Restoration Blog: March 2024
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Jay goes into detail with Jeremy and Chris, who also explain their procedure for cleaning and detailing some of Jay's cars. Jay also shows off his Ariel Atom, his Doble Steam Car, his Buick Roadmaster, and gives an update on the Detroit Electric project.
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No wonder all Jay's cars look and run so great, it's the team behind the curtain that makes it happen. Thanks Jay for showing the hands doing the real work of maintaining your fleet, it is so interesting and satisfying to learn about them and the jobs they do. Kudos to all.
The skills and knowledge of Jay's team is incredible, and I love hearing Jay acknowledge them.
Ya need great for showing his hands and id bet they're some of the best and most Knowledgeable mechanics in the country
Jay is a good person, as he could just fill the garage with people to get everything fixed, then get rid of the workers. But he keeps people on for the long term.
❤ clearly his passion is in the garage. he is no spring chicken and it would be impossible to maintain a thousand engines of all types spanning 150 years
An amazing crew!
Great to see someone as young as Ava wanting to learn that old tech and fix it.
Well its probably because nobody else but Jay would hire "Butch" because she had so many discrimination lawsuits against her former employer because she has to have special treatment.
I GAURANTEE there's more qualified men to do that job than her.
Jay covered all the basis with that one but he'll probably regret hiring her in the end.
I hope the work DOES continue long after Jay's gone! That collection is incredible and historically invaluable, and unlike most museum collections, all of the cars remain functional. I hope something can be set up to allow future generations to experience them.
I am wondering if the men at the workshop finds her a distraction 😏
@@MetalheadofNorway1 If they don't I don't know what to say.
@@MetalheadofNorway1I was just thinking that she is "mighty mighty." 😗
Ava reminds me of my late Aunt Joyce, who grew up with three gear head older brothers. I remember Joyce replacing the water pump on her Impala while her husband handed her the tools.
I get unreasonably excited for these restoration updates
Try putting an ice pack on it.
Completely reasonable
It is so beautiful to see how much Jay cares about his people❤
I'm pretty sure they were very well taken care of during Covid too.
Jay, thank you for saving all these cars for history
I really enjoyed watching Ava trying not to crack up when Jay was making his usual one liners. Very nice to see someone under 60 who obviously has the passion and skills needed for Jay's Garage. She welds better than I do!
This type of skill set will be next to dead in 50 years . todays world leaders wants these skills regarding ICE engines to dissolve/dissipate/disappear.
Hats off the the craftsman (and women) behind the collection. They do amazing work. Please keep giving them time in front of the camera, they deserve it.
Seeing Jimmy brought back so many memories of the early 2000s Discovery Channel era. That era inspired a generation of kids to get into trades including myself.
Jimmy puts so much love and craftsmanship into restoring these historic rolling works of art. He’s the coolest!
THE biggest car guy in the world, we love you Jay!!!
You can see that Jay appreciates and respects his crew. They are comfortable discussing the project and adding content or even correcting Jay if necessary. That type of relationship with the Boss is pretty rare.
One of my most favorite pastimes is watching the Jay Leno's Garage - Restoration Blogs. It's incredibly interesting.
As an engineer and amateur auto restorer, I'm so impressed with Jay's team and tools Jay provides to them.
Bless her heart you can tell she was nervous being on camera but her work on getting the bigger engine to work in that little car is fantastic. How cool it must be to work for Jay Leno.
Woaaahh you guys have a DeLorean Time Machine over there?
Czechoslovakia hasn’t been a country for some thirty years now.
It’s either the Czech Republic or Slovakia, pick one Jay.
Yeah, this fascinates me too, somehow ppl go where it’s literary impossible to go 😂
Listen, people have found a way to go to England for a long time now. you know Scotland, Ireland, Wales..... People say Russia and mean all of the former USSR. cut the man some slack :)
@@uliwehner England is its own country and it doesn't contain Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The British Isles contain the countries of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales
Paulie Walnuts sez, OHHHH, waddaya mean there’s no Czechoslovakia!!
Jay’s Restoration blogs are always a treat (it always takes me away from the crazy world around us).
Thank you Mr. Leno and the team 🌹🙏
The amount of skill and intelligence in that shop combined with the rare vehicles makes Jays garage truly a place that is priceless.
It's nice to see Ava again. 💝
We need young go-getters like her that can actually build stuff with their hands.
So few builder-people out there today.
@@barath4545to many sitting behind a desk pushing buttons and clicking a mouse. Those people are needed. But the industrial world goes around because of hands on trade workers.
Her?? @@barath4545
Ava knows her stuff, nice voice as well, the hair style shocked me a bit. Amazing person indeed.
Thank you Ava!!👍😁👍
that new girl on the troup is wonderful, very sympathetic and certainly a huge valuable addition of craftmanship to the garage! Bravo
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I always look forward to these restoration updates. Thanks for continuing to do them, as its neat to see how things are progressing behind the scenes of your regular video format.
Real nice to hear from the crew including Ava. Great blog. Thanks Jay
Jay, this was a very cool episode with your garage and the spectacular, passionate people working for you on your vehicles. As a 34 year member of Steamfitter's Union Local 475 in Newark, New Jersey I've had both the pleasure and the opportunity to work on, and sometimes, the unfortunate replacement, of boilers and steam systems dating back to WW1, and beyond. A few of the boilers were originally installed in 1883 and lasted well into the late 1990's early 2000's. Unfortunately, they were replaced for more "efficient" systems. In my humble opinion, steam is definitely the best system for heating, and outlasts today's newest "high efficiency" systems. Another thing that definitely has changed over the years, as you mentioned, (is mostly thanks to the E.P.A.; our industry has moved overseas) the quality of materials that I install has diminished drastically. Back in the day when I was an apprentice, if it didn't say "made in the U.S.A." , it was refused and sent back. Today, it seems that India and Taiwan are the better choice; and the ABSOLUTE WORST is "made in China". It is apparent that the "quality control" is absent compared to American standards when it comes to materials either cast or forged. Honestly, if we keep pushing industry out of America, we will be at the mercy of the rest of the world.
One of the coolest people I had the chance to meet was Leon Hess, at his refinery (now gone), in Woodbridge(Port Reading), NJ. It Definitely was the cleanest refinery I've ever worked in. Leon Hess said the only reason for going into the refinery business was because it was cheaper than doing electric; which was his original preference.
Seeing the Electric Vehicles, but especially the steam vehicles from the time when my grandparents were born, is amazing. Once again, thank you Jay for sharing. Stay safe, God bless, and God bless America!😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Tell Ava she can relax. She's an artist ! Speaking of which, in case Jay and the subscribers haven't heard yet, we lost Marcello Gandini yesterday 3/13/24 . Designer of the Lamborghini Miura, Countach, Diablo etc. Tip a cold one to him 🍻. That man had a eye for automotive beauty. The world is a little darker without him ! 😔
Ava standing next to George gave me Stanley and Olie vibes. Awesome to see someone learning and retaining the necessary knowledge to keep these jewels on the road for another 100 years.
Thanks for preserving Britain's history/engineering so well.
I love it when you present a dedicated show on your project updates, and especially the people behind all the projects that you have going. What I also love is the little historic details of each project, and the upgrades and the reason for the upgrades. In other words, I find every bit of it fascinating AND educational. Thank you Jay.
I'm so glad all these mechanical creations are in the hands of someone with the means and the love to keep them in prime, operation condition.
It's fun seeing Jay indulging his passion for these historic machines.
Thank Jay for having all this restoration being done all those cars and bikes. History is so very important and few of us can afford to do what you are having done. Please stay in good health.
My favourite type of 'Garage' episode! Wonderful stuff. I like the way Jay treats his employees, they are people, not a number. How about all of those skills his people have! This is so important restoring these vehicles, so that your children's children's children will be aware of a wonderful motoring history we once had.
Jay Leno and his crew and collection are a National Treasure
Amazing how Jay has survived very serious injuries from members of his collection and still has such enthusiasm and devotion for them. ❤
Always great to see another restoration blog...but Jay, its not cold war era anymore, Czechoslovakia is now Czech republic and Slovakia :D, two seperate countries!
Imagine going from GM to JL? A very fortunate young lady that one.
And, how many bosses would pay for two hips, two wrists and an eye? That's 100s of 1000s in the US, you are a good man Jay.
We need to protect Jay and his team at all cost. They are a national treasure.
It really is amazing to have younger people working there! Nice to showcase Ava, and her work.
Jay, I love how your passion results in the preservation of vital mechanical skills in your workers. We live in an era when hardly anything is repaired; items are so often tossed and replaced with new instead of being fixed. Luckily, your garage is a temple to the guy who can put things right.
In this Garage, therebis a great Team.
However, a Team requires an intelligent, capable Leader - Jay is able to manage his Crew, establishing a master plan, objectives and strategies.
Following his explanations, all the complex work performed by Jay's Crew appears to be relatively easy.
It requires a special type of intelligence to transmit difficult, intrincate subjects in a clear manner.
And Jay is endowed with that gift.
Congratulations, Mr. Leno
Jay Leno is a one-of-a-kind American, and I love what he does for automotive history. Learning about Ava was great and more power to her and her career. Glad to hear the mention of Bernard.
Hello Ava! Welcome, your craft is needed.
I don't think it's people 'not wanting to work', it's a combination of people who don't think some of these technical skills are important anymore, or those that think their value is gone. For example- try to find a good shoe repair person. It can be hard, because shoes have reached a 'throw away' level of value rather than having them fixed.
I look forward to these restoration episodes.
I bet Jay Leno is a good man to work for.
It is good to see younger people like Ava learning from the best on restoring classic & rare cars. 👍
I am really digging Ava. She is more than pulling her weight with the "boys". You're a rock star.
Thanks for introducing your staff Jay, they are clearly all honest, hard working devotees of the arts and crafts involved in keeping a collection like this in good shape.
those restoration blogs are the best :) cant wait to watch new one.Jay youre legend !
A brief glance behind the scenes of JLG, a rare peek under the skirts of some of the worlds rarest vintage cars and motorcycles. These are my favourite JLG videos.
Yep, Ava is every car guy's dream.. A woman that knows what she's talking about and how to fix stuff is an amazing thing. I'm glad that the world is changing and there's getting to be more women like her.
As has been mentioned before, the stewardship of these vehicles is so appreciated. The cost to do what you do, Jay, is so far out of most peoples range. Thank you so much.
The colors of gray and maroon look like Howard Hughes might have been a previous owner of this 1925 Doble steam car.
I know, right? I recently read an article that stated that the Auto Insurance bill for the collection is $45,000 a MONTH!
Nice to see so much metal and so little plastic! Appreciate everything all of you are doing!
Not only this is a great car collection. But also an amazing collection of talented people. Jay is an institution!
The whole staff is incredible...wow.
Good to see Jim Hall again.
You have a great team Mr Leno.
Thanks for the video.
My favorite episodes. Thank you for bringing us in the shop.
So good to see automotive history being preserved. Thank you Jay.
Jay Leno is a National Treasure.
These are so much fun. Czechoslovakia ceased to exist in 1992 though
Hahaha people still call it that here. the Czech Republic people! and Slovakia 😂
This really is the best car show on CZcams. Jay’s garage is the living definition of scope creep. Can’t wait to see the Aerial Atom. That will be crazy.
Wow , #Ava is cool as a fan ! You guys should maybe think about a resto blog w/ Ava & her co-wrkrs update every other week . She's clearly an awesome mechanic just like the others @JLG , well spoken & not camera shy . I love the resto blog guys & gals , thx so much !
Jay’s Garage is like heaven on Earth for gearheads and car enthusiasts. Love watching these update vods. Thanks Jay!!
Rebuilt the Indian "so I can crash again on a more reliable vehicle...." HA! Gotta love Jay!
I would like to speak with a gentleman concerning the proper way to hang a wire in a parking lot.
8:15 Much respect to those that designed and built things in 1920 that would require, at least, AutoCad today. I am just old enough to have taken a two year course in drafting and design in which every dimension was either solved by hand or chart. Our first year we were not allowed to use any form of calculator. Every assignment was checked with the papers or reference material we used to solve all the work. The second year we could use an engineering calculator (which back then were almost as expensive as a phone today) to check our work but we still had to show the math that we used. There is a reason that steam vehicles that are over a hundred years old still work but a Tesla can't charge in the snow.
I minored in Technology back when Machine Drafting (drawing all the parts to spec for a machinist to create the parts). Half the time was keeping the velum paper smudges under control. They wanted bold, dark ACCURATE lines. Which is only possible with soft lead. Which smudges easily. Grades between A and B could be determined by those smudges, everything else being equal.
Now? That dynamic is non-existent. I can't tell you how many hundreds of hours were spent keeping project documents clean throughout the process. But here's my point:
That slow tedious attention to details made you understand the component you're drawing. Because it was slow, you also had to consider the way things fit together on the assembly. The further away from the actual material components one gets, the more likely to have defects.
Or redundancy / too many components and sensors to make up for those design oversights.
There's still another wave of ICE engine technology improvement left in the engineering and design stage yet unbroached. As well as sequential transmissions.
Don’t crap on Tesla engineers, they’re doing something extraordinary. they made American cars cool again and build them here!
Ava is one in a million. A smart young woman with a great skill set in the automotive industry. I am glad to see her at Jay Leno’s garage.
Love your honesty Jay, hitting all the marks. ❤
Ok Ava is super impressive. As is George. Jay your the best man, great video, very cool.
This has to be one of the talented group of specialists ever gathered under one roof.
I love Jay, he is a real treasure trove of knowledge, a real car guy who loves all vehicles. I know he probably doesn’t look at the comments, but I’d like to just get it out there. In 2021 I got sick with COVID and pneumonia at the same time, I waited too long to see a doctor, due to this I almost died. I was on the ventilator and completely sedated for 2 full weeks, I had the most vivid and crazy dreams during those weeks, and most of them included freakin Jay Leno! When I told one of my nurses about my dreams, she immediately brought me a notebook and told me to write it all down.
All the dreams were crazy, weird but good, in all my dreams Jay was fantastic. He saved many families from COVID by letting them live in his hotel, he had his own staff of nurses and doctors who were way better than “regular” nurses and doctors, they fixed me and other people, regularly.
That’s just a snippet of my dreams, but they were so vivid that when I finally woke up, I wanted to leave the hospital immediately, and I pleaded with my nurses to let me go because I know Jay Leno damnit! and his nurses will take care of me better!😂 They wouldn’t let me go! But, then I had a window of opportunity to escape, yea, that’s when I realized I wasn’t strong enough to even sit upright. It took days and nights of thinking to come back to reality. Anyway, thanks Jay! You have no idea how much safer I felt (in my dreams) cuz you’re a good dude!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you Jay .. I enjoy the restoration side of the shop ☺️👏👏👏
Happy Motoring Everyone ✌️🤠🙏
Thanks for sharing Jay! Beautiful work from all your experts!!!!
I know this probably won't get seen but I really want to let Jay Leno know that, I'm grateful he mentioned acetone as a cleaner for engine parts. It really helped me out and cleaning out this radiator that I had almost given up on.
Jays garage never ceases to amaze, would love to get locked in for wk end just to look at this fabulous collection. Talking with Jay be bonus!
Thank You, Jay!
Love this Show!
C'est super cher Jay de vous avoir en direct ! ❤️👍
It will be a sad day in the automotive world when Jay Leno will pass. I am glad this young lady is taking interest in these historic vehicles. They are an important part of automotive history. I hope someone will continue to hold the torch when that sad day happens. Thanks Jay for you and your team preserving and restoring history so younger generations can enjoy it now and in the future.
If they can rebuild that electric car mechanic, lay Jay on a table.
Start REBUILDING JAY !!!!!😅,😂,❤.
@@roberthein2156 wish it worked that way. He certainly has some very talented people working there.
Working for Jay must be an absolute treat. He knows what he wants, an absolute car geek that is truly engaged with his collection and is respectful to everyone he interacts with. To view his collection would be an absolute dream come true.
The biggest, most humble, the happiest car man i have met. Eva is an incredible addition! Jay lenos garage for life!😊
I really do love Jay Leno's videos but whoever decided to use this funky script in the thumbnails really needs to rethink the target audience.
Wonderful that you found someone with her skill.
Jay needs a museum for all of us to see these amazing vehicles
Greed of Americans lead to selling out of companies. Workers still want to work.
Older people young people not so much
@@daleolson3506 Millennials #1 ambition is to be an influencer/youtuber.
Americans want to work, but we also want to get paid a living wage for our labor, you can’t expect people to work 40 hours for their bosses making them rich while not being able to afford groceries
BULL$HIT! I spent 31+ years in American industry. I have written a book series about my time in American industry called “All in a DAZE work” (The decline and fall of the American work ethic) I worked with people who could not read on a high school level, could not read a simple, tape measure, and who honestly believed 3/8ths was more than 3/4ths! These were people who couldn’t tell a fine thread screw from a course thread screw! The factory where I worked for 21+ years produced firetrucks and ambulances. I worked 12 hour days (lots of overtime) and 6 out of 12 hours was spent fixing F#%KUPS! Nearly every morning when I clocked in the moment, people would clock in they would say “C’mon quittin’ time!” I’d reply “DUDE! You just clocked in!” Management literally hired people with little to no skills! Why? Because for the most part THAT’S WHAT WAS OUT THERE! While some of these people proved to be “naturals” most of them didn’t! As I said, I (others like me) made lots of overtime correcting F#%kUPS! When I first started at that firetruck/ambulance factory, they were working, working three shifts around the clock. Today they are down to one shift! You want a living wage? GET LIVING WAGE SKILLS!
No, it’s easier to outsource and be the middleman to a machine shop in India than do actual work here. But to be fair, you can still make a good living as a machinist in America as it’s a trade that is desperately needed since there are so few left.
@@SuzukiKid400 yup, no shortage of work in the trades, just as long as corporate A holes don’t send it all overseas
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It is my lifelong dream to visit that shop, all those cool things going on, just getting to see it and maybe even meet Jay, Wow.
Jay has a team of tech's that most restoration shops dream of 😊
whats up with the cancer patient?
lol
What a crew you have at the Garage! All are experts in their fields and seem to be really nice people.
Jay, another great blog. It is fascinating to see the variety of projects you & your team have going on--well done. :)
Jay, I love your Doble. I grew up restoring and polishing my dad’s 15’ T touring. My father was a founding member of HACO, historical automobile club of Oregon. We toured with some amazing cars, Deusenbergs (Charlie Norris), White touring, Rolls, Portland Oregon had a lot of great antique cars. I ended up going to a marine engineering school and sailed on steam ships for many years retiring in 13’ as Chief Engineer, Steam, Motor, Gas turbine and Motor Vessels. My first love was always steam and yes I’m very familiar with packing steam valves, pumps and all boiler fittings. Our high pressure control valves usually had stellite valve surfaces and seats. It’s a cobalt Chromium based alloy.
Bionic Jim...love these blogs Jay.You know how to get a good team together 👍
Glad to see jay is still well! I’ve always been a fan of his
That woman that rebuilt the steam engine, Ava, is wearing an EPIC watch. Big fan of her without needing to know more.
Keep her around.
Bless you for letting us into your garage. You and the staff are amazing/.
What an awesome group of talented people and amazing facility, love all of it, the steam, the gas, and the electric. Be awesome to see in person.
Amazing work with amazing vehicles and you end up with a work of art
Great stuff Jay. You're a lucky man having so many talented, dedicated people in your shop.
Nice to see you're keeping the Stanley Steamer working to perfection! :D
Thx for the video Jay love thiese restoblogs. There is no Czechoslovakia anymore for 31 years now just Czech and Slovak ..
Yea, that’s what I was gonna say, I wonder if they went to Czechia or Slovakia?
Jay, you got to fill us in on that 1956 Ford Crown Victoria hiding out in the background! 😊
Always like these updates, great to see young people being involved as when we are all gone they will be the ones that keep these machines running.
This must've been a couple of years now but i remember seeing Jay talk about restoring an old Volvo Amazon estate,i think it was supposed to be finished in polestar blue and have modern suspension and brakes etc.
Would be fun to see what happened to that one.
I am still hopeful that the Volvo 122 wagon project will get to see the light of day 🤞🤞🤞
Jai, Leonard’s garage, always amazes me so professional everything is spot on