🎶🎶 When I was driving home up 270 in really bad traffic, the whole motorcade went past me on the middle shoulder. I could just see the rough ride they must have been getting. Even though it's heavy, those run flat tires don't offer a whole lot of cushion. Still pretty impressive, "not stopping!"
Pretty sure the presidential motorcade doesn't stop for red lights and has the right of way. The issue would have been the police not having the intersection blocked off for the motorcade coming through, not the limo running a red light.
@@brookerobertson2951 Security had evolved dramatically since the Ford Administration. The recent crash into the Presidential Motorcade in which that DUI driver hit a parked Suburban demonstrated the long distances now placed between the limousine and regular traffic.
Also, I'm pretty sure that Al Capone's bullet-proof limo was not a Lincoln, but rather a Cadillac V-16... Reagan's plane was a 707, not a 737, but in fact WAS a longer version of Travolta's plane with is IIRC a 707-138.
What impressed me the most was the part when the guy said the presidential limo actually had to go down the local gas station and who would've thought they poured in bad gas in it haha
Gotta hand it to Jay for making a 26 minute video talking with guys about a car, who can't talk about anything about the car.
@@Xzor The guy on the left barely said a word!
Great point! I kept thinking, "let them speak." Like Jay needs a lesson on how to interview. lol
Jay has been most successful as a speaker.
@@johnflorian6745 If Jay let them speak there'd be 25 minutes of dead silence on this video.
Clearly, every question was carefully scripted and pre-approved by DHS to reveal what they could. Notice that there was very little info about the car itself, it was all about operations. I would have liked to know more about the drivetrain, the chassis it's based on, the weight etc.
"Its a car, Drives like a car"
Spoken like a true fed
🤣🤣🤣
Given its a diesel truck (the Gen 2 was a Topkick) I’d love to know how GM got a really irritable ten ton truck, to perform ostensibly as a Cadillac town car.
@@jaysmith14081000+hp really changes the way a vehicle drives.
@@jaysmith1408 its not diesel its a big block chebby
@@jaysmith1408 Makes me wonder if they still believe the best protection is to escape a situation, valuing speed and agility over armor and artillery-proof glass. I read about the presidential limo a few decades ago, and the Secret Service then wanted more of a race car with run-flat tires than a tank.
Jay: We're here today to talk about The Beast
Secret Service agents: No we're not.
Underrated. 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
Jay: So, what color is this car in front of me?
*Audible noise of air slowly being sucked in for 30 seconds*
Secret Service: Well, unfortunately...
Odd timing for this...
Very suspicious 😊
He wasn't even in the car 🙄
Ain't it tho
Very weird
"Inside the Presidential Limousine". Brother couldn't even open the door.
Yeah it was more of an interview with secret service, nothing at all about the car besides the outside.
I clicked on the video with the expectation of knowing there was absolutely zero chance any door, hood, or trunk would be opened.
They did let Jay see inside, but it couldn't be filmed or discussed.
@@joe6096 Watch the episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee with Barak Obama.. Seinfeld got in the car with Obama. And he gave Obama a ride in a Corvette.
There have been some decent documentaries on these cars elsewhere
"It's obviously got secret things that we can't talk about, but what are you allowed to say about it?"
-the flags light up at night with LED lights
I knew they would mention that as soon as they showed the flags lmao
@@atsipan I can only imagine how funny a video would be if they had brought the Beast over to Scotty Kilmer’s house. “They won’t let drive it but it may be crap anyway…”
Just about everybody with internet access knows almost all of the intricate details about the car. Like the hidden gun compartments, the steel plated under carriage for explosive protection, the oxygen tank for fresh air, the bag of blood for an emergency blood transfusion,etc. Why are they being so secretive?
@@Ace_of_Horns Well the Secret Service is just doing their job not to talk about it too much. Plus they also know that people can look it up anyway.
@@crabbymilton390 Yeah I hear ya. I just feel bad for Jay trying to get more info out of these guys and they won't tell him even the "publicly" available information.
"What colour is it?"
"That's classified"
Is it push start?
"well atleast i got to see the car" "no you didn't, it never happened" lol
The Beast actually spoke more about himself than the Secret Service when he roared to life. I had a feeling it was diesel powered but it's now been confirmed. Thanks.
Ya when they say it's built like a tank it's not an exaggeration.
of course it is, the Russians showed us how diesel was more reliable during World war II. besides all that weight needs torque
No secret that it’s duramax powered
@@Vaneps0 and yet the secret service could not talk about it.
I'm sure it has multi- fuel capability.. av gas, jet A, kerosene etc.
Middle guy is just there to give physical signals to the talkative one lmao
You could tell on his face, when Jay asked if "that was the last time anything like that happened", that that was not the last time that happened. Around the 6:50 mark.
Pretty sure he knows what he can and can't talk about ^^
There are vidz that tell you plenty of stuff on this car. Like that there is extra blood and windows are as thick or thicker than a dollar bill and more
@@AntNvrtthem not talking about makes me believe that the videos talking about the car are bs and perhaps the info there is published by the secret service to throw people off. The general info might be correct but I doubt that any details are true.
There are atleast 5 more of them there that you can not see.
Jay is getting older. Yet he's being able to keep this show going talking to these two men about the car they're not supposed to talk about. Brilliant.
I haven’t watched his videos in almost 8 years and fully agree. Almost nostalgic.
... Yes ...He's getting older ... yes ... his is beginning to show his age ... but the real reason ... the sad real reason is this: ... His wife is dying right now - and it's a ghastly horrible gut wrenching sort of death. It is the real reason. And it's really really sad.
His age is showing.
He talks a bit like the way that Biden did during the TV debate.
Why Jay shilling for the Dems?
Yeah he's old enough to be president now.
I retired from a jurisdiction right outside DC so I had the opportunity to work w/the Secret Service many times. They are top notch folks, very professional & very serious about their responsibilities. One agent made arrangements for me to have my picture taken, in full uniform, w/President Reagan.
Tell me about the top notch folks on the trump safety
@RafaelMMB so you're one of those wacko conspiracy theorists
@@HenryGrudziadzJr Interesting conclusion
@@HenryGrudziadzJr
Interesting how you came to this conclusion with my comment. Do you think the Secret Service did a good job at the Trump rally?
Whoa! this comment aged like milk stored in a hot car.
This hasn’t aged well with Secret service
Fr😂
they let it happen
facts
they tried to set up Trump crazy
Mechanic sitting in the breakroom at work eating lunch, flipping thru the want ads... Ends being the go to guy for the presidential limo.
Well I guess he was THE PERSON That they needed. 🇺🇸❤️👍🏻
Yes in this they wanted the most boring person 🤣
He must have NEVER, EVER, "mis-behaved" in elementary, or high school. 😮😅
Well it is called "The land of opportunity". What an Awesome country!
🤔
I didn’t realize how massive it is. It’s not a car. that’s a tank made to look like a car. The fact that he was able to even get it on the show is remarkable.
An APC is a more correct word.
It’s built on a medium duty truck chassis if I remember correctly. This beast really is massive, wouldn’t be surprised if it’s thousands of pounds heavier than the previous generation.
@@wyskass861 An Armoured Presidential Carrier.
Looks like a modified Escalade to me, but I guess it's a hybrid or completely bespoke. Dunno, didn't watch after the 7 min mark.
It's built on GMC TopKick/Chevrolet Kodiak platform (3rd gen Beast)
Jay is alive, healthy, funny, and I already know we will all miss him. What a class of a man.
It's sad seeing it.. but he's had quite possibly the best life anyone has ever lived. His legacy will last for centuries I'm sure. A funny guy and a car guy he hits all the marks.. I don't wanna see Leno leave this world but, I see that he's leaving us sadly. It's time to let go of our boomers and usher in a new.. legacy. We need a jfk in the next 4 years, it's time for us to let go of our parents reign over us.
God bless Leno he's been there my whole life and he's he's good man.
Is he dead? @@jlo7770
Agreed. I was amazed at how much he’s aged. I’m glad I had the good fortune to be around during the height of his career. I would say he was one of the last truly funny, gracious, classy late night comedians. I would not call the late night shows of today “comedy” under any circumstance….it really is just hateful vitriol. At any rate, Jay did a phenomenal job during his tenure, and I’m thankful I was around to enjoy it.
Imagine 7 days ago, if I told you that Jay Leno was going to release a video about the Presidential Limo. Then five days after that, somebody would try to take a literal shot at the former President and current frontrunner for the 2024 presidency.
This was filmed a couple days ago by the way.
It's awesome seeing Jay slowly braking these guys down over time and getting them to relax and smile. What a skill
I'm hoping the agents enjoyed this as well
I'm hoping the agents enjoyed this as well
@@hanskloss1331dementia moment
Of all the things they're trained to do, talking and maintaining composure in a conversation isn't one of them. After all, their job consists of remaining silent outside of brief communications with each other about the situation.
@@PotatoeJoe69 I can assure you that to get that that level, their interpersonal relationship abilities are tier 1
How respectful to put on a suit just to talk about the president’s car.
Leno is a class act and a real stand up man.
A denim suit would have been cool!
And respect is important when you are so short like Jay is. At least next to those two….
You have no respect for the men who protect our President? They've impressed me every time I've had business with them.
It would've been hilarious if both Secret Service agents came out in denim suits ala Jay Leno
2:30 He was tryna get one for his collection. 😂
"so what can you tell me about this car" "its got some bus wheels" "oh ok cool, next week.."
Don't forget that the flags light up with LEDs 😂
I drove Jay Leno in a limo in 1982. We even had pizza 🍕 together. After my attempt at stand up, He said not to give up my day job.
And you did ! Boy; that shows some REAL enthusiasm for your job. A true "go getter" you aren't you. So confident in yourself that you stop after your first gig. Thankyou !
I wonder if he'll ever talk about that day
Lucky limo driver
Jay, you could have referenced that other presidential car that you have in the background, the Citroen DS! It saved president de Gaulle during an assassination attempt and would have been a nice reference.
@sunsetrider45 that's what I was thinking, too.
@@Qrail I have heard him talk about that in a story he was telling one time. 🤣👍👍awesome
This aged well..😮
What do you mean?
@@RickR69 lol no idea
@@IsaiahTrollenberg Are you joking? Obviously, the SS is under huge criticism for failing to protect former President and Presidential front Runner with glaring negligence.
@@RickR69 i guess he's talking about trump getting shot
@@RickR69 They were busy looking for youtube clout instead securing a single roof...
The Beast is a tank wearing a tuxedo, best way to put it
Inside the presidential car “Beast” proceeds not to step inside lol😂
I/we love you jay
I feel like that title was tongue in cheek, lol.
@@kennethatkinson2316 I don't.
This is the 20 million dollar Cadillac called The beast with the 8-inch bomb-proof doors bulletproof windows
Man, I'm sure the editorial approval process of this video to go live was excruciating. "Cut this. Can't say that. Nope. Cut, cut cut."
Secret agent lol
Your comment is under review: Cut!
redacted.
Not anything to cut because these guys wouldn't crack
Tought the same thing!
Duluth, Minnesota, here. Nothing exciting ever really happens around here, but the other day, I was on lunch break from work, and I went to my local gas station. Who was right behind me? It was both beasts and the whole motorcade... I guess the president was going to have a rally in Wisconsin the next day, and they had just unloaded the fleet off the planes at the international airport and brought them to the closest gas station to top off the gas. It was very impressive, up close they are massive. It was the fist time I had seen them in person in 39 years of living here.
Boy the timing on this video wasn't too bad
lmaoo
I've had the privilege of being in Jay's garage when I worked for an auto transport company. He's as warm and funny in person as he is on camera. After he reviewed and drove the car I was transporting, he invited me to join him and his crew for lunch. His "garage" has a complete gourmet kitchen and outdoor grill. As you can see in the videos he does, in addition to all the cars in his collection, he has an amazing amount of automotive memorabilia, including posters and even gas pumps. I'll remember that day for as long as I live.
Bla bla show off . What does that have to do with this car ?
Such a cool experience you are lucky to have had!
@@Lanos666Nothing he just wants to run his mouth.
I met him when I was 15 in the 90s, and he's a real nice guy. Like John Candy, he's like a real genuine good guy, not a fake like most today.
I think you see a person’s true character by how he treats his help/ workers.
Plot twist: Those cars are just empty shell *decoys.* The President actually rides in a Geo Metro.
🤣
No
I wouldn't be that shocked if they take it to a secondary location and throw him in a mid tier merc or something that blends in sometimes.
a really really nice geo metro
With a sunroof
This aged well
Reading all the comments about Jay being 'so old,' remember, he's lived his best life, and that's why we're watching him enjoy his dreams. He's an example that when you do what you love, you truly live. jay you are amazing and an inspiration 🫶🏾
I love how Leno can get a couple laughs out of these super serious straight laced secret service guys
They are just regular guys in their nonprofessional life, but just very committed to doing a special job when working.
They are just dumb. Somebody told them to shut up, and let the circus man do the talk.
well they aren't fbi agensts, those guys have no sense of humor.
@Stackali
...that they are aware of
well leno is also you know, an expert comedian
I'm waiting for Jay to say "Well, shall we go for a ride?"
Tujunga Canyon! Lol
Jerry Seinfeld got a ride in one.
No , in this case 😮🙂↔️
I guess that's a spoiler since I'm still early in the video. I was hoping to see Jay drive it around Southern California and gun it.
I was same way. Let’s go for a ride.
Crazy timing to release a video like this.
DEI and PR are all they care about. It was only a matter of time before something happened.
The lady in charge of the secret service needs to go back to security at Pepsi co.
I'm from Europe and I like the fact that while the gentlemen are talking about about the Beast, the limousine of the US President, all the cars behind them are from Europe, the four Citroens. 😊😊😊
I was waiting for Jay to look into the camera and say, "Time for us to take it for a spin."
LOL
I wish.
Bet he would if they’d let him.
@@elbestia106 we all would. They can't even show us the inside super top secret
2:48 "So, they're not donated to a museum or anything like that... just wondering, I might know a guy who has a car museum... it might look pretty good in there... just asking for a friend.. never mind"
Yeah, I caught that too, nice try Jay!
They did say that they destroy them but he also said that for practice they used one Gen 2, maybe they destroy the 2nd unit but the original stays in a highly secured base or something.
@@FacuGonz3i caught that
I believe the CIA have one in their underground collection, featured on a doc.
@@FacuGonz3 Yes it sounds like they would either have to remain in their possession or be destroyed because the potential lack of security at a museum. Maybe the Smithsonian could house one at some point.
Regardless of the lack of info on the car and its abilities (for obvious reasons) it was still awesome to get so up close with this iconic vehicle that is one of the most visible symbols of the presidency.
Very impressed with both those Agents. What a success story to go from an automotive mechanic to Secret Service.
I no longer feel bad about my 2002 Toyota Sienna not having AC and blowing hot air, knowing even the presidential limousine isn't immune to that lmao
but they cant put their window down ;)
bet every toyota built has good air compressors for atleast the next 20 years not the least the 8 years these prez limos are built for and still had ac go out lmao american made
@@detroitdawg81man that’s life. Id rather own a gm car especially being in the motor city then I would a Chinese built car. China sucks.
I could see this play out in a future comedy/action film on referencing this situation.
@detroitdawg81 was gonna say, if they want a RELIABLE limo, have Toyota build it! Or the Lexus division.
Jay: Let's address the elephant in the room.
Secret Service: Nope
Jay: So, how long have you been driving.
😂😂😂
Damn shame they can't even show the wooden seal. We pay for this and understandably so I suppose, can't get anything.
Nice to see Jay in a suit😮
Great video, thanks Jay.
@@pmccoy8924bet its not anything thats not online
Wild timing to release this video. This must be why the secret service has been so busy.
I grew up around Jay's garage and remember seeing Jay driving his steam car around the neighborhood. He would always say hi to us!
😄 "can we talk about the paint job?" - "it's robust"
its HARD to Paint TITANIUM.
@@markplott4820 Why would it be titanium?
@@byteme9718 - Bullet & Bomb resistance.
the "BEAST " is made w/ Titanium TUB(safety cell) , the ROOF is solid metal and the Interior is lined in KEVLAR/Spectra fiber.
each Door has Inches of BP Glass and Titanium Exterior & Kevlar liner on Interior.
I love the dude in the middle. He’s trying to talk but has no idea what to say without violating secrets. It’s very possible he’s star struck by Jay.
That dude actually was star struck! He grew up watching jay and shares the same love for cars
You could see him shaking. He was a mechanic most his career. I’m sure he’s a big fan of Jay. I’m sure I would be the same way if I got to meet him.
Things i learned about the beast from this video:
-it drives like a car
-it has LED lights for the flags
-it comes in black
This was a very informative 26 min video 👍
I thought this was a great episode. I could not believe bus / truck size tires. Till you saw them standing by the car.Damn the car is huge. Thanks Jay.
i love how jay lightly was roasting tf outta the politicians, really a man of the people
You don't realize how massive the vehicle is until Jay is standing beside it. It is basically the opposite of the US market today - they took a gigantic SUV and turned it into a sedan/limo.
It's built on a GMC Topkick truck chassis. Those are the trucks you see pulling Coca-Cola trailers.
Fricken HUGE! LOL
@@gerardbyrnes5780that makes sense
At the end you could hear the diesel and air compressor.
@@gerardbyrnes5780thank you i was wondering i thought maybe a 3500 but that’s even better
@@ralanham76 you could even see the smoke when loading in the aircraft slight black smoke as they climbed the ramp.
@@benjaminserino6611Maybe it's a 4500 on super single-ish wheels.
Considering the news today, how timely this car review was.
4:25 the most Secret Service answer ever.
I wish Jay was wearing a denim tie.
I've got my suspicions about the shirt haha 👍🏻
@@cjtr83 LOLOL👏👏
Don't worry denim underwear, painful concept
he missed the opportunity to wear an entire denim suit
😅😅
"Well for a politician to blow hot air, that's the worst thing that could happen..."
Love ya Jay, you still got it. LOL
The loadmaster absolutely got flamed for going to his phone while being filmed.
"Jay Leno observes the Beast: Looking at it from a safe distance"
The mechanic agent definitely opened up once they started talking shop. You get car guys together and it doesn't matter how professional the situation may be, a barrier is always removed.
But the other agent in charge did very well at deflecting the subject about how he applied
@@spence7 Thats because his boy got him the job. Bro didn't have to work hard for it. lol
I’ve never been so pleased while being given so little information. Thank you Mr Leno. Thank you Jay and Steve. You are all greatly appreciated.
This video is making me sick
@@danburby7936how
Guy in the middle is just there to have fun lol
"tell me about the car that you can't tell me about" "sure, it looks like a car" "thanks"
Couldn’t think of a better person to feature this incredible machine. Hands down the best car content creator on RUclips.
If you were to construct the best person for the job you'd take a car nut and collector and combine with someone who was a beloved national interviewer and humorous entertainer. And you'd get Jay Leno.
agreed!
Yeah it has to be a certified number one car 🔩 doesn't hurt to be a comedian as well so that you can crack a joke about the beast well done well done 👍 Jay Leno🇺🇲
Jay’s is an American Institution🇺🇸 US Ambassador at Large for Transportation
doug demuro is more suitable to review this car 100%
1992, Bush/Quayle era, I was an insurance appraiser in northern Virginia. One of our approved body shops did all the Secret Service vehicle body work. Walked into the body shop one day, big black limo with Agents carrying MAC 10's in front. Body shop manager said, "That's President Bush's car. Secret Service Agents are here 24/7." Came back a few weeks later, again a black limo but with no guards at all. Asked the manger about it. "Oh, that's VP Quayle's car." Hysterical!
yea sure kid
@@luhtruckrHuh??
why would they carry MAC-10s? the HK-MP5K is much better. Now they carry FN-P90's,much more firepower.
@@JayWye52 he probably has no idea what an MP-5 looks like so he said MAC-10's but given the mistake in his brain it's likely those were MP-7's since they're a very widespread standard issue for special security needs. Or the classic Uzi which has been a long standing weapon for the secret service.
@@JayWye52my uncle was an O-5, 82nd airborne infantry officer in his younger days, and called everything a MAC-10. Don’t fault a guy for being firearm ignorant.
"It was only blowing hot air?" "That's every politician's worst nightmare!" -Vintage Jay
What an amazing video. Just two days later, it would not have been made.
Damn, I’ve loved Jay since I was a teenager. Loved his newspaper classifieds finds, they were hilarious. Makes me feel so old that he’s aging. I thought these guys, Jay, Letterman, Barker etc would live forever.
Oh yeah, awesome video and that thing is crazy
FYI... The 'kid' who ran into President Ford's limo in Hartford, CT had the green light. It was the presidential motorcade that ran the red light. Apparently there was a miscommunication over which officer was supposed to be covering that particular intersection.
Thought so!
That's why, in my country, every vehicle in a motorcade has the right to run a red light so long as the first vehicle had a green light. Other cars have to give way to the motorcade.
Pretty sure the President anywhere has the right of way!😢
I think it's called common sense, which most people these days lack!😮
The government made a mistake? No way?😂
I was wondering how he drove through the light and not noticed the police blockade in front of him. Seems they forgot that 1 intersection.
The story about the presidental seal on the inside of the limo tells me that the people who make the limo care more about the history of the country than the people that ride in it
Particularly the family that used a certain Corvette that’s been on the show as a vault for classified information.
Yep - I mean it’s the only way the secret service could ever work. You must be impartial. Obviously everyone has a bias and opinions, but you are doing it for America, not for the sitting president.
@@TBustah Better than a bathroom in Florida...
Obiden doesn't even know what country he's in. Or planet for that matter. 😅
@@vernonslone8627Knock knock.
These guys mean business. No politics. Just keeping the leader of the free world, safe.
@14:09
Jay: every possible care is taken in every area
Guest: yea we try, but it still a GM
I like how the title says "Inside" and that's the one thing we didnt see was inside it.
Rare clickbate video on this channel.
Annoying
and the air-condition fail 😀😀😀
Probably a biohazard zone.
Didn't want to wake up sleepy Joe
Theirs something eternally funny to me about the seal on the door being “low profile” when it’s a car the size of a suburban surrounded by a police escort and several suburbans full of guys with m4s
Right?? And this thing would make a suburban look small! Super low pro lol
Exactly! NOTHING about this car is low profile! If you see this car, you know that either the President is in there, or it is one of the decoys!
There is *
@@jovanratkovac9109💀💀💀
If you are using a sniper rifle and are 2,000 yards away, then things can appear a bit different.
Edit: I probably should clarify that such a sniper would be ineffective against the vehicle or anyone in it. However, there is that brief time when the President is entering or exiting when he is exposed. Good optics would assist in spotting the key vehicles, hence the so-called "low profile" factor does have a purpose.
Secret service: "We try to get original parts to keep it as cheap as possible"
Bro yall gonna spend the money regardless. What are you talking about?!😂
This didn’t age too well…..
How so?
@@RickR69 Rick just stop already... You are on multiple of these comments, saying the same thing... Which means, you know EXACTLY why, and "How so"... Pretty disingenuous and childish of you.
There will NEVER be another Jay Leno. No one with the respect FOR and the respect OF the car community!
Scotty Kilmer
@@basshead.Scotty is a sellout hack
@@basshead.Kilmer is an idiot who only wants carbureted cars
Thank the lord he hasn't got much longer to live looking at the old crank
Well said my friend… well said.
Imagine living next door to Jay and just randomly seeing the president's car come out of his garage.
Jay's garage is in a light industrial area adjacent to the Burbank Airport.
Also if you had any chance to interact with them, they would have already you out.
@@avsystem3142 Not good at imagining stuff?
@@StrangeTapes Well, I have four U.S. Patents so I am pretty good at imagining stuff. Just not impossible scenarios.
@@avsystem3142 You must be great fun at parties.
Jay is a large man; these agents are GIANTS beside him!
Jay: We just met at the Gulf station at the bottom of Los Angeles Crest hyw. You were driving your Gordon Murray single seater. I'm so sorry I came off wrong talking about high school. I have a 1969 Cougar with a EFI Boss 351 and a 4-spd that I've owned since I was 18 and have done all the work myself. I hope we can meet again some day.
love how these two feds slowly open up to Jay and become more relatable
im sure they where selected for some amicability, seemed like you could grab a beer w em if they knew the place wasn't bugged lol
Lmao feds
@@slimhardaway8That's what they are. Feds. Federal law enforcement agents.
I noticed that too.
Right? And they start showing him the car? Inside and out? Oh wait. None of that happened either...
This episode shows just how much respect and value Jay is.
Who else could have pulled this off so well!
I wonder if it was a secure location to keep it overnight and so they thought, why not?
Pulled what off? Do you know more about the car now than you did before?
Why didn't he talk about the time Trump rode in the Beast at the Daytona 500? Feel like that was a huge lost opportunity.
@@fast97z24 Probably because he wanted to keep in unpolitical, but yeah that was pretty cool!
I bet whistling Diesel could pull it off 😂😅
Jay Leno is a class act, period. Thanks, Jay!
the amount of confidence you have to have in your work that once you knew it wasnt the fuel pump you immediately blame the gas you just pump
"Inside Presidential Limo", but you can't even touch the car.
Jay is the consummate professional. He was able give us an incredible inside picture of "The Beast" without actually seeing inside himself. He was actually able to get the agents to smile once or twice.
I am not so sure he hasn’t seen inside, it’s more that he is not allowed to talk about it.
Think he may have rode in one with past presidents.
I'm sure these guys are going to get an earful after what happened today
A friend of mine was a ford mechanic for 20 years, that made him a ford expert. The secret service job paid 120k and you travel with the car full tools and everything you need. If the car dies, you’re fired, if you can’t fix it, you’re fired. The budget and resources were wide open. I know a Lamborghini Ferrari and Aston Martin dealer offered him more to work there, he went for it.
Fantasist.
“For a politician blowing hot air, that’s the worst that could happen” 😂😂 Good one Jay
Jay is pretty quick witted with, " For a politician blowing hot air," is pretty funny.
A true comedian
Totally predictable cliché. Yawn
@@_-0_x_-_p_0-_ The really funny part is..... it's true. Cheers.
@@wrightflyer7855 You're exactly right. It's so true, it's not even a joke anymore, just a fact.
@@_-0_x_-_p_0-_ He can blow all the hot air he wants at Mar-a-Loco. Just keep the pervert off the beaches during Spring Break.
Jay Leno not wearing Jeans! That's a first for me
It's got top secret things that we can't talk about, but what are you allowed to say about it?
"The tires have Run Flat....."
The secret service is so secret that even the guys in this episode are body-doubles of the actual secret service officers
That would be actually wild if true 😂
@romanlegion5837 that's some BS I just made up but that would really be cool AF! 😅
i mean they are the driver and mechanic so kind of haha
“They are destroyed.” I could hear the sadness from Jay as he realizes he can’t buy one.
Not immediately. They said later on that they are used for training new drivers, so perhaps they are not all destroyed. But guessing there is a lot of useful information from one vehicle to the next that needs to be protected..
@dougle03 some are loaned to presidential libraries but they're always locked and only to be handled by Secret Service personnel except for dusting, which I imagine library employees can keep clean.
@@LouisSubearthI’m sure those ones are also completely stripped of electronics and any other classified stuff that they can without ruining the looks of the car. So even if someone somehow gained unauthorized access to it, they wouldn’t get too much useful info
@@LouisSubearth Lock Picking Lawyer can probably get into it... 🙂
I reckon they will have a few to donate after the new gen comes out. Realistically you can’t let the current gen be seen by civilians.
Where were those guys on the weekend? They had a bunch of 5ft 4' female DEI hires 'protecting' Trump, one of which yelled 'what do we do?' when the shots started firing. Their Boss has some BIG questions to answer.
Enough with the DEI nonsense. Women are just as capable as men to protect the president.
😂😂 they showed their incompetence in front of the word, and their DEI appointed boss has failed big time. DEI is indeed nonsense, DEI = Didn’t Earn It.
"how many miles do you put on it a year?"
"It just depends how far we have to go when were visiting different sites"
WOW a revelation!
Jay is the only auto RUclipsr in the world that can showcase the Presidential limo. What an honor just to have that vehicle in your garage.
Ew
Jerry Seinfeld at least got to sit inside
He's not a RUclipsr. He lets RUclips use his shows.
@@CreakyCricket 🤣 That’s what RUclipsrs do.
@@veto8792 That's like posting President Trump videos on you tube and calling him a you tuber er.
On 9/11 I was walking home in Sarasota I heard a roar of engines and less than 10 seconds later the Presidential motorcade comes screaming around a corner and each vehicle had it floored. Everything came to a complete stop except that motorcade, it flew by. Those vehicles can move
I for one would like to know the top speed.
@@michaelcharach Not much. And for sure those things corner even worse than stock xD
Listen to the engine as the "beast" pulls out of the garage. I'm hearing a probably quad-turbo'd diesel V6. I have no doubt in my mind that thing could GTFO if it needed to, in a real hurry.
Boy this video aged like 8 year old milk great job secret service you can't even get your own weapons in your holsters
Presidential cars have probably spent more time travelling in the sky than on the ground.
Damn, that’s a good point.
"It's not about the Money, Money, Money!" 🎶🎶 When I was driving home up 270 in really bad traffic, the whole motorcade went past me on the middle shoulder. I could just see the rough ride they must have been getting. Even though it's heavy, those run flat tires don't offer a whole lot of cushion. Still pretty impressive, "not stopping!"
Just to correct a minor mistake - It was the presidential limousine that ran the red light in Connecticut. The 16-year old had a solid green.
Then the fault was on the local police for not closing the road.
Pretty sure the presidential motorcade doesn't stop for red lights and has the right of way. The issue would have been the police not having the intersection blocked off for the motorcade coming through, not the limo running a red light.
If a kid could have done that by accident imagine what a terrorist could have done with some planning..
@@brookerobertson2951 Security had evolved dramatically since the Ford Administration.
The recent crash into the Presidential Motorcade in which that DUI driver hit a parked Suburban demonstrated the long distances now placed between the limousine and regular traffic.
Also, I'm pretty sure that Al Capone's bullet-proof limo was not a Lincoln, but rather a Cadillac V-16... Reagan's plane was a 707, not a 737, but in fact WAS a longer version of Travolta's plane with is IIRC a 707-138.
I adore how Leno can make these extremely serious, straight-laced secret service agents chuckle a few times.
What impressed me the most was the part when the guy said the presidential limo actually had to go down the local gas station and who would've thought they poured in bad gas in it haha
Given what happened yesterday the timing of this proved interesting.
I see Mr. Leno is stepping out of his standard gear and donning a nice suit. Lookin good Jay!
I was disappointed his suit was not denim 😅
oh please. Not tailored. Collar a mess. Tie crooked. Looks like he belong in a casket.
nice to see he hasn't quite remebered how to tie that tie.... makes me happy, I've forgotten too.... it's a good feeling.
Showing respect!
Stepped out of his Canadian tuxedo for a suit.