Jay lenos rotaries
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Jay lenos rotaries
At least the guy hasn't left us out of the picture in his collection... Sort of.
"I've always been attracted to engineering oddities. You know, things that get the job done in a different way than most. And I'm especially partial to out-of- the-ordinary engines. So it just seems natural that sooner or later I'd own a car with a rotary engine. And I do: a Mazda Cosmo Sport. "A what?" you say."
"Amazingly, the Cosmo weighs only about 2200 pounds. So everything in it is exceptionally easy and light. The engine just keeps on revving. It has this motorboat-like wwwrrrwwwrrr at idle. When you put your foot in it, it makes you smile. It revs to 9500 rpm, easily. And the engine dates from the days when taking your MGB to 5200 rpm would cause rods to start popping through the valve covers."
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/extras...mo-sport-110s/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/extras...y/#item=116865
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-1/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-2/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-3/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...75-suzuki-re5/
"I've always been attracted to engineering oddities. You know, things that get the job done in a different way than most. And I'm especially partial to out-of- the-ordinary engines. So it just seems natural that sooner or later I'd own a car with a rotary engine. And I do: a Mazda Cosmo Sport. "A what?" you say."
"Amazingly, the Cosmo weighs only about 2200 pounds. So everything in it is exceptionally easy and light. The engine just keeps on revving. It has this motorboat-like wwwrrrwwwrrr at idle. When you put your foot in it, it makes you smile. It revs to 9500 rpm, easily. And the engine dates from the days when taking your MGB to 5200 rpm would cause rods to start popping through the valve covers."
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/extras...mo-sport-110s/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/extras...y/#item=116865
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-1/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-2/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-3/
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...75-suzuki-re5/
Last edited by alnielsen; 11-26-2010 at 10:32 AM. Reason: fixed link for part 2
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Awesome, seems like he really enjoys them.
You should just have http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-3/ up there instead of part 1 and 2. The part 3 includes both of them.
You should just have http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...110s---part-3/ up there instead of part 1 and 2. The part 3 includes both of them.
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I didn't know how into cars he was until I saw him interviewed on Top Gear. That guy really is obsessed with them.
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Leno's been on a few episodes of "My Classic Car." He took the steamer out on one of them. The way he got the boiler going, I'm surprised he didn't set the whole thing on fire.
No better TV than watching a car nut doing what he loves.
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