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The only other Turbine Car ever to be privately owned is in the collection of comedian and television host Jay Leno, who purchased one of the three cars originally retained by Chrysler in 2009. [89] [91] Leno's car was featured in the BBC television show James May's Cars of the People. [95]
The Blastolene Special, also known as the "Tank Car", is a unique, specially built car, designed and built by American master craftsman Randy Grubb.The car is currently owned by American entertainer Jay Leno, who regularly drives it on public streets, and also has the car on display at various car shows and meets (such as Cars and Coffee events for example) in the greater Los Angeles area, and ...
Jay Leno, owner of the first "production" Y2K Turbine Motorcycle with serial number 002, said, "It really does scare you half to death, but it's great fun." [5] [6] Leno also said, "I've got to go with the Y2K Jet Bike as one of the all time sexiest. It's the most fun because it's a bike... and it's a jet, and because it's the best motorcycle ...
An automatic transmission had to be used, because the turbine requires a constant load and operating a clutch with a manual gearbox would cause the turbine to overspeed. This concept car was the result of a collaboration between Jay Leno and General Motors, Honeywell, Alcoa and BASF. [1]
The museum was founded in 1994 by Robert E. Petersen, a publishing giant who helped to shape American car culture. Comedian Jay Leno is one of the museum's biggest fans and has had a lifelong love ...
The power turbine is connected, without a torque converter, through a gear reduction unit to an only moderately modified TorqueFlite automatic transmission. The flow of the combustion gases between the gas generator and free power turbine provides the same functionality as a torque converter but without using a conventional liquid medium.
The Drakan Spyder is an American open sports car manufactured by Sector111 based on the Palatov Motorsport, LLC D2. It has a 6.2 GM LS3 V-8 engine that achieves a 0 to 60 miles per hour (0 to 97 km/h) time of 3.2 seconds. [1]
Seven years after he signed off as host of “The Tonight Show,” Jay Leno is ready to dive back into the daily TV grind as emcee of “You Bet Your Life,” a revival of the classic quiz show ...