From this video it appears that Jay Leno has “put his money where is mouth is” by investing in a 3D printer and a FaroArm 3D laser scanner. In this episode he provides Autodesk and Geomagic with some exposure, not to mention the fact that they were lucky enough to get inside the garage.
I have been researching the idea of making custom parts for vintage cars and other collectibles. If you have Jay’s financial resources ROI is not an issue, but for the rest of us the costs of modeling and machining one off parts, not to mention the initial capital investment makes this a very expensive proposition.