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Tour of Jay Leno's Garage

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*Package is for 4 Adults. Please review "Guidelines regarding a visit to Big Dog Garage" (shown in 3rd photo) before bidding*

How would you like one of the most exclusive tickets in Hollywood?

Whether you're a car enthusiast or not, there's something for everyone at Jay Leno's Garage.

Jay Leno has been a car and motorcycle enthusiast since he was a kid growing up in New England - and in some ways, he's still that car-crazy kid, fascinated with anything that rolls, explodes and makes noise.

You could start with a roomful of Duesenbergs. The Duesenberg was America's mightiest motorcar in the 1930s. Hollywood stars like Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Jimmy Cagney and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson all drove custom-built Duesenbergs. Candy Queen Ethel V. Mars, chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, the Mayor of New York City, Jimmy Walker, and other notables made the expression "It's a Duzy" stand for something that was the absolute best.

You've probably never seen cars like these and the Big Dog Garage has even more surprises in store ¦like the Bugattis.


Ettore Bugatti was an Italian-born engineer from an artistic family - his brother Rembrandt was a renowned sculptor of animals. Bugatti built beautiful, complex, and very temperamental sports and racing cars in his factory in Alsace-Lorraine. Jay has several Bugattis including a Type 57SC Atlantic coupe that's a tribute to one owned by Ralph Lauren that won the Pebble Beach Concours Best of Show award. One of his Bugattis was found in a garage rusting away and Jay had it restored.

And it's not just cars - Jay has some wonderful motorcycles....

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Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang was a legendary beast of a car that paired a giant World War I aircraft engine with a big 1920's open car. Jay has several Chitty-like touring cars, with huge engines from P51 Mustangs and Hispano-Suiza's. "It's liking driving your house down the road," Jay says.

Of course, he has Lamborghinis but Jay really loves McLarens considered some of the world's finest sports cars.

Rare cars like Jay's Baker electric and his many Stanley Steamers show that gasoline engines weren't the only option when the automobile was in its infancy. Brass-era cars, sports models, hand-built cars - they all have stories. You'll see a Henderson motorcycle engine-powered car that two kids built and then drove across the country. Jay has jet-powered motorcycle and pickups and an American-LaFrance V-12 Fire engine that Warner Brothers used for years at its studios.

With hundreds of cars and motorcycles, you will be fascinated! Plus everything runs because Jay likes to drive them all.

A tour though the Big Dog Garage is an automotive history lesson! There's no profit for these tours since all the money raised goes to charity.

We can't guarantee Jay will always be there - although he spends a lot of time in his garage - but if he is, you can be sure he'll say hello.

Bid generously! - a morning or afternoon at Big Dog Garage will be a tour you'll never forget.


NOTE: Bid on any silent auction items until 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, September 15th. Items will then switch to in-person offline bidding only for event attendees. If you remain the highest bidder at the end of our event, you will be notified that the item is yours, and you've made a difference for a young person with cancer!