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Jay Leno's Garage: 1975 Custom Plymouth Duster (and the story behind it)
YT ^ | 04/28/12 | Leno

Posted on 05/04/2012 6:16:32 PM PDT by Doogle

Jay Leno's 75 Duster and the story behind it.... Before master mechanic and race car driver Paul Annunziata passed away, he wanted to make sure his supercharged 426 Hemi-engined Duster went to a good home. Watch Paul's own history of the car and see what Jay's done to keep Paul's dream car on the road.

(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...


TOPICS: Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: duster; leno
American craftsman
1 posted on 05/04/2012 6:16:37 PM PDT by Doogle
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To: Doogle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zlnocas2IjM#!


2 posted on 05/04/2012 6:17:54 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Chode

ping


3 posted on 05/04/2012 6:18:28 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Doogle

4later


4 posted on 05/04/2012 6:26:03 PM PDT by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: harpu

Loved it. I have a 1973 340 Duster 100% original with all factory options waiting in the garage for one day.

Was restored once, then sat out for ten yrs, needs restored again.


5 posted on 05/04/2012 6:27:40 PM PDT by bicyclerepair ( REPLACE D-W-S ! http://www.karenforcongress.com)
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To: Doogle
After a diagnosis of terminal lung cancer last year, Annunziata asked Leno to take Duster, on the condition that Leno never sell it. Leno agreed, and when Annunziata declined any payment for the car, Leno made a donation in Annunziata's name to McPherson College in McPherson, Kan., the only college that offers a bachelor's degree in automotive restoration.

Leno's a class act.

6 posted on 05/04/2012 6:43:10 PM PDT by Zeppelin (Keep on FReepin' on...)
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To: Doogle

Leno is a curious guy. So classy when it comes to cars and such and appreciation for doing things correctly ...then, there’s that liberal side of him that just doesn’t match up with pride and self determination.


7 posted on 05/04/2012 6:47:53 PM PDT by Baynative (Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
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To: Doogle

Very cool.


8 posted on 05/04/2012 6:58:37 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Doogle; bicyclerepair
What a time warp. Back in the early 80's, I bought a rickety tan '71 with a blown Slant Six for $100, and a couple of us dropped in a low-mileage, wrecking yard 225 ourselves one weekend to get it on the road, plus my buddy had a sweet, dark gray '75 with a nicely warmed-over 340 Wedge. That vid made me feel like I was thirty years younger and sixty pounds lighter again. LOL

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920


9 posted on 05/04/2012 6:59:00 PM PDT by Viking2002 ( "I didn't just write 'Wango Tango'...........I MEANT it." - Ted Nugent)
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To: Doogle

Had a 1974 Duster. man I loved that car.


10 posted on 05/04/2012 7:23:14 PM PDT by TheRhinelander
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To: Baynative

Hollywood


11 posted on 05/04/2012 7:24:33 PM PDT by Doogle (((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: Doogle

Great video!


12 posted on 05/04/2012 7:47:43 PM PDT by 6SJ7 (Meh.)
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To: Doogle

Visceral joy.


13 posted on 05/04/2012 8:02:21 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Doogle
damn... sweet!!! in 73, my best friend at the time had a 1970/340 with road gears and 140mph was no problem... it was black with black reflector stripes down the sides and talk about one hot SOB under the Sarasota Florida sun, but we had a riot in that car
14 posted on 05/04/2012 8:24:13 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Baynative
Leno is a curious guy. So classy when it comes to cars and such and appreciation for doing things correctly ...then, there’s that liberal side of him that just doesn’t match up with pride and self determination.

You're right - - on the surface it makes no sense, because Leno is a pretty smart guy. However, he IS in Hollywood, and the very air in that place is like a bad infection.

15 posted on 05/04/2012 8:27:39 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Doogle

I had a brand new 75 Duster, think it cost like $4500. As a matter of fact had a used 74 Duster. Hated them, cause they didn’t have a FM radio in them. Of course, I was only 16 at the time.


16 posted on 05/04/2012 10:05:07 PM PDT by jackieh
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To: Baynative

I heard from a former actor that Jay Leno is a strong Republican...


17 posted on 05/05/2012 4:16:46 AM PDT by CalTexan
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