What it’s Like to Drive a 100 Year-Old Car with 650hp
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I absolutely love Jay hearing him say “come on by anytime guys, we got plenty of stuff to play with” warms my heart because you know he loves the new generation of car enthusiasts and Donut
I heard that and immediately hoped they get to come back for a ride in his McLaren F1!
And he's 100% serious too, he loves playing with his toys. And the only way to get new enjoyment out of something is having someone else feel it
@@40ozPresToo right
@@40ozPresyes!!!
Im suprised jay so refined and monoton and the donuts are wild and crazy. I guss that makes sence opsits atract. Thir both grate watch both chnnels cuse thir all fun.
Nice to see jay.
The Merlin was a British engine developed and manufactured by Rolls Royce, for the Spitfire. It was licensed for production in the US for the P-51 because the US made engines were lacking against German fighters
Yeah, the history part of the video is complete bs
Had to double check the wikipedia on that one, they said it with such conviction that for a second they really had me believing that the ROLLS ROYCE Merlin was an American product. Kinda sums up the US perspective on wartime history in a nutshell.
@@MunkenbaI'm American and even I know that the Rolls Royce Merlin is more famous for the Spitfire.
I had a problem with this too. Tbh it reads like it was based on the Packard V1650 Wikipedia article. But they very much made it sound like this was an American engine when it is distinctly British
Was about to comment about that. Rolls-Royce named it the Merlin, and the US version was called the Packard V-1650 (the same exact Packard that made cars, Motor City). It was the same overall design, however, with creating new blueprints to suit American perspective layouts, dimensions and tolerances were altered to allow for mass production as Rolls-Royce built them with manual, fine tuning of clearances.
Jay is the coolest car person ever. Not a collector, but a true enthusiast that drives everything
Facts.
And no body cares
@@MR_stone69 You did care enough to write a comment
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@@MR_stone69 Lmao cringe fa3
Its great that Jay drives his cars. It is truly awesome that he allows other people to drive his cars
I would be way too nervous to drive something like that
@@cole4987 I was thinking about that when watching the video. How nervous I would be vs. how awesome it would be to drive the car. Which would win?
My conclusion was that it just presented too rare of an opportunity. I would be nervous as all hell, but given the chance, I would absolutely love to drive something like this.
Jay has done so much to showcase antique cars to the masses
It's amazing what you can do with $600,000,000
@@THEUrinalCakeyeah but he doest come off as that I’ve talked to him personally he would come to the in and out I would work at in North Hollywood and he was just another guy genuinely awesome to see so much money just go into something that isn’t hurting anyone
@@THEUrinalCake Yep you're right. You can do a lot And he DOES DO A LOT. It's ok. You're not less of a man if you have less money.
Great point! I slept on that, but he really delivered curiosities in me in some classic antiques I wouldn't have known (and introduction to so many others)
He's literally preserving auto motive heritage
Jay is honestly the coolest cat around. The older he gets and more in his shops he just is a true ole gear head
Except that time when he completely fucked over Conan O'Brien just based on ego
It's hard to feel bad for a millionare@@lunchtreyy
Jay is such a treasure to the car community. Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge, time and collection with us.
Jay is a legend and I love the passion he has and how he has pursued it. I also love how welcoming he is to allow others to intimately interact with such a precious collection like his!
Jay Leno has a pretty dang sweet car collection. And he’s an awesome dude. Really cool
Pretty sure its the largest in the USA. maybe the world? fact check me please.
seems like a pos for the whole conan late night debacle just happens to be rich and like cars
@@vordt4139not the biggest, the biggest car collection is 5 billions dollar collection by Sultan of Brunei
@@alalal123421i dont think a lot of car guys would care abt that
@@vordt4139 Not in the world, but in the US i believe it is Jay
Jay is an absolute god send in the world of cars! He has a massive, varied, incredibly cool collection but most importantly, he drives them all!
He's not collecting cars to flex his money, he does it because he loves our little gasoline guzzlers as much as us "normal" folks.
Great guy :)
His philosophy of buying cars is admirable. He doesn't care about the car's exclusivity so much as its story. It's impressive to listen to him go into detail about what makes a particular model special and what's unique about his specific car.
Boys! This is a huge peak for y’all. Props to getting the man himself on the channel! Congrats, great episode
He was on at least one other time for the electric car from the early 1900’s
More content with Jay! He is a national treasure, I would love to see donut get into his shop while he does some crazy overhaul
I love seeing stuff out of Jay's garage like this. He's a true car enthusiast that keeps all of his things in pristine drivable condition.
Too bad the Sultan of Brunei didn't contact Jay for advice. They would have had a lot to discuss.
The Jobe and Jerry combo is so amazing. I remember when you first brought on each of these guys. Now they are doing shoots with Jay Leno. Such an amazing character arc for these two. I hope you guys pay these guys well, the talent really makes donut a “family”
Love that Jay did this with you guys. Would love to see you all do more collaborations with him. He has so many unique cars, so much knowledge but more importantly - real passion.
6:21 yep, it is illegal in all of the 59 states 😂😂
Jay is an friggen legend in the automotive industry. Apart from his collection, what he has done is inspiring
In the Comedy scene though? Not as much.
@@fromthebackseat4865 I think most people who are still fans of Jay like him for being an automotive enthusiast. Im 27 and never seen or care to watch his old comedy late night stuff because that doesn't matter. He used that career to make something out of his real passion which is commendable.
I’ve met Jay at a car show in Malibu. We chatted for a while and he was such a genuine and friendly guy. We love Jay
This is one of the many reasons I love J Leno he just loves to have fun and he’s a car guy
3:58. ah yes, it is a Rover Meteor MkIVb tank engine. Designed by Rover for the tank, it is the unsupercharger version of the Merlin. Leno's Packard aero engine on the trailer was built by Graham White in Florida, and is a Packard V1650-1. Essentially, the US copy of the Rolls Merlin MkXX.
Bentley in 1930 : MOAR POWAAA BABEH
Donut inspires me.. My parents said if i get 50K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally
Begging...
I'd wish this Bentley made me deaf so I won't hear your music
dude chill
I say good sir....applieth more power!
MORE POWER MORE POWER MORE POWER BABEH
Good to see Jay alive and well (and his collection too! Fires are no joke). 🙂 That scary accident had me worried for him. 😔
Fires? Accident? Did I miss something again? Was there an accident?
@@phil955 Leno accidentally lit his face on fire while working on an old car with unique fuel / ignition system, and required skin grafts on his face (if memory serves me right).
@phil955 yeah he had a fire on one of his cars in his shop that left him burned
@@rjkStudios Oh shit! I didn't know that. I guess that's one of the prices you pay for not using social media... and being stuck with European TV.
@rjkStudios didn't he completely lose an ear? And they rebuilt it?
I glad there's a guy like Jay in this world. It's a tough job taking care of all those cars, but someone's gotta do it!
“I don’t like how my head is the tallest thing on this car”
“You’re the roll bar”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Great vid, and good technical info on the why, though as a Brit I am slightly butthurt about the Merlin's British origins not being spoken of, while they were made under license in the Arsenal of Democracy it was a roughly 2:1 split UK:US .
I was gonna say the same thing. World would not be the same if not for the Brits equally epic marvels of engineering during WW2. As an American I’ve come to learn a lot about the RAF and all it’s contributions and feats of heroism during the war until US got in and worked together to stomp out the nazis. Truly incredible stuff
@@brandonkoon7423 the Russians leave the chat ...
Americans claiming (or to be fair not knowing) the Origin of a Piece of Engineering or something war-related?
Now you Brits finally know how we Germans feel all the Time about all kinds of German Inventions & Engineering Products as well as war-related things in general.
Though we Germans are used to it by now, so Brits reading this, calm down, you'll survive
Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps
@@chartreux1532 I hate war but I admire Germany and Japan two medium sized countries keeping most of the world at bay for six years .....
To be slightly "fair" - the US manufactured Merlin's could be classed as a slightly different engine all together since the design was reworked by US automakers to be much more viable to the US mass assembly line system. So your point still stands; I just think that the narrative being told on the engine being displayed / talked about should change slightly due to the variations that came from the different manufacturer processes.
Jay is a walking encyclopedia of car knowledge, and such a nice guy too. You guys are lucky to have this crazy job.
Jay is so smart, he is using Donut as a vehicle to spread his knowledge and showcase his unrivaled collection.
The boys chillin with Jay, milestone episode!!. Jay is such a legend sharing this stuff with anyone he can..
Jay is the best car collector ever. He actually wants to show it to people and let some lucky ones enjoy the cars themselves. (Jelly of Jobe) very cool
Leno always seems so cool and down to earth
He probably is, unless he wants to host in your time slot.
@@RaulCastilloboo hoo
Honestly I'd be cool, relaxed and down for anything 24/7 if I were rich too lol. Those high strung stuck up rich people are doing it all wrong.
@@RaulCastilloyup. All the people I’ve seen talk about Jay Leno said if you couldn’t talk cars, there wasn’t anything else to talk about. And obviously what he did to Conan.
Cool to see Donut and Jay together. I never would have considered this cross over but once we started getting into the automotive history it makes complete sense. Hope there's more episodes to come from Jay's collection.
Jay seems like the coolest grandpa any kid could ever ask for!
correction: Rolls-Royce built and designed the merlin, it was built under licence by Packard in the USA.
So damn good to see Jay up and about! WE LOVE YOU JAY!
Good on Donut for helping poor old Jay rehab his image. Lord knows he can’t do it alone!!
When i saw the teaser for this on donut underground it was so exciting. and now finally getting to see the full video is great.
Love seeing Jay and the donut guys coming together for some good old fashioned fun. The young and old folks coming together is what this world needs
omg brother... 😳
@@TheGrace020 🤣 lol one of us is the evil twin for sure
😈for sure@@harveyhandbanana
All this mention of American manufacturing but no mention of the fact its a British engine and the Yanks only manufactured a 3rd of the 150,00 Merlins made during the war. A derivative of the Merlin was used in Tanks but that was called the Meteor.
Fact! America for you 😂
Ehh you would have lost the war without us soo
@@joseph72401 Not sure what your point is or how it's relevant ... US wouldn't have won the war either. Without Britain keeping Germany honest in the west, Germany could have put full might into invading Russia and little old America may have not even started the Manhattan project by the time they were considering suing for peace as realistically you're then up against Germany and Japan. You're a fool if you think anything otherwise. Who did what was a multi faceted, and simple sounding things like Britain losing the Battle of Britain could have had a massive effect on the world.
@@joseph72401That's really not true
Please keep the Donut/Leno collabs going!
I think they filmed fair few, I'm pretty certain this is from the last time. I might be wrong
The Merlin was put in the following planes before the P-51 Mustang:
Supermarine Spitfire
Fairey Battle I/II/V
Vickers Wellington II
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V/VII
Bristol Beaufighter II
Boulton Paul Defiant II
Handley Page Halifax I/II/V
Hawker Hurricane II/IV
Avro Lancaster I/III
And more...
“They used to use these as air raid sirens” is a actually a great subtle joke. (The roar of the plane’s engine served as its own warning they were incoming. Took me a second lol) He should be a comedian ;)
Jay Leno is one of the greatest gifts to the car world. He's got such a passion for the mechanic side of things and his collection is awe inspiring. He goes to such great lengths to preserve the motorsports history in so many of his vehicles and it's to be admired.
His videos of his collection are one of the most valuable sources of information that exist to the public on many prewar cars. What an invaluable resource.
One thing though, the Merlin was a Rolls Royce engine made in Britain, though yes early P-51's used the Merlin
early P51s used the Allison V12, it was replaced by the Merlin for the rest of the war licenced-built by Packard in the US to boost production.
I love that Donut as a fairly young outlet compared to Jay's stuff is teaming up with him and not just stuck on the classic CZcams vlog style. Top Gear watch out!
I might be the only one thinking this but sometimes the way donut presents these stories it almost feels like a kids' show. The contrast between that and the Keeps hair loss commercial is hilarious to me.
I hate to add its a british engine designed, delevoped and built in crewe in britain and its supercharged variants, its not murican, I do approve of our former colonies putting it in P51 mustangs.
Agreed, the Merlin P51 was one of the best examples of wartime co-operation
They stated it was a Rolls-Royce, and it was licensed for manufacture in the U.S. (Packard, I believe). Interesting that they Allison wasn't bad, but inferior to the Merlin due to the 2-stage freedom corkscrew. When the Allison was upgraded to a 2-stage supercharger, it was actually a bit better than the Merlin.
Could have mentioned Rolls Royce, you know who developed the Merlin engine in the first place. I assume the one in the display Leno turned on was a Packard V1650, which was built under license in the US
Was just about to post the same.
Such a great episode. The propellor that engine was designed to turn imparted an insane amount of force back into the engine air airframe so that’s another reason those engines were built so beastly.
It's so nice to see Jay being more "silly", makes me happy. Is a privilege to watch this legend talking about cars or bikes.
Jay is the whole reason I know and understand the stories of old cars. And for him to let everyone just hang out and drive his cars just shows how much he loves getting others into what he loves!
The non-supercharged Merlin, used in tanks, etc, was called the Rolls Royce METEOR. James May expostulates at length on it in a certain episode of Top Gear, in which they compare a Meteor-powered Bentley with another monster machine, the German Brutus (? - if memory serves) which had a German aero engine.
There are a 'worrying' amount of cool Meteor powered cars out there it would appear!
Not only was the meteor not supercharged but it also had less lightweight alloy and magnesium alloy engine components as they simply weren't a requirement for tanks.
There's a great display of the Spitfire and lots of its components at Hanley Museum in Stoke on Trent. The display plane was flown over Stoke on Trent several times before being retired to be an exhibit. It used to be kept in a huge glass outhouse which was really cool but it was finally moved indoors sometime in the early to mid 80s.
Yes the Brutus had a 42L V12 from the He-111 bombers :)
I have to Congratulate the Donut crew. You guys have come so far, it is so Amazing And the Fact that you get to hangout with Jay in his Garage and get the Great Honor to drive some of his cars. Jay is my Favorite Car Collector and just an all around Great Guy. I would Love to be able to just wander through his Garages with Jay and just Take it all in. I have been a Motor head since I was about 6 yrs old and have been a Mechanic for over 25+ years. Hanging out with Jay in his Garage and Talking Shop is on my Bucket list, and Hopefully, maybe one day I can make it happen. Congrats Again Guys, you know you've made it When Jay let's you Drive his Cars. 😁😁👍👍
team ups with Jay are great ! Itd be cool to see him on one of their smaller ideas, like get him on real mechanic stuff, or bring him a bunch of your retro tech when you look at stuff
it's cool to see Jay pass on his knowledge to the younger generations... a lot of old bentley owners are get off my lawn type dudes and don't even want you to look at their cars... let alone get intimate with one! kudos to Mr. Leno...
So awesome to see you guys with Jay Leno.. He is definitely a Legend in the car world. So awesome to see the older car guys getting with the newer car guys just to spread the amazing Carl knowledge!!! SO COOL. Everyone gets brownie points!!! Lol
Most yt videos I can have in the background because I can enjoy the information just by listening. But Donut videos' visuals are done so well I need to watch too. Thanks for the hard work y'all
Jay is such a legend. I met him a long time ago he was in NY at a Charity event. I was about 10 or so. He was super nice to me and my family. And the fact that hes a car guy just makes it so much better.
The boys chillin with Jay, milestone episode!!
I love how no matter the amount of wind Jay is just soaking it all in
The P51 wasn't designed for the engine nor vice versa. The engine was designed for a variety of British planes. The P51 was designed with the Allison engine, but the RAF thought it could be made better if they put a Merlin in it (as it was working very well in the Spitfire and Hurricane). And then a phenomenal plane was born.
Your guys's videos just keep getting better and better I love your channel keep it up donut
9:10 i died that was hilarious! 😂😂😂 Jay's wailing scream is the best
I am such a massive fan of Jay Leno and his enthusiasm for cars. Love seeing the Donut/Leno collaborations.
Can I just say good job?? I've seen so many CZcams channels absolutely butcher the whole idea if altitude and air pressure decrease but y'all kept it simple and to the point.
Another thing about aircraft engines is that they are built for low RPM. Since propellers generate a lot of stress and are limited in performance by the tip speed. Propellers performance greatly decreases when the blade tips reach Mach. Hence why the piston is so fat as compared to car engines. Also aircraft engines have their crankshafts trying to rip out of the end of the case! The propeller/prop hub is sometimes bolted directly to the crankshaft. So the case is build to be able to transfer 1000+lbs directly from the crank to the aircraft. So it’s a chunky engine.
The merlin is an English engine.
Jay is such a legend sharing this stuff with anyone he can.
absolutely love the combo as always and it really seems that the relationship is growing, so I'd LOVE to see Jay on again and often or yall heading over to guest on his garage!
Without Jay's generosity and enthusiasm to share his astounding collection the masses would never get to see these quirky one of a kind cars.
Watching Jay Leno just have so much fun in this video has made my week!!!! He's always been a real nice guy. He was awesome when he came out to do a video on my uncle's car.
Having Jay on Donut is a HUGE milestone!
Jay Leno with the Donut crew just makes my day even better 😌. This is another best content I've seen.
6:54 I love that they put a paper plate between the quarters and the Merlin engine and not the W12. Just shows how much more valuable that Merlin engine is, There's now way you will put metal on my valve cover!!! lol
loving this years content man, getting better every year. much love to the entire team!
Eh, I think they're starting to run out of ideas. Starting to just do stuff they wanna do. Now that they're proven successful they don't have to try as hard.
Love the colabs with Jay! Always been my favorite channel on CZcams, but recently it’s a full blown production.
How y’all haven’t gotten picked up by a serious tv provider on discovery, motor trend or other channels is crazy. Love y’all!
You guys keep doing collabs with my favorie channels, first Matt's off-road recovery now this, keep up the great content
It's so cool that you guys get to kick it with Jay and see and even drive some of his amazing collection
Wake,Bake, watch Donut ❤
this is the way
Wish I could bake right now! Lucky dog
Guys love tech content and never had a bad word to say about ... BUT
The Merlin is a British engine designed and built in England, nothing to do with the Americans.
So jays idea that you couldn't build them quick enough is rubbish..
I love when you all team up with Jay. He seems like such a great person.
Wasn't expecting TWO Jay Leno's Garage video's within just a few days from each other. Awesome! These old aero-engined vehicles are just so cool.
You guys do a great job and deserve all the success you've achieved! Keep it up!
"... so they came up with..." Yeah, but it's a British engine!
The biggest reason the Merlin engine is so big is because in a propeller driven airplane, you are actually limited by how fast the propeller can spin. In the P-51, the engine was limited to 3000RPM by a propeller governor. Any faster and the propeller tips would go supersonic, causing loss of efficiency in thrust, becoming extremely loud, and eventually destroying the prop through erosion from supersonic shockwaves. So aircraft engines rather than spinning faster to make power, they simply become bigger and bigger because propellers can only spin so fast based on their diameter.
The Jay Leno crossovers are some of my favorite episodes, please keep making trips to his wonderland of cars.
Jay Leno is amazing. One of imo the best "car guys" ever. He has so many different genres of cars in his collection, he's just a die hard car guy and it's so genuine. We need more collaborations!!
2:07 Are we just going to brush over the fact that this is a British designed and made engine used predominantly in British aircraft?
I mean, it has Polish Chechboard on front as well, so they've probably just googled ,,allied WW2 fighter plane" and went along with it.
But it wasn't about fighter planes, just about diffrent cars.
Yes. It was used in the P-51 Mustang and that's all we care about.
Jay is so cool❤ I love it haha they get along well when there is still 40 years difference in age. Cars bring us together no matter the age!
Jay Leno teaming up with Donut is a match made in heaven. Car people who are passionate about what they love.
Y’all and Jay know how to make a great part of my day ❤️
Please do more stuff with Mr. Leno! Such a legend ❤
😂😂“No no I said if you scatch It I will drag you behind it“ 😂😂
Love this episode! Looks like y'all had some fun with it and it had to be awesome getting to meet Jay Leno and driving that Merlin.
It actually warms my heart so much to see Jay’s joy showing off to the next generation
Jay is such a gem, you guys are lucky! And it makes awesome content!
I love Jay Leno and I love that he does a lot of collabs even if it different from his style of video. When he goes he will be missed. I hope his garage becomes a museum
I love watching the donut dudes work with jay.
Seeing as nobody else said it, British Made and out of a SPITFIRE! You're WELCOME
HOW COULD YOU FORGET THE SPITFIRE
From a scrapping together budget builds early on to now hanging with Jay Leno, well done Donut Media you have come far.
Love this! Like a @mustard and Donut video combined!