Bugatti Type 51
Jay Leno is a big fan of this French automaker and seems to know everything about its history. Through a YouTube video, he showed his fans his prized Bugatti Type 51 and reminded us all that the company used to be among the best racecar builders on the planet during the ‘20s and ‘30s. This 1931 model comes with a supercharged 8-cylinder engine that he claimed to make one of the “finest sounds” ever. Its engine design had been “borrowed” from Harry Miller, who was a racecar constructor. Some people will say that Bugatti stole it, however. At any rate, it can put out 185 hp thanks to the design. This car had once been on sale for $12,900, and it is now worth $4 million. Whoa.
Bugatti Type 51
1932 Bowtie Deuce Roadster LS7 Hot Rod
In 2005, Jay Leno created and acquired the 1932 Bowtie Deuce Roadster LS7 Hot Rod in his collection. He added some changes to the Bowtie by putting in a GM small-block LS7 engine and replacing the frame with one from a 1932 Chevy instead. This was how it became a hot rod. His Bowtie was brought about by a deal with GM. On top of that, the engine was designed to put out 580 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque. The parts below the hood were all taken from a sixth-generation Corvette Z06. The truth is that this was not the first time he used Corvette parts with a hot rod. The Bowtie used to go for $495, but its value has gone up to $135,000 after the modifications that he added to it.
1932 Bowtie Deuce Roadster LS7 Hot Rod
