1929 Duesenberg Chassis - Jay Leno's Garage

1929 Duesenberg Chassis. This beauty is on the inside.
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1929 Duesenberg Chassis - Jay Leno's Garage
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[@GingerPhilG]

Love this one.. No body on the car and he's off down the road like it's the most normal thing in the world. Jay, You're a legend :)

[@Elgauno]

I almost spat my drink out when he said how much casting a head cost!

[@1PhilHarmonic]

Hello Jay, Great show man and thanks for it. I was riding my bike through NJ and came upon an antique shop and found a "Gabriel" 1932 Model SJ Town Car Duesenberg Metal Kit. I said Leno gotta have this!. I would like to donate this unassembled in the box to you and your Gallery. Contact me if you folks are interested and I will make delivery arrangements. Thanks again. Keep the shiny side up!

[@mikewysko2268]

Visited the Auburn, Cord, Dusenberg museum last weekend. If you ever find yourself near Auburn indiana it's is well worth a visit. Works of art on wheels, history and some of the finest engineering of the day. They also have other interesting cars, Tucker, Packard, early Corvette, Sunbeam and a few rare one offs. After seeing several Dusenberg's in person I now know why Jay has such admiration for them.

[@opelstu]

Nice bit of engineering and on the road. Love the sound. Thanks for sharing it Jay.

[@timjones2750]

DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder + pent roof combustion chambers - just like a modern engine, but in the late 20's.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The biggest improvements were not in the engine, but items like Hydraulic Brakes.

[@shanek6582]

Jay, I doubt you read these comments but seeing this video reminded me of 25 years ago I was 15 and worked for a guy named Johnny Pascutchi in Connecticut and he took me for a ride in his duesenberg, it was the most beautiful car I've ever personally rode in. I can't remember it's model year but it seems like 1929, he said it was worth more than a million but IDK. Love this channel and like the steam engines.

[@BullittGT40]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the worlds most valuable go cart.

[@magna59]

Great sound ....... twin overhead cam ...... and not even Italian ! Beautiful !

[@BeingRomans829ed]

When he fired it up, the sound reminded me of Fat Albert's car starting up!

[@EricTestroete]

Jay has been making videos since before you were born. This is one of them. Take it easy.

[@MsLilyhorse]

Jay needs to wear goggles.

[@JOHNINCOLUMBUS]

Your car collection is AMAZING!

[@RBAERO]

Very nice chassis. But very poor video quality.

[@justaguitardude]

i love t buckets, this is the ultimate t bucket! heh. cool ride jay, i dig you just let the engineering show off on this one. most would of had a body cover up all that engineering. rock on.

[@chuckfults9256]

DAMN Jay!!!! You have Joe Rogan's sub numbers on your channel WINNING!

[@solowinterwolf]

Putting a body on it could be a very interesting project.

[@robertphillips6296]

I propose a design contest.

[@steinwaygrande3971]

A couple of weeks ago, I was watching Gooding Auctions in the US selling a 1931 model J Duesenberg which had been restored from the ground up. It went for US$11,000,000 and there are a few companies in the US that are restoring them.. Not many left now.

[@roberthoffhines5419]

Bucket list: Have Jay give me a ride on his J chassis 1a- have SOMEBODY demonstrate their 427 Shelby Cobra to me

[@231flash]

Nice paint!

[@robertphillips6296]

Jay, have ever thought of having a Design Contest for a body design concerning that duesenberg chassis? There could be several categories. Modern, period correct, futuristic, etc. You wouldn't have to build a body or put one on it. First prize could be a trip to and tour of your garage.

[@richarda2248]

Dad was born in 1929. I wish he was still running.

[@JohnLoganMcKee03]

How cool is that!!

[@willsco76]

The model J Duesenberg is powered by a Lycoming straight eight, NOT a Duesenberg designed engine. E.L. Cord wanted the best and fastest engine in these cars, E.L. Cord owned Lycoming, Lycoming engines were also used in the Cord 812.

[@hendo337]

William Scott and Auburn cars.

[@briise]

Its possible too make a body in kevlar. Just for the fun of it !!

[@bash5995]

I am always amazed at what I learn when I watch Jay's channel.

[@theforgottenorg]

Love the history behind the cars too. Great car without the body, agree with that. Thanks Jay.

[@websuspect]

What about a Duesenberg Truck. You got all that room in the back for a truck body. You could make the front a duesenberg with the body open and doors like a limo cab and than the back a truck.

[@ReverseGear]

I'm sure people would be horrified by the fact my dad raced a Duesenberg in the old jalopy races.

[@veggiemite777]

Man! driving this one down the road would turn a few heads...

[@scootosan]

I enjoy that you like the full spectrum of cars, from original to modified like your Toronado

[@kyongslist]

how the HELL does he get registration for these things?!

[@RobertSmith-le8wp]

Kyong Hansen anything considered antique has much more relaxed rules. If this was more modern it definitely wouldn't get such an exemption

[@michaelwilkening8542]

Actually if he put tail and brake lights on it it is 100% legal at least in MO. Actually since he has a window that rolls down (or lack thereof) he can use hand signals so according to the MO state inspectors book he really doesn't need them. It has headlights, brakes, good tires and even seatbelts. Lack of a windshield or doors isn't a problem either. Just look at all the jeeps running around without them. You need eye protection however and if you do have a windshield you need wipers but doors, fenders or hood is optional. Most dune buggies are just a stripped as that car.

[@crankCINEMA]

its and old video from his website before they made the youtube channel, they are reuploading it, that reduces quality as well as they didnt have as good cameras.

[@Renatodonadio]

2:15 The altimeter was there to measure the efficiency of the engine, when the car is run at high altitude, the density of the intake air is lower and the engine lose efficiency ;-D

[@Hawkmanjc12]

Can you please do a video with the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor

[@ezra106]

haha a clear bodied duesy would be kinda unique!

[@miroslav1o1]

That's a go cart right there..

[@oscarpark1523]

I live in Williamsport. Got a charge out of jay saying Lycoming next to a Duesenberg.

[@bryanpadgett2571]

Jay should hire me to figure out how to keep wind noise out of the microphone or edit it out of the take . I'm cheaper than a Duesenberg but I'll have to take many a test ride before the bugs are worked out . Who knows ? - might take years .

[@josefschwemberger6392]

straight eight sound

[@KhalilCora]

jay is so welcoming

[@bandit269u]

Make a stepside pickup truck out of it.

[@SuperAgentman007]

5:02 jay you terrify me God for bid if you get in an accident I can just imagine it will be in the newspapers and television it’ll say Jay Leno dead due to car accident in his body less 1929 Duesenberg. Slow down you don’t have to trump it. I don’t think in 1929 they were driving that fast. And by the way how can you drive a car with no body no windsheld doors no helmet goggles Down a highway without having the lapd chasing you?

[@dkwolf1]

love the old Duesenberg, so great video. And a big thanks to Jay for keeping them alive.

[@FINNIUSORION]

If I took the body and especially the windshield off my car and started driving it around... lol , I bet I'd get pulled over and ticketed within 10 minutes.

[@Hiluxtaco]

No windshield. No wipers. No fenders. No mud flaps. You wouldn't get very far here in Oregon before the Po-Po pulled you over while driving that car..

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm420]

Does Leno have elevator music piped into his garage?

[@websuspect]

It would be practical you could put all your groceries in the back and car supplies like spare tires or car batteries. It would be one of the kind worlds first truckenberg with a 1939 style truck body on a duesenberg. 2 doors straight back no windows, Just full body truck with a wood floor. Would could be easier to fabricate. Could get Bike Builder Jessie James to make it.

[@jezwah]

Thats why Jay always wears the same clothes. Apart from the video quality it's hard to tell this is probably 10+yrs old. But closely you can see Jay does look a little sprukier, there are no GoPro camera's/face mic, wind noise is terrible and Jay has to shout. Anyone know how old this clip is ?

[@charlessmyth]

That would make more sense. I couldn't make my mind up because there didn't look to be enough wiring coming off the distributor/mag cover, the siamese on the exhaust ports looked too close together and the inlet side looked right for a 4-pot.

[@llAdriennell]

Awesome

[@Z1CAUSEDEATH]

just amazing. simply awesome

[@scotty2307]

Beautiful car, But Jay, you will drive that without eye protection until the first time you take a bee in an eyeball, and then we will never again see you without eye protection in an open cockpit.

[@toreshammerecelt861]

Jay, didn’t the Germans draft lots of Duesenburg technology in the MB SK 500? You should know this.

[@pivkaaa]

And this vehicle, with its missing wind shield, body, trunk, doors, wipers, interior etc. is worth over $ 1 000 000 :)) I think Ill start my own company that will sell a car named "Nothing RS" and this vehicle missing everything should cost a billion:)) No just kidding, resp. mockign Porshe - its a wonderfull chassis and to be honest I think Jay is the only guy eligable to kit it..

[@JOHNJ0HN9111]

ya some of the videos are years old you can find them on his website and i do know they are taking all those videps from the site and posting them on youtube.

[@Adriaaan]

These clips have been on his website for ages, they are just uploading the same ones to KZbin. I reckon this was filmed in 2003-2004.

[@mehrshadvr4]

hey Jay. i was thinking if you want to keep the chassis exposed wouldn't it be cool to put a body made out of lexan so you can see through it?

[@Ji99i3]

its my dream to make a road trip from here in montreal to la and run into jay leno and at least thank him for sharing his cars on the net

[@syngatesJr6661a7x]

At 6:00 I saw a fiero!!!

[@brightwelattoh-barnor8256]

Hey Jay, where are the other Duesenberg videos, the Walker coupe, the green SJ Dusenberg, the phaeton, and the 1932 Packard, the Delorean , the Chrysler Airflow, BRING BACK THE OLDER VIDEOS!! pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase

[@350streetracer]

He takes some shots with a passenger cameraman. Then without. So the video takes some editing. Its not a home video. Good job.

[@ShawnCFarm]

I think I just found my new field car lol.

[@typhoon5000]

Welcome to online video quality in 2000!

[@Gewehr_3]

100 mph without doors, a windshield or a proper seat belt? Damn those test drivers really earned their pay check.

[@Kyleinasailing]

Two brothers from Germany probably arrived in America without a word of english. A racing car engine for a luxury road car - an engineering achievement par excellence. Unfortunately, like Bentley, the costs of producing such engineering were too much. I should, also, imagen that the performance was too much for the roads, tyres and brakes and not least, the drivers, during the 1930's.

[@captainbart]

Absolutely amazing!!!! The 11 knuckleheads who disliked? You need to go back to your hole, and ask passers-by, to kick dirt on you.

[@robertgirod968]

hahahaha wow. Jay is a G meaning Born to Drive. you think he doesnt know that? you think he care?

[@pulseweld]

What goes well with a '29 dusie? '29 video quality. Now all we need is an Interview with Chaplin.

[@torch2014]

I spy a Fiero :)

[@Closeoutracer]

Fab a instrument cowl for it?.. That's not really making a body commitment. With a little thought you could do so unobtrusively with a minimal or ghost footprint ( no holes) Quick release would be cool where you could have it off with 4-8 attatchments.. Would give you a place to mount a windscreen. Some alum or engine turned steel or something else.

[@riKringkast]

"Put a body on it!" - love it :)

[@mikego18753]

Jay,any chance of more on the mechanical warning light system,you've left me 'hanging' cheers.

[@RandomVids519]

god your good with your words thats what makes wachin ur vids

[@charlessmyth]

If this is an in-line 4, how does it avoid unpleasant vibration for such a big engine?

[@Brettjnash]

Jay, Put a clear body on it. Like an RC car. Something that beautiful deserves to be seen.

[@TFMTraining]

For a high end car, it seems to have a lot of wind noise :-)

[@chadskyblue1]

It's a misnomer that the phrase " it's a doozy " was derived from the the Duesenberg car

[@herbert92x]

I know things change and Mr. Leno is always trying to make his KZbin show better, but, I really liked the more simple format of the original episodes.

[@66dylanashley]

thank jay

[@jorgeluissantos77]

No wonder his hair is always perfectly done..lol

[@thelamestshitever]

dont hate

[@tmytco7664]

Enjoy watching the transition Dussie. Most people would be tempted to finish it, but it would undermine the history of how the Dusenberg built the car.

[@addemoto]

Those reminder lights are really not that bad of an idea! Why did it not catch on?

[@tonygingrich8226]

I can't help but challenge the theory of the altimeter. Wouldn't that be useful diagnostic information during ignition timing or gas mixture adjustments?

[@oldpink78]

Refrigerators have no cams! And even if i did Hulk was the one who recorded it

[@dkwolf1]

just an old upload. If you convert 4:3 to 16:9 it can look kinda weird

[@TheHandiest16]

how can anyone say US did not make a beautiful car that engine is a work of art!

[@thethirdman225]

Chris Devine Well, in the 1930s they did. Deusenberg, Pierce Arrow and Auburn were among the best of their era. Engineering wise, they were very competitive with Rolls Royce, Bentley and Mercedes. Put the silliness of 1950s to shame.

[@jayrhoads3147]

You should build a body for that car! An aluminum four door roadster!

[@Rkevwill2687]

Im not sure, but I think thats the same car that the funeral director in Franklin IN had in his museum. Not sure, when you take their clothes off,, they all look the same :)

[@Gopro50]

Thanks Jay:-) except in LA, you have to clean that motor after you get back

[@hothamandfauri]

I got an idea. i know that Jay likes the car without a body and he probably rarelly drives it but if he wanted u could put a clear see through body on it. maybe a body made from tough clear bullet proof glass. then you could still see through to all the cool chasis and the engine but it would have a body to protect the car from any possible dirt or damage.

[@acerdavidii]

Parallel parking must be a bitch with that car. Great stuff as always!

[@larrysteinrock8574]

Great engine,strange how we gone almost full circle back to twin cam.

[@reptilion590]

How do you drive all these cars at will? dealer or repairman plates?

[@commodore665]

A service reminder in 1929 , cool . Some modern cars don't have that

[@TrueZen]

I cannot believe the size that vehicle must be with a body attached!

[@palillo2006]

265 hp! Wow, that is great for 1929. He should have done a burnout!

[@NJPurling]

Sure. Why not put a body on the Duesenberg chassis.... A TRUCK body. Just to piss people off around next April 1st.

[@davidhollenshead4892]

Jay, Uh, the Altimeter was for tuning, i.e. reducing the mixture when at altitude.