Mopar Spring Fling
 

Went to the show in Van Nuys this weekend. On Friday a group of us got to see a taping of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. After the show Jay met us over at his shop and gave us a tour. Nicest car guy you could ever meet. He knows every detail about every car and bike he has and you can tell he knows how to work on them. His shop is only a couple miles away from the NBC studio and he drives something from the shop there everyday. Friday he drove a Lamborghini Muira S to the show and back. I told him about my Yale Motorcycle and he later showed me a similar carb on one of his bikes and pointers on the workings of it. He spent about a hour and a half showing us his stuff. I asked him if the story was true about him sitting in traffic on his turbine powered bike watching in the rear view mirror as the front bumper on the car behind him started to melt and both he and one of his mechanics confirmed it really happened. Great guy and very quick witted. Before I post some Mopar pics, here is my tiny moment of hanging out with Jay that I just gotta show you.

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Here are three Hemi Cuda converts. I would guess the value in that tent to be 5 mil plus. Pretty cool to see them together.

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You're such a dawg, Lillard...

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71 with a very wild set of options

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Orange and black interior on the 71...Wow

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The orange seats have black seatbacks.

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Excuse my ignorance but who owns the cudas Charley. Leno? Patrick

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Charley,

-------Not being up on all things Mopar, can that interior treatment possibly be an original one? I suppose the owner wouldnt put something together that wasnt correct in this situation, but come on, it really has an odd look to it. To top it off where would you go to see another one to figure out all the nuances such as the seat backs?..........Bill S

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Did he do his Elvis impersonation for you?I hear it is dead on.
Can you tell us,or show us what Chevrolets he has in his collection?
I never see any Chevys when they showoff his cars.
I love that Interior! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Yesterday I got to drive it around the park.

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Yes that is the stock interior. The car has all its paperwork. The three Cuda converts are owned by two different People in Phoenix-Scottsdale. Here is a pic of me driving it right before I backed it into a garbage can similar to the one in the background. Smart guy that I am.

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Dave C's Yellow 71 Hemi Cuda convert and his Orange 70 Hemi Cuda convert.

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Jay did not have too many Chevys in his collection. He has lots of stuff from the thirtys etc and alot of bikes and newer stuff like a Maclaren F1. He has a Hemi Challenger given to him by Garth Brooks. Steam cars, vintage race motorcycles, Duesenbergs, electric cars from the early 1900's, too much stuff to list. I won't post any pics of his stuff as he does not want pics showing up in magazines or tabloids.

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Cool lift off hood Super Bee

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Met Valerie Harrell and Dale Pulde there and took a pic in front of Dave C's Hemi Cuda converts. Very nice Folks.

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Daves high dollar hemi cuda convert having to get a jump from low dollar 4 door Mopar. I told him he could deny it and say he was goving the 4 door a jump.

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The best way to see inside Leno's garage, if you're not Charley (https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...arleySucks.gif), is to take a peek at the book I listed over on the discussion of Garages, Garages, Garages:

http://www.motorbooks.com/pimg/136269.jpg

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Absolutely stunning Hemi Challenger. I think it was my Favorite car there.

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B5 blue with blue stripe

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interior

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engine

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Mirrors showing under the car

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John B's awsome 71 Hemi Cuda. Done as nice as the Hemi Challenger.

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Need a winged car ?

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Someone left their car unattended for a bit too long.

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Greg J and his Son with their cool winged car. I knew Kids were made for something.

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Couple of Yellow AAR Cudas

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Cool Green 440 sixpack Road runner with the dust trail down the side

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That picture of the TP'd car,is exacatly what Frank wanted to do to Belair62s' car at VetteFest,but I wouldn't let him...... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

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Yellow Superbird.

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Awsome Superbee hood

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Wow those mopar colors and graphics stand out. When you make your journey to Carlisle we will remove all trash cans from the grounds to prevent you from crashing any cars. Sounds like you had a great time ...thanks for sharing.

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Can you imagine Lillard in a tent, with all those tent poles? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif
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Charlie,
Did you see and photo any Duster 340s?
Those cars were great lil' econo-muscle cars!

Please, can you post a few if you got any?

Thanks!
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Goat72
(Keith)

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Sorry, didn't get any.

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I hear he has bumps all over his head https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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Charley was the pale yellow Daytona in the background a Hemi car? If so, it's my old car. That would make it two of my old yellow Hemi cars at that show. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif

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Boy, I can't believe they let Charley in to a Mopar event! How did that happen? Did you back in to make it look like you were leaving? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif Nice pictures of some sweet cars.

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I snuck in. Here is how I hid the rental car.

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I don't remember what was in it. After awhile they all start to look alike.....except for that Blue Hemi Challenger..