He has a pure passion for auto and I would love to tour his garage.
The thing about Leno is that he just doesnot buy cars and stick them in the garage he acutally works on them. There are many reports of Leno on the side of the road around hollywood with greasy hands and clothes. He's a real mechanic. I am sure if his career was not so demanding he would be spending more time in the garage.
Also, he has a gourmet kitchen there also. Love meat and hates vegetables.
Originally posted by RotrexFiero: The thing about Leno is that he just doesnot buy cars and stick them in the garage he acutally works on them. There are many reports of Leno on the side of the road around hollywood with greasy hands and clothes. He's a real mechanic. I am sure if his career was not so demanding he would be spending more time in the garage.
Heh, if he was a GOOD mechanic,There wouldn't be so many reports of Leno on the side of the road around hollywood with greasy hands and clothes!
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Gokart Mozart Member
Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
had . . Fire Destroys 30 Classic Cars Collected by Reggie Jackson
AP Published: August 5, 1988 About 30 classic cars owned by Reggie Jackson, the retired baseball star, were destroyed Wednesday night in a fire and explosions that wrecked a warehouse and caused about $4 million in damage.
About 30 classic cars owned by Reggie Jackson, the retired baseball star, were destroyed Wednesday night in a fire and explosions that wrecked a warehouse and caused about $4 million in damage.
There were no injuries reported. Firefighters estimated damage to the building at $800,000 and to the contents at $3.2 million. The cause was not immediately determined.
Mr. Jackson, who lives in Oakland and runs a car dealership in Berkeley, played for the Oakland Athletics, the California Angels, the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees.
He began his car collection in 1971 when he bought a 1940 Chevrolet for $300 and a color television set. The collection had grown to 97 vehicles.
A fire official, Lieut. David Allen, said about 30 cars had been in the warehouse. ''Everything that was in there was gone,'' he said.
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tutnkmn Member
Posts: 3426 From: York, England, U.K. Living in Ohio Registered: May 2006
had . . Fire Destroys 30 Classic Cars Collected by Reggie Jackson
AP Published: August 5, 1988 About 30 classic cars owned by Reggie Jackson, the retired baseball star, were destroyed Wednesday night in a fire and explosions that wrecked a warehouse and caused about $4 million in damage.
About 30 classic cars owned by Reggie Jackson, the retired baseball star, were destroyed Wednesday night in a fire and explosions that wrecked a warehouse and caused about $4 million in damage.
There were no injuries reported. Firefighters estimated damage to the building at $800,000 and to the contents at $3.2 million. The cause was not immediately determined.
Mr. Jackson, who lives in Oakland and runs a car dealership in Berkeley, played for the Oakland Athletics, the California Angels, the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees.
He began his car collection in 1971 when he bought a 1940 Chevrolet for $300 and a color television set. The collection had grown to 97 vehicles.
A fire official, Lieut. David Allen, said about 30 cars had been in the warehouse. ''Everything that was in there was gone,'' he said.
He's rebuilt his collection since then. Currently GM itself is rebuilding a 69 Camaro from Reggie's collection to become the "ultimate 69 Camaro."
Jay Leno's vehicle collection includes 84 cars and 73 motorcycles as of April 11, 2006. This is a partial list. The cars are housed in Leno's "Big Dog Garage", which comprises three adjacent warehouses in a Burbank industrial park. It is run by Bernard Juchli and one other mechanic.
Cars
1941 American LaFrance triple combination Series 600 pumper V-12 (Firetruck) 2006 Ariel Atom 1916 Auto Car 1909 Baker Electric 1931 Bentley 8-Litre 1926 Bentley roadster (twin-turbocharged eight-liter Bentley engine) 1931 Bentley sedan 19xx Bentley Speed Six 19xx Bentley Turbo R xxxx Blastolene Special 19xx Bugatti 1937 Bugatti Atlantique 2006 Bugatti Veyron 19xx replica Bugatti Type 37A 19xx replica Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 1955 Buick Roadmaster (originally restored) 2006 R-Cars Chrysler Crossfire I-Cell 1956 Chrysler Imperial 2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6 200x C5 Corvette Z06 1956 Chevrolet Nomad 197X Citroën SM 1916 Crane Simplex Model 5 Holbrook Skiff 19xx Delahaye 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 1966 Dodge Coronet Hemi 1992 Dodge Viper 1996 Dodge Viper 1993 Dodge Viper RT10 (first production Viper in black) 1925 Doble steamer 1927 Duesenberg Model X 1930 Duesenberg SJ 1932 Duesenberg SJ (Murphy-bodied) 19xx Duesenberg SJ 19xx Duesenberg SJ 1937 Fiat Topolino[1] 1961 Flxible Starliner 1966 427 Ford AC Cobra 19xx Ford Festiva (Ford Taurus SHO motor and a nitrous setup. Also know as a SHOgun.) 1966 Ford Galaxie 2005 Ford GT 1966 Ford GT40 (number 1 serial number) 1915 shovel-nosed Franklin (California-built body by Harley Earl) 2006 EcoJet 1991 GMC Syclone - bought to avoid a $25 delivery charge on Christmas decorations, it cost him $36,000. It is now what Leno calls his "Valet Truck" 1915 Hispano-Suiza 19xx Honda Insight 1950s Hudson Hornet 19xx Jaguar XK120 1939 Lagonda V12 1987 Lamborghini Countach 19xx Lamborghini Diablo 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 1998 Light Car Company Rocket 2004 Maybach 57 1970 Mazda Cosmo 199x Mazda Miata 2005 Mazda RX-8 1995 McLaren F1 (#15 of 65) 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 1913 Mercer Raceabout 19xx MGB Roadster 19xx Mini 193x Morgan Motor Company 3-wheeler 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (1,070 hp) 1913 Owen Magnetic 1913 Model 38 Packard 1932 Packard Twin Six 12-cylinder coupe 2004 Porsche Carrera GT 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II (1,000 hp Merlin V12, 1,806 pounds of torque) 1958 Saab 93B 19xx replica Shelby Cobra (429 SOHC Ford V-8 under its hood) 196x Shelby Mustang fastback coupe 1968 Shelby Mustang GT350 1931 Shotwell 1906 Stanley Steamer 1909 Stanley Steamer Model R 19xx custom Tank-Car (1792 cubic inch fuel injected twin-turbocharged V-12 M47 Patton tank engine; est. 1600 hp and 3000 lb-ft of torque) 19xx WO Bentley
Motorcycles
19xx Brough Superior SS100 19xx Broughs 19xx BSA Lightning 19xx Desmo 19xx Ducati Hailwood (replica) 19xx fmr bike: Moto Morini 500 19xx Harley-Davidsons 1927 Harley-Davidson with sidecar 19xx Honda 350 twin (first bike) 19xx Jet/MC C18 jet engine (with the C18 Allison Rolls Royce jet engine, used as a bike) 19xx Mammoth (1200 cc) 19xx Norton Manx 1908 Pope 19xx Triumph Bonnevilles (1 1964) 2004 Triumph Rocket III 19xx Velocette Thruxton 19xx Vincent Black Shadows (>15) 19xx MTT Turbine SUPERBIKE (320 hp Rolls Royce Allison 250 series turboshaft engine from a Bell helicopter)
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Scott-Wa Member
Posts: 5392 From: Tacoma, WA, USA Registered: Mar 2002
Curious to hear what Leno would think of the Fiero?
(I know he crushed one.)
When we did that Peterson Museum thing a few years ago, a group of us pulled into the driveway/breezeway, and Leno was just walking out. I remember he walked by and looked at my GT. That was kinda cool.
... Harold LeMay had about 3000 in his collection, I think his heirs have trimmed that down to about 2000. 
