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Watch: Leno in the Oldest Driving Bugatti in the World

Don your old-timey goggles and fetch your best motoring scarf, because Jay Leno’s back at the wheel of one of those bully Bugatti motorcars!

It’s no secret that Jay Leno has a soft spot for Bugattis, but even for those who are only vaguely interested, this Type 22 is something special.

Made in 1913, back when the Titanic was only a little bit rusty and Alsace-Loraine was still part of Germany, this Type 22 is—carry the one…–105 years old. And even despite the time, the car is still driven daily.

The car, naturally, is less than all-original. Having recently undergone a frame-off restoration and benefitting from an extra few hp—thanks to a slightly later Bugatti engine—the Type 22 has been well taken care of.

A car well ahead of its time, the Type 22 went basically unchanged for a decade (a certain war may have helped with that). What’s more impressive, though, is that this 105-year-old Bugatti can keep up with traffic, despite only really revving to 3,000 rpm.

Yes, the miracle of lightweight construction has borne fruit since the dawn of motorsport.

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