November 18, 2011

A Peek Inside America’s Most Lavish Garages

Throughout the world, Americans are famous for their love of the open road and the exquisite machines that run on them: cars. Whether the car they’ve inherited, bought, or rebuilt themselves is a Chevy, Alfa Romeo, Maybach, or Jennifer Lopez-endorsed Fiat, the good people of the U.S. of A. like to take care of their macchine, as the Italians so bluntly put it. To take care of these engineering wonders, people have been known to build storing wonders to house them. Here’s a look at the automobile temples some Americans have built to honor the true apple(s) of their eye. We give thanks to Forbes for bringing the list to our attention.

Jay Leno has something called “The Big Dog Garage,” and the “big” in its name is not superfluous: it’s made up of two warehouses whose combined square footage — 17,000 sq. ft. — can house Leno’s ever-growing collection; at the moment that means 100 cars and 90 motorcycles, give or take a few.

Another celebrated California garage is in Santa Barbara’s Montecito area — the Glass Pavilion. This structure is valued at $20 million dollars and, as its name suggests, is built of glass. Adding to its luxurious construction is walnut detailing. It holds 32 cars and can be yours because it’s currently for sale. A bit south of Santa Barbara one finds a Cliffside Drive estate in Malibu, which has a garage that totals 7,000 sq. ft. It’s also technologically advanced enough to have “Micron-level filtration and dehumidification,” in addition to sound absorbent walls. The estate is worth $44 million.

Cross over to the Right Coast, and you’ll find a fantastic garage styled as a “man cave” in Cornelius, North Carolina. This masculine garage includes a kitchen and bar seating for more pleasant “car observing.” Truly divine.

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