Patrick Dempsey And Jay Leno Hop In A 1973 Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 | Jay Leno's Garage

The one driving calmly at the moment is a 1971 Porsche 911 T, it's one of a kind. I found this in Beverly Hills, of all places, the owner bought it new in '71 and in the '90s, he parked it in his mom's basement condo, it just said he's satin satin. placed in a dry and dark environment, that's why everything turned out quite well. The Porsche 911 was introduced in 1963 as a larger, more powerful replacement for the Porsche 356. Here's how you want to find one of these. It's just a wonderful car to drive, light, agile and. Since Porsche has always focused on speed and handling, I'll meet with a racing expert in Willow Springs, review a variety of intact 911s to see how that evolution has continued.

It's great to be here, Jay, thank you, great, great car, Patrick Dempsey it is. one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood and also one of the nicest guys with leading roles in both film and television, but he has also made a name for himself in the racing world, having his own Porsche team and last year Dempsey Racing took the podium at the 24 Hours of LeMans they are in their natural habitat they are perfect for California this is beautiful what color is this I think baby poop brown the original color this is the one to have obviously this is the Holy Grail really yes, this

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Porsche Carrera 2.7 RS is basically a street racing car built to motorsports standards, having a larger 2.7-liter engine, a stiffer suspension, and rear wheels and Winder fenders than the standard 911.

It's what the 210 can mount and has a slightly thinner sheet metal. the houndstooth interior, this is, I mean, this is the essence to me of what Porsche is about here, well, you compete with Porsche, so yes, yes, that's better than the Emmy, absolutely yes. I want you to know that you have something that is not subjective, yes, that is correct. It is probably the rarest of the most valuable modern era classic Porsches, but only 1,500 units were produced in

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. This Porsche Carrera is estimated to be worth almost a million dollars and a large part of that price is due to the fact that It's mechanically original, let's take it's okay, it's okay and I hope to keep this original beauty and have a six-figure price tag.

I'm going to take the nice and easy course, yes, very nice, now the questions are breaking trust, it breaks necessarily, another, I just want to move on. these corners are hard cars to drive on the edge look at the understeer there yeah that's why I don't like racing old cars they're not safe so you never got into racing if I started racing now that's my job okay, Now my career is suffering and I think you'll relate to this, you know you're trying to do your job, you're acting, what's with that clutch? Patrick, uh, oh, yeah, yeah, oh my God, the patient is alive thinking about you're thinking about your clutch problem, whatever it is, psyche, I don't want to make my hobby my job, right?

Know? Think about these cars, they sit in collections and aren't driven, you know, and they're so valuable it's a shame they can't be driven the way they're meant to be driven. You can feel that the car has a lot more power behind it than when we want to go, it can go right now. Where did you hold it? It didn't start in high school, yeah, my dad was a big racing fan. I was okay, yeah, he grew up in Maryland, he, you know, he was part of that generation, the moonshine racers, sure, well, she was really fascinating and he had a short track car and on Friday nights I He brought a matchbox car home every week.

His passion for racing was mine and you know, that's always something that I loved as a kid and I think that's why I like racing so much, it reminds me of that at that time in my life your father is still with we. I passed away when I was 17 and I think he would have loved racing. Oh, you have to be really into acting, but hey, I'm sure he's watching. always European cars for you, yeah I've never had an American car, in fact my first big job was I can't buy myself love, right? and I spent my entire salary in 1963 356 and that changed everything you know, since let's get back to this.

I'd like to see your skill with career card growth. Okay, I think we'll enjoy the next bend. What if X one is going to be great now? Unrestored original doesn't have to mean old, right, sometimes it could be six weeks old. Look at this. Here we go, the folks at Porsche were kind enough to lend us the direct descendant of the 2016 911 RS 911 gt3 RS like its predecessor, this latest race car for the road with a flat-six engine, but this time it's an original four-liter and unrestored. Let's give it a spin, this should be fun, it has a lot of appeal.

Now we will have the opportunity to see how Patrick Dempsey really drives a race car. You feel the difference of 40 years, oh my God, the car, the incredible new shield and then the rear wheel. the steering is a big difference in the correct time, discovery of the steering at the wheel and believe me, this new technology helps to save seconds in each corner, the real red just appears and sets very well, it does not look like one has a published center on a curve, I mean, that's really amazing. I love this car. There's nothing better than running, especially when you're in a good fight with someone.

Do you like it. He is close to someone. If you want as fast as you can, you should try to get there. For um, you have people from different classes behind you trying to outdo you. Your situational awareness is that you are so alive that you don't think about anything else and you come back. It's amazing what a difference, forty years of engineering evolution and there is nothing. It's like having a professional Porsche driver demonstrate what they can do. There you have it, Patrick, thanks, it was a lot of fun, Jay, thanks, it's been a pleasure, a real racing driver and a movie star, and TV made it all work, so congratulations. friend you lived in the dream thank you it's a pleasure thank you CNBC fans thank you for visiting our YouTube channel.

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