Jay Leno
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He's got one of the biggest car collections in the world, but no Ferraris are part of it.
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Pratt & Miller's C6 Chevy Corvette Z06 upgrade was ahead of its time
Pratt & Miller built just seven examples of the Corvette C6RS, and Jay Leno's owns the first one.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
One-off Ferrari Conciso visits Jay Leno's Garage
The Ferrari Conciso weighs 800 pounds less than the 328 GTS on which it is based.
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Dive into the 2019 Lotus Evora 400 on Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno and his guest provide answers to the practical Lotus sports car.
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1985 Renault R5 Turbo2 rockets into Jay Leno's Garage
The Renault R5 hatchback was forbidden fruit on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Thankfully, Jay Leno's Garage has featured the French hot hatch in a recent episode. The particular car is a 1985 R5 Turbo2. The name designates that it's part of the R5's second generation. Unlike the mass-market 5...
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Ferrari 250 TR tribute car nails the details on Jay Leno's Garage
A lack of funds didn't stop this passionate Ferrari fan from owning the 250 Testa Rossa of his dreams. Since actual examples cost a minimum of $30 million, he simply went and built his own. The owner is Peter Giacobbi, and this is his labor of love on a new episode of Jay Leno's Garage: a 1959...
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Jay Leno's Garage took a step back into the swinging 1960s in its latest episode with a 1965 Morris Mini Minor that's been with its current owner for more than four decades. Steve Nelson purchased the car from what he believes is the original owner when he was 17 years old. He had a fascination with British cars as a kid and decided he wanted to own one—right-hand drive and all. He tells Leno the car was in poor shape when he bought it and he slowly accumulated parts and purchased things when he could with the intention that, one day, he would restore the Mini to its original glory. In...
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Jay Leno digs into the Nissan Heritage Collection
Jay Leno's Garage went on the road for its latest episode, which took the comedian and car guru to the Nissan Heritage Collection. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, the collection is home to some of the oldest and most special Nissans and Datsuns on the planet. But Leno doesn't dedicate the episode to...
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Jay Leno shows off his first collector car, a 1954 Jaguar XK120
Jay Leno owns more cars than we could ever collectively hope to buy in our lifetimes, but there's one car that started his hobby. That is the Jaguar XK120. Leno recalled the story that surrounds his love affair with the XK120 on a new episode of "Jay Leno's Garage." According to the comedian and...
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World's best 1977 Lotus Esprit visits Jay Leno's Garage
It's rare to find one-owner classic cars. Time marches on and aging automobiles have to make way for more modern machines. That's the case most of the time, but not so for Detlef Claudius. He's owned his bright yellow Lotus Esprit since he bought it new back in 1977. Detlef owns the car with his...
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Cody Walker brings a Toyota Supra to Jay Leno's Garage
You're in for a special episode of “Jay Leno's Garage” today. Cody Walker, the youngest brother of the late Paul Walker, visits Jay Leno and the comedian's famous garage with a 1993 Toyota Supra. But this isn't any old Supra. It's a right-hand-drive example shipped from Japan, probably...
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Jay Leno thinks the Toyota Prius is a future classic
Will first-generation Toyota Prius models cross auction blocks for big bucks in the future? Car enthusiast and comedian Jay Leno believes so. Leno has a valid argument for why some cars turn into collector items. Foremost, it's what a particular generation grew up with, he told Business Insider in...
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Mustang fans the world over rejoiced earlier this year when the original 1968 Mustang from the movie "Bullitt" resurfaced. At the same time, Ford showed off a brand-new 2019 Mustang Bullitt. Jay Leno trekked to the Ford Proving Grounds to take a look at both cars for this episode of "Jay Leno's Garage." The episode begins with Jay speaking to Mustang marketing director Mark Schaller while driving the new Bullitt around the road course at the proving grounds. The car is painted the familiar Dark Highland Green, and it takes its styling cues from McQueen's Mustang, though this one one packs a...
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The Buick Y-Job was the first concept car and Jay Leno takes it for a drive
When the Buick Y-Job was conceived by design legend Harley Earl in1938, its purpose wasn't to go into production but rather to highlight items and features that would be seen on future General Motors vehicles. Today, we'd call it a concept car, but 80 years ago it was the first of its kind. GM Vice...
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Jay Leno's Ford GT window sticker reveals $450,750 base price
Since the modern Ford GT was first shown at the 2015 Detroit auto show, the Blue Oval has been shy about revealing just how much its marvelous supercar costs. However, a window sticker has finally revealed how much the GT actually costs for those fortunate enough to be deemed worthy of ownership...
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Jay Leno shows off his 2017 Ford GT
Jay Leno is the proud owner of a 2017 Ford GT finished in black and dressed in a pair of red racing stripes. He recently posted a photo of himself with the car on the official Instragram page of his Jay Leno’s Garage online show. Also in the photo is the crew from Protective Film Solutions, a...
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Jay Leno, Citroën DS, Morgan 3 Wheeler guest star in "The Simpsons"
While the writing staff of The Simpsons may not have many gearheads on staff, arguably the best-known car nut in the world joined the crew for a recent episode. That's right, Jay Leno recently left his own garage (if only for a minute) to head over to the hit Fox animated series. His character...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Signed By George W. Bush Helps Raise $885k For Charity
A 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 driven and signed by former President George W. Bush was part of the Gooding & Company auction held during last month’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that the final selling price of the car was a...
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The former talk-show host gives a veteran of the Afghanistan conflict the keys to a brand new Hellcat.
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Jay Leno Returns To TV With New Car Show On CNBC
Jay Leno has been away from your television for a few months now. Well, technically, he's probably been away from your television for, well, ever. He has been all over the Internet, however, thanks to his Jay Leno's Garage web show. Now CNBC has confirmed that denim on denim is prepping for a...
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Jay Leno’s McLaren P1 Delivered, First In The U.S.: Video
Would it surprise you if we told you that Jay Leno is getting delivery of the first McLaren P1 on this side of the Atlantic? Of course it didn't shock us; and it's an interesting lesson on how the slightly surreal world of exotic car delivery can work. Unlike the sometimes cringe-worthy unloading...
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Jay Leno's 2012 Fiat 500 Sells For $350k At Charity Auction
When you’re Jay Leno, taking delivery of the first or second customer car in country is generally as easy as picking up the phone and saying, “I’ll need one of those for my collection, as close to the first production model as possible.” Such was the case with The Tonight...
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Shelby Cobra Mustang Barn Find Nets $230K, Was Leno The Buyer?
It generated buzz, controversy and even threats on a Shelby forum. By early Saturday afternoon, it generated $230,000 at auction. We're referring to the 1968 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT500-KR we posted about a few days earlier. Curiosity prompted a six-hour road trip to the Indianapolis suburb of...
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eBay Motors Debuts 'World's Fastest Car Show' With Justin Bell
eBay has had a tough go of it since former CEO Meg Whitman stepped down, but what change a week can bring: now, Whitman's been tapped to help the sinking ship known as HP, while eBay Motors has just launched an impressive new series for the web and mobile devices called "World's Fastest Car Show"...
Richard Read