President Joe Biden Has (Safely) Hit 132MPH In His Corvette | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

this might be an Irish trait or it just. might be a trait that we both share but. it is uh hanging on to old cars my. father would drive a car until it had. 300,000 miles on it and the paint would. fall off and then he once hired a house. painter to repaint the car cuz it was. cheaper and this car looked like it had. cystic acne it was a bad you know. terrible and he just kept it going but. it was a point of Pride you keep a car. going my first car was a 1992 Ford. tourist.

I still have it it's not worth anything. um but I still hang on to it because in. in my lineage you hang onto a car. forever you have a. 67 Corvette corette Goodwood green 327. 350 can flat shift it can move now do. they let you drive it not. anymore but no Ser I think I saw a tear. in your eye right there oh by the way. you know I they take me out to the. Secret Service test track which is an.

old Runway yeah I've got my Corvette up. to 132 mph it's only 327 the reason I. had the Corvette 1967 when I was. marrying my deceased wife who came from. her dad was a Navy guy owned some. restaurant wonderful wonderful man but. they're of Greater means than we were. and I was he wanted to give us a wedding. gift and he couldn't afford anything of. consequence he said Joey give me your. car I had then I had a. 62 Chevy Belair and she had a Pontiac.

Tempest of 64 I guess it was I'm not. sure the year and he said I'll fix them. all up and that'll be my gift to you. guys you can come pick them up she was. down in Delaware 10 days before the. wedding before she went home so we went. to pick up the car at the dealership he. he was a manager of the dealership yeah. anyway we pull up and uh all everybody. from the mechanics to the sales person. everybody's outside and and waiting for. us and so we get out of the car walk up. and and dad said I'm going to give you.

your wedding gift early guys and. everybody separated a brand new 67. Goodwood green Chevy Corvette and. hardtop and uh and he was so proud. because he couldn't afford it he could. afford the payments right and uh so I'm. talking with Jay Leno going out the. second time to race these cars and he. said you want to sell your car and I. said he's probably listening so I got. hope I get it right he's not listening. to this don't worry about it well he. made learn something yeah he should he.

should learn but but anyway I I said you. know you have I noticed you have in a. glove box you have the original sticker. yeah I said yeah I didn't realize have. all that and he said uh you want to sell. it and I said I don't think so my son. would come down from heaven because they. rebuilt the engine all original parts. and he said uh you get. $144,000 for it and I said no can't do. it for 36 years I was listen to the. poorest guy in Congress but I couldn't. separated for that car but by the way.

the new Corvette it's coming out. electric 0 to 60 2.9 seconds you going. to drive that one I'm going to give it a. shot I drove the other one I can. distract the Secret Service you can make. a run for the car by the way by the way. I drove one of those big Ford Broncos. yeah electric yeah 4.9 seconds oh it's. unbelievable mine is 5.2 right and. that's flat shifting but all kiding. aside it I mean this I just love love.

car I don't know a damn thing about the. engines I don't know anything about it I. just know how to drive them and I love. it I just know there's a big wheel in. the front and I put on the gas and I. move forward and that's all I know by. the way you know the new ones they have. they have a launch switch like I I I got. the a portion yeah up to 171 mil hour. which you do is you put your foot on the. gas and the brake and on the button on. the on where the the gear shift is you.

hit launch and you watch and there's a. launch symbol inside the speedometer and. it counts down and when it gets down to. zero you just take your foot off the. breake and you move it is. like it is incredible hearing you talk. about cars it's the most. excited oh. [Laughter]. yeah.