Leno F1. Are these new to anyone?

[Peloton25]

Well remember, Leno's F1 is #015 and was built in 1994. There weren't any ways even remotely legal to import a McLaren F1 to the USA in 1994. I think Ameritech was able to start importing them under their process in 1997 or thereabouts and I'd suspect that was when Leno made his purchase. If I ever get to meet him, that's certainly one of the questions I hope to ask.

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[cche2052]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Well remember, Leno's F1 is #015 and was built in 1994. There weren't any ways even remotely legal to import a McLaren F1 to the USA in 1994. I think Ameritech was able to start importing them under their process in 1997 or thereabouts and I'd suspect that was when Leno made his purchase. If I ever get to meet him, that's certainly one of the questions I hope to ask.

>8^)
ER

Cool, thanks for the info. So i assume you live somewhere in the vicinity of mr Leno himself?

[Peloton25]

Yes - I live about 30mins away from where Jay lives and it's about another 15mins to the area where his garage is at the Burbank Airport. In fact that large photo of his F1 along with those interior shots were taken at a big weekend motorcycle hangout he frequents which is only 15mins from my house. One of my friends saw his F1 there that day and called me to tell me, but I wasn't at home so I couldn't just rush over there.

I used to work in Burbank and had seen Jay a few times driving around - never in his McLaren though. I think it sees very limited use compared to some of his other toys.

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[gerd]

Leno's is a 1994 but was EPA certified as a 1995, the "eight" Fritzee/ameritech. Same for some cars Will/Irish were involved with. But hey, if you're certing '96's and 97's as 95's and calling yourself the manufacturer, the more the merrier.

[cche2052]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

Yes - I live about 30mins away from where Jay lives and it's about another 15mins to the area where his garage is at the Burbank Airport. In fact that large photo of his F1 along with those interior shots were taken at a big weekend motorcycle hangout he frequents which is only 15mins from my house. One of my friends saw his F1 there that day and called me to tell me, but I wasn't at home so I couldn't just rush over there.

I used to work in Burbank and had seen Jay a few times driving around - never in his McLaren though. I think it sees very limited use compared to some of his other toys.

>8^)
ER

I heard that your area's a great place to live and drive expensive cars... is that true? Is it a good neigbourhood? No abuse for driving really expensive cars? Plus i heard the weather's really kind to vehicles too.

[Peloton25]

For the most part, SoCal is great and a great place to see/own/drive nice cars. There are of course some areas to avoid, but that is true with every major metropolitan area. There's certainly no shortage of fast/expensive cars around here though.

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ER