Ran into Jay Leno driving this 1924 Bentley (vid)
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Ran into Jay Leno driving this 1924 Bentley (vid)
So I was driving The Snake on Mulholland Highway last month and I knew Leno sometimes drives it on weekends in one of his massive fleet of cars (so massive he stores them in a warehouse next to Burbank Airport and has an interesting online site about them), I got to a popular scenic point and there he was. He was very friendly and talked to everyone about their cars (especially those in actual hot rods or older muscle cars), and I took this video of him taking off. I also found the page about this modified beauty which I've linked below the video, along with a summary of the car:
Jay Leno's 1924 Bentley Twin Turbo - YouTube
It's a 1924 Bentley Twin Turbo. According to his own car website, Jay Leno's Garage, he tracked down five 8-liter Bentley motors and decided to build his very own British hot rod in the spirit of Bentley's original cars. To quote: "He took the smallest 3-liter chassis he could find, and stuffed the mighty 8-liter engine into it, adding twin turbo chargers. In order to keep this antique roadworthy, Jay updated the filtration system, added a secondary radiator, and switched out the Bentley's cable brakes for hydraulics. Now, Jay claims the car is about as fast as a brand new stock Corvette C6. Maybe that's because this 3-liter's original Wyman body, made of wood, rubber and leatherette fabric is so incredibly lightweight that Jay can lift the whole thing by himself."
1924 Bentley Twin Turbo - Bentley - Jay Leno's Garage
What was I driving? Borrowed this (there are lots of photographers up and down The Snake, it's a good spot to get photographed):
Jay Leno's 1924 Bentley Twin Turbo - YouTube
It's a 1924 Bentley Twin Turbo. According to his own car website, Jay Leno's Garage, he tracked down five 8-liter Bentley motors and decided to build his very own British hot rod in the spirit of Bentley's original cars. To quote: "He took the smallest 3-liter chassis he could find, and stuffed the mighty 8-liter engine into it, adding twin turbo chargers. In order to keep this antique roadworthy, Jay updated the filtration system, added a secondary radiator, and switched out the Bentley's cable brakes for hydraulics. Now, Jay claims the car is about as fast as a brand new stock Corvette C6. Maybe that's because this 3-liter's original Wyman body, made of wood, rubber and leatherette fabric is so incredibly lightweight that Jay can lift the whole thing by himself."
1924 Bentley Twin Turbo - Bentley - Jay Leno's Garage
What was I driving? Borrowed this (there are lots of photographers up and down The Snake, it's a good spot to get photographed):
Last edited by Honestly; Apr 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM.
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