Jay Leno's Garage

feel the tension building.

I know, it's a slow door.

-All part of the excitement. -Ah!

tonight, on jay leno's garage.

One-fifty, the cars we drive say a lot about us.

classy, and defined and fresh.

yes, but what do you think about the car?

But does the car make the person?

-I love cats. -I don't think that comes

As any surprise.

Or does the person make the car?

Hello, mrs. Bond.

What are you a therapist or a car driver?

is who's behind the wheel...

Still the same three guys

Playing the same three chords.

...Just as important as what's under the hood?

hey, oh, that's nice!

so familiarize yourself with the controls.

-Ow! -I hear a lawsuit coming.

let's take this baby out for a spin!

the second you feel uncomfortable we can go.

Yeah, well, that second was about an hour and a half ago.

I'm on my way to willow springs, california.

I'm going to meet an old friend of mine,

Very funny guy, comedian, jon lovitz.

And when you first look at jon you think,

What car would he resemble?

Maybe the amc pacer but no.

He's actually a ferrari guy.

He told me how much he loved the movie ford versus ferrari

And I thought, well, you should be on the show.

Because I can't think of two better people

To recreate henry ford's famous quest

To dethrone enzo ferrari's long reign

Of the prestigious 24 hours of of le mans.

See, the name of this episode is you are what you drive

So we're gonna go to willow springs

Where they actually filmed the movie

And have a little competition of our own.

Ah, willow springs, the fastest road in the west.

And we've been out here quite a bit

Racing everything from gts to go karts.

Jon lovitz may not be fast or furious,

He's definitely quick with a joke.

He's been in tons of stuff

But you probably know him best

From all his many hilarious characters

He created on Saturday night live.

But if I'm being completely honest,

The idea of jon as a car guy

Still seems like a bit of a stretch.

-Jon. -Oh, hey, jay.

doing your pre-race stretching?

yes.

-Good to see you, my friend. -You too.

we're gonna reenact a newer version of that epic battle.

You know, the movie was a huge hit.

-Did you see the film? -Yeah.

Ford versus ferrari, I loved it.

but see, they used the best america has, the ford

Versus the best Italy has, the ferrari.

doesn't matter what car I drive, I'll beat you.

all right, that's a good attitude to have.

do you want to walk the track with me?

-I like to walk it. -You know, this track

-Is 2.5 miles? -Yeah, I said I like to walk it,

-I didn't say I'm going to. -Oh, all right.

Well, it's probably for the best.

I mean, why walk it when we can ride around in style.

you know, jay, I've been around this track before.

-You have? -Yeah, I'm not just a comedian.

Yeah, I had a porsche and went around it,

247-horsepower, does that mean anything to you?

yeah, it's half the power of this.

-Come on, let's get in. -This is the car

That won le mans.

Okay, this particular car didn't actually win le mans

But one just like it sure did

And it's grand-daddy, the gt40

Had won it four times in a row.

Now with a heaping 660-horsepower,

It shouldn't take too much more

To make jon, shall we say, foul himself.

do you even know how to drive this thing?

well, let's find out.

hey, let me get in.

Trust me jay, I'm sure I'll be very fine.

he should probably tell that to his face.

One-fifty!

Now that I have his undivided attention,

We have a little time to reminisce.

So, jon, do you remember when we first met?

yeah, I do, I think it was the first stand-up show I ever saw

And I asked you, "can I interview you afterward?"

You said, "yes," you were nice.

I said, "what do you want me to ask you?"

You go, "just ask me, 'what is a jay leno?'"

And I said, "what is a jay leno?"

You go turn right.

"oh like at jon lovitz, a little funnier, a little..."

I was like...

But it was great and then in 1985,

You came to host snl and I was on it

And I reminded you and you go, "that was you?"

I go, "yup."

But do you remember that interview?

I do remember it.

now you've never been married right?

-You ever marry? -No, no.

never wanted to get married?

I wanted to.

I mention that because comics

Always tend to be close to their mom.

Were you closer to your mom or your dad when you were a kid?

What are you a therapist or a car driver?

I mean, I would like to get married some day

So I hope you don't crash.

Remember when you said, "hey, if I ever get a building

With a bunch of cars, come by and pick one out

-And you can have it?" -yeah, I remember saying that,

Yeah, yeah, that's why you've never been by.

it seems like we're going very fast and getting nowhere.

I think you missed the concept of racing.

No big deal, maybe this will help.

oh !

I'm pretty sure he understands it now.

You could've been in the movie.

-Acting! -Oh, yeah, he's ready.

As enzo would say, perfecto!

But in order for us to recreate ford v ferrari

You need two important things.

A ford and a ferrari.

Just not quite the ones you might be expecting.

So we've got a ford maverick

Versus the ferrari mondial.

Not exactly the top of the line models

But the spirit is the same.

-Well, good luck to you. -Good luck to you, sir.

Now it's true, the maverick is a far cry

From the ford gt but the mondial is also a far cry

From the ferrari 330 p3.

But both of them can still hit 95 miles an hour,

You know, eventually, after a while,

Going down hill.

So who's it's gonna be?

Lovitz in the affordable ferrari?

Or me in the modest old maverick?

One quick lap around the track

Should settle this.

move over, trying to push me off the road?

I got him on the corner!

I hope I don't look at you.

Jon, tell them about the engine in the mondial.

Go on, gotta get a little misfire on the carburetor

For over 22 to 50 to boil over.

Shifting nicely, not a single clutch, a manual clutch.

Got a little problem with the manifold intake.

What are you babbling about?

Do you know anything about cars?

uh, jon doesn't know ferraris

Haven't had carburetors for what?

Maybe 45 years.

Where's jay, I thought he knew how to drive?

ford gets him on the straight.

-Hey! -Eat my dust, huh?

I knew he wouldn't let me beat him.

once again, ford gives the one-finger-solute to ferrari.

Is that so wrong?

Back to the garage, I'm gonna get to know

My next guest a little better

Through his very interesting car history.

I'm here with rob cordry,

A very funny comedic actor from my home state

Of massachusetts.

Rob cordry is a comedic actor and writer

You probably know best from the daily show

And his hilarious roles in hot tub time machine,

Children's hospital, and the hit show, ballers.

As on of the new hosts of top gear america

Rob's also crazy about cars.

But is he ready to put his car love

To the ultimate test?

Because, rob cordry,

This is your automotive life.

Very exciting, now let's start

-With your early life okay? -Okay.

we'll go back to one of the very first automobiles.

Could we hear the car start and the horn blow.

-See you can guess what it is. -All right.

I already know it's one of three things.

Oh.

Oh, it's an airplane.

it's an airplane!

Let's try that again, shall we?

it's a pinto, that's the pinto.

-You think it's a pinto? -I know it's a pinto.

-From what era? -'cause I had tercel

And a falcon right, for my other first cars

-And that's not that. -That's not one of those.