In Depth With Graham Bensinger
Sep 18, 2026 · 9 min · 10 segments
Comedian and car enthusiast Jay Leno looks back on the moment he discovered his passion for cars and shares a cool story about the time he mailed a letter to Henry Ford II, hoping to get his job back…
Jay LenoGuest
Graham BensingerHost
I was working at Wilmington Ford and I was the lot boy, which means it was one of those acres of cars, you know, like three acres of new Fords, you know, and every morning you're going to have to put all the hubcaps on.
So one day I'm carrying, I got a stack hubcap like this, and the used car salesman comes around the corner, bangs into me, Hey, you don't treat her, you're fired, you're fired.
I pretended to go to work every day after school, and I'd just go somewhere and hide.
I was working at Wilmington Ford and I was the lot boy, which means it was one of those acres of cars, you know, like three acres of new Fords, you know, and every morning you're going to have to put all the hubcaps on.
So one day I'm carrying, I got a stack hubcap like this, and the used car salesman comes around the corner, bangs into me, Hey, you don't treat her, you're fired, you're fired.
I pretended to go to work every day after school, and I'd just go somewhere and hide.
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