[DeTomaso] Jay Leno's Pantera! - YouTube

[Bjoern Flesland]

Can anyone get a tour of his shop/car collection? I would love to go there if possible. 
Cheers Bjoern

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Den 18. sep. 2013 kl. 15:34 skrev Jeff Cobb <jeffcobb1 at me.com>:

> I spent half a day in Mr. Leno's real man cave back in April. Thought I was in heaven.
> It is about 110,000 sq/ft with about 5 or 6 rooms being about 90,000 sq/ft for the real clean 
> and damn near perfect 160 or so ready to go steam, electric, gas and turbine cars and motorcycles. 
> The other 20,000 or so sq/ft was for the repair shop with one of the happiest staff of workers I've ever met
> and every machine and tool you've ever dreamed about, no kidding, duh?
> 
> Oldest was either a 30 ton English tractor from about 1880, an in floor steam engine 
> with a huge 9" diameter flywheel for the industrial revolution belt drive machine functions or 
> some early I don't know steam car. All the cars had a battery minder on them and were ready to go.
> 
> I have seen dirtier hospital operating rooms. 
> 
> One of the most impressive items for me was a large glass sealed case with a metal floor
> on 6 heavy duty rollers that held a ready to go new and complete spare Bugatti EB110 engine 
> and transaxle with turbos covered with gold foil. Bob who took us around said Mr. Leno bought 
> it from Mr. Peter Mullins who got tired of rolling it around his shop, the Mullins Museum.
> Every sq/in was covered with something that was so cool. I was exhausted after three hours, 
> overwhelming only starts to describe the collection and the awesome attitudes of Bob, Bernard and the staff.
> 
> Jeff Cobb
> Cell 225-907-4514
> 
> Jeff Cobb Auto Works
> 1316 South Acadian Thruway
> Baton Rouge
> Louisiana, 70806
> www.liveoakconcours.org
> Concours
>                
> 
> On Sep 18, 2013, at 4:49 PM, The DeTomaso Registry Guy wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Doesn't Jay Leno own one of each car and motorcycle ever made back to
>> the stone age wheel with a log through it?
>> 
>> 
>> No, Jay's collection is not like that.  Check out his website...
>> google/bing Big Dog Garage or something like that.
>> 
>> I asked during my first tour what 'drives' his collection, and it more cars
>> that interest Jay, not one of every rare car made.  His interests are quite
>> diverse, including steam power.
>> 
>> Chuck
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