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Jay Leno Throws His Weight Behind Effort to Loosen California's Classic Car Smog Rules
The biennial process of having your car smog-checked is one that California classic car owners dread. Keeping a carbureted Datsun 260Z compliant with the modern constraints of emissions regulation is no small feat; all too often, test day ends in a failing grade. Jay Leno wants to change that.
Grove teams up with Jay Leno on classic car bill
Sen. Shannon Grove (R–Bakersfield) and Jay Leno are teaming up in an attempt to exempt certain classic cars from smog check requirements.
Jay Leno backs new California classic car smog bill. See if your vehicle applies
California State Sen. Shannon Grove and former “The Tonight Show” host and classic car enthusiast Jay Leno joined forces Wednesday in an effort to keep more classic cars on the road.
Jay Leno’s shocking first car sale in 30 years—why he dumped his Tesla
Leno’s electric daily driver went up for auction back in 2021. For a guy who famously never sells cars, that alone was a big deal. The winning bidder? Nathan Davis of Fort Myers, Florida, who had his eye on the Tesla for more than just its Ludicrous Mode.
State Senator Introduces Legislation for Classic Car Enthusiasts, Sponsored by Jay Leno
The bill seeks to fully exempt collector motor vehicles at least 35 model years or older from the biennial smog check program, provided they are insured as collector vehicles.
Jay Leno Sponsors Proposed California Law To Help Classic Cars
Republican California Senator Shannon Grove is authoring a bill that is backed by former late-night TV show host Jay Leno.
Jay Leno Endorses Bill to Loosen California's Classic Car Smog Rules
Grove said this decision is not just a way for classic car owners to skirt emissions rules. Instead, the legislator sees it as a way to keep classic cars on the road and to boost
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Jay Leno Takes Us On A Tour Of The Projects In His Garage
Jay Leno's vast and varied collectionis one of unbiased automotive appreciation, transcendent of not just year, make, and ...
Project Updates from Jay Leno’s Garage
Jay Leno’s Garage dropped another video this week—the March 2025 Restoration Blog—which, according to Jay, is a look at “some ...
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Jay Leno tells the story of his Mercedes Gullwing
This beat-up old Mercedes 300SL Gullwing is part of Jay Leno's own collection. After recovering it from the desert, Jay and his team are giving it a little TLC in an effort to bring it back to ...
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How Jay Leno's 2015 Tesla Model S P90D ended up in Fort Myers, Florida
There's a piece of Jay Leno in Florida in the form of a blue 2015 Tesla Model S P90D. This is how a fan came to own Leno's Tesla.
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McLaren W1 Melds F1 Aerodynamics with a Lightweight Hybrid V-8
We visited Jay Leno's famous garage to spend some quality time with the McLaren W1 and other McLarens in Leno's car collection. The look of the W1 is undeniably striking, but we were even more ...
Monica Lewinsky Might Not Be Thrilled About Jay Leno’s Reported Response to Her Criticism
On the podcast, Lewinsky discussed the differences in the way she was treated by men and women after her affair with Bill ...
Jimmy Kimmel Says Conan O’Brien Did Such Good Job As Oscar Host, “Next Year They’re Giving It To Jay Leno”
Jimmy Kimmel, who has hosted the Oscars four times, injected some late-night wars humor into his reaction to Conan O'Brien's ...
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Jay Leno blacklisted Ferrari, but not this Jeep with a Ferrari engine
Back in the 1970s, Bill Harrah—a casino mogul and legendary car collector—wanted an all-wheel-drive Ferrari to handle Tahoe ...