How Jay Leno's 2015 Tesla Model S P90D ended up in Fort Myers, Florida
Comedian and car collector Jay Leno had a busy few days in Southwest Florida last week, as he performed stand-up comedy at Hertz Arena and attended a sold-out garage tour at the 2025 Naples Automotive Experience.
Leno is known not only for his comedy, but also his extensive car collection, which he keeps in airline hangars at the Burbank Airport near his home in California.
He doesn't typically sell cars from his extensive collection, but in order to make room for a then-new Tesla Model S Plaid, he put his 2015 Model S P90D up for auction in 2021. It was the first car he's sold in more than 30 years, and he sold it to a resident in Fort Myers, Florida.
Leno originally purchased the blue Model S P90D through a phone call to Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk.
Nathan Davis, a representative of car customization shop FIT Automotive in Fort Meyers, heard about the auction and said he couldn't pass up the opportunity to bid on Leno's daily driver.
"How often do you get to buy a car from one of the greatest entertainers and car collectors in the world?" Davis told the The News-Press.
A plane ride and a $95,500 bid later, Davis was the proud new owner of Leno's Tesla.
Typically after a car auction, the new owner will load the car onto a trailer and have it shipped home. But Davis had other plans.
His wife had always wanted to take a Tesla on a cross-country drive to see how far the electric vehicle could really take them. Davis felt like this was the perfect opportunity to give his wife exactly what she wanted.
Leno called Davis after the auction to discuss how they could get the car shipped back to Florida and was surprised when Davis revealed his plan for a cross-country roadtrip.
"He thought we were crazy," Davis said.
Leno greeted Davis and his family at the gate to his car collection and even took their bags from the trunk of their Uber.
"He was extremely generous with his time," Davis said. "Anybody who's ever met Jay Leno will say the same thing: he's just an ordinary guy who knows how to entertain people. He's very kind and very humble."
Davis said Leno spent an hour giving him and his family a one-on-one tour of the garage and of course, took a photo with everyone.
Davis had one last request before he and his family left the garage: "Would you mind signing the dashboard?"
One left-handed signature later and Davis was on his way back home with a new prized possession.
After purchasing Leno's Tesla in 2021, the comedian told Davis to reach out whenever there's a show in his area and he'd provide tickets. So that's exactly what Davis did.
Not only did Leno give Davis and his mother free tickets to the show, but he let them go backstage after the show and meet him.
"The last show I got to go to was pretty special," Davis said.
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Jay Leno sells Tesla Model S P90D from Elon Musk to Florida fan
