Jay Leno owns roughly 180 cars and 160 motorcycles, and the most valuable of them is a one-off 1934 Duesenberg Walker Coupe that we value at about $25 million as of November 2026. The 14 highlights ranked below are worth about $73.5 million on their own, and we estimate the full collection, bikes included, at about $100 million. The list counts down from a supercharged 1920s Bugatti to the Duesenberg.
| Rank | Car | Status | Est. value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1928 Bugatti Type 37A | Owns | $1,000,000 |
| 13 | 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car | Owns | $1,000,000 |
| 12 | 1953 Cunningham C-3 | Owns | $1,200,000 |
| 11 | 1932 Packard Twin Six | Owns | $1,200,000 |
| 10 | Porsche Carrera GT | Owns | $1,900,000 |
| 9 | McLaren P1 | Owns | $2,000,000 |
| 8 | 1931 Duesenberg Model J Town Car | Owns | $2,000,000 |
| 7 | 1932 Duesenberg SJ Murphy Convertible | Owns | $2,000,000 |
| 6 | 1913 Mercer Type 35J Raceabout | Owns | $2,200,000 |
| 5 | 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 | Owns | $3,000,000 |
| 4 | 1931 Bugatti Type 51 | Owns | $3,000,000 |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz 300SL (unrestored) | Owns | $8,000,000 |
| 2 | 1994 McLaren F1 | Owns | $20,000,000 |
| 1 | 1934 Duesenberg Walker Coupe | Owns | $25,000,000 |
| Total, whole collection (our estimate) | about $100,000,000 |
The gap between $73.5 million and $100 million is everything else: steam cars, electrics from before World War I, muscle cars, tanks and about 160 motorcycles. Leno rarely sells, so nearly everything here is a current car.
14. 1928 Bugatti Type 37A: about $1 million
The 37A is a small four-cylinder racer with a supercharger bolted on, and Leno says he has had his up to about 115 mph. That is brave in a car with skinny tyres, cable brakes and almost a century on the clock. His example is reported to have passed through the hands of Pierre Veyron, the Bugatti factory driver whose name the modern hypercar borrowed.
Type 37As have sold between about $750,000 and $960,000 at auction over the past decade, and the Veyron link pushes ours to about $1 million.
13. 1963 Chrysler Turbine Car: about $1 million
In the 1960s Chrysler built 55 cars powered by a jet-style turbine and lent them to ordinary families to test. Afterwards, the company destroyed most of them. Only nine survive, and Leno has one of the very few in private hands. It will run on almost anything that burns, from diesel to, the story goes, tequila.
No Turbine Car has sold publicly in decades, so our $1 million is a pure model estimate for a car with no market.
12. 1953 Cunningham C-3: about $1.2 million
Briggs Cunningham built American sports cars to beat Europe at Le Mans, and the C-3 was his road car: an Italian Vignale body on a chassis built in West Palm Beach, Florida, with a Chrysler Hemi V8. About 25 remain. Leno’s went through a restoration from 2015 to 2017 and now uses a five-speed manual.
A C-3 cabriolet changed hands for roughly $1.2 million in 2022, the closest comparable we have.
11. 1932 Packard Twin Six: about $1.2 million
This one started it all. Leno calls the Packard his first classic car, bought in the mid-1980s, and he still drives it regularly. A Twin Six has a V12 engine, which in 1932 was the closest thing America had to a status symbol on wheels.
A convertible Twin Six reached a similar seven-figure price at auction, and we used that as our anchor.
10. Porsche Carrera GT: about $1.9 million
Leno bought his Carrera GT new in 2005 for about $450,000. It has a V10 engine originally developed for racing, a manual gearbox and a reputation for scaring its owners. He took his to 182 mph at Talladega anyway.
Low-mileage Carrera GTs have sold for about $2 million, and his has more miles than most, which is why we stop a little short.
9. McLaren P1: about $2 million
Leno received the first McLaren P1 delivered in the United States in 2014 and was the first person outside the McLaren team to drive one. The P1 is a 903-horsepower plug-in hybrid, and McLaren built only 375.
P1s have passed $2 million at auction, and our estimate sits right there.
8. 1931 Duesenberg Model J Town Car: about $2 million
A Duesenberg Model J was the most expensive American car of its era, and the Town Car version made the point twice: an open front seat for the chauffeur, a closed cabin for the owner. It runs a 7.0-liter straight-eight.
Model J prices vary hugely by body and history, and our $2 million reflects a strong coachbuilt example with no famous first owner.
7. 1932 Duesenberg SJ Murphy Convertible: about $2 million
The S in SJ means supercharged, and only about 36 to 38 were built that way. Walter M. Murphy Company of Pasadena did the body, one of the coachbuilders that made Duesenbergs the cars of Hollywood stars in the 1930s.
Similar cars have traded around $2 million, with the best open Model Js going well above $4 million, so this is a careful middle estimate.
6. 1913 Mercer Type 35J Raceabout: about $2.2 million
The Raceabout was the first American sports car worth the name: two seats, a bolster tank, no doors and no windscreen to speak of. It cost $2,600 new. Leno uses his on the road, which is roughly how it was meant to be used.
A 1914 Raceabout sold for about $4.7 million in 2023, while restored cars have gone for far less, and our figure sits between the two.
5. 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400: about $3 million
Leno’s Miura is one of the earliest built, and its first owner was singer Dean Martin. It arrived with a seized engine, which Leno has since had rebuilt. The Miura is often called the first supercar: a V12 mounted sideways behind the driver, in a body many still think is the prettiest Lamborghini ever drawn.
Miura P400s have sold for $2.5 million to $3.5 million recently, and the Dean Martin connection keeps ours near the top of that range.
4. 1931 Bugatti Type 51: about $3 million
The Type 51 was Bugatti’s Grand Prix car of the early 1930s, with a twin-cam supercharged straight-eight. Leno’s is fully restored, which can lower the price compared with an untouched car, but the model remains one of the most wanted prewar racers in the world.
We set this one at $3 million from recent Type 51 auction results, adjusted for the restoration.
3. Mercedes-Benz 300SL (unrestored): about $8 million
Leno’s most famous junkyard find is a 1950s Mercedes 300SL that a previous owner picked up for about $30,000. He has kept it unrestored, worn paint and all, so it looks rough and drives right. It is one of the rare alloy-bodied cars, only 29 of which were made, which is why it is worth far more than a standard 300SL.
The best 300SL lightweights have sold for $7 million to $9 million, and we took about $8 million, hedged because accounts differ on the car’s exact year.
2. 1994 McLaren F1: about $20 million
Leno bought his F1 in the late 1990s for about $800,000, and it was the first McLaren F1 imported to the United States. He still drives it. He has said the last offer he got for it was $20 million and that he has no plans to sell.
Clean McLaren F1s have sold for about $20 million at auction since 2021, which matches that offer.
1. 1934 Duesenberg Walker Coupe: about $25 million
There is only one. Josiah Lilly, of the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical family, ordered this Duesenberg with a streamlined coupe body in 1934, at a time when most luxury cars still looked like boxes on wheels. It cost about $25,000 new, which was more than many houses.
Its rounded, aerodynamic body makes it unlike any other Duesenberg of its time, and it has never been offered at auction.
Published estimates for the Walker Coupe run from $20 million to $30 million. We took the midpoint, since there is no comparable sale for a one-off Duesenberg.
Reported, not confirmed
- McLaren W1: Leno has put down a deposit on McLaren’s new hypercar; we have not seen confirmation that it has been delivered.
- The exact number of cars: counts range from about 180 to more than 200 cars, plus about 160 motorcycles, depending on the year and who is counting.
What makes Leno’s collection different
- He drives them. Most collectors store their cars. Leno takes his to lunch, and his garage employs full-time mechanics to keep them running.
- He buys stories, not badges. Steam cars once owned by Howard Hughes, a Miura from Dean Martin, a Turbine Car from a forgotten Chrysler experiment. Brand names matter less than history.
- He almost never sells. When he does let one go, it tends to be for a cause, like the last Mercedes 300SL ever built, which he sold for charity in 2024.
- He bought early. The F1 cost about $800,000 and the Carrera GT about $450,000. Both are worth many times that now, a reminder that the best collector cars are often bought new by people who simply love them.
FAQ
How many cars does Jay Leno have?
About 180 cars and 160 motorcycles, based on the most recent counts. The exact number changes as he adds and occasionally sells vehicles.
What is Jay Leno’s most expensive car?
His one-off 1934 Duesenberg Walker Coupe, which we value at about $25 million. His McLaren F1 is close behind at about $20 million.
How much is Jay Leno’s car collection worth?
We estimate about $100 million as of November 2026, including his motorcycles. The 14 highlights we ranked come to about $73.5 million.
How much did Jay Leno pay for his McLaren F1?
About $800,000 in the late 1990s. He has said he was later offered $20 million for it and turned it down.
Does Jay Leno own a Ferrari?
No. Ferraris are famously absent from his garage of nearly 200 cars, a choice he has explained in interviews over the years.
Where does Jay Leno keep his cars?
In a large private garage complex in the Los Angeles area, near Burbank, which also served as the set for his show Jay Leno’s Garage.
How we valued the collection
We counted only cars the owner is documented to own or have owned, through their own interviews and posts, auction records, and consistent public reporting. Each value is our estimate of what that car is worth today, based on disclosed purchase prices, recent auction results for the same model, and list prices adjusted for depreciation or collector demand, all compiled in an internal valuation model. The total is our estimate, not an appraisal, and figures change as cars are bought, sold and revalued.
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Last updated: November 2026.
