The BEST episodes of Jay Leno's Garage season 2023
Every episode of Jay Leno's Garage season 2023, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jay Leno's Garage season 2023!
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 - Jeff Dunham's 1988 Yugo GVS
Season 2023 - Episode 44 - Aired 10/30/2023
Who the heck would bring a YUGO to Jay's Garage? @jeffdunham, that's who!!! Folks might make fun of it, but the Yugo really isn't that bad! With its utilitarian charm and bargain basement pricetag, the 1988 Yugo GVS inspired a generation of motor vehicle enthusiasts to, well, I guess, laugh? Which gives it at least one thing in common with Jeff, Little Jeff, and Jay!
#2 - 1971 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona
Season 2023 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2023
The legendary Colombo V12 engine and timeless styling is what makes the Ferrari 365 Daytona a staple of David Lee’s collection. See more of David Lee’s collection on his YouTube channel, “Ferrari Collector David Lee.”
#3 - Wankel Engine: NSU Spider
Season 2023 - Episode 43 - Aired 10/23/2023
This week Jay showcases his NSU Spider, complete with its Wankel engine.
#4 - 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter by Ghia
Season 2023 - Episode 41 - Aired 10/9/2023
These are the cars that Jay just loves! This 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter by Ghia has been owned by just one family and cared for over all all the years!
#5 - 1963 Porsche 356
Season 2023 - Episode 37 - Aired 9/11/2023
Red car go VROOM VROOM!!! This week Jay is joined by his friend Richard Powers who shows off this classic red Porsche, and talks about this gorgeous car's history!
#6 - Restoration Blog: September 2023
Season 2023 - Episode 36 - Aired 9/4/2023
It's time for another fantastic edition of Jay Leno's Garage RESTORATION BLOG!!! Today Jay shows us around the garage and lets us look under the hood of a few projects including his Ariel Atom, Doble Steam Car, Panard, and Corvette engine! Stay tuned to the very end when Jay lets us see his very special fashion closet!
#7 - Circle G Movie Ranch Presents the 1948 Ford F6 Rat Rod
Season 2023 - Episode 33 - Aired 8/14/2023
In another fantastic installment of Jay's "Street Grab Series," Brett Gregory, CEO of the Circle G Movie Ranch, stops by the garage to show off his infamous Rat Rod, a 1948 Ford F6. Cobbled together out of the parts of many different cars, this Rat Rod's patina hides a few modern tricks! But how well does it drive? Brett and Jay find out!
#8 - Unbelievable Burbank Barn Find: 1963 Jaguar XKE
Season 2023 - Episode 31 - Aired 7/31/2023
In the culmination of years of work, Jay shows off this unbelievable 1963 Jaguar XKE, rescued from an ultra-cluttered garage in Burbank, CA. Jay details the salvage process of this gorgeous original and mostly unrestored beauty, before taking it for a ride through the canyons. This is truly the perfect car for a two-lane country road!
#9 - 1968 Dodge Dart GTS
Season 2023 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/3/2023
#10 - Jay Leno Drives Jet-Powered Racecar: The Howmet TX
Season 2023 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/12/2023
Hear it from the man himself, Bob McKee, who built the Howmet Turbine Experimental racecar, a living legend that raced in 1968.
#11 - Military Spec Land Rover S3
Season 2023 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/29/2023
Alex Grappo from Drive Coffee shares the history of this 1972 Land Rover Series 3 X Mod which most likely served along the Berlin Wall
#12 - Meyers Manx Dune Buggy With Airplane Engine
Season 2023 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/2023
Meyers Manx Chairman Phillip Sarofim brings a Meyers Manx Dune Buggy powered by an aircraft-inspired radial engine!
#13 - Chris Rünge's 5,000 Hour Handmade Masterpiece
Season 2023 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/15/2023
Based in Minnesota, Rünge Cars continues the tradition of hand-building incredible custom cars in bare aluminum. The Veleno is Chris Rünge's latest creation and he lets Jay get behind the wheel of what started life as a Dodge Viper.
#14 - Doug DeMuro's Cars & Bids feat. Pajero Evo, E30 M3, Mazda RX-7
Season 2023 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2023
Doug DeMuro stops by to show off some new collector car offerings available on carsandbids.com
#15 - First Drive: 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170
Season 2023 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/2023
CEO of Dodge Tim Kuniskis hands over the keys to Dodge's last V8 making 1,025 horsepower and Jay gives it a proper send-off.
#16 - Jeff Dunham's Under Appreciated 1975 Bricklin SV-1
Season 2023 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/2023
Jeff Dunham shares this under appreciated sports car with innovative safety features that was brilliantly designed but fell short on build quality and ultimately doomed the Bricklin SV-1.
#17 - The Most Famous Duesenberg of All Time
Season 2023 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/2023
This gem from the Nethercutt Collection has traveled the world and is widely considered to be the most beautiful Duesenberg ever built.
#18 - The Beginning of Nissan Z Cars: Fairlady Z
Season 2023 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2023
On close examination, there were many differences between the Japanese market Nissan Fairlady Z and the American market Datsun 240Z. Jay Ataka and Jay Leno point out all the details of this factory restoration.
#19 - Tavarish's $100K 2016 McLaren 675LT
Season 2023 - Episode 45 - Aired 11/6/2023
This week Jay is joined in the garage by his friend Freddy Hernandez (better known online as Tavarish), who brings with him his restored McLaren 675LT. Tavarish is a Russian automotive YouTuber known primarily for his rebuilding videos, where he buys broken or salvaged vehicles and brings them to working condition.
#20 - Tim Allen's Ford RS200
Season 2023 - Episode 35 - Aired 8/28/2023
Jay's "Best Frenemy," Tim Allen, visits the garage and brings with him his very rare English Ford RS200. This is a fascinating rear engine vehicle, complete with its "clam shell" rear hood. Jay and Tim then take it through a ride through the canyons and really get the feel for this torquie beast!
#21 - Fatty Arbuckle's 100 Year Old Torque Monster: Nethercutt's 1923 McFarlan Model 154
Season 2023 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/24/2023
Cameron Richards, Vice President of the Nethercutt Collection stops by to show Jay this 1923 McFarlan Model 154 Knickerbocker Cabriolet. Originally owned by silent film era movie star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, this beautiful piece of automotive royalty is a sight to behold. It looks right, and sounds right, but how does it drive?
#22 - The Most Beautiful Bugatti Ever Made
Season 2023 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/10/2023
Perhaps one of the most iconic Bugattis of all time, this 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic is the pinnacle of beauty and solidified the reputation of the French marque.
#23 - 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R
Season 2023 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/5/2023
The Ford Raptor R packs a 5.2L Supercharged V8 under the hood with a redesigned rear suspension making this the most powerful Raptor yet!
#24 - Become A Racecar Driver with US Legend Cars
Season 2023 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/2023
If you've always dreamed of becoming a Racecar Driver, then you can get your start like Joey Logano in a US Legend Car!
#25 - Road Testing 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS with Patrick Long
Season 2023 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/2023
More active and passive aerodynamics create even more downforce in this naturally-aspirated track machine--but does that performance help on the road?