The Ultimate Collector’s Car Garages

Jay Leno became famous as the Tonight Show host, but his love for cars and his ridiculous garage are also well-documented. Known as the Big Dog garage, Leno’s facility is home to 169 automobiles and 117 motorcycles. Leno works on many of the cars himself, and each is ready to be driven out of the showroom. His collector’s car garage is perhaps the most famous of all, even spawning a YouTube series appropriately titled, “Jay Leno’s Garage.” Leno is respected for his diverse taste and genuine appreciation for cars of all ages, shapes and sizes.

This facility in Bedford Hills, N.Y., is a country club of sorts for car collectors. Many car collectors run out of space in their private garages. Bob Machinist, an entrepreneur with an affinity for classic cars, opened a 120,000-square-foot steel building in 2005 to alleviate some of that overflow. Because steel garage building kits allow for easy expansion, that 120,000 square feet increased to 145,000 as demand increased. Because the more than 200 cars are so valuable, the company stresses the importance of the fireproof steel structure.

This entrepreneur started a successful meat packaging business out of high school and eventually parlayed that success into a serious muscle car collection. Robson’s extensive collection is sheltered by a 40,000-square-foot steel building in Gainesville, Ga. The building was once used as a barn on Robson’s horse ranch, which partly explains why it’s also home to a fully functioning Western saloon, music stage, barbershop, diner and Mobil gas station.