Jay Leno's Garage

I do find it interesting that

You submit yourself to being beat.

I'm fascinated that you find that interesting.

-You ready to do this? -I'm ready to do this.

May the best italian win.

Tonight, on jay leno's garage...

We play rough and tumble with some very tough vehicles.

Hey, your first off-road bump, look at that!

Boy, have we got it all.

-Tough roads. -Is that a nine-point turn?

-Tough guys. -I'm not only gonna kill you.

I'm gonna go kill the guy that dry-cleans your clothes.

and a few tough breaks.

Anybody check this thing for leaks?

I'm getting a lot of water in here.

things could get a little messy out there.

These really are emotional support animals.

-I need them for this ride. -But don't worry!

Not to pat myself on the back, but I will.

we all clean up nicely.

So what makes a vehicle tough?

Is it the muscle under the hood?

Rolling with the punches?

Does size really matter?

Or is it the ability to take on whatever you can throw at it?

Or perhaps it's consistently defying expectations...

Yes!

...Like my first guest.

If he doesn't feel like an old friend, he should.

Of course, we all know him best as joey

From the emmy-winning megahit "friends,"

But he's been in countless other highly acclaimed shows

Like "episodes" and "man with a plan."

The toughest thing about matt leblanc

May be trying to think of a reason not to like him.

"how you doin'?"

You know, it's funny, I was talking

To some of my friends that are car guys

And I told 'em you were coming by

And one of them said, "is he a car guy?"

And they don't realize what a massive car guy you are.

yeah, a little bit.

you hosted "top gear"

Which was the biggest tv show in the world.

You got to drive a lot of tough stuff,

A lot of, you know, hard-to-drive cars.

yeah, I would say the toughest thing we drove

Was this thing called a shaman, russian truck,

Eight wheels, eight big balloon tires,

Like a rescue machine kind of thing.

It'd go over snow, went in the water.

that's nothin'.

I got something here I think you'll find tough enough.

-Come on, take a look. -Okay.

We're not gonna drive any of this cool stuff?

-No, none of this. -Okay, bummer.

the vehicle I'm about to show him is not only

One of the toughest cars ever built,

Some people think it's even tougher to learn how to drive.

The t in model t might not stand for "tough," but it should.

When tin lizzie was first introduced in 1908,

It was far tougher than anyone could've imagined.

In fact, one might argue it was the first off-roader

Thanks to its rugged construction

And uncanny ability to overcome almost any obstacle.

Here it is.

-Okay, yes. -Not bad, huh?

no, not bad at all.

1925 model t.

You ever driven a model t?

-I have not. -Everything is the opposite.

Instead of a foot throttle, you have a hand throttle.

-Okay. -To change gears,

You use pedals instead of a gearshift.

-Okay. -Yes, are you following this?

This is why people wind up in the woods.

Matt has the ability, but does not apply himself.

You know, it's a brilliant car.

It is so precision made.

This was $260.

-I'll give you $270. -$270...

You ready to learn how to drive it?

yeah, why not? What could go wrong?

what could go wrong? Exactly.

Well, the nice thing about this thing is

If you smash a fender, it's 175 bucks

For another one painted.

I mean, there's still a million t's on the road.

still registered, a million t's?

still registered, yeah, yeah.

-The model t club is very huge. -Where are those at?

'cause you never see 'em. Where are they?

Well, I think there's many in your neighborhood.

-What does that mean? -Well, come down here where

The regular people live and you see these all over the place.

yeah, 'cause this looks like just everyone else's garage.

-Yes. -Yeah, everyone's got this.

No, but this was this was the people's car.

Let me show you how to operate this thing.

Four cylinder, 22 horsepower.

twenty-two horsepower, okay.

no water pump, no fuel pump.

You want to start it by crank?

Yeah. Do you?

Well, how hard is it to crank?

-It's not hard at all. -Okay, let's do it.

spoiler alert: I lied!

-Jesus! -Don't be afraid of it, son.

It appears matt is having a problem with his crank.

I hear that happens sometimes.

Another gin and tonic.

Yeah, just one.

-Just give it a good... -I am!

all right, this is getting ridiculous.

Isn't there a pill for this?

Just give it a good pull.

Push it and give it a good pull straight up.

ready?

hey, there you go!

Well, here we go, ollie.

We'll check back in on matt's training in a bit

To see how he handles this beauty himself.

But first...

From classic fords to flashy ferraris,

It's easy to understand how some cars

Can make the heart go pitter-patter.

Of course, others can be a real head-scratcher,

Like the fj62 toyota land cruiser.

Thanks to growing demand for suvs in japan

In the late '80s and early '90s,

Toyota updated their classic land cruiser models

And introduced the fj60 and fj62 series

To compete with jeep and land rover,

Both in japan and back here in the states.

Right now I'm in an '89 fj62

With professional car restorer brian corsetti.

You know, everybody's got some car

That's near and dear to their hearts.

For brian, it's land cruisers, and you just love these things.

-I love these things. -And you've turned it

-Into a business, right? -Yeah, no thanks to you.

well, okay, appearing on my youtube show

Did help fan the flames a little.

Oh my god, the benihana, it looks like it's on fire!

The gentleman we're gonna go see,

-Very funny guy, joel mchale. -Yeah, joel mchale.

okay, how did you hook up with him?

he reached out,

Wanted his land cruiser restored,

And we just finished it up about a month ago.

I kinda get why people like these land cruisers,

'cause they have a reputation

For being really tough and well built.

You can really just beat these things to death

And they keep on running, but I don't believe joel

Has ever really taken his off-road.

-He hasn't. -Maybe we need to take

His beautifully restored truck

And just beat the hell out of it.

-I think it's a great idea. -Yeah, let's give that a shot.

-Joel! -Hi!

-How are ya? -What are the chances?

before joel mchale was cruising the land,

He was crushing it on hit shows like "the soup" and "community,"

As well as on stage as a stand-up comedian.

At no point during the show will I put straws up my butt.

his latest crush is definitely

His newly restored fj62.

I feel like we're gonna bury a dead body or something.

no, this is the kind of dogs

Ted bundy used to meet girls, isn't it?

-Really? -Yeah?

how would you know that?

I just know that.

Well, what's the dog's name?

-Oh, this is beanbag. -Beanbag. Hey, beanbag.

-This is cowboy. -This dog weighs

About 50 pounds.

uh, yeah, this one's lighter

-If you want to switch. -No, this one's all right.

this is harry. I'm gonna do an overhaul

On these dogs, gonna put a new engine in one of 'em.

so you're like his first big celebrity client.

-Am I? That's so sad. -Yeah.

what is your reason for wanting one of these?

Jay, I'm, uh, going through a midlife crisis.

I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm no longer

A young man, and this makes it seem

Like I'm not for about two minutes.

you've never taken that off-roading, have you?

I've never been off-road ever in my life.

-Really? -Ever.

all right, let's give it a shot.

You guys ready?

that's ready, yeah.

Welcome to jay leno's garage, everyone.

This is not a garage.

It's more of a gatehouse.

-Right. -Right.

-Oh, sorry. -Okay, I love any car