Jay Leno & Donald Osborne in Audrain Mansions & Motorcars: Season 5 Episode 2: Land's End

In this episode of Audrain Mansions & Motorcars, Jay and Donald visit the former home of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and take a look at some cars that either embody or defy "classic restraint."
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[@mooslionheart]

With Jay in a sports jacket and haircut the balance of the universe demands to see Donald in denim🦊

[@angeloah]

Or a sleeveless op shirt, 80s style, some surf shorts and flip flops.

[@666t]

​@@angeloahhe was, with the muscle car episode recently

[@angeloah]

@@666t exactly! Just needs to wear it with Jay in a jacket again, fully realized wardrobe swap.

[@williameichner7177]

Yes universe is out of balance with Jay Leno in a sports jacket

[@richardelliott8352]

I always appreciate that Jay Leno lends his celebrity status to the work of this museum. He is thought of so highly by a lot of people who see him as an influential car person, that I am sure his presence really helps the goals of the museum.

[@johnstewart6920]

Jay Leno is the best ever to eat pizza!!! like he’s the best to do a lot of things he went all in. God blesses America with Jay Leno.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Yeah. Might as well give our country to the Commies when Jay goes! I’ll miss him, although, I’m only ten years behind him! Here’s a question…..if he passes in 10 years. Will he be known more for being America’s automotive docent? Or as the Tonight Show guy?

[@craigcolavito5606]

I can't wait to go to my local New York Saturday cruise night and tell the first scowling Corvette Owner I see, about how much his car reminds me of the work of Edith Wharton.

[@quirinobrescia6113]

Jay wasnt sold on the Spyker haha! I think he is spot on. The C8 Aileron was where I think the Spyker design came together in a better package. But at that point it was too late.

[@johnthorpe1349]

Lov these two when it comes to Cars 🚗 the humor plus unlimited knowledge the best duo for sure thnx Audrain ❤ MIGWECH From Toronto 😊

[@user-gc1zn5mn4p]

As an owner-driver of a Mercedes-Benz with a dual gearbox I agree with Jay--it is currently the smoothest, fastest gearbox on this planet; a human cannot possibly manually shift as fast as a dual gearbox. All other automatic gearboxes at this point in time are also inferior to the dual.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Thank you for Donald Osbourne, Jay Leno & Audrain Museum Network. My next trip to that part of the US will include days at Audrain which I somehow didn’t know existed at the time.

[@philreynolds6018]

Enjoyed the Corvette !

[@XxDIFFUSERxX1]

Last iteration of the V12 from GT350 was in Murciélago LP670-4. Aventador's engine was a brand new design. Fantastic show anyway, no harm no foul :). Keep going gentlemen :)

[@melvinburwell8202]

Wow. Iconic beauty. Split window. The first C2. Priceless. Jays actually got a nice coat on. Lol. Spykers are rare. Looks like a Jag sort of. Lambo made a few cars that looked like this model. Take it or leave it. I agree with Leno. Not enough for the money. These two have agreeable disagreement. ❤❤😂😄😁😎👍

[@danv8717]

Lamborghini wanted to save weight and they needed a transmission that was compact and could shift fast as well I also believe they said they wanted a more raw experience when it came to the shifts. That it would push you back in your seat and be somewhat violent so you could feel each shift. Donald is right about lifting off the throttle between shifts especially with the earlier Aventadors it shifts a little more smoothly when you do that.

[@ScenesThroughTravels]

Such a Fantastic series , I love Jay's contribution to this fantastic organisation. Season 5 already ...WOW 👍👍🙏🙏👍👍💯💯

[@maryjaninelangdon327]

Thanks you for another entertaining and educational episode - AND for providing me with inspiration for my newest hand dyed Gilded Age yarn and shawl colorway! I’ve been power watching every episode starting out as a Newport, Gilded Age, Jay Leno/Mavis Leno fan but have turned into a automobile history fan - and have already subscribed to Linkage magazine! See you next time I’m in Newport at Audrain🎉😊🎉❣️

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

That’s awesome! Glad we could provide some inspiration. And thank you for the support! We look forward to seeing you at the museum!

[@siansroadtonirvana]

I really enjoy these episodes. I'm making sure I get every notification for future uploads. 😉👍

[@herrunsinn774]

Donald is looking refined as ever. It's really great to see Jay "cleaned up" a bit as well. He's looking quite dapper with a nice haircut and a sports jacket. Naturally both he and Donald have the right to dress any way they want, but I must admit I miss how well-dressed Jay was when he was on the Tonight Show. The camera angle is better in this video than in the Ford GT episode recently. In that video, the camera was a "fish eye belly cam" that tended to emphasize the "mid section" of the body, which didn't flatter. 😂

[@ghostofrt2549]

Jays wearing a jacket! 🤩

[@siansroadtonirvana]

13:29 beautiful home 😊

[@wirekat]

Yet another excellent tenuous connection.

[@tedzehnder961]

Love your show.

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Thanks for the support! Consider subscribing to never miss any of our episodes! bit.ly/3RjleYp

[@bigdogdog3323]

Donald Jay thank you for the wealth of knowledge that your supplying your show is very interesting I enjoy your channel very much thank you

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

It seems strange now, but when I was a kid - around 1980 - the '63 'Vette was one of the most expensive American "used cars" you could buy. They were around $35K back then.

[@E.T.GARAGE]

Great Video, I made sure to share it with others. 👍

[@Nof60twindriver]

The Lambo is an absolutely amazing car, don't get me wrong, but I'll take curves over angles anyday! Another great vid, keep them coming!!

[@stuffhappens5681]

Smokin’ episode!

[@charlieweinstock2136]

Oh my God!! C'mon Donald!! The 64 was built in St. Louis, Missouri! From the original thru 84 it was built in St. Louis, the number 2 carbuilding city in the country after Detroit for most of the 20th Century. Kind of info I would expect you guys to know. Weird..

[@cgmoog]

First year Flint, then St Louis until the C4. Donald should know better.

[@gitchermotrrunnin]

The dynamic duo did it again! Great commentary from both guys. I never thought of Donald as the typical stereotype American more as the answer to those who see us as vulgar as his presentations of cars and houses are hardly in your face. Jay more unfiltered, surprisingly gave the Vette good marks. The C2 is my favorite also. The 327 is a great engine and Bizzarini made a good choice as the small block packs a lot of power in a small space. Jay was surprisingly hard on the other cars, the Spyker looking garish with the bling, and his view of the Lambo was insightful in the it does look overkill with tech design, still beautiful.

[@sallyb3]

Had the 63 split window coupe ..loved it! Was it the first vette coupe?

[@DenUitvreter]

The Spyker was a very light analogue sports car that didn't follow the blandness of it's day but stood out. It's not my taste either but some people think it's gorgeous and anything ballsy is better than more of the same. The interior is pure class, in craftsmenship, materials and taste. Vulgar? No. Spyker was also the first straight six engined car and the first with four wheel brakes.

[@ajfogertyfan8245]

Is that just typical June fog or was this episode done during the Great Canadian Smoke Out a few weeks ago?

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Just typical June fog. You’ll have to wait a couple seasons to see the episodes filmed during the “smoke out.” Stay tuned!😉

[@rayborg7378]

Of all the 3 cars its the Corvette which just looks the best.After all these years it s still spot on.Handing wise might not be that great.Not that the average motorist will mind that much.There are very few Parnelli Jones and Jim Clarks in ths world come to think of it.

[@robertphillips6296]

"A Festival of Quilted Leather."

[@OllamhDrab]

Pretty. (Also dat Spiker just seems bonkers, ...Possibly I'd find that particular bonkers cool, but ...seems a bit much indeed. )

[@JD-hh9io]

Is that Canadian smoky air over there? It sucks here in the Hudson Vally.

[@TheJohnebey]

We will be there at the end of Sept. I need a blazer

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Looking forward to seeing you for the Motor Week!

[@TheJohnebey]

I am sure it is not a well-guarded secret, but what area is Leno's house? And Donald as far as that goes. Thanks

[@photo3338]

That was a really interesting conversation. I think of the Lambo as being for rockstars and people who what to arrive like a rock star. here we have Jay who can definitely make an entrance like a rock star and he's not having it. The transmission would really bother me too, if I could afford one. What?! I just spent almost $900,000 and a Haracan STO shifts a lot better and costs $400000 less. The STO is the one that you want. If you want the classic V12, sigh, you just can't have it with a dual clutch trans. I guess that you can now. But it's a hybrid. That kind of misses the point.

[@uxb2001]

FYI 63 Corvettes assembled in St. Louis MO

[@davem5175]

1981 was the first year that Vettes were built at the Bowling Green plant.

[@rcm7900]

The beginning reminds me of the odd couple tv show 😂

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Love that pizza Jay..!!!

[@marcelhannover3]

Why didn't you drive the Spyker ??? 😟

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

We didn't drive it unfortunately, but we did do a separate driving video on our channel here kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5fRhWydr61gndE

[@johndavey72]

Jay , Donald . I'm only into this in the first 10mins . But Jay , l agree with you . I've always held this car with the same esteem as the "e" type . Regarding the tyres , if you fitted radials on a mk2 Jaguar the camber had to be increased from positive to negative camber ,otherwise there was no positive gain in road manners . And the Corvette engine was also fitted to the Gordon Keeble , a very rare British "Super car " of the 1960's . Oh ! And by the way , a very poor item replacement on the right lower corner screen moulding . And there's only one" Lands end " and that's in Cornwall !!!

[@Chertoff88]

The pizza bit was hilarious

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Glad you liked it!

[@lesliesawyer4640]

I really enjoy this series. I appreciate Jay's comments about the Lamborghini and especially the Spyker, where I think he is spot on. Supposedly tenuous connections, but versus Edith Wharton, the Spyker is on another planet. I usually appreciate Donald's and Jay's opinions about equally, but I favor Jay a lot here. But, I am a bit disappointed in his appreciation of architecture. He claims that Land's End is indistinguishable from modern houses--I don't get it. Just one look at the rather casual video shots of Land's End, the wood trims, the moldings, the windows and casings, the doors--I doubt a single piece of wood was bought from stock, even the cutting bits to shape the wood moldings may have been made to order. Jay is very sensitive about details in cars and knowledgeable about how they are achieved, but I think he needs to learn more about architecture. He can appreciate the difference between an unrestored car and an over-restored car. . .

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

“I don’t got to many festivals”………hahahahaha😂

[@Charlesb88]

Now I’m waiting for the comedy duo of Vulgar and In-Your-Face.😂🎭

[@scottrippon5039]

Did he just say that thing rivalled the look of an E Type? Sheesh. Jay, you need new glasses old boy. 😮

[@rickolson3114]

I would somewhat disagree about lower horsepower cars getting into less trouble with the law... I owned a 2005 VW Passat, 1.8 turbo and I got 4 speeding tickets the first year I owned it. The car was a blast to drive at it's limit and never seemed to be going as fast as the speedo said.

[@iflick7235]

Very smoky in Newport.

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

Not smoke, just fog!

[@automotiveaffairsshorts]

I agree with Jay… the Aventador looks like it was designed by a computer - not a pretty car to look at, at all!

[@davidjernigan7576]

The spyker is like one of those inter war airplanes that is so hideously ugly that without even flying everyone other than the designer knew it was a miserable failure

[@audieconrad8995]

My dad sold Pontiacs in the early 60's. He owned a '62 Bonneville. Ooooof... Each model year was a BIG deal. Now?...meh...

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Yes. It’s hilarious how over the top the new features were hyped each year.

[@audieconrad8995]

@jamesdellaneve9005 hilarious?...not if you lived it. It was an exciting and innovative time in the automotive industry to see who had the biggest and the best. Especially when looking at the mundane variations on SUV's over the last 20 years. Electric?...now we're talking.

[@stevearnold100]

Worst buy I ever made was a car with a CVT transmission. I'd take anything over it.

[@chriscadman6379]

Shrinkage? Don. We all get old.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

How old are you? You’ll find out.

[@donc-m4900]

And brittle

[@fsjgw]

Do women know about shrinkage?

[@jerrywarren2007]

Revuelto is basically the result of Lambo listening to all the negativity on the Aventador and getting is right, big time.

[@craigcolavito5606]

I think both of the fellas are being a little too hard on the Spyker, especially Jay, an owner and styling-defender of a Daimler SP250.

[@muinarc0]

He says it's a downside it has an Audi engine when his beloved McLaren has a BMW engine. Nice dose of hypocrisy spoken mere seconds apart lol.

[@lib556]

Usually I agree with everything Donald says. However, claiming that the C2 vette is as good looking as any Ferrari or an E Type? No way.

[@whyitmatterstome]

Jay doesn't quite get home design - cars yes, but he struggles to see how these classic houses are of the period in which they were built. He doesn't seem to notice the details, as he does with cars, and thinks there all the same - that these designs could be homes built today.

[@chriscadman6379]

Oh no, not you two again!

[@kevindimauro9689]

Doug Demuro and his friend Ken should take some lessons from these two guys. Timeless material.

[@stereolababy]

donalds take is more refreshing than jay

[@MYJ61]

Sorry Donald. I know I’m the odd one, but I had quilted leather in my BMW 6 series, and I’m still not a fan.

[@QueerOkie]

I want to like the Spyker but it's just too much.

[@jonathancarson1974]

Jay has no love for the Spyker and Lambo. He's correct .

[@amandastevenson4948]

It better not be Biden

[@P.Galore]

Lambo should abandon this F117 design style completely. they've done it for decades and it is tired. Go back to the 1960's and 70's elegance instead of making cars for 13 year olds

[@kevinbarrett9615]

Spykers look overwrought to me , too many chrome scoops and googaws looks like it was designed by a 13 year old boy.

[@facelikedog]

The Lambo has that gnashing of the teeth look.

[@eddylauterback1312]

Why the waste of time comparing the cars to houses and a rich dead woman?

[@randybehenna3081]

Soon as you send plane tickets and verification of paid hotel I'll be there

[@durantbaham4372]

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