[DeTomaso] Mike Drew on Jay Leno's Garage?????

Mon Jun 23 18:57:55 EDT 2014

Great story Mike!!  Question:  did you forewarn Jay about Drewsasters!!!!!!!     ------     I am glad to be living in a Golden Age in America where there is enough money, AND, people have the desire to restore so many old (and new) vehicles.  I hope that Jay has mucho/beaucoup financial rewards for his buys!!!     ----BILL (love my mini-collection) Lewis    (All four of them!)

> From: coreyjprice at gmail.com
> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:02:38 -0600
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> CC: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Mike Drew on Jay Leno's Garage?????
> 
> Awesome Mike!  Loved the video but your story was icing on the cake!
> 
> Corey
> 
> > On Jun 23, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
> > 
> >   In a message dated 6/23/14 7 48 13, michael at michaelshortt.com writes:
> >   Great job Mike, so now tell us all what happens next, did you get a
> >   private tour of the place, did Jay let you sit in any of his toys?
> >>>> It was a fantastic day.  I'd been there before; he gave Lori and me
> >   a private 2.5 hour tour of his collection back in December.
> >   On the day of the shoot (last month, on the way to the Fun Rally) I got
> >   there early and he was a bit late, so I got to spend another hour or so
> >   wandering around the shop by myself.  The shoot took about two hours,
> >   but then he invited me to stay and play cars some more.  He did two
> >   more shoots with other people, so I just sort of wandered around and
> >   watched the process.  After they left, the crew, mechanics, Jay and I
> >   had lunch in the shop, and then he took me for a ride in his 1925 Doble
> >   steam car.
> >   That turned into an adventure and a half over the space of the next
> >   several hours.  I had already Drewsastered his Pantera during the shoot
> >   (A/C system let go), and then when we were many miles from the shop in
> >   the Doble, it conked out due to a mega water leak.  We were able to
> >   fill the tank at a convenient fire station (!) and then limped slowly
> >   back towards the shop, stopping again in the barrio at a used tire
> >   store for more water.  Once back in the shop I helped them get it up on
> >   the lift to evaluate the problem.
> >   A water transfer pump that sends water from the storage tank to the
> >   boiler had let go, and water was cascading out of it.  While they were
> >   under the car checking it out, I backed away to take in the whole
> >   scene.  My next words were, "Fire fire no shit this car is on fire!"
> >   It was completely ablaze under the hood!  After a mad scramble, Jay got
> >   an air hose, a mechanic got a blow gun for it, the car was lowered
> >   (still burning), I popped the hood and they got after it with the air
> >   hose, literally blowing the fire out (a process that took longer than
> >   you'd expect).
> >   Surprisingly it did no damage; it was apparently caused by gasoline
> >   fumes spontaneously combusting due to contact with the hot boiler.
> >   With steam cars, things like this happen apparently (he told me he has
> >   several videos on Youtube of him blowing himself up with steam cars).
> >   Eventually we got cleaned up and called it a day--I was there at the
> >   shop for about ten hours.
> >   One of the best days of my life, and even though he set a record for
> >   the first-ever TRIPLE Drewsaster, Jay invited me to come back sometime,
> >   as I had mentioned to him that my late father loved Duesenbergs, so he
> >   wants to take me for a ride in his SJ as a tribute to him.
> >   What a terrific guy!  He loves his Pantera, too.  If you're in So Cal
> >   at a car show, you may well see him with it.  He told me yesterday that
> >   he bumped into Leon Rower this weekend (whose immaculate, bone-stock
> >   blue Pantera wowed the crowd at the Fun Rally at the Saturday car show)
> >   and really was impressed with his Pantera too!
> >   Oh, and the Doble problem was caused by the water pump failing and
> >   hydro-locking.  Doble water pumps don't grow on trees (they only made
> >   46 cars and no two were the same) but fortunately he has so much
> >   machining capability within his shop that he was able to have a new one
> >   made from scratch, and the car is back on the road alreadya|.
> >   Mike
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   Great story Mike!!  Question:  did you forewarn Jay about
   Drewsasters!!!!!!!     ------     I am glad to be living in a Golden
   Age in America where there is enough money, AND, people have the desire
   to restore so many old (and new) vehicles.  I hope that Jay has
   mucho/beaucoup financial rewards for his buys!!!     ----BILL (love my
   mini-collection) Lewis    (All four of them!)
   > From: coreyjprice at gmail.com
   > Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:02:38 -0600
   > To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
   > CC: detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Mike Drew on Jay Leno's Garage?????
   >
   > Awesome Mike! Loved the video but your story was icing on the cake!
   >
   > Corey
   >
   > > On Jun 23, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
   > >
   > > In a message dated 6/23/14 7 48 13, michael at michaelshortt.com
   writes:
   > > Great job Mike, so now tell us all what happens next, did you get a
   > > private tour of the place, did Jay let you sit in any of his toys?
   > >>>> It was a fantastic day. I'd been there before; he gave Lori and
   me
   > > a private 2.5 hour tour of his collection back in December.
   > > On the day of the shoot (last month, on the way to the Fun Rally) I
   got
   > > there early and he was a bit late, so I got to spend another hour
   or so
   > > wandering around the shop by myself. The shoot took about two
   hours,
   > > but then he invited me to stay and play cars some more. He did two
   > > more shoots with other people, so I just sort of wandered around
   and
   > > watched the process. After they left, the crew, mechanics, Jay and
   I
   > > had lunch in the shop, and then he took me for a ride in his 1925
   Doble
   > > steam car.
   > > That turned into an adventure and a half over the space of the next
   > > several hours. I had already Drewsastered his Pantera during the
   shoot
   > > (A/C system let go), and then when we were many miles from the shop
   in
   > > the Doble, it conked out due to a mega water leak. We were able to
   > > fill the tank at a convenient fire station (!) and then limped
   slowly
   > > back towards the shop, stopping again in the barrio at a used tire
   > > store for more water. Once back in the shop I helped them get it up
   on
   > > the lift to evaluate the problem.
   > > A water transfer pump that sends water from the storage tank to the
   > > boiler had let go, and water was cascading out of it. While they
   were
   > > under the car checking it out, I backed away to take in the whole
   > > scene. My next words were, "Fire fire no shit this car is on fire!"
   > > It was completely ablaze under the hood! After a mad scramble, Jay
   got
   > > an air hose, a mechanic got a blow gun for it, the car was lowered
   > > (still burning), I popped the hood and they got after it with the
   air
   > > hose, literally blowing the fire out (a process that took longer
   than
   > > you'd expect).
   > > Surprisingly it did no damage; it was apparently caused by gasoline
   > > fumes spontaneously combusting due to contact with the hot boiler.
   > > With steam cars, things like this happen apparently (he told me he
   has
   > > several videos on Youtube of him blowing himself up with steam
   cars).
   > > Eventually we got cleaned up and called it a day--I was there at
   the
   > > shop for about ten hours.
   > > One of the best days of my life, and even though he set a record
   for
   > > the first-ever TRIPLE Drewsaster, Jay invited me to come back
   sometime,
   > > as I had mentioned to him that my late father loved Duesenbergs, so
   he
   > > wants to take me for a ride in his SJ as a tribute to him.
   > > What a terrific guy! He loves his Pantera, too. If you're in So Cal
   > > at a car show, you may well see him with it. He told me yesterday
   that
   > > he bumped into Leon Rower this weekend (whose immaculate,
   bone-stock
   > > blue Pantera wowed the crowd at the Fun Rally at the Saturday car
   show)
   > > and really was impressed with his Pantera too!
   > > Oh, and the Doble problem was caused by the water pump failing and
   > > hydro-locking. Doble water pumps don't grow on trees (they only
   made
   > > 46 cars and no two were the same) but fortunately he has so much
   > > machining capability within his shop that he was able to have a new
   one
   > > made from scratch, and the car is back on the road alreadya|.
   > > Mike
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