Jay's First Love
 

He says so...and who can argue with Jay?

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I'd love to drive one of those. I'm sure they're great!

My Uncle Byron's before:

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And after:

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He survived and built small race boats. Byron is in the straw hat in Oakland, I think.

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That looks like a pretty nasty wreck! What happened?

I tried sitting in an E-type a few weeks ago.

I was too tall.

Trick is to leave the top down, same as a Miata

He missed a corner in the then rural Bay Area and went into a ditch.

Speed was, he would wink at me, involved:cool: He did break his back but got around ok,

Accident scene, friends of his:

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He was a great, smart and funny man. He had a house boat in Sausalito and my Dad and I would spent a night there with him during holidays. This picture is him on the right with his best friend and the friend's wife.

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My Dad always told me Byron was the smartest man he ever met, not even a horse race. That, my friends, is tall cotton.

He never married and was very good to me in all the ways superb Uncles are.

Sorry for th hijack but I don't think Jay will mind!

I ran wide on a freeway exit in the bay area in my SAAB 900 turbo. Bent three wheels, but the ride was smooth and composed. I think maybe I should post that in SAAB SPG headlight headlight bowls thread...

I love old expressions.

Mid 90's Houston, I told my 75 year old (hard core Texan petroleum engineer) neighbor that I had to drop the engine on my 911 to replace the head studs.

"That ain't no hill for a stepper" he says.

What showed up at my local today.

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What model is that? I'm not familiar.

'65 C type IIRC

He never popped the hood but, had an awesome sound driving in. First time I’ve seen one in the metal.

My dad thought cars were just big expensive appliances that he parked outside. No cool cars at our house when I was a kid.

BUT, about the time I got the car bug, we lived on base. I would pedal my bike over to the BOQ, (Base Officer's Quarters) for the single officers. Mostly pilots, or doctors in their 20s, decent paycheck, and nothing except toys (or alcohol) to spend it on.

The parking lot was always full of Sunbeam Tigers, Jags and my love, Porsches. I had learned to park my bike far away from the cars, and I stood back and was careful to never touch the cars at all.
Some of the pilots knew my dad was a pilot, so I had a little tiny bit of acceptance.

If I was lucky, one of the guys was washing the car, or changes points and plugs to get some car to start. They tolerated me.

I almost exploded with joy when one of them let me sit in his 911.

Now at car shows I always let kids sit in my car if their shoes are clean.

That Jag is a perfect toy car in LA or southern California car. Useless in most of the rest of the country where it rains, and has real weather.

Jay's 1st love:

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Very accurate and pretty funny!

I've always loved old Jags and the have a dedicated following in Australia.

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The latest from Jay... "Jay Leno Drives Jet-Powered Racecar: The Howmet TX"

Wow :eek:

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The Howmet's are pretty interesting to watch when they are surrounded by big V8 Can-Am cars.

Thanks for the original posting. Jay's show is always entertaining and informative.

Getting back to the original topic.... I've always loved the look and sound of Jag XK's, especially the XK120 and Series I E-type.

I was a TR guy, having owned a TR3A, TR6 and TR8, and until relatively recently I didn't have the time or money for one of the Jags I really liked and the restoration/repairs/maintenance that went with them.

Now that I have the money and time, I find that I don't really want to go back to old Brit sports cars. I mean Jay certainly likes his, but he has poured a LOT into making it immaculate and reliable. I have to say that I've gotten very used to the "more modern" (i.e. 35 years old rather than 70) features and performance of my classic 911.

And a Speedster. :)