Jay leno brought his tank car blastolene special to supercar sunday in woodland hills. Check out some of the best and our top picks of jay lenos cars. It has a hand formed aluminum body is finished in a dark blue with a. It probably has the longest hood of any car ever made, but it still doesnt go all the way forward to the front axle. Everything about this car is unique, from the chassis to the polished aluminum skin are all hand formed. Popular mechanics article car and driver article gale banks official website clubhotrod gallery pictures of the vehicle. Blastolene b702 auburn car, classic cars, art deco car. The blastolene indy special is a unique, specially built car. The engine is an 852 cubic inch 2 stroke diesel engine that produces 474 horsepower and 1,200 lbft of torque. Well, theres one more blastolene car 1952 blastolene jay lenos tank car.
Blastolene brotherhood pacific coast dream machines show. Other mental stuff theyve made include the tank car and rodzilla. The blastolene special, also known as the tank car, is a unique, specially built car, designed. Jay lenos tank car m47 patton tank engine blastolene special. Jays tank car or blastolene special was designed and built by american master craftsman. Half gmc rv, half creative genius by master craftsman randy grubb. Also known as jay lenos tank car, the blastolene special was. Whats unique about this car apart from it being really fast is that it has 3 seats instead of 2, with the driver seat being in the center for a better viewing angle. Blastolene french curve car design ala 1930 delahaye called the. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first movie title 2007 blastolene b 702 in jay lenos garage web series, 20062020.
Art cars are old chevy vans with broken pieces of bowling trophies glued to their flanks. Jays tank car or blastolene special was designed and built by. The blastolene special is a unique, specially built car, designed and built by randy grubb currently owned by the entertainer jay leno. Among this group are art bauer, a lifelong car and motorcycle builder. Blastolene b702 art deco car, car and motorcycle design. See more ideas about cool cars, custom cars, roadsters. Blastolene in movies and tv series display options.
Weight 9500 pounds length 252 inches transmission 6speed allison automatic 0 to 60 mph 6. The blastolene brothers are known for their oversized v12 powered. Leeds has no doubt that the american cardriving future will include. The ds x etense is a vision of a proper drivers car for the year. Jay leno ranks his 10 favorite cars and 10 others no one. From mind to metal second edition by randy johnson, is the definitive, authorized book on the life and work of automotive artist randy grubb, who sold his first giant hot rod, the tank car, to jay leno grubb followed that up with a string of hits. What happens when you take an engine from a tank and put it in to a car.
Classic cars, restomods, super cars like the mclaren p1, sports cars like porsche 918. Randy grubb youtube videos of blastonene cars, falconer. Its got a gmc 702 cubic inch engine with an allison 4 speed a. Robert cumberford on randy grubbs blastolene b702 with jay. It was one of the first frontwheel drive cars produced in the united states. Blastolenes pissd off pete jay lenos garage youtube. Blastolene special concept race car with driver low slanted 34 front view on pavement blue sky.
The indy special, the b702, pissd off pete, the decoliner, the decopods, the decoson, bob rocket man maddoxs pulse jet lakester. Megamodified machines created and built by the blastolene brothers are sure to be. The blastolene indy special is a unique, speciallybuilt car. This 1953 chrysler tank car, once known as the blastolene special, is powered by a 28. Specifications car and driver blastolene special specifications weight 4,300kg 9500 pounds. The blastolene special also has a 190inch wheelbase, with 34 of the car being in front of the driver. The b702 randy grubb blastolene hand made aluminum body v12. Steve whitemore, who grew up in the shadow of dad lifelong master mechanics and engine. As the time it takes for the blastolene indy special to cause hearing damage, its pretty fearsome.
Blastolene newest creation, the decopod by randy grubb. Blastolene has since made a similar car styled after a 1950s era indy car called the blastolene indy special. The blastolene special, also known as the tank car, is a unique, specially built car, designed and built by american master craftsman randy grubb. Created from a military tank engine and a custommade aluminium body, it produces 810 bhp at 2,800 rpm and 1,560 ftlb of torque at 2,400 rpm. The jay leno garage is filled with classic cars, retro rides, modern machines, and even a few oneofakind vehicles. Out of separate shops on the west coast comes a vision of automotive originality. Blastolenes pissd off pete march 14, 2017 tommy parry classic cars, featured vehicles, hot rods, news 2 built by detroit diesel, the twinsupercharged v12 which powers this rolling piece of art makes 500 horsepower and over 1,000 poundfeet of torque. Results for blastolene car stock photos kimballstock. A full team is recognized in the creation of this oneofakind packard custom, that is conveyed as being bigger and badder than jay lenos blastolene special tank car. The stunningly beautiful decoliner is a blastolene special based on the chassis of a 1973 gmc motorhome and a cab from a 1955 white coe, that entire body was handfabricated from aluminium by the talented team over at blastolene cars perhaps the most appealing feature of the decoliner is the fully functioning flybridge picture below which allows you to sit in comfort on the. But for the madmen who design outofthisworld vehicles under the proud moniker of blastolene brothers, phelps didnt go quite far enough. The engine emits so much heat that one can drive the car in short. He built jay lenos tank car, the indy special, the b702, pissd off pete, the decoliner, the decopods, and the body for the bob maddox pulse jet lakester then grubb got a call from his english pal, tim the frogman cotterill, famous for his bronze sculptures of frogs, hawks, and owls. This beast has a tank engine and custom slow burn auburn looks like hetfield is a real car guy.
Accelerating up to freeway speeds, the blastolene pummels driver and passenger with a 110. The blastolene special is a unique, speciallybuilt car, currently owned by the entertainer jay leno. The blastolene rocket ii is an insane creation of the blastolene brothers, a custom vehicle manufacturer who specialize in fabricating vehicles which other companies either cant or wont. Powered by a wwiiera patton tank engine, giving it 990 hp, the tank car. Also built as a drophead coupe, this bentley 4carburetor supercar. Created from a military tank engine and a custommade aluminium body, blown ranger fairchild xfr0001 made around 2011 the engine is a nos crate 1942 ranger v770, used in airplanes during ww2, 520hp 12.
Go inside the culture of blastolene and see its wild automotive creations at car and driver. The car weighs 9,500 pounds 4,300kg which is 111th the weight of the original tank from which the engine was used. Blastolene special concept car with driver 34 front view on pavement aut 26 rk0544 01 aut 30 rk1670 09. The distinguished yale lecturer william lyon phelps once said that assumptions should be thrown out about every three weeks.
Jay lenos car collection is up there as being one of the largest and most expensive collections in the world. Jay lenos tank car m47 patton tank engine greyhound bus transmission. The mclaren f1 was produced between 1992 and 1998, and jay leno owns one of these, even though only one hundred and six units were produced. It is powered by 700 cubic v12 gmc truck heart back from 60s mated. Cars by blastolene, blastolene images, news, pricing, and. Blastolene newest creation, the decopod by randy grubb custom motorcycles. These are the same guys that built jay lenos blastolene special. This list includes pictures, wallpaper, high resolution images, pricing, news, fuel economy, historical data and the late.
You may recognize the title jay lenos garage as the popularized television show starring extonight show host jay leno. The third in the line up, is a french curve car design ala 1930 delahaye called the b702. The blastolene b702 will blow you away engaging car. It has a hand formed aluminum body is finished in a dark blue with a maroon leather interior. Jay lenos car is a replica of jean buggatis design built from 19341940. I have seen jay leno drive this car in this one car show and it is.
The successor to the blastolene special, the design of the blastolene indy special is styled after a 1950s era indy car the car sold at auction on january 23, 2010. Automotive artist randy grubb chops a peterbilt into drivable sculpture randy grubbs inspiration came in the form of a 12v71 detroit diesel. Blastolene special concept race car detail aut 30 rk1670 09 aut 30 rk2770 01. Blastolene special this unique custom car is currently owned by famous jay leno.
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