The Official "Jay Leno Doesn't Like Ferraris" Thread

https://www.mint.com/blog/saving/what-jay-leno-can-teach-you-about-saving-0314/

 

Let me rephrase that:

I don't believe him

He is a very insecure guy and I suspect he wants to convince everyone he is still relevant as a true comic by claiming to make so much money from comedy that he can afford the lifestyle solely based on his non-tonight show income.

I call bs and bet he used plenty of his Tonight Show money.

 

You could call BS but it is entirely believable and likely true. He can charge great rates for his acts, they would sell out, and the $10mm/year would easily account for the collection he has, given he has been amassing the collection for years and mostly well before this latest bubble in valuations.

 

Man, what a fantastic car! It's great to see it out on the road like that. Thanks for the link.

And I love his room full of vintage Bugattis with a SHOgun sitting in the corner. That's awesome.

Interesting interview. He really didn't say why he's not into them now that he can afford anything he wants. But whatever, I guess he just doesn't want one.

 

Nice interview. Thanks for posting.

 

Aright boys and girls. I hate to dump fuel on this fire. But Chicago Tribune says otherwise. Looks like jay had THE Ferrari back in the 90s. Fun article

Wow! On Wheels - Chicago Tribune

 

That was a blast from the past! Thanks for posting...T

 

Good man @bluekawala

When I was a teen, there was a dealership that held some amazing cars, and every time I went their there was zero respect for my passion and knowledge. Only respect for wallet sizes.

I work for a collection in the GCC, and anytime someone comes in that reminds me of me at that age, I give them the full 9 yards. Crushing a kid's dreams and aspirations isn't very nice!

 

Sorry I'm new to this. Above post is in relation to Bluekawala's post on page 1.

 

Hard to believe it's actually all original. Perhaps all to original specification OK.

They had to have serviced and replaced something over 63 years. If not then while in the world did Ferrari stop building them that way?

Nutty to be actually driving it on tires from 1952, perhaps reproductions?

But what a great piece for the Peterson Museum and certainly for Ferrari.

The styling cues to later appear on the T-bird look obvious to me. Ford did this sort of think again back in the 1970s with Lamborghini. They bought an Espada and used/studied it for a while. I was stopped once by one of the design engineers one alongside the road while on a drive in mine and he spoke about how they took the car out for lunch and stole a few things which ended up on the updated Mustang. Nothing from the engine compartment ...

 

One of his best anecdotes was one that appeared in print years ago (before Tonight show) ...he wrote of a bike problem encountered on route to a comedy gig. Younger folk may not relate as well...on one trip he had a problem, ended up tearing a bike down inside his Motel room. "Every part of the bike was disassembled and laying around me....which gave my stomach the strangest feeling to notice the floor strewn with parts everywhere. I had to make the next town, but wasn't going anywhere until things got assembled correctly."

Today this would not fly in a Comfort suite. He never forgot his early experiences after becoming affluent. And there is genius in him.

 

And no question he's well educated about bikes...

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Is Leno softening?

See 0:15 in the background.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQA_2Itkp4c

 

Thats his mechanics car but if you look throough the thread he does a test on an old Ferrari and says all the right things!

Rob

 

I'd like to share a Ferrari customer service experience I recently had (it's a little off-topic since it doesn't involve Leno, nor a dealership, but I think it still fits this thread). I went to the Ferrari Challenge races at Road America last month. I showed up with more than enough cash, plus a debit card. Ferrari North America was in charge of admissions, but they were only accepting credit cards(!?!). The young lady at the window didn't even try to run the debit card I handed to her, she just gave me a wristband anyway and asked me to "pay it forward". This was a very pleasant surprise. Btw, I returned the next day after paying (with my debit card) through the FNA website.

 

Those 550 pics *look* badly photoshopped.

 

Jay is right. I love the cars, the company, the people who work in Maranello (visited the place and met them) but my worst buying experience ever was in a F dealership. (I've bought many sports cars over the years.) Had a confirmed 488 allocation, order was in the system (confirmed by dealer), expected delivery date and suddenly the dealer stopped responding. No info, follow-up or anything; just disappeared. I could have made a big scene but really turned sour on the dealer (at their profit margin, you'd expect some effort or follow-up). If it had been another brand, I could have gone somewhere else but there is only one regional dealer. I decided to buy GT3s instead.

 

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