Jay Leno's Garage is back with a 1931 Duesenberg .

[the other mike]

From last week....


1930-1939 | Duesenberg Model SJ | 140mph
Four years after making the Model J, Duesenberg participated in the most time-honored of gearhead traditions: it souped the hell out of it. The supercharged Model SJ that debuted in 1932 could do 140mph, and a speciall -prepped one-off called the Mormon Meteor wound up topping 170mph, and held the record for highest average speed over a 24-hour period until 1990.

The Fastest Car of Every Decade Since Cars Were Invented

Hint: there are no Veyrons on this list.

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Here's one from this week...

 

[Sunni Man]

I love watching Jay Leno's Garage videos.
Saw this video yesterday featuring a unique car I'd never heard about or seen. ...

 

[KissMy]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

 

[Concerned American]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

At 170 mph, who needs them. LOL

 

[the other mike]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

Bonnie and Clyde.

 

[Sunni Man]

Amazing 100+ year old Hybrid car!! ...

 

[KissMy]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

At 170 mph, who needs them. LOL

Yeah, if you got a heck of a lot of open road or salt flats it could work. At least it's heavy enough to stay on the ground, I have had a couple of these modern cars totally fly in the air above 150/mph

 

[Sunni Man]

My all time favorite Duesenberg. ...

 

[Concerned American]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

At 170 mph, who needs them. LOL

Yeah, if you got a heck of a lot of open road or salt flats it could work. At least it's heavy enough to stay on the ground, I have had a couple of these modern cars totally fly in the air above 150/mph

How'd those brakes work then?

 

[JoeMoma]

If I ever get reincarnated, I want to be Jay Leno.

 

[the other mike]

Leno owns approximately 286 vehicles (169 cars and 117 motorbikes) and all bought with his stand-up earnings if I'm not mistaken.

Happy Birthday Jay !
He'll be 71 Wednesday.

 

[the other mike]

If I ever get reincarnated, I want to be Jay Leno.

He and his wife have no children so
I wonder who'll inherit all of them ? Guess it'll be a museum for charity or something.

 

[Concerned American]

If I ever get reincarnated, I want to be Jay Leno.

He and his wife have no children so
I wonder who'll inherit all of them ? Guess it'll be a museum for charity or something.

I would pay to see the collection. I saw Bill Harrah's collection in Reno and it was worth it, but I think Leno's is better.

 

[the other mike]

I would pay to see the collection. I saw Bill Harrah's collection in Reno and it was worth it, but I think Leno's is better.

My closest thing was the 1990 auto show in Atlanta Ga,,,,got to see Michael Keaton's batmobile.

 

[westwall]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

Lots of people.

 

[skye]

Vintage cars are so beautiful! so well made...masterpieces really!

Leno has great taste in cars!

 

[westwall]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

At 170 mph, who needs them. LOL

Yeah, if you got a heck of a lot of open road or salt flats it could work. At least it's heavy enough to stay on the ground, I have had a couple of these modern cars totally fly in the air above 150/mph

Clearly you've never heard about aerodynamics. Modern cars don't "fly" when they hit 150. Any car that can get to that speed will be solidly planted on the ground thanks to the downforce the bodywork generates.

Peddle your lies elsewhere

 

[Sunni Man]

Clearly you've never heard about aerodynamics. Modern cars don't "fly" when they hit 150. Any car that can get to that speed will be solidly planted on the ground thanks to the downforce the bodywork generates.

I once heard an engineer give a lecture on the aerodynamics of modern race cars. He said the downforce from the bodyworks is so strong at 200 mph.
The car is practically glued to the race track. That even if you could somehow turn the race track upside down during the race. The car wouldn't fall off the track to the ground below. ...

 

[westwall]

Clearly you've never heard about aerodynamics. Modern cars don't "fly" when they hit 150. Any car that can get to that speed will be solidly planted on the ground thanks to the downforce the bodywork generates.

I once heard an engineer give a lecture on the aerodynamics of modern race cars. He said the downforce from the bodyworks is so strong at 200 mph.
The car would be practically glued to the race track. That even if you could somehow turn the race track upside down. The car wouldn't fall off the track to the ground below. ...

Modern F1 cars generate more downforce than they weigh, so yes, they can drive upside down. Modern supercars don't generate near that much, but they generate enough that they won't fly away.

It takes at least 450 horsepower to get to 150 mph in your average streetcar. The basic bodywork will squash that car into the road, which is why they need so much horsepower to overcome the aerodynamic drag being generated.

So many of these clowns lie about things that a gearhead knows are lies immediately.

 

[KissMy]

Who would go 170/mph with little to no brakes?

At 170 mph, who needs them. LOL

Yeah, if you got a heck of a lot of open road or salt flats it could work. At least it's heavy enough to stay on the ground, I have had a couple of these modern cars totally fly in the air above 150/mph

Clearly you've never heard about aerodynamics. Modern cars don't "fly" when they hit 150. Any car that can get to that speed will be solidly planted on the ground thanks to the downforce the bodywork generates.

Peddle your lies elsewhere

I dare you to attempt drive a 1987 Corvette convertible with top down & no spoiler to it's top speed of 165 mph! It will lift off the highway at 150 mph and the speedometer will show the tires spinning in mid air at 165 mph until you come back to earth & the tires contact the pavement again at 150 mph.