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1957 Buick Roadmaster - Jay Leno's Garage
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Jay Leno's Garage
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You were an important man to own a Buick in 1957.
Total RESPECT for leaving that beautiful beast as she is and was. Thanks for your trips down memory lane
Anyone can restore a classic. Not everyone can have a unrestored beauty from the factory. Jay is an ambassador for us car guys.
My dad owned a 1957 Buick Roadmaster two door when I was just 8 years old. The back seat in that car seemed as expansive as a football field. Two things I remember the most of that car was the fluid smoothness and ride. The safety minder buzzing. That was truly a nice car!
I love how Jay can pull off being a purist without coming off as pretentious or snobby. Great series. i can only aspire to build something great enough to be featured on one of his webisodes.
Your wife is the real hero here, for letting you be you, and sharing you with all of us. Seriously. You may be one person, and this may be one "show," but without either, the sheer amount of information that wouldn't exist is quite frankly, staggering. You can not put a price on the passion, and resulting collection of information and people.
So, I invite everyone to take a minute out of your life at some point, and give a written thank you somewhere, to Mavis for letting Jay be the person, and worldwide automotive and mechanical treasure he has become. Thank you Mavis.
What I like about when Jay does his own cars, you feel like you're riding with him and he's talking to you.
My uncle had a '57 Buick hardtop. My dad felt compelled to go out and buy a '57 Olds. Since my dad had four kids, it was a station wagon, a blue station wagon. It remains not only locked in the "fond memory" section of my brain, but in the same location in the brains of my siblings. We will occasionally mention the vehicle and inevitably it will bring a smile.
+Randall Anderson
I was raised in Britain so we did not have as nice a car but I do have fond Memories of the old Rover. My Grandfather collected cars which were British and European but no American cars are they were hard to find.
I had an uncle who lived in America and he used to go on about his Buick car and when I seen it as an adult I realized it was nicer than how he described it and felt amazing to drive.
One of my uncles had a 1957 Buick Roadmaster. It was a two door hardtop. I thought it was the most handsome vehicle I’d ever seen! I still do!
I love the sound of those old, solid doors shutting. I actually like the boone to safety. If you were first learning to drive it could help you learn to gauge what speed you're going without staring at the speedometer.
I think a Yugo would fit in the trunk of that gorgeous old Buick.
God I love that car. Glad Jay has it for safe keeping.
Love the look of old classic American autos. They sure have character!
My grandfather had a '57 Roadmaster Riviera, in pink. He had that car about 10 years before he bought his Imperial. The car went to my uncle, his son, who drove it for a couple more years. Really nice car.
In Nov 2015, on my holiday/vacation in Cuba (I'm from GB), I had the privilege of a chauffeured tour of Havana in a restored 1955 Buick Roadmaster convertible (yes, it had the original V-8, not one from a Lada or a boat engine). What a finale to my visit to the world's biggest classic car show! I LOVE the American cars of the '50s and '60s- so much style and everything is (....)-a-matic; Wonderful!. Yes modern cars are a technological tour-de-force, but you need a master's degree in computer sciences to change a light bulb on them. Give me the simplicity of those earlier cars any day. Love the videos Jay. I looked in the Buick section of MY garage tonight- it's still empty!
That is one place I wish I could go to, but I don't think there are any ships going there, and with this virus, I ain't going in no damn airplane.
My dad had a 1957 Buick century. There was an old airport run way on the edge of town where we lived. I never ever told my dad how many drag races I won with his car.
Bobby Green dang
Had a buddy Englewood nj same story 0-60. 7sec lots of trophies . engine blew after 5yrs.😁
Bobby telling your dad, bad teen back then
That car fits Jay.
I love it when that happens.
I used to hear stories of guys going out shopping for a car that fits and looks right with the owner.
Shoveled the snow from long lane way for a Yellow, 56 Buick, Road Master, 300 horses, I was 14 & suitably impressed. It was still going into the nineties.
A '57 Buick Roadmaster is on my list of dream garage cars.
Dad had a 1957 Buick Special Riviera 2 door hardtop. It was done in a two tone blue. One of his sweetest rides.
Buicks of that era were as nice as Mercedes cars.
I'd love to meet Jay not because he is famous but because Jay loves car and really enjoys the work design that goes into the cars now and the past....
My bucket list will not likely be filled because shooting the s**t with Jay in his garage is on it. Lol
rebel oneal Well I know for a fact Jay goes to car shows in CA. He goes to the Concourse De Elegance at Pebble Beach in August
What I like, is Jay seems like a _real_ guy, someone you might meet and just talk with. I love approachable people in my real life, and would love to chat with Jay one day.
@Ferris Wheeler Then don't watch, you dumb ditz.
Why dont all yall blow him already for crying out loud.
Wow watching how nice Buicks once were it's so nice Jay thanks .
All American cars of that era were of the highest quality. A Ford of that era would have been far nicer than a BMW. A Buick would have been at a Mercedes standard and Lincoln/Cadillac were at Rolls Royce standards.
One of the sharpest designs of the 50's, both of my grandfathers had a 57 Buick.
They had a 57 wurlitzer juke box? :)
Gorgeous car.
Like the FUEL sign fill it with jet fuel.
Dinosaur car running on Dinosaur fuel.
The dash is buzzing , son slow down.
The 1957 Roadmaster drop-top is one of my most favorite American cars of the 1950's.
Back in the '60's I had a friend with a '56 Hardtop. I used to say it was a tri-color; red, white and chrome. He had a plaque on the dash that read, Made in Las Vegas from old slot machine parts."
Currently helping my father re-restore his 1964 SS 327 Impala.
It's a big car, hell it's a tank with fenders.
Classic American cars, all the way up through the late 60's had some intangible essence; a mojo if you will. They had class...some ran exceptionally well from the factory, and exuded a "Grace under fire" dragstrip mentality.
I'm 26 and I love my imports and JDM whips, but nothing compares to vintage tin for pure class.
3:58 just shows how much people love old cars. You can never drive a new Honda or ford like you could back then. The styles are all the same now, and seeing an old car in mint condition drive down the street shows how much cars went from good to bad
And today's cars are so damn uncomfortable - no room inside, buckboard ride.
Now that I'm older I can appreciate these older cars. Had my fill of sports cars, now it's all about comfort in style.
Now that's a car! Jay keep it up sir. I like how it's a casual "show"; we can feel like you're talking "just to us". My pauper ass doesn't belong near that garage (though I've been a true enthusiast since very young... and had a master mechanic grandfather). You don't talk down to us... very cool.
I like and love the way in which describe the feature of each car Jay.
You are lucky to born in America when it flourished most.
The safety buzzer was actually very handy. Saved many drivers from getting tickets and the foot operated station changer on the radio was also a good feature.
Yep....keep your hands on the wheel at all times!
Yeah, right. Whatever you say.
my 62 lesabre has one of those buzzers very helpful
Had a buzzer on on a '67 Alfa as a kid. Lost my license twice with that car. Where there's a will, there's a way.
It was called Speed minder. Only cost about 10 dollars extra but mostly exclusive to upper medium and luxury cars in their day.
My dad had a 57 Buick 2 door hardtop green over green and 7 kids at the time. We all fit pretty comfortably. I think it was the most beautiful car he, or any of his 10 kids ever owned. Between all of us, we owned about 2,000 different cars over the years. My last 2 years of high school, i changed cars six times. That 57 Buick still rocks in my brain - or what there is left of it.
My first car in 1968 was a 1960 LeSabre convertible. I loved the way it started, turn the key to on and step on the gas pedal. Sure wish I had it still
I love this. I had a 57 series 75 hardtop 4dr. May not have been this sexy, but it sounded and drove just like this, and the horn was outrageous! I liked to take my Mom for rides around the block. Was easy because it was so big I had to stash it in her garage. The thing was huge. I pulled it out of a field where it sat the sun for 15 years. A cleanup, new rocker arms and tuneup and it sprang back to life. Had the trans rebuilt and it cruised pretty well. Found an original interior and swapped it, painted it myself and it looked ok. It was completely slathered in chrome. A Buck Rogers starship!
The definition of style and quality - the 1957 Buick Roadmaster.
My dad has a 1955 Buick Special at home, but its not like any normal Buick. If you are a Buick fan like me, you know that the 55 special had a 322 Nailhead V8. A solid motor but not that powerful, well when my dad bought it in 2007 he got the 1957 Roadmaster drivetrain! The "big" 364 Nailhead with 300 horse and the dynaflow automatic. Exactly the same as Jays! And just around 2008 it was finished! The Power Big Meet in Vasteras, Sweden (my home town) was just around the corner and on the third and last day of the meet me, dad and my uncle went blasting of on the highway at nearly a 160 km/h (100 miles per our) and it was probably the most fun i have had i a car ever and we stil own it today. I have grow to love the car over the years, im 15 now and i see it as a member of the family now. But my dad wants to sell it but im not gonna let him! :)
Doing 160 km/h in anything from the 1950 is like:
What do you expect me to do, goldfinger, to talk?
No, mister Bond, i expect you to die!!
my grandparents had a blue 58 Buick roadmaster. my grandpa paved a special place in the barn so it would always be in covered parking!!
My Dad was a Buick guy. We had a 73 huge simulated wood panel station wagon and pulled a 26ft Coleman camper. His last car was a supercharged regal gs. He would have been 22 in 57. Thank for showing your Buick.
I love and miss the old land yachts! they were real works of art and comfort. The ride was incredible, and the power was amazing.
It's a work of art. Love them Buicks! I've owned 2 Park Ave's and I drive one right now. Pure comfort.
I was born in 1949, so I'm about the same age as you. I LOVE the older cars WAY more than today's cars. My neighbor had a '53 Buick, and later traded it in on a new '57 Roadmaster. Both two-door hardtops. Wow! What style! We moved from Compton (Killen Place) to West Covina in 1954. My mom's parents lived on Rodeo, two blocks south of Wilshire. They didn't offer, and my dad wouldn't have accepted their help, so we grew up kinda poor financially, but rich with the pride of being self-supporting. I've always appreciated your humor, but I've always been awestruck by your automotive collection and garage.
The Glory Days for Flint, Michigan • Buick Town USA.
• Cheers from Michigan
***** I own a 65 Skylark made at Buick city! Got a thing for those 64 to 67 A- bodies for sure.
+trainroomgary Yep, that's what you call real steal.
Remember the days when Buicks were made in Flint and you couldn't drink the water in Mexico?
Flint lives matter.
Incredible ride. Hard to believe the interior. And the color.
well this piece brings back memories! I had a 1957 Buick Super with many of the same features and wow what a machine. I loved that car. I liked that dynaflo transmission too. Nice smooth ride and so big in the back seat u could have a picnic with a bunch of friends. Thanks Jay for the ride !!
I've seen this one before, but it is worth watching again and again and again.
I like the Roadmaster. Back around 1995 we rented one in San Diego and drove it 355 miles north. Most comfortable drive ever and I've made that drive dozens of times in other cars but never as easy and comfortable.
My Uncle let me drive his 57 Buick Super. When Jay talks about how it feels, bring back memories. Thanks! Jay for sharing with us.
Possibly the happiest I've seen Jay driving a car.
When I was a kid in 1964 my Mom got rid of a 52 buick and bought a 57 buick for 400.00. Man I thought we were the Rockefellers in that car. Them were the days!
Damn it was cheap! It was like $3191 today for a seven year old car! And how much money average American worker makes per month?I bet it's around $3000. www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1964-united-states-minimum-wage In Poland you have to pay at least 2000 [500 $] zlotys for a 20 year old in "good" shape. I'm not talking about total clunkers. Polish people make around 2-3.000 zlotys and a seven year old Opel Insignia [Buick LaCrosse] or Skoda Octavia costs 22.000 zlotys!
@@obywatelcane6775
People do not understand the economic wealth that existed in the period.
A gold Rolex from that era would cost about $300 which in today's money would be about $1200. A gold Rolex today costs about $30,000.
A normal Rolex back then cost $10.
@@obywatelcane6775 thank the federal reserve banksters for deflating the dollar
@@bighands69 and how it should be more today if the FRB had not ruined the economy over 100 years
@@nairbyad7188
FRB has played a part in poor monitory policy but it was not the reason for the out of control inflation.
When I was a teenager I wanted a sports car too, until I got my '57 Buick Special Riviera. It had bad ball joints and they were always breaking, but I loved that car. Got a lot of 'daddy's car' comments, so I joined a Buick car club. I wrecked it while in the Air Force after a night of drinking too much. Later got a '57 Super, but didn't keep it too long for some reason.. Wish I had either of them today. I never heard "Slush-o-matic, but my "friends" called it "Dyna-slush". Oh, yeah, I had a '52 Special Riviera too...
I love the quick little trip around the neighborhood at twilight! I like the older episodes like this.
"It's like drivin' a Wurlitzer Juke Box!" Hilarious!
That was a good one.
My father had a ‘56 Roadmaster as a loaner car when I was just a kid. It was a hardtop. It was an impressive car and I loved it!
Gotta love those 50's boats. Thanks Jay!
The guy that lived two doors up from me when I was a kid had a '53 Skylark rag. He bought it new (I was 3) and traded it in in '63 for a new Impala rag. He told my dad a few weeks after he bought it that he wished he'd tuned it up and put a new roof and paint and kept the Buick. He liked it that much!
wow jaw dropping gorgeous car. So nice to see it is original. I grew up during that era and brings back a lot of good memories. Im sure they used Sunoco gas as they sold several types of gas and 260 was like jet fuel. It was around 20 to 25 cents a gallon then! There is nothing like a big block (cast iron) V8.
Oh yes this is an American car, pure beauty! America, never lose that automotive passion, you are our last hope!
Jay Leno epitomizes the phrase "He who dies with the most toys...WINS!" Hopefully he'll be around for a long time to show us all of them.
Mid-50s Buicks are probably my favorite vehicles of all time when it comes to styling. I'd love to own a mid-50s Buick wagon someday. Sadly, they seem to be _very_ expensive these days, and I'm sure the price will just keep going up with time...
American cars of the 50s and 60s have a bad rep? Not from me they don't!!! I think they are the summit of a century of carmaking. Thanks for sharing this great vehicle with us.
Must be the snotty European car lovers. Not that all European car lovers are snotty, just the one's who make snarky remarks about these cars being gaudy and wasting gas. Mid-late 50's was definitely the pinnacle of car styling here in the US. Pretty much every brand on the road had a distinct look and a color combination styling that you could pick out from 40 yards away and say "yeah, that's a Buick"
guardian08527 the Europeans only wish they could have made cars like that!
Surely many of those people were looking at them through their British lens: "I can't fit this in British streets easily, parking's going to be hard and petrol prices are high here in Britain!" Well, we're not in London over here. It makes sense for people _in London_ to have small cars but it's nice to have a gentle ride on long trips.
They were pretty but they weren't particularly well made, America didn't really hit it's stride in quality until the 60's.
They were neat for sure but they were junk realistically. Planned obsolescence. Styling was quickly outdated. Redesigned every year meant quality was terrible and parts became hard to find. Awful gas mileage. Rusted out quickly. Engines were worn out at 60k. And a technology never improved even into the 1970s. No wonder even Americans started buying Volkswagens and eventually Japanese cars instead of these outdated land yachts. Those cars lasted and were reliable and for good mileage.
"It's like driving a Wurlitzer Jukebox!" PERFECT Analogy!
An absolute stunning classic!
What a beautiful classic. Nothing like originality!
It's like driving a Wurlitzer jukebox. Lmfao
Your uncle Frank is awesome! What a good way to get you to remember a memory!
I"ve seen many of your cars after all these years, and this still is the car I want the most. I keep searching and these cars are few and far between.
I was telling my friend the other day whos also a car nut, If I could meet any car personality, Jay it way be you!
I so agree with Jay.. LEAVE cars original.. All of the mods especially on these 50s cars are not needed.. LEAVE em alone !
People that generally modify them are doing it to cars that are about to fall apart and cannot be saved another way.
Many people have to change the interior completely because they have rotted out in some barn.
My dad bought a 1937 Buick special in 1962. It had a locking stearing colum & the starter button was at the bottom of the accelerator peddle. When you turned the ignition key, the on switch popped out of the lock mechanism, you would flip the switch up to on & the fuel, & amp gauges would spring to life like twang & viberate for a couple of seconds before settling down.
I think this is my favorite of Jay's cars my Dad had a Buick from the 1950's it was black and white Buick special. That was the first I remember.
What a beautiful car. They don't make them like this anymore.
Agreed. They just black them out these days and make them all jagged, constipated and angry. Probably a reflection of the roadside manners society has these days.
They aren’t making guys like Jay Leno anymore either. I’m 60, a few years younger than Jay, but all the stories Jay tells about cars and his youth are the same stories I grew up with. Jay is the Classic Guy and the perfect Americana and classic car representative, spokesperson, or whatever title means...da best dere is... 🇺🇸
The car culture is no more. Today's cars are just instrumental like everything else. No fun at all😕
Buick Roadmaster. Nuthin’ like it.
In every episode whether its a vintage or new car, Jay talks about when he was a kid, "back in the day", "in the old days", "back when I was 12", etc. EVERY EPISODE. I'm convinced Jay is more interested in reliving his youth than anything else, and having objects which existed in the past is his way of doing so.
My uncle in Alabama had a 57 Buick roadmaster Hard top and he used to cruse along at 85 MPH and no one noticed the speed not even his cranky old sister! They were THAT smooth. He changed out the manifold to a six carb set up, recurved the distributor put on early belanger headers and put in one of the first reprogramming modified control plate in the transmission. That's It, and it would haul like an Olds J-2! Which one of the real killer cars of the era. great memories....
I can't tell you how much I enjoy these videos Thank you so much for putting them out I'm 25 and I'm really into cars And I can't say enough about how cool it is to really see these old cars in detail Thank you thank you thank you!!
Sublime!! No restoration required :)
Jay thanks for sharing all your cars and showcasing others.
57 Buick was a gorgeous car!
Thanks for the video Jay Leno
You put your wife and yourself in that Buick ad. That's very sweet.
"The man who carries success with ease" LOL I guess that's Jay.
I love this one I have downloaded it play regularly. My parents had a buick when I was growing up in the 1950s.
My grandparents owned 1995 Buick Le Saber for 19 years before trading it in this past march for a 2013 Chevy Impala. It was by far the most comferdable car I ever rode in. We miss you, " Baby Blue"!
I've always liked the Buick Roadmaster of the 50's. Even the stepups.
awesome piece of nostalgia
"My uncle Frank has been fooling me all this time!" This guy is great! Great car too!
My uncle's Packard had a radio tuning foot button, too. He used to play the same trick on me!
I still remember waving my hand one way and then the other while wondering why the tuner only went to the right.
Having owned a mint '57 Nomad for several years, I have always loved the 1957 GM cars. Especially the Oldsmobiles and Buicks. Absolutely gorgeous cars. If there is reincarnation, I want to come back as Jay.
I grew up in Sunnyvale California. Kids were all nuts about cars. There was a guy who would trade in his Buick Special ever fall for a new one and park it in driveway to the envy of probably everyone. Very special.
I like Buicks to, I've owned 3 of them.
You got to love Jay sharing his collection with us. I was born the year that car came out.
Those late 50's Buicks are something else.
Correct! A car is only original once. I always love to see original cars at car shows.
My dad owned a '55 Roadmaster with a Dynaflow transmission when I was a young teenager. I wanted to know how it felt to drive, so he let me drive it before I got my license. I was so impressed w/ the smoothness of the transmission, I decided to invent a more efficient version. It took a while to get it right using gears instead of hydrodynamics. The result is on my YT channel.
Of all the cars he has, this is the one I would want. I have always had a thing for the 57 Buick. My dad had a station wagon when I was a kid in the 1960s... I an still remember the smell of the interior.
I always love the name Roadmaster now just numbers
Love that car. Always a fan of old school and lots of chrome! thanks jay
I really like the upholstery!
My dad had MANY Buicks through the years. One was a 1957 Roadmaster 4 door hardtop (no B pillar and the door windows had no frames), fully loaded with A/C. It was totally original too. I did repaint the lower color for him. Such a nice car. You can keep your tri-5 Chevys. Give me the tri-5 Buicks any day. Especially the Roadmasters and the Centurys. I'll take the Dynaflow over the Powerglide too.
You drive it from New York to California...you're not wore out...awesome automobile..I still love big cars...especially this one
Another one, that back in the 70's, nobody wanted. Beautiful car.
Best era ever. I love those land yachts!