Famous actor James Garner wasn’t a racer on the silver screen only, he was a big fan of off-road vehicles and loved to go racing in them. One of the cars he owned was this modified 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass, better known as “The Banshee.”
It’s a car with an amazing past, about which Jay Leno finds out from its current owner Jon Swift, who brought the car in for a presentation and a drive. The first thing that attracts attention besides the huge wheels and high ground clearance is the fact that the engine is mounted at the right of the driver, where the passenger seat usually would be.
There are many more interesting things about the Banshee, but most of you will probably skip to the driving part. Jay Leno takes it for a spin first on Los Angeles streets and then on an off-road course where it shows its true colors.