Jay Leno is an American Comedian, actor and television host, best known for hosting NBS’s The Tonight Show, from 1992 to 2009.
Besides his extensive career on TV, Leno is also a car connoisseur to say the least. Over the years he has built an astonishing $300 million dollar collection of cars and motorcycles.
From classics to supercars, restoration projects to road tests, Jay Leno’s amazing garage of cars and motorcycles caters for all types of car enthusiasts, and his collection could fill a 130-car garage!
Here are our top 5 favourite cars from Jay Leno’s Garage.
1969 Lamborghini Miura
The car is widely considered to have instigated the trend of high performance, two-seater, mid-engined sports cars. When released, it was the fastest production road car available.
1954 Jaguar XK120M Coupe
The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car which was manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954. It was Jaguar’s first sports car since the SS 100, which ceased production in 1940.
Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic SC
Only two known surviving and originals are thought to be worth more than $30 million. Ralph Lauren is the proud owner of a $40 million Bugatti 57SC Atlantic Coupe.
1955 Buick Roadmaster
Roadmasters produced between 1936 and 1958 were built on Buick’s longest non-limousine wheelbase and shared their basic structure with entry-level Cadillac and, after 1940, senior Oldsmobiles.
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
The Six-cylinder sports car could reach almost 220 kilometres per hour in 8.8 seconds, making it one of the fastest vehicles of the 50’s.