06x01 - Big Dreams

[bunniefuu]

jay is over-driving his car.

oh, we passed carolla.

All right, now we're getting
in the groove here.

agh!

Tonight on jay leno's garage

"blake has the ability,
but does not apply himself."

that's right, that's right.

someone once said,

"ambition is a dream
with a v8 engine."

definitely supercharged,
definitely.

to make dreams happen,

You need to put
the pedal to the metal.

oh, jay,
what did you do that for?

whether it's cruising around
in the king's car...

You are sitting
where the king sat.

-Wow.
-...Risking it all on a race.

jay's driving
like an insane man.

or getting
a little beginner's luck.

you know what, I'm over 20.

Makes me feel
like a young man.

y'all gotta dream!

It's modern and it's loud.

-Just like me.
-To me, that's sexy.

about to make some
of those dreams come true!

Now you're talkin'.

speaking of dreams,

I'm here in the heart
of broken dreams

Hollywood, california.

Every day, people come to this
city with stars in their eyes,

Thinking they'll make it big.

Of course, most don't.

But here's one guy who did.

My god, am I glad to see you.

my buddy, blake shelton.

Blake shelton has become
a household name

Thanks to his multiple wins
as coach on the voice.

He's also won
quite a few awards on his own.

Blake is not just
a huge country music star,

And people magazine's
sexiest man of the year,

He's also
a huge elvis presley fan.

-Hey, stranger, how you been?
-Doing good, buddy.

-Good to see you again.
-Good to see you.

when I asked you to do this,

I know you weren't
a real car guy,

But I know you're
a real truck guy.

I love trucks,
that's all I own is trucks.

-Is this your kind of truck?
-Yes, yes.

-Kind of old school.
-Old school.

My very first truck
I ever had in my life was a gmc.

-Well, there you go.
-Gmc stepside.

you wanna drive it, see if
it brings back some memories?

I guess so, I mean,

My first truck
wasn't this old.

yeah, but you're no kid
anymore either, so this way...

-Old guy, old truck.
-I already hate this show.

remember to put the clutch in.

Remember your old
three-on-the-tree.

I mean, I can drive
a normal standard.

right, okay, this is the
shifter, put your hand there.

Pull it, pull the clutch,
pull it full,

Pull it down to first.

-Straight up.
-Mm-hm.

and that way second,

And then straight down
is third.

okay, and then back up
is reverse.

you never go back up,

You're moving forward
all the time.

-You're not a back-up guy.
-You know what,

-When you're right you're right.
-Let's start it up.

okay, here we go.

there we go,
it's like riding a bike.

Hey, you got that
three-on-the-tree,

That good oklahoma country boy.

Let's see them fingers,
any dirt under them fingernails?

Let me see oh, yeah,
you got a little,

-All right, okay.
-Actually, I think

That's my just for men shampoo.

oh, just for men shampoo.

So when did you
originally start music?

Were you playing
in high school?

Were you like the guy that
played at the school dances

-And stuff like that?
-I started singing, I think,

Seriously when I was
about 15 years old.

so your family was with you,

And there was no point
where they thought,

"oh, this is crazy,
get a real job."

no, my parents,

They both knew that
my only real shot at anything

Was gonna be music,

Because I just was terrible
in school, terrible grades.

"blake has the ability,
but does not apply himself."

-That's right, that's right.
-That was my thing.

but everybody I got along
great with my teachers.

And my mom,
she always was on my side

When it came
to like algebra.

She's like,
"I don't know why

They even make you do that,"
you know?

"you will never use that
in your life," you know?

exactly, exactly.

When your parents encourage you
to be illiterate,

I think that's good.

I just did the elvis
'68 comeback special.

I saw that in '68
when I was in high school.

-You did?
-Yeah.

but we did the 50th anniversary
of it last year.

why did they ask you
to do the elvis?

Did they know
you were a fan

Or did they just think
you were the guy to do it?

-What was the reason?
-They were just looking for

A current artist
that can read.

-Really?
-Yeah.

-So you're a big elvis fan?
-Oh my god, of course.

well, see, that's another reason

I wanted you
to drive this truck.

See who it belonged to?

-What? Really?
-This is elvis's

This is elvis's truck.

We had it shipped out here
for you to drive.

-You're kidding me.
-Well, I wanted you

-To get the feel of it.
-I love that.

What do you mean what
elvis didn't drive a truck.

he did drive a truck.

Well, he had
a lot of vehicles.

"we have the
to confirm this '67 gmc truck

Was in fact owned
by elvis presley

At his circle g ranch
in horn lake, mississippi.

One of the many cars
elvis purchased,

This is the one he would
drive around his ranch in."

-Wow!
-So you are sitting

-Where the king sat.
-Wow.

-So that's pretty cool.
-That's pretty crazy.

-Oh, yeah, it's fun.
-Now I'm gettin' nervous.

well, see, now you see
why we have this truck.

Just makes it
a little more special.

yeah, it really does.

That is literally unbelievable.

I never would have dreamed
that elvis presley

Even owned a truck.

well, he owned
all kind of vehicles.

He had sports cars,
he had a pantera.

I drove the pantera
he shot a b*llet into.

-Remember the one?
-Yeah, yeah,

-I know the story anyway.
-Yeah, yeah, I drove that car.

Actually put a dent in it,
I felt bad.

oh, no.

-You're okay, you can go
-should I just keep going?

yeah, you can just
stay right there.

See, when you're driving
elvis's truck,

You can go through red lights.

-That's one of the superpowers.
-That's one of the superpowers

You get.

Last season, I participated
in 24 hours of lemons,

An entertaining parody race
for anyone with 500 bucks

And some creativity.

But I realized
not everyone wants to race

A four-poster bed
or a giant hotdog.

So what do you do
if you dream

Of being taken seriously
on the racetrack

But aren't
a millionaire?

Champcar.

This is an endurance race
for folks

That have always
dreamed of racing

But are on a budget.

All you need to participate
in this exciting race

Is a valid driver's license,
some safety gear,

And, of course,
a racecar.

I'm meeting up
with two experienced teams

And long-time rivals,

The flyin' hawaiians,

And the team I'm joining,
uncommon friends.

This is gonna be fun.

I love being
the youngest guy on the team,

This is fabulous.

You wanna take a look
at the engine?

yeah, let's take a look at
the motor, what do we got here?

Yeah, how many liters?
It's a 3 liter?

-It's a 2.8 liter.
-Okay.

really, you're looking
at a blueprinted engine.

-Right.
-But we have added

Fuel injection
and headers.

I think you'll be pleased
with the amount of power

You've got under
your right foot.

I'm surprised
you can run fuel injection.

I thought it would
have been carbureted.

this gives us
a little more power

And a little better
fuel mileage.

And it is endurance racing,

So we like to squeeze every bit
of fuel out of it that we can.

This was a frame off build.

We called it
the 21 days from heck.

Steve nichols landed on
January 25th from England,

-Right.
-And this car was on the track

-On February 16th in sonoma.
-Wow.

I wish you guys
were doing my bathroom.

That would have been great.

That was like eight months.

these are serious racecars,

But it's not really
that serious money.

so what can you build this for,


-No, nothing even close to that.
-Yeah?

all the cars have to be


Put a roll cage in it,
a fire system in it,

Maybe upgrade the brakes
a little bit,

And you can be
on the track

For somewhere between
$12,000 and $15,000.

Well, very cool, gentlemen.

Let me go see what
the other team has to say.

great.

hey, rod.

I'm sorry I'm sorry
you weren't able

To pick me for your team.

I know I don't even know
how that happened.

well, it's just the breaks.

Tell us about your car.

well, it's a 1971 240z.

May be faster than that car
that's in there,

-I'm pretty sure it is.
-Faster?

-A lot faster.
-Yeah, a lot faster.

-Oh yeah.
-A lot faster.

well, let's take
a look at the motor,

Let's see your engine.

Oh, webers,
I love webers.

-Yeah.
-But they run on fuel injection.

yeah, the fuel injection's
kind of finicky.

I like the old school.

what kind of horsepower
you making?

-About 186 to the wheels.
-186, okay.

Yeah, I think they're probably
looking at 240.

yeah, I don't know
if their drivers

Are any faster though.

Yeah, and we've got
top secret stuff

We're bringing out
for the race only.

they can't intimidate me.

Hey, wait a minute!

Hold everything, will you?

well, let's give it a shot
and see what happens, gentlemen.

-May the best team win.
-That's right.

-Yeah.
-We will.

No, we'll find out.

A few days later,
we're at auto club speedway,

And I'm pretty sure
I can handle

Whatever secret weapon
the flyin' hawaiians

Claim to have.

-Rod.
-Hey, how you doin'?

good.

-Adam.
-Hey, wait.

what are you doing here?

just call me the ringer.

well, I can think
of plenty of things

I'd like to call him.

You might know adam
from his days on loveline,

His extremely popular podcast,
the adam carolla show,

And, hey, how 'bout
the zillion appearances

He's made on this program?

Thank you for that
backhanded compliment.

but adam's a real racer,

Which makes him
the driver to beat.

The dream has become
a nightmare.

all your fuel injection
and all your big horsepower,

You got nothin' for this.

well, he's a professional racer.

-I've never been here before.
-That's why he's here.

-You've got 50 more horsepower.
-Yeah, but my a*s is bigger

And I need that
extra horsepower

To get around the track,

So I think
we're about even.

you prepared
to race out there?

may the best
italian comedian win.

Coming up

no, jay,
what did you do that for?

sweet dreams
are not made of these.

Can't hear ya.

Agh!

Tonight we're meeting
yet another grown man

Who doesn't know
how to drive.

See, I'm always amazed at people
who never learned to drive,

'cause it's such
a big part of my life.

Comedian norm macdonald.

Norm made a name for himself
back in the '90s

On Saturday night live
as a writer and lead anchor

On weekend update.

I was in the airport
and guys were asking

Everybody wanted my id.

And it occurred to me that id
is a strange abbreviation,

Because I is short for I

And then d is short
for dentification.

So...

between standup, tv, and movies,

This comedic veteran
was so busy,

He forgot to learn
how to drive.

I did drive,
I got a learner's permit.

-Oh, you did?
-Yes.

I drove six times,
four accidents.

you had four accidents
in six times?

four out of six.

But thank goodness
no one was hurt.

but we have
a very nice car here,

This is alfa romeo giulia.

This is an italian car,
very sporty.

I've heard of it,
alfa romeo's a very fancy car.

yeah, it is,
and a wonderful car.

It's about 280 horsepower,
turbo.

Not the most powerful model.

It's got all-wheel drive,

Meaning all four wheels
drive the car.

-It's blue.
-It's blue, that's

Hey, you think
you don't know cars.

Boy, you're a lot sharper
than I thought.

All right,
well, let's go...

you'll take me on a spin!

yeah, that's right.

So you know the terms too.

Well, you know, my dad
told me he learned to swim

Because his father
just threw him in

The east river in new york.

You know, "go ahead,"
just threw him in,

He started swimming.

So I'm thinking that's
what we should do here.

We're at a racetrack,
we have a sporty vehicle.

Let's just put you
behind the wheel

And see how you do.

-Let's jump into the east river.
-Yeah.

Wow, this is pretty cool.

Oh, yes, always
put on your seatbelt,

I know that
from being a passenger.

Put your foot on the brake.

-Is it that one?
-The brake.

-That's the brake?
-Yeah, the brake

-Is the one to the left.
-And this is the clutch.

no, no, there's no clutch
on this.

-Oh, good.
-It's an automatic.

this is the brake,
this is the gas. Okay.

no, no, no,
the other way around.

-Jay?
-The one closest to the

-Yeah, that's the gas.
-You said okay,

That's the gas,
that's the brake.

Yeah, I had it right
the first time.

yeah, but put your foot
on the brake.

-On the brake, yeah.
-Now press that start button.

Wow, how 'bout that?
A button, huh?

yeah, go ahead.

Still have your foot
on the brake,

Gonna put it in drive,

And let's proceed forward.

-By pressing the gas.
-Yes.

-Take your foot off the brake.
-Just lightly press the gas,

-Right?
-There you go.

-There you go
-there you are

And obviously you turn the
wheel right to go right..Okay

-My god I'm a good car driver

well, now you're doing
all right.

you're kind of using
the whole road,

But that's all right.

-I am, I am.
-Yeah.

Now how fast
are you going now?

I'm not going fast, man.

what does the speedometer say?

-One!
-No, you're doing 18.

oh...18? That's it?

-Oh, okay.
-You can speed up a little bit.

yeah, I'm going
I'm over 20 now.

Now I feel like
we're going much faster,

-But we're not.
-Let's go faster!

Let's see what you can do, norm.

now this is only 40,
but it seems super fast.

-It seems super fast?
-Not to you, I bet.

-No, no, it seems about 40.
-Yeah, I would not be winning

-Any races at this speed.
-Well, this is look,

You're going 47 now,
that's a new record.

it's a new record.
Man, this is fun.

Oh, my lord.
Wait, jay!

-Okay.
-You're doing all right.

yeah, I did something weird
there for a

-What did you do?
-I don't know,

I felt it undulate,
like it went like that.

-You felt it undulating?
-Yeah, but undulating

-Is the wrong word.
-I didn't feel any undulating.

you're right, undulation is
like a lady in a dirty club.

How do you get around la
without a driver's license?

uh, uber.

so uber must be like
a godsend for you, huh?

yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, my lord, wait, wait, wait,
that's not the

that's great.

That's it.

you know what
happened there, jay?

you were going 24 miles an hour,

-I know that.
-Was that it?

-Yeah, yeah, you're going 24.
-I confused the brake

-With the gas momentarily.
-Oh, okay, yeah,

That's not a good thing to do.

-Step on it, see what she does.
-Oh, my lord.

see what you can do.



okay, jay.


that's pretty good.

it felt like about 500 miles.

Oh my god,
christ, okay.

Oh my god, it gets your
adrenaline a little, huh?

My lord, god, makes me
feel like a young man.

-There you are.
-Woo!

That's insane
how fast that feels.

How fast
have you ever driven a car?

-212, something like that.
-212?

Oh my god,
water boils at 212.

yeah, no, but it's different,

Speed and temperature
are two different things.

-Oh, they don't correlate.
-No, no.

If you're going 212,
water won't start boiling

Around you.

I think you passed your test,
you did very well.

They certainly won't get you
for speeding.

It's time to show norm
what this car can really do.

this is gonna be harder
than the driving part.

Jesus ... Christ.

Sorry, jay.

You want to dive into the apex
over here like this.

jay, god dammit!

Oh, I'm sorry for swearing,
but...

-You all right?
-No, I'm good, I'm fine.

Oh, boy.

Jay, no.
No, jay, please.

Here's a straightaway,
there you go.

Yeah!
Straightaway, baby.

Now, see, this is the kind of

Oh, jesus.

No, jay,
what'd you do that for?


there you go.

-Is this 100 miles
-there you go.

jay, god dammit!

I'm here at
the auto club speedway

For the wildly popular
champcar endurance race.

Here, team members
take turns driving

In two eight-hour
endurance races.

It's a dream come true
for folks

Who have always wanted
to be racecar drivers.

let's go ahead and fire it up.

I'm joining team
uncommon friends,

Whose long-time
rival flyin' hawaiians

Brought my long-time rival,
adam carolla.

Well, this is interesting.

I'm in a car
I've never been in before.

I'm actually
in a real race

On a racetrack
I've never been in before.

Let's see what happens!

Okay, here we go,
up on the wall.

Let's do it!

This is a fast track.

I'm up first
for uncommon friends,

And adam is leading the way
for the flyin' hawaiians.

all right, I got jay behind me.

Hopefully he's gonna stay there.

Your line looks good
through there, jay.

Your line looks good.

center of the track
seems to be the place to be.

Ooh, I like this car.

Let's mix it up
a little bit here.

All right, passed that guy.

All right.
We knocked one off.

Let's keep going through here.

jay's still behind me
where he needs to stay.

all righty, here we go.

All right, there's another guy,
I gotta knock him off.

The man to beat here
is carolla.

Carolla's going high
on the back

And I'm right behind him.

-Jay's right behind me.
-All right, here we go.

Agh, I passed carolla,
but he caught me again.

That was a cone.

hit a cone, hit a cone.

All right, gettin' sloppy.

All right,
lost it for a second.

We are back in show business.

Carolla is very good.

jay's driving
like an insane man.

He's right up my a*s.

can't hear ya.

you mother ...!

all right oh,
we passed carolla!

All right, now we're getting
in the groove here.

Okay.

there he is.

He's in my sights.

Jay is lighting up those tires.

Jay is over-driving his car.

I told you,
jay is over-driving his car,

And that's what happens.

All right, jay,
re-enter safely.

Re-enter safely.

agh!

Coming up

More with blake shelton.

you can't have
this chin and this chin

And be the sexiest man alive.

well well, this chin
plus the other two chins

Attached to it.

I know I know what you mean.

Here we are at t,

Where I was just kicking
carolla's butt when...

D'oh!

whoa, jay spun out.

agh!

Ah, ...!

What am I doing?
Come on.

I just hope the car's okay.

Hey, the guy just drove off.

That's hit and run, isn't it?

A guy hit me,
I'm gonna pull in.

he's coming in.

copy that.

-We'll check for damage.
-Okay, a guy hit me.

yeah, I saw it.

-Are you all right?
-Oh, fine.

How's it look out there,
all right?

it looks good,
but just take it easy.

It's not go-karts,
you know what I mean?

yeah, yeah.

Take two.
Now, if I don't catch up,

Uncommon friends
are gonna unfriend me,

Plus carolla will never
let me live it down.

My goal right now
is to catch that guy.

I gotta stop talkin' and
concentrate on racing here.

But I'm catching this guy.

I keep doing that ...

Same place.

This is getting ridiculous,
so take three!

Just when I thought I had him.

Uh-oh.

I think I lost a drive shaft.

what do we have, jay?

What's going on?

Did you see
any warning lights, jay?

no, no warning lights.

I think it's drive shaft.

-Can't move it!
-Won't move?

okay, this sucks.

I'm just gonna pull you around
through the gate there

And you tell me where
you need me to take you, okay?

okay, yeah,
over to garage number three.

While they drag my sorry butt
to the pits,

The race continued.

I don't know.

Tell you what happened

Fate dealt us a cruel hand

And the uncommon friends and I
landed in 25th place!

But even though carolla

May technically be
a better driver,

I wouldn't start bragging
about 17th place, bucko.

well, nice job, leno,
you've done it again.

I couldn't believe
how fast you were going!

-Well, you gotta race.
-I thought you were gonna

Shake it out
for three laps or something.

I didn't know I love that.

-Half shaft.
-Huh?

-Half shaft.
-Here's what we broke,

A half shaft.

Boy, it's still hot!

Ah, ah, ah!

Well, as for my dreams
of being a racecar driver,

I won't quit my day job,
but hey!

Now this car really is
one of a kind.

I'm cruising around
in elvis presley's old truck

With my pal, blake shelton.

He's a huge elvis fan,
and like elvis,

People just can't help
falling in love with him, too.

Now tell me about being voted
sexiest man alive.

Obviously, it was a bad year,

But do you have fun with that
or does it drive you crazy?

I mean, it's flattering.

It's flattering, right?

Well, you know
that completely discredited

That entire publication.

You can't have this chin
and this chin

And be sexiest man alive, right?

well, this chin, plus the other
two chins attached to it!

I know what you mean, yeah.

Well, you know,
I was on the cover

Of people magazine,
and it did say,

"not the sexiest man alive."

I'm gonna find that
and put it in the

-Okay.
-Yeah, yeah.

Well, tell me about it.

Was it fun or was it like,
"oh, this is a little crazy"?

you know, it amazed me
how serious people take

That issue
that comes out every year,

Because people were
up in arms about it,

You know, how can this be?

Did all the other men
on planet earth die last night

Or something, you know?

but you are walking around

With a rolled up sock
in your pants, I know that.

but to me, that's sexy, right?

in fact, right down here,
I'm gonna show you the studio

Where elvis recorded
jailhouse rock

And heartbreak hotel.

-Really?
-Yeah, yeah.

He did a lot of work
in hollywood,

-Did you know that?
-I did not.

I thought he recorded everything
in memphis or

no, no, 'cause remember,
he was making movies here.

-Of course, yeah.
-And the movies had soundtracks

And they're all done
around here.

-See that?
-Right here.

stevie wonder, the beach boys,

Elvis recorded love me tender
and jailhouse rock right here.

-Wow.
-Yeah, I mean, it's funny,

You know, you pass by
these buildings in hollywood

All the time, and they just
look like buildings,

Which, I guess, they are.

But there's so much history,
it makes it kinda cool.

Okay, I've got
one more place to show you.

I think you'll get
a kick out of it.

I hope the next place
that you gotta show me

Has something to drink.

something to drink,
we've got something to drink

-And something to eat.
-Oh, okay,

Those are my two favorites!

That's another thing
that elvis and I

We share a love for eating.

-Yeah.
-Yeah, 'cause he ate

-Weird things, right?
-Yeah.

Well, you know what
his favorite was, right?

-I don't.
-I'll take you to a place

And we'll find out.

that is exciting.

coming up, dreams are made...

I don't even think my bed
is this comfortable.

...And then they're crushed!

you're the worst host

I have ever worked with
in my life.

buckle up, folks,
it's time to assess & caress

With donald osborne.

It's time for another episode
of behind the bowtie.

Now what do we have today,
donald?

today, jay, we have something
very special indeed,

A 2004 ford shelby cobra
concept car.

now, I remember this car.

Carroll shelby himself
was involved

In the building of it.

This car also means a lot to me,

Because I was
actually at the dinner

In which this received the award

For car of the show.

I was sitting at the table
with carroll shelby

And his wife
when this car was introduced,

So this car is seared
into my memory

And I couldn't wait
for ford to build this car,

'cause I thought
this is an amazing winner.

this was built to be a real car,

So it's got a bespoke engine,

An engine developed
just for this.

All the parts on it
actually work.

Suspension goes up and down,
brakes work.

Now, that may sound silly,
but most concept cars don't.

Most of them are sort of
pushed onto a show stage

And, ooh, ahh, you look at it,
and then they push it off.

This is a fire-breathing cobra.

It's a very exciting automobile.

In fact, there's
a wonderful book out

Called the last shelby cobra.

Chris theodore is
the author of the book.

He's also the owner of the car.

chris theodore,

Thank you so much
for bringing this car to us.

well, thanks for
reviewing the car!

when this car was created,

You were the vice president
of advanced products

-For ford.
-J. Mays and I said

We wanna do a cobra concept
for the next auto show.

It was probably
in January-February of 2003.

Carroll came on board,
we wanna build this car,

And then we said,
"let's make it a real runner,"

'cause we can use
all the ford gt components

And a one-of-a-kind v10 engine
that the guys had conjured up,

So it was a dream project,

Got it all done
and had carroll drive it

In irwindale in December
before the auto show.

what I think
the design team has done here

Is really capture the essence
of the 427 cobra

Without it being a copy of it
in any way.

it was a hell of a challenge,

'cause they didn't want
to do something

That got accused
of being retro.

And if you think about a cobra

With the voluptuous fenders
and the headlights,

To do something modern
was really, really difficult.

Now when I show the car,
I mean, people go,

"is it coming out next year?"

I mean, the design
has aged well.

this is a show car,
so it's not built

To production tolerances,
so the panel fit is good.

Obviously, this car has not led
a terribly tough life.

The paint is in good condition.

It's also been driven,
so there are a few paint chips,

Which I think the car wears
as badges of honor.

The steering wheel shows
a great deal of wear,

Because you really need
to put your hands on that wheel

In a firm and commanding manner,

And I think that many people,

Including carroll shelby
himself, as we said,

Have put his hands there.

The instruments are
absolutely beautiful.

they built every single part.

So I really don't want
to fix anything.

do not touch them,
absolutely not, no, no, no.

Leave 'em exactly
the way they are.

They show the life of the car,

And I know that you take
very good care of this car,

So they're not going
to wear anymore.

The engine itself is
absolutely wonderful.

It looks as if it just
came out of the shop.

Now we get to the real fun parts
of a car like this.

Historical interest
is excellent,

A one-off running concept car.

You can't get better than that.

Preservation is very good,
it's extremely well-presented,

And provenance,
as you mentioned before, jay,

It is in the hands
of its first private owner

Who was one
of the leading members

Of the development team
of the car,

And it doesn't get
better than that.

have you put a value on the car?

I don't see you
ever selling this thing.

I don't want to give a number,

But I think
it's in the millions.

okay, let's see. Donald?

The replacement value
comparable

I put on this car today

Is $1.5 million.

But this car is not currently
registered for the street.

Once you get this car
registered for the streets,

The value would go up
considerably,

As high as $3 million.

see, I think
you've undervalued it.

The one thing
that you're missing

Is the excitement
of the auction.

When you get in that room
and you've got two rich guys

Who grew up just idolizing
carroll shelby...

But we're looking to say
what would chris have to spend

To get a similar car,

Not what the next person
would pay chris for this car.

-Right, right.
-I like his argument, though.

-Who wouldn't?
-That's right.

well, see, I wanted
to drive the car.

There you go,
now you're talking!

well, it feels
nicely balanced in speed.

yeah, it's very stable.

This car is the same length
as a mazda miata,

But it's as wide as a ford gt.

wow. And you've got
all kinds of cabin room.

It's not cramped at all!

I've never driven a concept car

That was this good
from the get-go.

The last cobra!

Coming up...

-You're gonna enjoy that.
-I thought this was a joke!

...Even more with blake shelton!

You're seriously
making me eat this

While you're having a steak.

it's good, yeah, yeah.

It's time
for another episode

Of stump a car nerd!

Welcome to another episode
of stump a car nerd!

Today's nerd is kristen lee,

And you're a writer
for jalopnik,

The automotive blog,

And you're also on drive
on nbc sports.

-I am, yes.
-Okay,

So you're a real car nerd.

I hope to be.

well, we will find out today.

-Okay.
-You know how this works?

I give you a blindfold,
you put this on,

And then we will get in the car
and go for a ride.

-Okay.
-Okay, is that it?

-Can you see me?
-Nope!

okay, all right.

Let's open the door.

Our first car up is a 2015
ford shelby mustang gt350r.

This powerful muscle car
has a 5.2 liter v8 engine,

A flat-plane crankshaft,



And the most powerful
naturally aspirated engine

In ford history,
so that's pretty cool.

there's no backseat.

-There's no backseat.
-This feels like

A rear seat delete, though.

feels like a rear seat delete,
okay, very good.

this sounds like a v8.

it sounds a like a v8.

Does that mean it is
or just sounds like?

I don't know,
we gotta start driving it.

ah-ha! There's a scrape!

-There's a scrape, very good.
-So we're low.

now, does this feel european
or american?

It feels european,
but I know that it can't be.

-Why is that?
-No european car

Is being sold with a manual
and a v8 at this moment.

I guess that's true, isn't it?

I would bet my life
that this is not a european car.

-You'd bet your life!
-I would bet my life.

-You know, that is quite
-right here, on camera!

This is not a european car.

well, let's put our foot
on it a minute

And let's see what she does.

Oh, there it is!

I know that lady,
this is the voodoo engine.

And there's a rear seat delete.

and a rear seat,
you wanna give it a guess?

I think this is
the shelby gt350r.

that's correct!
You can take your blindfold off!

There you go.

I like the hand, like,
"oh, I knew it."

-Like you knew it all the time.
-Yeah.

-This is my favorite car.
-I love this thing,

It's a wonderful car.

Well, you did pretty good,

But this might be
a little bit trickier.

-Ready to try car number two?
-Yeah, hit me!

-Feeling a little c*ck now?
-Yeah, I am!

All right, let's see how you do!

I've never gotten in trouble
for feeling c*ck,

So let's do it.

our next car is a 1966
lincoln continental convertible.

This luxury vehicle
was developed to provide

A smooth delivery of power

Thanks to a v8 engine
and 340 horsepower.

This classic beauty
is still highly popular

Among lincoln collectors today.

-Oh, and it's a convertible!
-It's a convertible!

okay!

Where's the dash? It's so far!

that dash is far away.

okay.

Well, my feet
can barely touch the front.

that means you're in heaven!

-This ride quality is amazing!
-Isn't it?

it feels like a magic carpet,
my god!

This feels old, old.

-This is definitely old.
-That's right,

That's me, that's right.

I can barely hear the engine,

So I can't really tell
what that is,

But I'm sure people
who drove this car,

It would be uncouth
to hear something as brash

-As the engine.
-Oh, please, please.

-I think it's a v8.
-It is a v8.

okay, that's good.

But I don't think
it's a particularly racy v8.

It sounds
or at least it responds

Kind of languidly.

should I put my foot on it
and see what it does?

yeah.

okay, well,
that sounds american now.

I'm gonna say it's like
a cadillac or it's a lincoln.

So what do you got?

I don't know what I got.

I'm gonna guess it's some kind
of lincoln continental.

some kind of linc
and what year?

Uh, '87.

-No, you're way off!
-Wow,

-The year is way wrong, okay.
-Way off!

damn, is this a '90s car?

-No.
-No, okay.

it is a lincoln continental,

But it's a 1966!

Take that blindfold off.

wow, this is something else.

This is like a yacht!

it is like a yacht!

I don't even think my bed
is this comfortable.

our final car,
one of my favorites,


srt hellcat.

This vehicle sports the look
of a classic american muscle car

With all
the modern conveniences.

However, the real star
of this retro style beauty

Is the supercharged


Rated at 707 horsepower.

It can go zero to 60
in 3.6 seconds.

it feels pretty modern in here.

all right, let's start it up.

well, it's modern enough
that it has a screen.

Ooh, gosh.

It's modern and it's loud,
just like me.

so what era are we now,
do you think?

I'm gonna guess we're in, like,

The decade between 2010
and now, which is...

-Oh, 2010 and now, okay.
-...My favorite decade,

This is my coming of age decade,

So if I don't get this,
I should quit, I'm fired.

It sounds like a v8.

Could it be a v10?

I don't think so
unless it's been modded,

Because I hear a supercharger

And I know nobody's
supercharged a v10,

At least out of the gate.

But it's a stick
and it sounds american.

And what price range
would this car be in,

-Do you think?
-I'm gonna say it's around

The 70 or 80.

not in the 100,000 to 200,000?

no, definitely not 200.

If this is a $200,000 interior,

Someone is getting ripped off.

You got ripped off
if this is a $200,000 interior.

-Oh wow, so I got ripped off.
-Yeah.

Definitely supercharged.

-Yeah.
-Definitely.

Let's see, who's crazy enough

To put a supercharged v8
with a manual.

I feel like this is
some kind of hellcat.

I feel like
that's a hellcat engine.

I think this is the challenger.

-So give me your guess.
-This is the hellcat challenger,

-Whatever order those words are.
-Let's take off your blindfold.

-That's correct!
-Yes!

-Great american road car.
-Oh, gosh, wow!

-Look at this interior!
-If you're gonna cross america,

This is the car to do it in.

I love this thing.

I mean, this is the ultimate
'60s muscle car redo.

It's a great-looking design
that holds up extremely well.

extremely.

So are we three for three
or are we...

well, I think you're kind of
two and a half for three,

'cause you I don't think
you ever guessed

-It was a car from the '60s.
-No, no, no,

I didn't guess I guessed '80s,
I'll give you that one.

I will go two
and three quarters.

-Two and three quarters!
-But you did very well.

that's fine, I think
that's like a b+ average.

-You're a true car nerd.
-Very close.

Thank you so much for having me,
this was great.

I'm gonna pick some
really hard ones next time.

do it!

for more cool cars,
go to jaylenosgarage.Cnbc.Com.

And now time for a segment
we call somebody built this!

We're here at galpin ford
in van nuys, california.

This is the biggest ford dealer
in the world,

And besides being a ford dealer,

They have a whole
separate museum area

Full of aspirational cars,

But this is not one of them.

At first glance,
this car looks terrible,

But as you get closer
you realize it's really awful.

This modified vehicle
is actually a pontiac fiero

Mimicking a ferrari enzo.

I hate even saying it!

Named after enzo ferrari,

The enzo is one of
the rarest cars out there

With only 399 built and sold.

With its formula one technology
and carbon fiber body,

It just blows my mind
that anybody could mistake

First of all,
no one will, all right?

Just stop it! Stop it right now!

This is owned by a man
named michael coyne.

Now, I don't usually comment
on how another man dresses,

But when I saw this guy's
outfit, I said,

"man, that's a look."

-Michael, how are ya?
-Hey, jay.

-Good, how you doing, man?
-All right, now, I know

This is supposed
to be a ferrari enzo.

I don't know how drunk
you'd have to be

To think it is an enzo.

Did you think it was an enzo
when you bought it?

I did not.

This was just an unloved car

That had been sitting
in a field for a decade

And ended up on ebay,
and we had to have it.

did the guy make
the pieces himself

To try and make it look like ?

so we actually don't know
the origin of this car.

It looks like
it may have been a kit.

But this car actually became

Somewhat of a celebrity
in its own right, didn't it?

Tell us the story,
what happened?

Every year, there's
a big car show in monterey

Called the quail.

And it's
an invitation-only show,

it's a very exclusive show,
yeah,

And so we had kind of a dream

Of getting this car into it
as a joke,

Because it is trying
to imitate a car

-That belongs in the quail.
-Sure.

So I'm thinking they just saw,
"ferrari enzo,"

Sure, that one you know.

I assume what happened
is a series of mistakes

Where they did not look
at the photo.

They saw the title,
and they passed off

this is why I'm afraid
of a nuclear accident,

Because it's these kind
of mistakes.

But when we got there,
they were gracious enough

To accommodate the reality
of this car.

They saw the humor
in the situation.

-They saw the humor in it.
-So they let you park

Next to all the other ferraris?

They did not let us park
next to the ferraris,

But they did clear
a special spot for us

Next to the porta-potties
at the show.

I think that's
I think that's very good!

Let's take it out for a spin
and see how it goes.

let's do it.

The engine's got some grunt,
that's not terrible!

it's not bad.

it's not good.

-The fiero wasn't a bad car.
-No.

You know, if you like
driving this thing, jay,

I could sell it to you.

-Oh, yeah?
-What do you think it'd take

To get you in this thing?

uh, mental illness.

I mean, I just love this story,

Because the quail is
so much about over effort,

It's so nice to see
lack of effort.

-Yeah, yeah.
-So you have something

-To judge the other
-the full spectrum.

well, michael,
this is a dream come true.

It's not often you get a chance
to drive a one-off automobile.

And if any automobile
should be offed, it's this one.

-So thank you, my friend!
-Yeah, I'm glad,

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

you know, hanging in hollywood
with blake all day

Has gotten me hungry
as a hound dog.

Thank you, thank you very much.

What kind of food is this?

you're gonna have
elvis's favorite food.

okay. I'm anxious to know
if it's on the menu.

thankfully I know a place
that's fit for a king.

In fact, a king
actually ate here!

This is the formosa cafe.

Elvis would literally film

Right across the street
over here,

These are the studios,

And he'd come here for lunch.

wow!

we're gonna have
elvis's favorite meal.

I think you're gonna enjoy this.

-Okay.
-Yeah, here we go.

We've got some peanut butter
and bananas with bacon.

-Wait a minute.
-Yeah, thank you.

what the whose favorite meal
are you having?

Well, I'm a fan,
but I'm not a fanatic.

Go ahead, dig in!

I think you're gonna
enjoy that.

I thought this was a joke,
like, you're serious.

no, no, try it,
see what you think!

you're seriously
making me eat this

While you're having a steak.

oh, it's good, yeah, yeah.

I just wanna confirm
that this is what I think it is.

-Yeah, yeah!
-It really is.

try it!

Okay.

How you doing, mr. Elvis?

-That's pretty good!
-I was just gonna say

The same thing.

Hey, thanks for coming
on the show!

You're the worst host

I have ever worked with
in my life.