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Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar XKSS - Jay Leno's Garage
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06-25-2014, 01:36 PM
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Awesome! Always wanted to know more about that car. Thanks for posting it.
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06-25-2014, 02:24 PM
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Awesome!
Shows how Jay is a real car guy. Has all the toys he does and he still gets as giddy as any of us would over getting to be around or drive a car like that! |
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06-25-2014, 03:15 PM
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WOW, just WOW
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I'm speechless. Amazing!!!
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19 years and 17k posts...
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Thank you for sharing!!!
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06-25-2014, 05:47 PM
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That XKSS has a high Covet Factor.
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06-25-2014, 05:56 PM
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, a gift from Enzo Ferrari to Henry Ford II. ...
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06-25-2014, 06:53 PM
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Posted before, but worth a re-read. Amazing to think that Jaguar needed to recoup some money from left over D-Types and sold them to the public. Must have been a select few, I'm sure. The "Green Rat" nickname is great.
STEVE McQUEEN’S MEAN MACHINES | THE 1957 JAGUAR XK-SS “GREEN RAT” | The Selvedge Yard
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Jay wishes he could get that car for five million!
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06-25-2014, 09:07 PM
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I will pile on with another COOL!
And Sid nailed it. Jay is the real deal car guy. I just wish he wanted a old grey beard kid at heart to adopt. 
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06-26-2014, 05:09 AM
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Jay Leno speechless... Not something to be taken lightly.
What an unreal car. FWIW, I've always been intrigued by Leno. Started when I was 6, then in 4th grade I wrote a paper on his bio and I've followed almost all of what he's done since. If there was one celeb I'd be star-struck by, it's him.
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06-26-2014, 09:34 AM
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06-26-2014, 09:51 AM
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Neat vid. I've only watched a dozen or so of Leno's garage and all have been good.
---XKSS Can we open the hood? Blimey Jay, its called a bonnet! Now are these the stock wheels? Well they're Dunlop 'knock-offs'.
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They should let Leno's boys fix the slipping clutch and then re-film the driving scenes. Made me cringe every time he hit it and the clutch was slipping. Far too cool a car for that!
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06-26-2014, 10:33 AM
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He tends to play dumb in some of the videos. I've seen vids where he asks questions that he surely knows the answer to. I think he's just trying to get plenty of content in the videos.
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06-26-2014, 10:34 AM
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The one thing that stood out to me were the personal touches. Seats from a famous upholsterer, custom glove box by Von Dutch and the polished wheels. All very cool stuff.
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06-26-2014, 10:37 AM
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Both the XKSS and the Barchetta are ridiculously gorgeous and desirable but the Jag makes me feel kinda funny inside. I think I would choose it.
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06-26-2014, 10:49 AM
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Exactly why I feel the way I do about him.
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1986 Porsche 944 2.5l
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Carrera
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Das Eos-Gone But Not Forgotten...
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