Paul Newman once commissioned a Volvo 960 with a Ford V8 racing engine. He called David Letterman and asked if he'd also like one. Letterman said yes. And this is the car Letterman and Seinfeld take to get a cup of coffee.
In the second episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, Seinfeld meets up with David Letterman to drive Letterman's fantastic V8 Volvo, a car that seems to constantly be on the verge of starting on fire.
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So what do we learn? Letterman doesn't like people, he loves the smell of hardware stores, and Seinfeld hates electric cars.
The episode of V8 fury is below, embedded for your viewing pleasure.