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Jay Leno was back in the driver\u2019s seat \u2014 taking his antique wheels for a spin through the streets of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
The Beverly Hills funnyman and former \u201cTonight Show\u201d host, 75, was spotted cruising around town on Wednesday in one of his prized vintage automobiles, turning heads as he chugged along.<\/p>\n
Leno was behind the wheel of his 1907 White Model G steam car, a 30-horsepower, brass-era touring machine built by the White Motor Company.<\/p>\nJay Leno was back in the driver\u2019s seat \u2014 taking his antique wheels for a spin through the streets of Los Angeles. Clint Brewer Photography \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe open-air antique \u2014 finished in green and black with polished brass lamps and trim \u2014 runs on a compound steam engine rather than gasoline, and features three rows of seating and a tall, upright windshield.<\/p>\n
Only a tiny fraction of the roughly 9,000 White steam cars built between 1900 and 1911 are believed to survive today \u2014 fewer than 170 worldwide, according to collector registries.<\/p>\n\n<\/aside>\nThe former \u201cTonight Show\u201d host, 75, was spotted cruising around town on Wednesday in one of his prized vintage automobiles. Clint Brewer Photography \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAbout half of those remaining examples are housed in museums, leaving a small pool in private hands.<\/p>\n
Leno, known for his encyclopedic car collection, appeared relaxed and focused as he piloted the early 20th century ride through city traffic, its brass fixtures gleaming in the California sun.<\/p>\n
Despite past mishaps, including serious burns suffered in a 2022 garage fire and injuries from a motorcycle accident months later, Leno has shown no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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