06x03 - Versatility

[bunniefuu]

[jay]
mr. Mark cuban,

I've picked some cars
that I think played

an integral part
in your automotive life

and successes and failures.

See if you can guess
which are which.

-Ready to go for the first one?
-Let's go.

[jay]
all right, let's--
blow the horn.

[cricket chirping]

oh yeah,
I remember that one.

The horn didn't work.

[laughs]

[jay]
oh. Okay.

[mark]
then it was definitely my car,

you found it.

Okay, well, the horn
doesn't work on that one,

this is the thing about doing
really cheap television.

This is gonna be worth it.

Come here, I'll show you.

Tonight, on jay leno's garage:

Let me give you
a little preview

of what she can do.

[car rockets ahead]

-well, excuse me!
-It's viva la versatility!

-Let's go drive some cars.
-Okay.

[jay]
we'll meet up
with the multitalented...

Thrifty, yes;
practical, I don't know, but...

[jay]
make use
of the multifunctional...

Boy, you're really taking me
on some off-roadin' here, buddy.

[jay]
and deal with some
jacks-of-all-trades.

I mainly play music, you know.

[jay]
so get ready to mix things up...

Makes me wanna yodel,
wearing these.

[jay]
...And try something new.

[kevin]
who, me?

Little old me?

You have the one job
that I don't have.

You have the underwear
that I don't have.

[michael chortles]

but try and keep it legal.

-You'd be getting outta prison--
-just about now, right!

[jay]
because when it comes
to versatility...

[mark]
everybody's got a passion.

Where do you put in your time?

[jay]
...Nobody goes home
empty-handed.

If you can get that thing
to go 88,

you'll get a prize.

-[laughs]
-help!

[chortling]

[upbeat rock music]

I can't think
of a better way

to start a show
about versatility

than by introducing
one of the most versatile guys

working in hollywood

to one of the most
highly anticipated

suv releases
of all time.

[mock raptor scream]

[kevin]
jay. My god.

We've been walking for hours.

-I know, I know that.
-I know, but you said

you'd pick me up at the hotel.

I figured it'd be a car
or something to drive in.

[jay]
well, no, I said
I'd meet you at the hotel

and we'd walk out here.

I mean, what,
it's 52 miles.

-It's not that bad.
-This is crazy.

-What are we doing?
-This is gonna be worth it.

Come here, I'll show you.

When I call kevin bacon
versatile, I mean it.

When he's not acting
in everything from

hit movies like footloose

to hit tv shows
like city on a hill,

he's rockin' out
with his band,

the bacon brothers.

And supposedly, there's only
six degrees of separation

between kevin and
everybody else on the planet.

That's not too bad, kev.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
-You know what this is?

-[kevin stammers]
-this is the new bronco.

You're gonna be
the first person to drive it.

[kevin]
oh my god.

-That is--
-2021, six cylinder,





-Wow.
-This has got

the sasquatch package,
which sounds hilarious.

-What is that?
-Well...

Well, I'm glad you asked,
kevin,

because the sasquatch package

is the ultimate
off-roading upgrade

that includes position-sensitive
bilstein shocks,

locking front and rear axles,

and a shorter final drive ratio
that provides more power

on rough terrain.

Oh, and those massive


Those are, uh, "big feet,"
if you get my drift.

Wow. And that's
a pretty sweet color, too,

-I like that.
-It is a nice color, isn't it?

Well, you've got
an early bronco, right?

It was a pandemic purchase.

I got a '69 bronco.

It's got no ceiling,
no doors, no windows.

-Three on the tree?
-Three on the tree,

but I'd never had
a three on the tree,

and thank god for youtube.

I literally went on
to figure out

how to shift this thing.

The guy dropped it off,

he dropped it off
in the driveway,

and I said, "listen,
this is a little embarrassing,

but do you know
which is reverse

and which is forward?"

but the difference
between that and this...

-I mean...
-I mean, that is so pedestrian,

for lack of a better word.

This is a step up, my friend.

[kevin]
this is a little bit
of a step up,

-I would say so.
-Oh yeah. You've got

disc brakes, you've got
every conceivable option.

I mean, it's really--

and you're gonna be
the actual first person

-to drive it.
-Who, me?

-Little old me?
-That's right, that's right.

You wanna take 'em
for a ride?

-Absolutely.
-I've got a ranger tremor,

think they're both 2021,

-and we'll talk car-to-car.
-All right.

-Yeah, start it up.
-All right.

[jay]
the all-new ford bronco
is pretty impressive.

But the 2021 ford ranger
tremor edition

is not too shabby, either.

Its 2.3 liter
four-cylinder engine

can pump out 240 horsepower

and tow up to 7500 pounds.

Plus, like the bronco,
it comes complete

with ford's trail toolbox
that includes

trail-driving cruise control,
trail turn assist,

and a rock crawl mode
that helps get you over

just about any obstacle.

[mellow rock music]

so, kev, tell me the impression,

the biggest change
from your bronco.

[kevin]
I mean, suspension-wise,

it's so much smoother.

This car, it handles great.

[jay]
so what was your first vehicle

when you got your license?

Uh, my first vehicle
was a '77 toyota corolla.

But I gotta tell you, man,

that thing always started.

I mean, it was just remarkable.

And the other thing about it
was that kyra

didn't know
how to drive a standard.

It has the world's
most forgiving clutch.

-Right.
-And so, it was the world's

best car to learn on.

First off,
if your marriage can survive

teaching somebody
how to drive a stick...

-Yeah, I know.
-...Then that's, you know,

-pretty amazing.
-Yeah.

[driving rock music]

[kevin]
well, you're really taking me

on some off-roading here,
buddy.

[jay]
this is off-roadin', pal.

[kevin, chuckling]
this is the real deal.

And, uh, this vehicle
is definitely handling it.

[jay]
now, is there
any midlife-crisis car

you've never had that you're,

"boy, one day,
I wanna have one of those"?

[kevin]
I've had kinda boring,
as you know, dad cars

over the years.

Station wagons, volvos,
pathfinders.

I did have a '61
austin healey bugeye sprite.

-Oh, very nice, excellent!
-In british racing green,

and it was really,
really fun to drive.

Doing all that kinda like
double-clutch stuff,

and, you know.

As I mentioned,
I'm driving a ford tremor,

which of course,
you did the movie tremors.

How many of those tremor movies
did they do?

I only did one.

Then they came to me
to do a sequel,

and it was gonna be
direct-to-video.

-Right.
-And back in those days,

having a movie
that went straight to video,

that meant that, you know,
your career was almost over.

-Yeah, sure.
-So I turned down the sequel,

and they've made, I think,
seven, eight, nine?

I don't know,
they just keep makin' them.

[jay]
did you ever have to do
any stunt driving for a film?

[kevin]
you know, I always say,

if I'm doing it,
it's not a stunt.

Tell you, I didn't grow up

learning how to drive
a stick shift,

and I got on
to the set of diner,

and I didn't know
how to drive a stick shift.

And the first shot was me
having to pull out

of a spot on an incline.

It was a disaster.

Daniel stern is in the car
with me

and he's cracking up.

He does a little improv
where he goes,

"yeah, go ahead, go ahead.
Any forward gear will do."

[chuckling]

that movie was where I learned
to drive a stick shift.

whee!

[jay]
you've been on the tonight show
just about more than anybody.

We did 23.

And I like the fact that
even though you're a big star,

you're a working actor
and you work all the time.

You know, the english do that,
that's why--

michael caine is
a good friend of mine,

-and michael works all the time.
-Yeah. I'm like michael.

I really do love acting.

-Right.
-Where we're actually on the set

and I'm doing what it is
that I was born to do,

it's so much fun.

I'm back in my, you know,
sweet spot.

[jay]
well, kevin, wanna thank you
for coming on.

This is kinda like
the tonight show

-with moving couches.
-Yes, it is.

Thanks for letting me
take this thing for a spin.

[jay]
well, the good news is,
kevin loved the new bronco.

The bad news: I have
absolutely no idea where we are.

While we figure that out,
take a look at this.

[dramatic music]

mark cuban...

welcome to another episode
of this is your automotive life.

Today, mr. Mark cuban.

Mark, how are you?

-Good to see ya.
-I'm great, jay,

-thanks for having me.
-Well, thanks for being had,

we appreciate that.

I sure hope mark appreciates
the life he's had so far,

'cause it's definitely been
a great one.

The secret to his success?

I don't know.

I have no clue.

And I'm okay with that.

[jay]
lemme take this one, mark.

As a businessman
turned billionaire,

when he isn't busy
as the majority owner

of the dallas mavericks,

mark's juggling his time running
his bajillion other businesses

and sinking his teeth into
even more money-making ventures

on abc's hit show shark tank.

You've had an exciting life
and exciting career.

Yeah, it's been a fun run
so far, and hopefully,

it's just getting started.

And you did a lot of it
on four wheels.

[mark]
yeah I did, I mean, I've got
a great history with cars.

[jay]
ah-ha!
That's why we're here today.

I've picked some cars
that I think played

an integral part
in your automotive life

and successes and failures,

see if you can guess
which are which.

-Okay.
-Ready to go for the first one?

-Let's go.
-All right, let's blow the horn.

[cricket chirping]

[clicking]

[mark]
oh yeah, I remember that one.

The horn didn't work.

[he chuckles]

[jay]
oh. Okay.

[mark]
then it was definitely my car,
you found it.

Okay, well, the horn
doesn't work in that one,

this is--this is the thing about
doing really cheap television.

-That definitely was my car.
-You have no idea

until you're actually on the
air--I'll tell you what.

Let's start it up
and see if the engine sounds

bring back any memories.

[engine starts, rumbles]

first of all,
that's far better-tuned

than any car
I've ever owned.

-Really?
-Yes.

And I'm guessing maybe a dart?
Dodge dart?

One of my early junkers?

No, no.

-The capri, maybe?
-Capri.

[engine revs]

-that's your choice?
-Yeah.

[jay]
you think it's a capri?

Let's open the door
and see what we've got.

[drumroll]

let's see what it is.

What year was your capri,
do you remember?

'72, maybe? '73?

[drumroll, cymbal crash]

oh-h*-h*-h*,
look at that baby!

-It's a '73 capri.
-Oh my god.

[jay]
marketed overseas

as the car you always
promised yourself,

the mercury capri,
kind of a miniature mustang,

enjoyed some popularity
on this side of the pond, too,

thanks to its sporty
two-door look

and its sturdy 2.6 liter
v6 engine.

Believe it or not,
in 1972,

the capri became the first
american-marketed car

sold by ford
with the v6 engine.

And it even had a brief stint
on the nascar dash series.

[mark]
oh my god.

So the story behind this--
and it's a manual, right,

stick shift, right?

So I'd never driven
a stick shift before,

and I got it in college,

I think I was a junior
at indiana.

I could barely afford it,
they put me on a payment plan,

and two things happened.

I had to teach myself
how to drive a stick

while I was driving,

which was ugly as can be,
it was a snowy day.

And then, like,
two weeks later,

I had it in the parking lot of
my apartment complex at school.

I came out,

and the whole front left side
was smooshed.

And I was like--

nobody had hit me, right?

Somebody--and I'll never forget.

The people who were
plowing the snow

had plowed some of the snow,

and it really wasn't
a left front quarter panel

or whatever they call it, right?

It was just all putty,

and so I had to take it back
and they gave me a new car.

-Oh, really?
-Yes.

Wow!

So you actually made out okay.

[mark]
I came out okay, yeah,

but this was my baby I learned
how to drive a stick on.

[jay]
and what color was yours,
do you remember?

[mark]
um, it was kind of
a dark brown.

It was certainly
not as clean as this.

[jay]
no, no, this is
a nicely restored one.

All right.
Well, that was pretty good.

You ready to move on
to car number two?

-Let's go.
-Okay.

Coming up:

Michael strahan and I get
a little mercedes-crazy

in his adrenaline-boosting
evo ii.

Stay tuned.

Oh yeah, I see what you mean.

Help!

No!

[chortling]

as the german versionc]ke to r

of a pontiac gto.

Now, why do I say that?

Because as you know,

john delorean created the gto

by taking the big engine
from the bonneville

and the grand prix

and putting it in
the smaller lemans body,

creating the gto.

But germany had a car
called the mercedes 600.

It had a massive 6.3 v8.

And german engineer
karl waxenberger,

much like delorean, thought,

"let's take that v8
out of the big 600

and put it in the smaller
mercedes sedan,"

thus creating
the mercedes 6.3 hot rod.

And that's what this thing is,

and it's got
massive amounts of torque.

Which is probably why
this beefed-up model

was even used for racing.

With a track time
of 0 to 60 in 6.6 seconds

and a top speed
of 137 miles per hour,

it was once the world's fastest
four-door sedan.

So even with
the two-ton curb weight,

this baby could still cook up
some serious schnitzel.

[rock music]

I mean, the theme of this
episode is versatility,

and I think this is
a very versatile car,

because, a, it's a hot rod,

it's also something you could
take your whole family out.

It's a four-door,
it's practical, it's sensible.

But it's got enough attitude
that it can--

well, it can be different things
to different people.

And we're gonna meet
a gentleman

pretty versatile
in his own right,

and he's got a car
I've been longing to drive

for a long time.

[horn honks]

hey!

Hey! There you go.

It's my old buddy
michael strahan.

Whether he's co-hosting
good morning america,

analyzing nfl games,

or hosting
the $100,000 pyramid,

michael's a highly
knowledgeable car connoisseur,

hall of famer,

and champion athlete

who's as versatile
as they come.

This car is the grandfather
of that car.


evo ii, baby.

I can't wait to check out
that 6.3.

I've always loved that car.

Well, I'd like to drive that.

Lemme give you a little preview
of what she can do.

[engine revs]

well, excuse me! Okay.

[jay]
I tell you what, michael.

Follow me back to the garage

and we'll get a closer look
at both cars.

Oh, I'm gonna be there
way before you!

[michael]
oh, I was in the wrong gear.

You're in an automatic.

[chuckles]

[jay]
he may be in the wrong gear,

but I'm ready
to see his car up close.

The mercedes 190e evo ii is,
in a word, exceptional.

Its amg powerplant helps
its modest 2.5 liter inline 4

belt out a healthy


at 7200 rpm.

And with radical design features
that include

a huge, adjustable rear wing,
rear spoiler,

and sleek 17-inch
alloy wheels,

its drag is reduced
to almost nothing.

It's got vrroooom
with a view.

This is probably the first one
I've seen up close.

[michael]
it's a 1990 w201,

which is like--
they call it the baby benz,

-the 190.
-Right.

[michael]
and engine developed
by cosworth.

[jay]
as one of the winningest
f1 racing engine makers

of all time,

cosworth is definitely
racing royalty.

And in the early 1980s,

mercedes partnered up
with cosworth to create

the ultimate rally racing engine
for the evo ii.

Along with some
much-needed prestige,

cosworth also provided
the high-power cylinder heads,

pistons, and rings,

while mercedes
ponied up the rest.

The resulting engine was, well,
high-performance perfection.

[bell dings]

[michael]
and it's the four-cylinder,


h*m* car,

because they wanted this to
race in the series that it did,

-but it didn't do dtm.
-Dtm, what exactly

does it stand for?

I know it's a racing series,
but what...

Deutsche tourenwagen masters.

-Of course!
-You know, tourenwagen,

you know? My german just
came out right there.

[jay]
that's right,
you speak german.

I speak--I grew up in germany,
we moved there in 1981.

So that was a big series that
I watched all the time on tv.

Let's open the hood and see what
kinda room we got under here

with that--just that
four-cylinder in there.

-Oh, it's packed in there.
-Yeah, it's packed in there

pretty nicely.

And I always lean
towards older cars,

because of the connection
with the car.

'91 seems like yesterday...

-Yeah, exactly.
-...But that's still like



I heard an ad on the radio
for some men's underwear.

It says, "men have underwear
up to seven years old,"

and I go, "seven years?

I still have underwear
from high school."

so please, don't talk to me.

Seven years old?

That's like new underwear.

[michael]
I'm gonna send you
some underwear.

-No, that's okay.
-No, we make underwear.

I'll send you some underwear.

You should not have underwear
from, like,

when you were a kid, man.

That should be ill*gal.

That's right,
you have the clothing line

and you've got the game show,
$100,000 pyramid,

and you're doing--
so you're a versatile guy,

like the car.

I try to be like the cars.

I try to be versatile,
try to--you know what?

The crazy thing is,
coming from sports,

when I finished there,

I didn't know what I was
gonna do afterwards.

Everyone thinks
I had this master plan.

I didn't. I was just
like everybody else,

I just wasn't afraid
to try different things.

Yeah, I think that's the key,
that's the real key.

And when you can make
your hobby your job,

like me, I like to drive cars,

well, why don't I make that
my job?

-That way, I can--
-I've gotta say,

I'm a little jealous.

I'm a little jealous
of your job.

You have the one job
that I don't have.

[jay]
that's right.

You have the underwear
that I don't have.

[michael laughs]

ready to take these
for a spin?

-Let's do it.
-Let's do it.

[michael]
a'ight.

Have fun!

[engine revs]

[jay]
I have a feeling having fun
will not be a problem,

especially if the evo ii handles
like I think it does.

[michael]
you might be a bad influence.

I may have to get
one of these now.

[chortles]

I love this!

[jay]
this feels like
it really can handle.

[michael]
but it's a high-rpm car.

You have to get it up
to 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 rpm,

red line's a little bit
over 7,000,

and then it really becomes
a lot of fun.

Well, let's find out.

[engine revs]

oh yeah, I see what you mean.

Help!

No!

[laughing]

[upbeat rock music]

hey, michael, in honor
of our german cars,

we should go have
a german meal,

maybe get some bratwurst
somewhere.

I know a good place.

-You wanna do that?
-I'm in.

[jay]
I tell you what,

last one there
has to wear lederhosen

while eating the sausage.

-Is that fair?
-Okay, that's fair.

Get ready to wear
those lederhosen, my friend.

[jay]
let's do it.

[engines rev]

hey, michael,
you look good.

-Do I? Really?
-See that, my friend?

Old age and treachery
beats youth and wisdom

any day of the year.

Oh, I forgot to mention.

Loser pays.

[jay cackles]

[exaggeratedly upbeat
volksmusik]

[michael]
makes me wanna yodel,
wearing these.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

[jay]
uh, that's okay.

At least wait
until after I'm done eating.

Coming up:

Much more of mark cuban's
fascinating automotive life.

You'd be getting out of prison
just about now.

Just about now, right.

[jay]
and later,

I hope huey lewis is excited
for this news.

-The news?
-He's driving a delorean

for the very first time.

It's time for more of
mark cuban's automotive life,es

-that really mattered.
-Oh my god!

[jay]
but let's see now
if he can change his luck.

All right, let's go on
to car number two.

Let's blow the horn.

[high-pitched horn honks]

okay, I'm guessing
clown car of some sort,

judging by that.

[mark]
oh my god,
that has to be old,

it has to be small.

It's not the oldsmobile,
it's still not the lesabre,

then I mean...
Maybe it's the rx-7?

[jay]
let's, uh...
Can we start the car?

[engine starts, rumbles]

it's still way too well-tuned.

I'm guessing the rx-7.

[engine revs]

-it sounds smooth, doesn't it?
-Yeah, it sounds really smooth.

[jay]
all right, so what do you think?

You're gonna go with the rx-7?

It's either the fiat x1/9
or the rx-7,

and the fiat x1/9
never sounded this smooth,

-so I'm going with the rx-7.
-Okay, well, let's open the door

and see.

[drumroll]

-oh, it's the x1/9!
-It's the x1/9!

There you go.

[mark]
oh my god.

[jay]
based off a 1969 concept car,

the consumer fiat x1/9
debuted in 1974

and was styled by the famed
bertone designer

marcello gandini,

who was known best for his work
on the lamborghini mura

and his use of the futuristic
wedge design.

And while its modest


didn't win any races,

a zippy 69 horsepower--
that's my dad's word--

is perfect for pedaling around
future billionaires.

[mellow rock music]

-and you fit in this?
-I did fit in there,

and I loved it
'cause the targa top,

or whatever kind of top
it's called,

would come off, right?

-Oh, the memories.
-I wanna see you get in it.

-The memories.
-Let me see if you actually fit.

[mark]
oh my god,
the memories that are just

flooding back.

[laughs]

oh, it's even got
the tape deck--

the radio from before?

[jay]
oh yeah, you look
real comfortable, yeah.

[mark chortles]

oh my god.

This is like
I'm a junior in college again.

It's probably been
that many years

since you sat in one of these.

The last time I sat in this
was probably 1982.

[jay]
right, okay.

[laughing]

[mark]
lemme see if I can get out.

[jay]
yeah, let's see you get out.

I'm curious to see
how this works.

[soft scraping]

where is...

Let's pretend
the car is on fire.

Let's see you get out.

[flames roaring]

-[click]
-there we go.

There it was, down there.

[playful music]

[jay]
not quite as easy
as the old days.

[mark]
it's changed a little bit.

[jay]
it's changed a little bit,
all right.

-Oh my god.
-Maybe this'll make you go back

and find one,
do you think?

[mark]
I actually looked for one before

and I couldn't find one
that was operational.

[jay, laughing]
right.

[mark]
you know fiat...

[jay]
all right, let's move on
the next car.

[mark]
this is awesome, thank you.

-Ready to go on the next car?
-Let's go again.

[jay]
all right, let's go
to car number three.

Let's blow the horn.

[horn honks]

oh!

Oh, that's another little car.

[jay]
let's start it up.

[engine starts,
rumbles, spits]

it's even got some kick to it.

That's gotta be the rx-7,

that's the only one
I can think of

that has any power to it
that sounds small.

Well, do you know
what the rotary engine is?

Um...

I don't know.

I have no clue.

And I'm okay with that.

[jay]
well, now it's time
for rotary engine 101.

So on a standard engine setup,

combustion acts on
a set of pistons

which go up and down kinda like
the legs of a bike rider.

But in a rotary engine,

all the main components spin
in a largely circular motion,

so some might say

it's a simpler,

more efficient transfer of power

to the rear wheels.

Now I know.

I remember reading
something about that,

but at least it looked good.

So you ready to take--
you think that's the mazda?

It's gotta be.

-It's gotta be.
-Gotta be.

[jay]
you would stake
your reputation on it,

-everything you have.
-Absolutely not.

[mark laughs]

let's take a look.

[drumroll]

[cymbal crash]

[mark exults]

-you get to keep everything!
-I get to keep it.

[jay]
and the mazda rx-7
is a keeper, too.

When it was first released
in 1978,

the rx-7 was, well,
sort of a game changer,

and not just because
of the rotary engine.

It was lightweight,
practical,

and pretty modern.

Its affordability allowed
more young upstarts like mark

to get behind the wheel
and get going.

[hard rock music]

-can I get in?
-Yeah, go right--yeah.

[door closes]

-whaddya think?
-Ohh!

So, one day, I had two girls
that I was friends with

and a buddy of mine here,

and the two girls
that were in the back seat.

-The back seat?
-The back seat, yeah.

That was up, and...

[mark laughs]

which made it
all the more fun.

-Right.
-And there was ice,

and I remember thinking, okay,
we probably shouldn't drive,

but I'll get you guys home.

And I just started
doing 360s.

It just hit an ice patch.

Fortunately,
I got out of it,

but yeah, that's like
the most intense memory

in my rx-7.

Yeah, 'cause you'd be getting
out of prison just about now.

Just about now, right!

Oh my goodness.

And how long
did you have this one?

This one I had
probably two years.

-Wow! Two years.
-Yeah. That was because then,

I got the cadillac eldorado
right after that,

'cause then I was
hitting the big time.

See, this had lots of room
for me to get in and out of.

[jay]
now, did any women
ever complain about

the cars you had?

"oh, I hate this car,
it's awful,

it's smells, it's dirty,

there's a hole in the floor,"
any of that?

[mark]
no, because none of 'em
stuck around long enough

to that point!

-Not back then.
-Okay, all right.

All right, well, let's move on
to the next one.

Coming up, we'll find out
if rock legend huey lewis

has what it takes
to get back to the future.

If you can get that thing
to go 88,

you'll get a prize.

[chuckling]

[upbeat rock music]

well, the theme of this episode
is versatility,

and this bmw 1972 2002
is the epitome of that.

First introduced in 1968,

the bmw 2002, which stood for


was as versatile as they come.

Between its highly capable


and its classy bauhaus style,

you could use it to either race
your neighbors down the road

or scoot over to the store
and stock up on groceries.

[thud]

and this car defined the genre
of sports sedan.

This is really the car
that made the company.

And I'm on my way
to visit a gentleman

who I've been a huge fan of,

had him on the tonight show
a few times.

This is the car he remembers
most from his youth,

and we're gonna go meet him now.

Come on, let's go do it.

First I'm gonna downshift,
put my foot in it.

[engine revs]

[sharp clack]

[ba*ls clatter]

-bingo.
-Oh, nice break!

-Huey lewis, everybody.
-Hey, jay.

[jay]
he might not need money or fame,

but he certainly has both,

thanks to his amazing career
as a singer, songwriter,

and actor.

'cause when he isn't topping
the billboard charts

with his band,

he's acting on tv
in hit shows like

hot in cleveland
and the blacklist.

How are you, my friend?

-Good, good to see you.
-Good to see you.

This is kinda like the cover
of the sports album,

-isn't it?
-It is a little bit, isn't it?

Except this should be green,
but that's okay.

[jay]
it's okay, hey,
whaddya gonna do?

Well, enough about that,
we're here about cars.

Yeah, that's right.

[jay]
well, I'm driving something
because

it's sort of
in honor of you,

because this is the first car,

or one of the first cars,
that you remember having.

I got it out front,
it's a '72 bmw 2002.

It was my, really,
not my first car

-but my favorite car.
-Yeah, yeah.

[huey]
it was pretty cool
in the early '80s

with a bmw
and the sunroof.

[jay]
I know; the car was considered
loaded then.

You got a radio and
a hand-cranked sunroof,

and an outside
adjustable mirror.

You had to roll down the window
and go like this.

But that's what the options were
back then.

But there are--you know,
it's still a nice-driving car.

Yeah, yeah.

And of course,
you're closely associated with

one of the most famous movies
of all time, of course,

back to the future.

Now, how did that work?

Did they come to you and say,

"we want you
to write the music"?

[huey]
well, they asked
to take a meeting,

and we had a meeting
with steven spielberg,

bob zemeckis,
bob gale, and neil canton,

who produced, directed,
and wrote the film.

-Right.
-And they said,

"we just wrote this film

with this character called
marty mcfly,

and his favorite band would be
huey lewis and the news.

So we thought, how 'bout
writing a song?"

so I said, "okay, well,
I'll just send down

the next thing we write,"
which was "power of love."

and I didn't think
it was gonna work,

'cause I wrote the song,
I sent it down to zemeckis,

and by then, they had
a rough cut of the film.

And there was no romantic
interest in the film.

I thought, you know,
"power of love" isn't...

But they used it
in the chase scene

-and it worked great.
-Now, have you ever actually

driven a delorean?

-Never.
-Really?

Now, it seems like that would be
something you would want--

[huey]
you think you could
rig that up for me?

[jay]
I know a guy who knows a guy.

-Let's go drive some cars.
-Okay.

[jay]
I know a guy.

I can't believe you've never
driven one of these.

[huey]
I've never driven
one of these.

[jay]
well, that's understandable

as he only had


But I'm not really sure
he missed much.

Designed by giorgetto giugiaro,

the delorean is known best
for its gull-wing doors,

stainless steel body panels,

and a certain
movie appearance.

But its lackluster,
not-quite-3-liter v6,

among other things,

caused the company to fold
about three years before

doc could install
all the flux capacitors.

Thankfully, with the help
of all the back to the future

fans out there,

it's still managed
to stand the test of time.

You know,
there's a funny story.

Johnny carson was a close friend
of john delorean.

So he invested
a ton of money in this...

-Oh, no kidding.
-...And he got the first one.

He was on the 405
coming to work one day,

and it stalled
and the battery went dead,

and the doors were electric.

He couldn't get out of it.

So he's like--
it's like 100 degrees

and he's like,
"get me outta this thing!"

and, like,
the fire department comes,

and of course,
it's johnny carson,

so everybody clicks.

And he was like--he did
a million jokes about it.

And that sorta was
the death knell that,

oh boy, that's not good,
that's not good.

When your biggest investor
gets stuck in the car, yeah.

-You ready to go for a ride?
-Ready to go.

-Let's do it, huh?
-Let's do it.

-Know how to get in this thing?
-No, I have no idea.

[jay]
all right, here we go.

I don't want you to get stuck
like carson.

[huey, laughing]
me and carson.

["power of love"-like melody]

[chuckles]

[jay]
so give me your initial
impression of the car.

I like it.
I mean, it's tight.

It's kind of a rigid ride,

it's kind of a rough ride
a little bit.

But I like it.

Now listen, one thing
you can't do is drive 88, okay?

[jay]
if you can get that thing
to go 88,

you'll get a prize.

[chuckles]

[huey]
how's the little bmw drive?

[jay]
you know, there are certain cars

that defy all social norms.

The model t was bought
by everybody--

rich people, poor people.

Then, in the '60s,
the mini cooper.

Twiggy had one,
the beatles bought them.

-Right.
-It wasn't a status symbol,

it was just sort of
a cool car.

And this fell
into that category,

this was not seen
as a rich person's car

or a poor person's car,

it was just seen as, oh!,

a cool piece
of cultural history.

Now you went to cornell, right?

I did.

You were a bit
of a math whiz, right?

I had kind of
a math aptitude

that I really didn't care
much about, you know?

I always wanted to be a poet.

-Go figure.
-So how did that go over

at home with your parents
when you decided

to give up engineering?

As I graduated,
I was gonna go to cornell,

I was accepted at cornell.

My old man, he said,
"all right, well,

I'm real proud of you
for graduating,

but there's one more thing
I'm gonna make you do."

he says, "you go to europe
and bum around."

so I took my harmonica,
which I was--you know,

I was playing harmonica--

and hitchhiked through europe.

He felt that, like, you know,

you get on these conveyor belts
sometimes,

and you just go through
and you wake up

at 38 years old
as an electrical engineer

wishing you were a songwriter.

[upbeat rock music]

[jay]
how did you guys
come up with the name?

Well, we were
originally called--

we called ourselves
american express,

which I loved,
because I thought

that's kinda what
we sounded like.

-Right.
-And so,

we got signed
to chrysalis records,

we record our record,

and on the eve
of the release of our record,

literally 24 hours,

they said they were afraid
we'd be sued

by american express,

so we had 24 hours
to come up with a name.

[click]

but listen,
thanks for doing this.

It was a pleasure
seeing you again.

I love this bmw.

You have excellent
automotive taste.

Ah, great!
Well, thanks, jay.

Really a fun show.

Thanks! Hope to catch you
on the road sometime.

You bet, you bet.

[jay]
well, it looks like
we're just about out of time,

but maybe huey will be
able to get this thing

over 88 miles an hour
during the commercial break.

Eh, probably not.

Coming up:

See, I like my houses
like english muffins.

Lotta nooks and crannies.

[laughs]

donald osborne and I
go for a few spins

in the lap of luxury.

It's very smooth for a 1910.

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

Like a perfect pairing
of fine wine and stinky cheeses,

get ready to watch
donald osborne

effortlessly pair
three magnificent automobiles

with one equally
magnificent home.

It's time for...

[donald]
jay, I know that
you love modern cars,

and we're driving
in a really modern car,

-are we not?
-This was a modern car.

This is a 1910
american underslung.

Its appearance is what
really grabs people.

Those wheels are


and the idea was
to set the car lower

so it would handle better,

which is kind of a moot point
back in the day,

because there really
weren't roads where

handling was part of the issue.

This is really just
a chassis flipped upside down.

It's very smooth for a 1910.

It almost feels like
a steam car, it's so smooth.

[donald]
one of the other things
that's so interesting

is the fact that

not until the 1950s
did you have a car

with the hood
lower than the fenders.

[jay]
yeah, that's true, that's true.

[ragtime-style piano music]

so, donald,
where are we headed to today?

[donald]
well, jay,
we're headed to

a simply wonderful estate
called wildacre.

And, as you'll see,

all of today's selections will
celebrate usable performance.

[jay]
boy, this is a great place.

See, I like my houses
like english muffins.

Lotta nooks and crannies,
you know how they...

You know what I'm saying?

And this has all kinds of gables
and nooks and crannies.

-It's really cool.
-It's an amazing house, jay,

and wildacre is also
very unusual for newport,

because it was designed
by a california architect.

Irving gill was based
in san diego,

and this house actually
has a lot of aspects

of the southern california
bungalow style.

It was built
for albert olmsted,

the half-brother of
frederick law olmsted,

the great landscape architect--

of course,
he designed central park,

among other things.

The house is shaped to match
the shape of the cove,

and there are gardens
on either side,

and it's very, very private,
very, very quiet.

Very much like
our 1910 underslung,

a car that's very modern
for its day,

this is a house that was
very modern for its time,

-in 1902.
-Really something, very nice.

[donald]
now, thinking about design

and the purity of design
and what it means,

the next car we have is this


Ferrari introduced
the 275 gtc in 1966.

It was a more conservative
alternative to the 275 gtb,

the very sporting
two-seater ferrari,

and it's interesting because

this is the first ferrari
that was really designed

as a two-seater for
the gentleman's express market,

as opposed to the 2+2s.

All ferraris up to this point

were kinda race cars
for the road.

This was a road car with
sort of race car pedigree.

And it's also
quite interesting.

This one, the 330,
the 4 liter version of the car,

was in direct response
to lamborghini.

Lamborghini had come out
with the 350 gt,

and then the 400 gt,

and to compete with
the 4 liter engine

in the lamborghini,

ferrari had to increase
the size of the engine,

and the 330s are
amazing performers.

It's funny how the engine
looks so simple now,

but back in the day, it seemed
so incredibly complex,

you know?

It's amazing.

Just a beautiful,
beautiful automobile.

The definition of effortless
elegant performance.

[jay]
yeah, yeah, very nice.

And speaking of performance,

let's go to our
third car here.

Now, this is a 1989
nissan skyline,

-is that correct?
-It is, a gtr.

[jay]
gtr. And this is, of course,

the car that led to the gtr
we all think of today

that literally, I think,

-changed their whole image.
-It's very interesting, jay,

that nissan,
for whatever reason,

stepped away from performance
in the united states

as a part of their image

while pursuing it
quite continuously

in japan,
in their home market.

And these cars were
absolutely unbeatable.

The technology
they incorporated

was also quite advanced.

When you think about
the level of performance

that they got out of
a 2.6 liter engine,


but prodigious torque

and amazing handling.

And japan has built some
remarkable performance cars,

including this skyline,

but the speed limits
in japan are quite low

-and strictly enforced.
-Right.

So enjoying a car like this

must have been
rather frustrating

for the enthusiast when new,

and actually may prove
a bit frustrating for you

as we go out for a drive
here around newport.

-Well, let's give it a shot.
-All right.

[upbeat music]

[engine rumbles]

it's really very, very nice
to drive.

The car is so light
that it's more the equivalent

of 400 horsepower,

-I think.
-Exactly, jay.

I mean, it's all about
usable performance.

I think that's what we've seen

in everything
we've looked at today.

The fact that the house,
wildacre,

is designed to fit
its environment exactly.

The american underslung
used technology

to advance its mission.

The ferrari is just
absolutely timeless in style,

simple in doing its job,

and the skyline led the way
in japanese performance

and today is recognized
as a classic.

Well, I say we should
take this thing

and go deliver us
some lunch somewhere.

Attaboy.
There's an idea.

[engine revs]

[jay]
coming up:

Mark cuban will finally share
the secret to his success.

What's your least favorite
kind of investment thing?

Anything that has to do
with the entertainment industry.

The fastest way
for a billionaire

to become a millionaire

is to keep on investing
in movies.

[jay]
yeah, right.

So far, mark cuban has gone


the cars from
his automotive life.

-You get to keep everything.
-I get to keep it!

[jay]
but can he correctly
identify the fourth

and final car?

I don't know.

I have no clue.

And I'm okay with that.

[jay]
let's find out.

All right, I think
we can ascertain

from what we've seen so far,

you're a pretty thrifty,
practical person

when it comes to cars
and automobiles.

Thrifty? Yes.
Practical? I don't know.

Okay, let's blow the horn.

[horn honks]

is it a train?

Yeah, that's definitely
a big car,

so that's gotta be the lesabre.

The lesabre?

And that was a big car,

and that had the optional
elvis's coffin interior,

didn't it?

The kinda brocade...

That part,
I don't remember.

No?

[mark laughs]

let's start the car
and hear what it sounds like.

[engine starts, revs]

oh, that's still, again,
too well-tuned.

But I'll still go
with the lesabre.

So you're going
with buick lesabre?

-Yep.
-All right, let's raise the door

and see how you make out.

[drumroll]

-oh!
-Oh! It was the caddy?

-It's the caddy.
-Oh! And this is exact--

oh, and it's the convertible!

Oh!

Oh.

Oh my god.

[jay]
well, mark's reaction
is right on the money,

'cause apparently,
there's an awful lot to love

about the 1985
cadillac eldorado convertible.

Whether it's
the led dashboard readout

or the lush interior,

when you're behind the wheel
of this boss-level 4 liter v8,

you're definitely
sitting in the lap of luxury.

[dramatic music]

was yours a convertible?

So my first one was not,
but then,

my first time
I had two cars,

the second car I bought
was a powder blue convertible.

I loved it, I loved it.

You know,
nice days in dallas.

But the best part,

it just drove like
you were driving a couch.

-Right, yeah.
-You know, it was just

so beautiful.

-Can I get in?
-Yes, go right ahead.

[mark]
oh, these things.

[door slams]

just the cushiness of it,
that's what I liked.

It was just like you--

I was riding in style
the whole time.

It was a cadillac
that showed I'd made it.

[jay]
so this is the car
you officially made it in,

-is that correct?
-Yeah, this is when

microsolutions,
my first company,

really started to take off.

And it was also when
I had my first car phone,

'cause it wasn't a cell phone
back then.

It was the big, giant
shoebox phone.

[mark]
yes, exactly,
and it was right here,

and I was just so cool,
I thought to myself.

[jay]
well, look, you wanna
take it for a drive?

-Can we?
-See if it brings back

-any memories?
-Yes! Oh, hell yes.

[jay]
yeah, let's do it.

I'll grab something
and I'll follow you.

-Okay.
-Maybe I'll get the capri.

[cackles]

[engine starts, rumbles]

[mark]
oh my god.

Yes.

[jay]
the only problem
with the convertible top

I can see from here
is that mark is never gonna want

to put it up again.

As if the smile on his face
didn't already give that away.

[dynamic music]

yep.

[engine revs]

[jay]
ah, these cadillac owners
think they own the road.

That's what my old man
used to say.

-Till he got one.
-Oh my god.

Yeah, the '80s were
a weird time,

especially for american
auto manufacturers,

because they were caught between
emission standards of the time

and people wanted big cars,

the government wanted
small cars.

It was not the best time
for american car quality.

No, it wasn't,
but I'll tell you what.

Driving a cadillac,

you felt like you were
on top of the world,

and it was the definition
of success.

[hard rock music]

[engine revs]

[jay]
I remember you said
something once,

that people always say
follow your dream,

and you said,
"no, don't do that!

That's the dumbest idea."

yeah, because everybody
talks about,

"oh, I'm passionate
about this,

passionate about that."

everybody's got a passion,
that's not the hard part.

The hard part is,
where do you put in your time?

What do you focus on?

Because if you can't get
good at something,

if you can't get
great at something,

it's hard to really
make it a career

or make money at it.

And so I just tell people,

"don't follow your passion,
follow your time."

where you put your time is--

you're probably gonna end up
being passionate about it,

you just don't know it yet.

[jay]
well, you know,
I always used to tell people,

"don't believe in yourself.

If you're any good,
or your product's any good,

make other people
believe in it."

yep, absolutely.

If it's really
a good idea,

somebody else
will pay for it.

Yep, you're exactly right.

[jay]
did you find shark tank
or did shark tank find you?

They found me,
and actually,

they talked to me
when it first premiered

and didn't pick me to go on,

and then, in season 2,

they decided to bring me on
as a guest shark,

and then I did three episodes,

and then they brought me back,

and I've been on ever since.

Well, it's such
a clever idea.

[mark]
oh yeah.

Now we're going into
season 13.

What's your least favorite
kind of investment thing?

Um, on shark tank,
babies and pets.

Also, anything that has to do
with the entertainment industry.

-Action!
-You know,

the fastest way
for a billionaire

to become a millionaire

is to keep on investing
in movies.

Exactly.

Well, I guess I can
throw this screenplay

right in the trash.

Thanks, mark!

Well, mark, thanks for taking
the time to do this.

I know you're really busy,
really appreciate it.

You're a lot of fun,

and I think you're gonna buy
one of those cadillacs,

-aren't you?
-You know, I might, jay,

and thanks for having me on.

I owe so much to you,

my first real
tv appearance was with you

on the tonight show.

You made me feel comfortable

and it showed me
I could do it.

And so, thank you,
thank you,

and have me on again!

We'll find some more cars
and do this again.

This is a blast.

Works for me. Thanks again.

[mark]
thank you, jay.

Unbelievable.

Three, two, one.

Green, green, green.

[jay]
let's do it.

[lively music]

it's so slippery.

There is no traction at all.

[dramatic music]

oh!

Ah, ...

[lively music]