In its first season, it became the the most watched original series in CNBC history. And we here at E3 Spark Plugs don’t doubt it. Jay Leno’s Garage is a popular spot on the TV dial for auto enthusiasts and its second 12-episode season starts this week. Formerly a web series for NBC.com, the show since has morphed first into a special that aired on CNBC in August 2014 and now a weekly prime time network series.
The show features Leno doing reviews on all sorts of rides from restored classics to ultra-modern super cars. Home base for the Emmy Award-winning show is Leno’s Big Dog Garage in Burbank, CA. The next 12-episode run debuts on Wednesday with a look at actor Nick Cannon’s Ferrari California. Other celebrity guests on the roster this season include actor-turned-racecar-driver Patrick Dempsey, comedians Tim Allen and Dan Aykroyd and musician Brad Paisley.
Be sure to tune in Wednesday. In the meantime, check out this video feature on the three-wheeled Shotwell, built by 17-year-old Bob Shotwell in 1931 after his dad told him that if he wanted a car, he should build one. Outfitted with a 1931 Indian Motorcycle engine and dubbed “Philbert the Puddle Jumper”, the car and its young builder made newspaper headlines when Bob and brother Edward drove it on a 6,000-mile jaunt. Shotwell, a fan of Leno’s and his storied automobile collection, gave the car to Leno in 1999, contingent upon the promise that Leno would keep the car intact. Check it out…
