Only 55 of these cars ever made, and the only car to ever be manufactured by the Light Car Company. Of course, Leno would want to add one of these to his collection – after all, with a weight of around 850 pounds and the ability to hit speeds of up to 150 mph, it must be a blast to take for a spin around the track.
The LCC Rocket is also the only car in history to have been made with a motorcycle engine. Yep, if you pop the hood of this candy red car, you’ll be face to face with a 1000cc Yamaha bike engine.
Duesenberg Model J
The comedian has always been pretty enthusiastic about Duesenberg Motors, owned by brothers Frederick and August. Of course, the brand may have died down, but that wasn’t about to stop Jay from acquiring a Model J with a long-wheelbase (at over 153 inches) and a 6.9-liter twin-cam straight-eight engine with four valves per each cylinder.
Of course, as he’s explained to his audience before, adjusting the valves takes a lot of time and energy (a 40-hour workweek) and has to be done at least every 10,000 miles.
1970 Dodge Challenger
The Dodge Challenger has been produced over three generations by the beloved American auto manufacturer. The first generation began in 1970 – and Leno got his hands on one of the first models ever built.
Inside, he replaced the original 4-speed manual transmission with a modern 5-speed Tremec, which lends to the roaring noise that can be heard as the entertainer whips the ride around his neighborhood. In one episode of his show, he takes Jeff Foxworthy on a fun off-roading adventure with him in the car.
1929 Bentley Speed Six
Although you’d usually only see these cars in a museum, the entertainer has been spotted driving this sleek silver 1929 Bentley around his neighborhood in California, and around a local track. Though the car initially came along with a 6-liter engine, Leno upgraded his to an 8-liter and added three SU carburetors.
When Bentley first produced these cars in the late 1920s, they sold for around $1,500. However, since there were less than 550 ever made, and because it helped put Bentley on the map, the existing models can go for up to over $2.5 million.
Cord 812
The entertainer is fond of all of the cars in his collection, but he’s particularly more so of his 1936, Indiana-built Cord 812. He’s called it “one of the all-time great American cars,” saying that it “drives like a car two-decades ahead of the thirties.”
The Cord was the first vehicle to be produced with enclosed headlights and a hidden gas cap, along with being the first American front-wheel-drive car. There were just 3,000 of the Cord’s to be built in the ‘30s, and production ended in 1937.