25 Incredible Cars From Jay Leno's Car Collection

What was originally going to be called the baby Dusenberg, the Cord is an automobile that's one of the most revolutionary and most beautiful of all time. It's the first car to ever have enclosed headlights, the first car to have the gas cap hidden under a door, and the first car to have a horn ring, just to name a few. This is one of our personal favorites.

The product of the 1935 Type 57 Competition Coupe "Aerolithe," named after the Greek word for "meteor," the Atlantic was named after a friend who passed away while trying to cross that ocean. Only four of these were built, and it's largely considered one of the most beautiful cars of all time.

This car is named after one of Argentina's fastest race horses. It's got a 21.7L six-cylinder aero engine, one of the first of its kind and one of the fastest vehicles of its time.

Another Aero-engined vehicle, the Hispano-Suiza

How's this for rare? Approximately 1,000 Dusenbergs were built total for the entire company. Only 13 of these Model Xs were built in the world, and Jay's got the 13th one built. He literally has the last of a dying breed, and he picked it up as an old garage find. Yes, many believe that these models are where the phrase, "that's a dusey" came from.

Jay found this in Chile on the top of a mountain -- a mountain find, if you will, where it was sitting and rotting under the supervision of some chickens. Oddly enough, it was originally the English ambassador's car, at one point,

Presenting Jay Leno's wife's favorite car: the 1909 Baker Electric. Outstaningly, this thing gets 110 miles to one charge. Great to see we've made such great technological advancements in the past 100 years.

This isn't the real thing, but it's about as good of a replica that you'll be able to find. Jay became a big Ford fanatic at a young age, as he watched what the cars were capable of in LeMans. This isn't a kit car, though. It's a pure replica. The body is even hand-hamered aluminum. Jay did put in a 427 overhead cam, or "sock motor," in it, however.

The C-X75 is touted on Jaguar's website as a "brand statement," and, due to restrictions and the improbability of profit, that's all it turned out to be. Only a couple of these were made, after the production plans were nixed. This beautiful KERS hybrid supercar got to 100 mph in less than six seconds, and could even run on pure electric for about 30 miles. Jay Leno, naturally, is one of the only people in the world with one of these bad boys.

Believe it or not, Jay once used this as his everyday driver.

The Toronado was the first mass-produced front-wheel-drive from General Motors back in the '60s. Being Jay Leno, though, he decided to change that, switching the classic car to rear-wheel using a C5 Corvette transaxle. He also threw in a 1,070hp twin-turbocharged V-8 GM Performance Parts prototype crate engine. So, there's that.

In addition to aero engines, Jay also loves rotary engines, which is exactly what's found in this NSU Motorenwerke AG car. In fact, it's the first car to ever have a rotary engine and be sold to the public. Jay calls the styling silly but sophisticated.

Some consider this to be America's first real sports car. The Mercer Model 35 was available as the 35J (the Raceabout) and the 35K (the Runabout), at the time, and its coachwork and impressive technology make it an extremely desirable car today.

Originally, this car had a 23-inch boiler for an engine that made 20 horsepower. With steam-powered cars, a bigger boiler produces more power, so Jay and his team put in a new 30-inch boiler after burning up the first one. Originally made from wood, this, like almost all old steamers, has been restored.

Topolino means little mouse. And apparently little mouse means little gas, as this thing (in 1937!) was getting 50 mpgs. As you could probably tell, this guy was a response to Volkswagen's Beetle.

This beauty looks stock, but unlike a few of his other Jags, the XKE is most definitely not. Sold to him by the Jag enthusiast who modified it, this basically has the V12 engine from the more powerful model XKE with a shortened wheelbase to make it more like the V6 version. What used to be a 2+2 hard top is now a two-seat convertible.

In simple terms, you can call this a tank engine car. That's because it's got a 810-horsepower Continental AV-1790-engined. He tends not to drive it too much, however, as it only gets about two miles to the gallon.

Not exactly a car, this beast is pure history. As you should know by now, Ferruccio originally started out manufacturing tractors. Jay doesn't actually own this, but as a recent visitor to his garage, it was such a great vehicle, we couldn't pass up showing it to you.

The Lamborghini Miura is considered by many to be the first supercar. Jay Leno owns two: A 1967 Miura, and this '69 Miura P400S-the faster, more luxurious (the S boasted power windows) version. Only 140 P400S models were made between 1968 and 1971, with one of them going to Frank Sinatra. The V12-powered machine was fast, gorgeous, and showed the way for future supercars until it was replaced by the Countach. It's only right we give it the top spot on this list.

In college, Jay Leno worked for Mercedes-Benz, helping change the oil in used cars and prepping new cars for purchase. With that said, it's only right that he picked up possibly the most famous Benz of all time, the Gullwing. Jay contends that along with the Miura, this was pretty much the first supercar ever.

This was the first Japanese car with a rotary engine. And it's actually got two rotors.

To Leno, this is one of the best-looking supercars of all time (hmm, great minds think alike, aye?). He points out in his Garage episode that, unlike other supercars that were built with design-first mantras, the F1 was fitted around an engine and chassis that had already been set. You know, form follows function. He also notes that, thanks to that awesome center-seat set up, a woman in a skirt trying to get in this car could provide quite the show.

It was only a matter of time before a car manufacturer let Jay Leno assist in building and designing a car. General Motors was that manufactuer. The car collector and comedian used GM's Advanced Design Studio in California to produce this carbon fiber and kevlar creation. The best part? The 650hp mid-mounted Honeywell LT-101 turbine engine mounted in a Corvette Z06 aluminium frame that eats up biodiesel.

Back in 1972, Jay bought this beauty for just $350. He used it to take his wife on their first date, and he later completely made it over, dropping a 620hp ZZ572 crate engine into it. According to Jay, it's his favorite car to drive.