The BEST episodes of Jay Leno's Garage season 2012
Every episode of Jay Leno's Garage season 2012, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jay Leno's Garage season 2012!
Jay Leno loves wheels, and his Big Dog Garage houses one of America's great collections of cars and motorcycles. Custom-built from the ground up, the garage is staffed by a crack team of mechanical wizards, who can fix, restore or customize just about anything. Join Jay and his team for a series of unique automotive adventures every week.
#1 - 1956 Chevrolet Nomad Restomod
Season 2012 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/23/2012
Jay's buddy Dave Killackey from Performance Allison Transmissions stops by with the daily driver Jay once stole out of his yard... so it could be completely restored on "Overhaulin'"!
#2 - 1937 Rolls-Royce Boat Tail Speedsters
Season 2012 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2012
What do you do if you have two matching 1937 Rolls-Royce chassis?
#3 - 1917 Fiat Botafogo Special
Season 2012 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2012
21.7-liter aero-engined behemoth! Check out this amazing car that was lent to Jay Leno.
#4 - Volvo C30 Polestar
Season 2012 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2012
451hp Volvo C30!? Learn more about Polestar and this customized C30.
#5 - Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
Season 2012 - Episode 100 - Aired 10/24/2012
An unbreakable supercar.
#6 - Jay's Book Club: Shelby: A Tribute to an American Original
Season 2012 - Episode 117 - Aired 11/14/2012
Jay talks to Editor-in-Chief Ed Loh about Motor Trend's bookazine tribute to the legendary Carroll Shelby.
#7 - 2008 SSC Ultimate Aero
Season 2012 - Episode 101 - Aired 10/26/2012
The world's fastest production car - made in the USA!
#8 - 2012 Tesla Model S
Season 2012 - Episode 102 - Aired 10/28/2012
It carries five adults and two kids and has a 300 mile range! Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen gives Jay an up-close deep dive on the Tesla S.
#9 - What's In Your Garage?
Season 2012 - Episode 103 - Aired 10/29/2012
Jay wants to see your car projects! Here is how: Upload a video to YouTube and then create a video response to this clip. Click "Respond to this video..." below and then click "Create a video response". You can use one of your existing clips or upload a new one.
#10 - Blastolene's Piss'd Off Pete
Season 2012 - Episode 104 - Aired 10/30/2012
Automotive artist Randy Grubb chops a Peterbilt into drivable sculpture.
#11 - Jay's Book Club: The Hot Rod Art Book
Season 2012 - Episode 105 - Aired 10/31/2012
Dwayne Vance stops by with the latest installment in his Masters of Chicken Scratch series of collectible - and instructional - art books.
#12 - John Fitch - Interview
Season 2012 - Episode 106 - Aired 10/31/2012
At the age of 91, legendary race car driver John Fitch is still racing, most recently at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
#13 - 2012 Jeep, Red Jacket Edition
Season 2012 - Episode 107 - Aired 11/1/2012
Pat Muldoon of VWerks stops by the garage to show what his amazing conversion kit can do. Take a Wrangler 4-door, "UpFit" with the kit and presto - you've got a high-quality, American-made off-roader that's like a pickup CJ8!
#14 - Restoration Blog: 1962 Daimler SP250
Season 2012 - Episode 108 - Aired 11/2/2012
Jay found this rust-free one-owner car in a field, and couldn't wait to start restoring the last Daimler model to feature a Daimler engine - in this case, a 2.5-liter hemispherical head V8.
#15 - 1976 MV Agusta 750 America
Season 2012 - Episode 109 - Aired 11/4/2012
Get close up to one of the most iconic postwar road-going fours ever made.
#16 - 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000
Season 2012 - Episode 110 - Aired 11/6/2012
How fast could you go? Do the power-to-weight math: 155 at the rear wheel at 452 pounds...
#17 - What's In Your Garage: Bailey's Blade XTR
Season 2012 - Episode 111 - Aired 11/6/2012
Bailey designed and created the Blade XTR in his own garage and Jay wanted to congratulate him on his great craftsmanship.
#18 - 1963 Chrysler Turbine: Ultimate Edition
Season 2012 - Episode 112 - Aired 11/7/2012
It's the amazing car Jay's lusted after since he was 14 years old, and today's episode is packed with all kinds of amazing footage! We've got a book review, a road test, and Chrysler's original promotional video.
#19 - 1924 Bentley Twin Turbo
Season 2012 - Episode 113 - Aired 11/8/2012
After tracking down five 8-liter Bentley motors, Jay decided to build his very own British hot rod, in the spirit of W.O.'s Bentley Boys.
#20 - Restoration Blog: 1966 Lotus Elan 26R, Update 7
Season 2012 - Episode 114 - Aired 11/9/2012
Chief fabricator Jim Hall is pulling out his hair as he pulls apart and reengineers the Lotus' wiring to fit what will be a left-hand drive Leno special.
#21 - 1971 Porsche 911T
Season 2012 - Episode 115 - Aired 11/11/2012
Urban outlaw Magnus Walker takes Jay through his garage and his 911T - modified over a decade to be a lean and mean streetable track car.
#22 - Mazda Cosmo 110S
Season 2012 - Episode 116 - Aired 11/13/2012
The first rotary-powered sports car.
#23 - Pebble Beach 2012: 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Competizione
Season 2012 - Episode 81 - Aired 9/28/2012
Ned Spieker shows Jay the short-wheelbase berlinetta he co-drove with Stirling Moss at Goodwood!
#24 - 2013 Koenigsegg Agera R - Pebble Beach 2012
Season 2012 - Episode 90 - Aired 10/11/2012
Christian von Koenigsegg walks you around his latest extreme performance hypercar, the record-breaking 1160-hp Agera R.
#25 - 1981 Honda CBX
Season 2012 - Episode 155 - Aired 12/30/2012
Take a ride on the very first new vehicle Jay ever bought - the groundbreaking motorcycle that put Honda on the map.