Today, automakers love to brag about low drag coefficients, but that wasn’t the case when this 1934 Chrysler Airflow Imperial Eight was built. This car was one of the first designed for low aerodynamic drag, but it ultimately proved to…
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“Jay Leno’s Garage” features a 1938 Tatra T87 that became a World War II hero
The Volkswagen Beetle is likely the most famous rear-engine car to come out of the 1930s, but it wasn’t the only one. This episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” features the 1938 Tatra T87, which sports a rear-mounted V-8 and may…
1970 Monteverdi High Speed 375S brings Italian style, American muscle to Jay Leno’s Garage
American V-8s have found their way into numerous European sports cars over the years, creating memorable hybrids like the Shelby Cobra. This episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” features a car that married an American V-8 with Italian bodywork. The 1970…
1961 Chevrolet Corvair ramp side pickup featured on Jay Leno’s Garage
Most pickup trucks follow a familiar template: engine in the front, bed in the back. That isn’t the case with this 1961 Chevrolet Corvair pickup, featured on a recent episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage.” This truck is one of several…
Noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage turns out to be garage door pull rope
Bubba Wallace, the NASCAR driver whose call to remove the Confederate flag from NASCAR spurred the racing series to ban it from its races and properties, appeared to be threatened with a hate crime at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama,…
1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” hits the streets on Jay Leno’s Garage
Few cars combine form and function like the 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage.” Beneath its stylish exterior, the Birdcage was one of the most advanced cars of its time, as Jay Leno and Jeff O’Neill, owner of the car featured…