1953 Cunningham C3 - Jay Leno's Garage
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2017
- After 18 months of intense restoration, Jay and team unveil his 1953 Cunningham C3 that is one of only 25 of these cars that were ever produced.
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The future Jay Leno Automotive Museum is going to be one of the great Wonders of the World.
Tell whoever is editing your vids to PUMP UP THE VOLUME. Same problem as last vids.
Just looking at this post brings back the smell of the rich, thick smell of that German leather of the period. It's the smell I grew up with, as my Dad had a 1957 MB 220S. He had found an old German mechanic working out of a one man shop in a broken down ancient garage with no sign...He was one of those guys who had to approve of you to work on your car. He'd come through the war and moved here following. He had worked for Focke-Wulf during the war. Just a genius. He replaced the SU's with Weber's, reground the cam, ported, polished and all the other stuff. I was five when he got it, and I taught myself to drive by sitting in that car for hours at a time, teaching myself how to clutch and shift...everything I could do without taking it on the road. When I was a little bit older, he'd sit me on his lap, starting way out in the country helping me develop the proper approach to driving a proper automobile. And he actually put the four on the tree where it properly belonged. I believe there's still a picture of it parked in front of a rest little pizzeria where we were having lunch. I gotta dig out some more pics of that car. One of the most pleasant of my childhood memories. When I find some I'll post 'em on my timeline.
Jay, just fantastic, thank you. Here in the UK, most private car collections are hidden away and rarely seen in public. So thank you, not just for this video, but for all videos you create - you don't need to do it, but you do, and that benefits all car enthusiasts.
No matter how bad my day might be, I can always recover with one 22 minute JLG video. This one is spectacular.
I had the honor of meeting Mr. Cunningham right in the early '80s. Amazing man.
That breather was known as the "road draft tube" if you look at old photos you can see the black oil stain down the center of lanes on the highway. That's why you don't ride your motorcycle down the center of your lane.
I like how Jay says "our shop" instead of "my shop"
Thanks Jay. I built a Cunningham model as a kid in the 1960's but really never knew anything about the car. Now I do!
Jay, that netting is common in boats for stowage. Considering Cunningham's yachting background, it's not so surprising to see it in his cars.
Thanks for this presentation. You stated that 'most people have never heard of this car (maker)' and you'd probably be right. I tuned in to watch this video simply 'because' it was a Cunningham.
Jay is providing jobs for guys who know and obviously love their work. Excellent.
I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Cunningham a few times while very active in the Rolls-Royce owners club. One time at a meet at the 5 Crowns in Newport (?) Briggs Cunningham on one side and Phil Hill on the other helped position my '35 20/25 RR. We also sat with Dutch Darrin at lunch and heard him spin yarns of sailing with Errol Flynn. I organized a "slow drag" in the Cunningham Museum parking lot with Rolls-Royce automobiles. The museum rolled out their Silver Ghost to compete. The results were published in units of "Furlongs Per Fortnight". Fine memories indeed. Very nice to see the C3 on the road.
Love it when you show a car in YOUR collection...seems more personal...Kodos to you and your crew!
I could never decide which is more interesting, the cars themselves or the people and circumstances associated with
I met Briggs at his museum in Coasta Mesa back in 1973 or 74. BLMC had brought the very first MG ever made on loan, and I volunteered to help unload it and move it into the building. Got to talk with him for awhile. An experience I will remember for the rest of my life.
I've had a long time fascination with the Cunningham, ever since I read about Briggs Cunningham's LeMans attempts. I finally saw one in person at the Gateway Museum here in Colorado. Fantastic to see one in running condition on the road. Beautiful Italian styling with solid American technology. It really doesn't get any better than that in the 50's.
"Happy is he who makes a living from his hobby." Jay, you don't make a living from your hobby, but you provide employment for those who would. Outstanding!
Dear Mr. Leno, I have appreciated the videos you produce about the range of cars in your garage as well as the warmth with which you present those of the guests you host. Your attention to the details of the cars and demonstration of the craftmanship involved in the making of such a library of vehicles makes this channel a rare catalog. I have only one request. I would really like to hear these vehicles start. There's a lot of character in the process and sound of a car starting. From the cranks of the cars before electric starts, to the Dodge starters of the sixties and seventies, to the sound of a two-cylinder bike's kick start or a four cylinder electric start, what you present to the populous and preserve for posterity needs only this aspect. Thank you for not only holding these vehicles for the next generation but making them accessible, by way of dream, to the rest of this one.
Hands down, the best car guy channel for your garage. Its dream tv.