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Jay Leno Test Drives Batman’s Tumbler

Warner Bros. Transportation Coordinator Hobart Lundt takes Jay for a super-fun ride in the custom-built Tumbler from Chris Nolan’s Batman trilogy.


Batman’s Tumbler – Jay Leno’s Garage

One of the most iconic pieces of the Batman series has to be the Batmobile, or the “Tumbler” as it’s sometimes known, both for car buffs and superhero fans alike. The Tumbler that can be seen in the Christopher Nolan trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises), however, is a unique one in the world of wild Hollywood transportation . From the chassis to the brakes, from the suspension to the windshield wipers, this is a ground-up, custom-built, tangible and entirely real Batmobile. Although it’s not exactly something you’d want to take on a cross-country road trip, it appears to drive pretty well, for being such a brutal thing.

Power comes from a Chevy small block, and it uses a progressive suspension system that adjusts to the speed and the terrain that the car is traveling over. Amazingly, with all the body cladding and special equipment, the Tumbler only weighs about as much as a modern Chevrolet Suburban. A total of seven were built, each serving different purposes for filming; one car handles the aerial stunts, one car does the still shots, etc. As for the price, it ranges anywhere from a half-million to $1 million per car. And hey, it even comes with Sparco racing seats – who’d have thought?

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Jay Leno Test Drives Batman's Tumbler

 

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‘That’s Not Racist, You Idiot’: Jay Leno Ridicules ‘Politically Correct’ College Kids

Thank you, Jay! Political Correctness is a poison to muzzle people and prevent them from their right to freedom of speech.

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It’s refreshing how Jay Leno has let his inner conservative loose since his (coerced) retirement from The Tonight Show. He has repeatedly ridiculed liberalsm and political correctness in recent months. And last night’s appearance on Late Night With Seth Myers was no exception.

Leno asserted that “college kids” these days have no idea what actual racism is.

The legendary personality recalled an instance where a Tonight Show intern offered to pick up his lunch, but somehow ended up accusing him of being “racist.”

Here’s how Leno tells the story:

“College kids now are so politically correct. I mean, to the point where — I’ll give you an example, we had interns at the show, college interns. Like, the last year of the show, one of the interns comes and says, ‘Mr. Leno, I’m getting lunch. what do you want?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, where are you going?’ He said, ‘we’re getting Mexican.’ I said, ‘I don’t really like Mexican.’ He goes, ‘whoa, that’s kind of racist.’ That’s not racist.”

“No, being anti-guacamole is not racist, okay?” Leno said. “You have no idea what racism is. That’s not racist, you idiot! You moron.”

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1971 De Tomaso Pantera – Jay Leno’s Garage

1971 De Tomaso Pantera: Pantera expert Michael Drew visits the garage to go through what may be the most unappreciated and misunderstood supercar of the 1970s.

Of all the cars that have driven through Jay Leno’s Garage, the most recent episode of the show has an ominous start when he calls his 1971 De Tomaso Pantera the most misunderstood, undervalued supercars of the 1970s. To give us more insight behind this Italian-American supercar, Jay welcomes the editor for Pantera Club Magazine, Mike Drew.

Jay calls the Pantera undervalued since most supercars from the 1970s are selling well into the six-figure price range, while he says that you can still buy a decent Pantera for around $25,000. As for owning a Pantera, it is quite surprising to learn some of the intricacies of this car, including the fact that stock, unmolested examples are less desirable than those that have had “sensible modifications.” There also seems to be a plentiful ownership community for the Pantera along the same lines as Porsche and Corvette.

In talking with Drew, Leno points out that the Pantera was the first mid-engine street car by an American automaker, which of course doesn’t take into account the Pantera was made in Italy or that the Ford GT40 was produced in street-legal versions in extremely limited numbers. The Pantera was definitely an odd mix even for today with 5,244 Panteras imported to the U.S. from 1971 to 1974, and all were powered by a Ford 351 Cleveland V-8 and sold at Lincoln-Mercury dealers.

After a fairly extensive walk around and discussion about the Pantera with Drew, Leno finally takes his car out for a spin where its true beauty is revealed. The powerful V-8 rumbles to life behind the passenger compartment, and Drew says that the car featured special tuning that combined some of the best exhaust notes the U.S. and Italy offered at the time.

It doesn’t look especially comfortable to drive a De Tomaso Pantera, but it is hard to ignore the car’s beauty or the place it holds in automotive history. Check out the full episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, whcih gives plenty of information on both.

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1971 De Tomaso Pantera - Jay Leno's Garage

 

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Tim Allen’s 1968 Camaro 427 COPO – Jay Leno’s Garage

Tim Allen's 1968 Camaro 427 COPO - Jay Leno's Garage

In this video, Jay Leno welcomes Tim Allen to his garage, and Tim revisits old memories and shares what inspired him to choose his 1968 COPO Camaro.

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As huge fans of first-generation F-bodies, it should come as no surprise that we’re ecstatic to hear Tim Allen is the owner of a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 427ci COPO. We reported a few months back about Classic Industries’ project car for Allen, which displayed at the 2013 SEMA show. Today, we’re here telling you just how impressive the end result turned out. On an episode of “Jay’s Garage,” we get the opportunity to see the COPO in action on the winding roads of Southern California with Allen and Leno. With the windows down, rowing gears, on a typical So Cal day, we see the car in action.

Of course, Allen is no stranger to the automotive world and carries a serious list of currently and previously owned vehicles that would make any aficionado green with envy. His vision for this particular 1968 Camaro was influenced by days racing on Woodward Ave. in Detroit, Michigan and so it was vitally important to get the look just right. Thankfully, with the help of OER restoration parts, the Classic Industries team along with Allen prepped this Camaro with period correct bumpers, window glass, and ever the rear lamp lenses and bezels to solidify the look. What’s more, the fenders were flared and the drip rails were even shaved for that clean and neat appeal with an aggressive stance.

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