1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe Business Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage

1941 Plymouth Special Deluxe Business Coupe. Jay goes old school with this bulletproof pre-Pearl Harbor Plymouth, passed to him by a man known as Fred the Kingpin. There's really nothing like original and unrestored, before power steering and brakes, when America built the best cars in the world...

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[juntistik]

really have to commend Jay the way he respects the history of the previous owners.

[barrydavidgaudry]

What I like about Jay: Doesn’t, matter to Jay whether a car is worth $5K or $500K he still gets real
pleasure from one. A genuine enthusiast. Love the channel

[Speedbowl]

And this is why Jay Leno is a truly-legitimate "car guy." Appreciating the simple virtues of a 1941 Plymouth shows that he respects ALL vintage & special-interest cars. I'm sure this Plymouth's late owner is looking-down & enjoying how his pride n' joy is being cared-for. Bravo, Jay!

[legmaker]

That car could not have found a better home. Look at the smile on Jay's face. He will love and care for that car just like he does his rare collectibles and exotics.

[rossroderickwhitney]

This was the career Leno was born to do: discussing every aspect of the car at hand off the cuff. I hear he also had a little experience on network TV. And maybe that poured in too. I can't imagine anyone hosting a show like this any better than this. It really draws the viewer in. Thanks, Jay.

[JackGoldmanActor]

This was my first car that I bought in partnership with a friend of mine in 1948. We drove it to Miami Beach and back in 1949. Watching Jay drive the car bought back all the feelings of how it drove and the the use of the windows in place of air conditioning and the heater.

[oldtrailertrash]

My first car was a 1941 Plymouth Coupe (black) that I got from my Uncle in 1965. The car was stock except for the upholstery. The car did belong to my cousin but he kept running away in it so my Uncle put the brakes on (no pun intended) his travels and sold it to me. It was a solid car, no rust and fun to drive. It was my ride until I graduated from High School.  It looks like your car has a custom exhaust system.  I don't think dual exhaust was an option back then  but I might be wrong. Great car Jay....Thanks for showing to us!

[writerconsidered]

I think this is the best car jay has ever shown us. I love that blue tone paint and the interior. When I say "best" I mean best for me. I'm old and have no interest in horse power or chick magnets. just a fun cute happy car.

[highwatercircutrider]

Jay, my dad drove a 1941 Plymouth Coupe to California from Michigan after he got out of the Army in WWII. He and his war time buddy Earl Hunt were hoping to find work there. They didn't, so came back home nearly out of money. He always used to talk about driving it home nearly floored most of the time. Of course it developed a rod knock near Detroit, where they traded it in. "Thanks for the memories", Gary in Port Huron, Michigan.

[LRS]

I have seen most of Mr. Leno's videos, and this is, by far, my favourite episode from Leno's Garage. I love all the high tech cars he shows, but this one, so simple and a working tool for someone, really makes me excited and nostalgic.

[TheYelwing]

I don't think I had ever watched a full episode of the Tonight Show, but I have now watched about a dozen of these! There is something patriotic about old American cars. Your a good man Jay.

[paulnadratowski]

I love when Jay does the original cars

[tommyau]

Jay tells it like it is. No crap. Love this show

[OCSreal]

I love these videos about original cars the most. I think I'm at a nostalgic age and they just ooze class and memories. Thanks Jay !

[billdonnelly]

I so miss simplicity. I used to watch and sometimes "help" my dad work on vehicles when I was a kid. I would love to own a car like that. Thank you for saving them. Here in Arkansas we love to go to the museum of automobiles.

[storyteller]

I've watched this episode a few times. Mainly because I appreciate Jay's passion for original cars. As much as he likes the restored classics and supercars you can tell that his passion is really in as he calls them..."original and unrestored" cars. When he talks about going for a drive with his parents on a Sunday it immediately takes me back to my childhood. Getting in the old 69 Chevy wagon putting the back seats down flat and laying in the back for a good portion of the drive. My mom in the front as we drove thru the country side and hearing her say..."look at that. Just like a picture postcard". Great memories.

[michaelrosebud]

A true story Jay, in 1962, my dad bought me my first car, a 1941 Plymouth Business Coupe, just like yours, and I 963, I had just turned 18. The car was a dream, and I couldn't wait to drive it, It was parked in the barn across the dooryard, and I used to go out everyday and clean it, and dream drive, until I got my license, it was just itching to get back on the road with me at the wheel. Well, during the soring of 1963, there was someone going around Brewer, Maine, starting grass fires, and barn fires, I was sitting in the living room after school with a friend, and all of a sudden we spotted smoke coming out of the barn, my friend and I ran out to try and pull the Plymouth out of the barn, but now with the barn engulfed in flames, and the Plymouth in gear, with the emergency brake on, my friend grabbed the front bumper and tried to pull it out, I looked up and and saw a 6x6 beam start to fall, grabbed my friend by the belt, and pulled him out and down to the ground, just as the 14 foot beam fell right where he was standing. Needless to say, I lost my first car my Dad bought me for $45.00, and my Dads 1957 Plymouth Fury was sitting 30 feet away, and that got scorched real bad on the drivers side. But, a friends life saved, and we never did find out who started the fire, and no one got hurt, though many tears were shed. That car you have there, brought back so many memories, I just had to share this with you Jay, if I never hear from you it's ok, just thought you'd like the story. Take care, and I hope you are healing...God Bless my friend. Mike Rose

[jerrylincoln]

i really love Jays narrations, he is as down to earth and inteligent as one can be' love ya Jay'

[malcolmgay]

I resonate with the spirit you exude in this clip. No wonder you have been so successful in life. You are genuine and a legend doing real people cars.

Jay, I was born in '43 and I remember a lot of these types of cars still being on the road by the late '50's.  Great vid, nostalgia plus.