Leno & Osborne: Discovering Early Packard History

[@blaketindle4703]

I first learned about Packard cars while playing LA Noire on Xbox 360. Set in 1949, characters in the game seemed to hold them in high esteem. The late forties Packards were especially beautiful!

[@elosogonzalez8739]

Donald and Jay go together like Peanut Butter and Jelly! Can't get enough of these guys!

[@blaketindle4703]

Every video of these two guys together is gold!💛

[@robertfricano3649]

Listening to the history from Donald and Jay was just as enjoyable as watching the cars and homes. Thanks Donald and Jay.

[@merkenstein]

Mr. Oswald and Mr. Leno - an intelligent entertaining couple!

[@retired8484]

Osborne

[@goodgamegaming777]

Manlove

[@blaketindle4703]

“The mother-in-law seat” lol!😂

[@ezghthrt7733]

I love it when a car tells stories about the time it was built in. Brilliant episode - thank you!

[@junkerjorg2]

You know it's serious when Jay gives up his denim and puts on a coat.

[@nickbruni8041]

THE Dynamic DUO ! 👍🏼🍻...( nice sport jacket Jay !!! ...finally spending some dough on threads !😎)

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

8:10 Jay goes full enciclopedia-mode on this one... amazing how this guy could ever be other than a car historian... and he was... and he is, still funny as hell but mostly and foremost... an encyclopedic car collector.

[@alexstewart839]

Despite the extra-baggy cut, this subtle wide plaid print blazer is a pretty fashion-forward choice for Jay Leno.

[@treywest268]

The story Jay tells about Perry Como brought to mind a song that a (now deceased) friend had a big hit with in the late 40's or early 50's. It was called "I Never See Maggie Alone" and it was sung by Kenny Roberts.

[@clbcl5]

Somebody forgot to pack one of Jays 52 denim shirts. He does clean up.

[@Kawiturbo750]

The fit of jay's jacket is horrible. Compare it to the excellent fit of Osbornes' jacket. Denim definately better. At 2:20, I wish I knew where Jay heard that dash used to be a word for horse manure. I've researched every source I can think of and can't find any mention of dash = manure.

[@simonvanderheijden432]

When guys look at a carshow and disscus the fashion y'all know the male of the western world is in a heap of dash..

[@herrunsinn774]

@@Kawiturbo750 Jay alluded to the fact that he was "tricked" into doing the segment. I suspect he didn't show up with a jacket and Mr. Oswald dug one up for him. The dead give-away is that he's wearing a t-shirt under it.I do miss his well tailored attire when he was on the Tonight Show. Of course, at that time he had a wardrobe person to put that look together for him.

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

@@Kawiturbo750 a simple "dashboard horse manure" returns at least 12 hits that relate the two, some of them supported by bibliographical sources dating the 50's. So learn how to Google, maybe? "And if you’re still wondering about dashboards, well these were originally devices at the front of horse-drawn wagons upon which the driver rested his feet. They kept mud and road waste (collectively known as dash) thrown up by the horses’ hooves from spraying onto the driver. Mudguards developed from these dashboards and while their appearance has altered substantially over the years, their major function - protection from dirt, stones and slush - hasn’t altered. Dashboards have changed a lot too."

[@Kawiturbo750]

@@panaceiasuberes6464 Thanks

[@stevenjackson8226]

An Audrain visit is at the top of my to-do list.

[@herrunsinn774]

01:49 "What an adventure automobiling was back at the turn of the century". Hey guys... "The turn of the century" was between 2000-2001 ... How many more years before "the turn of the century" starts to mean THIS (pardon the caps) century?

[@77gmcnut]

I'm so glad Mr. Leno has chosen to use his resources to preserve a historic collection of automobiles and other machinery for generations now and in the future to enjoy. I remember visiting Bill Harrah's museum in Sparks, Nevada when I was a youngster. I wonder if any of Jay's cars came from that collection?

[@kurtanderson5349]

It's interesting that, in 1908, the perceived function of the car was to replace the horse, where 5-8 miles an hour travel was normal and expected performance, especially on dirt and block roads.

[@caesarillion]

I'm drooling on the Packards. Thanks, Thailand Paul

[@facelikedog]

I love Jay and Don. The Odd Couple comes to mind, but that's what I like about them.

[@johndavey72]

Incredible progress in such a short space of time ! Perry Como ... Magic Moments ! Thanks Jay . And Thankyou Donald .

[@cana125dh7322]

Thank you Boys. You make a great team. Vroom, Vroom.

[@danam0228]

I half expected Donald to start singing Anything Goes

[@tonyw.8407]

I can't remember the last time I've seen Jay in an off the shelf blazer

[@jjones2509]

These guys make a great team.

[@MikeLoveBuns]

Beautiful classic vehicles ! 😘🚗😀 Mike from Missouri

[@steinarerling8185]

Jay Leno number one carfreak , he know what he is talking about . Wonderfull person Jay Leno /regards from Norway Hallow Jay !

[@Farmington_River_Rods]

Great as always! I hope I run into these guys when I’m cruising around Newport 😉

[@jcs3451]

Leno & Osborne are the Hope and Crosby of motor cars.

[@mgbrv8]

I really really enjoyed us thank you and Mr. Leno

[@radioguy1620]

cant be that hard to repair that leak on the rear cylinder set. in theory,

[@costrow3100]

The enormous, sprawling Packard plant in Detroit basically still sits idle today years after someone from Peru bought it at auction without much of a realistic plan. It’s hard to believe that a company that was so far ahead of its time failed so completely and that a city known for the auto has moved on and left the remains in ruins probably for many more decades. Perhaps someone could get government grants to turn it into a center for making robotics which is our future. Our cars and virtually everything major in our yard will one day be robotic. It would be nice to merge the two concepts to once again move Detroit forward while holding on to a bit of its history. This is an article that was in Cranes this year. “The South American developer who purchased the crumbling Packard Plant in 2013 with ambitious redevelopment plans now owes almost twice what he paid for the site and is facing foreclosure. Crain's Detroit Business finds Fernando Palazuelo has accrued a little over $820,000 in back taxes and unpaid water and sewerage bills at the sprawling plant synonymous with Detroit's decline. That's even more than the $774,723 he owed in October when he vowed to pay a chunk of the debt back by the end of 2020. The properties with three years of past due taxes face foreclosure if they're not paid back by March, meaning they would return to the same tax auction where Palazuelo picked them up. In an email to Crain's, Palazuelo blamed the languishing project on pandemic related losses at his other businesses. "As you are well aware, our efforts at the Packard Plant are funded entirely from our operations in Lima and other areas of the world where the commercial operations of the tenants in our buildings have been on government-imposed shutdown for the past year. However, we are fully aware of the amount needed to pay past due taxes and the extreme drainage fee assessments for our Detroit properties prior to the end of March and are making arrangements to ensure that those amounts are paid well in advance of the deadline." Fernando Palazuelo. (Photo: Packard Plant project website) After seven years of limited activity at the site, word came last fall that Palazuelo was backing off his grand vision to convert the site into a hub for commercial activity, dining and art. According to reports, he had begun seeking industrial buyers or tenants and would demolish portions of the site. In 2017, he told the Detroit News, “I'm committed to the success of this project. I assure you, we will not fail." Once again an interesting vlog post by a great team. These two men could do a 2 man show around the country around a few cars - a bit like “ What I wore” or whatever it was called that I saw Off Broadway over a decade ago. It had a great rotating cast. Humans are infinitely interested in our own cultures and those of others. The modern US since the late 1800s was all about moving forward in a dynamic way but in the tracks of this progress culture took hold - and I know I appreciate the process that got us to this point. Life is all about the journey. Once you hit your initial destination you have already moved on.

[@lynandhenrymeyerding3392]

The chaperone seat reminds me of HL Mencken's Girl from Red Lion PA - about a young woman who was spooning in the parlor with her beau, with grandpa in attendance, but then grandpa fell asleep and things went to their logical conclusion - so she ran away to big city (Baltimore) to join a house of prostitution, because, she reasoned, that's what happened to "ruined" girls in all the cheap fiction she'd ever read. Menken and a policeman explained that this was not actually necessary and put her on a train back home, where she was welcomed back into the bosom of her loving family - and subsequently married to said beau, of course.

[@DanielGonzalez-cs8pr]

I see Mr. Leno has put on his museum jacket (not denim!) and found a museum friend. Next he needs to get some museum napkins and move on to some museum massage oils! It has also occurred to me that he needs a museum band to follow him around and provide background music for his museum adventures! A Klezmer band would provide the proper ambiance for this.

[@craigcolavito5606]

As soon as I saw this video I checked to see how long it was, always hoping for as much Jay and Donald content as possible.

[@burlosurviorhills7321]

My great great grandfather said it was beats walk in and like a sore horse you can't beat it...

[@robertphillips6296]

Very informative, thank you for posting.

[@DV-ol7vt]

Very interesting, I wish I had half the car knowledge of these two guys!

[@nb7466]

Stahls automotive foundation is a great place to. They just take donations for entry. They just bought 9ne of those Chrysler turbine cars.

[@jean-jacqueskaselorganreco6879]

the idea of cars and fashion-museum was much earlier already put into life in Malaga, Spain

[@Audion]

Excellent work gentlemen.

[@JonBlondell]

Didn't know about dash!

[@kobbetop]

Well this is a service to human kind, very interesting, I hope you keep on doing these.

[@nickbruni8041]

“ first the ring .. THEN the thing “. 👰🏼‍♀️👄

[@dominikz.1376]

Gorgeous gorgeous mon, chyea chyea

[@onazram1]

Fascinating stories...

[@johndeere1951a]

Gentlemen don't forget that up to WWII, the majority of rural America was farming with horses, and all homes had a horse/carriage barn behind every home, a large wood shed, and an out house. These pioneer automobiles were space ships. Horses and oxen were always pulling early motorist out of trouble and back to the barn 🐴🤣🐴😂🇺🇲

[@timothykeith1367]

The urban dictionary says "dash" is short for balderdash, but it also says in prison it means what Jay said it meant in 1900.

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

I would love to see the out takes on this one. You could see a lot of grinning.

[@TheAlignmentGuy_TM]

Were the multiple gears on the '02 for hill climbing torque vs top end?

[@RobertBrown-uy8wx]

Very interesting I want to see more

[@AudrainMuseumNetwork]

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[@gregwhite8503]

Let’s talk about manufacturing history which shouldn’t be marginalized. The first Packard in this discussion was made in Warren Ohio, home of the Packard Bro’s. Yes Packard relocated to Detroit. The Winton was made abt 50 miles from Warren in Cleveland Ohio, incidentally Cleveland was the home of Rockefeller’s Standard Oil founded in 1870. Although Standard removed it headquarters to New York in 1885, NE Ohio & Western Pennsylvania, the largest producers of oil in the world, played a roll in determining what the “modern” auto would become. Is this post about regional pride? To a degree but when we explore/enjoy the history these cars it should be remembered that early on the men making them were diverse and dispersed around the country.The “Space Race” was predated by the “Get around the place race” and the creative juice that fostered that desire wasn’t located only in the great city of Detroit. It was in the machine shops, bicycle shops and minds of men all over the. Then there were those bicycles guys in Dayton! Desire can breed beautiful solutions.

[@carlybazzy5549]

Donald always well dressed

[@yugotime1598]

I'd prefer to call it a three way seat.

[@bynumjimmy]

A better pairing than Felix and Oscar!

[@oldcremona]

I gotta go take a dash.

[@sallyb3]

Anything Goes

[@F8Tributo]

Ah, very interesting!

[@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918]

Popeye after working at the pickle factory screwing on pickle jar lids would have no problem cranking up Olive Oyl's car. Lots of commercials.

[@mwagg123]

Detroit shout-out!

[@gerrythekay]

Hey Jay: maybe women would be interested in the cars and the men would like the fashions.

[@roccoreig3711]

Where's the denim

[@ericmuschlitz7619]

What did it take to make jay wear a sport coat?

[@femaledeer]

Strange that Osborne's full name is not provided.

[@albertmyers7176]

good job

[@hatzlmike1]

Bravo.

[@charliedavidson4925]

Jay seems a bit slowed I hope he’s okay.

[@murrynathan]

Jean-Luc Packard!

[@BELCAN57]

N-Gage

[@davidmilhouscarter8198]

7:47 The range on electric cars still isn't great.

[@DeutschlandGuy]

0:11 There's nothing like two old guys mansplaining the new exhibition "Women take the wheel".

[@algergonzalez]

Jesus Leno! You are a millionaire many times over... at least get someone to lend you a jacket your size!

[@kevinfleming9919]

Yes, I love classic cars..... I appreciate that you love me... But I hate the singing at the intro. 😖😱🥴🤐😭🙉 Please stop so I don't have to skip forward on these videos and the Jay Lenos Garage segments.

[@pistolannie6500]

What I'd , 'LOVE'....is for....Ronald...to STOP! Just, STOP! CATAWALLIN' & INSULTING everyone's ears! Yes, We LOVE cars.....we DON'T however, Love your ...''singing''....

[@RoaroftheTiger]

Donald ... ditch the "intro" ... Your welcome.

[@jjones2509]

Its funny

[@telequacker-9529]

I always make sure my volume is turned off before I start these videos. I imagine there are some people who just close it instantly.

[@RoaroftheTiger]

@@jjones2509 - It was funny, Two, Three times... But It's "run out of gas" / "played -out" ... Just plain tired. ;-)

[@albertmyers7176]

I believe his real job is a professional singer .....anybody know for sure ??

[@RoaroftheTiger]

@@albertmyers7176 - I wonder what Jay really thinks about it ! ;-) LOL

[@TheJiggs666]

Third

[@ScottDLR]

Great vids but plz stop singing.

[@Markustajahoyrylaiva]

stop shouting leno!!!! it is extremely annoying