That is a cool comment :) If I am not mistaken, certain types of movie-productions try to refrain from using smartphones or tablet devices since they are emotionally connected to everyday life and work. Maybe a sentiment that will play a role in future car design.

This car cost $12,000 in 1928. I'm sure if you have $206,704.19 today, you can get your car without an iPad on the dash.

@@91Bear Where? I would love to see where there is an equivalent, ultra luxury car today for that money and that doesn't use lazy design and a touch screen.

@@siraff4461 Wiessmann Roadster was like this.

The problem isn's an issue. With electric power, who needs aerodynamics ?

I found it kind of funny that Jay knows more about the technical side of antique cars and the 'do's and don'ts' than Cameron. And its not even Jay's profession!

And likely one of very few that might be able to fix it if it broke down too!

@@bradpriebe9218 not really a matter of money, a lot these cars if wrecked would be irreplaceable. But the way Jay sees it if they aren't being driven they really being experienced and there is not reason to have it.

Well, when one is worth 300 million dollars, one can drive 8 figure cars in city traffic! Because one can afford to fix or replace them in the event of an accident.

@@retroguy9494 except a lot of these vehicles are completely irreplaceable. Money can't buy everything.

@@Mrcaffinebean Well, it can come awful close! Jay is famous for doing complete ground up restorations. Right down to the frame. If he cannot find parts, he literally finds companies that will make them for him as he is able to get the original manufacturer specs. He's very good at it. Did you see the video on the Duesenberg he bought in New York City that had been owned by the Strauss heirs? You know, the ones that owned Macy's and went down on the Titanic? The car was basically trash. But since Jay is the second owner, he literally had the entire car rebuilt. He even had screws manufactured because he could not get the originals. I heard it cost him over $200K! But that car sure is beautiful. I don't see an accident so severe that the car cannot be rebuilt. Unless the frame is bent beyond straightening and he cannot get or have another one built.

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Same here. Gotta see this collection.

This is the first time in we’ve seen Nethercutts cars out. All the rich men at pebble beach get to, not us. That’s truth

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@@mikewhitehead7118 Actually the drive them regular basis to lunch and just drives etc. I have been to the Museum.

Very true! Also the one used in Sunset Boulevard was a 1929!

in an old autocar magazine from 1904 there is an account of an French made inline 8 from 1887. Although I have yet to find the engine anywhere.

I believe the high powered version was called the ' Tipo Spinto '

According to Borgeson, the little I.F. (Model F.E.N.C.) was designed by the long forgotten Giuseppe Stefanini whose design inspired the layout of the small Bugattis. Ettore did not work for I.F.

The Type 8 A only had 2400 rpm, later the Type 8 B had 3000 rpm.

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My F350 crew cab 4x4 diesel longbed weights 8300 lbs.

@@TheBandit7613 Not sure I get your point. I'm not sure you know what a AA Ford truck is.

@@UberLummox no

@@TheBandit7613 You had the standard Model A pickup from '28-'31 - the Model AA was its 3/4 ton(ish) bigger brother.

You beat me to it Robert, Beautiful Car to make an appearence.

I knew the name, but the only thing I knew about it was what I saw in Sunset Boulevard.

I calculated it differently. I used the factor from a model T to the Isotta. Mine came out to $2.3M.

@@inlangford Yes. I get that. But if you divided 202K by 50 (the factor between the model T and the Isotta), then a low priced car today would be $4K. Interestingly, if you use the 16.8 inflation factor, you arrive at the $4K number as well. So, this isn’t really working out, since modern cars average $46K, not $4K.

I'm afraid it's quite more than what- if a house was maybe 2000 then this car was 6 times more. What's the average price of a house in US right now?

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Nethercutt guy is a goof. Clearly somebody's nephew.

Jay Leno is the same with everyone whether he's interviewing the president or speaking to the guy changing his oil.

@@tolanstout You think he's a goof? Really? I think he's kind of hot! He sure looks fine sitting in the back seat of that car!

@@tolanstout He's the youngest member of the Nethercutt family and, in this video as well as others, has clearly demonstrated a deep knowledge of the cars in the Nethercutt collection. He is probably set to inherit it all eventually, and just like any inheritor of something so large and complex that affects many people should do, he is involved in daily operations of the collection and probably regularly taught by his father about the cars he will eventually be curating solo. He kept a constant conversation going with Jay, and Jay almost never interrupts him (the way he does with many of his guests) so that right there is a sign of respect.

My first thought as well. Would have been great if they had cruised this down Sunset.

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Why so mad?

I sure wish I could afford just ONE of the kind of cars Jay has in his collection. But they are way out of my price range. I do have a couple classic cars and one antique but they really aren't rare cars.

Yes I picked up on that too. Jay definitely knows a LOT more than Cameron about antique cars. And its not even his profession! Jay is like a walking encyclopedia of how these cars used to be run back in the day. He knows all the 'do's and don'ts' it seems!

Though the Sunset Blvd car looks NOTHING like this car and as I thought all Isotta fans knew, is in a museum in Italy (?).

But constantly mispronounces the cars’ names or flat out gets them wrong. 🤯

Hispanic suiza h6 was cool! I think that company was sort of like IF, making things like airplane engines and trucks along with expensive and exclusive cars

The Isotta was made for silent and smooth cruising with chauffeur while the Hispano-Suiza was for the sporty self driver.

I feel ya dude. I have major health issues myself which prevent me from traveling. I'm all the way on the opposite coast from Jay. I, too, would LOVE to see the Nethercutt collection as well as others. But alas and alack, I have to settle for videos like these.

@@Chris-ce7ve That's not entirely true. Hispano-Suiza DID in fact make several models of limousine to be chauffer driven.

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broo he aint gonna read lmao💀💀

@@cheesemanexe116 For sure he is not going to reply.

YOU'RE INSANE.............JAY'S A BIG RETIRED SUPERSTAR...............YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO READ THE COMMENTS AND CHAT WITH SOME NOBODY KZfaqR LIKE YOURSELF...........OH MY GOD............ YOU PROBABLY FILLED OUT ONE OF THOSE SURVEYS FROM WHAT'S HER FACE THE KZfaq CEO, CLAIMING THEY WANT YOUR OPINIONS TO MAKE KZfaq BETTER................STOP ALREADY..........GET FRIKIN REAL.........

@@saulespino2510 yes

Do you think we really need to see a splash pan?

Wholeheartedly agree! Show us those vintage works of art. The modern stuff is meh.

The U.S. Inflation calculator shows 1928 - $12,000.00 to be 2022 - $207,912.98. I don't claim this is the definitive inflation calculator but it sure is a lot of money.

$12,000 in 1928 money is worth $207,912.98 today but I doubt that money would buy that car today.

It’s likely a $500,000+ car

@@paulsullivan6392 Thanks, I was wondering.

Considering modern inflation, i think the ratio is 20:1, meaning $ 240 000.

The disconnect is astounding. Maybe pay them more so they could get a place with a bath. I love cars but I'm no fan of the ignorant wealth gap that can be the underbelly of some of these cars.

I don't know who told you that but it is nonsense. A chauffeur or other working class person had as good hygiene as necessary. The real reason for the open chauffeur compartment was that they did not have modern heaters or defrosters so closed cars had foggy or frosty windows in cold damp weather. Also it was considered unhealthy to go back and forth between a heated car and the open air. Safer, and healthier to have an open unheated driving compartment and dress for the weather in a warm wool uniform and cap. The passenger compartment did not matter if they could see out or not and they did not have to get out to start the engine, open doors etc.

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💯 agree !!

Ugly color

Cool, thanks!

There was a banker in my city back in the 1960's who like Jay, routinely drove cars from his extensive collection around town. He had a Stutz Bearcat & most of his collection was from that era, 1900-1920, dozens of cars. He was funny, because he would wear period driving gear & costume, scarf, goggles, & all nonchalant, as if he were on a routine trip to the store! Can't exactly remember what happened to his collection? Seems like; he died around 1980. I think, that it was sold off piecemeal by the estate. Too bad, but I suppose, that it would have been difficult to keep the collection intact, & it was certainly better than being sent to the crusher. I should look up the details, as I'm going by my foggy memory. I remember, that the banker was somewhat of an "outside the box" thinker and was one of the first, if not the first, to emphasize having various physical branches of the bank for customer convenience. People take it for granted now, but 80 years ago, usually a bank had one location, so if you had to go to the bank, and you didn't live downtown, it could be a bit of an ordeal.

Jesus. Around me 175 to 250k apiece. 1.75 to 2.5 million altogether then. Or you could spend that on one nice place on the lake 10 miles from us

@@killeralltires Depends where you live. In my state you can't touch anything for under 500K and that's in the slums. Middle of the road is 700K-800K and more affluent over a million.

So it was priced like the hypercars of today for a few million, yet far more than any luxury car you can get today.

Inflation calculater says the car would cost $207,912.98. You can find houses for less but probably not in New England or California.

@@57WillysCJ houses were less valued then or rather their value has been hyper inflated since WW2.

Grotesque green

And looks NOTHING like the one in Jay's video. Sheeesh.

++Cameron

Cameron is one of, if not the most bored sounding additions of the show, and always gets excited when he can demean the car and mention how "old" it is like it's a surpise.

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I think Jays from that old adage when changing gears - If you can't findem - grindem

In the last Hispano-Suiza video when they were discussing hidden cars he mentioned the Maybach Zeppelin of the collection they found in Poland and said "We were supposed to bring it here, but that will be for some other time in the future. This Maybach was featured in a episode of MyClassicCarTV, but it is now painted in black. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7lnrLCXxJise40.html they go for a drive later in the video.

and it translates to, chestnut.

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