The entertainer owns one of just nine Chrysler Turbines in existence – two of which are owned by the brand themselves. A few are in car museums across the country, and only one other collector, aside from Leno, owns one. Manufacturers claimed that the car would run on a variety of different things – including perfume and tequila.
Thus, in France, it was tested with Chanel No. 5, and in Mexico, it was tested on tequila. Both tests were a success, believe it or not. Under the hood sits an A-831 airplane engine, which contributes to it being very, very loud, and bad on gas.
Chevy Corvair
On your typical pickup truck, the engine is located in the front, and there’s a bed in the back – but this 1961 Chevy Corvair Rampside breaks the rules. This pickup’s 145-cubic inch flat-6 engine is at the rear of the chassis, under the bed, and puts out up to 80 horsepower.
Operated by a 4-speed manual transmission, it’s capable of carrying up to 1,500 pounds of weight. Leno only paid $600 for his Corvair, which may not come as a shock to those who remember Ralph Nader, adding it to his book, "Unsafe at Any Speed" in 1965, which helped set up modern safety regulations.
GMC Syclone
Another one of the pickup trucks in the entertainment collection is his 1991 GMC Syclone, which he bought when it first came out on the market. Believe it or not, the Syclone was one of the fastest cars in the U.S, which is pretty impressive, considering it’s a pickup truck.
It beat out a Corvette, a Porsche 928, and a Ferrari Testarossa for its 0-60 time, which was 4.5 seconds. The pickup put out around 330 hp, though it was rated at 280, and was one of nearly 3,000 of its kind.
1962 Maserati 3500 GT
Leno wasn’t on the hunt for this car when he first found it. He was actually out searching for an Aston Martin DB5 to add to his collection. When he saw it, it had just been sitting there for over two decades, with over 100,000 miles already on the engine. Still, he took it in, ready to make the repairs he knew it needed.
Luckily for Jay, he has a team of experts and the money he needs to make necessary repairs and upgrades. In this case, it took the help of several specialty companies to help his mechanics recalibrate the fuel injection and create new throttle butterflies.
Daimler SP250
The comedian’s Daimler SP250 came out during the same year as his Maserati GT – 1962. Though, unlike the former on our list, this vehicle wasn’t nearly as known about. Under the hood of the car sits a powerful Hemi V8 that puts out around 200 hp, which may be thanks to the new carb Leno installed.
Also, during the restoration process, he added a 5-speed gearbox, and new brakes, and a steering rack. But, there’s a good reason no one talks about it, which was evident when the engine nearly shot out during Jay’s ride for his viewers.