Jay Leno is very well-known for his incredibly vast car collection, which he has accumulated over the years. The bevy of luxury and unique cars that the former Tonight Show host has acquired is something that he loves to discuss and share with is fans. In fact, Leno even has his own website and YouTube channel devoted to his car garage, which fans can access to get an inside look into just how many and what types of cars Leno owns. With the countless amount of rare cars that he has collected throughout the years, Leno most definitely has some very expensive antique cars, some that are even around 100 years old. Here are the oldest antique cars that Jay Leno owns.
1936 Cord 810/812
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One of the most revolutionary cars in history and one of the oldest antique cars in Jay Leno’s collection, the 1936 Cord 810/812 is well-known for its first. The automobile was the first car to ever have enclosed headlights, the first car to have the gas cap hidden under a door, and the first car to have a horn ring.
1931 Duesenberg Model J Town Car
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This original 1931 Duesenberg Model J Town Car model had to have a ton of work on it when Leno landed the car, after having a lot of water damage from had essentially sitting in a garage for 50 years, but he restored it to what he describes as “better than new.” As Leno himself says in the video below, it’s not a “pretty car, but it’s a big car that was supposed drive wealthy individuals around and supposedly even carried President Herbert Hoover at one point or another.
1930 Bentley 27-Liter
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This 1930 Bentley 27 Liter car, which can also be seen in the British version of Top Gear, where Jeremy Clarkson had it raced against a V12, 46 liter BMW, features an aero engine, modern fuel injection, Allison automatic transmission, and electric power steering, thus allowing it to drive essentially like a modern day vehicle. Leno’s Bentley weighs about three tons and has 650-700 horsepower. Plus, it can seat four people, so like Leno says in the video below, you can “take the family out if you like.”
1917 Fiat Botafogo Special
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The 1917 Fiat Botafogo Special is named after one of Argentina’s fastest race horses and is also one of the Leno’s oldest, oldest antique cars, as it is almost 100 years old (and will be 100 years old in only just three short years). The car features a 21.7L six-cylinder aero engine, one of the first of its kind, cementing it as one of the fastest vehicles of its time.
1907 White Steam Car
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Back during the early 1900s, there was no car out there more popular than the White Steam Car, which was invented by Roland White and had more of its models on the road than any other vehicle. White Steam Cars were also the first White House cars and also used by the military as well. Most interesting about Leno’s model is that he and the workers in his garage redid the entire engine, partially using a 3D printer to do so, an example of some of the more modern additions that he’s provided all of antique cars with.
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