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This story first appeared in the May 24 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
“Jay Leno‘s Garage” is listed among the thank-you’s in the end credits of The Great Gatsby.
A source close to the movie tells THR that the Tonight Show host, known for his vintage car collection, allowed director Baz Luhrmann‘s crew to record the period-correct sounds of his Duesenbergs.
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It was necessary assistance, since the yellow 1929 Duesenberg appearing anachronistically in the 1922-set film is a fake, its fiberglass body masking a Ford V-8 engine.
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