EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Jay Leno Has Breakdown - Hot Rod Goes Up In Smoke
Posted on Sep 09, 2010 @ 02:00PM
When Jay Leno breaks down, he rolls up the sleeves and gets down to business. That's no joke.
PHOTOS: Jay Leno's Hot Rod Goes Up In Smoke
RadarOnline.com caught The Tonight Show host in Los Angeles over the weekend, as his 1907 White Steam Car went up in smoke.
The Labor Day weekend's triple digit temperatures were just too much for Leno's pimped up ride which came to a sputtering stop in the middle of a busy Encino street.
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"The car's engine just started smoking in the heat and it looked like it was catching fire," one onlooker told us.
"Ironically, Jay pulled over in front of a Chili's Restaurant!"
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Instead of calling AAA, locals rushed to help their high-profile visitor and carried buckets of water.
One even brought out a fire extinguisher to put out any flames!
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After about half-an-hour, Leno was able to get his car running again and he promptly sped away.
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When contacted by RadarOnline.com for comment, Leno's rep wouldn't confirm what happened but did say, "it doesn't seem unlikely given that Jay has a lot of old cars."
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One last thing, the only reason why this happened, the temperature climbed quicker and higher than anticipated. He doesn't just collect vehicles, he drives them as well, which is more to be said for than some.
Posted Fri, 09/10/2010 - 12:36pm
With this being said, no harm came to anyone nor is there any significance to this story other than Jay knowing how to respond properly to situations as they arise. All I can say is it must've been a slow weekend for a rookie reporter at Radar!
Posted Fri, 09/10/2010 - 12:27pm
Lastly, the car was not going to catch fire and a fire extinguisher was present and was strapped securely to the right rear seating area.
Posted Fri, 09/10/2010 - 12:26pm
Secondly it coasted to a stop, it was not sputtering, pressure was being relieved.
Posted Fri, 09/10/2010 - 12:26pm
First thing, Radar got some details wrong. The vehicle is not a "Hot Rod", it is a antique collectible in stock format with reproduced components from the shop.
Posted Fri, 09/10/2010 - 12:25pm
I like jay ,he is just a plain and simple guy....I've seen a show where he showed all of his vehicles..
Posted Fri, 09/10/2010 - 6:29am
Joeyjerkoff, go jackoff. He is a down to earth guy, ur just a hater biatch!
Posted Thu, 09/09/2010 - 9:37pm
The idiot's a billionaire and he's driving around in a 100 year old POS...serves him right!
Posted Thu, 09/09/2010 - 8:34pm
That's one reason why steam cars never caught on, they run out of water quickly.
Posted Thu, 09/09/2010 - 11:06am