1904 Touring Runabout Oldsmobile

if a 1909 International Harvester could pass for Chitty Chitty, this would be the one... the Steam Punk exhibit at the San Diego Auto Museum in full effect

in the back, all the shiny cans? They are a solar power energy collector array

1910 Buick model 14b (Buggyabout)

 Port and starboard running lights, nearly... the upper colored area of these side mounted lanterns are green and red

that cool old vehicle in the 2nd Sherlock Holmes movie, Game of Shadows... is an 1893 Duryea

This frail gasoline-engined buggy started it all when it was driven on the streets of Springfield, Mass., on September 21, 1893. The second Duryea built won the Chicago Times-Herald Motocycle Race, Nov. 28, 1895.

 The Duryea Motor Wagon Company constructed 13 identical automobiles in 1896, making them the first American company that moved from making one car to making multiple copies for sale. Although they did not build the first American automobile, the Duryeas—like a number of other early automobile pioneers—claimed they built the first American car.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1272.html

the vehicles in the movie War Horse

1911 Vauxhall C type

 the above bike is the only vehicle that has recognizeable nameplate or logo, it's a Premiere. It is a 1913 Premiere 500cc.  The above is a British character, the below are German

the Internet Car Movie database says the above are 1924 Triumph SD

http://www.imcdb.org/movie_1568911-War-Horse.html for the identification

Ever notice that movies seldom show the variety of vehicle relative to the fuel type? No alcohol, steam, or electric, and I doubt I covered the handful of other fuels... they just can't afford the cars or trucks that are that unusual I suppose. Anything that isn't gasoline probably isn't very easy to get ahold of

1920 Triumph model 550h

 Acetylene headlamp I think

 10 to 12 stone... this is flipped upside down so it's easier to see than how it's on the bike.
but when did you ever see a weight limit of a motorcycle seat?

this doesn't have a steel chain, it has a linked leather band, like the Isotta Fraschini fanbelt.

Jay Leno brought his awe inspiring 1917 race car, the Botafogo Special, powered by a Fiat A12, 21.7 liter engine, to the Graystone Mansion concours!

for more photos and videos:

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/fiat/1917-fiat-botafogo-special/index.shtml#item=234644 the video starts with a commercial, but it's incredibly informative. For example, I knew the engine had enormous displacement, but when Jay tells you that each cylinder is the equal of a Chevy 327... just one cylinder of this Fiat engine, 350 cu inches... that is a good reason to watch the video and learn from Jay all about this car and it's WW1 aircraft engine

Could probably reach speeds around 150 mph, but on dual chain drives, and only rear mechanical brakes... only gets about 1500 rpm, and would likely not sustain that for long before the block repair, the valves, the cam gear drive, the chains, or something failed horribly, and might be a suicide run. Better to just think about it at speed, than to experience it

built in Argentina,  because the owner was inspired by Mefistofele, the land speed record (146mph) making car, fastest car in the world at the time, and last land speed record set on public roads... so the Argentinian sourced a similar engine, and had a car built. No transmission or brakes. Yeah, he died in the car, about 20 years later, but still.

Jay Leno arrived about 10:20 am, long after all the other vehicles, and it was so quiet that you could hear this rumble from the bottom of the hill, steadily getting louder as he pulled up into the parking lot, and everyone seemed to stop what they were doing and talking about to get over to where he came driving through. I turned to a couple guys nearby, and said "That is how you make an entrance"

Mefistofele is a famous Fiat, and you can see a photo, a painting, and learn about it in this post: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/just-cool-photography-thats-what-i-like.html or http://thechicaneblog.com/2010/03/04/art-appreciation-mefistofele and another at http://theoldmotor.com/?p=22586

 no power steering is my guess, and this is where they directed him to park? A testament to dedication to driving old cars. He didn't insist on an easy parking spot, or that the van get moved (though after he was parked it was moved so the crowd could see the Fiat and Jay)

 Though after parking, and not during the drive, Jay discovered that the brake cable fastener was loose, and the brakes wouldn't keep the car from rolling back. So he got busy fixing it. That isn't unusual in the least from the many accounts I've heard of Jay Leno, he works on his cars.

 and after getting the brake cable fasterner tightened up, he was quickly mobbed for interviews and photos.

 Jay was really nice and patient with all the well wishers that wanted their pictures taken with him, and it caused me to wonder how much he gets to enjoy a car show, when so many people request his attention.

 this car was located in Argentina 20-30 years or so ago. Jay talks about that in his video

that is a lot of shock absorber / friction dampeners. 2 per side, 4 total in front. normally you see one per side on old cars

here is the carb. It's bigger than the huge Holley on the Packard V16 that powered the PT boats in my post about the Nethercutt Museum

 That spotty area to the left of the magneto is the crankcase repair from the 1950's, still holding

 these are the parts controlled by the levers attached to the steering column (seen below)