Jay Leno - Interviewing a President, Car Collections, and More| Interview & Lap | Top Gear
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- čas přidán 25. 03. 2010
- American chat show legend and self-confessed petrolhead Jay Leno reels off an impressive and very long list of classic cars in his collection before heading out onto the Top Gear track in the reasonably priced car.
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Best cop story, EVER!!!
Jonas Zeidler I was laughing for minutes! That story is hilarious! :D
Indeed!
Jonas Zeidler I agree! Lol Undercover Cops.
+Jonas Zeidler I find it hard to believe that two undercover cops would have their badges in their jacket. But nice story though
arconada They have to be able to identify themselves.
Undercover might not be undercover I guess, like there are different ''levels'' of it.
"race car driving is like sex all men think they are good at it" LEGEND
Dat quote... XD
my new motto
not his quote. It comes from F1
And Clarkson's realization that James May is a better race driver than him.
"Very Smooth"
The story Jay tells about the two drug dealers / police officers is the BEST!
Jay Leno explains America in a nut shell. All cellphones monitored, most gang banger looking folk are undercover.
+Neaple Pinchy Oh shut up, that was in Los Angeles. You should see a dentist to fix those teeth instead of being on the internet.
Assuming all brits have bad teeth eh? Where do you think most white americans came from??
Maybe Mr. Leno's imitation of a high-revving engine was just as good.
As a Brit expat, I object to the insinuation that all Brits have bad teeth. It's no more than 70%.
I have to imagine that Jay Leno is the happiest man in the world. He made his bones in comedy, did the talk show hosting, was respectable and good at it. Has all the cars in the world that he wants and he spends his later years just doing what ever he wants to do.. that generally involves his car collection, cudos too him.
He was respectable until he played Conan
@@almostcertainlynotapotato6528 what did he do ?
@@roy1157 Conan was offered a deal to host the biggest late night talk show on US tv, he got the job, but he didn't manage to pull in the viewership, so they replaced him with Jay Leno, so he didn't really DO anything other than saying yes to a job offer.
A lot of people criticize Leno like he backstabbed Conan for taking his job, but to be fair, Conan was getting replaced even if Leno had said no.
People SHOULD be mad at the network for ditching Conan O'brien so fast and not giving him a proper chance, not Leno personally, but people love acting like the hosts were the only ones involved with the decision, even though the decision to ditch Conan came straight from the network.
@@NunYurbis Exactly. People think this was some kind of backstabbing when it was really just NBC ditching Conan and offering Leno his job back.
@@NunYurbis You missed out the fact that NBC and Jay Leno were both sabatoging the Tonight Show by trying to move it to 12:05, to which Conan refused since it's destroying the tradition of the Tonight Show, and Jay should have known that and refused. I know you said that it's all the Network's fault for ditching Conan, but Jay could have not agreed to it. Jay could have always said No, but he didn't because he wanted to host The Tonight Show again
“I have one woman” Jeremy drinks nervously
Ya that’s a shame. He mentioned a girlfriend in Grand Tour... assuming he got divorced years ago? Too bad
J_Litter
Yeah he divorced and remarried
@@Barton_Motors_Ltd If I recall it was 2014/15 his wife filed for divorce, same years his mother died and BBC sacking him for twatting a producer
If you didnt knew now you know.
@Enhanced Potato money helps
Im praying Jay invites the Top Gear guys to Leno's garage. My 2 absolute favorite shows brought together.
Actually they've already been in a sense; the show's monthly magazine was invited out to L.A. a few years ago to do a feature on Jay's car collection.
top gear is cancelled
☺
Agreed 9999999999999999999999999999999999999%.
@@wonderwall135 Top Gear cancelled soz
Jay Leno is actually a good driver. I am surprised he scored so mid-pack. I would have definitely thought he was faster than Mark Walburg.
+Eightosaurus Spelunk Left hand shifting is gotta' suck... Every car should have the McLaren F1 seating layout!
+Eightosaurus Spelunk Yeah, he's faster for U.S.A. people...u know? LOL
+Jamie Williamson. Leno owns many right drive cars, but he probably doesn't drive them as much in the twists above Malibu. Left/Right: whatever you're not used to is awkward. I find that my left is my dominant steering hand, even if I drive an automatic lease car.
What I find awkward is not the hand but the shift pattern. Having low gears close and high away from your leg in non UK/Aussie cars becomes the feel I'm used to (you heard him say he'd missed a gear on a former turn) When I teach stick to a new driver in the US, I'm shifting for them at first so they can concentrate on the clutch. That feels wierd as the reverse must feel wierd to you Brits.
Lap time on an airstrip rally course in an econobox re-done sedan/saloon car with straight line suspension must be a real time hole. Yes it would be better if they all drove the same car, BUT
the lap isn't that important. The interview is the thing, the lap is just an excuse to have the celebrities on TG. Great interview by both men.
+Eightosaurus Spelunk Wahlberg weighs a lot less haha. Dude is like 4 feet tall.
I'm exaggerating, I think he's 5'7 or something. Still decently short.
one of my favourite car guys and car stories of all time
My two favorite car guys having a chat
content nirvana
jeremy isnt even 1/16th of the car guy leno is.
jay works on his own stuff knowing wrenching is 1/2 of the part of being a gearhead
jeremy crys and complains when he has to check his oil (if he even knows how [doubtful]) as evident by the diy caterham episode where he bitched and moaned the whole time.
euroaaRON1 Clarkson changed his oil and spark plugs faster than May or Hammond. I get your point that he sucks with tools but he can definitely check the oil if he can change it
Clarkson is an actor (like anyone in tv or radio), during the show he act really good
Finally a celebrity I recognize.
didnt see the tom cruise one?
how with that quality?
Aaron Paul?
Must be American
@@cromulentparty ever watched a movie on youtube?
He should host Top Gear US imho
I'd watch that!
Him and Tim Allen
Jay Leno doesn't really replace Clarkson, though. He's also not much like James May.
I'd watch that too.
SirJamesDTech wow that would be awesome! :O So we need one more, who would it be to fill the 3rd spot? Someone in their 30s-40s.
My dad got to visit Jay's garage. He's got a ton of really unique cars, and he's just a really nice guy.
Oh, I hate your dad! SOB
same. hes a saint.
Lobe lemo
Remember what he did to Conan?
@@actually-will1606 Conan did it to himself
The awkward moment when American stars/celebrities come onto Top Gear UK rather than the US series.
Uhh, the US Series' format doesn't have guests anymore.
I think this significantly predated the US series.
US tg wasn't a thing when this episode was aired I think
Alex Higham Doesn't it seem that us Americans will admit that other countries have better so and so than us but other countries will never admit we have better so and so. Seems like a lot of countries have hate for the US.
Alex Higham Agreed. Americans do make really good car shows, but it's better if they can chose their own style and technique. I like Roadkill - those guys are funny, and really good. It isn't a Brit show transplanted, it's an American show. I'm an Australian. We have a TopGear Australia. It's pretty much rubbish. We can do car shows, and a few of them have been pretty good, but TG Au isn't.
The story with the undercover cops is pure gold XD
Leno on the one wife, you have to have a little background to get the comment. His predecessor Johnny Carson was married 4 times, the last two divorces cost him fortunes. Carson got $25 million/year to do the Tonight Show when it ended after 30 years. Jay was there for 20 give or take, and he saved every cent of the $30 million/yr he was getting at the end. He lived nicely on what he earned doing standup. He can play with all those $100s of millions now and he does so by buying cars he likes
He also wanted no manager which saved him a lot of money, but probably cost him the Tonight Show in the end, with no one doing the lobbying for him.
***** maybe, but also he repetitively states that working in his garage is far more enjoyable then the comedy, and that he'd rather do that.
Also he made tonnes of money doing gigs and private events while working the tonight show. Apparently all his cars were bought with money he made from comedy and the money from the Tonight Show just went into the bank.
Leno only did the comedy gigs and such to fund his love for cars, he never wanted to make a career out of it, it was just a hobby for him. He loved doing it, but it wasn't his true love.
*HALF!*
Jay's show, Jay's Garage is really interesting. He's a great storyteller and I love his passion for cars.
Me too. it's so easy to tell that cars are his life's passion and the tonight show was just his job
The story about his father buying the Ford Galaxie is one of the funniest bits ever.
OH MY GOD HE'S NOT WEARING A JEAN SHIRT!!!!!
T. Sorochinsky 5:59
DeniM
T. Sorochinsky I though something looked a bit off
Dressed up for the brits lolll
He does when he drives the lap
I could listen to Jay and Jeremy talk for hours. They're both hilarious and both real deal car guys (understatement)
His car collection is one of the most unbelievable things I've ever seen.
Jay: "why don't you just shoot them out?"
Jeremy: *Laughs for a second and then reality hits*
Guy from LA talks guns with the guy from UK. I found that to be ironic considering both are disarmed.
@@240pixel right?? 😂
*Jeremy thinking* "Silly Americans, always want to shoot everything. It would be far better to..." *Internal light bulb illuminates*
240pixel
I thought the same.
@@ScathingMobile is this because the uk banned guns lol
The comedic timing & delivery of Jeremy Clarkson at 2:36/7 is why he is so brilliant. He really truly is a tremendous talent.
I have enormous respect for Jay Leno. I don't particularly care for his late night talk show career but I think his head is in the right place for motoring. He collects cars for an archival purpose. He wants to have an example of every single "interesting" car ever made, whether that is a Bugatti Chiron or a Lamborghini Miura. Hell he spends his fortune to not only curate supercars, he produces videos so I can enjoy them vicariously through his collection.
He should host Top Gear US imho
There's a longstanding (though unconfirmed) story that actually, Jay's never spent ANY of the money he made from all his years hosting the 'Tonight Show' and instead used the money he got from his comedy tours and endorsement deals to help fund his garage/collection.
So along with his statement of 'having only one woman and 150 cars', I respect his financial sense to not blow his fortune in pursuit of his passion for all things motoring.
Two of my favorites together! I wish it was a longer clip!
I've seen the clip of the cop story time and time again and it never gets old!
DottyLomax It cracks me up every time too. When Jay blows the headphones off the sound guys imitating the McLaren F-1 revving. It makes me proud to be a loud obnoxious American.
I'd actually heard Jay tell that story before, but this audience hadn't and that's what made it special hearing it yet again. Love seeing these two gearheads together!
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this episode, but it never gets old - especially the story with undercover police officers :) and the fact that Jeremy Clarkson and Jay Leno are very much the same character/personality from different countries makes it that much better.
On speed cameras:
"Why don't you just shoot them out?"
In the UK, they prefer to set them alight instead.
But nobody ever does.
Oh yes they do. www.redditmirror.cc/cache/websites/www.speedcam.co.uk_adyvb/www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso2.htm
Dogurasu lmao
Burn baby burn
A guy here in italy had a system that could rotate the plate numbers and set a fake one up, although after some times he used this method the police was waiting for him, and the he got arrested
1:45 is so good. Jeremy's laughing, but then he's like "wait.. what are we doing?"
Jay always says thank you, people should do that more
Wow, two of the best interviews ever, telling car stories, EPIC LAP
I love his impression of the engine sound.
I love Leno, I have such respect for him. The good he’s done and people he has helped. He deserves all the money and cars and stuff he has. He is truly a great person.
two legendary talk show hosts combined into one episode.
"You know, race car driving's like sex, all men think they're good at it." Best quote ever.
Jay Leno is a true America treasure and legend!! He is, in my opinion, the single most knowledgeable and greatest advocate for the appreciate of automotive history, engineering and appreciation in the world today. And on top of ALL of that, he is a genuinely decent, kind human being that has never lost touch with the common man!
Dame you BBC!!!! we miss the trio
+Kanan clarkson may and hammond are finishing filming their 1st season of their new show on amazon prime. they arent gone. they just arent on bbc anymore. no clue as to what will be on it or when it comes out. just know filming is almost done.
+Kanan cant really excuse clarkson at this point
+dip.C As popular as he is clarkson is a racist douche.
he isn't racist. making jokes about fat americans isn't racist. it's funny. and he never said the n word. he hummed a rhyme. he is a violent thung tho.
There boring. Us top gear way better.
Jay Leno, Jeremy Clarkson, James may and Richard Hammond Please make a car show :) that would be amazing tv show :))
UndeadRanger
Now that would be worth watching! Especially now that Jeremy is a free agent. Great idea!!
UndeadRanger The best idea I've heard in a while. Gold star for you.
UndeadRanger
No problem.
Jay Leno is dead
UndeadRanger for sure, the show will be hilarious.
I found it Interesting that while they were listing all of the cars that he had, Leno honestly looked uncomfortable. Everyone is likely thinking "Over 100 cars = $$$$" but Leno is just about the cars.
Say what you want about the guy, but despite having millions upon millions of dollars, Leno is still a pretty humble guy.
Bluefin Tuna the duprees
The duprees
There is no real direct correlation between owning x amounts of cars and being a phenomenal driver.
Or it was just for the giggles.
Well as anyone who watches Top Gear knows, Brits are (for some strange reason) resentful towards people that are proud of their accomplishments and want to flaunt their success in any way. I guess it's that typical intellectual moral superiority that occurs when people are well educated in information, but have relatively little in the way of diverse life experiences, causing them to unintentionally act REALLY judgmental towards anyone not like themselves. Jay is definitely uncomfortable in that moment because he can feel the people in the room starting to judge him for being too 'flash', so he asks them to be honest with themselves. I think what he's done is more than just collect cars, he's created his own historical museum and even place of worship for motoring enthusiasts out of a genuine passion for cars. He could've used that insane sum of money for more altruistic purposes, but instead followed his heart and created an inspirational collection of vehicles that is possibly only eclipsed by the Sultan of Brunai, but that still seems better than the Sultan's because he has made his collection so much more available to anyone with the same passion for petrol that he has.
I had the privilege of playing on the Tonight Show with a band ( I drum for a living) and Jay was the nicest guy ever. We talked cars for about 10 minutes and I'll never forget it.
One of the best stories ever and he tells it so humorously. It's still funny years later. Lol
4:35 best engine noise ever!
my reaction to Jay Leno saying the two guys were undercover cops was simply "holy S--T!" what a story.
Gosh, I remember when this episode aired. I can't believe it's been 14 years.
20 years from now I will be returning to this video once again as this is a classic video that will never get old.
With no new episodes to watch tonight, I feel it's only right to watch some classic Top Gear with Mr. Clarkson.
could watch the grand tour...
massive leno fan and i religiously follow his youtube garage channel.....but he proves that americans should never say 'mate', somehow it just doesnt sound right
neither should the british say dude
mopar man dude, I'm british and say dud all the time :P
WeStandToFight neither should the british say "for sure"
Are you a massive leno fan or a massive fan of leno
I thought he'd be faster than that since he's so into cars
I was sure he wouldve been in the top 5
maybe he hasn't spent a lot of time in FWD econoboxes *grin*
John Cahill lol good point
John Cahill
It was a chevy though....
admittedly not a 69 camero....
ev3nflow
Yes.. But a chevy with a manual gearbox and steeringwheel on the ''wrong'' side. Try finding a new car for sale in america that DOESN'T have an automatic gearbox and i'll honestly be amazed.
“Race car driving is like sex, all men think they’re good at it” god damn Jay Leno that’s some shit my grandpa would say 😂😂
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this interview, but that story with the two "gang member" undercover officers never gets old :)
Jeremy's reaction to the one wife, one woman is hilarious
It's like if the car king met the car god. These two are motoring idols for sure!
Jay Leno as next Top gear presentor?
Now THAT i could watch to the end.
Leno and Leblanc I could stand. Just so long as they don't have Evans.
BBC doesn't deserve him. Let Jay do his own show, it's way better this way.
Maybe BBC doesn't, but Top Gear yes, hovewer Jay Leno has kind a other style so, he wouldn't fit to the Top Gear's show tone.
bee22r Top Gear is BBC
Anyone here after doug demuro reviewed jay lenos mclaren F1?
Probably one of my favourite CZcams clips..so sincere from both Jay and Doug...Jay is a legend and Doug is brilliant at what he does, in a few years he may be up there too.
Yup
me
no
mike WIZZ quirks and features of Doug’s foreskin?
One of the best interviews!! Love this clip!
Oh how i miss this show
i love how at 3:36 Clarkson is just like "Mmm. I know what you mean. I've seen em."
Two of my favorite car guys in the world. Both highly successful and mighty interesting! Love it!
Doctor Leno! He knows how to tell a great story, can definitely drive and one of the most important stewards/preservers of rare cars ever! Motor head supreme!
great guest and fantastic story
1:56
“Lets talk about your cars”
“How much time you got?”
I’ve met Jay a few times at the Rock Store in Malibu off Kanan just like he mentions in the story. Once with his Y2K turbine bike even. Just chatted it up like everyone says with him. Such a cool guy I watched this on BBC America when it came out and I’ve prob watched it 3-5 times since. .
Boy, this is when TG was in its prime. I wish The Grand Tour had more of this in its soul
These 2 should be on a car show together..... I see good things!
Leno is a legend
i love how Clarkson introduced Jay Leno with the cool wall behind him and in 1 second hes on the stage past a whole crowd of people shaking hands lol
The teleporting magic of television
7:00 He cut that corner like he cut Conan's Tonight Show run.
I've watched this interview several times and it still cracks me up, Jay Leno is one funny guy !
I mean he made his money as a comedian and talk show host. What do you expect?
@@Trainmaster909 but not all people who are paid to be funny are funny
Jay nailed that interview
Imagine if Jay Leno would periodically come in as a guest host on the UK version of Top Gear? Like when they did the budget supercars episode? Would have been epic!
It's a shame that US Top Gear could never really afford to get Leno. It would have rocked.
Best of both worlds..
“I got one woman and 150 cars.” Keys to success 😂😂💯
150 keys
Two icons. We need a 2021 interview
Top Gear America would have been a great show if the three hosts were Tanner Faust,Jay Leno and Tim Allen. I could safely say that it could be better than the UK version with those three
OH YEAH, that would have been an outstanding gose line up
jay leno & the top gear crew is living every car guy's wet dream
One of my favorite top gear interviews. This one and Michael McIntyre always get me.
Jay is the real deal. Top comedian, car guy, and an all around good Man! Yes, Man!
In an alternate reality without the Tonight Show, Jay Leno and Jeremy Clarkson started a transatlantic Top Gear series in the early 90s.
I love jay Leno, his show is awesome
This is the best story on top gear, period
Two legends. Both crazy just being who they are. Bet they both loved it
How fascinating to see these two of the biggest motorheads of TV from both sides of the pond together in this show.
My favourite top gear interview
I just love Jay Leno what a nice guy
Happy to watch this interview
Jay is such a good sport!. Not only that he has an indepth knowledge of all of the vehicles he owns. Nice guy!. Nuff said.
Jay Leno is a great car guy, very passionate. He also has the best car related tv/youtube show "Jay Leno's Garage". Very cool dude
A real genuine car guy, a collector doesn't just collect cars to look pretty in a storeroom soemwhere.
I miss celebrity interaction, I could watch these guys chat and banter for 3 hours and still feel I wanted more. My 2 favorite "Petrol heads" 😄
COOL INTERVIEW , IT CAUGHT ME , THANKS JAY AS WELL...
Jay Leno is the only guy i could see pulling off being the new host for Top Gear that or Ian Mckellin and Patrick Stewart
That's so great, Leno is one of the funniest American comedians of all time and I wish Leno made more appearances with Top Gear/The Grand Tour.
Never ge tired of hearing that story. 2 great car legends!
The guest and his/her lap was always my favo part of this show.
how did 3 of them fit into Mclaren F1?
It seats three, one in the middle and two flanked behind the driver
TRUE
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Yeah i know... One seater that thing, isn't it ?
Apparently not, its a 3 seater, the driver is in the fron t(middle) and two passengers are on the sides a bit behind the driver(left & right) Very interesting indeed.
Kanan road? Dude, I know that road. My family and I used to use that road to go to Malibu! It's perfect to avoid the traffic on the main freeway.
When Jay first started Leno’s Garage I thought “What the Heck”. After first show that I saw I was hooked!!
Its so fun to watch this show.....thanks...
Epic story!! Just Love Leno
This show was so awesome with these guys..damn i miss it so much 😥
Love this interview.
That story was fantastic! I love you Jay :)