{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Why Jay Leno Will NEVER Stop Buying Cars","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/why-jay-leno-will-never-stop-buying-cars","audioUrl":"https://mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVLLC4598918514.mp3","description":"Jay Leno stops by the SCR Garage to talk supercars, Secret Service snipers, and how he accidentally became a registered arms dealer. We review the Lotus Emira Turbo SE, and debate canyon carving ethics, the death of late-night TV, and what it takes to hit 210 mph on an Air Force runway.\n\n______________________________________________\n\n\n\n🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage\n\nGet 15% off garage flooring!\n\nhttps://RaceDeck.com/SCR\n\n\n\n🛞 Vredestein - Car, SUV, Van, and Light Truck Tires\n\nDemand a better tire. Demand Vredestein.\n\nhttps://vredestein.com\n\n\n\n🫧 Meguiar's - 125 Years of Passion\n\nPremium products to clean, restore, and protect your vehicle\n\nhttps://meguiarsdirect.com/collections/new\n\n\n\n💧 Pocket Hose - The #1 Expanding Hose in the World\n\nText SPIKE to 64000 to get a FREE Pocket Pivot and 10-Pattern Sprayer with Purchase of the Pocket Hose Ballistic!\n\n\n\n🛏️ Brooklyn Bedding - Award Winning Mattresses\n\nGo to https://brooklynbedding.com and use my promo code SPIKE for 30% off sitewide!\n\n\n\nGRAB SOME SCR MERCH:\n\nhttps://spikescarradio.com\n\n\n\nGET MORE SCR ON PATREON:\n\nhttps://www.patreon.com/spikescarradio\n\n______________________________________________\n\n\n\nJay Leno is 76 and still out-buying most of us. In this episode, he breaks down his latest haul: the Corvette ZR1, McLaren W1, Mustang GTD, and the wild 3D-printed Czinger 21C. He explains why the best cars today don't need ads, just a YouTube video and word of mouth. Jay also gets into what it was like hosting \"Jay Leno's Garage\" with President Joe Biden, complete with rooftop snipers, a custom Sheffield watch color-matched to Biden's '67 Corvette, and Hunter Biden showing up for ice cream.\n\n\n\nJonny Lieberman brings a proper review of the Lotus Emira Turbo SE: AMG engine, fixed DCT programming, and enough British quirks to fill a whole segment. The group debates Porsche Boxsters, EU speed-limit beepers, and hidden phone chargers engineered for Chinese regulations.\n\n\n\nJay also shares why he turned down a dramatic film role, what's in his apocalypse go-bag, and how a visit from the King of Jordan left him legally classified as an arms dealer.\n\n_____________________________________________\n\n\n\n📧 To advertise with Spike’s Car Radio, contact Neon Tiger Media:\n\ncontact@neontiger.media\n\n🌐 or visit:\n\nhttps://scrpod.com/sponsor\n\n\n\nProduced by \n\nSkyview Entertainment\n\n&\n\nQ6 Media\n\nhttps://q6.media\n\n______________________________________________\n\n\n\nTimestamps:\n\n00:00 - Introducing Jay Leno\n\n01:32 - Joe Biden's Corvette Stingray\n\n06:53 - Jay's new cars\n\n14:43 - Jay's Corvette ZR1X\n\n22:11 - Jay's TANKS\n\n27:35 - Why Jay bought a Czinger 21C\n\n35:33 - Lotus Emira Turbo SE review\n\n45:12 - Things we'll never get rid of\n\n47:32 - Denim\n\n48:08 - The Tonight Show\n\n53:50 - Jay's thoughts on \"Don't Cross the Mustard\"\n\n56:28 - The death of late night\n\n58:42 - Watches\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":14.8,"endTime":57.2,"type":"topic","title":"Audrain Concor","url":"/glossary/audrain-concor","quote":"Good to be here. Johnny Lieberman. Thanks for showing up. This is like the Audrain Concor again... It seems it's like what I think Pebble was probably like.","canonicalId":"topic:audrain-concor","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.8,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Audrain Concours is a major classic and collector-car event held in Newport, typically featuring rare vehicles, displays, and related automotive programming. The hosts discuss renaming it and compare it to Pebble Beach in terms of scale and vibe.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Audrain Concours is a big classic-car show in Newport. 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