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Jay Leno: Respect the Car Guy, and Other Tales of Obsessive Auto Fans

Jay Leno: Respect the Car Guy, and Other Tales of Obsessive Auto Fans
Jay visits the shrinelike, carburetor-packed home of a Buick guy, and other tales of obsessive car fans.

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Jay Leno's E85 Corvette Shows Powerhouses Can Go Green
Jay’s goal: Transfer the soul of a race car into a powerful sports car that runs on a fuel other than gasoline. The result: a 600-hp flex-fuel C6RS Vette. (Published in the May 2008 issue)
Jay Leno Drives Street-Legal Go-Kart, Lightweight Sports Cars
You don't need a high-priced land rocket to have fun behind the wheel. Jay explains why the Ariel Atom—a go-kart for adults that has a better power-to-weight ratio than high-performance exotics costing 10 times as much—is a thrill a minute. (Published in the March 2008 issue)
Leno on Hydrogen Fueling Our Future: Jay's Green Garage
While most automakers are experimenting with potential solutions that would drastically change the landscape, BMW is pursuing a simpler solution: Use hydrogen to power a good old internal-combustion engine. (Published in the January 2008 issue)
Jay Leno's Eco-Friendly Custom Bike: Green Garage, Part 8
More and more folks are looking for custom motorcycles with practicality—including Jay Leno. Check out his Mobil 1 and S&S Cycle designed performance cruiser (with video). It looks great, but can sneak up a canyon road with near sport-bike finesse, too.
Solar Power: Jay’s Green Garage
Jay has been making his own power for almost six months thanks to a PacWind Delta II vertical-axis wind turbine mounted on the side of the Green Garage’s rooftop. But one turbine, albeit a very large one, isn’t nearly enough to keep the lights, air conditioners and numerous shop tools humming along ...
Jay Leno Ponders Charm (and Quirky Engineering) of French Cars
Jay first encountered the Citroën many years ago, but he still loves la différence and the innovative engineering. Now he looks ahead to how French cars might just make a comeback in the U.S.—not as we once knew them, but better nonetheless. (Published in the November 2007 issue)
Jay's Green Garage: Leno Installs a Superefficient Water Heater (with Video)
The staff here is always looking for ways to be more efficient, even if they’re relatively small. So Jay Leno invited the folks from A.O. Smith Water Heaters recently to bring their new high efficiency Vertex water heater to the Green Garage.
Jay’s Green Garage: Leno Gets Energy Advice
Jay is certainly committed to making his own energy, but he’s also interested in discovering more efficiency within his existing shop. So he got some tips from the experts on how to cut down his usage from heating, cooling, lighting and water waste.
Jay Leno's Tips for Collecting Classic Cars
If you enjoy doing the legwork — the detective work — you just might find a quality collector ride. It's no different from going antiquing with your wife on a Saturday afternoon. It's just that you're hunting for cool cars instead of creaky old furniture. (Published in the July 2007 issue)
Jay Leno Builds a Wind Turbine on His Green Garage
As part of an ongoing project with Popular Mechanics to make his garage more sustainable, the Tonight Show host just installed a state-of-the-art turbine on top of the shop. See inside for video!
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