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Stories behind a jaw-dropping car collection
Mark Smyth was fortunate to have a very rare look at the private collection of Jay Leno
Occasionally we see something that just makes our jaw drop in awe. It might be your future spouse, standing at the bottom of the Burj Khalifa, looking out over the vastness of the Kalahari Desert, or getting your first look at the Victoria Falls. Or it could be getting a very rare look inside a couple of nondescript beige warehouses alongside the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California. Inside these warehouses, which feature no signage, is one of the most incredible collections of cars, bikes and memorabilia I have ever seen. If the whole world was destroyed in an instant at the moment I stepped inside and only these beige warehouses remained, I would be happy for the rest of my life. Wow does not even begin to describe it, and I have seen some impressive car collections. At one point he climbed onto a stealth-looking black motorbike. The numerous guests of BMW in attendance gathered close, until he started the bike. It features a helicopter jet engine and everyone took a couple of ...
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